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Everton (a) – Ramsey, Song & More Late Match Thoughts

23rd March 2012 admin

We started the game superbly and our speed of passing was a joy. Everton did not know how to handle us for the first 15 minutes. As is often the case we were wasteful with our finishing and really should have buried Everton before and after Vermaelen had headed in van Persie's corner. It wasn't the first time that Everton were undone by that combination. It was during Thomas Vermaelen's league debut when van Persie curled in a free kick to the back post and Vermaelen leapt high and powered in his first Arsenal goal in our 6-1 victory.

Why Arsenal could make a title challenge in 2012/13

23rd March 2012 Muppet Gooner

Given that we have lost Arshavin and we were a little exposed at full back, we may be looking in those 2 positions in the summer. Vertonghen has been strongly linked, along with an attacking midfielder/winger type - like Junior Hollett. Obviously, every man and his dog has been linked to us, but my feeling is that if we do get Podolski, we will only need a couple more to really challenge next season

Everton (a) Thoughts & Line Up: Sticky Toffees Or fan mind games? & Arsenal’s Injury Joy

21st March 2012 admin

I watched bits of Everton's 1-0 victory over those lot from down the road and I gulped at the intensity of Everton's pressing game and thought back to previous clashes where Everton did not allow us time on the ball and our game suffered. We have also been pressing very well in recent games so it could be a game of Arsenal and Everton players running full pelt at each other with the ball being left on the center circle. Jokes aside (bad one's at that) we do not play that same pressing game quite the same when we are away from home, the last game at Liverpool is a perfect example. I am not quite

The law of opposites

20th March 2012 James 'Raul' Stokes

As the hours passed, something beautiful occurred before my eyes. Rivalries were put aside. Where petulant jibes and insults ordinarily reside, a sense of unity and goodwill had replaced them. The global football community came together as one cohesive entity to get behind a player who was fighting for his life. I was genuinely moved by some of the tributes and comments from all across the world.

Arsenal Foundations Made Of Different Stuff, Killing Players & Vertoghenn

16th March 2012 admin

Francis Coquelin, Emmanuel Frimpong, Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey, Ryo Miyachi and Ignasi Miquel are not gum chewing, half season wonders who will stroll through at the end when the team need them most, and this my friends is why I am more than confident as to why we can close the gap dramatically next season, especially now that it

Who needs Batman? We've got Robin!

14th March 2012 James 'Raul' Stokes

Cast your mind back a few years to Henry's final season at the club, or Cesc Fabregas'. Both had an unmistakable resignation to their mannerisms; an almost sombre celebration would greet a goal. Whilst I'm not attempting to cast aspersions on the will-to-win or determination of either player, I did always get the sense that both individuals had made

The Arsenal Resurgence

14th March 2012 Omomo14

We went into the Liverpool game on the high, Liverpool on the other hand were coming into the game at the back of the Carling Cup success so the battle line was drawn out at Anfield. This was actually the game I felt we would drop points but the reverse was the case, we fell behind from a Koscielny's own goal, had our backs on the wall but still we dug deep, equalised and at the death pulled out a goal. The fighting spirit is there for all to see, we haven't shown this fantastic

Newcastle United (h) – Karma Can Be Krul As Arsenal Do Geordies Doggy Style

13th March 2012 Mean Lean

I love Rosicky as a player, a selfless player who improves those around him. A player who will give you the ball at the right time and always show for it if you want to give it back. What I had almost forgot about was his drives forward. Poor Tiote was turned in knots as he attempted to get close to the Czech wizard but a shift of the hips and then a spin in the other

Newcastle United (h) Thoughts & Line Up: Play It Again Arsenal

12th March 2012 admin

Not allowing Newcastle United time to settle on the ball and pick passes will be key to our defensive and indeed attacking performance. It will be interesting to know who Arsene selects in the wide attacking positions. Yossi Benayoun performed the inverted left attacking role very well against Tottenham which gave Theo Walcott more licence to join van Persie in

Mind What Gap? / Fighting Talk / van Persie / Ryo

11th March 2012 admin

Obviously I would rather Arsenal in the Champions League for some many reasons, not least being able to keep and build our squad, as well as having memorable nights like our last CL match. But it would be nice to see how our team would do domestically with the standard one game a week, I suspect that our horrendous injury list wouldn't be so horrendous if we had a Tottenham style fixture list.

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