Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged wenger

Cesc picks wrong moment to court Barcelona and say, “Silverware I stay, nothing ‘n I leave”

2008-10-07T09:36:08+00:00

We are all aware of the difficult time the Arsenal team is currently going through and how much we want the International break to finish quickly so as to get back out there and answer some of the questions being asked. What many don't expect during such rough time is someone like Fabregas who comes [.

Sunderland vs Arsenal: Match video highlights

2008-10-06T14:18:05+00:00

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Sunderland vs Arsenal, post-match thoughts: Porto’s positive result did obscure problems after all

2008-10-05T16:08:38+00:00

With Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all winning, the weekend ends with a bitter taste and we have to wait more than the usual week to hopefully get something positive back as International matches are next. For many, the emphatic win against Porto meant the end of the problems, of all problems, but unfortunately, that wasn't [.

Sunderland vs Arsenal: The positive and the negative

2008-10-04T16:27:37+00:00

The positive 1. Well, a point is better than none. 2. Almunya. If you think about it, there wasn't much he could do against the goals we conceded this and last week. When he had to save it, he did. 3. If all the teams above us win, we will be -4 from the top of the table. [...]

Sunderland vs Arsenal: 1-1, full-time report and player ratings - one step forward and two backwards

2008-10-04T16:14:25+00:00

This is as depressing as it can get. Fabregas' late equaliser may help us see the glass half full rather than half empty, but what we're experiencing in the domestic league is very painful. The reason why Denilson was replaced after 73 minutes and the reason why Vela was only given 8 minutes on the [.

Sunderland vs Arsenal: Team line-ups(Song in for Nasri) and half time report

2008-10-04T13:33:52+00:00

Half-time report It's 0-0 at half time and a heck of a frustrating one, yet again. Sunderland adopted the Hull approach with a lot of defensive action and counter-attacking when Arsenal allowed them to. Wenger replied to this approach with a cautious change: Song for Nasri to have a stronger and more compact midfield.

Match Preview: Sunderland v Arsenal (Premier League)

2008-10-04T13:07:33+00:00

Sunderland host Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in today's 3:00 kick-off looking to follow the example set by Hull City last weekend. The newly-promoted Tigers ripped up the formbook and made a mockery of the bookmakers who made them distant outsiders to take anything away from the Emirates Stadium as they left north London with [.

Sunderland vs Arsenal: Match preview - Song could be back

2008-10-04T08:20:05+00:00

It seems as if Alex Song could be back in midfield after shrugging off the injury which kept him out of the Champions League match against Porto. This is what Wenger said on Song and also on Diaby: We have no new injuries and we might have Song back in the squad for Sunderland. Diaby is [...]

Arsenal vs Porto: Match video highlights

2008-10-02T10:13:36+00:00

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Wenger's "size matters" to be tested against the Hulk

2008-09-30T23:42:05+00:00

Givanildo aka Hulk: Hulk Smash

My thesis is that the lack of inches on the Arsenal defense bemoaned by Wenger and Toure is a convenient excuse for the generally brain dead defending that sunk us so badly against Hull. In short we are freaked. Seriously, I hope this nonsense is not being internalized by the club players because it does not bode well.

Gameweek 6 – Back Once Again for the Renegade Master

2008-09-30T21:50:00+00:00

Yo yo yo yo yo! Blap blap blap blap blap! Etc etc. After a very very well deserved two week holiday, STT is finally back on your interwebz to bring you everything you need to know about football, and also some stuff you probably don't really care about.

Match Report: Arsenal 4-0 FC Porto

2008-09-30T20:33:58+00:00

Arsenal kicked-off match day two of their Champions League campaign with a tie against FC Porto of Portugal. The Gooners inside Ashburton Grove anticipated a much improved encounter than the poor performance and 3 points dropped against Premier League newcomers Hull City last weekend. Arsene Wenger's 'sweeping changes' involved replacing Emmanuel Eboue with Samir Nasri, other than [.

Gunners In HUNT For Monaco Duo

2008-09-30T17:57:01+00:00

Arsenal are thought to be tracking Monaco pair Frederici Nimani and Nicolas N'Koulou. Nimani, 19, is a striker from Chad while 18-year-old N'Koulou is a defender and both are understood to have caught the eye of Arsene Wenger. It would not be the first time the Frenchman has brought in youngsters from his homeland to the club, [.

Gunners Must Beware The Incredible Hulk

2008-09-30T16:49:21+00:00

After Hull painfully exposed Arsenal's fallibility at the back, the last thing Arsene Wenger's men will want to see is the Incredible Hulk trying to batter through them. But that is exactly what they will get when they meet Porto at the Emirates this evening. Jesualdo Ferreira, the Portuguese champions' coach, will unleash his secret weapon, [.

Porto await

2008-09-30T12:26:00+00:00

A few blades will certainly be sharpened should we not respond to the Hull defeat in convincing fashion, making an important game against Porto even more crucial. Nasri is expected to return, while a hip niggle keeps the impressive Alex Song out of the action. Wenger has some interesting decisions to make.

2008 - 2009 UEFA Champions League: Tuesday Previews

2008-09-30T11:26:00+00:00

The Spanish Challenge

The Italian Challenge

The English Challenge

What: Champions League, Matchday Two
Who: Aalborg BK (DEN) vs. Manchester United (ENG)
When: Tuesday 30th September, 20:45 k/o
Where: Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg
PREVIEW
Aalborg agog as United hit town

What: Champions League Group H, Matchday 2
Who: Zenit St.

Repite convocatoria

2008-09-30T01:21:10+00:00

El delantero mexicano Carlos Vela, fue convocado nuevamente por el director técnico del Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, para el duelo que sostendrán los "londineses" contra el Oporto en la Champions League. Vela, tuvo minutos de acción en el empate a domicilio con el Dynamo Kiev, anotó tres goles en la Carling Cup y entró de cambio en [.

Twelve years of the grumpy Frenchman.

2008-09-30T01:04:32+00:00

Nice article here about Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger in honor of his 12th anniversary managing the club. While he seems like a personally unpleasant individual on any number of levels, he has created one of the most unique teams in Europe, if not the most unique in England. They may not win the [...

Carling Cup Clash Screened On Sky Sports

2008-09-29T20:52:22+00:00

Arsenal's Carling Cup tie with Wigan Athletic has been pencilled in to be broadcast live on Sky Sports next month. Arsene Wenger's young Guns were rewarded for the mauling efforts against Sheffield United with a game which could see the likes of Egyptian frontman Amir Zaki come up versus Gavin Hoyte.

Arsenal boss left feeling QUEASY after rancid Hull defeat. How WILL they cope with Porto?..

2008-09-29T17:52:17+00:00

Arsenal gaffer Arsène Wenger went absolutely postal this weekend when his well-trained young charges went off the rails and got beaten 2-1 by Premier League scamps Hull City... So offensive was his team's display that it upset his footballing stomach. Super-chef Gordon Ramsay is known to let food drop out of .

Gunners Boss Insists Changes Are Not Punishment

2008-09-29T17:46:41+00:00

Arsene Wenger has insisted that any changes made to his side for the visit of Porto tomorrow night are strictly 'rotational' and that he is not punishing his players after the team's shock defeat to Hull at the weekend. The Frenchman has been critical of his players' poor performance in the fallout after the match and [.

Midweek TV Preview: September 29 - October 3

2008-09-29T16:10:00+00:00

(All times - UK)

Monday 29 September

7.30pm Rushden & Diamonds v Altrincham, Blue Square Premier, Setanta Sports 1
The Diamonds will be going hell for leather tonight as a win will see them jump from tenth to third in the Blue Square Conference table. On current form that seems quite likely, so our money's going on Garry Hill's mob.

Arsenal's defensive problem: Its not lack of height, its not being smart

2008-09-29T15:43:27+00:00

Its difficult swallowing losses to Fulham and now Hull. Especially after that wonderful mid week dismantling of Sheffield Utd at the hands of the youngsters.

Admittedly the goals that sunk the Gunners were top notch. Almunia, even if he had morphed into a giant octopus with flailing tentacles, would have had a tough time keeping Geovanni and Daniel Cousin from the back of the net.

Arsenal v Porto (Match Preview)

2008-09-29T15:38:12+00:00

After Saturday's disappointment, the plus points are that Wenger has promised changes and we do not have to wait long to see what the team's reaction will be. Samir Nasri is back in the squad and hopefully he will start on the left. It will be great to see Nasri and Walcott tearing defences apart.

Arsene to ring the changes at Arsenal?

2008-09-29T14:00:55+00:00

Arsene Wenger is faced with an interesting problem. Last week he watched his youngsters and reserves destroy a decent Championship outfit in Sheffield United, 6-0 in the Carling Cup. On Saturday, he watched his much lauded first team go down 2-1 at home to newly promoted Hull. The question is, how much better than the reserves are the first team?

Gunners Starlet Wilshere Has Pre-Contract Agreement

2008-09-29T12:00:03+00:00

Jack Wilshere has a pre-contract agreement with Arsenal when he signs on pro forms in January which will see him make an enormous £15,000 a week The 16-year-old was promoted to the first team after impressing boss Arsene Wenger during pre-season and was subsequently rewarded with the number 19 shirt.

Afellay To Be Unleashed Onto Liverpool

2008-09-29T10:33:00+00:00

One of the hottest European prospects is to be unleashed onto Liverpool when they play PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League clash on Wednesday.

The player in question is Ibrahim Afellay, a Dutchman of Moroccan descent who has been with the Dutch champions for the past five seasons.

Things Have To Be Looking Up At Newcastle - Soon

2008-09-28T21:45:32+00:00

Don't believe all the bad news reports you are hearing about Newcastle United, just believe some of them. Arsene Wenger - Newcastle have massive support and deserve success Yes, we are playing very poorly on the field and yes we have now lost our last 5 games, so it's right that things are not exactly [.

Porto Warm Up For Arsenal Tie With Convincing Victory

2008-09-28T10:23:22+00:00

Porto got back to winning ways in the league by beating Pacos de Ferreira 2-0 Friday night with goals by Raul Meireles after a great assist from Lisandro Lopez (pictured above, right), and Hulk after being set up by man-of-the-match Meireles. Jesualdo Ferreira decided to rest star man Lucho Gonzalez ahead of the Champions League [.

Hull City: Probably Not the New Derby County

2008-09-28T09:00:55+00:00

I'll bet Arsene Wenger woke up in a cold sweat this morning, looked around his bedroom and said (in French) "Oh, thanks goodness, it was all just a bad dream." Then he went downstairs for a nice morning cup of coffee, picked up the paper (my guess is that he reads The Observer) and read the [...]