Lukasz Fabianski wants out, Van the man and Marseille preview

The gooners had something to smile about last weekend and the football games are coming thick and fast. The Champions League has reached the stage were teams engage in double home and away dates with each other and these games change the shape of every…

The Latest on the Arsenal Keepers and Back Four

In an uncharacteristically vocal episode from substitute keeper Lukasz Fabianski, he has allegedly hinted at a move away from the Emirates should he not get more playing time: “If I had not been injured in January, then I would still … Continue…

Fabianski: I WILL win my place back – or miss out on Euros!

The Arsenal reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski is certain that he would still be first choice at the Emirates if he hadn’t been cruelly injured by (by Wojciech Szczesny!) at the beginning of the year, and he is determined to win his place back. And …

Fabianski: I Might Leave Arsenal

Arsenal’s Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski could possibly leave the club in January in order to gain match time in a bid to be included in Poland’s Euro 2012 squad. He has also said that if it hadn’t been for his injury last January…

Flappyhandski considering Arsenal future

Speaking to Polish sports newspaper Przeglądem Sportowym, Lukasz Fabianski has admitted that he may be forced to move clubs in January in search of more regular first-team football. Fabianski has fallen down the Arsenal pecking order, having made ma…

Edu appears, Arshavin beats self and Fabianski ponders chickening out

Premier League football is just around the corner and all eyes will be firmly fixed on the mouth-watering fixtures this weekend. King Kenny and his expensive recruits will face a true test when they play the Champ19ns, Chelsea sweat it out with Everton…

International Round-up: Matchday 4

Now that the second round of this International break has passed, the nitty-gritty of the Premier League and Sunderland at home are looming ever closer. The Gunners have been in poor form, but maybe the usually platitudinous break has given … Con…

Lessons learnt from the Gunners on international duty

As one of the superpowers of European and world football, Arsenal is among the clubs that has a lot of players that are essential pieces of their jigsaw puzzle. Arsenal had a good number of ambassadors in last summer’s World Cup but Robin van Persie …

International Round-up: Matchday 3

Once more we find ourselves in the middle of that dreaded time for football fans: the International break. However, although it has gone under the radar with fellow Gooners complaining about everything from Newspapers to medical staff, a number of &#82…

My Horse, My Ox, My Ass, My Anything

Greetings fellow Gooners! So, I settled for the quote in the end. I did spend an inordinate amount of time trying to come up with a clever way of mixing the words “Shrew” and “Ox” after daring to use the obvious reference to “Taming of the Sh…

Arsenal 3-1 Shrewsbury: Analysis

A record low attendance of 46539 seem to reflect the quality of the opposition as Arsenal second string of Fabianski, Gibbs, Miquel, Djourou (C), Jenkinson, Frimpong, Coquelin, Chu-Young, Benayuoun, Chamakh and Oxlade-Chamberlain provided a good glimps…

Time To Tame The Shrews!

Greetings fellow Gooners! Yes! Something to get excited about again! One of the few positives about this part of the season is that, given how badly things are going for us recently, the games are coming thick and fast we giving us the chance to turn t…

Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal: Analysis

The late kick-off at St. James’ Park was always going to be an intimidating return to Tyneside for the Gunners after the shambolic 4-4 draw which still haunts Gooners and many point to it as the nadir of last season. … Continue reading →

Benfica 2-1 Arsenal | Lack of depth embarrasingly exposed

Arsenal lost this game of two halves, fielding a second half side of back-up players who performed so poorly that a huge question mark hangs over whether we have enough strength in depth to finish in the top four, never mind actually mount a title challenge.

Wenger started with his best available side considering we were missing Nasri, Cesc, Wilshere, Koscielny and Walcott. Benfica however made seven changes from their Champions League qualifier line-up of three days previously, so this was a pretty under-strength Benfica side as well.

We started brightly and Arshavin in particular looked up for the game, doing more running and tracking back in the first 20 minutes than he did in the first 20 games of last season. On seven minutes he got into the box and attempted a brave header, getting clattered in the process. The Arshavin of 2010 wouldn’t even have . . . continue reading this article.

Originally written by Gooner Steve at Ooh to be a Gooner

What do Arsenal defenders practice in training?

Arsenal 2 – 2 Boca Juniors: Emirates Cup After leading 2-0 and drawing in the end, Arsenal fans were told by Wenger to be “relaxed”. I don’t know how Arsenal fans should be relaxed after watching the defenders keep making the silly mistakes over and over again. I always wonder what our defenders do in training. All the goals conceded were the gifts given by Squillaci and Djourou to Boca. If we do sign a [...]

Wojciech Ready To Be #1 Ahead Of Fabianski and Mannone At Arsenal

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Fabianski AND Mannone want to take Szczesny’s place!

It will certainly be interesting to see who Arsene Wenger gives the Number One jersey to in Arsenal’s first league game this season. Lukas Fabianski was the first choice after Manuel Almunia’s last ballsup, until he got injured (by Szczesny…

The new Arsenal number 1

In recent years, there has been uncertainty surrounding the goalkeeping position at Arsenal. Ever since Jens Lehman left the club, Almunia has failed to fill the gap he left between the sticks. Whilst a good keeper, high profile errors have cost Arsenal dear. Furthermore, it is likely that this summer will see the departure of read more »

FC Koln 1 – Arsenal 2: Analysis

Szczesny, Gibbs, Vermaelen (C), Koscielny, Jenkinson, Ramsey, Song, Wilshere, Gervinho, Chamakh and Walcott lined up in the RheinEnergieStadion for a minute’s silence after what was no doubt a distressing day for Koln’s Norweigan coach Stale Solbakken. Arsenal faced a Koln … Continue reading →

Szczesny Doesn’t Feel Sorry For Fabianski

Wojciech Szczesny believes that there will be stiff competition between himself and Lukasz Fabianski for the No 1 shirt in both the Arsenal team and the Polish national side. But he won’t feel sorry for him if he beats Fabianski to both spots. The Guardian reported Szczesny saying: “It doesn’t matter who challenges me,” Szczesny [...]

Two Gunners on their way out

Both Almunia and Bendtner have not been taken on our tour to Asia. This implies that they are probably on the way out of the club, as noted by Wenger. It has been reported that Almunia will be leaving this summer to a Spanish club for about £500,000. Almunia has endured a tough time at read more »

Possible Arsenal departures?

In the aftermath of an abysmal end to the 2010-2011 season which saw Arsenal crash out of four competitions and end the league season in relegation-like form, it comes as no surprise that a number of players have vocated their … Continue reading →

Transfer Talk: Saturday 9th July

Craig Gordon The 29 year old is the third most expensive goalkeeper in the world, having transferred to Sunderland in 2007 for a fee believed to be around £7 million plus £3 million in add-ons. After Buffon and Peruzzi, this puts Gordon as number three in the all-time rankings for a goalkeeper transfer fee. However, read more »

Has Wenger gone where no Premier League Manager has been before??

If your reading this you are probably an Arsenal Fan, maybe a season ticket holder or even an overseas fan who supports from afar but whatever or whoever you are, you probably watch as much of the Arsenal action as anyone -  whether it be live, streamed or through one of the television channels. You [...]

2010/11 Player Analysis: Fabianski and Szczesny

Our two Poles have flourished this season, and have been fighting it out for the number one spot. Fabianski started the campaign as our second keeper to Manuel Almunia, but after some high-profile errors by the Spaniard, Fabianski became Wenger’s first choice. However, Fabianski suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on 5th January, which paved the read more »