Sunday, 26 May 2013

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: 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: 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: Wenger Sure of Top-Four Finish, Gunners to Spend £70 Million on Bundesliga Trio, Gervinho Praised, Szczesny’s Blip and More

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Wenger Sure of Achieving Top-Four Finish Arsene Wenger has confidently claimed that his Arsenal side will once again finish in the top four on the Barclays Premier League points table at the end of the season. The Frenchman’s club currently find themselves fifth in the standings, two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, but he is sure [...]

Backpage Roundup:Fabregas Rules Out Arsenal Return, Henry Disappointed With Wenger Boo-Boys, Campbell Eyes Longer Betis Stay, Wenger’s Warning for Spurs and More

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Fabregas Rules Out Arsenal Return Cesc Fabregas has revealed that he has no intention of changing clubs again and wants to spend the remainder of his footballing career at his current club Barcelona. It was recently suggested by Arsene Wenger that Fabregas might return back to Arsenal in the latter stages of his career but [...]

Backpage Roundup: Podolski Wants More of Same, Wenger Doesn’t Expects Any ‘Miracle’ Signings, Diame Staying Put, Reading Not Interested in Arshavin and More

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Podolski Wants More of Same Lukas Podolski has urged his Arsenal teammates to consistently replicate the high level of play that enabled them to thrash West Ham United by a margin of 5-1 at Upton Park on Wednesday. The Gunners destroyed the Hammers in a devastating spell of 10 second-half minutes by scoring four unanswered [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Rues Lack of Focus, Gunners to Make ‘One or Two’ Signings, Mourinho Envious of Wenger, Chamakh Leaves and More

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Wenger Rues Lack of Focus Arsene Wenger blamed his Arsenal side’s lack of focus after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Swansea City in their FA Cup tie at Liberty Stadium on Sunday. The Welsh minnows drew first blood when their star striker Michu scored in the second half. The Gunners then hit [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Expects Busy January, Henry Advising Walcott, Pat Rice Awarded MBE, Henry Return Still a Possibility and More

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Wenger Expecting A Busy January Window Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he will have a lot of transfer-related work to do in the upcoming January transfer window. The Gunners are reportedly interested in adding multiple players to their squad and the Frenchman has admitted that he could be very busy next month because of that. [...]

Backpage Roundup: Walcott Accused of Buying Penalty, Arteta Praises Wigan, Wenger Satisfied With Victory, West Ham Enter Chamakh Talks and More

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Walcott Accused of Buying Penalty Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has accused Theo Walcott of buying the penalty decision that enabled Arsenal to win Saturday’s clash at the DW Stadium. Walcott went down inside the penalty area on a challenge from Jean Beausejour, and Martinez believes that it was an intentional tumble by the Arsenal [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arteta Defends Cazorla but Wenger Apologises, Diame Available For Cheap, Holloway Fed-Up and More

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Arteta Defends Cazorla Over Diving Allegations Mikel Arteta doesn’t think that Santi Cazorla dived in Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat of West Bromwich Albion on Saturday as he believes his compatriot is not that ‘sort of player.’ Cazorla went to the ground inside the penalty area despite the fact that WBA’s Steven Reid didn’t touch him. Referee [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Readying Bid for Zaha, Wenger Won’t Change Transfer Policy, Podolski to Miss WBA Clash, Clarke Fearing Gunners Backlash and More

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  Arsenal Readying Bid for Zaha Arsenal FC will submit a formal bid for Crystal Palace’s in-demand attacker Wifried Zaha in the January transfer window, according to the latest round of Arsenal transfer rumours. (The Telegraph) The Gunners are expected to lose contract-rebel Theo Walcott sometime next year and so they have targeted the Eagles [...]

Arsene Wenger was in no-win situation against Olympiakos

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was in a no-win situation when it came to naming his squad for the Champions League match in Athens, Greece this week with Olympiakos. The Gunners took a 1-0 lead, but ended up dropping the game by a 2-1 score. They had already qualified for the next stage of the competition, [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Playing For Victory in Athens, Wenger Won’t Quit, Arteta Understands Anger of Boo-Boys, Szczesny Wants Gooner Support and More

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Arsenal Playing for Victory against Olympiakos – Gervinho Gervinho has revealed that Arsenal will be playing for a win against Olympiakos on Tuesday night despite the fact that their place in the knockout stages is already confirmed. Coach Arsene Wenger is expected to rest a few players for their trip to Athens but Gervinho says [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Won’t Quit Just Yet, Cazorla Rues ‘Inconsistent’ Form, Hill-Wood Suffers Heart Attack, Winning UCL Group Means Nothing and More

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Wenger Won’t Quit Arsenal Just Yet Arsene Wenger has declared that he won’t quit Arsenal just yet but will evaluate his options at the end of the season. The Gunners lost out 2-0 to Swansea at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, after which calls for Wenger’s sacking intensified. While the Frenchman hinted that he might leave [...]

Almost time for Arsene Wenger to pass the torch

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Other than the player ratings, there’s not really much point to go over Saturday’s 2-0 loss at home to Swansea. I’m sure most of you saw the match and can form your own opinions on it. Two late goals may have decided the result on paper, but the contest on the pitch was over long [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Won’t Splash Sponsorship Cash, Zaha Confirmed As Arsenal Target, Moyes Praises Arteta and More

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Wenger Hints At More Conservative Spending Despite Cash Boost Arsene Wenger has declared that despite having some major cash at his disposal through the new sponsorship deal with Emirates, he will be tentative with his spending in the transfer market. The Gunners recently signed a contract extension worth £ 150 million with their shirt sponsor [...]

Backpage Roundup: Henry Set for another Arsenal Return, Mertesacker Recalls Debut Season Struggles, Gunners Won’t Be Complacent Against Montpellier, Bendtner Unsure About Arsenal Future and More

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Henry Could Return Again Arsene Wenger has refused to rubbish media speculation that Arsenal legend and New York Red Bulls superstar Thierry Henry could be back playing at Emirates once again in January. Henry, 35, originally left the Gunners for Barcelona in 2006 but returned for a successful short-term loan deal last season and scored [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arteta Retains Penalty Taking Role, No Progress Over Walcott Deal, Fans Told To Behave, Wilshere Defends Wenger’s Record and More

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Arteta Retains Penalty Taking Role Mikel Arteta will continue to take penalty kicks for Arsenal despite his last weekend’s injury time miss against Fulham, coach Arsene Wenger has confirmed. It was thought that the Spaniard would be relieved of penalty kicking duties after that miss, but Wenger has made it clear that he still has [...]

Wenger in State Of Denial; Claims Arsenal Still In Premier League Title Race

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Even the most optimistic of Arsenal fans or Arsene Wenger supporters would find it hard to agree with what “Le Professeur” has just told the press. The Gunners sit 11 points behind league leaders Manchester United, their defence has leaked 12 goals in the last four games and morale is at an all-time low, but [...]

Backpage Roundup: Double Injury Boost for Arsenal, Podolski Wants Central Role, Jol Supports Wenger, Jenkinson Set for England Call-Up and More

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Double Injury Boost for Arsenal There is some good news for Arsenal fans on the injury front as goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny started in their under-21 side’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham United on Friday and showed no ill effects of the ankle injury that has limited him to just two appearances so far this season. [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Wants Respect for RVP, Arsenal Announce Jakarta Friendly Plans, Gervinho Out for Three Weeks and More

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Wenger Wants Gunners to Respect RVP Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal’s upcoming league game against Manchester United isn’t just about proving to Robin van Persie that he made a mistake by leaving them. On Saturday, the Dutch striker would come face to face with his former teammates for the very first time since joining [...]

Is it Walcott’s time? A look at history

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It might seem premature to write this when contract negotiations are still up in the air, but if Arsenal history is anything to go by, when one star leaves another unlikely one usually steps up from within the ranks to surprise everyone. I’ve been one of his biggest critics over the years so I can [...]

We got our Arsenal back

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We’ve seen some absolutely mad games over the last couple of years, and this one probably tops the lot. At the end of the night, an early-round League Cup game I hadn’t thought that much about ended with a final score of Reading 5-7 Arsenal. At half time the Arsenal fans sang “we want our [...]

Backpage roundup: Wenger and Fergie equally great for RVP, Wilshere to miss Reading game, Gnabry tipped For greatness and more

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Wenger and Fergie Are Equally Great – RVP Robin van Persie feels that his former mentor Arsene Wenger and current manager Alex Ferguson are both equally great and there is nothing to choose between them. The Dutch striker spent eight seasons at Arsenal under Wenger before leaving for Manchester United in the summer and therefore, [...]

Square pegs in round holes

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I’m sure you’ll all be familiar – even those who did not read my match preview – with the statistics flying around before yesterday’s game. Needless to say, Schalke ended a very strong run of form in Champions League home games for Arsenal. As for actual, more immediate form, Arsenal looked much the same as [...]