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The young Japanese winger Ryo Miyaichi was so impressive on loan last season at Feyenoord that Arsene Wenger decided to bring him back to join the Arsenal squad this season. But Miyaichi has only been used by Wenger in a couple of Carling Cup matches, …
Wenger Snubs Chamberlain Talks
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger has snubbed the rumours which were linking club wonderkid Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a possible loan move until the end of the season saying that the youngster is almost ready to break into the first team. Reports &#…
VIDEO – Miquel Speaks About First Team Opportunities
Arsenal star Ignasi Miquel spoke about the opportunities he had at Arsenal this season to play in the first team with all the injuries which occurred in the club.
The night we level it all up (in terms of games played anyway)
Wednesday night at White Hart Lane is when we level it all out and get a true picture of just where we stand. Since the opening day of the season when the locals gave fuel to new songs for our opposing fans, we have been playing catch up. Well no longe…
Arsenal agree deal in principle for Matias Suarez, although he will join in the summer | Chamakh could leave | HENRY!
Arsenal had hoped to wrap up a deal for Matias Suarez this January, in the hope he could bolster our attacking options for the second half of the season – after the dismal efforts Chamakh has to offer and the clearly not good enough Park. We&…
FA Cup Preview: Chelsea vs Portsmouth
The Blues army will host Portsmouth today in the FA cup third round. We will be hoping to extend our unbeaten run against Portsmouth to 30 games in all competitions in over 51 years. The last time we played Portsmouth was the final of the 2010 FA cup at the Wembley, where Didier’s free kick [...]
Chelsea January Transfer Window Analysis
January! January! January! The month we have been waiting for, when transfer window opens and the rumors rise till they get ridiculous. It is believed that Roman will give Villas-Boas a war-chest of £150m to spend in this January transfer window. If that’s true, AVB should seize the opportunity to sign quality players that will [...]
Spurs: Half-term reports
So, 19 games played and we sit third in the table with our best points tally, at this stage, since the legendary 60-61 season. Not too shabby and a position not too many fans would have predicted after two games. So how have the players fared that have…
Window watch: Surely Harry’s bluffing
It’s going to be a quiet January for Spurs? So Harry says… unless the ‘special player’ he keeps talking about is someway, somehow whisked to North London. As for the identity of said ‘special player’ – Kaka, Le…
Chelsea Ends Miserable Year
I cannot believe what we witnessed earlier today. It was a very, very disappointing game from the Men In Blue. Aston Villa came to the Bridge probably seeking a draw and we gifted them a win. They played 10 men behind the ball and pretended that they would not attack us. We were keeping possession [...]
The Ox intends to fight for his place in Arsenal’s first team
The Arsenal youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been more than happy with the events of 2011 and is looking forward to improving even further in 2012. This time last year he was still at Southampton and after his move to the Emirates he has impressed…
4-2-3-1
HARRY REDKNAPP last night launched the exciting 4-2-3-1 formation many Spurs fans have been mapping out all season. Luka Modric was back in his favoured central role, pulling the strings, getting on the ball and tasked with minimal defensive responsibi…
Will Benayoun Become A First Teamer?
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger proved to be overly enthusiastic after Benayoun’s goal stating his admiration for the Israeli attacking midfielder which brought the three points for Wenger’s team. “He is well integrated in the group, is a fanta…
Post Match: Chelsea vs. Wigan
The Wigan game felt like two points lost than a point gained. Our Blues surrendered our one goal lead in the 88th minute of the game. It was disappointing. The only change AVB made to the team that defeated Manchester City at the Bridge was Lampard for Ramires. Given we had won against Manchester City [...]
Match Preview: Wigan v Chelsea
Hello Blues, Today, our Blue Army is in Manchester to face relegation candidates Wigan. Over the years, Wigan has become one of the teams Blues look forward to meeting. They are the gift that keeps on giving. If we had a home away from home, it has to be the DW Stadium. I expect our [...]
CHELSEA ARE BACK, CHELSEA ARE BACK, ‘ELLO ‘ELLO
Penalty to Chelsea, Frank Lampard sets the ball on the spot, waits for the referee’s go-ahead, missed penalties this season flash before your eyes, you squint and murmur “Please Frank don’t lose this one”, he smashes it down the middle and you… (Insert your personal celebration here). At this point all blues felt several emotions [...]
Chelsea Need More Goals
Let us recall back to 2009-10 season, the historical season for Chelsea football club and in English football – the season in which saw Chelsea winning the domestic double. It doesn’t seem an easy task to reach to such achievements against all rivals we know about from the English football, with the likes of Man [...]
Arsenal’s first team is the only transfer Frimpong wants
Emmanuel Frimpong snubbed all the rumours which have been written about a possible loan in January. According to the midfielder he’s not interested in any other move except creating a regular first team spot for himself at Arsenal. “I knew I would …
Wenger announces Champions League plans.
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger made his intentions for the Champions League group stage game against Olympiakos public after the Gunners managed to secure the first spot qualification following the win against Borussia Dortmund. As everybody expecte…
Humble Miquel looks ready to step up to Arsenal’s first team
Many Arsenal fans may not have heard of his name before the start of the season, or even until the recent Carling Cup match against Manchester City. Ignasi Miquel played well on his flank against the dangerous Adam Johnson and looked assured for the wh…
Arsenal prepare for the January sales. Goetze is the top target whilst Podolski is being monitored.
Apologies for the lack of any content over the past two months. University work is, and has been piling in consistently, leaving me with little spare time to post about The Arsenal. Once work has stopped flying in the site will be running as normal, wh…
Misery grows and grows for Pav
RUSSIAN striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has voiced his now weekly plea to be allowed to leave White Hart Lane in January. The striker will almost certainly depart if a suitable offer comes in when the transfer window opens. His frustration is growing, playi…
New Deal Offered To Lampard Plus Bids For Barkley & Cahill.
Super Frankie needs no introduction; he has proved his quality over the decade that he has been a Blue. I believe Lamps has the quality to play for more years. During the summer transfer window, there were strong rumors that we made several bids for Gary Cahill so I knew this story wouldn’t die. Finally, [...]
Chelsea V QPR: Time To Play Hoops
The last time Chelsea played QPR at Loftus Road Glen Hoddle was manager and Dennis Wise was still playing in Blue (1995/1996 season). We won that game 2-1 and we haven’t faced QPR at Loftus road since then. We hadn’t played them in 12 years prior to our encounter in the FA cup in 2008. [...]
Match preview: Spurs v Rubin Kazan
Spurs face their toughest challenge yet in the Europa League this season, when they take on Russian outfit Rubin Kazan at White Hart Lane. With both sides on four points from two matches, a win would help Harry Redknapp’s team stamp their authority i…
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