Bacary Sagna: the War Horse
Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna is one of my favourite players in the Premier League. He never leaves anything less than 100% on the pitch and despite breaking his leg twice (!) last season he has successfully rehabilitated and made his return. He is the best right back in the league, too. Strong in the air, brilliant […]
Could Marouane Chamakh be set for a re-birth?
Stop sniggering in the back in the back, but could it be time for Arsenal’s misfit Moroccan striker to make his return from the shadows and help save the Gunners’ flagging season? Yes of course, we are talking about a man who started only one Premier League game in the whole of last season, scoring once in […]
Why Andre Santos can become an Arsenal force
In recent weeks and days it has become rather easy to lambast and ridicule Arsenal’s Brazilian full-back Andre Santos. In brutal honesty, his performances at left-back since Kieran Gibbs’ injury have been nothing short of disastrous.
Liverpool move could be just what Theo needs
Hear me out. When Theo Walcott first arrived at Arsenal from Southampton he was billed as the next big thing. I know he is only 23 and has a few years to go before he hits his prime but for me he hasn’t yet developed into the top level player we all hoped he would become.
The Lyon star to replace Walcott (Video)
First it was Andre Schurrle, now it’s Yoann Gourcuff; Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is desperate to secure a replace for Theo Walcott, should the England international turn down a new deal at the Emirates Stadium. Walcott has been linked with a move away from the North London side, with his current contract set to run out next […]
Wenger needs to stop persisting with Santos
In the aftermath of Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United, Jonathan Northcroft proclaimed on Twitter that “even a blind-drunk beautician, with dodgy waxing apparatus, couldn’t produce a worse Brazilian” when referring to left-back Andre Santos. The burly full-back has come under staunch criticism from the Gunners faithful and the media alike following a number of sub-standard displays in […]
Andre Santos and the Twitter Trolls
Those troublesome Twitter trolls have been at it again. I like to Twitter, it did take me a while to come round to the idea but I think it is a fantastic forum for people to share their views on anything they like.
Santos in Shirt Swap Shocker
Swapping shirts is nothing new in football. Players swap shirts as a mark of respect for one another after a match has finished; a symbol of unification for two men on opposing teams. One of the most iconic world football images is of Bobby Moore and Pele swapping shirts at the end of a World […]
Scoring Against Your Old Club
It’s happened to all of us hasn’t it? Your club’s mercurial striker is sold and goes on to score against you. There’s nothing worse. That is why it was good to see Robin Van Persie’s muted celebrations against Arsenal as he scored the opening goal for his new club Manchester United in their fixture on Saturday.
Time to go Arsene
Two minutes was all it took for Robin Van Persie to vindicate his high-profiled, widely maligned move to Manchester United. The scene was fitting. Arséne Wenger and his travelling army of Arsenal fans, visitors in the Theatre of Dreams, were forced to watch their Dutch hero in the shirt of their fiercest Premier League rivals – and be subjected to […]