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25 mil espectadores en el estadio de Sclessin festejaban un espectacular y contundente inicio de su equipo el Lieja pero Arsenal remonto, primero descontó antes de acabarse el primer teimpo y ya con las instrucciones que el francés Arsène Wenger dio los gunners desdibujaron la sonrisa de los locales.

Arsène Wenger faced a group of about 75 Arsenal shareholders last night in a question & answer session moderated by former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson. This was the second such session, open only to Arsenal shareholders following the inaugural event at the end of last season.

Arsenal: A top-four finish is far from guaranteed but Arsène Wenger feels a new formation, rather than new players, will elevate his team.
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Aston Villa: Maybe the alarm bells should have been ringing at the end of last season when Randy Lerner suggested 'more modest' spending.

Football manager Arsène Wenger has given his backing to the Council of Europe's 47-country campaign against racism and discrimination. Wenger said: "I support the Council of Europe in its campaign against discrimination. I believe everybody who loves football should just enjoy how great the players are and nothing else.

From his press conference today:

If you have a child who is a good musician, what is your first reaction?

It is to put it into a good music school, not in an average one, so why should that not happen in football?

I swear, we didn't even plan it or anything.

Wenger starts to make his mind up on trio of potential signings.

Arsenal will not be pursuing their interest in the Internazionale midfielder Patrick Vieira, but Arsène Wenger is considering a move for the Fulham defender Brede Hangeland he revealed yesterday. Marouane Chamakh, however, is not an option unless Bordeaux lower their price.

Manchester United's fans are already moaning about Arsenal's apparent 'luck' in the Champions League group stage draw. On a popular United forum, many of the members lamented the Gunners' draw stating that Arsène Wenger's side always get it 'easy'. "It's ridiculous, Arsenal nearly always have the easiest group.

With all the recent media attention on Eduardo he can expect to get an earful assuming he plays or is on the bench tonight at Wembley for Croatia against England.

Elsewhere Arsenal players are dotted around the globe playing for their various national teams in World Cup qualifiers. We can only hope that all return tomorrow and Friday unscathed and fighting fit for our visit to the City of Manchester Stadium (artfully titled "the Council House" by fans of the red half of Manchester) to play Citeh.

Arsène Wenger's quest for attacking perfection sees his two centre backs playing with more than a hint of libero.
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In Arsène Wenger's first match in charge of Arsenal, the French manager deployed a three man defence but despite a convincing 2-0 win over Blackburn the set-up was never to be seen again in red and white colours.

FC Barcelona's triumph in Rome did shatter some firm belief held by English media and English clubs. The biggest has to be the "English Clubs" claim to be the most potent attacking force in the world. That belief was shattered rather brilliantly by one of the most attacking team in the history of the game.

Acontece aos melhores
Aos 49 minutos do segundo tempo do clássico deste sábado entre Manchester United x Arsenal, quando o placar mostrava 2 a 1 para os ‘Red Devils' e tudo parecia decidido, ainda houve tempo para mais emoção. E para uma cena inusitada.
Nos segundos finais da partida em Old Trafford, o holandês Van Persie marcou o segundo dos ‘Gunners'.

The Real Culprit
From the Guardian: Arsène Wenger has told Mark Hughes that he is the only man who believes in Emmanuel Adebayor's innocence, as he laid into the Manchester City striker for the challenge that left Robin van Persie dazed and bloodied at Eastlands on Saturday.
Hi, I'm Mark Hughes.

The following piece was written by a guest columnist.

A great result in Spain on Tuesday has set up what looks to be an exciting end to the season for Arsenal. It all seemed so different a few weeks ago as we limped through our winter fixtures - holding onto fourth seemed to be the only thing left in our season at that stage.

The Wembley pitch that has drawn scorn as a national embarrassment from Arsène Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson is to be ripped up after the Football Association admitted that it was being forced to start again on the centrepiece of the £757 million stadium.

Well, Wednesday night at Old Trafford wasn't a lot of laughs, was it? We were lucky to score nil. United could very easily have caned us by four or five and effectively won the tie. I still think we've got a mountain to climb on Tuesday night. Christiano Ronaldo hitting the woodwork was our "get out of jail free" card for this round.

Arsenal y Manchester United se enfrentan esta noche en el Emirates Stadium (20.45h) en la vuelta de las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones. La oportunidad que se les presenta a ambos es inmejorable y los integrantes de uno y otro bando han dejado entrever en las horas previas al decisivo choque que la confianza en los suyos es uno de los factores que predominan en el ambiente precedente a la gran cita.

Monday night saw chief executive officer Ivan Gazidis undertake his first question and answer session with members of the Arsenal Supporters' Trust. F bregas The King blogged on this yesterday so I won't go over the ground he covered, except to make a few brief comments of my own.

Well, okay, but do you get the feeling that he agreed to stay after the board promised him he'd only have £13 million to spend on new players, rather than after they warned him? As in:

AW: I have an offer from Real Madrid.
IG: Don't leave! The transfer budget is huge next year we can give you £75 million!

I am going to try to have a daily synopsis on important football matters that happen on the continent or globally. I will write a brief synopsis with a link to the original story. I will only post or comment on each article if i have an opinion that is relevant and informative.

Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that Robin van Persie has signed a new long-term contract with the Club.

Van Persie (25), who joined the Gunners from home town club Feyenoord in 2004, was Arsenal's leading goalscorer last season with 20 goals from his 44 overall appearances.

In his five seasons with Arsenal, Van Persie, who is capable of turning a match at any time with a flourish of his left foot, has made 177 appearances for the Gunners, scoring a total of 63 goals in all competitions.

Morning Insiders plently to talk about from the newspapers this morning. As usual comment welcome....

The Mirror - Almunia sorry to see Toure go
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia believes defender Kolo Toure left the Gunners because he was "bored" and fears the same could happen with captain Cesc Fabregas.

Match Analysis: Celtic vs. Arsenal (first game) For UEFA Champions League Qualifying to the Group Stage, 18th August 2009 Ground: Celtic Park Celtic lineup: Boruc (GK) Loovens Caldwell Fox Hinkel N'Guemo (McCourt) Brown Donati (McDonald) Samaras (Fortune) Maloney McGeady Arsenal lineup: Almunia (GK) Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy [.

by CARL ELDRIDGE Nicklas Bendtner may well have looked pretty in pink but the most ardent Arsenalista out there must admit the great Dane didn't suit his outlandish footwear nor, indeed, did he live up such a flamboyant choice of footwear that often.

But fair play to Bendy boy, he has ditched the pink 'uns and you can buy them from him if you so desire because he is flogging them on eBay to raise cash for Danish charity.

Arsène Wenger's big test will be to find the balance between the pass-and-move style of football and providing greater protection from the counter.
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Two goals were scored away from home and four were conceded therefore it should be clear which end of the pitch the problems lie.

Wenger considers alternative option to help bring in talented youngster.

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Besides the case Chamakh, Arsenal has not finished ogling the Ligue 1. Arsène Wenger has reopened the trail to Eden Hazard, the midfielder from Lille.

New guidelines could strangle the life out of the north London club.

Arsène Wenger has warned that Arsenal's youth development system will collapse if Uefa's plans to ban the international transfer of players aged under 18 are put into practice.

The Carling Cup adventures of Arsenal's youngsters have become a feature of recent seasons, with a crowd of 56,592 turning up at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday to watch an inexperienced team beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in the third round, but their manager fears that such uplifting evenings could be a thing of the past.

by CARL ELDRIDGE The majority of press coverage of the Arsenal this morning is obviously taken up by the 1-0 win at Fulham at Craven Cottage yesterday as you can imagine.

And it's young Gunners keeper Vito Mannone who gets rave reviews after an astounding performance kept Roy Hodgson's side at bay.

If you read Arsenal Station regularly, you will know that I regularly criticize the British press, especially their treatment of Arsenal. Today, Arsenal Station guest contributor, Ted Harwood, continues that tradition with a look at the media's reaction following the incident between Jack Wilshire and Jerome Thomas in Arsenal's third-round Carling Cup match last weekend.

Sol Campbell's departure from Notts County was the most predictable football story of the season so far. The prospect of a recent Premier League regular plying his trade in League Two was an unlikely scenario, but the chances of the big fish sticking at it in a little pond for too long were particularly slim considering the individual involved.

By Josh An equaliser deep into injury time denied Arsenal all three points at AZ Alkmaar on Tuesday night but Arsène Wenger's side still have control of Champions League Group H.

The visitors seemed in charge for much of this evening's game. There was no sympathy for an AZ who had been stricken with financial problems in recent days.

Arsène Wenger called him a cross between Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp the other week. And that's quite something. Henry was top scorer in the Premier League for 4 seasons and the regarded as the best foreign player ever in the EPL. Dennis Bergkamp was God. If a coach says

Arsène Wenger siempre apostó por el fútbol ofensivo y de toque desde que llegara al Arsenal en 1996. De hecho, él es el principal culpable del cambio de mentalidad de los gunners, que antes de la llegada del francés eran vistos como uno de los equipos que peor fútbol practicaba en la Premier League.

People have forgotten what Tomas Rosicky looks like it has been so long since we have seen him in an Arsenal shirt. Tomas was injured during our FA Cup tie against Newcastle on January 26 at Emirates Stadium. Arsène Wenger described his injury as "not a serious one, but a strange one", but Rosicky was ruled out of the rest of the campaign, Euro 2008 ,the start of pre-season and most of this season.

Spring-heeled Walcott points way for Arsenal
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For 12 long months, Arsenal have nursed a sense of injustice. We have heard it voiced from time to time, usually by the manager Arsène Wenger. His team, he has maintained, did not deserve to lose the second-leg of the Champions League quarter-final at Liverpool, after producing arguably their finest performance of last season.

Naive lapses leave Arsenal looking to the future again
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A terrible error from the youngest player on the pitch set Manchester United on the way to victory last night, ­condemning Arsenal to another season without reward and the umpteenth reopening of the debate over Arsène Wenger's disinclination to recruit experienced players in his efforts to bring the European Cup to north London.

Monday night saw chief executive officer Ivan Gazidis undertake his first question and answer session with members of the Arsenal Supporters' Trust. F bregas The King blogged on this yesterday so I won't go over the ground he covered, except to make a few brief comments of my own.

Arsène Wenger faced a group of about 75 Arsenal shareholders last night in a question & answer session moderated by former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson. This was the second such session, open only to Arsenal shareholders following the inaugural event at the end of last season.

Yesterday Real Madrid unveil their latest Super star Cristiano Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, also in the same day Manuel Pellegrini Real Madrid's manager back to work. Oh what a job he has to do coaching the likes of Raul, Guti, Casillas, Ronaldo, and Kaka among many other star players Real Madrid [.

Wenger acredita que Real pode arrasar na próxima temporada se tudo correr bemTreinador inglês, porém, reconhece que é preciso paciência para que o time se encaixeArsene Wenger sempre fala claro. Nunca esconde suas opiniões. O técnico do Arsenal concedeu recentemente uma entrevista a 'Dauphiné Libéré'.

Não é novidade, para quem segue este blog, que sou admirador das ideias e postura do treinador do Arsenal. Conheci-o em 1992, quando ao serviço do Mónaco, disputou em Lisboa, a final da Taça das Taças, com o Werder Bremen. Nessa excelente equipa francesa jogavam entre outros, Rui Barros e George Weah.