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Leaky leaky Arsenal (Video)

You can’t call them boring! In the standout game of the weekend Arsenal played host to London neighbours Fulham. Arsenal went two goals up through Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski before a Dimitar Berbatov inspired Fulham clawed their way back into match. Following some more twists and turns, most notably a missed Mikel Arteta penalty deep into stoppage […]

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Variety is the spice of life

Theo Walcott has been very vocal in his belief that he should play a central striker role in Arsene Wenger’s 4-3-3 system. The England international has even cited it as one of the reasons that he has been hesitant in signing a contract extension with Arsenal but that is simply a smokescreen as we all know that […]

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Was Vermaelen the wrong choice as captain?

We often hear the not too uncommon term ‘the captain should lead by example on the pitch’ when referring to football skippers. The man who is given the armband is nine times out of ten the best player in the squad, and is one that can roll up his sleeves and inspire his teammates when […]

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A reason for optimism?

Having endured Wednesday’s night torturous performance, I’m sure many of you aren’t enjoying yourselves being Arsenal fans at the moment. Having gone into the international break with a satisfying win over West Ham United, club football returned at the weekend with Gooners up and down the country feeling optimistic and positive ahead of the action. […]

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Cazorla and Arteta: the Hispanic Petit and Viera?

For all the criticism heaped on Arsene Wenger for his tendacy to be reluctant when it comes to spending big in the transfer market, it is forgotten that the Frenchman is as shrewd they come when identifying the finest European talent available. Case in point; this summer’s signing of Santi Cazorla for a mere (these […]

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Hit or Miss: Mikel Arteta

With seemingly only seconds left of last summer’s transfer window, the news was eventually confirmed that Mikel Arteta was an Arsenal player. The Everton playmaker had been long linked with a move to the Emirates, and finally made the rumour into reality in a window that had also seen the Gunners lose midfield lynchpins Cesc […]

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