Just Arsenal News

There is a good chance that the goalkeeping situation at Arsenal will stay the same; and to be honest the topic is becoming more and more redundant as time goes on because Szczesny is a great keeper, and will be one of the best in the world (only an idiot would say otherwise).

Fabianski might be content with staying as Arsenals #2 keeper considering he is getting chances to start matches here and there, looking eager to overtake his young Polish compatriot, but who knows what decisions will be made by him or management during the summer. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal cannot win the title without major changes by SS

Every summer I hear Arsenal fans saying that next season the club will be back for a title challenge, I repeatedly laugh at that because I and anybody who is realistic knows that Arsenal simply cannot make a title challenge unless there is drastic changes to the whole club.

The very first thing that needs to change is the club’s transfer policy. I would agree that when running a business it is better to spend what money you have to stay safe than taking loans that plunge the club into bad situations years down the line. I would agree with that in any other business that’s not football. .......Read the full article here

The jury has been in deliberation all season about Olivier Giroud at Arsenal. Of course, the French international has been given some leeway by us Gooners, although not much by some, as it is his first season with the Gunners and we have seen players take time to get used to the English Premier League before.

Looking back on the big striker’s season as a whole, his figures of 11 league goals and four assists from 33 games is not bad, but not brilliant. He also got two goals and four assists in the Champions League, with another four goals and three assists in the domestic cups. Considering he started slowly, with the pressure of replacing van Persie weighing heavily on his shoulders, I think it was a pretty positive first campaign at the Emirates, but Giroud feels he is ready to do a whole lot better next time around. .......Read the full article here

On another day of Arsenal transfer madness, the latest player to be linked with a move to the club is Valenica’s French centre back Adil Rami. Rami is thought to want a move away from the club to guarantee him Champions League football and Valencia will be happy to sell him so they can raise funds for new players if they get a decent fee for him.

So far it has been crazy with all these rumours and reports going round about Benteke, Williams, Jovetic and all the other players linked with Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

Paul Lambert is probably well aware that he faces an uphill struggle to stop his star striker from joining Arsenal. Although we have not heard anything about Arsene Wenger getting in touch with Aston Villa about a transfer, the Frenchman must be aware that Christian Benteke has hinted about moving and has even specifically mentioned the Gunners.

Lambert, unsurprisingly, feels that the 22-year old Belgian international should remain at Villa, suggesting that he would be better off undergoing his football progression where he is, where the fans already love him, there is not so much pressure to perform and where he is almost guaranteed to play. .......Read the full article here

I have written articles about what the former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson has said before and it has pretty much been non-stop negativity, especially towards Arsene Wenger. Robson never played under the Frenchman, but he clearly considers himself an authority on him.

The Talksport regular has been telling us all season that Wenger should go and was clearly going to fail to finish in the top four this season. He didn’t accept that Wenger was working miracles on a shoestring budget and I think he was disappointed that the prof managed to steer his Gunners above Tottenham and keep up his fantastic Champions League qualifying record. He certainly didn’t say anything after the final day about how well Arsenal finished and that he was wrong. .......Read the full article here

Your high point, low point and funniest moment of the season. by NS

Well, it’s all over.

Overall, a frustrating season for Arsenal. That was a season of Deja vu for many. A promising start, strange team selections at the mid point, Rosicky returning late on, injuries to Diaby, captain sold and a monumental end to the season to catch and overtake Spurs to secure the 4th place trophy.

Watching Arsenal is a bit like watching Groundhog Day. Hopefully, the coming season will see some changes and a push to the next level. It’s about time.

There have been some highs. Some lows. And the odd funny moment. .......Read the full article here

The Spine of the Team by AH

One thing that was noticeable this season and in fact in a lot of the previous years is that our squad doesn’t have many outstanding players that the rest of the team can revolve around. Last year we had Van Persie, and that’s all in my opinion. Before then Van Persie and Fabregas, maybe Nasri. But is this good enough to be a successful team? .......Read the full article here

A Key to Success by AH

If Arsenal are to be a successful football club then they need to have more than a good group of players. You need an entire squad full of talent that can be rotated for fitness, quality and replacements if an injury or suspension occurs. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal’s 5 month form shows huge potential by DG

I’ve mentioned in a couple of previous articles that our form at the tail end of last season was incredibly impressive. However, it goes back a little further than that. On the 1st December last year, we welcomed high flyers Swansea to the Emirates. Up to this game, we had played 14 games and were sitting in 7th position on 21 points. The game was terrifying to watch, as Swansea and particularly the magnificent Michu picked us apart to win 2-0. The result left us with a record of W 5 D 6 L 4, and we were in 10th place. Some of clubs ahead of us at that time included the footballing behemoths Stoke and West Ham. .......Read the full article here

There have been a lot of Arsenal transfer rumours about the possible departure of Thomas Vermaelen, and it could be a distinct possibility now that it has been revealed that the Gunners are close to the signing of Swansea’s Ashley Williams.

It has been reported that after the THIRD meeting between Arsenal and Williams’ representatives, personal terms have now been agreed between both parties, but now the actual transfee fee needs to be agreed with his club.

Arsenal are believed to have offered £8 million to Swansea, but the Welsh club are valuing the 28 year-old at being closer to £12 million but are expected to settle on a figure in between the two prices. .......Read the full article here

Where is the Love? by JM

I sit here on a warm African winter afternoon, my tele switched to ESPN classic. They have a vintage Arsenal game going and im glued as if it were live. Its Highbury….Its Sol Campbell, its Vieira, its Bergkamp, its Thierry… its an Arsenal routing of Manchester United. The fans are in ecstasy, the commentators in awe as the purrr with lavish praise on the impeccable machine that was Arsenal… Im in Arsenal heaven for a moment there.. .......Read the full article here