Miyaichi – I’m working hard to get into the Arsenal first-team
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, …
Arsenal injury news: Gibbs, Djourou, Miyaichi, Sagna, Fabianski
Speaking in his pre-match conference ahead of our match against Aston Villa tomorrow evening, Arsène Wenger has revealed all the latest team news. The big news is that Kieran Gibbs has suffered an injury setback and will not be available. I honestly d…
Wenger Undecided On Miyaichi Loan
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted today that he has not decided whether promising young Japanese winger Ryo Miyaichi will go out on loan in January. Due to a combination of a lack of match fitness and injuries, Miyaichi has only been able to m…
Arsenal rumours Dec 6th – Reus, Hazard, Pato, Kalou and Miyaichi
Just three weeks to go until the winter transfer window opens, and the press is full of Arsenal transfer news today as it probably will be every day from now on! Arsene Wenger has said that he is not looking for a new striker but most fans think that t…
Dortmund, Diaby and THAT Dutchman!
Greetings fellow Gooners! Up to 7th and within touching distance of the Champions League places again…Crisis? What crisis?!?! Of course, we all had our doubts at one point or another. We all had to listen to the media screaming about the end of A…
Arsenal 2-1 Bolton: Analysis
Arsene Wenger mixed his usual team of youngsters with some more experienced first team stars; Arsenal fans were ecstatic to see Thomas Vermaelen back alongside our best reserves and a trio of international captains. The full line-up was Fabianski, Mi…
The Kids, The Tommy Gunner And A Defence Better Than United’s!
Greetings fellow Gooners! It seems that the squad picked for the Carling Cup 4th round match against Bolton has even less experience than most assumed it would. After seeing a fairly balanced mix of youth and experience turn out for the 3rd round, I th…
Paul: When will Ryo, Park and AOC get playing time at Arsenal?
Why have we not tried RYO or Park yet?? And will AOC finally get his chance to shine at club level?? I know the season is only a few weeks old but I have been wondering as to why we haven’t seen more of Ryo and Park apart from a duo appearance in 1 l…
Nitesh: Arsenal and Arsenal fans need to be VERY careful with our young stars
Arsenal has got one of the most successful youth academies in the country, which regularly churns out stars and all alike. But now it seems that we are exerting too much pressure on the young ones to get us out of our first teams’ problems…. After …
The Arsenal unity factor, transfer speculations and more injuries
After a torrid start to the campaign, Wenger had the pleasure of watching his young Guns defeat lowly npower League Two outfit Shrewbury Town two nights ago. It wasn’t an exact stroll in the park as most people expected because the lower league s…
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…
Arsenal vs Shrewsbury Town: Preview and Starting Eleven
The loss at Ewood Park left a very bitter taste in my mouth. Three days on, it hasn’t lessened but as it has been the case for the last 7 months, we have to move on and get on with the games as they come. We definitely need to break this chain of bad…
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…
Miyaichi Set For Arsenal Debut
Japanese wonder kid, Ryo Miyaichi is set to make his Arsenal debut in the Carling Cup tie against Shrewsbury on Tuesday night. The 18-year-old impressed in pre-season and having been granted a work permit, Arsene Wenger is eager to give Ryo his first t…
Arsenal Reserves: Freeman bags late goal to rescue a point and Frimpong has paved the way for Coquelin!
Neil Banfield and Arsenal reserves travelled away to Bolton this past Tuesday night, knowing they could call upon four first teamers in Jenkinson, Miyaichi, Chamberlain and Coquelin. All four started in there usual positions with Miyaichi and Coquelin …
Joel Campbell to be loaned to PSV or Lille?
The Sun say that recent Arsenal signing Joel Campbell is set to be loaned to PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredvisie after Arsenal have had difficulty in getting a work permit to allow him to play domestically this season. The … Continue reading →
Miyaichi: ‘I can’t be compared to Ronaldinho’
Arsenal’s Japanese teenager Ryo Miyaichi says comparing him to Ronaldinho is premature and insists he’ll keep his feet on the ground ahead of his first full season in English football. The 18-year-old winger is firmly in Gunners manager Arsene Wenger’s plans for the new term after a blistering six-month loan stint at Feyenoord last season [...]
Arsenal visit St. James Park: Raise the curtains well
After the long wait, Premier League football is back for good and the next 10 months will be filled with excitement as well as intrigue, suspense and despair. Arsenal fans have gotten used to the ‘despair’ but every season comes with fresh hope. After winning the league in Old Trafford in 2001, Arsenal was [...]
Wenger – Ryo Miyaichi can have a big impact this season
The Japanese genius Ryo Miyaichi may only have a handful of senior competitive games under his belt in Europe, but Arsene Wenger believes that he can have a “big impact” on Arsenal’s push for the Premiership title this season. The Gun…
Miyaichi’s work permit granted, El Capitan named in the UCL squad and no deal for Nasri
Every Nigerian football fan geared themselves up to witness Africa’s own version of Manchester United vs Manchester City in Vicarage Road but the riots ongoing in London halted the game between Nigeria and Ghana. While we waited to see Osaze and the rest of the Eagles strut their stuff, the turmoil in England’s capital continued [...]
Nitesh: Arsenal ARE going in the right direction! But I don’t know about the relegation thingy….
I’m back, again. After my last post, I decided to take a minor sabbatical and just observe the action from the sidelines. It was busy, all right, and I received a couple more hate mails and a few comments against me, but ah, well, someone’s got to represent the ‘AKB’s’, don’t they?? It was hilarious [...]
Arsenal win work permit for Ryo Miyaichi – which will speed up Nasri’s departure
This is probably the news that Arsene Wenger has been dying to hear more than any other this summer, as he believes that the little Japanese star Ryo Miyaichi will be a more than adequate replacement for Samir Nasri. Now that Miyaichi is in the squad W…
Ryo Miyaichi Granted Work Permit | Fabregas & Nasri In Champions League Squad
Japanese teenage forward Ryo Miyaich has been granted a work permit which enables him to play for Arsenal this coming season, ruling out any possibility of him going out on loan. This is news that has been well received by everyone related with Arsenal…
Miyaichi Granted Work Permit
Arsenal’s young Japanese forward, Ryo Miyaichi has been granted a work permit today. Miyaichi has been impressive for Arsenal during preseason and will look to make an impact this year when he is given the oppurtunity to do so. It’s great n…
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