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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

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

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

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

Jack Wilshere spent 17 months on the sidelines with injury but has got his Arsenal career firmly back on track now. His performance last night against Swansea has drawn plaudits from lots of pundits and Arsene Wenger believes he is back to how he was before his injury problems. Wenger thought it might be around March before Wilshere got his full match sharpness back, so he is delighted at how the England international is doing.

The only thing that is missing from Jack’s game is scoring goals. He took his goal brilliantly last night but, for a player of his ability, just five goals in 80 games is a little disappointing. Wenger revealed that Jack questions his own scoring record, but he is only 21-years old and last night’s goal should give him the confidence to carry on and get more. .......Read the full article here

Santi Cazorla won his 49th cap for Spain on Friday and for the latter part of the game he was playing alongside the man who he sees as the total footballer, Andres Iniesta. The Arsenal midfielder uses his international team mate as the standard to strive for.

It is astounding that Cazorla has picked up as many caps as he has, operating in the same position as the player who has won this year’s European Player of the Year, Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament and Man of the Match in the 2010 World Cup final, scoring the winning goal for good measure. .......Read the full article here

Santi Cazorla has been outstanding for Arsenal since moving from La Liga side Malaga in the summer. His name was unfamiliar to many people in this country and their is a common assumption that he is struggling to get a place in the Spanish national side. Cazorla may get a rare start this week as Spain travel to Belarus for the first of two World Cup qualifiers, the second being against France.

Spain are blessed with lots of talented midfielders, many of whom have similar playing styles, such as Iniesta, Fabregas, Silva and Xavi. Cazorla could get the nod, however, with his Arsenal performances drawing interest all over the world. Cazorla has already got 48 caps for Spain and two European championship winner’s medals. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal fans will be surprised at the player that Arsene Wenger chose to compare Santi Cazorla to because of his connection with the hated Tottenham Hotspur. Wenger compared our new favourite player to none other than Glenn Hoddle.

“Cazorla is like Glenn Hoddle in some ways.

“Left footed, right footed, you could not say what he was and Cazorla is similar.

“I don’t remember anyone else I have worked with who was as two-footed and it is so important to have this quality in the modern game.

“He has the ability to make everyone a better player and that is why I feel he is fantastic to watch.” .......Read the full article here

Reports suggesting that former Gunner Cesc Fabregas could make a shock return to the Emirates stadium, whether permanently or on loan, started to surface in the last few weeks. The cause of these rumours was the fact that Barcelona were not playing the midfielder and he was getting frustrated with his lack of opportunities under the new Barcelona boss, Tito Vilanova.

It seems to have been blown out of all proportion by the Spanish media, with Fabregas and many of his Barcelona team mates publicly denying that there was any problem. Furthermore, the Spanish midfielder admitted that he was not surprised at having to work hard to get in to a midfield that boasts Andres Iniesta and Xavi. .......Read the full article here

There have been many rumours lately linking the Arsenal midfielder Alex Song with a move to Barcelona, and as usual the Barca players like to join in with annoying habit of talking up their targets in the Spanish press, which we saw so many times before Cesc Fabregas went there last summer.

Today it is the turn of Andres Iniesta, who is sure that Song would fit easily into the Barca midfield. He said: “I know Song from seeing him play, and from playing against him,” .

“Technically he is a very good player and is also very strong physically too. .......Read the full article here

Another day and yet another couple of Barcelona players have to put their oar in about Cesc Fabregas and how much they would lurrrvve him to join them at Barcelona.

David Villa is first up, and reveals that he has a “weakness”(!!!!) for his bumchum Cesc. He said: “I am not hiding what I think of Cesc. I have a weakness for him. I view him as a friend and hopefully he will complete his transfer.” Oh for gods sake; Get a room! (Hmm perhaps they will share one for away games….) .......Read the full article here

At last it seems that the Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has told his mates from Spain and Barcelona to stop the high-pressure tapping up, and to start helping him rebuild his relationship with the Arsenal fans before the new season starts.

The Barca star Andres Iniesta, who score the winner for Spain in the World Cup Final, reckons that Fabregas will be Arsenal’s Lionel Messi, and could win the title for Arsenal on his own!

But of course he couldn’t stop himself saying that Cesc will still join Barcelona next summer! “Cesc wants to be with us, but he told me how close the Arsenal fans are to his heart,” he said. .......Read the full article here