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After a stalemate on a cold dreary night up north we ended a losing run of three games in the league and almost immediately the daggers are out again for certain players, and as always, the manager. It’s very easy to get angry in the aftermath of disappointment and failure, and since last night there’s [...]
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What a wonderful weekend for Arsenal. A 1-0 victory over Everton, made possible by a wonder-goal from our club captain; losses to league leaders Manchester City and those lads at Tottenham; and the unveiling of three glorious statues outside Emirates Stadium marked the 125th anniversary for the club that we all love. All the good [...]
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This has been the strangest Arsenal season for as long as I can remember, for a number of reasons. First came all the changes in the off-season. Fabregas, Nasri, Eboue, Bendtner, Clichy, Denilson, Traore out (have I missed anyone?); Gervinho, Jenkinson, Arteta, Mertesacker, Santos, Benayoun, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Park in. The revolving doors were spinning like [...]
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With Thomas Vermaelen set to return in some measure in the Carling Cup this evening, either from the start or off the bench, it will pose a rather welcome selection problem for Arsene Wenger. The question is: how should he handle it? Will it be Per Mertesacker who drops out or Laurent Koscielny? Or will [...]
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Jack Wilshere: out for two to three months. Thomas Vermaelen: out for two months. My reaction: siiiiiiigh. It’s hard to keep a smile for more than a few days around here, isn’t it? We get thumped by Manchester United, respond with some of our most spontaneous and exciting transfer business in many a season, and [...]
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Arsenal have the welcome distraction of the Champions League coming up after back to back defeats against Liverpool and Manchester United in the league. A flurry on the last day of the transfer window saw Andre Santos, Per Mertesacker, Yossi Benayoun and Mikel Arteta join the Gunners, and the quartet will hope to boost the [...]
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Everybody wanted action. Everybody wanted changes. Fresh faces to get excited about, to plug the gaping holes in a squad that looked nowhere near challenging for the title. But surely NOBODY expected this: From left to right we’ve got André Santos, a stereotypically attacking Brazilian left-back signed from Fenerbahce; Mikel Arteta, an experienced, reliable Spanish [...]
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