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Robert Pires spent six seasons at Arsenal, from 2000-2006 and, like a lot of former Gunners, keeps the club close to his heart and follows what is happening. When he was at the club, we were enjoying a great period of success, winning two Premier League titles and three FA cups, as well as making it to the final of the Champions League, which was his last game for the Gunners before moving to Villareal.

Arsenal have not won a trophy since Pires moved on, and the 39-year old, who is currently a free agent, believes that one of the problems is the lack of British players in the team. According to Pires, Arsene Wenger should be looking to add some homegrown talent when he spends money on players this summer. .......Read the full article here

When Dennis Bergkamp ended his playing career in 2006, he had scored 122 goals for Arsenal at a rate of more than one every two games. He had picked up 10 winners medals with the the club, and been a key part of the invincibles who went an entire league season unbeaten.

The first match at the new Emirates Stadium was a testimonial for the non-flying Dutchman, and he will soon grace the stadium again, in statue form. Pictures of the statue were leaked on Twitter, and although it has not been officially announced by the club, Bergkamp seems set to be joining other legends Thierry Henry, Tony Adams and Herbert Chapman by being immortalised in Bronze. .......Read the full article here

Forgotten Heroes : Solutions to Arsenal’s woes by MLH

Arsene Wenger, the man who created “The Arsenal Invincibles”, but it wasn’t only him. We should not forget David Dein, a fine man and a guy who had an eagle eye for talent. It was him who brought in Dennis Bergkamp, the guy who was the catalyst for Arsenal’s success, and with Wenger he brought in Viera, Pires, Henry, Van Persie, Fabregas, etc. .......Read the full article here

Aggressive Arsenal by AH

It’s seen in every game that Arsenal lacks that aggressive factor which scares teams and puts them in their place. I don’t mean tackles flying in all over the place and aggressive behaviour. I just mean we lack the edge to commit to tackles and persever in challenges, often leading to our defence opening up and a lot of the time we see the ball run past Wojiech Szczesny into the back of the Arsenal net. Today, Wenger has today told the media that he feels this Arsenal team needs to rediscover a slightly aggressive side that he witnessed in his early Arsenal teams. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal could build a strong fanbase core! by AH

With the comments Szczesny made today it made me realise we really could have the next generation of a real competitive club which is full of true supporting players who will be playing their hearts out for this club week in week out.

Szczesny told Arsenal.com;
“I think there’s a lot of players in this team that are genuine Gooners. You’ve got people like Carl Jenkinson, there’s Jack Wilshere, Emmanuel Frimpong – a lot of young players who really feel it’s the biggest honour they could have, to play for this club. I think that’s very important for the future.” .......Read the full article here

It was left to the assistant Arsenal boss to deliver the dressing room dressing down that the underperforming Arsenal players have been deserving for some time. Arsene Wenger and Thomas Vermaelen are too nice, maybe, and so it was the former Arsenal legend Steve Bould who laid out some home truths after the dismal performasnce against Swansea on Saturday.

In his post match interview, Wenger defended his players again, but inside he must have felt that they let him down by failinbg to come close to matching Swansea’s work rate and passion to win. He authorised Bould, who had heard a few of these blasts from former skipper Tony Adams, to let the players know that it was unacceptable. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal seem to have learnt their lesson from previous mistakes with Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Theo Walcott when it comes to renewing contracts. The Gunners are preparing to tie down one of our best players, Jack Wilshere, with a new and improved long term deal. The young midfielder still has over two years left on his current contract but Arsenal want to make sure there is absolutely no chance of losing the star and will tempt him further by promising him the captaincy. .......Read the full article here

Back in the mists of time, when Arsenal used to win things, the Arsenal back four was the stuff of legend. 1-0 to the Arsenal, the offside trap that was referenced in the Full Monty, Adams, Keown and all that. Arsene Wenger is so concerned with the defence this season that he is considering scrapping the old system.

Wenger has been seriously thinking about trying a similar system to the one that has been causing controversy at Manchester City with Roberto Mancini, a back three, or five depending on defence or attack. The Daily Mail reports that Wenger almost went for this system against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, after being dismayed by the defensive frailty shown against Manchester United. .......Read the full article here

Jack Wilshere is just the kind of player that Arsenal needs. Not only is he one of the most talented players of his generation, but his attitude is fantastic and he is an inspiration to his team mates. The worry for Arsenal fans is that some oil rich billionaire will come along and poach him, but the England international has stated his intention of staying with Arsenal for a very long time.

“I’ve been at this club for 10 years, and to come through the academy at Hale End and break into the first team is a great story. It’s a dream. .......Read the full article here

Tony Adams spent his whole football career at Arsenal, and never4 dreamed of not signing a contract with the club, but he knows times have changed and fears that the Gunners have messed up by leaving it so long to persuade Theo Walcott to extend his deal.

Adams feels that the poor form that Arsenal are in this season will only make it less likely that Walcott will decide to stay at the Emirates. This would not have been an issue if the club had got him to sign a new contract after getting third place in the Premier league last season, and guaranteeing Champions league football. .......Read the full article here

The King’s Return by AH

Thierry Henry has spoken out and told SkySports that he wants to return to Arsenal for a 3rd time, whether it be as a player or a coach.

The Frenchman is quoted as saying;
“I would like to go back to England with Arsenal for sure.”

Thierry is an example of someone who truly loves the club and someone who appreciates his worship. Henry is loyal to Arsenal, despite no longer being a player for us, there is no doubting that he would jump at every chance to become part of this club once again. .......Read the full article here