The story has gone up on the Telegraph this evening, and none of the Arsenal blogs I follow have picked up on it yet, especially with the focus on tomorrow's North London derby, so I'll take up the commentary:
They say they'll be able to comply with Financial Fair Play.
Arsene Wenger's contract at Arsenal runs out next summer and although people are saying it may be time to replace him I think that would be the wrong move.
He's been with Arsenal for a zillion years and sometimes change can be good to freshen things up but I genuinely believe that Arsene has it in him to end his days here on a high.
With new financial regulations coming into play next season, quite a few clubs in the Premier league and around Europe will have a lot of work to do to change and get ready for the new rules, but Arsenal are already in the perfect position and are a role model to other clubs, according to our chief executive Ivan Gazidis.
The Arsenal Chief Exec Ivan Gazidis has been talking about the way that Arsene Wenger does his transfer business, and he says that the price of a player will not influence the Frenchman's decisions in the transfer market but he is more concerned on whether the targeted player can actually improve the squad.
There's always one man Arsene's willing to waive his handshake ban for
'Tis the season of the handshake scandal and Arsenal are doing there bit, with the club going the whole hog and banning handshakes between EVERY SINGLE PLAYER at London Colney.
So with the lowly Coventry dispatched with consummate ease earlier this evening, focus now turns to a Saturday lunchtime humdinger of a match against the mob from West of Moscow.
Both sides are firing in the goals at the minute, but there is a difference, one side is solid and leaking the odd goal whilst the other is rather living on the edge and having to outscore opponents.
The young guns along with the first teamers who are not getting the requisite playing time take to the pitch in the newly named Capital One Cup tonight, and it should give us a huge insight into the next generation along with the strength in depth the first team have. The game is not going to be broadcast anywhere live, so no streams will be available, which is fine by me as I'm through to the latter stages of an online poker tournament kicking off at the same time.
Arsene's first choice midfield three by TS Arsenal have a midfield dilemma on their hands. Come the end of the month, Wenger will have to pick a midfield of three from Wilshere, Frimpong, Rosicky, Coquelin, Cazorla, Arteta, Diaby and Ramsey. An impressive array of talent that should make for interesting selections come match time.
Arsenal's hopes of securing Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien are seemingly given a boost by the
Blues' decision to omit the Ghana international from their match-day squad against Atletico Madrid
in the UEFA Super Cup.
Essien was not part of the team that will be fighting for Chelsea's first trophy of the season
in Monaco this evening, with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger reportedly looking for a shock swoop as
early as yesterday.
There are loads of Arsenal transfer rumours popping up as we enter the last few days of the
transfer window, and today is no different. Come on Arsene, we're all waiting for that "special
player" you've promised us last week! Well first of all let's get one outgoing player out of the
way, as the [...
The ex-Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg has just retired from football at 35 years of age, and he has
taken the opportunity to celebrate his glory days at Arsenal, where he won two League titles and
three FA Cup Winners medals. But he remembers that Arsene Wenger used to buy in top stars every
year, and [.
Arsenal dominated Stoke everywhere but the scoreline as Arsene and the Gunners fail to impress yet
again. If they don't improve soon, this could be a long wait till the Winter transfer market for
them. 0-0 the final score. Video: Myspace
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Note to self - don't stay up until 3 AM the night before an Arsenal game, if said AFC game starts
at 8.30 AM. Thank you Motorola, and your ridiculously aggressive phone alarm. Anyway, thoughts as
follows:
* If there was one name that stuck out on the team sheet, it was Mannone. I feared the worst, but
we actually defended pretty well, leaving Vito with relatively little to do.
Arsene's defender chase by AH At the moment we have two defensive injures with both Laurent
Koscienly and Bacary Sagna sidelined through injury. Koscienly is expected to return for the
upcoming game against Stoke City on Sunday, whilst Sagna will be out of the first team for a number
of weeks, as he continues to [.
Arsenal start at home. Martin O'Neill's Sunderland provide the first hurdle. Big games are just
around the corner and the transfer scene is very much alive, but once again we're at the time where
the next game means more than anything else.
Sir Alex Ferguson has given further reaction to the completion of the signing of Robin van
Persie, claiming that the former Arsenal captain was "desperate" to join United.
"We're delighted," said Ferguson. "It's not been an easy one, Arsene Wenger didn't
want to sell, but the boy wanted to come and that's important.
If you've hardly seen Arsenal's new signings in action, let alone live up to the hype on a
frequent basis, you may be at high risk for getting carried away. But you're excited, because
they're names you recognize, they're each coming off great seasons, stats-wise, and your best
player has just signed for Manchester United, so you really need this right now.
Latest sport news networks have quoted Santi Cazorla as believing he can help his new club
Arsenal finally win some silverware again after becoming the club's latest high-profile summer
signing.
The Spaniard is certainly the calibre of player Arsene Wenger needed to add to his squad but
does he now have enough quality and strength in depth to challenge the Manchester clubs and Chelsea
for the Premier League title in 2012-13?
Hands up all those who breathed a huge sigh of relief at the end of the first 45 minutes of
yesterday's game? Moi. I say that because I think like most I didn't have a clue what to expect.
Usually, we get minor changes enabling us to have a pretty good idea of what to expect but with
last season's and this window's signings everything seems to be up in the air making it very
difficult to calculate what to expect.
Today we take the pitch against Cologne in our last pre season friendly. Arsene's pre season
routine has been upset by the tour of the Far East and the games played there excluded a number of
first teamers and most importantly our new signings were left at home to settle in to London life,
and find their way around London Colney.
Today we take the pitch against Cologne in our last pre season friendly. Arsene's pre season
routine has been upset by the tour of the Far East and the games played there excluded a number of
first teamers and most importantly our new signings were left at home to settle in to London life,
and find their way around London Colney.
Miyaichi to Wigan on loan. by KJ The latest Arsenal rumours going about at the moment are that our
young Japanese sensation, Ryo Miyaichi is going on loan to Wigan for the season. He's one of the
youngsters that Arsene has signed quite recently (more specifically, during the winter transfer
window of the 2010/2011 season).
Transfer rumours are usually a waste of time but occasionally they come true. And when stories
about the arrival of a world class player turn to reality it's difficult to contain the excitement.
When Arsenal officially confirmed the arrival of Santi Cazorla I felt a big hole in the squad had
been plugged.
Another week and the start of football draws closer just a little bit more. Just 11 days until
the start of the Premier League fixtures once again. There's the Charity Shield this weekend but
I'm sure none of you care about that. Unless if you're a Manchester City or Chelsea fan, then I
wish for you to have a spectacular match ending with 6 all and going into penalties.
First off, let me say I am most encouraged by the way everyone went for goal. Wenger always says
he likes everyone in his team to score, and it seems they are really taking it to heart. Is it
just for pre season, or is it really a new attitude? Â I hope it continues into the regular season.
I sometimes wonder if our guys are a little gun- shy, because we think everything has to go through
van Persie.
First off, let me say I am most encouraged by the way everyone went for goal. Wenger always says
he likes everyone in his team to score, and it seems they are really taking it to heart. Is it
just for pre season, or is it really a new attitude? Â I hope it continues into the regular season.
I sometimes wonder if our guys are a little gun- shy, because we think everything has to go through
van Persie.
Morning all and welcome to a brand new week. The Asia tour is over and a travel weary Arsenal
side drew 2-2 with Kitchee FC yesterday.
We went behind twice and equalised first through Theo Walcott and secondly via young German
Thomas Eisfeld. That's was his second goal of pre-season and of all the youngsters who got playing
time he looks to have made the most impact.
At the time you read this, some events may have overtaken it, and I truly hope that is the case.
Names in, or names out, either would make me feel good. Like most of you, one of the first things I
do each day is check the news about Arsenal. Again, like last summer, this is not a normal transfer
season.
At the time you read this, some events may have overtaken it, and I truly hope that is the case.
Names in, or names out, either would make me feel good. Like most of you, one of the first things I
do each day is check the news about Arsenal. Again, like last summer, this is not a normal transfer
season.
At the time you read this, some events may have overtaken it, and I truly hope that is the case.
Names in, or names out, either would make me feel good. Like most of you, one of the first things I
do each day is check the news about Arsenal. Again, like last summer, this is not a normal transfer
season.
Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Nuri Åžahin Age: 23 Position:
Central midfielder Signed from: Real Madrid Fee: Season-long loan deal Did you know? Despite being
born in West Germany, growing up in the country, coming through the youth ranks at Borussia
Dortmund and being a German citizen, Åžahin has opted [.
it's a pretty quiet Sunday so a very quick round-up ahead of our final game before the new
season kicks off in less than a week's time (hold me). Again, this is just a pre-season game so
conditioning and fitness are paramount, but it's also the first (and last) chance the manager has
to use his new players and give them some match practice before Sunderland.
Not much news on the Arsenal front, although Santi Cazorla has travelled to Germany for
pre-season training and the friendly match against FC Köln on Sunday.
I really hope that Arsene is going to treat this game a bit more seriously than the ones on the
Far Eastern tour. I would like to see him field a true first XI team or something resembling one
for at least 60 minutes, before making the wholesale changes that are typical of this type of
match.
Hands up all those who breathed a huge sigh of relief at the end of the first 45 minutes of
yesterday's game? Moi. I say that because I think like most I didn't have a clue what to expect.
Usually, we get minor changes enabling us to have a pretty good idea of what to expect but with
last season's and this window's signings everything seems to be up in the air making it very
difficult to calculate what to expect.
Morning all, it's a gloomy Monday here but the countdown to the new season has well and truly
begun now.
We played our final warm-up game yesterday, running out 4-0 winners over FC Koln and in truth we
could have had plenty more than four. We've talked a lot this summer about Steve Bould and the
potential changes he'd make to the defensive side of our game, but the first goal had his
fingerprints all over it.
I'm writing to you because open letters seem to be the flavour of the day, but everyone's writing to Stan and I don't want you to feel left out.
I was going to cut out letters from newspaper headlines and stick them together to make a kind of sinister ransom note kinda thing but then I remembered this is the Internet and it wouldn't really work that well.
