Most of you probably watched Landon Donovan's debut appearance for Everton this morning in the game against Arsenal. On sister site EPL Talk, I have an article analyzing Donovan's performance in addition to Kartik Krishnaiyer's review on this site. But what did the English press think of his performance?

Wenger looks for new blood apparently and Bolton boss admits mistake.

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Fulham manager Roy Hodgson maintains there has been no contact from Arsenal over promising defender Chris Smalling and would expect a phone call from Arsene Wenger if there was any interest.

Russian's fashion statement thwarted Yoink! Arsene Wenger wants all the post-match attention to be on his team selection and the subsequent humiliating defeat, not some silly Russian attacker taking to the pitch wearing his woolly hat.

If I hadn't read it in the Guardian I would have just laughed, but they have made a serious accusation against Arsene Wenger. They reckon that the Arsenal manager said after his team's win at Portsmouth on Wednesday that Chelsea and and Carlo Ancelotti "will drop points and steadily implode over the remainder of the season [.

Arsene Wenger linked with bringing in Dutch failure to the Emirates, surely not!

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has offered Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger the chance to sign Anfield misfit Ryan Babel , according to The People.

Think back to to 2006... it was a good year for Philippe Senderos. The young centre-half, whom Arsene had signed way back in 2002 when he was a coveted prospect, started half of the club's league matches and became a regular in central defense as Sol Campbell neared the end of the first part of his Arsenal career.

The Gunners boss appears to have a lot of plans up his sleeve!

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Arsène Wenger is confident he will be able to sign the Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh, a long-term target, under the Bosman ruling in the summer and could rely upon Bendtner to lead the line in the absence of the injured Robin van Persie in the interim.

Yesterday's game will go down at least on a personal level as one of the most beautiful games of the season. For someone who fully supports Arsene Wenger's plan for the young guns, ...

Not much new stuff around the Arsenal camp with the exception of the health of Denilson. He went down in the middle of the game seemingly in a lot of pain. However, immediately after the game, the Brazilian was full of confidence that he would feature in this weekend's game. Next to that is the [...]

Perhaps not putting pen to paper - or is that cursor to screen, keyboard to 'new post' - has been useful for me when it comes to looking at the Everton match, which was a staggering ten days ago.
Because whenever you score late, in the aftermath of the match, the result secured takes on a special glow which casts its light far and wide.

To be able to build a culture, you need to have the time to develop and innovate your tactics, philosophies and ideals.
Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho feels that the biggest differences between managing in Italy's Serie A and in the English Premier League is that English managers are allowed enough time to build that continuity.

It is January and that means it is time for another silly season.

Will Arsenal look for more help for captain Cesc Fabregas as they chase Premier League glory?

Clubs will try to find cover for some injuries and some help in needed areas.

Title-chasing teams will be looking for that final piece or two, relegation threatened teams will try to stay up.

The FA Cup third round match between West Ham and Arsenal is going to illustrate yet again that the venerated cup competition is now not a priority for some of the biggest clubs in England any more. Arsene Wenger has his challenge for the Premier League title back on course, and is not prepared to risk [.

Quick Joke: Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Rafa Benitez Go To Heaven

Yesterday we gave you the real thing, today you get the comedic remix. [101gg] Manchester City spent a pound or two. (Unprofessional Foul) New Bundesboots with an identity crisis. (Dirty Tackle) Mali's new CON kits may cause seizures and/or confusion. (Football Fashion) Japan taking the casual approach to WC2010 preparation with 11 friendlies.

Lots of news has occured lately, and with a weekend of action coming up, five Premiership matches were postponed, here is a list of the matches postponed:
Hull City - Chelsea
Burnley - Stoke City
Sunderland - Bolton
Fulham - Portsmouth
Liverpool - Tottenham
Togo National Team Attacked on way to ANC Cup


The Togo National team bus was attacked by gunmen on their way to the African Nations Cup, the driver was killed, and two players were hit by bullets, goalkeeper Obilale Kossi, and Serge Akakpo.

Blow Me, F***ace . . . (AP Photo/Paul Thomas)Sergio Canales has caught everyone's eyes, especially after this goal against Sevilla. [Guardian, 101 Great Goals]Big Hicks tries to perform damage control after Little Hicks made a mess, ...

Morocco's most valuable export
Liverpool are close, but is the deal finalized? The web is atwitter with news about Bordeaux's star striker Marouane Chamakh moving to Liverpool - but reports are still conflicting.
Some reports have the Moroccan moving this month while others report the transfer will be sealed this summer.

Mornin all, it's been a while. I've really just been enjoying the season lately, and didn't feel the need to write about how splendidly it's been going for us so far (Knock on wood.) There is a news story worth mentioning though, and so here I am to get on with the mention. Sol Campbell has rejoined Arsenal, and I have to say I'm thrilled to have him back in the fold.

I'm sure most of you saw an article on Sport.co.uk claiming Arsenal "could remove their trademark white sleeves from their home kit as they celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club in 2011 by replicating shirts worn by the club's founding fathers." With not much going on news-wise ahead of the Bolton match, except, of course, Cesc's return from injury, I figured I would take this pre-match Friday to gauge my readers' opinions on the kits.

20 years old Mexican Carlos Vela will be in the starting line-up for Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side, when the Gunners heading to the Britannia Stadium for a battle with Stoke City in the 4th Round of this years FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.

Vela will probably start on the left hand side or maybe in the central forward position, but it is up to the Arsenal Manager which team he picks to shut down a motivated Stoke City side.

The truth is that ever since his big-money move from Arsenal to Barcelona, Thierry Henry has flattered to deceive. There have a been a few flashes of the Thierry of old in his three seasons at the club, but nothing sustained, which for followers of Spanish football is a crying shame.

A Tight Affair

On a night when Wenger could have entered the history books by registering his 300′th league win as a manager, Arsenal flattered to decieve & left the gaffer wondering what could have been. With proceedings tighter than ever at the summit, nothing less than a victory was what the doctor ordered.

It's Arsenal..It's United..It's 3D!

This coming Sunday, the battle lines will be clearly ear-marked as the Gunners face the 'Red Dolls' on their own turf i.e. the Emirates. Unlike the last few seasons, when the fixture was of not much consequence, it will be this time, if bare statistics are to be kept in mind.

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Rio Ferdinand mocks Carlos Tevez's goal celebration after Man Utd's League Cup win. Braaaap! [Republik Of Mancunia]

Still on Rio he's set to appeal against his four-match ban [BBC]

Ashley Cole banned from driving for four months, after driving very fast to get away from paparazzi.

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Wayne Rooney, revenge for Egypt and Manchester United fans all feature in the good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.

So Martin O'Neill continues his very inappropriate and personal attack on Arsene Wenger, his comments do nothing but make himself look rather reactionary and foolish:"I believe we dropped two points [rather than gained one] because we had clear chances. On the other hand it was a very difficult game because they stopped us from playing when we had the ball and when they had it they played a very

"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York" (Shakespeare- Richard III)

Yes, I know a bit of culture is always welcomed by the Soccerlens readers and who better than The Bard himself to open this piece? Of course Will actually meant that the time of discontent was waning (in it's 'winter'), while I borrow the great man's phrase to suggest that down Stamford Bridge way the words winter and discontent are becoming synonymous in recent seasons.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he will definitely be buying a striker during the transfer window, and has revealed that Nicklas Bendtner will not be returning to the side in January, as was previously expected. "Robin Van Persie and Bendtner contributed to many of the 51 goals we scored," Wenger said.

A year ago Arsenal fans welcomed Andrey Arshavin to the club during the January transfer window, and this time around Arsene Wenger is denying rumors that he is interested in a big name winter signing.

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has been linked with a move to Arsenal since the summer, but Wenger insists a January move is not on the cards.

I thought of that title all by myself. Clever aint I?
It's obvious that the FA Cup isn't top of Arsene Wenger's agenda these days. In fact I reckon that he would rather win the meat raffle at my local boozer more but I do worry if the worst case scenario happened tomorrow and we were beaten.

Had it been last season, I would have been asking myself why in the unspeakable hell is Torres playing in a dreary 3rd round FA cup fixture with a bottom table championship side. But then this ain't last season. If people like Arsene Wenger or Wayne Rooney with their clubs very much in contention have a reason to think this is a crazy season, then imagine a scouser like me.

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has ended the decade with 10 minutes on the pitch at Fratton Park, as he came on for Russian forward Andrey Arshavin in Arsenal's 4:1 against Portsmouth.

Arsene Wenger side have controlled the whole match and could finally celebrate a very deserved win, thanks to goals from Eduardo, Samir Nasri, Aaron Ramsey as well as Alex Song.

The FA Cup is a competition that is synonymous with Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. The great man has already lead Arsenal to 4 FA Cup triumph for the last 13 years, the last coming in a penalty shoot-out against Man United. Patrick Vieira scored his with his last ever touch in an Arsenal shirt. Another journey [.

'It's obvious that the FA Cup isn't top of Arsene Wenger's agenda these days. In fact I reckon that he would rather win the meat raffle at my local boozer more'
Those were the words of some twat on my blog yesterday. What a dickhead eh? It would help if that dickhead wasn't myself mind.

Arsenal's reward for getting past West Ham in the FA Cup is a tough away tie to Stoke City. The fourth round draw was made just minutes after Arsene Wenger's side scored two late goals against to triumph over a spirited Hammers team. Tony Pulis' tricky Stoke team beat York City yesterday with Rory Delap's long-throw providing the [.

Just how close are the Emirates side to ending their trophy hoodoo? COS Contributor Don McMahon delves deeper.

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As Ernest Hemingway's famous novel states, a bell tolled at Fratton Park the night Portsmouth's sputtering hopes for safety took another blow at the hands of Arsenal, on the heels of the English Revenue bandits nasty New Year surprise only hours earlier.

... we also need the kind of youthful exuberance and enthusiasm that was shown by Aaron Ramsey following his equalizer at Upton Park. The 19-year old ran straight into the 500 traveling Arsenal supporters followed by Carlos Vela to celebrate his superbly taken equalizer.

Slightly older players like van Persie and Eduardo enthusiastically celebrate goals but not like Ramsey today or, for that matter, Cesc.

The Arsenal defensive midfielder Alexandre Song has now left for the African Nations Cup, and Arsene Wenger has indicated that he will have to make some adjustments for the team to cope in his absence. "We will miss him because he's an important player. In the system we play he plays in front of the defence [.

Yesterday's game will go down at least on a personal level as one of the most beautiful games of the season. For someone who fully supports Arsene Wenger's plan for the young guns, ...