Just for once I believe that the force is with us. After a dreadful series of results, the green shoots of a premature recovery may be breaking through. The reason? In the space of a week, we have a new Captain, a new CEO and most importantly a new level of focus. I have always [...] Click to continue reading...

FC Dynamo Kyiv have their own injury worries as they face an Arsenal side with 8 first team members injured. Defender Olexandr Romanchuk suffered a break of both bones in his left left whilst playing in a Ukrainian Cup quarter-final match. Other players absent include Midfielder Miloš Ninkovi?, centre-back Taras Mikhalik and goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy, [. Click to continue reading...

PGL: Good morning Insiders. This time last week we were looking forward to the Villa game and delighted that Gallas was looking like a leader at last. Seven days is a long long time... Enough said. This week to change things up a little I've been in touch with two opposition sites. I thought it might [. Click to continue reading...

Carling Cup preview Tonight, I expect to see a very strong Wigan Athletic side come to the Emirates to attack. The loss of Emile Heskey through injury will probably see Senegalese striker Camara play along side Zaki. I expect this to be a physical encounter, as in pure footballing terms, Wigan should find [. Click to continue reading...

Insiders todays game needs no introduction... I've been talking to the Red Ranter from http://redrants.com/ PGL: Arsenal v United has become a bigger fixture than Spurs for a lot of Gooners, where does the fixture rank with your fans? RR: To be honest, in terms of games we would absolutely hate to lose, it's still Unite v [. Click to continue reading...

Well good morning all. The great thing about football is the next game is always around the corner and you have a chance to put the last game behind you. Today we travel to Stoke City after the worst five minutes of Wenger's Reign. So Insiders lets be positive and [...] Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders and Wednesday is finally upon us (this has felt like such a long week already!), anyway, Arry's Tottenham arrive today so its time for another ‘Ask the Oppo'. Normally I spend a bit of time and trawl through fansites/blogs etc and look for a suitable interviewee but I couldn't do it. Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders and welcome to another ‘Ask the Oppo'. Its been an interesting seven days. An excellent second half against the Toffees and then the demolition of Fenerbahce on Tuesday. Arsene said this feels like the real start to the season, no breaks for 5 months, we'll lets hope we can maintain our new start. Click to continue reading...

Good morning Insiders and welcome back from the wilderness of International football. Wenger has said "that there is not a lot of margin of error left - but I still think we can do it". Lets hope today is the real beginning of our season. It's a tough game against an Everton side whos start [... Click to continue reading...

Everton come to the Emirates on Saturday buoyed by the news that David Moyes has signed a new 5 year contract. This must be a very welcome break from the bad headlines that have followed them this season. Losing to Standard Liege 4-3 on aggregate earlier this month, a result which saw them exit the [. Click to continue reading...

Part 1 of the response is complete. Now Part 2 is just one day away. Arsene Wenger stated that the 4-0 victory on Wednesday only went half way towards wiping the shock defeat to Hull from our minds. He is spot on. Wednesday night's far improved performance will mean nothing if we do not go [...] Click to continue reading...

It was Arsene Wenger's twelfth anniversary in charge of the club, Hull City were the opponents. The fans were expectant of a cricket score. Yet as we've seen in a number of games in the past four years, the players became complacent. They did not respect Hull [...] Click to continue reading...

Good morning Insiders. After the kids done good mid-week, the grow ups are back today to face Premiership new boys Hull City. It's another 5.30pm kick off but after last week my theory seems to have been disproved! It will be interesting to see if Vela has forced his way into the first eleven. Clichy [. Click to continue reading...

The 180 mile journey from the East Riding of Yorkshire to the Emirates stadium will take 4 and a half hours for those fans lucky enough to be able to see The Tigers face the team that plays the kind of football that many aspire to. Hull City was founded [...] Click to continue reading...

For the second year in a row Arsenal were pitted against Sheffield United in the Carling Cup. This time the tie will be played at the Emirates and the Arsenal faithful will have a chance to glimpse the stars of the future. A far more experienced side than the one expected to take to the [...] Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders, it's a dreaded 5.30pm kick off today, a trip up North after Europe and we may rest one or two... Worried? Me too, but I think lessons learned last season will ensure whatever eleven take the field in red and white will be ready and up for the battle. If they don't, [...] Click to continue reading...

Good Morning Insiders, and tomorrow see The Arsenal travel again for this third away fixture to the North West to face their old bogie team Bolton Wanderers. Saturday's game sees Gary Megson's side struggling for consistency having lost the services of players Matthew Taylor through injury and Gary Cahill with the [. Click to continue reading...

"Bilo-Syni" (White-Blues) come from Kiev, in Ukraine is one of the oldest and top teams in the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. They have won several honours including the UEFA Cup and European Super Cup. Famous players of past eras who have played in the Premiership include Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Luzhny, [. Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders, what could have been a very boring international break was brightened by the exploits of "Trio" Walcott midweek but thankfully it's Saturday again and at 3 o'Clock the Arsenal world starts to turn again. It gonna be an interesting week two trips up North and a European game! Click to continue reading...

Before the events on Wednesday night, this article would have taken the shape of one of those typical, post-international period matches. However, one man has changed the face of English football this week. As a knock on effect, he has also changed this pre-match report. That man is Theo Walcott. Click to continue reading...

Good morning insiders, and today I am filling in for the injured PGL, bit of a sick-note truth be told; I hope it is not a Nelson Vivas style substitute appearance, we wouldn't like to let a mate down like that. Today I am joined by Mr Eddy Suryadi of from the [...] Click to continue reading...

After our performance in the San Siro we must push on, both on a European and a domestic front. That starts this Sunday with the Premier League match at Wigan Athletic. The pitch up there will be awful and I doubt they will want to sort it out before we visit the JJB! On a brand new pitch we dominated Milan with our slick passing game.

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Arsenal vs AC Milan in the San Siro, scores level at 0-0 after the first leg and one of the hardest and most important games so far this season. No British team has won in the San Siro and right now our form is shaky. Lets be realistic, Milan are favourites to go through to the quarter finals but it will not be a full gone conclusion.

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After the horrific events of last Saturday, having a full week until their next game was a blessing for the players. Arsene Wenger is said to have given the players an extra day off to get over what happened to their team mate and ultimately their good friend Eduardo. This much needed rest time could be crucial with the title race hotting up.

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You may well have read Fabregas The King's article on the upcoming FA Cup game. In it he has described his excitement about this game, various thoughts on the games. All I can say is I have the same anxieties and the same anticipation for this game. FTK will be going up to Old Trafford for the game and for that I am very envious of him.

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You may well have read Fabregas The King's article on the upcoming FA Cup game. In it he has described his excitement about this game, various thoughts on the games. All I can say is I have the same anxieties and the same anticipation for this game. FTK will be going up to Old Trafford for the game and for that I am very envious of him.

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So, we go into Monday's game with 11 players either out injured or doubtful. The list reads as follows:

Emmanuel Eboue and Kolo Toure and Alex Song (international duty)
Johan Djourou (groin)
Philippe Senderos (knee)
Robin van Persie (thigh)
Abou Diaby (calf)
Mathieu Flamini (hamstring)
Manuel Almunia (sick)
Denilson (hamstring)
Tomas Rosicky (hamstring)

What really annoys me is that two of those (Flamini and Senderos) got injured in meaningless friendlies.

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Manchester City away was a far trickier tie towards the start of the season, but come Saturday Arsenal will still have a hell of a game on their hands. As Manchester United found out, the City of Manchester Stadium has been a bit of a fortress for the blue half of Manchester. City are unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season and they have played United and Liverpool there so far.

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The FA Cup draw has been completed and we have been dealt the worst possible draw. Before the game I thought we would get either Manchester United or Chelsea, however I had a feeling it would be at the Emirates. It is just our luck we would draw the team playing brilliant football in their own backyard.

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Cast your minds back to the 29th November of last year and an away trip to Craven Cottage. A game which Arsenal fans would expect to win went very pear shaped and we were 2-0 down after 20 minutes. We had been susceptible to crosses and both goals came from wide areas, one from a set piece, our Achilles heel.

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Readers of InsideArsenal are being spoilt today, with two blogs for the price of one. Josh has done the pre match review, and the final team selection will be confirmed an hour before kick-off. I am taking the opportunity to redress the imbalance of media coverage of this Arsenal squad over recent months by having another rant.

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This time last year Arsenal went to White Hart Lane in the semi-final of the Carling Cup. Wenger gambled with his youngsters and we went 2-0 down before half time. It seemed an uphill task for us to come back but nothing phases this young side and they fought brilliantly to come back to 2-2 and maybe could and should have won the game.

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Happy New Year to all Gooners and I can only apologise for this very brief preview. Firstly I was absolutely thrilled to get greetings on this site from Israel, Malta Bangladesh and Oz, The other contributions from South Africa and Malaysia also confirm that Gooners are spread the world over, and each one of you belongs to an amazing family.

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It seems most appropriate that the abuse debate should come up this week, sandwiched in between games against two of our most bitter rivals in Tottenham and Chelsea. Last Sunday, I must admit, I was one of the many booing Ashley Cole, one of those maybe going a bit further than this.

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So, here we go, the big one. Lets be honest, ever since the Boro game, all Arsenal fans have been waiting for Sunday's game vs Chelsea. Even though the game in midweek took on some importance regarding our fate in the knockout stages, Sevilla's victory put the game back in its place, the very back of many Arsenal fans' minds.

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