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There will be five potential summer transfer targets for Arsenal amongst Santi Cazorla’s team mates in the Spain international squad this week, and if our brilliant midfielder speaks as fondly of his first season at the club to them as he did to Arsenal.com recently it could prove very useful when the transfer market is open in the summer.

Players like David Villa, Isco, Alvaro Negredo, Victor Valdes and Cesc Fabregas could all be on Arsene Wenger’s shopping list at the end of the season, Fabregas already knows about the club and the fans, but it wouldn’t hurt to remind him, especially when he has struggled to win over the Barcelona faithful. Life for a footballer in La Liga is quite different from England, and Cazorla is relishing it. .......Read the full article here

The manager and the captain have half-heartedly warned against complacency when Arsenal arrive in Munich tomorrow, but the general feeling in the Bayern Munich camp seems to be that the job is done and they just need to turn up at the Allianz Arena to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals.

To be honest, most Arsenal fans are not very optimistic. The news that Jack Wilshere is not fit to play has drained whatever sneaking hope that most of us had, but should we really be so fatalistic? I have been feeling reasonably positive today, more in hope than expectation, because this is football and anything can happen. I would prefer it if the German team approach the game as if they are already through, because that is the recipe for an upset, as we have found to our cost before. .......Read the full article here

When Arsene Wenger agreed to sell Alex Song to Barcelona near the end of the summer transfer window, Arsenal fans were up in arms. The failure to replace the Cameroonian has been a significant factor in Arsenal’s defensive frailties this season, as he used to offer protection to the back four that is just not part of Mikel Arteta’s game.

There were stories at the time about Wenger forcing Song out of the club, but the player later revealed that it was his choice to move to Spain and he would only have pushed for the transfer to Barcelona. It has not really worked out for the 25-year old at the Nou Camp. He only plays in unimportant games when Busquets is given a rest, and is thinking about calling an end to his career with Barca at the end of the season, according to the Express. .......Read the full article here

Jack Wilshere is, without a doubt, one of the most important players in this Arsenal side. His passion for the club, and the wholehearted way he plays his football make him a surefire future captain and an indispensable player, especially in a local derby. Arsene Wenger has been speaking about the England international, and about his position on the pitch, which has been further forward on some occasions this season. .......Read the full article here

Santi Cazorla has had a fantastic start to his career at Arsenal, scoring 11 Premier League goals and providing eight assists. The Spanish international can play anywhere across the midfield and has an eye for goal. For Spain, he has played with the likes of Andres Iniesta, Xavi, David Silva and Fabregas, so when a player really impresses him you know they must be something special.

Jack Wilshere was not quite fit to play when Cazorla first arrived, and when he did return there was a period of adjustment for quite a few members of the Gunners while they got used to each other. Now they are getting more comfortable with each other, and Santi is now really appreciating the immense talent of Wilshere and what he brings to Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

There are reports today that Arsene Wenger is thinking about making Jack Wilshere captain of the Arsenal team after this season ends. I don’t think anybody would argue that young Jack deserves the privilege and is almost bound to fill the role one day, but I just wonder whether it is the right time for it to happen.

The story in the Sunday People suggests that one of the reasons behind Wenger’s plan is that the current captain Thomas Vermaelen has suffered a drop in form since he was given the armband following the departure of Robin van Persie. I am not sure that this is actually the case, as other players have struggled at times, without having the captaincy to worry about. .......Read the full article here

Gutless, Heartless, Leaderless, Pathetic, Useless, Depressing! by Adam Kemp

What another woeful display at home in a massive must win game against Bayern Munich. First of all I must simply credit Bayern for finally producing football that fits in well at the Emirates. If only we could swap squads only then would I be happy to pay the ticket prices. What on earth is going on at Arsenal Football Club? Why oh why does this team start so sloppy that the game is so beyond them at the outset? Simply the responsibility is on everyone involved with Arsenal Football Club. This season is another reminder of how far we have regressed and the future only looks worse. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal fans have had enough of Barcelona trying to poach players from the club, and the latest report will not make them feel any friendlier towards the Spanish giants. In typical Barca style, one of their players has been talking about a possible transfer of the midfield star Jack Wilshere, just as they did with Cesc Fabregas. It is disrespectful and borders on `tapping up` but that seems to be the way Barca operate and they think they have a right to do so.

The Brazilian international right back Dani Alves is quoted in the Telegraph today, talking about Wilshere and how he would be a great player for Barcelona, despite the fact that we have no intention of selling him and he has recently signed a new long term contract. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger will certainly need to be busy in the transfer market at the end of this season, providing that he is still in charge of Arsenal that is. One of the key positions that the Frenchman wants to strengthen is that of goalkeeper, which was evident after another mistake by Wojciech Szczesny cost the Gunners badly yesterday. After failing to get one Spanish keeper, Pepe Reina from Liverpool, Wenger may try for another in the summer, if he can bring himself to fork out for Victor Valdes of Barcelona. .......Read the full article here

Dear ARSENAL fans……..by KM

I know you all might be in shock after losing to the championship side Blackburn Rovers. I don’t want to add to your grief but please do read this article. We can’t completely blame Mr. Wenger. He was the one who brought up so many talented players to the world, whether it be Van Persie, Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, Alex Song and so on. But I assure you that there are hardly a handful of names you will remember if I ask you to name some players who retired at Arsenal (as a gooner). .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger knows that, whatever he says to his Arsenal players, minds will inevitably turn to the Champions league game against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. That is why Wenger would rather be playing an FA cup game today than a Premier league game. The Prof feels that the knockout nature of cup competition is better at focusing the minds of the players, and keeping them on the job at hand.

“It’s less difficult if you play a cup game than if you play a championship game. .......Read the full article here

Cesc Fabregas was happy during his years at Arsenal, and has said before that the club is close to his heart, but when he left in 2011, it was to go back to the club he had been at from the age of 10, and also the one he supported growing up in Catalunia. His first season back at FC Barcelona was not ideal, and he struggled to convince the fans that he was right for the club. .......Read the full article here