Sunday, 26 May 2013

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 [...]

Arsenal cruises into Champions League Qualifiers

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 Arsenal fans had to endure a few nervous minutes at the end of the Gunners 1-0 win in Newcastle on May 19, but all’s well that ends well as the club managed to finish in fourth place in the English Premier League this season to earn a berth in the qualifying stages of next season’s [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic Match Preview

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Arsenal will welcome Wigan Athletic to Emirates Stadium this Tuesday where the two teams will face each other in a Premier League fixture that is extremely crucial to both, but for different reasons. Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday all but guaranteed them a place in next season’s Champions League competition. The Blues’ [...]

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 [...]

Third is the word for Arsenal

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 Arsenal put in another workmanlike effort again at Loftus Road on Sat. May 4, to earn a 1-0 draw against recently-relegated Queens Park Rangers and moved into third place in the Premier League table. The scoring was done before many supporters got to their seats as Theo Walcott banged in the game’s only goal after [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Not Leaving, Bayern Enquire About Koscielny, Gunners Tracking Gonalons, Vela Open to Arsenal Return and More

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Wenger Not Leaving Arsenal; Could Stay Beyond 2014 Arsene Wenger has denied that he would leave Arsenal this summer and hinted that he could even extend his current deal, which only has one more year remaining after this one. It was recently speculated that the Gunners boss could leave the North London club at the [...]

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 [...]

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: FA Reject Giroud’s Appeal, Gunners Submit Enquiries for Juve Duo, Vermaelen Out Fazio In, Wenger’s Respect Plea and More

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FA Reject Giroud’s Red Card Appeal Arsenal FC’s appeal to overturn the red card shown to Olivier Giroud in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Fulham has been rejected by the FA, and the striker is now banned for the club’s next three games. The France international’s 90th-minute tackle on Fulham defender Stanislav Manolev was deemed [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal climbs into fourth…at least for a day

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Midfielder Tomas Rosicky was the unlikely hero for Arsenal on Saturday afternoon as he scored both goals in the Gunners 2-1 win at West Brom. Arsenal hung on after taking a 2-0 lead as Per Mertesacker was sent off in the 70th minute with a red card and also conceded a penalty on the play. [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Tells Gervinho to Relax, Ramsey Not Regretting Arsenal Move, Giroud in Bullish Mood, Jovetic’s Price Tag and More

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Wenger Tells Gervinho to Relax for Greater Accuracy Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal striker Gervinho is not ‘clinical’ in front of the goal but believes his finishing would improve if he calmed down a little. The 25-year-old Ivorian created two goals and scored one in the Gunners’ 4-1 win over Reading at Emirates on [...]

Backpage Roundup: Podolski Wants Arsenal Stay, Ox Says Three Lions Can Handle Pressure, Cornelius Not For Sale, Gunners Chasing Chalobah and More

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Podolski Wants Arsenal Stay Lukas Podolski has made it clear that he is loving life at Arsenal and has no intention of leaving them at the end of the season. While still a regular starter, the Germany international rarely gets to finish games for the Gunners these days, and his indifferent form has seen him [...]

Backpage Roundup: Dortmund Want Rosicky Back, Hodgson Cool with Arsenal over Wilshere Injury, Vermaelen Not Worried, Szczesny Senior’s Outburst and More

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Dortmund Want Rosicky Back Frustrated Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky’s former club Borussia Dortmund want to sign him back, according to reports emerging from German press. (Metro) Rosicky joined the Gunners from the Bundesliga outfit in 2006 but has failed to fully flourish in London due to his never-ending injury problems. As a result, he is [...]

Swansea City v Arsenal Match Preview: Wenger Urges Gunners to ‘Win At All Cost’

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Arsenal will travel to Wales to take on Swansea City at their Liberty Stadium on Saturday. The Gunners, who are 2.20 with Unibet to win this Premier League encounter, desperately need the three points on offer here to keep pace with Tottenham and Chelsea, both of whom have home games this weekend. Coach Arsene Wenger’s [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Urges Gunners to ‘Stay Solid,’ Arsenal Target Eyes Valencia Stay, New ‘Nicklas Bendtner’ Dreams of PL Move, Afobe’s Injury and More

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Wenger Urges Gunners to ‘Stay Solid’ Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal players to ‘stay solid’ and not lose their heads due to poor results of late. The mood in the Gunners’ camp is reportedly very sombre these days due to recent defeats to Blackburn Rovers, Bayern Munich and arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Moreover, they are [...]