Tagged with gunners

Feb 2008

12th

5 Points clear, time to buckle down

A very good weekend for The Arsenal, the win last night over Blackburn put us ahead of Manchester United by 5 points. That is not much to shout about but it does help set us apart from the rest in more ways than points. United and Chelsea (the others) now know that they cannot afford [...]

Jan 2008

22nd

Has Wenger lost faith in Senderos

William Gallas will be in the squad as Arsenal face Tottenham tonight in a game that manager Arsene Wenger describes a the biggest game of the season for now. Arsene finds his defensive choices limited by a combination of the ACN and injuries, Senderos is out because of a broken nose sustained against Fulham last [...]

Jan 2008

7th

Burnley 0 – 2 Arsenal FA Cup 3rd Round

Arsenal manager Wenger was full of compliments for Burnley, who put up a good fight in yesterday’s FA Cup third round clash. The gunners showed the chasm between the premier league top four and the rest of football in England. For all Burnley endeavour Arsenal hardly had to get out of 1st gear to win [...]

Jan 2008

3rd

On Connolly, Hoyte and Walcott

Transfer rumours and speculation are rife this morning. Don’t we just love the transfer windows? Various sources make the future of Lehman, Gilberto, Diarra, Diaby, Flamini and even Hleb uncertain, the only confirmed news is Connolly is out to QPR and Djourou is back from Birmingham. There a lot of comments coming out of the [...]

Dec 2007

27th

A subdued Arsenal Held at Portsmouth

Portsmouth game plan was simple, put men behind the ball let Arsenal try to break them down and try to hit on the counter. It was an effective plan. Arsenal never got out of the starting blocks, there was a lack of fluency, misplaced passes, and poor first touches all combined to render Arsenal impotent. [...]

Dec 2007

19th

Young Guns prevail over Rovers

In a pulsating cup tie at Ewood Park, Arsenal’s second string proves their mental toughness and superior technical ability by overcoming a stirring comeback from a spirited Blackburn rovers. Arsenal began impressively, thoroughly outclassing rovers in a master-class of wengerball. The first goal coming from the left boot of the notoriously right-footed Diaby, elegantly set [...]