Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain (Flickr Commons)
Arsene Wenger is making a list, and checking it twice and Gonzalo Higuain seems to be a top the Frenchman's summer transfer window list. According to Pro Soccer Talk, Arsenal are currently working on tabulating a bid for the current Real Madrid striker who could bring additional attacking firepower to a Champions League bound North London side for next season.
Three of the top clubs in Europe will be back in the Champions League next season after Arsenal, AC Milan and Schalke pulled out close wins on the final day of their respective seasons.
Arsenal denied North London rival Tottenham the final Champions League spot in the Premier League by holding onto a 1-0 win at Newcastle United.
That was a very, very nervous experience made all the more intense by the fact that we were expected to win. Some how being the underdog in crucial games makes it just that little more bearable when a loss is inevitably considered before and during the game. But win we did and by doing so we secured the chance to play Champions League football next season which I believe makes it sixteen seasons on the trot, no mean feat when you consider just how desperate and disappointed those around us were at missing out again.
That was a very, very nervous experience made all the more intense by the fact that we were expected to win. Some how being the underdog in crucial games makes it just that little more bearable when a loss is inevitably considered before and during the game. But win we did and by doing so we secured the chance to play Champions League football next season which I believe makes it sixteen seasons on the trot, no mean feat when you consider just how desperate and disappointed those around us were at missing out again.
Arsenal fans had to endure a few nervous minutes at the end of the Gunners 1-0 win in Newcastle on May 19, but all's well that ends well as the club managed to finish in fourth place in the English Premier League this season to earn a berth in the qualifying stages of next season's European Champions League.
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott (Google Creative Commons)
Arsenal will travel to St. James' Park on Sunday to face Newcastle United in a match that will decide whether the Gunners get a spot in next season's Champions League or if they will play in the Europa League.
Coming off a brilliant 4-1 victory over FA Cup champions Wigan Athletic on Tuesday, Arsenal sit in fourthplace in the table with 70 points and can guarantee themselves a fourth place finish with a victory over Newcastle.
I am a straight talking person and I don't beat around the bush, so let me get this one out of the way – I love Theo Walcott and I think that he is Arsenal's player of the year. I expect many readers will be leaving this page now good bye!
This has been a long and nerve wrecking season. Seldom did we go to games confident that the team would perform and that we would bag 3 fat points.
I am a straight talking person and I don't beat around the bush, so let me get this one out of the way – I love Theo Walcott and I think that he is Arsenal's player of the year. I expect many readers will be leaving this page now good bye!
This has been a long and nerve wrecking season. Seldom did we go to games confident that the team would perform and that we would bag 3 fat points.
The last home game of the season ended on a very positive note and any win is a good way to repay the fans for providing the support throughout the entire 10 months. The win left us holding on to 4th spot as the battle for the Champions League goes down to the wire.
Arsenal remains in the driver's seat after a thorough 4-1 win over Wigan Athletic at the rain-soaked Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, May 14. The Gunners just have to win their final game of the season at St. James' Park in Newcastle to ensure themselves of a third or fourth place finish in the Premier League and an invitation to next season's European Champions League tournament.
After the fastest goal of the 2012/13 season, the Gunners now sit in fourth place with 67 points (19-10-7), two behind Chelsea and one ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. They also hold the third best attacking form with 67 goals—especially in the last 15 minutes—this season in the Premier League along with Liverpool.
Arsenal will welcome Wigan Athletic to Emirates Stadium this Tuesday where the two teams will face each other in a Premier League fixture that is extremely crucial to both, but for different reasons.
Chelsea's 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday all but guaranteed them a place in next season's Champions League competition.
Something has been worrying me lately, I take a look at our squad and I look at our formation and I scratch my head.....why the desperation to sign Theo earlier in the season.
Theo more than any other player divides opinion between fans, his goal tally this year of 20 in all competitions is a good return, assists of 17 equally impressive.
Something has been worrying me lately, I take a look at our squad and I look at our formation and I scratch my head.....why the desperation to sign Theo earlier in the season.
Theo more than any other player divides opinion between fans, his goal tally this year of 20 in all competitions is a good return, assists of 17 equally impressive.
Arsenal forward Theo Walcott (Google Creative Commons)
At the beginning of the current 2012-13 campaign Theo Walcott's future at Arsenal was largely unknown. He was linked with moves all over England and Europe from Liverpool to Chelsea and also Juventus.
On going contract talks and frustrating negotiations for player, club and fan alike all embroiled into a lengthy transfer controversy that saw many looking to see Walcott leave the club in January.
On Saturday morning this was a must win game, by the time Bale FC had finished it was a must must win game.
Redknapp it appeared had instructed the groundsman not to water the pitch it looked a bit bobbly to say the least.
Despite that we got off to a flying start, poor QPR defending gifted us possession, former Arsenal employee Traore who headed the ball inexplicably infield, Rosicky receiving Podolski's knock down crossed to Ramsey who headed down to Arteta, Mikel found Theo in space he turned and finished past Green.
On Saturday morning this was a must win game, by the time Bale FC had finished it was a must must win game.
Redknapp it appeared had instructed the groundsman not to water the pitch it looked a bit bobbly to say the least.
Despite that we got off to a flying start, poor QPR defending gifted us possession, former Arsenal employee Traore who headed the ball inexplicably infield, Rosicky receiving Podolski's knock down crossed to Ramsey who headed down to Arteta, Mikel found Theo in space he turned and finished past Green.
Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea. No, I'm not singing their song but that's how many times we will keep a look out for the results of their matches before we play our next one. It all became more important after last night's results. Both us and Sp*rs won our respective matches and it keeps up with the intensity of the chase for the last 2 Champions League spots.
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QPR vs Arsenal 2013 Highlights 0-1 Theo Walcott Goal Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter QPR vs Arsenal 2013 ( Queens Park Rangers Arsenal VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- QPR vs Arsenal 0-1 ( Walcott) Loftus Road, London- 4 May, 2013- Saturday- 17 .
It's Theo Walcott Day today. But more on that later.
Because we are off to play Arry the man whose reputation precedes him, as the headline says. Twice relegated, twice sacked, twice leaving behind him a club in such dire straits there was serious doubt if it could [.
It won't be the most opportune of timings to write this match report today. With the amount of news, articles and blogs out there; what has and needed to be said should have already been available. If you're not sick of it yet, appreciate your continuation interest in this piece.
1. It's hard to remember an encounter against Arsenal when I've cared less about the outcome in the run up to the game. Of course you always want to win but it felt strange not having any of the pre-match nerves this game has brought about in the past. Instead, we got to watch their players applaud ours on to the pitch.
This was on paper always going to be the most tricky game of our run in and chase for a Champions League spot. Added to the normal nerves of entertaining United was the return of Brave Sir Robin, and the indignity of having to give said Dutchman and his new teammates a guard of honour on to the pitch after winning the title last Monday.
This was on paper always going to be the most tricky game of our run in and chase for a Champions League spot. Added to the normal nerves of entertaining United was the return of Brave Sir Robin, and the indignity of having to give said Dutchman and his new teammates a guard of honour on to the pitch after winning the title last Monday.
Robin van Persie returned to the Emirates for the first time today as a champion, ensuring that any Arsenal fan who had called him a "mercenary" for leaving was put straight on his reasons for joining United.
The Arsenal players applauded our team on to the pitch this afternoon, who then spent the majority of the first half as you would expect a team of hungover players.
With the Barclays Premier League crown already heading to Old Trafford for a record 20th time Arsenal and Manchester United will clash at the Emirates this weekend in hopes of finishing the 2012/13 campaign strong.
The Gunners are currently in a close battle with Chelsea and Tottenham as all the respective clubs are in search of securing a spot in the Champions League for next term.
They may ply their trades on opposite sides of the North London schism these days but there was a time when Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale were BFFs back at Southampton, where the pair became known as the "underpant bandits" for reasons we're not entirely certain we wish to know.
Theo Walcott has revealed that he and Spurs star Gareth Bale were the self-styled "underwear bandits" during their Southampton days. That was the name they gave to their bizarre antics, which involved putting pants on their heads and terrorising team-mates in the Saints' academy by rampaging into their rooms and attacking them with pillows.
Arsenal FC's appeal to overturn the red card shown to Olivier Giroud in last weekend's 1-0 win over Fulham has been rejected by the FA, and the striker is now banned for the club's next three games.
In typical Arsenal style we made it a bit difficult for ourselves, but in the end that was a game won on merit and off the back of some excellent performances.
If the opening goal wasn't quite as early as in previous weeks, it was sufficiently timely to settle us down and give us the platform we needed.
In the end, although there was frustration, I think a draw was a fair result given the performances of both sides. From our point of view it probably feels worse than it actually was because of the manner of their goal.
Bacary Sagna's season has been poor by his own standards.
After the draw against Everton in midweek our margin for error has tightened, and there's little room for a slip up today.
Three points are a necessity against Fulham but it looks as if we're going into the game in decent shape, injury wise. Only Lukasz Fabianski is definitely ruled out, although there's a doubt about Tomas Rosicky's hamstring.
we're heading towards the final day of this Premier League season, and it really seems to have flown by. There's no reason it should have, in fairness. Some of it has been excruciatingly awful and there were Interlulls galore, but here we are. Times flies when you're having ...
Bank holiday *boilk* oh Old Fashioneds, you delicious bastards.
I suppose a drink or two was understandable having sat through Man United v Chelsea. One of the worst games of football I've ever seen spoiled by a Chelsea goal at the end. Nice timing, United. It's the first time they haven't scored a goal at home in the league since 2009 and as for van Persie, well don't get me started.
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it seems somewhat quieter this morning. Hopefully there are a few Manchester hangovers, some of which include acute food poisoning and 72 hour ebola as they ready themselves for the trip to play us on Sunday.
The Arsenal news yesterday was not particularly good as Olivier Giroud's red card appeal was rejected.
