Here are some of Arsene Wenger’s comments after today’s thrashing of Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates:
on a memorable afternoon…
I felt that recently we had quite good performances but did not get the results. Today we got the performance and the result, which is ideally what you want. I do not give much importance to the seven goals, it is just important we won and played well.
on Oxlade-Chamberlain and Walcott…
As you know, they are English! I feel providing today was as important as scoring. The flanks provided very well and scored through Alex. Robin is an exceptional football player and you could see that with his movement in the box, which could be shown in every football school. When you feed him in the box, he is deadly. Read more...(842 words, estimated 3:22 mins reading time)
Could not resist the headline!! After the woeful performance against Bolton in midweek, I asked that “ unless Robin van Persie scores where are the goals coming from?” Well Saturday we got our answer as three other Arsenal players, besides Robin van Persie got on the scoresheet.
Some thoughts on the game Read more...(286 words, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)
It was the second hat-trick of the season for Robin van Persie, who knows has 28 goals this season in all competitions and a remarkable 22 in the league. When the UEFA player of the year nominations are announced later this year, van Persie is going to be up their with Messi and Ronaldo as the best goal scorers in Europe.
Arsène Wenger has revealed the latest information ahead of the Blackburn game:
on the latest team news…
We have a little problem with Oxlade-Chamberlain that we have to check today [Friday] because his knee jarred a little bit and we will see how he has recovered from it. All of the other players look alright.
on making changes for Saturday…
A little bit yes because we gave a lot on Sunday against Villa and gave a lot against Bolton on Wednesday. I am thinking about it at the moment, yes. Read more...(158 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)
Arsenal are reported to be working hard on lining up Claudio Yacob from Argentina’s Racing Club for a move to Arsenal this summer.
Yacob, who is out of contract at the end of the season, is a 24-year-old combative midfielder, who is often compared to compatriot Javier Mascherano. Mascherano plays a similar role for his Barcelona and Argentina.
Have to admit I have mixed emotions about this story which was in today’s Daily Mail. One emotion is happiness that Wenger is finally looking to fill the void left by Viera in the center of the pitch. The other emotion, is that I really like Frimpong and I was hoping that after six months on loan at Wolves, that he would come back and become a regular in the Arsenal line-up next season. Read more...(170 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)
With the January transfer window now closed, Arsenal have submitted their playing squad for the remainder of the season to the Premier League. You may register a maximum 25 senior players with an unlimited number of eligible under-21s (many of Arsenal’s players are in the under-21 list)
Arsenal – 25 squad players Player
1 Clarindo Dos Santos, Andre
2 Arshavin, Andrey
3 Arteta Amatriain, Mikel
4 Benayoun, Yossi
5 Chamakh, Maroune
6 Diaby, Vassiriki Abou
7 Djourou-Gbadjere, Johan Danon
8 Fabianski, Lukasz
9 Yao, Gervais Kouassi
10 Gibbs, Kieran James Ricardo
11 Koscielny, Laurent
12 Mannone, Vito
13 Mertesacker, Per
14 Park, Chu Young
15 Rosicky, Tomas
16 Sagna, Bacary
17 Henry, Thierry
18 Song Bilong, Alexandre Dimitri
19 Squillaci, Sebastien
20 Van Persie, Robin
21 Vermaelen, Thomas
22 Walcott, Theo James Read more...(282 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
Mikel Arteta has admitted that it will be “tough” for Arsenal to break into the top four of the Premier League following their 0-0 draw with Bolton Wanderers.
The result at the Reebok Stadium left the Gunners in seventh place, five points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, as they remain without a league victory in 2012.
Arteta acknowledged that more consistency is required if Arsene Wenger’s team are to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League. Read more...(201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)
Here are some of Arsene Wenger’s comments after tonight’s disappointing draw away to Bolton:
on the result…
We feel we have dropped two points because we had chances to win the game. But we produced a decent game against a difficult opponent who gives you the ball, marks tight and waits for their chance. We took all of the risks and we were a bit unlucky as well because we hit the bar, the post and missed some great chances. In the end we took a gamble to play four strikers and we nearly got caught in the last five minutes from a Bolton chance. Read more...(566 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)
Not sure where to start with this one. How can Arsenal be held scoreless by a team that had only kept two clean sheets all season? Easy, unless Robin van Persie scores where are the goals coming from?
Tonight Wenger sent out a midfield three of Song, Arteta and Ramsey with Walcott and AOC out wide. None of those five players are known for their goal scoring ability. Tonight was also the first time that I realized that Wenger has not replaced Fabregas and his goal scoring ability from midfield. Fabregas has scored 15 goals already for Barcelona this season. I wager a bet that the Arsenal midfield collectively does not score 15 goals this season. Read more...(281 words, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)
