Liverpool's Summer 2012 Transfer Targets - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Domestically, Liverpool have had a strange season. Their league form has been nothing short of terrible, however, their performances in the cups have been extremely impressive.

Next season Dalglish (providing he remains in charge) will no doubt look to improve the core of the Liverpool team, allowing them to challenge for a top four position.

It started out as a joyful collaboration between Arsene Wenger and Roy Hodgson. Then Andrey Arshavin joined on vocals. Now the Wenger Boys are getting mighty crowded. Kenny Dalglish will now be playing bongos and Sir Alex Ferguson is a Bez-type figure. Great work from RedCafe poster Olly.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has praised the versatility and professionalism of Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta, who was signed from Everton in a £10 million deal on the transfer deadline day last summer.

Arteta's consistency has been impressive throughout the Gunners' roller-coaster season and on the evening of the Spaniard's return to Goodison Park to face the Toffees, Wenger has reflected proudly on signing the Spaniard, who will turn 30 on Monday.

Aaron Ramsey's cameo appearance in our "class versus cash" victory over Abu Dhabi Oil Inc was not his greatest moment in an Arsenal shirt.

He had slotted in pretty well after coming on in the 78th minute to replace Yossi "Busy Bee" Benayoun.

But what we will all remember is the moment at the death where he was through on goal with a chance to make it 2-0 and with Oxlade-Chamberlain and van Persie waiting in the middle to side foot the ball into an empty net.

Thanks for coming Thierry So Thierry Henry is on his way back to Arsenal. Great (yawn). Maybe Henry and David Beckham can share a row in first class on their way back to jolly ol' England. Personally, makes me no never mind whether Henry returns to the Gunners. It's just the symptom of bigger issues on both sides of the pond.

Manchester United inflicted the heaviest defeat in Arsene Wenger's reign as Arsenal boss when they smashed the hapless Gunners 8-2 at Old Trafford. 8-2?! Now, be assured this is not a printing error and that April Fools Day is a long way away. In what was perhaps the Premier League's most eye-opening result since its [.

When Arsenal brought club legend Thierry Henry back for a short loan spell, they probably thought he would provide a morale boost for the squad and impart a bit of wisdom to the youngster. In addition to that, the 34-year-old striker has actually been a spark on the pitch and scored two match-winning goals to keep Arsenal alive in the FA Cup and propel them into fourth place in the Premier League.

It's almost come as shock to some people that Arsenal are kicking into gear and are starting to fly like R. Kelly believes he can.
It doesn't surprise me though. Not at all. There is too much quality in the squad for us not to be.
Of course, this current group of players is arguably one of Arsene Wenger's weakest since he joined the club but that just shows the strength of the previous teams he has had.

This might not really be news to many supporters, but casual fans and youngsters may not realize that a fourth-place finish by the Gunners this season doesn't necessarily guarantee them a berth in the European Champions League. It rarely happens, but the UEFA rules state there are only four spots available for English teams and these won't be bent like they were back in 2005/06 season.

Arsene Wenger has said that his team's recent run of good form is a result of their failures in the 2010/11 season.

Arsenal were on the verge of ending their six-year long trophy drought at this time last season when they faced Birmingham City in the Carling Cup final. But in a surprising turn of events, they lost that match and their confidence took a serious hit.

TweetArsenal boss Arsene Wenger has drawn up a shortlist of players who will leave the club in order to fund a huge transfer summer spending spree. The Gunners boss is ready to sidestep his usually cautious approach to signing players by planning a huge summer spending spree but not before initiating a mass cull at [.

Biglia Claims Arsenal and Real Madrid's Interest

Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht's defensive midfielder Lucas Biglia has claimed that he is being tracked by both Arsenal FC and Real Madrid. (Goal.

Debatable decisions from an otherwise horrible refereeing

In the two games that we've played Fulham this season, we've only managed to garner 1 point. For a club with ambitions of winning trophies and finishing as high up the league table as possible, that is simply not good enough. With Chelsea winning their match before the start of ours, it was imperative for us to match their result to maintain our 4th spot in the league.

Arsene Wenger made it clear that poor officiating has taken its toll on Arsenal's season but admitted that his own defense was 'stupid' in conceding twice at Fulham last night.

The Gunners were leading 1-0 through Laurent Koscielny's early goal but a disappointing second half performance allowed their opponents to bounce right back into the match.

Magic Earlier this week we brought you the video of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger playing guitar while West Brom boss Roy Hodgson was head-banging. Well, Hodgson was clearly so into the music that Wenger has now invited him to join the band as drummer. Somebody has taken this to the next level and put together [.

Carlo Ancelotti joined PSG in December after being sacked by Chelsea. The Italian won the double in his first season but failed to inspire The Blues as they finished without a trophy the following season.

The 52-year-old admitted he was hoping to replace Arsene Wenger in north London.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has alleviated concerns about Arsenal's perennially high injury list, stating that it is about to shorten in the coming days.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made a long-awaited return in the goal during yesterday evening's 3-2 FA Cup win at home to Aston Villa and Wenger believes that midfielders Abou Diaby and Jack Wilshere are also recovering better than expected.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hinted that Japanese starlet Ryo Miyaichi could be set for a domestic loan spell as the youngster seeks more playing time to further his development.

The emergence of 18-year old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has provided Wenger with more-than-enough options on the wings, which means that the 19-year old Miyaichi will need to look elsewhere to increase his football activity.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that going four games without a win is frustrating but believes that a top-four finish remains achievable as long as the Gunners make an early impact on their matches.

Last night's goalless draw at Bolton left Wenger's side in seventh place, five points behind fourth-place Chelsea and another seven behind bitter cross-town rivals Tottenham Hotspur in third.

After a disappointing start to this calender year, Arsenal were finally able to secure their first Premier League win of 2012, picking up 3 vital points against Blackburn Rovers in a 7-1 demolition at The Emirates.

Once again, Robin van Persie showed just how important he is to this Arsenal side scoring three and making two others during a numbingly-cold afternoon in North London.

This post originally appeared on our Arsenal blog, but I thought it was worth covering here. There are some mind blowing quotes from Arsene Wenger in Tuesday's Daily Mirror.

Arsene Wenger is quoted as talking about how much he likes Lille's £30m-rated Eden Hazard, but he basically says that Hazard is too expensive for Arsenal.

New York Red Fools Arsenal have sparked controversy across the pond after claims they sent an imposter back to New York in what's being seen as a desperate attempt to keep hold of Thierry Henry. Red Bulls sporting director Erik Soler told the New York Times: "A gentleman showed up for training on Friday with [.

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Your mission Arsenal, should you choose to accept it, is to beat AC Milan by five clear goals.

On the face of it as tough a task as swimming the English Channel with a piano on your back. No chance! Scream the pundits. Even the hardiest and most optimistic of Arsenal supporters have their secret doubts.

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Return not in the sense of the team coming back into form (though we did, in a way with that result against City) or returning to where we belong (up above them lot), but a return to where they were last pre-season, to Malaysia. It's another opportunity not only for fans in Malaysia but also the surrounding countries to join in and witness our beloved team in person.

Criticizing Arsenal's Fiscal Conservatism Is For Laymen – By: JG A new report has come out regarding the debt crisis for almost all football clubs in Europe; but especially for clubs in the Spanish league. The Spanish Government has apparently been trying to rescue some of the drowning teams over there but their efforts have [.

The 2011-2012 Season started in the worst way imaginable for everyone associated with Arsenal. Cesc Fabregas Left Arsenal For Barcelona, When the announcement was made Arsenal fans hoped it was a terrible joke, I know I did.

But it wasn't and we all had to move on, Arsenal had to move on.

Arsenal's 2-1 defeat against Wigan on Monday made things rather tricky for Arsene Wenger's team as their third place spot are not mathematically secured as just yet considering the likes of Tottenham Hotspurs and Newcastle United are only five points behind.

Wenger himself believes that his players could be feeling really tired already as it was visible shown in their second half performance against Wigan, which was toothless.

Arsenal v Tottenham v Newcastle: The Race for Third Place - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It seems the competition for third place in the Premier League is now going to be decided on the final day of the season. Here I take a look at each team's final fixture and their chances of finishing ahead of their rivals.

It has been mentioned in quite a few publications today that Arsenal are talking to Athletico Bilbao about the possibility of bring the Spanish international striker Fernando Llorente to the Emirates this summer. It was reported in Bilbao that Arsene Wenger had been seen in the Basque city and had met up with Llorente himself [.

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Arsenal Eyeing CSKA Moscow's £26 Million-Rated Striker Seydou Doumbia

Arsenal are all set to submit a bid for CSKA Moscow's star striker Seydou Doumbia, according to a report published by the Daily Mail.

BBC Sport Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger unhappy after loss to Fulham.

Over the past year or so, football experts have taken a shot at trying to troubleshoot Arsenal's predisposition to losing games which they had already had won. Many comments focused on the squad's lack of defensive strength but I have a different take on the problem

It's not the defenders that cause Arsenal's fragility, it's the attitude of the manager who almost never holds his players accountable for their mistakes, blames everyone else around him when they lose, and so consequently, his players have no fear.

Arsene Wenger saw his team go from 1-0 up with six minutes to go against Fulham, and then collapse to a 2-1 defeat with the winner coming in the second minute of added time. Johann Djourou was sent off for a second yellow 13 minutes before the end which led Wenger to bring on Sebastien [...]

Pocket problems Arsene Wenger's knee-length puffa jacket has long been offensive to many onlookers... and now it has turned against its owner too. The Arsenal boss found it surprisingly difficult to put his hands in his pockets during last night's defeat to Fulham. Spotted on 101GG

We brought you the GIF of Arsene Wenger unable to find his pocket and the GIF of Roy Hodgson banging his head. Now someone has put the two together and added a guitar to form a Premier League rock supergroup.

Arsene Wenger took a chance when he brought Thierry Henry back to Arsenal after five years away, but he was rewarded within ten minutes of putting Henry on the pitch against Leeds in last nights FA Cup tie. But even Wenger thought that the Gunners legend wouldn't be able to score from that position. He [.

Thierry Henry marked his return to Arsenal with a goal as Arsene Wenger's progressed to the FA Cup 4th Round thanks to a 1-0 win over Leeds United. In his first Arsenal match since 2007 after leaving the club to join Barcelona and MLS Side New York Red Bulls, Henry gave the entire Emirates Stadium [.

When it was first announced that Thierry Henry would be returning to the club, as an Arsenal fan, it was always going to be impossible not to get excited about the move.

Some people however, were quick to criticize the deal, stating the 34-year old forward was "past it" and this was just another "desperate" signing by Arsene Wenger.

Almost a year ago, in the Evening Standard of 20 January 2011, Arsene Wenger was quoted at saying:

We have a shared leadership in our team, but I believe Fabregas is an outstanding leader, especially when you consider he is 23 years old, with personality and character and Van Persie as well.

Many Arsenal fans may have already given up on ever seeing Abou Diaby in an Arsenal shirt again after his continuing series of ankle problems, which started just after he arrived at the Gunners in 2006. He was apparently close to a comeback last month but Arsene Wenger announced that he had he had had [.

Arsene Wenger saw his team get beaten yet again by another mid-table team and proved that the squad is simply not good enough to challenge for any trophies this season, and probably not even good enough to stay in the top six. For a change the Arsenal manager couldn't even wheel out the usual excuses [.