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Following the Carling Cup exit at Burnley, everyone has gone quiet on the youth at Arsenal. This is
typical of the media, one defeat does not mean that they are no good, in fact, if you look at the
match, the second goal was a slip by Silvestre and Bendtner, no longer considered a youngster [...]
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The countdown to the transfer window opening is on and so are the rumours. Too many reports
are stating that Arsenal have agreed a £5M fee to sell young Danish striker Bendtner to
Spartak Moscow. Whilst the young Dane has not lived up to expectations; I would be surprised
if Wenger allowed Bendtner to leave unless [.
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Arsenal have been drawn at home agaisnt Plymouth Argyle in the third round of the FA Cup. The
television companies have not decided which games will be televised so the there is no definitive
date for this match. It will take place on either 3rd or 4th January. This could be Eduardo's
first game back for [.
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Arsenal travelled to Chelsea with the world on our backs, another defeat and it would be the end of
Arsenal's small title hopes. Three players returned for the clash, Sagna, Nasri and Adebayor, but
more significantly, Djourou was chosen ahead of Silvestre by Wenger for his speed and height. The
game started with Chelsea fastest out [.
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Mikael Silvestre was a surprise addition by Wenger. Wenger has tended to sell players who are
the wrong side of 30, but he made an exception for the former Manchester United player. Most people
expected Silvestre to fit in as cover for Clichy and as emergency centre back cover.
Silvestre has played now played ten games [.
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Having started the season well, scoring a couple of goals, and filling the boots of Flamini
admirably, recent weeks have seen Denilson run out of steam. Still young, Denilson needs to take a
deep breathe and realise he is at the crossroads of his career. Wenger has opted not to
recruit anybody else, though this may [.
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Alex joined Arsenal in 2005, initially on loan from Bastia, but then permanent for €3M.
He had a mixed first few seasons, with the highlight being a successful loan spell at Charlton
where he showed what he was capable of doing. Song's problem was that nobody knew what type
of player he was, Was he going [.
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Having rumoured to have signed one Brazilian for the January transfer window, and with another on
loan in Spain, it is now believed that Arsenal have signed 14 year old Luis Gustavo Conte. Conte is
only 14 but according to L'Equipe a deal is already in the pipeline with the Mirassol youth
teamer expected in London [.
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Arsenal have announced the appointment of Ivan Gazidis as their new chief executive. Gazidis will
start work in January. The club have taken a long time in appointing a successor to the Edelman and
Dein, but they seem to have go for the very best. Gazidis spent 14 years running the MLS, you [...]
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Champions League will be a welcome relief for all Gooners tonight. A victory will see jus
progress through to the next round, anything else and we have an awkward game against Porto.
Matters are not helped by the ever increasing in jury list. Though Gallas returns from his
misdemeanour and Fabregas is back after domestic suspension [.
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At the AGM Wenger hinted that he is prepared to buy in January - hooray, however as always with
Wenger we must read between the lines. He also said that he will assess the situation in January
when the window opens, well this is too late, the situation has not changed since Wenger told
us after [..
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Arsenal held their AGM yesterday and it was a complete farce. Taking his place on the directors
table was Stan Kroenke, Arsenal's newly appointed director, the man described by Hill-Wood as
"we do not need his like at this club", well he is at the club and now he is your fellow
director Mr Hill-Wood.
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The long awaited return of Eduardo is just around the corner. The club has said that the
Brazilian born Croat will be back in contention within three weeks. This is great news for
the club and its supporters as Eduardo started to show last season that he is a clinical finisher
and despite such a [.
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After a successful night in Europe, we must re-group and examine where we are and what we need to
do in the forthcoming months. Clearly, we need to stay in touch with the leaders, no more than four
to five points behind the league leaders by the time the transfer window opens. The transfer window
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Arsenal went to Turkey and turned in a five star performance with an emphatic victory over
Fenerbahce. Wenger opted for a five man midfield dropping van Persie in favour of Diaby, but
Diaby put in a star performance. After a tepid start, Adebayor was put through and he slid
the ball home to give Arsenal the [.
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