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We’re getting down to the bitter end of the Group Stage now, folks. France? Out. Italy? Out. England in a win or go home 3rd Group Stage match. Spain sweating on their 3rd match. South Korea and Japan moving into the Knockout Stage. I’ve watched A LOT of football over the last 14 days, but [...]
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Dear or dear! Does anyone else think maybe Theo Walcott and Samir Nasri are sitting at home about now, planning massive “THANK YOU!” flower arrangements to be sent round to Fabio Capello and Raymond Domenech? Sure they were upset at not being selected for their respective national sides. But everything happens for a reason, and [...]
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Match Day 4 saw plenty of Arsenal interest with a tasty early match up between Nicklas Bendtner’s Danish squad and the Oranje of Robin van Persie. Alex Song had the day off for Cameroon as they went down to a plucky Japan team in their opening Group Stage match. Netherlands Own Goal “Assist” Highlights van [...]
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Greetings, fellow Gooners. Welcome to the AFC Blog Arsenal Squad World Cup Preview. We’ll do some quick hitters on all the Arsenal players involved in the upcoming World Cup to kick things off, and list each player by group and team so you can follow along. As we move through the month-long tournament for the [...]
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Cesc Fabregas and Thomas Vermaelen have been rewarded for their outstanding performance for Arsenal this season with selection for the PFA Team of the Year for 2009/10. Fabregas developed from one of the world’s brightest starlets into a fully fledged star, contributing 15 goals and a equal league-high 15 assists from just 27 Premiership games [...]
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Arsenal FC Blog has been nominated for ‘Best Team Site’ in the 2009 Soccerlens Awards. Please vote for it by clicking here! Just as predicted, Alex Song will be back for this weekend’s game against Manchester United after his Cameroon team were knocked out of the African Cup of Nations by Egypt. Emmanuel Eboue will [...]
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The Arsenal FC Blog has been nominated for ‘Best Team Site’ in the 2009 Soccerlens Awards. Vote for it by clicking here! Those following the African Nations Cup will know that Cameroon have secured a place in the quarter-finals after coming back from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Tunisia. The result means Cameroon finished [...]
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Alex Song played his final match for Arsenal against West Ham before heading off to join up with the Cameroon squad for the African Cup of Nations in Angola. The rise of Song as a player and character at Arsenal has been one of the feel-good stories of the year for me and a lot [...]
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Alex Song’s late goal against Portsmouth is up there as one of my favourite moments of the season so far. Watch it again below (LINK): I think it’s fitting that our most improved, consistent and reliable performer’s first goal of the season also happened to be our last of 2009. Bravo, Song. Bravo. Have your [...]
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More bad news to kick things off today with the word that Kieran Gibbs went off injured for England U21 against Lithuania. When it rains it pours, doesn’t it? While the extent of the injury remains unknown the fact that Gibbs has gone for an X-ray suggests he won’t be playing against Sunderland this weekend. [...]
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A quick International Break round-up before I head off to a birthday breakfast with my family. Robin van Persie was stretchered off after 11 minutes of Holland’s game against Italy with an ankle injury. Dutch TV reported he will be out for 2-3 months after tearing ankle ligaments. It’s awful news for both van Persie [...]
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Arsenal 3 (van Persie 16, Diaby 18, Arshavin 84) Birmingham (Bowyer 38) Video Highlights | Wenger Interview Match Review Arsene Wenger and his men successfully navigated a tricky post-International break fixture against Birmingham by posting a comprehensive if not completely comfortable 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium. Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby scored excellent early [...]
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Good morning to you all from a fairly chilly Brisbane. No alcoholic beverages to be found near me today, just a piping hot green tea and some Vegemite and butter on toast to keep me company. In Saturday’s post the idea was raised by regular commenter ‘Old Timer’ to open up a bit of a [...]
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Today is the third in a series of posts reviewing Arsenal’s 2008/09 season. Last week I reviewed the performances of our goalkeepers and defenders over the course of the season and today it’s the midfielders turn. Enjoy, and be sure to let me know what you think at the end by commenting. Wenger’s gamble When Mathieu Flamini, [...]
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A combination of Easter-related obligations and a difficult family situation means a very brief analysis of Arsenal’s 4-1 win away to Wigan. Here goes: (+) The jury is still out on Lukasz Fabianski. In my last post I asked if the Polish goalkeeper was ready to step up but the evidence from Saturday was fairly [...]
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With a vitally important trip to Rome later in the week, yesterday’s comfortable 3-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup was just what the doctor ordered. Rarely in the same will you see three goals of such gorgeous technical quality. Yet Carlos Vela’s scintillating run and delightful chip, Emmanuel Eboue’s fine low finish and Eduardo’s [...]
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Hello again – hope you’re doing well. It was quite a day on the blog yesterday as many, many people had their say on everything from the possibility of Arsenal finishing fifth to Arsene Wenger’s team selections to the effectiveness of the Song/Denilson midfield partnership. It was an excellent debate, perhaps the best that this [...]
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