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The Arsenal fans are quite used to seeing Arsene Wenger mess about with players and their positions, sometimes with great success, so maybe we shouldn’t be too surprised to heat that the French manager is considering signing a left back as the Gunners’ new defensive midfielder.

David Alaba is the Austrian international who is currently riding high after winning the Champions League, Bundesliga title and the German version of the FA cup with Bayern Munich. So you would think the chances of getting the 20-year old to leave his current club were zero to very small. According to the Daily Star, however, that is just what Wenger is thinking of doing. .......Read the full article here

One of the best things about this summer transfer window for Arsenal fans, or so we thought, was that for the first time in quite a few seasons, Arsene Wenger would not be forced into selling any of his big players. It has given us fans a great feeling of positivity for a change, especially after the fantastic way the Gunners finished off the Premier League season.

In the last 10 games, Arsenal were unbeaten, hardly conceding any goals and were clear at the top of the form chart. Keeping the same group of players together, while adding some top quality in a few key areas, is a great formula for success next season, but the club is apparently about to face the first test of it’s resolve, and it is one we simply have to come through. .......Read the full article here

It may be scant consolation, but Arsenal were knocked out of this year’s Champions League by the eventual winners. In fact, after a great performance at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Arsenal only lost to Bayern Munich on away goals. Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players have cited that away game as the catalyst for the fantastic end of season run which saw us prove everybody wrong and finish above Tottenham again.

The football media has gone mad for German football, though, and maybe Wenger should take more than confidence and inspiration from Bayern Munich. Perhaps the Frenchman should be looking at just why Bayern and Borussia Dortmund have done so well this season and try to incorporate some aspects of German football into his Arsenal team. .......Read the full article here

After Bayern Munich’s Champions League win last night, new boss Pep Guardiola will be planning world domination with his new team and one of his long term targets from when he was back at Barcelona was Arsenal star Jack Wilshere.

Guardiola has always been an admirer of Wilshere’s talents because of his passing and playing style that resembles Barcelona and players like Xavi or Iniesta.

Despite Bayern already having a pretty much complete team with lots of youngsters waiting in the wings, Guardiola still wants to stamp his managerial style on the club with a few transfers to alter the team that Jupp Heynckes has left behind. .......Read the full article here

It is normal for Arsenal fans to have two things to worry about at this part of the season. Firstly, there is the annual race to get into the Champions League places for next season, which has been tighter than ever this season and looks like it will be decided on the final day. Two wins against Wigan Athletic and Newcastle United will guarantee that we finish above Tottenham, but those wins will be far from easy.

The second major worry for Gooners at this time of year is whether we will be able to hold on to our best players. The answer to that in recent years has been a resounding NO. Arsenal have seen more talent leave the club than Simon Cowell. This year, however, there has been much less reason for concern at the Emirates. .......Read the full article here

Bayern rumoured to want Koscielny by SS

New Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly made a move for Arsenal centre back Laurent Koscielny. It is reported that the Germans have enquired into how much Arsenal want for the player. Guardiola has capped the transfer sum at £20 Million, which seems like a good offer from my personal point of view but manager Arsene Wenger has fended Bayern off and is refusing to negotiate, according to Goal.com.

Laurent Koscielny moved to Arsenal from French club Lorient in 2010 for nearly £10 Million, since his arrival he has had a mixed career in North London. He has made high profile mistakes and scored plenty of goals past his own Goalkeeper but he has also pulled off some amazing performances most notably against Barcelona in last season’s Champions League. .......Read the full article here

Why is Arsenal so inconsistent by AM

During these last 3 seasons, Arsenal has been the most irregular team between the top 5 of the Premier league. Apart from the fact that we have not lifted any trophies for now 8 years, we have also not been the best during the big games. Why is this so?

Arsenal’s playing style has always been compared to that of Barcelona, but now everybody is aware of our system and have developed tactics to stop us. Barcelona can still count on legendary Messi and some outstanding players, but Real Madrid and AC Milan has shown us that Barcelona can also lose now. Clearly Arsenal is easier to stop because we do not have players which can bring victory on their own. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal were one of the clubs linked with Pep Guardiola before he decided to restart his football management career in the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich. The former Barcelona boss was widely expected to come to the English Premier league, and had apparently spoken of his admiration for the Gunners and the way the club is run. Chelsea, or rather Roman Abramovich, was desperate to sign him and had even tried big money offers to lure him out of retirement. Manchester City were also in the frame as were some of the rich clubs around Europe, most notably Paris Saint-Germain. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has jumped to the top of PSG’s transfer list apparently. The super rich French club want the Arsenal manager to take over from the current coach Carlo Ancelotti in the summer, apparently, and they are ready to tempt Le Prof with a three year contract worth £30 million.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Ancelotti is aware that he will probably be replaced at the end of the season, even if he wins the French Ligue 1 title. The Qatari owners want more from their massive investment in the club, as they are failing to dominate in the French league again, PSG currently sit in third place, three points off the top with a game in hand. They lost the title last year to Montpellier and the owners have had enough. .......Read the full article here

While Arsenal were producing some of their best football of the season to knock Swansea out of the FA cup last night, Chelsea were struggling to a draw against Southampton in front of their lowest home crowd of the season. The natives are restless at Stamford Bridge, and it has not helped their home form one little bit.

Since Rafa Benitez took over from Roberto Di Matteo, Chelsea have won just two of seven home games, against the less than spectacular Aston Villa and the Danish minnows FC Nordsjaelland. Even when they score and are winning, the crowd still boo Benitez. The Chelsea fans were probably hoping to get Pep Guardiola at the end of the season, and his decision to join Bayern Munich will leave them even more cheesed off. They might have to stick with the Spanish waiter now. .......Read the full article here

The recent amount of disgruntled fans voicing their displeasure at the performances of our team, and lack of success in recent years, is now becoming a crescendo. But if you have a longer past supporting our great club, and if you are the son of a turnstile operator in the 50’s, you have a more balanced view, and your expectations are reduced due to the historic nature of our club. Before Mr. Graham and Mr. Wenger, we used to win the 1st Division, as it was then, every six or seven years. .......Read the full article here

WHAT PEP CAN DO FOR ARSENAL by BK

Pep Guardiola has had remarkable success at Barcelona, making arguably the best team of all time, some skeptics say his success may be down to the vast talent he found in the team, with one Lionel Messi standing out from the pack and thus question his ability to manage a team in a crisis of sorts. Tito Vilanova’s continued success at Catalunya does no good to his case either as it seems the talent in the Barca team just needs an overseer and not a tactically gifted coach. .......Read the full article here