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December 4, 2008

Carling Cup was good fun but this weekend is more important

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Tuesday night saw the end of our Carling Cup run, two soft goals and some less than impressive finishing meant that although the kids played pretty well, there was only really going to be one winner, especially once the first goal had gone to Burnley. Of all the players, Bendtner has probably received the most flak, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 30, 2008

Van Persie evokes memories of the Invincibles

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Chelsea 1 (Djourou og 31) Arsenal 2 (Van Persie 59, 62) (Premiership) "The most depressing thing is that at no point do we actually look like scoring. Admittedly, Chelsea don't look that threatening either, but now they're ahead I can't see how we can get back in it." - me, at half time. "Er, what the hell is going [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England, Matches

November 29, 2008

Cesc enjoys a good first week but Chelsea await

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I've been away for a few days, so by now you'll know about all the events of the past week, so here is a quick recap: On Tuesday, we qualified for the next stage of the Champions League with a bitty 1-0 win against Kiev, Bendtner finishing very well in the last few minutes after an [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 25, 2008

Groan’s 5: Five things to hope for from Cesc’s captaincy

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1. That he gets rid of the pre-match huddles. Honestly, is there any point in them? What is said in those few minutes of intense conversation that couldn't have been said in the dressing room? After all, they've just spent at least half an hour together, making their final preparations, and you have to think [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

Champions League preview - Cesc thrown in at the deep end

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So tonight Fabregas ushers in a new era for Arsenal Football Club, in a crucial European tie against Dynamo Kiev, who normally don't travel well but will be looking to jump above us in a group that doesn't look as easy as it did a month ago. The debate has raged about Cesc's appointment today, although [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 24, 2008

Ruthless Wenger has made the right choices this week

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It has been a disastrous week. A 3-0 defeat at Eastlands was the biggest Premiership defeat since the 4-1 humbling at Anfield a couple of seasons ago, and with the Gallas situation placing a huge dark cloud over the club, this was not a period Wenger could just muddle through without changing anything. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 22, 2008

Gallas gone as captain, the season restarts here

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So with the news that Gallas is not in today's squad for Man City, and has arrived at the training ground instead, it is all but confirmed that his tenure as Arsenal captain is over. And quite rightly. No matter how accurate his statements over the past week, no matter how few potential captains we have [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 20, 2008

Some more Gallas thoughts, in bullets

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Wow, this one really has split the fanbase. Some say Gallas should be stripped of the captaincy, others defend him, and based on the comments there is some considerable misinterpretation of what is and isn't being said. So here's my feelings on the matter, in concise form: Gallas the player and Gallas the captain are two different [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

Gallas lets himself down. Again.

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Just when you think the stock of William Gallas can't get any lower in the eyes of his club's own fans, he goes and trumps all that has gone before. Speaking in a now widely quoted interview, Gallas said of 'a teammate': "When, as captain, some players come up to you and talk to you about a [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 19, 2008

Theo’s injury confirms what we already knew about these internationals

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It happens every season. It is one thing having your players injured while playing competitive matches for their country, or even warm up matches for the real thing, but it is utterly infuriating when your player gets a long term injury because, in the middle of a busy domestic schedule, FIFA decide to randomly slap [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 15, 2008

Groan’s 10: Lies, damned lies, and statistics

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It has been a long time since we started a league season as poorly as this, certainly if you look at the losses column. After another defeat today, at home to Aston Villa, here are some slightly depressing statistics: 1. Before this campaign, Arsenal had lost only four league games at home in five seasons (United, Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 14, 2008

Wenger’s approach to the Carling Cup gives his excitement away

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Arsene Wenger claims that his current crop of youngsters are 'the most complete set' he's ever had. And while some are suggesting that he says that every year, his alteration of his approach to the Carling Cup is confirming it. One thing that has gone largely unnoticed is that Wenger never used to field a team [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 12, 2008

The kids are beyond alright

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Arsenal 3 (Simpson 42, 66, Vela 70) Wigan 0 (League Cup Fourth Round) Where to begin with that? Just when you wonder if the kids have another great performance in them, they pull out yet another surprise, dealing with a strong Wigan outfit with an assured display that was so comfortable at times that you looked at [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, Matches

November 11, 2008

Wigan preview - after the weekend, let’s have some fun

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I love the Carling Cup. A competition that was dying a painful death a few years ago has been revitalised for Arsenal fans by allowing us to see the wonderful talent waiting in the wings. Many a player has first impressed there, and with Vela, Ramsey and Djourou probably the closest to the first team, it [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, England

November 9, 2008

The victory that proved anything is possible with enough desire

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Arsenal 2 (Nasri 22, 28) Man Utd 1 (Da Silva 90) (Premiership) What a difference one performance can make. Written off ten days ago and again last weekend, we are once again being tipped to challenge for the title. Cesc summed it up perfectly after the game, saying just as the team aren't world beaters this week, they weren't rubbish [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, Matches