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Can Arsenal still win the Premiership?
2008-03-17 13:24:00
Let’s start with the facts.??As things stand Arsenal sit second on the Premiership table, level on 67??points with Manchester United but trailing due to an inferior goal difference of +36 compared with +44. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side of course have a game in hand, while the only other challengers for the title, Chelsea, sit a ...

Can Arsenal still win the Premiership?
2008-03-17 13:24:00
Let’s start with the facts. As things stand Arsenal sit second on the Premiership table, level on 67 points with Manchester United but trailing due to an inferior goal difference of +36 compared with +44. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side of course have a game in hand, while the only other challengers for the title, Chelsea, sit a ...

Title hopes fading for Arsenal after fourth successive draw
2008-03-16 11:30:00
I am??so exceedingly frustrated with Arsenal ’s failure to beat Middlesbrough at home yesterday afternoon that I don’t want to blog today. It pains me to say it but for the first time this season??I really feel the??Premiership title is slipping away. A loss away to Chelsea next weekend could signal the end of Arsene Wenger’s side’s ...
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Title hopes fading for Arsenal after fourth successive draw
2008-03-16 11:30:00
I am so exceedingly frustrated with Arsenal ’s failure to beat Middlesbrough at home yesterday afternoon that I don’t want to blog today. It pains me to say it but for the first time this season I really feel the Premiership title is slipping away. A loss away to Chelsea next weekend could signal the end of Arsene Wenger’s side’s ...
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Naming and shaming Arsenal?s potential Champions League opponents
2008-03-14 07:27:00
As you will know by now, the Champions League quarter-final draw takes place later today (European time). With seeding out the window and four English clubs still left in the draw there is an enormous 43% chance of Arsenal playing either Manchester United, Chelsea or Liverpool. The other remaining clubs are Roma, Fenerbache, Schalke and ...
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Naming and shaming Arsenal?s potential Champions League opponents
2008-03-14 07:27:00
As you will know by now, the Champions League quarter-final draw takes place later today (European time). With seeding out the window and four English clubs still left in the draw there is an enormous 43% chance of Arsenal playing either Manchester United, Chelsea or Liverpool. The other remaining clubs are Roma, Fenerbache, Schalke and ...
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Cross your toes for van Persie - Flamergas the best ever?
2008-03-12 09:53:00
One of the rays of sunshine from a underwhelming performance against Wigan was the return of Robin van Persie to the bench after an extended spell out with a spate of various injuries. While the Dutchman was far from his best when he came on for the last twenty or so minutes he showed enough to suggest that ...
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Mathieu says don?t moan, but I just can?t help it
2008-03-11 08:44:00
There has been a lot of talk from the supporters, managers and players about the state of the pitch at the JJB Stadium and the affect it had on Arsenal’s performance against Wigan on Saturday. Anyone who saw the game would have noted that the pitch was an absolute shambles, making Arsenal’s passing game an almost ...
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Wigan stalemate a frustrating yet fair result
2008-03-10 12:05:00
It was a bit of a bump back to reality for Arsenal yesterday as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Wigan at the JJB Stadium. Arsene Wenger’s side had the two best chances to win the match - the first through Emmanuel Adebayor in the very first minute and the other through Cesc Fabregas at ...
More About: Fair , Stalemate , Result

Arsenal should be too strong for Wigan
2008-03-09 11:27:00
There’s not much going on today in the build-up to the Arsenal -Wigan game. The official website has some team news and that’s about it. I had previously thought that Denilson was unavailabel but as far as I can tell he’s fit to play tomorrow if Wenger selects him. I’m hoping Wenger slots him into the team on ...
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One Arsenal spot available for a mystery player
2008-03-07 08:40:00
Just a super-quick update today with Arsenal news at a premium. It seems that Arsene Wenger’s side will be without Abou Diaby and Theo Walcott for the weekend clash away to Wigan, with the former picking up a calf injury from the game against Milan and the latter pulling up short with a thigh problem from the ...
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Get excited, this is Arsenal?s best ever chance to win the Champions League
2008-03-06 09:04:00
I said in yesterday’s post that the buzz I was feeling following Arsenal ’s win over Milan was not even close to wearing off. Today I feel as if it’s only gotten stronger. The realisation of what Arsene Wenger’s side achieved on Wednesday night has put the biggest smile on my face. The first English side ...
More About: Champions League , Chance , Champions , League

Arsenal?s best chance ever to win the Champions League
2008-03-06 09:04:00
I said in yesterday’s post that the buzz I was feeling following Arsenal ’s win over Milan was not even close to wearing off. Today I feel as if it’s only gotten stronger. The realisation of what Arsene Wenger’s side achieved on Wednesday night has put the biggest smile on my face. The first English side ...
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Impeccable Arsenal send Europe a message of intent
2008-03-05 10:55:00
What a night. Well, morning for me so I’ll rephrase that; what a morning. Arsenal are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and deservedly so after an impeccable team performance saw Arsene Wenger’s side beat AC Milan 2-0 to become the first English side to beat the Italian club at the San Siro. ...
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Let the Arsenal celebrations begin!
2008-03-04 23:49:00
2-0 Arsenal . The picture says it all, really. More to come soon… In the meantime, have your say on Arsenal’s epic win by leaving a comment.
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Milan v Arsenal: Only a United fan would miss it
2008-03-04 09:08:00
There are a number of very tasty looking Champions League ties ready to be played out over the next couple of days. Roma v Real Madrid looks set to be a wonderful game, Manchester United v Lyon could be a good one as well while Sevilla v Fenerbache looks set to dish out some serious excitement. But even then, ...
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Away goal the key for Arsenal against Milan
2008-03-03 12:32:00
In just over a day’s time Arsenal could be returning from Milan with happy faces and a Champions League quarter-final place in the bag. They could also be returning back without one but I’d rather focus on the more positive side of things. Happy thoughts and all that.  In the last couple of weeks Arsene Wenger ...
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Bendtner goal the perfect tonic for Arsenal?s trip to Milan
2008-03-02 13:04:00
Arsenal hung onto top spot of the Premiership table after a testing 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa overnight. Arsene Wenger’s side were less than a minute away from suffering a first defeat of the season at Emirates Stadium but substitute Nicklas Bendtner’s late, late goal stole a point from a Villa side that had previously taken the ...
More About: Arsenal , Milan , Goal , Tonic , Trip

Bendtner and Adebayor up front please, Arsene
2008-03-01 04:51:00
Just a very quick pre-Aston Villa update. Arsene Wenger has revealed that Abou Diaby will be made available for the important clash after recovering from a troublesome calf problem but Alex Song, Tomas Rosicky, Kolo Toure, Johan Djourou, Robin van Persie and of course Eduardo da Silva are all out injured. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Eboue will ...
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Arsenal: at a bowling lane near you
2008-02-28 13:22:00
Eduardo da Silva’s injury in Arsenal ’s draw with Birmingham completely overshadowed the contribution of Theo Walcott, who scored his first goals in the Premiership last weekend. The first was a real poacher’s goal, flicking in the ball from close range after Emmanuel Adebayor fairly challenged the goalkeeper while the second an exciting effort as the 19-year-old ...
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Which Arsenal player would be the best bowler?
2008-02-28 13:22:00
Eduardo da Silva’s injury in Arsenal ’s draw with Birmingham completely overshadowed the contribution of Theo Walcott, who scored his first goals in the Premiership last weekend. The first was a real poacher’s goal, flicking in the ball from close range after Emmanuel Adebayor fairly challenged the goalkeeper while the second an exciting effort as the 19-year-old ...
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Arsenal have a chance. What? A chance. What? A chance!
2008-02-27 09:34:00
It’s a well-known fact amongst Arsenal supporters that Emmanuel Adebayor, the top scorer at the club this season with 21 goals, is still yet to score in the Champions League. However, despite making six appearances in the competition this season and failing to score in any of them - including the 0-0 first-leg draw against ...
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Bright light at the end of the tunnel for Eduardo and Arsenal
2008-02-26 12:45:00
The last few days have been nothing but negative for everyone related to the Arsenal the club after the injury to Eduardo da Silva. Today is a little different, however, with the club and the player receiving the quite excellent news that Eduardo may be back on the pitch before the end of 2008. The club ...
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Arsenal need to do it ?for Eduardo?
2008-02-25 08:37:00
The exciting 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Birmingham will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva’s leg was horribly broken due to a shocking challenge by Birmingham defender Martin Taylor. Three minutes into the match Eduardo skipped past his marker and Taylor came flying in with a studs-up challenge that connected with ...

Eduardo doesn?t remember much, thank goodness
2008-02-24 23:41:00
Just a quick update on the Eduardo da Silva injury situation. According to all reports the surgery that was completed on his leg was a success and he should be able to play football again, although he will definitely miss the rest of the season and the Euro 2008 tournament. Eduardo also revealed that he does ...
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Taylor?s tackle on Eduardo was a disgrace
2008-02-24 12:23:00
There is absolutely no point going into the footballing details of yesterday’s 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Birmingham because the only thing that mattered about the match was the injury suffered by Eduardo da Silva. The below-par performance of the team, Theo Walcott’s first Premiership goals for the club and William Gallas’ extraordinary reaction at the end ...
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Arsenal-Milan report and reaction
2008-02-22 07:15:00
Arsenal put in an excellent performance at home to AC Milan  in their Champions League first-leg clash but did not get the result they deserved after being held to a scoreless draw by the Italian club. The home side put a huge amount of pressure on the Champions League holders but were eventually frustrated after missing a number of good chances, the clearest of which a last-minute header from Emmanuel Adebayor that crashed against the crossbar. I watched this one at home and was thrilled to have company in the shape of my new roommate - Anita - who agreed to get up nice and early with me (5.30am in Australia) to add some moral support. Not exactly the biggest football fan in the world, Anita did happen to grow an affection towards Olympique Lyonnais - and Juninho in particular - during some time spent in France and to my astonishment knew a few of the players in the Arsenal side (”Isn’t that the German goalkeeper from the World Cup?”). Needless to say, I w...
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Arsenal 0-0 AC Milan: Initial Reaction
2008-02-20 23:35:00
Arrrrgh! (*frustratingly bangs fist on lounge room table*). Arsenal absolutely deserved to take a lead out of that one but it was just one of those nights. Anyone who saw Adebayor’s late crossbar hit will surely agree. More later. In the meantime, any initial thoughts? Have your say on Arsenal-Milan by leaving a comment.
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Magic quartet?s return should ensure Arsenal win
2008-02-20 12:03:00
With the huge Champions League clash with AC Milan just around the corner Arsenal have been boosted by the news that no less than six players have been made available since the weekend defeat to Manchester United. Arsene Wenger revealed that regular starters Mathieu Flamini, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy as well as squad players Denilson ...
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Arsenal should stick to 4-4-2 for Milan
2008-02-19 08:57:00
The most important Arsenal news in what has proven to be a very busy day came with the revelation that William Gallas has escaped any further punishment from his altercation with Luis Nani during the weekend’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United. I touched on how delighted I was with this result a little earlier ...
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