Seriously if he keeps this up Arsene Wenger may well have to consider adapting Thomas Vermaelen into an out and out striker! He he scores the second in a friendly against Hungary.

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Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen says the Gunners are serious about their Premiership prospects this season and are in the race for the long haul.
The Belgian, who has been impressive in his first three months in England, says Arsenal have laid the foundations for a full-on title tilt with their brilliant early-season form and warned rivals they have no intention of stopping. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen claims the Gunners are in for the long haul when it comes to this season's Premiership campaign.
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Gunners used forest to make sure they weren't barking up the wrong tree Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has revealed club scout Steve Rowley went to great lengths to keep tabs on him while the club considered making a bid for him. Rowley stalked the then Ajax man to the Belgian seaside resort of Oostduinkerke to watch him [. Click to continue reading...

Thomas Vermaelen has settled in well in Arsenal defensive line-ups alongside William Gallas this season. To date, they have scored 9 goals between them but at the same time making sure the defense are tight at the back.
There is no plan for Arsene Wenger to rotate them with other centre backs as he does not want to break the Gallas-Vermaelen harmony. Click to continue reading...

Highlights and an interview with Arsene Wenger below.

I am still walking on air following our demolition of Spurs yesterday. With a glorious 3-nil victory at the Emirates we were able to put some breathing space between us and the four clubs trailing us at the moment.

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Thomas Vermaelen is delighted with his progress at Arsenal this season.
The former Ajax defender says he is enjoying playing for Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
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There were some stunning goals this weekend, and for the first time in JBM's short history we have a save of the week courtesy Iker Casillas.

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Okay, it wasn't quite that many... but if the game had gone long enough we might have gotten there eventually. And if we had, Cesc would have probably assisted on 3,990 of them. I would be a vain writer indeed to think that I could come up with some kind of superlative or plaudit that I haven't already read in the hours since the match.

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.Arsenal defeated Blackburn Rovers 6-2 in a thorough team effort in a Premier League encounter. Playing at The Emirates Stadium, The Gunners pulled off a superb performance with spirited goals with 6 different team members. It was the Rovers who got off to a good start as Steven Nnonzi headed in a Paul Robinson free kick [. Click to continue reading...

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I wrote this a few days ago and forgot to post it - apologies...Fulham match report to follow.
Considering how some other websites *cough* Myles Palmer *cough* insist on finding the negatives even in victory, I think it's best to look at the last three games as a success. Click to continue reading...

I'm happy to be starting the "Weekend Recap" section again. I apologize for missing the first few weeks but now that all the leagues are off and running I will be recapping the top leagues in Europe after every weekend.

This weekend we saw goals, in twos.

La Liga:

After this weekend there are still three unbeaten sides in Spain.

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Arsenal rebounded from their two defeats in Manchester this weekend with a resounding 4-nil victory over Wigan at the Emirates. It was a cakewalk really and Martinez's side never looked like they might come away with anything for their troubles. Arsenal created boatloads of chances and, but for better finishing from Eboue and van Persie, could easily have scored 7.

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. Arsenal thrashed Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium following heartbreaking losses against the two Manchester based clubs. Thomas Vermaelen struck the first blow in the 24th minute and opened the scoring with a glancing header from a corner. He struck again right after the game restarted by scoring a goal that any striker in the [. Click to continue reading...

So we're a few weeks in, and I'm calling Thomas Vermaelen the signing of the season.

4 goals already from the defender (Including his two today against ), he has seems to have improved the Gunners defence hugely (Apart from in Manchester, his kryptonite). Wenger really has surpassed himself with this relatively unknown defender that makes the £20+ million on Lescott seem pathetic.

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So, five games into the league, which players have begun as if their lives depended on it? Who are the early contenders for player of the year, or golden boot winner? Who has surprised you the most? Here are a few names to consider, based on what we've seen so far.

Thomas Vermaelen
Hands up who knew about this chap before Arsenal signed him?

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. Arsenal travelled to Belgium in order to face Standard de Liege in the opening game of the Champions League. The game began with a rude awakening for the Gunners, as they had fallen behind by two goals within the first five minutes. An early goal by Eliaquim Mangala was capped off by a penalty by Milan [. Click to continue reading...

Who would you like to see Arsene add to his wishlist?

Gunners Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis has stated whilst witnessing our club getting a nice Champions League Draw.

If there are players that add real quality who are available we'll look at them – if they add quality or depth we don't currently have.

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What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning. In its opening game of the 2009 Premier League season, Arsenal demolished Everton 6-1 in a scintillating display of attacking football. This was supposed to be a stiff challenge, after all Everton had the discipline and consistency to finish fifth for the past two seasons and was a FA Cup finalist last year.

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Seems like a clever move to me.

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Arsenal are considering making an £8million bid for Newcastle defender Steven Taylor.

However, Everton are also in the running and are understood to have opened negotiations with the Championship club in an attempt to secure a replacement for Joleon Lescott, who is a still a target for Manchester City.

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Sigh. More transfer rumors today. I have to say, I like it so much better when the window is closed and we don't have to deal with all this nonsense every day. But it's out there, so let's dive right in.

First, there are reports that Arsenal and Barcelona have agreed on a deal to sell Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona for a fee of €35 million.

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The pessimism and negativity had been overwhelming. The doomsayers had ruled the roost to continue the chicken analogy.
And then the season actually started. Horror of horrors, Arsenal can actually play football. Of course, one swallow doesn't make a summer and on isolated occasions we were brilliant last year but results that were achieved at Goodison and Parkhead can only be good for momentum. Click to continue reading...

Thomas Vermaelen shows how to break up a cross.

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Philippe looks to re-build his career away from north London.

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Steve Bruce is considering a move for Arsenal centre half Philippe Senderos after Everton pulled out of the deal.
The Sunderland manager watched Senderos, 24, in action for Switzerland against Italy on Wednesday.

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In a match that resembled a goal frenzy, Arsenal came up with an exciting opening day performance to defeat Everton at home. The hosts looked totally out of sorts while the visitors took control from the word go itself. It was Densilson who started the party in the 26th minute when he curled one from 25 yards.

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Wow, now that's a good way to start a season!

Yes Everton were woeful, defending like lifeless corpses, but to a man the Arsenal side were superb, hardly putting a foot wrong until in the 91st minute they felt sorry enough for their inept opponents to let them pull a goal back and the Gunners back four lose their clean sheet bonus.

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Arsenal Biggest Ins: Thomas Vermaelen has been the only signing for Arsenal this summer. He should nicely fit the role Kolo Toure had before departing for Manchester City. Biggest Outs: Obviously the two biggest losses are those to...
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Manchester City are spending their way into the Premier League top four. Paradoxically, the club most amenable to their ambition is Arsenal, whom they wish to supplant. The Gunners sold City striker Emmanuel Adebayor for £25m. Less than two weeks later, they are prepared to sell them defender Kolo Toure for another £14m, as the 28-year-old Ivorian has been turned by the £100,000 per week wage offer.

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Arsenal have announced a 21 man squad for the opening pre-season fixture against Barnet. The fixture will take place on Saturday 18 July at 3 pm kick off.

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For all Arsenal fans, the big exciting news is the inclusion of Tomas Rosicky and new signing Thomas Vermaelen.

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Arsenal announced their first summer signing, unveiling Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen (23) as heir apparent to, well, probably Sol Campbell.

He is the first Belgian to play for Arsenal (I think) which I interpret as more evidence in support of one of my more bizarre beliefs; Belgium could become one of the best teams around within the next 5-10 years.

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We have all been interviewed for jobs. And, we have all spent most of those interviews thinking about what to say..Come to think of it, it is not as hard as we thought. Just look pretty and say nice things about your bosses!In the interview, Thomas Vermaelen said, "I am very proud to be here, in one of the greatest club in the world. Click to continue reading...

(Put those things away.) Aly Cissokho, the man with the not-quite-small task of ushering in a new era of a younger Milan, will not be ushering in anything anywhere - though he may be ushered into a dentist's chair shortly. He failed his medical due to a dental problem. A dental problem which causes muscle deterioration. Click to continue reading...