Taken from Total Football 14 Arsene Wenger has been the Arsenal manager since 1996. No one had heard who he was but he turned Arsenal into a superpower in English football winning the double and unimaginable unbeaten season. But for the last 7 years, Arsenal hasn’t won a single trophy. I am here to discuss
Image taken from the Daily Mail For Arsenal fans, the love affair between them and Yann M’Vila is a roller-coaster of on again off again intensity. One day he’s signing, the next day he’s on vacation, after that he’s had a tour of Colney, and then he realizes he left his stove on at home. Progress has
Taken from Ole Ole The midfield is primarily the fiercest part of the 90 minute battle players face when they cross the white lines of the pitch. It’s paramount that teams set out with a midfield capable of outsmarting, overrunning and dominating the opposition. Whether you play 2 or 3 in the middle what is certain
Obviously I could go on for days describing Spain’s new talent, including the likes of Jesé Rodriguez (Real Madrid) and Oliver Torres (Atletico Madrid) but only two players really stand out for me.Jesús Fernández Sáez, better known as Suso (17), is a young, skillful winger who is widely regarded as the new Cesc Fabregas/Gerrard amongst
One of the debatable decisions Arsene Wenger has had to face last season was who to play in left-back. Life-long Arsenal fan Kieran Gibbs fought it out with Brazilian signing Andre Santos. Both are loved by fans, for different reasons. Gibbs was thought to be 100% ready to play week-in-week-out for the Gunners, but over the
Taken from BBC Thorgan Hazard, 19, will join Champions League champions Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. He follows his brother, Eden Hazard, who joined Chelsea for a reported £32m from Lille in June.Thorgan has appeared for his native Belgium at 5 different levels, at U15 through to U19. This season he made 23 appearances for
Is Robert Lewandowski a viable replacement for Robin Van Persie? With the domestic seasons drawing nearer for European sides, transfer rumors have gone into overdrive, with one of the dominating sagas surrounding Arsenal Football Club: specifically about captain Robin van Persie. With the tabloids picking up on the uncertainty of the captain’s uncertain future at the
Taken from the Blue Champions After weeks of speculation, Chelsea have completed the signing of 20 year old Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a fee thought to be in the region of £25 million, quite a considerable price. So is he worth it? Can he be a top player who will play a key role?
Taken from The Telegraph Sitting down to write this article on Ledley King and his decision to retire I realise that it won’t be easy. Not just for me, but for anyone else who decides to write a tribute to him. It’s going to be hard to put into words but I’ll give it a
Taken from Bettor When Harry Redknapp was sacked many pessimists and ‘Arry’s media friends predicted a mass exodus from Tottenham. In reality this hasn’t happened; quite the reverse in-fact. Bale has signed a new contract, Rafael van der Vaart has reiterated his desire to stay despite interest from Germany and Adebayor is supposed to be signing
Taken from Football Wallpaper 7 #1: Manchester City: The defending Premier League Champions have had an astonishingly quiet summer compared to the past few seasons. With very little entries and the transfer of Robin Van Persie from Arsenal looking a lot less likely, the Citizens main involvement in the transfer market looks to be in the
Taken from Eurosport As a fan there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing young players come through the ranks of your club and challenge for first team places. No team in the world does this better than Barcelona. Their highly regarded La Masia is a conveyor belt constantly pumping out brilliant footballers who more often than not
Taken from Zimbio I’m sure many of you are aware of the Robin van Persie situation by now. I won’t bore you with another blog vilifying him as I’m sure there’s many out there. The situation that’s currently taking place and escalating at Arsenal has affirmed my thoughts: Arsenal are stuck in a vicious circle.
On Wednesday night, West Bromwich Albion completed the capture of Belgian winger Yassine El Ghanassy from AA Gent on a season long loan. In his first interview for the club, he said he will ‘provide skills’, which I’m sure will prove a big hit with the Albion faithful. But from West Brom’s attacking point of
Taken from The Guardian With the signing of Lukas Podolski, the Gunners have an experienced, hungry centre forward who’s no stranger to fast paced and aggressive link up play. Many would argue that with the signing of the German international, the #10 role or “second striker” position is locked down. Perhaps that’s not the case.Every
Taken from Bild Due to the departures of Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba this summer, Chelsea only have three centre forwards in their squad at time of writing. These three consist of Daniel Sturridge, Fernando Torres and Romelu Lukaku, which could get cut to two if Lukaku goes out on loan like many are recommending. There
Taken from Soccerchill After a disappointing season in which Liverpool finished 8th in the Premier League, new winds are blowing at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish has been sacked and Brendan Rodgers installed as new manager. With Brendan Rodgers now in charge, the club is moving in a totally different direction.A lot of changes will be made
Taken from Blog B724S While most football fans have spent the last few weeks fascinated with Euro 2012, Chelsea have changed things at their club quite a lot. Didier Drogba left the club, while Roberto Di Matteo got the manager’s job on a full-time basis. Also, Marko Marin and Eden Hazard have both joined the
Taken from Paroles de Foot It’s very easy to think of the current situation surrounding Robin Van Persie as puzzling. He has seemingly turned his back on Arsenal, but within the space of a week, change his mind like a pre-pubescent teen. All strange ideas aside, we have to agree with that Robin van Persie
Since the shocking announcement made by Gunners’ skipper Robin Van Persie, Arsenal has been linked with strikers from all over Europe, ranging from the likes of the in-form Robert Lewandowski to French prospect M’Baye Babacar Niang. While there are countless exciting options for Arsene Wenger and the board to chase, the most promising rumor has been
Taken from Laacib Salomon Kalou completed a move to Lille following the expiry of his Chelsea deal. Let’s take a look back at his career.2006/07 SeasonA few days following Chelsea winning the Premier League, Jose Mourinho successfully bolstered his squad with the acquisition of Salomon Kalou, the fee was undisclosed, but believed to be around
Taken from Goal.com The story about Alberto Aquilani is a strange one. Some would even say a sad one. He was born and grew up in Rome, and started his youth career at Roma. After a loan spell at Triestina, he got into the Roma squad and soon became a key player in the team.
Taken from Never Manage Alone Like all modern day footballers, stating the blindingly obvious, Van Persie is obsessed with money. He and the others can never get enough. Together with his con agent, (who is also rubbing his hands in anticipation of his share of the booty) they realise that if he does not make his
Taken from Ministry of Soccer Dear RVP,First, I would like to congratulate you on your remarkable achievement last season, Not only did you finish unscratched, you carted away numerous individual awards, broke several club and EPL records; a feat that will go down in Arsenal history books… You brought harmony, peace and respect to the
Taken from The Sun My previous article a few months ago suggested that Van Persie would be on the move therefore his latest disclosure on his Twitter came as no surprise to me.The truth of the matter is that all modern footballers, like it or not, are mercenaries. The bottom line is that they will