As Arsenal look back on a successful 125 years of club history it seems fans, players and staff are also contemplating the future of their club.
Although a positive run of form suggests otherwise, the club is expected to complete the most unsuccessful season in years after a consistent decade of achievements and top 4 finishes. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal have won 7 of the last 8 games in all competitions and recent player performances have shown signs for improvement. The current squad also has a number of key first team players …
It’s been quite some time since I scribbled anything about the Arsenal from a fans perspective, quite some indeed.
One of many reasons being the lacklustre displays from a set of players (Jack and RVP, consider yourselves exempt), leaving my fingers twitching with rage to such an extent that I am incapable of forming crisp, NCTJ approved sentences.
But, derisory displays aside, this is a crucial period for supporters of this club, which many Gooners fear is on the verge of morphing into a fully fledged money making mechanism. A cash cow, …
After an emphatic win against Chelsea and an impressive 0-3 away win at the fortress that is St Andrews Arsenal looked once again to be proper title contenders. Minus a slight loss of form at Wigan Arsenal looked set to rival the two Manchesters at the top of the table.
It was not to be, Arsenal drew 0-0 at home despite dominating the match and had they taken their chances. They would have sealed second spot with an important win. Arsenal were impressive, even magical at times. The passing and fluidity was still constant and …
The season of festive goodwill may be well and truly upon us, but there’s certainly nothing charitable about the Gunners next opponents, Chelsea.
In fact, the Russian-backed Stamford Bridge outfit have surrendered in defeat to their London rivals just twice in their last 18 meetings across all competitions. It’s a record steeped as deeply in misery as it is in grudging familiarity for Arsenal, who, until the arrival of Roman Abramovich back in 2003, had the Blues held comfortably at arms length.
It’s a feeling that the fans of the side formerly …
Much has been made of Arsenal’s defensive frailties and it comes as no surprise that Arsenal continue to concede cheap and more importantly, avoidable goals. The departure of Jens Lehmann signalled the beginning of a new era in Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal career. A curse that saw Arsenal win no trophy since the controversial German left. The Arsenal manager, for all his expertise on the modern game has riled even the most ardent of the Gunners supporters, with his stubborn refusal to sign for …
The Arsenal Fulham contest at Emirates turned out to be a treat for the Arsenal fan, who just likes to admire the creativity in attack, and the two goals from Nasri were like pure magic, even a neutral would have jumped off their chair watching it.
However, one thing I observed being an Arsenal fan, especially in stoppage time, was the nervousness, that empty feeling in the stomach.
Because even after attacking so creatively, and creating such superb chances, and even making some of the Fulham defenders look like amateurs, Arsenal in …
Arsene Wenger woke up this Wednesday morning to realise he had completely slept through TDD. Following Saturday afternoon’s lunch time win away at Ewood Park, Wenger thought he would embark on a bank holiday bender with Ivan Gazidis and Pat Rice after getting one over on old rival ‘Big Sam’, a man ‘Le Proffeseur’ has only beaten away from home TWICE.
As Wenger returned to London Colney this morning, he realised he still had the bleech blonde Spaniard Manuel Almunia, Young Pole Lukasz ‘Flappy-Handski’ and Don Vito Mannone, while fifth choice stopper …
Could a shock be on the cards? Its possible, that’s for sure. After Ian Holloway’s colourful army demolished a lacklustre Wigan side, their confidence will be booming. They will bring great support to Ashburton Grove, and will fancy a point against a frail Arsenal team, who currently have just two centre half’s available.
With Marlon Harewood’s brute strength and decent hold up play, Thomas Vermaelen and the injury prone, but highly regarded Yohan Djourou will do well to contain him. If Harewood holds the ball up well, Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Brett …
For the umpteenth year we find ourselves pondering the plethora of Arsene Wenger’s young talents, wondering who will be the next starlet to cross into the first team threshold.
Carlos Vela, Denilson, Kieran Gibbs and Abou Diaby to name but-a-few have all made the step up to the senior Arsenal squad in recent years, but none of the aforementioned quartet have been explosive in the way that Cesc Fabregas was when he burst onto the scene at the tender age of 16.
But Jack Wilshere, the 18-year old midfielder, appears to be …
The Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, will be hoping that his side won’t have to outscore their opponents like this in every game next season, as Legia Warsaw exposed the Gunners defensive (and goalkeeping) frailties once more in a compelling contest in Poland.
The opening of Legia’s new Wojska Polskiego Stadium was down as a friendly contest, but shots were fired from left, right and centre in an eleven-goal thriller in which the Premier League side narrowly prevailed 6-5.
It also marked an unhappy return for former Warsaw stopper Lukasz Fabianski, who was …
