
As the title suggest, there have been a few positives in the past weeks that we tend to overlook based on the overall context of our terrible results. We are in the middle of our worst start in the Premier League and we are being lambasted, rightfully so, from all around us. However, there are some things in each match that I have tried to latch on too in order to keep my hopes
Jack Wilshere is a special talent, a teenager that more than held his own against the best midfield trio in world football at the Emirates on that famous night against Barcelona. He is the one player that I think will replace Cesc Fabregas in terms of game influence. I really believed that we would see a stronger Jack Wilshere at the start of this season. He had that glow around him in the early pre season
There are several other points I have missed but I will keep this simple. So plenty of fans are annoyed at players like Denilson for being paid pretty much what a first team squad player is paid at a rival club yet in the same breath we are distraught that 'Why wasn't Nasri's contract dealt with earlier?' I make elephants look like goldfish. I remember a certain Mathieu Flamini was being portrayed as a useless midfielder who couldn't pass, couldn't control the ball, didn't score goals and was generally Denilsonized. He was not good enough for Arsenal and should be replaced. This was until the next season where he replaced
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So that's six years without a trophy. Let me think, who does that remind me of? Hmm, let's see, oh yeah, Arsenal. We have gone six years without a trophy whilst we have invested in youth such as Fabregas, van Persie, Walcott, Song and Wilshere but to name a few. Just like Barcelona did in between 99 and 05. This was the time when Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Pique and Messi were coming
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Jack Wilshere will return to the starting line up after resting at Tottenham. He will also be returning to the club that gave him his break into the Premier League on loan and he will be looking to show how much he has matured during his time back at Arsenal
I have purposefully steered clear of reading around too many places, I dread to think what has been said in certain quarters but I can understand the frustration of our supporters. That being said, I can imagine similar conversations being said amongst the Arsenal staff. When the players really needed the
The rumour mill has been in full effect. Goalkeepers are standing in an orderly queue outside Ashburton Grove with their silver pens ready to sign on the dotted line to be Arsene's new goalkeeper. The latest seems to be Bolton's Al Habsi who is on loan at Wigan and he had a man of the match performance at the Emirates earlier this season. First Ajax's Maarten Stekelenburg threw his hat into the ring, Pepe Reina was supposedly the subject
My only concern would be the match fitness of the returning players. As good as a player is, usually they need to have a had a few games under their belts before we see the best and we do not have a few games to ease players back in. I am thinking more of Theo Walcott and Alex Song. While Cesc may need fine tuning, he still can see passes that other players do not and his ability to make the final
Jens Lehmann made his Arsenal comeback today for the Arsenal reserves against Wigan. We lost the game 2-1 and apparently Jens was not at his best and made a few errors which isn't at all surprising. He is 41 and hasn't played regular football for sometime now. He will need more time. I expect Manuel Almunia to continue in between the sticks and I am backing him to come through with a good display against Blackburn. Almunia has
Cesc, I love you dearly. You have been fantastic for Arsenal and I hope you see out your best years at Arsenal and wait for our very promising youngsters such as Wilshere and Ramsey to be experienced and developed enough to replace you but if you leave then such is life. We are the Arsenal, we will continue and open a new chapter. It is just not worth investing so much emotion in wondering if a player will stay at the club or