One of the reasons that Arsene Wenger brought in Sol Campbell was because of his experience. It’s “squeaky bum” time and Campbell is one of the few Gunners who have been here before.
“We kept fighting and got the win in the end, and we do not care as long as the win comes,” Campbell told Arsenal TV Online. “It is never easy, you have to win and earn your rights, you have to play good football – nobody is just going to give you three points in this league, no chance. We just have to keep focused, picking up the wins and stay in there.” Read more...(166 words, 2 images, estimated 40 secs reading time)
Interesting comments by Alex Ferguson after United’s defeat of Fulham yesterday. Fergie was asked about the title race and this is what he had to say:
“We are back in the lead, but Chelsea have a game in hand. “It’s also going to be a hard-fought tussle, with Arsenal coming strongly now, and I have a suspicion that they might yet mount the biggest challenge. I’m wary of Arsenal if they don’t suffer too many more injuries to key players.”
It is going to be a great title run in and I expect United and Chelsea both to drop points. If Arsenal win all eight games left on the schedule, they will be Champions. Read more...(116 words, 2 images, estimated 28 secs reading time)
Three minutes deep into injury time a title contending team scored a goal that enabled them to grab al three points and keep their title dreams alive. That title contending team is Arsenal.
We will not know for another couple of months how important that winner that from Nicklas Bendtner will prove to be, but tonight Arsenal are right there in the title race because of it. Bendtner, who missed chance after chance last week against Burnley has now scored four goals this week and 9 of the season, making him Arsenal’s third top scorer this season.. Read more...(355 words, 2 images, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
Well I thought Arsenal would score against Porto, but I never expected five.
Arsenal ran riot at the Emirates hammering Porto 5-0 in the Champions League as Nicklas Bendtner scored three goals, and Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Eboue each chipped in one. Yes, the same Nicklas Bendtner who could not hit a barn door on the weekend scores three goals tonight in the Champions League
“I believe over 90 minutes we controlled 80,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “We controlled the game and scored great goals, and we were good to watch.”
Porto manager Jesualdo Ferreira called the match a “fast movie.” Read more...(264 words, 2 images, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)
Another week and another huge game for the Arsenal. This time it is in the Champions League as Arsenal try to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat Porto to move into the quarter-finals.
Arsenal will have to do it the difficult way, without inspirational leader Cesc Fabregas who will miss the game due to a hamstring injury, as well as William Gallas who will also miss the game due to a calf injury.
But the good news for Arsenal is that Sol Campbell has recovered from the groin problem that kept him out at the weekend, and with Arshavin, . But with Arshavin, Nasri and Walcott all fit, Arsene Wenger will have a good squad to pick from. Read more...(373 words, 2 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
Newspaper reports say that Arsenal Captain Cesc Fabregas will miss tomorrow’s Champions League tie against Porto because of a hamstring injury he picked up during the win over Burnley.
Massive loss to the Gunners. Fabregas has been amazing this season. But with Arshavin back I am expecting Arsenal to over turn the Porto 2-1 lead.
Arsenal beat 3-1 in a game that could just as easily have been 7-1 or 2-2. The Gunners missed chance after chance especially Nicklas Bendtner who missed at least four sitters in the game.
But here we are in early March and Arsenal are sitting two points out of first place. If you has said that would be the case at the start of the year most Gunners fans would not have believed you. Read more...(137 words, 2 images, estimated 33 secs reading time)
Looks like all Arsenal’s international players will be returning healthy, which is good news. Even better news was the sight of Andrey Arshavin coming on as a half-time substitute for Russia. Arsenal will need Arshavin’s magic in the coming weeks.
According to Italian daily Corriere dello Sport, Roma are weighing up the possibility of a summer move for William Gallas. Roma is managed by Claudio Ranieri who signed Gallas for Chelsea in 2001 and reportedly wants to work with him again. If Gallas leaves at the end of the season, is it a big loss? Read more...(267 words, 2 images, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)
Media reports say that Arsenal are Arsenal are close to finalising a four-year deal for Bordeaux’s striker Marouane Chamakh. Chamakh is out of contract this summer and has made little secret of the move.
‘I’ve dreamed of the Premier League since I was a little boy. I am ready to discover the experience for myself,’ he said last week.
With Chamakh at 6′ 1″ (1.85m) as well as Bendtner and the fit again Rob Van Persie Arsenal will have three center forwards with some height that can play as target men and pose a threat in the air. Read more...(100 words, 2 images, estimated 24 secs reading time)
Arsenal have overtaken Chelsea in the ‘rich list’ of European clubs. Moving up to fifth place on the list.
The Deloitte Football Money League has Real Madrid and Barcelona in the top two spots but mainly due to the continuing decline of the pound against the euro. The Deloitte list is based on clubs’ revenue excluding transfer fees.
Arsenal moved ahead of Chelsea as the Gunners recorded a 7% rise in revenue to £224 million compared to Chelsea’s’ £20 6million – a 3% fall in revenue.
Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at Deloitte, said: Read more...(283 words, 2 images, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
