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Wolves Thread

The Offside - Arsenal 07 November @ 12:18 PM EST

Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Diaby, Arshavin, Fabregas, Eduardo, van Persie. Subs: Mannone, Senderos, Rosicky, Nasri, Song, Silvestre, Eboue

Wolves: Starters: Hennessey, Zubar, Craddock, Berra, Stearman, Edwards, Henry, Castillo, Milijas, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake.

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Eboue & Diaby continue in starting XI at Wolves

Gooner Talk 07 November @ 11:41 AM EST


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Gunning For Wolves

Arsenal View From a Gooner 07 November @ 05:36 AM EST

This is what happen last time we have Wolves in the EPL

Arsenal visit Molineux Stadium tonight and it's a good oppourtunity to continue the good run that we are currently going through. This is no walk in the park for Arsenal as both Fulham and Aston Villa have came and gone home with only a point.

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Finally the teams balance is right!

Arsenal-highlights » The best Arsenal blog and highlights site! 06 November @ 10:57 AM EST

I have to say I'm quite liking Arsenal's current situation; the team is playign really well and everyone off the bench also fits in exceptionally, which is great and the first time I believe this in a while! To add to this the media are not rating us this may be a bit down heartening for the players but there is currently no pressure on them, unlike Chelsea Man Utd and Liverpool.

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Funny Feeling Friday: Kieran Gibbs

Never Captain Nicky Butt 06 November @ 12:55 AM EST

With such blistering pace at just 4.5M, I'd have a silly grin on my face too
Our Funny Feeling Friday this week is Arsenal's left back Kieran Gibbs. With starting left back Gael Clichy out for a month or more with a stress fracture in his lower back, Gibbs should take over the starting spot and comes with the price tag (4. Click to continue reading...

Should Arsenal sell Clichy?

SoccerLens 05 November @ 08:31 AM EST

The news that Gael Clichy is out for up to two months is unfortunate and may harm Arsenal's trophy ambitions. When he first started his career at Arsenal, he was very injury prone, with continuous operations on his broken metatarsals. He always seems to get injured at an awkward time for The Gunners, and will return in the New Year.

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Could our many spoken languages could be a barrier to success?

Arsenal Insider 05 November @ 08:25 AM EST

Robin van Persie now delivering the form that we always knew that he could provide as long as he stayed fit. With a goal in each of the last seven games he is fast becoming a major threat to defences in the Premier league and Europe with his quick feet and eye for goal. He lacks only the perfection of his set pieces to truly become the player who alongside Fabregas can fashion a real charge at the premiership title.

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Petrus 1988 – Highbury 2004: A Vintage Year for Wine And A Vintage Year for Football

Avenell Road 05 November @ 05:34 AM EST

Arsenal verses Alkmaar 2009: this was not a beery, blood and guts affair of Tottenham in the League or a high energy, alcoho pop fuelled Carling Cup encounter with Liverpool, this Champions League game was a fine red wine for the football connoisseur.

An excellent selection by Wenger: a blend of player that complemented each with the depth of Gallas and Vermaelen and the much anticipated combination of Fabregas, Arshavin and Nasri.

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Arsenal-AZ Open Thread

The Offside - Arsenal 04 November @ 02:38 PM EST

Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Almunia, Eboue, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Fabregas, Song, Diaby, Nasri, van Persie, Arshavin. Substitutes: Mannone, Silvestre, Rosicky, Senderos, Eduardo, Sagna, Ramsey.

AZ: Starters: Romero, Jaliens, Moisander, Moreno, Poulsen, Holman, Mendes da Silva, Schaars, Martens, Pelle, Dembele.

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Qualification Is A Must

Arsenal View From a Gooner 04 November @ 01:20 AM EST

A win tonight at Ashburton Grove will see Arsenal qualify for the from the first group stage of Champions League for the 10th consecutive seasons. Not even the great Barcelonas or Real Madrids or AC Milans can lay claim to such an impeccable consistency. Tonight sees the return fixture with AZ Alkmaar who pegged us back at the final minute of the game with an equalizer.

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Heartless.

pavlyuchenko's vodka bottle 02 November @ 10:35 AM EST

what? we are!

We've all had a bit of time to mull over the not so shocking defeat at the Emirates. It wasn't so shocking really was it? For a start; on the back of quotes attributed to Robbie Keane; our squad couldn't stand up to that of Arsenal's. At full strength perhaps we have players who are of a similar calibre, (Defoe/Van Persie, Modric/Arshavin and Woodgate/Gallas), but with a squad that seems to change uncontrollably due to the forced hand of Redknapp.

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Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham: Reliant Robin earns his Spurs

The Goon Blog - an Arsenal blog. 02 November @ 02:29 AM EST

It looks like we have shut the Spuds up for another few months then with a performance that left even the most hardy Spurs fans noting that they had some way to go to catch up with us.

I had a very good feeling before the game, a feeling I hadn't had since that 5-1 beating we took. Maybe it was confidence or just a sign of what was to come, whatever it was I liked it and enjoyed every second of this North London Derby.

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Its Raining Men…

Avenell Road 31 October @ 03:12 AM EST

Well it will have to if the big city of London has had the rainfall we have had here in Berkshire!!

The Daily Telegraph, well the Belfast version reports Cesc has signed a pre-contract agreement with Barca! Worried for a second, but then I saw the word ‘Adeybayor' in the same sentence you know him, the one who feels he has the right to an opinion about us!

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AW: Dropping points is Gunner cost us…

Arsenal Insider 26 October @ 04:49 AM EST

by CARL ELDRIDGE Arsene Wenger was clearly riled after we threw away a 2-0 lead in the draw against West Ham at Upton Park yesterday.

As were the Arsenal hordes as we filed out of the ground with a miserable shuffle in search of a tincture to ease the pain.

"2-0, and you f***** it up," sung some spanner on the way out of the ground and I questioned why he felt the need to celebrate a draw.

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Arsene at the AGM

Arsenal Station 25 October @ 08:41 AM EST

The most glaring difference between this and the last AGM is not the shareholders' attitude. It is Arsene. His demeanor was completely different this time around, and with good reason. Though that reason may not be down to results entirely.

Of course, we still get Arsene's standard lines about "belief," the "real spirit in the team," etc.

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Time To Hammer The Nail Down

Arsenal View From a Gooner 25 October @ 03:39 AM EST

The formidable midfield duo

Upton Park is where our focus is today. Gianfranco Zola's West Ham faces exactly the same turmoil as Arsenal's previous opponent, AZ Alkmaar, financially stuttering that is.They have sold close to 10 players since last year just to offset some of the monetary difficulties but have kept virtually the core of the team in Robert Green, Matthew Upson, Scott Parker, David Noble and Carlton Cole.

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Arsene, Please Bring This Experiment To An End

Avenell Road 21 October @ 04:58 AM EST

A draw against the Dutch champions is no bad thing or that's what I keep telling myself anyway, but no matter how many times I say it I still feel as though someone has just stolen something out of my child's pram while I have been forced to look on, helpless to do anything about it.

The frustration that we all feel this morning is surely proof, if we needed any, of just how much progress has been made this season and just how much we expect.

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AZ Alkmaar Vs Arsenal Champions League Team News & Prediction Thread

Caught Offside 20 October @ 09:26 AM EST

In form Gunners make short trip to face ailing Dutch side AZ.

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Arsenal are without Czech star Tomas Rosicky (knee) and striker Theo Walcott for the Champions League visit to AZ.

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Koeman May Live To Regret His Words

Arsenal View From a Gooner 20 October @ 09:09 AM EST

Remember Reyes or Cygan?

The European journey continues tonight for Arsenal against the champions of Dutch Eredivise, AZ Alkmaar. This is the first of back-to-back fixtures against the Ronald Koeman's team. Koeman who was at Arsenal's 6-2 thrashing of Blackburn, said that he saw some weakness in Arsenal's game during that game and will look to exploit it.

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Arsenal 3, Birmingham City 1

Wicked Deflection 19 October @ 09:31 AM EST
That was an oddly hard game to find. I had to watch it on tape delay on Arsenal.com.
Two quick goals in the first half from Van Persie and Diaby were enough for the points.
Walcott started ahead of Arshavin, but Walcott went off injured in the first half, and Arshavin played the last hour, scoring the third in the 85th minute, I think it was. Click to continue reading...

Video: Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1

Soccerblog 18 October @ 08:47 AM EST

Lovely bit of footwork by Van Persie in the box and a snappy finish after Song feeds him of a sloppy clearance by Birmingham. Eboue stretches Birmingham wide before dishing to Rosicky who centers the ball which evades everyone before Diaby arrives to notch up the Gunners second goal.

But Arsenal would not be Arsenal if it did not believe in shooting themselves in the foot.

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I think this counts as a blog...

LadyArse - Arsenal and the world of football from a woman's perspective @ OleOl 17 October @ 11:34 AM EST
Apologies once again for the lack of blog yesterday. My head has been spinning with ideas for T-shirts from I went away to Amsterdam and knowing I didn't have to get up at 5 in the morning I decided to get stuck in yesterday after work. Once I did, I couldn't stop. There's something about the night time that seems to make me more creative, unfortunately, with aforementioned wakey up time during the week it doesn't leave much scope for late nights during the week. Click to continue reading...

Starting XI and updates

Another Arsenal Blog 17 October @ 09:11 AM EST
Arsenal : Mannone, Eboue, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Fabregas, Song Billong, Diaby, Walcott, van Persie, Rosicky. Subs: Almunia, Sagna, Ramsey, Silvestre, Wilshere, Arshavin, Traore.Good to see Theo back on the team sheet. Plenty of ammunition on the bench that can be used later on if neccessary.A high tempo start with Hart' goal peppered early doors, Rosicky looking sharp and goes close twice. Click to continue reading...

Eboue, Gibbs and Walcott start against Birmingham

Gooner Talk 17 October @ 08:39 AM EST


Mannone Eboue Gallas Vermaelen Gibbs Fabregas Song Rosicky Walcott van Persie Diaby Subs: Almunia, Sagna, Ramsey, Silvestre, Wilshere, Arshavin, Traore Click to continue reading...

Birmingham Thread

The Offside - Arsenal 17 October @ 08:34 AM EST

Game time. Lineups:

Arsenal: Mannone, Eboue, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Fabregas, Song, Diaby, Walcott, van Persie, Rosicky

Birmingham: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, Carsley, McFadden, Jerome

The fact that Mannone isn't starting ahead of Almunia isn't so surprising, given that Almunia probably isn't quite up to game fitness yet.

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The Sequence Must Continue

Arsenal View From a Gooner 16 October @ 02:18 PM EST

Which Gallas will show up?

Today see the visit of Birmingham to Ashburton Grove. The incident 2 seasons ago at St. Andrew's will no doubt still rankles in the mind of all Arsenal fans. The Eduardo broken leg incident brought about sad memories of that particular season. First for the bad injury that the Brazilian suffered at the hand (or legs) of Martin Taylor but more importantly, it was the start of which Arsenal lost the impetus for the Premier League title.

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Why Birmingham should be crushed inside 75 minutes & why this match matters to me so much

Gunners Today 16 October @ 05:00 AM EST

It is true. 7 goals this season and McLeish's Birmingham have scored them all AFTER 75 minutes. (courtesy of optajoe). When it comes for providing entertainment for value, I've heard that the Blues fans are now asking for refunds on free Birmingham city tickets.

So if we click and when we do, we should put Birmingham to sleep BEFORE they wake up.

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Top 30 Current Premier League Players: 5 Arsenal, 4 Liverpool, 1 Spurs, 11 Chelsea, 6 Manchester United & 3 Manchester City

Caught Offside 14 October @ 08:54 AM EST

A can of worms has been opened with this list, time for you all to feast on it!

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Four Four Two completed their annual top 100 players in the world list and here are the top 30 ranking Premier League players, the number stated is where each player figures in the entire list.

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5-0

France World Cup Team Blog 12 October @ 12:16 PM EST

From FIFA:

"Serbia secured qualification in style, with Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Milan Javanovic (2) on target in a 5-0 win over Romania in Group 7."

Ouch.

We were bettered in the group, but we also won 5-0.

Goals from:

Gignac
Gignac
Gallas
Anelka
Benzema

5-0, and it was almost convincing.

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Halfway through the international break + Arsenal FC Blog podcast

The Beautiful Groan 11 October @ 06:17 PM EST

Internationals breaks rarely make for interesting viewing. Even this one, which concludes the group stages in Europe, only has a few games that actually mean anything, and won't be half as exciting as the playoffs that follow. Those, of course, are being seeded at the last minute because FIFA panicked at the possibility of two of the big guns facing each other and causing one to miss the showpiece.

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All much of a muchness

The Goon Blog - an Arsenal blog. 11 October @ 08:50 AM EST

So thats phase one of the international break over and done with and so far it seems we have no injuries, the Spanish squad has been ravished but Cesc Fabregas' withdrawal is down to serious family reasons, it is something that may have been affecting him for a while so I really hope its all going to be alright for him, hes not had the easiest of years has young Cesc.

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Lineups for Faroes, Plus: Leave Comments and Streams Here

France World Cup Team Blog 10 October @ 12:39 PM EST

LES ÉQUIPES PROBABLES

FRANCE: Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra - Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Henry (cap.) - Anelka, Gignac
ILES FÉROÉ: Mikkelsen - Danielsen, Gregersen, Eliasen, Davidsen - A. Olsen, S. Olsen, Benjaminsen, Loekin - Jakobsen - Hansen

I was willing to bet my house yesterday that we'd be playing two DMs, and guess what?

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Thank goodness Robin had his oats…….

Avenell Road 10 October @ 03:43 AM EST

On a weekend of International football, I am glad that around nine months ago Robin had his oats and will be at home with his wife while she hopefully gives birth to another little Gooner. At least we know one player shouldn't be injured for the up and coming game against Birmingham.

Only seven more days to get through now!

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International Preview + Bendtner’s Spectacular Grace

The Offside - Arsenal 09 October @ 10:01 AM EST

Well, the international matches are almost upon us. The official site has a full round-up of all Gunners who will be participating in internationals this weekend here. No fewer than 20 Arsenal players are listed on international rosters for tomorrow's matches.

There's no point in covering every match, but some of the highlights:

Clichy, Diaby, Gallas, and Sagna look to get France into at least a playoff match for the World Cup in what should be a romp against Faroe Islands and a mid-week home match against Austria.

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Arsenal Set Sights on Next “Adams & Bould” £12m Starlet Pair Bonucci & Ranocchia

Caught Offside 08 October @ 06:39 AM EST

Wenger looks to strengthen his back line.

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Arsène Wenger of Arsenal, the prestigious London club has an on his eye on two jewels of the defense of Bari: Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Ranocchia.

"At San Siro Arsenal scouts were present to watch Bari hold AC Milan to a goalless draw" (Corriere del mezzogiorno)

The young Italian centre back pairing of Bonucci and Ranocchia has been very effective this season, conceding just four goals in the first seven Serie A games of this season.

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