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Archive for May, 2007

Wenger Wants Players Fit Whilst Ribery Slips Away

Arsenal medical staff need to pick up their game
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has spoken about his desire to get all of his players fit in the lead-up to next season. The club has been severely hampered by persistent injuries to Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie, Tomas Rosicky, Fredrik Ljungberg and William Gallas amongst others. Wenger [...]

Djourou as a midfielder? So crazy it might work!

The latest musings of Spanish Fry 
Well, well, well. Just when Arsenal fans thought that the season was petering out to a anti-climactic end, Arsene Wenger has thrown a spanner into the works. Whilst Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Portsmouth overnight was in effect a meaningless game for the Gunners, there is no doubt that the starting [...]

Arsenal 0-0 Portsmouth Match Report

Arsenal’s Strange Side Denies Portsmouth UEFA Cup Place
Portsmouth’s brave bid for a UEFA Cup place came up short as referee Graham Poll, in his last Premiership match, disallowed a 68th-minute effort for offside when Niko Kranjcar’s shot appeared to go in off Arsenal’s Philippe Senderos.
Pompey huffed and puffed in search of a late winner but it [...]

Wenger’s Statistics Sheds Light On Disappointing Season

Portsmouth v Arsenal Match Preview
There has been a general feeling of late amongst Arsenal supporters of emptiness and boredom that would normally be attributed to being an Aston Villa or Everton fan. With the side having been left with nothing to play for in the past several weeks it really has felt like Arsenal are lodged somewhere in mid-table [...]

Arsenal’s Ghost Signings

The latest musings of Spanish Fry 
Looking solely at the results and performances from this season it would be easy to conclude that it is essential for Arsenal to dip into the transfer market and make a number of big signings. What this conclusion doesn’t incorporate is the fact that - without spending a cent - Arsenal [...]