Just Arsenal News

Arsene Wenger’s new-look Arsenal side were extremely impressive for the second game in a row, and came out with yet another 2-0 win against a side that had previously beat the Gunners, and he spoke after the game about his pride in the team.

Wenger made many changes for the midweek win in Munich, and many Arsenal fans accused him of sending out a “weakened” team, but they proved to be even stronger than Wenger’s usual starting XI, and he basically played the same team again yesterday, despite the risk of tiredness. .......Read the full article here

He could be one of the big names that Arsenal fans are hoping to see come to the Emirates Stadium in the summer, and Stevan Jovetic did his chances of a move to the Premier League no harm with another goal at the weekend, but the talented striker did not want to talk about any possible move, insisting that he was fully focused on doing as well as he can for Fiorentina for the rest of the season.

“The transfer market? It has been talked about my contract and my future since the beginning of the season and I have to repeat myself. I just think about getting Fiorentina into Europe,” Jovetic told Sky Italia. .......Read the full article here

It appears that Arsenal fans will soon see whether the board are serious about pushing the club forward and competing for major honours. We have been told for years that success was just around the corner, as soon as the Stadium debts were clear then the Gunners would be in great shape and would start competing with the big hitters in the transfer market and for trophies and titles.

That time has apparently arrived, so Arsenal will be adding quality in the summer and not selling our best players to our rivals, but building a strong new team around the young core of players who have signed long term deals this season. According to the Mirror, Man City are going to test the determination of Arsenal this summer by trying to sign the young right back Carl Jenkinson. .......Read the full article here

I know that it is difficult to be positive about Arsenal at the minute, and we are all fearing the worst about Tottenham finishing above us in the Premier League, but there is still over a quarter of the league matches still to be played, and the Gunners came back from a bigger margin last season so we know it can be done.

Arsenal now have a break from playing for nine days before travelling to Munich in the Champions League and Swansea in the Premier. Hopefully, the players and coaching staff can use that time to re-focus and get us heading in the right direction again. Nobody really expects us to overturn the 3-1 deficit against Bayern, so Arsenal can go into the game more relaxed, which should produce a better performance against the Germans. You never know, if that happens and we get off to a good start we could surprise people. .......Read the full article here

Although there has not been an official offer made to buy Arsenal Football Club from the major shareholder Stan Kroenke, the plans are in place, apparently. There has been on official statement from the American billionaire, but there have been murmurs from `sources` close to him that he is keen to remain at the club for the long haul.

Mr. Kroenke needs to think carefully about what he is doing, however. The valuation that this Middle Eastern consortium of investors has placed on the club, which is around double what it was just a few years ago, might make Stan think that he is doing well in charge of the Gunners. This value, however, will not last. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal have released details of the club’s finances for the six months up to November, and they make very healthy reading. It is abundantly clear that the business section of the Gunners is going great guns, but just as clear that the football side needs to catch up. The struggle to finish in the top four this season, along with the disappointing exits from the cup competition show the stark need for serious investment in the squad, and the chairman has promised that Arsene Wenger will no longer have to get by on a pittance. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal have suffered over the last three games by conceding unnecessary goals, and the English media is full of stories about a defensive crisis and rumours that Wenger does not do enough coaching with the defenders and will not allow Steve Bould to work with them either. The statistics, however, show that the Arsenal defence is better this season than it was last season, so what is the real situation?

Considering that there have been problems with injuries all over the back four this season, and that Nacho Monreal is the only new player to come in just a few weeks ago, the statistics compiled by EPLindex.com are surprising. Arsenal have conceded 30 league goals so far this season, which equates to just 1.12 goals per game. This is the third best in the league, behind Man City and Chelsea on 0.92 and 1.07. .......Read the full article here

Wenger to stay (Calm down) by KSM

So we got knocked out of the FA Cup and the League Cup (does anyone really care about that League Cup?). We are still in the Champions League. Also everyone is saying we are gonna get flogged by Bayern? Really? Is football sooo predictable? Sometime earlier this year everyone thought Man City were gonna win the Premier League…hmmmm how did that work out for them?. .......Read the full article here

We all know that transfer windows, especially in January, are an elegant and prolonged form of torture for Arsenal fans. The agony of waiting, not knowing and seeing players you thought might be heading to the Emirates joining other teams like Newcastle, QPR or that other team in North London. The transfer rumour that is occupying us at the minute is the potential signing of David Villa from Barcelona.

This has become elaborate and the outlook changes day by day. We are not even sure if there is any room to negotiate with the Spanish club, but there are enough stories about the player actually trying to force the move that it keeps our hopes up. Now, however, we have another thing to worry about. If Villa is available, Arsenal may now have to fight off the challenge of Man City to secure the striker’s signature. .......Read the full article here

Two reasons to be thankful by Twig

Back-to-back defeats against City and Chelsea have shattered whatever is left of any hope that Arsenal could challenge in the 2012/13 EPL season. Manchester United’s draw at Spurs means the gap between us at the top is a massive 22 points! I don’t think it has ever been this bad, but yet, there are two reasons why I think Gooners should still be thankful. .......Read the full article here

Samir Nasri (Can he get anymore smug) by JC

This is a blog on a very delicate matter. On Sunday Samir Nasri the most arrogant man in football chose to take a walk with all the Arsenal supporters with another idiot Chamakh to the City game. These two guys are without a doubt two of the most vain characters in the history of the game bar Ronaldo. Chamakh last year was seen smoking the pipes of peace with Taarabt after our loss to QPR and smiling a few hours after the loss. It was all over the papers and to be fair that was his Arsenal future sealed. Now the complete moron feels the need to walk with Nasri to the Arsenal game after just going out on loan (What a complete joker). .......Read the full article here

Arsenal are having a difficult season, there are no two ways about it, but there have been some positives as well, and the team is still in the FA cup, the champions league and in the race for a top four finish. I know that a top four finish is not enough for Arsenal fans, but if we get that this year, then Wenger will have done well in a tough season and we can push on with more investment and a stronger challenge next year. If we can lift the Fa cup as well, then most Gooners will actually be happy for a change. .......Read the full article here