Saturday, 25 May 2013

Backpage Roundup: Wilshere Targets Strong Start, Swansea’s Williams Nearing Arsenal Move, Monteiro Leaving, Jovetic Staying, Chamakh and More

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Wilshere Targets Strong Start For Title Challenge Jack Wilshere feels that Arsenal should hit the ground running next season in order to mount a serious title challenge for the first time since 1997/98. The Gunners have the fourth-lowest odds to win the 2013/13 Barclays Premier League title, according to several worldwide online sports betting companies. [...]

Arsenal needs tuneup not complete overhaul

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  As usual with Arsenal, half the Premier League club’s supporters see the glass being half full while the rest view it as half empty. It just depends if you’re wearing rose-coloured glasses or not. Yes, the Gunners have managed to finish the season in the top four again and have reached the European Champions [...]

Backpage Roundup: Viola Want Jovetic to Consider Staying, Sanogo Chooses Arsenal, Swans’ Williams Coy, Bendtner’s Injury and More

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Viola Want Jovetic to Consider Staying Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle says that he would try and convince star striker Stevan Jovetic to cancel transfer plans and stay with them once he returns from international duty. The 23-year-old Montenegrin has emerged as the top summer target for Premier League club Arsenal although it is believed [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Praises Gunners, Jenkinson Determined to Become First-Choice RB, Cazorla Backs Pellegrini to Find PL Success and More

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Wenger Praises Arsenal Players Arsene Wenger commended his Arsenal players after they maintained their top-four status for the 17th consecutive season by defeating Newcastle United 1-0 on the final day of the season. The Gunners boss was elated with his team’s outstanding end-of-the-season form which saw them win nine of their final 11 games, including [...]

Backpage Roundup: No Arsenal Bid for Rooney But Sanogo Deal Is Close, Gunners Almost On Par With City and Chelsea, Mertesacker Staying and More

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No Arsenal Bid for Rooney But Sanogo Deal Is Close Arsene Wenger has rubbished media reports which claimed that Arsenal have already launched a bid to sign want-away Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. The 27-year-old England international wants to leave the Red Devils for a new challenge, and the press recently claimed that Wenger has [...]

Backpage Roundup: Man United Launch Fabregas Bid, AVB Expects Latics to Upset Arsenal, Wenger Wants Job Finished, Pardew’s Comments and More

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Manchester United Launch Shock Fabregas Bid – Report Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has emerged as a shock transfer target for the Premier League champions Manchester United. According to a report published by The Evening Standard, the 26-year-old midfielder is wanted by the Red Devils as replacement of their retiring legend Paul Scholes, and they [...]

The pressure’s on Arsenal after Chelsea and Spurs win

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The pressure has firmly been placed on the shoulders of Arsene Wenger and each and every member of his Arsenal squad after Chelsea and Tottenham recorded come-from-behind victories on the weekend. Both London neighbours fell behind quite early 1-0 in their respective away matches against  Aston Villa and Stoke, but came back to earn 2-1 [...]

Backpage Roundup: Bayern Wanted Giroud, Swans Demand £10Million For Williams, Song’s Advice, Szczesny’s Spurs Taunt and More

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Bayern Wanted Giroud Olivier Giroud has claimed that UEFA Champions League finalists Bayern Munich wanted to sign him last summer before he joined Arsenal. The former Montpellier man says he was on the Bavarians’ shortlist but in the end they chose to go for Mario Mandzukic, whose Euro 2012 showings impressed them. However, he has [...]

Backpage Roundup: PSG Confident of Luring Wenger, Arsenal Line Up Schneiderlin As Diaby’s Replacement, Fabregas Available and More

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PSG Confident of Luring Wenger Back to France Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has emerged as Paris Saint-Germain’s top transfer target to replace the incumbent Carlo Ancelotti this summer. (The Telegraph) The wealthy Parisian outfit’s directors have purportedly been claiming that they have convinced Wenger of ending his 17-year association with the London club this summer [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Not Interested In Villa, Gunners Join Kondogbia Chase, Arteta’s Advice, Wenger’s Warning and More

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Villa Could Be Available but Gunners Not Interested – Report Barcelona star David Villa, who was wanted by Arsenal in the January transfer window, might force his club into transfer listing him this summer, according to The Mirror. The 31-year-old Spaniard isn’t considered an undisputed starter at Barca anymore and so he wants to switch [...]

Robin van Persie ties one on in 1-1 game with Man United

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  For many football fans and bettors it was just inevitable that Robin van Persie would somehow manage to find the back of the net for Man United on his return to the Emirates on April 27. They were right. The Dutch striker was chopped down in the penalty area by Bacary Sagna after he [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Concerned About Giroud and Podolski, Rowley Scouting Remy, Vermalen Wants to Replicate United and More

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Wenger Concerned About Giroud and Podolski’s Disappearing Act in Tough Games Arsene Wenger is satisfied with the way Arsenal’s new strike pairing of Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski has performed in their first season at the club but is concerned by their struggles in difficult games, according to a club insider. Giroud and Podolski’s combined [...]

Backpage Roundup: United To Get Guard of Honour, No Arsenal Bid for Hamburg’s Adler, Wenger Scared of Chelsea, Monreal’s Advice and More

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Gunners to Hold Guard of Honour for United Arsene Wenger has revealed that not holding a guard of honour for Manchester United was never an option for his Arsenal side, and they will show the newly crowned Premier League champions the traditional respect they deserve. Some Arsenal fans recently threatened to do a ‘Poznan’ if [...]

Backpage Roundup: Usmanov Named Richest Man in UK, Wenger Admits Gunners Were Fortunate, Mertesacker Ugly but Effective and More

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Usmanov Named Richest Man in UK Arsenal co-owner Alisher Usmanov is now the richest man in the United Kingdom, according to the freshly published Sunday Times Rich List 2013. The 59-year-old Russian businessman, whose personal wealth is estimated at £13.3 billion, has taken over the publication’s top spot from steel magnate and QPR co-owner Lakshmi [...]

Arsenal no longer controls their own destiny

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  Unfortunately for Arsenal, the club doesn’t control its own fate in the Premier League any longer this season. Their 0-0 draw at home against Everton on Tuesday saw to this. With Chelsea sitting in third place with 61 points and six games to go and Spurs in fifth place with 58 points and also [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gunners Linked With Summer Move for Mignolet, Wenger Still Confident, Campbell Open to Betis’ Stay, Wilshere’s Injury and More

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Gunners Interested in £10 Million-Rated Sunderland Goalie Arsenal FC will try and sign Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in the summer transfer window, according to a report published by The Independent. Coach Arsene Wenger has apparently lost patience with Wojciech Szczesny’s inconsistency and Lukasz Fabianski’s poor fitness record and would like to bring the Black Cats [...]

Arsenal drop pair of crucial points in 0-0 draw with Everton

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  The menu of the day featured a main course of Arsenal vs Everton at the Emirates in London on Tuesday April 16, but it failed to live up to expectations. The rather uneventful match saw both teams drop two valuable points in a 0-0 draw. Arsenal remains in third place for now and should [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gotze to Stay Put, Ox Confident of Top-Four Finish, Wenger’s Rejection of Neville’s Views, Vermaelen’s Cry and More

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Gotze’s Agent Rules Out Summer Switch Arsene Wenger’s purported plan of signing Mario Gotze for Arsenal this summer has been dealt a major blow, as the Borussia Dortmund starlet’s agent has announced that his client is not seeking a transfer at all. Gotze was thought to be one of Arsenal’s primary targets after reports recently [...]

Arsenal leapfrogs into third place with 3-1 win over Norwich

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  Once Arsenal’s big guns all took to the pitch late in the game the club woke up in time to slam home three late goals for a 3-1 win over a pesky Norwich side. The three points move the Gunners into third place for the time being with 59 points as they leapfrogged over [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Calls for Strong Start against Norwich, Koscielny Likes Pressure, Ox Talks about Gunners Confidence, Hawk-Eye System and More

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Wenger Calls for Strong Start against Canaries Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal charges to fire on all cylinders from the very beginning when they take on Norwich City at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Frenchman believes that when his men take an early lead, it draws their opponents out and makes the game [...]

Wilshere and Walcott 90 per cent for Saturday against Norwich

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    Arsenal is all set to kick off against Norwich City at the Emirates in London on Saturday, April 13. The Gunners will be hoping to close the gap on third-place Chelsea and fourth-place Spurs and widen the point spread between themselves and sixth-place Everton. Chelsea is busy with their FA Cup semi final [...]

Backpage Roundup: Dein Sure Wenger Would Spend Big, Seaman Frustrated with Arsenal Plight, Angha to Join Nuremberg, Graham’s Gunner Backing and More

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Dein Claims Wenger Is Ready to Spend Big Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes that coach Arsene Wenger is finally ready to splash some serious cash in the transfer market. Despite having enough money in the bank, the Gunners have never competed with the big spenders in the transfer market for players of the highest [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Plotting Casillas Move, Arshavin Considering Retirement, Gunners Chasing ‘New Xavi,’ Monreal Thanks Wenger and More

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Arsenal Plotting Casillas Move Arsenal are planning an audacious summer move for Real Madrid’s injured ace Iker Casillas, according to reports emerging from Spain. The Gunners-related transfer rumours are rife following whispers of a £70million summer spree on Robert Lewandowski, Mario Goetze and Lars Bender in the summer. While the Germany-based trio’s purported arrival would [...]

Walcott and Wilshere to miss West Brom match

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Arsenal got some good news this week when it was announced that Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere should be able to return from injury soon. However, that means the team will have to do without them again on Saturday April 6 when they travel to Birmingham to take on West Brom. The points are crucial [...]

Backpage Roundup: Seaman Doubts Szczesny’s Ability, Corchia Dreaming Of Big Club, N’Koulou Open to Summer Switch, Gibbs among Top LBs and More

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Seaman Doubts Szczesny’s Ability to Win Starting Role Back Arsenal legend David Seaman isn’t sure whether goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has what it takes to win back his position in coach Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up. The Arsenal manager dropped Szczesny after last month’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and his countryman Lukasz Fabianski has been doing [...]