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Arsenal 0-1 Olympiakos Report It turned out to be something of a non-event in Athens as a very young Arsenal side lost 1-0 to Olympiakos in the final match of the Champions League group stage. Arsene Wenger fielded youngsters Kyle Bartley, Thomas Cruise and Kerrea Gilbert along with Mikael Silvestre and Lukasz Fabianski in an [...]

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We may have beaten Standard Liege 2-0 last night but I can’t remember feeling as stressed about Arsenal as I do right now. With the crucial game against Chelsea just five days away this was not the sort of performance I was hoping for. On paper 2-0 looks a comfortable victory, but just like the [...]

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It’s Standard Liege in the Champions League tonight with top spot and a place in the second round of the competition at stake. The manager will want his players focused on this game rather than the one against Chelsea yet his line-up will undoubtedly take into account his plan for the weekend. Arsene Wenger will [...]

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A few fun links for you in the build-up to the Arsenal vs Wolves game: Arsene Wenger calls Robin van Persie the best striker in the Premier League. ESPN Soccernet looks back at the impact made by Patrick Vieira in his time at Arsenal. Soccerlens predicts which teams will qualify for the knockout rounds of [...]

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It’s just a very short blog tonight as I’ve got to race around at home and get through a couple of chores. The Arsenal boys produced an excellent performance last night to dispose of AZ Alkmaar 4-1 and all but qualify for the second round of the Champions League. Cesc Fabregas scored two, Samir Nasri [...]

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A very good day to you all. It’s Arsenal FC Weekly podcast time again as Arseblogger joins me to celebrate the wins over Tottenham and Liverpool and preview the week ahead. We discuss the confusion caused by Cesc Fabregas’ solo goal as well as the return of Manuel Almunia, so be sure to click the [...]

 

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Argh. I was previously three-quarter way through quite a detailed match review of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with AZ Alkmaar when my internet browser suddenly closed and all was lost. Obviously I can’t be arsed to write it all up again (I have dinner to prepare, after all) so I thought I’d quickly run through my  [...]

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