Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia may as well be the one who was closer to play for England but according to defender Gael Clichy, the defender was also close to play for the English National side. Speaking ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia may as well be the one who was closer to play for England but according to defender Gael Clichy, the defender was also close to play for the English National side. Speaking ...

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Manuel Almunia finds himself down the pecking order And Denilson is a lot shorter than we thought...

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Good Saturday to you all. Here is the news.

It looks like Manuel Almunia is back in pole position. Or, he would be if Arsenal was a Forumula 1 team and he'd just come fastest in qualifying, but you know what I mean. A mixture of a chest infection, family tragedy and just plain old poor form meant his start to the season was a bit all over the shop, but it seems as if the manager is ready to put his faith in him again.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE� Manuel Almunia has been told by Arsene Wenger that he will remain Arsenal's No 1 goalkeeper.

But the Daily Mail reports that while the Spaniard prepares to face Wolves today he may be interested in the rave review Wenger has given fellow Frenchman Hugo Lloris, the 22-year-old Lyon keeper who starred in the Champions League midweek frustration of Liverpool.

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Free-scoring Arsenal continued their dominance of Champions League Group H with a stunning 4-1 drubbing of AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday night.
The Gunners are in top spot and unbeaten in their group, and proved far too classy for the Dutch visitors at The Emirates, where skipper Cesc Fabregas bagged a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Samir Nasri and Abou Diaby, who netted a sublime fourth of the night on 72 minutes after some flowing build-up play from Eduardo and Andrey Arshavin. Click to continue reading...

by CARL ELDRIDGE Manuel Almunia proved he is good enough to keep Arsenal on track for honours this season with his performance against the team-that-dare-not-speak-its-name on Saturday.

Questions were asked earlier in the season about the Spaniard and one or two errors didn't exactly provide the cornerstone of a defence for his suitability as the No.

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Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
English Premier League
Emirates
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Kick-off: 1245 GMT

With both sides residing in the top-four for much of the early season, one of the country's oldest and fiercest derbies takes on added significance as Tottenham make the short trip down the Seven Sisters Road to face familiar foes Arsenal.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE What is it with Arsenal and our keepers? If Arsene Wenger has one weakness (and he probably doesn't other than choice of shirt-tie combo) it must be choosing the incumbent for the No.1 slot. He was blessed to inherit David Seaman and even then he gave Alex Manninger a chance ahead of the pony-tailed one.

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Alright all,

I'm still half dying from Swine Flu here, its horrible I tell you, absolutely bloody horrible. Anyway, it didnt stop me from watching the lads the other night and what a great game it was, I really enjoyed it. It was entertaining and you got that feeling that anything could happen at any time.

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The North London Derby highlights this week's slate of games as Arsenal prepares to entertain Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.

Somebody in Bristol is smiling today, as the early match on ESPN figures to be the most-watched game yet on the network.

It's on at 8:45 a.m. on ESPN2, if you're wondering.

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by JAMES CURTIS Imagine breakfast in the Wenger household and you might hear Mrs Arsene snapping at her husband's indecision whether or not to play his Young Guns against Liverpool tonight: "Oh for heavens sake, let the kids play why wont you," she trumps.

It's a point well made, as for Arsenal fans the more exciting prospect of Carling Cup football is the chance of seeing the talented youth in a real pressure setting.

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Well, last Sunday's match was forgettable - for supporters only; I'd have the players never to forget it - so I've decided to forget about it. In fact, I haven't even watched it. It's still a pile of 1's and 0's in the DVR. Maybe someday when I feel really hyper-happy, then I'll use it to calm me down a bit. Click to continue reading...

As Wenger ponders on the upcoming Carling Cup fourth round game against Liverpool, he now has a decision to be made regarding the goalkeeping situation. Vito Mannone has done well since he had to step in for then injured Manuel Almunia and the boss had no reason to drop him although the Spaniard custodian has returned, fully recovered from his chest infection.

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On the eve of this season, Liverpool manager Rafa Bentiez bemoaned his side's lack of financial power. However, an analysis of the spending habits of the ‘Big Four' since his appointment in June 2004 shows that the Spaniard has outspent Sir Alex Ferguson by £80m. Furthermore, when money raised through player sales is taken into account, Benitez' net spending dwarves Ferguson's by £95m and only Chelsea have spent more on player recruitment during the same five-year period. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal threw away the chance of a fifth straight Premier League win as West Ham battled back to earn a 2-2 draw at Upton Park on Sunday.
The Gunners had looked in complete control following first-half goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas.
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Arsene Wenger has come out to declare in public his confidence in the current crop of goalkeepers at his disposal. The Arsenal manager claims there is enough strength in the keepers on their books to help them battle for trophies and upset the football odds both domestically and in Europe. Click to continue reading...

A very good Saturday to all of you. No Arsenal today as they will only be playing tomorrow. So full preview only on tomorrow's post.

Arsenal held their AGM on Thursday and it was a much relaxed one compared to the one held post the semifinal lost to Man United. There were no one in the party who questioned Arsene Wenger's actions or tactics.

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Wenger takes his men on a short journey to east London.

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Scott Parker returns from a one-match ban for struggling West Ham, while Kieron Dyer (hamstring) could feature.

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So almost without us (or me, anyway) even realizing it, we appear to possibly have a goalkeeping controversy on our hands.

After Manuel Almunia went down a few games into the season with a "chest infection", and last season's number two, Lukasz Fabianski, was also out with a long term injury, we had to hand the gloves over to young Italian Vito Mannone.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners are not facing any problems with goalkeepers, denying that Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone are not good enough to defend the goal of an ambitious club ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners are not facing any problems with goalkeepers, denying that Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone are not good enough to defend the goal of an ambitious club ...

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First of all, a big happy birthday to Arsene Wenger who has reached the big 6-0. I hope he enjoys his glass of red tonight.

There is some team news ahead of our game on Sunday, Fabianski and Nasri made good comebacks the other night in the reserves but Sunday comes too early for them, Denilson should be back in four weeks and Djourou is out until March at least.

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See below for match highlights followed by Arsene Wenger's post-match interview.

Tuesday's match with AZ Alkmaar was full of deja vu on so many levels. Arsenal created a similar amount of chances to most of their other matches this season. Also, our inability to take our chances and kill the game off with the second goal was reminiscent of last season.

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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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AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal
UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET)

Walcott's injury woes continue.

His medial collateral ligament has been damaged and will sideline him for four weeks. The team left for their AZ Alkmaar fixture without him.

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A decent if slightly frustrating win on Saturday against Birmingham City. We really should have put the game away easier than we did. We also conceded another sloppy goal for which I think William Gallas and Vito Mannone have to take equal shares of the blame.�

Despite Mannone making another mistake, not asserting himself sufficiently for the Brum goal I'd still select him ahead of Manuel Almunia for tomorrow night's Champions League game in the Netherlands.

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Arsenal are fantastic right now. Simply brilliant. Wonderful play. Fast and thrilling, even when they lose. Perfect passing. Crisp finishes. Superb combination play. You get the picture.

Okay, please do not kill me on this post. I am neither a fortune teller, palm reader, love guru, snake charmer, nor am I a genius.

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Arsenal's goalkeeper stocks have risen with the return from injury of both Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski.
First-choice shot-stopper Almunia has been out with a chest infection and is only rated a small chance to return against Birmingham City this weekend but Fabianski, who has not played yet this season, may be called on after recovering from knee surgery. Click to continue reading...

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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Wenger said:
"Carlos Vela has not landed, so he will not be involved. We lost Nicklas Bendtner today in training from a recurrence of his groin. Eduardo is not back yet, because he still has a thigh injury."
"Lukasz Fabianski is not completely back. We hope he will be very soon, because he has trained normally. Click to continue reading...

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Arsenal host Birmingham City at the Emirates in the Premier League on Saturday 17 October 2009. Arsenal are chasing their fourth consecutive win in the league while Birmingham, newly taken over by Carson Yeung, are struggling and will in all likelihood struggle till January, when Yeung has promised the team sacks of cash.

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On the Thursday and Friday following an international break, the club generally goes into damage assessment mode. The question is never, "Is anyone hurt?" But, rather, "Who is hurt, and for how long?" Last month, I posted my recurring international break nightmare. It is also the time to forgot all the "Cesc-to-anywhere-but-Arsenal" stories, which for some reason continue to get Gooners all worked up.

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Back to League action tomorrow with the visit of Birmingham City. Let's hope the international break hasn't disrupted the momentum that was building before the players scattered for the World Cup qualifiers. We need three points in the bag. Manuel Almunia is said to be "50-50" for availability for selection.

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Not as easy a game as many would have you believe.

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The two protagonists of the last meeting between these clubs Arsenal's Eduardo and Birmingham defender Martin Taylor both miss out through injury.

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