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Theo Walcott is Arsenal’s top scorer this season with 21 goals so far. Olivier Giroud will need to score four against Newcastle on Sunday to equal that, so I think that Theo has got no reason to worry there. What he is worrying about, though, is breaking the 15 year run for the Gunners under Arsene Wenger.

Never in those 15 years have Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League, but the striker knows that anything other than a win at St. James’ Park could spell the end of that proud record. Theo believes, however, that the top four record and the fact that Arsenal have been finishing the season’s strongly in recent years is actually motivating the current team to do the same. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal knew the huge importance of this game against Manchester United and may have been aware that Chelsea were beating Swansea in the earlier kick off. The players had to suffer the indignity of having to clap the former captain and turncoat Robin van Persie and his team mates on to the pitch. Wenger will have told them to use that feeling to their advantage in the game, and it could not have started much better.

The Arsenal fans behaved well through the guard of honour, but were given something to cheer about after just two minutes. Lukas Podolski was given the job of replacing Giroud in the middle, but it was Theo Walcott who opened the scoring after van Persie had given the ball away. The Dutchman’s contribution made it extra sweet for the Gunners. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal fans were accused of having no class by Rio Ferdinand after the match against Manchester United on Saturday. In doing so, Ferdinand reinforced one of the reasons that Arsenal fans, along with most others, don’t like United. Hypocrisy.

Ferdinand’s ill chosen words were because of the away fans giving Robin van Persie some abuse. Has he never heard Tevez getting stick? It is part of football. Everybody knew that van Persie would get stick from the Arsenal fans after he chose to abandon us for our hated rivals. .......Read the full article here