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Everyone knows about the sharp eye that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has when it comes to scouting
for the best young talents in Europe. He is rarely, if ever, wrong and the plethora of foreign
players who have graduated from the Arsenal youth academy testify to Wenger's hawk-eye vision. So
when Goal.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is still confident that French midfielder Mathieu Flamini would sign
a new contact with the club. He is wary of course that there are a number of clubs keen on getting
the signature of the midfielder but he himself is equally eager to keep the player at the Emirates.
This is what [.
As a big club with a big transfer kit, Arsenal are constantly linked with talent from across the
globe. During the transfer season, these rumors tend to increase in volume but decrease in
validity. Nonetheless, on yet another slow news day, I will bring you some of the latest transfer
"news" to circulate around the web.
Tottenham fans, it's not a typo. This time, your team made sure Arsenal couldn't do it again, and
break your hearts for the umpteenth time. A Tottenham victory over their archrivals was inevitable,
but in the process of getting the long-awaited triumph, Juande Ramos' side released years of
frustration and disappointment on an [.
Arsenal travel to the Turf Moor on Sunday to face Championship side Burnley in the third round of
the FA Cup.
The Pride of Lancashire, who have been under the management of former Falkirk boss Owen Coyle since
late November, will likely face an understrength Arsenal side, as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger tends
to blood young players in England's cup competitions.
Arsenal are arguably the best club in Europe for promising youngsters to play regular football but
there is one talented teenager who is not too keen on towing the line. Sky Sports has reported that
Torpedo Moscow defender Vyacheslav Dmitriev has denied that the Gunners have made an approach for
him and refuses to accept [.
When Arsenal played 'direct-ball' against Everton, and especially when Arsene Wenger talked about
the change in Arsenal's tactics as being necessary, it marked a very special moment in Arsenal's
history. For a start, after a couple of poor years (by their standards), Arsenal are now a side
brimming with confidence.
African footballers all over the world will be packing their bags in the next few days and flying
out to Ghana to compete in the African Nations Cup. This competition could have a direct bearing on
the outcome of the Premier League, with the likes of Portsmouth and Chelsea set to be especially
depleted by [.
Just when you thought it was safe to assume the Premier League would be free from a certain mad
German goalkeeper, the Daily Telegraph have reported that Jens Lehman is staying put at Arsenal -
for the time being at least. It appeared the German number one was bound for Borussia Dortmund but
'personal reasons' [.
Near the end of the Arsenal Tottenham Carling Cup semi-final last night, an altercation took place
between Adebayor and his strike partner Bendtner. They argued as they were waiting for a corner to
be delivered and Adebayor head butted Bendtner, cutting his nose. The referee Howard Webb spoke to
both players but took no action.
We were canny good first half. We were toe to toe and for every attack they had we
replied; we had a wee bit of menace in our endeavour.
Duff was doing well down the left, I remember a one off the line from Duff, a cross from Milner
flashing across the face of the goal with Owen close to it, Taylor with a freak free header.
Key squad members at Arsenal such as Gilberto, Mathieu Flamini, Lassana Diarra, Abou Diaby and Jens
Lehmann have all been linked with moves away from the Emirates during the January transfer window.
However, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted to being cautious over allowing anyone to
leave.
The Gunners will be missing first-choice center back Kolo Toure, as well as Emmanuel Eboue and Alex
Song for much of January and February as they fight for glory in the African Cup Of Nations.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is set to return for the club tomorrow after a long injury layoff.
The Dutchman injured his knee on international duty in late October and has played a mere 85
minutes since then, picking up a muscular injury soon after his long awaited return.
Arsene Wenger has stated that the 24 year-old striker is back in the squad for tomorrow's Carling
Cup game against Tottenham, along with Theo Walcott.
Arsenal are truly having a fantastic season. At the start of the season several football
commentators thought they would suffer and could even finish outside the top four in the English
Premier League but manager Arsene Wenger was to have none of it. 22 matches into the season and the
Gunners are second in the [.
Since his £12 million move from Southampton two seasons ago, Theo Walcott has made just nine
league starts for Arsenal. The Independent report that Arsene Wenger is disappointed about the
19-year-old's development at the Emirates Stadium, admitting he expected the player to have been
playing to a higher standard by now.
Arsenal fell apart in yesterday's thrashing by Tottenham. Already down 4-1 and with the game
already lost, two Arsenal players were involved in an altercation which saw Nicklas Bendtner and
Emmanuel Adebayor forced apart by Gunners captain William Gallas.
Adebayor allegedly headbutted the young Dane, who proceeded to confront the peacemaker, Gallas.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Arsenal's erudite French professor of football Arsene Wenger is in
a state of utter denial, relying statistics to back up his shaky claim that Arsenal were hard done
by in their 5-1 Carling Cup thrashing against Spurs. Wenger claimed: 'We had 500 passes, Tottenham
222.
Contrary to earlier reports, Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will be staying at Arsenal until the
Summer. I reported on Wednesday that the keeper had all but signed a deal with Borussia Dortmund
with only minor details to be sorted out. However, Lehmann has decided to stay in the Premier
League, promising to fight for a starting spot rather than be ensured regular first-team football
in the Bundesliga.
Barclay's English Premier League leaders Arsenal may lose their top spot to Manchester United today
when the Red Devils host Newcastle United at Old Trafford. The Gunners went into the weekend two
points ahead of their nearest rivals, but dropped two unlikely points at home against lowly
Birmingham.
The Blues were outplayed throughout most of the 90 minutes, and Arsenal looked sure to win after
taking an early lead thanks to an Emmanuel Adebayor penalty kick.
Arsene Wenger is sure to have provoked an interesting debate on Merseyside, according to The
Independent. The Arsenal manager has taken his team to Anfield and Goodison Park in the Premier
League this season and claims that there was a far more intimidating atmosphere at the latter.
"Liverpool have the same kind of support, but [.
Arsenal will try to produce an impressive performance at the Craven Cottage this Saturday to make
up for a poor show against Birmingham last weekend. The Gunners fell to second place on goal
differential last week after Manchester United routed a manager-less Newcastle side 6-0. Arsenal,
who drew 1-1 with relegation-threatened Birmingham at the Emirates, will be looking for a full
three points at Fulham and hoping that United slip up at Reading.
Arsenal have been linked with one of the most promising goalkeepers in Europe at the moment, the
21-year old Vitesse Arnhem goalkeeper Piet Velthuizen. Sky Sports reports that Arsenal scouts
watched the youngster play against Ajax on Sunday and were quite impressed by the display exhibited
by the player in the 2-2 draw.
Mathieu Flamini has made it clear that he wants to stay at Arsenal.
The Frenchman's contract runs out this summer but Arsene Wenger will be looking to extend Flamini's
time at the club. An impressive goal from 25 yards out was a fine addition to the string of
excellent performances that has seen the 23 year-old keep Brazil captain Gilberto Silva out of the
starting XI.
Arsene Wenger is not renowned for his sense of humour, yet the Arsenal gaffer has come out with a
post-Christmas cracker today. Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Wigan on Wednesday left them twelve points
behind the Gunners, yet (according to the ITV website) the Frenchman is one of the minority who
thinks the Reds still have [.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated that Jens Lehmann is free to leave the Gunners during the
transfer window, but maintains that the veteran stopper has not yet decided on his future.
Rumors had it that Borussia Dortmund, the player's former club, were set to announce Lehmann's
signing yesterday, but the day passed with little transfer movement of note, and Lehmann still at
Arsenal.
German international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is out of Arsenal: that according to Sky Sports and
Borussia Dortmund. The German club has confirmed that agreements have been reached with the 38-year
goalkeeper and that this month the player is return to the club that he spent four years at before
joining the Londoners.
Few would argue that Arsenal currently deserve to be top of the Premier League, although it's set
to be a tough winter for the Gunners with the injuries starting to mount up. In addition to Toure
and Eboue absent due to the African Nations Cup, The Guardian report that four players were injured
during last [.
After weeks of transfer speculation, it has finally been confirmed that Lassana Diarra has joined a
colony of former Gunners at Portsmouth. The French international had made only 13 appearances with
Arsenal since signing from Chelsea last Summer. Despite some impressive performances, the
magnificent form of Mathieu Flamini and Cesc Fabregas has kept the 22 year-old out of Arsenal's
starting lineup.
Along with numerous other key games for Arsenal. The Dutchman's injury problems have been severe
this season and the Daily Telegraph report that the Gunners will be without their star striker for
at least a month and probably more. Van Persie has made several 'returns' from injury this season,
the latest being against Tottenham in [.
Arsenal returned to their winning ways today after an impressive 3-0 victory over London rivals
Fulham. The victory completed the double over their London rivals, and kept up pressure on league
leaders Manchester United, who sit above Arsenal on goal differential after defeating Reading 2-0
at the Madejski.
Arsenal travel to White Heart Lane this Wednesday to face Tottenham in the return leg of the
Carling Cup semifinals. The Gunners have faced their London rivals three times this season,
resulting in two wins in the Premier League and a 1-1 draw in the first leg of this fixture.
The Gunners will be high on confidence after emphatically defeating Fulham 3-0 on the weekend.
Arsenal play their bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night in the carling Cup
semi-final second leg match at White Hart Lane and Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is already playing
the motivation game. England teenage Theo Walcott is set to start the match and Wenger underlines
him as the key to Tuesday's match.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has dismissed speculation that the highly rated 23-year old right
back Justin Hoyte could be on his way put of the Emirates. Goal.com reports that Wenger is no mood
to let the player go since he considers the U21 England international player a vital part of his
jigsaw. Wenger said: Justin is a [.
Despite the best efforts of his agent Emil Dantchev to bring about a transfer to a 'big club', it
appears that Tottenham's Dimitar Berbatov couldn't be happier at White Hart Lane right now. It's
little wonder after the Bulgarian and his team-mates thrashed Arsenal 5-1 on Tuesday night to
secure their place in the Carling [.
Is Theo Walcott so good? Goal.com reports that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has refused a
Liverpool offer to offload the England international striker to Anfield for until the end of the
season. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was reported to be keen on signing the 18-year old striker
but he has failed to convince his Arsenal counterpart [.
Arsenal will travel to Old Trafford in February to face their title-rivals Manchester United in the
fifth round of the FA Cup. The draw was as tough as it could get for the two sides, who sit at the
top of the Premier League with only goal differential separating Alex Ferguson's squad from Arsene
Wenger's.
Ahead for today's fixture against Arsenal in Premier League match at Emirates Stadium,
United will losing Mark Viduka after his latest medical check shows he still have light calf injury
and Keegan will not take any risk to play him.
Kevin Keegan confirmed that Viduka got a slight calf strain so he's not quite ready but
hopefully he'll be featured for the home game with Middlesbrough.
After next Sunday's FA Cup tie at Burnley, Arsene Wenger will be without the services of Kolo Toure
and Emmanuel Eboue for up to a month, with the duo set to represent the Ivory Coast at the African
Cup of Nations. However, according to the Daily Mail, Arsenal captain William Gallas is confident
that Arsenal [.
Things could have been so different for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov, according to the Daily
Telegraph. They report that the Bulgarian could have become an Arsenal player if Arsene Wenger had
pursued his interest in the player when Berbatov was at Bayer Leverkusen. Wenger revealed: "I was
interested when he played for Bayer Leverkusen.
Several times over the last eight years, Tottenham have had victory against Arsenal within their
grasp, only to let it slip away in the late stages. History repeated itself at the Emirates Stadium
on Wednesday night, as Tottenham took a first-half lead, only to see Arsenal nick a goal in the
late stages again [.
