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The last two months may point the way to Arsenal success by FD

Although eventually winning the league title at a canter, Man U hardly set the football world alight in the first half of the season. By common consent, they managed to accumulate a healthy number of early points largely because of the generally sub-standard form shown by most of the other Premiership teams. But gradually, by gaining those points, their belief grew and their overall play improved.

It’s often said you have to learn how to “win ugly” if you want to stay at the top. .......Read the full article here

Arsene’s Blind Spot by FD

In the early years of Arsene Wenger’s reign at Arsenal, the press liked to make fun of the things on the pitch he “didn’t see”. Although it became something of a standing joke, I doubt many Arsenal fans really minded that much.

Over the years, however, I suspect those following the Gunners may have become more than a little concerned about Arsene’s real blind spot. The goalkeeping position. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is well aware of the importance of this weekends game against Manchester United, not only because it will put the Gunners in the driving seat for the Champions League places, but also because it will give Arsene Wenger’s squad a great boost of confidence to launch a challenge for the Premiership title next season.

The Ox likens this game to the Champions League match against Bayern Munich in Germany, and the incredible 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena set the Gunners on a run of six games unbeaten, and he believes a win this weekend would have the same effect. He said: “The win over Bayern Munich last month wasn’t enough to get us to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals, but it was still a massive boost for us as a side,” .......Read the full article here

This weekends game against Norwich is Arsenal’s big chance to finally leapfrog Tottenham and Chelsea into Third Place in the Premier League, and Arsene Wenger will be using all his psychology to galvanise the players to give it their best shot.

Wenger knows that Arsenal have not lost one of the 18 games they have scored in first this season, winning 16 of them, and another quick staert against Norwich will give them the impetus to go on and take the points.

Wenger said last night on Arsenal.com: “Once we are in front, the teams who usually defend against us have to come out and that gives us space to develop our game even better. That shows you that when we start our games in a positive way, we can dominate,” .......Read the full article here

This season has hardly been a success for Arsenal’s Ivorian winger Gervinho, who went rapidly downhill after scoring a few goals early in the season, but now Arsene Wenger believes that this weekend’s goal against Swansea could be the start of a great run of form for the Great Foreheaded One.

Wenger thinks that he has now regained the confidence to take on opposing defenders and actually keeping the ball! Wenger said on Arsenal.com: “I know that Gervinho was under a lot of negative pressure because he missed chances and as well because I know how big that win was for us,” .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has expressed his concern about how recent results may have affected his Arsenal players, and is using this lengthy break to try to get some confidence and positivity flowing again. Confidence and form are fragile and elusive, but they are absolutely vital for the last quarter of the season. The Frenchman is obviously having to prepare the team for the away leg against Bayern Munich next Wednesday, but suggests that game is not his main concern at the moment.

“I am not worried about us potentially coming back against Bayern. I am more worried about consequences that could manifest in the heads of our players. .......Read the full article here

There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of Bacary Sagna leaving Arsenal at the end of the season. Since he returned from his injury lay off in October, the 29-year old right back has not rediscovered the form that made Arsene Wenger describe him as the best right back in the Premier league.

After a few games, Gooners started to think that his heart was not in it. With talks about a new contract remaining unresolved, it seemed as if the French international had decided to move on, with PSG being linked with a move for him. The strange thing is, that Wenger would keep selecting him over Carl Jenkinson if he wasn’t giving his all. Sagna spoke yesterday about his form, and admitted his frustration at not playing well, but declared that he was trying his best. .......Read the full article here

Club Captain Thomas Vermaelen comments by AH

Thomas Vermaelen has today told Arsenal.com that he has never doubted what this Gunners team are capable of.
Vermaelen told Arsenal player; “You could see it from the start of the season; this team has a lot of potential. It’s a case of everybody staying fit. We have enough quality in this team to beat anybody. I think you could see that in the games we played against top teams. We didn’t get the results but I think in some parts of the games we played well.” .......Read the full article here

I think it is safe to say the the Arsenal number 12 Olivier Giroud is a player who thrives on confidence, at least when it comes to scoring goals. He definitely has the talent, in my opinion, to be a great striker for Arsenal. His physique is ideally suited to the Premier league, he works really hard and is great with his head. For a big man he is also surprisingly good technically and with his feet.

Giroud’s first goal last night was finished in a similar way to his first Premier league goal against West Ham back in October, a near post deft finish. He is producing quite a few assists as well with his cute flicks in behind the defence, which last night led to Cazorla’s goal. .......Read the full article here

There will be no resting players or concentrating on the next game for Arsenal today. Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players are treating the FA cup tie at Swansea today with the utmost importance. Wenger has realised that, if he wants this current team to achieve it’s potential, the Gunners must win a trophy. Le Prof has been thinking about the invincible team and what made them so special.

“There’s an aura around a team that is built through the history of the team.

“That makes them feel strong together. It’s an energy that builds up inside the team that you sense. That is linked with the success that the team has achieved. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger was famously abused by Arsenal’s away fans at Aston Villa this weekend, as they chanted “You don’t know what you’re doing” at the end of the 0-0 draw. But the Frenchman has been in this position many times before and he knows he is responsible for his decisions and is happy to take the criticism when the fans think he has got it wrong.

“Look, I am not worried about me.” Wenger said on Arsenal.com. “I am worried about the Club and the team, and to do the best for the Club and the team,” he said. “For the rest, I think I have always shown my 100 per cent commitment and loyalty to this Club. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger is keeping his Arsenal players’ feet on the ground before the crucial Champions League game against Montpellier. He will not allow them to think about scoring heavily or looking at the possibilities of finishing top of the group, he just wants them to focus on doing a job at the Emirates stadium.

Wenger is possibly worried that some Arsenal players might take it lightly and assume a victory before a ball is even kicked. Montpellier have picked up just a single point so far, but we should remember that was away to the current group leaders Schalke. If they do the same to us, we will be teetering on the brink of going out of the competition. .......Read the full article here