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A Defence To Rely On? That Doesn’t Sound Like Arsenal… by DG

In recent years, Arsenal’s defence has become somewhat of a stereotype to beat us with. Since the glory days of Adams, Dixon and co have passed, we have struggled to put together a truly dependable and cohesive back line that could be depended on week in week out. In recent years, scoring goals has simply not been an issue, but keeping the opposition out certainly has been. Gone were the days that our back line would strike fear in to the heart of opposition strikers. In were the days of Eboue, Sylvestre, Squillaci and Djourou. .......Read the full article here

It appears that Arsene Wenger is looking to La Liga in Spain again for new additions to the Arsenal squad this summer. You can hardly blame him, because his two most recent signings, Santi Cazorla and Nacho Monreal, have both been from the Spanish league and they have both fitted in very well at the Emirates.

Arsenal were strongly linked with one front man from Atletico Madrid last summer and in January, but this time it is not Adrian Lopez who has been linked with the Gunners, or Radamel Falcao, but the player who has been challenging his place this season, Diego Costa. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal may have gone into this game thinking that their north London rivals had dropped points and left the way clear for a top four finish, because the spuds’ game kicked off half an hour late. Maddeningly, though, Gareth Bale rescued his average team again with a late winner out of nothing. Whether the Arsenal players knew this or not is unclear, but we started with purpose and got ahead straight away.

In these vital end of season games, there can be a lot of nerves, so Arsene Wenger will have impressed the need to start well. They certainly did that. Not only did we score a quick goal, the strike by Theo Walcott was the quickest in the Premier League this season. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal still do not have their destiny in their own hands after Gareth Bale rescued a poor Tottenham side with another late winner against Southampton. The away side had plenty of chances to score but it was 0-0 until the Welshman struck again.

Arsene Wenger has made just one change to the side that did so well against Manchester United last week, with Nacho Monreal coming in for Kieran Gibbs at left back.

Szczesny
Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky
Walcott, Podolski, Cazorla .......Read the full article here

However much fans groups try, or Wenger calls for respect, there will be no doubting the feeling of many Arsenal fans about Robin van Persie when Manchester United come to the Emirates on Sunday. The Arsemal players, however, need to try to ignore what is going on in the stands and not get caught up in the emotion.

On the pitch, the Gunners have a massive job to do, and the Dutch striker is a key player for Alex Ferguson’s team.There is no doubt that our former captain will be desperate to score, but the Arsenal players must approach it like any other tough game that we need to get points off. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal’s defence isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be and is not the reason we are struggling by KJ

The general consensus amongst most football fans is that Arsenal are a good attacking side that are average at best at defending. That would be correct considering how over the last 5 seasons, our goals conceded at the end of each season has steadily increased:

2008/2009: 38
2009/2010: 41
2010/2011: 43
2011/2012: 49
2012/2013: 35 (with 4 games to play) .......Read the full article here

This is an absolutely must win game against a Fulham side we have failed to beat in the last four meetings. There is no reason that the Gunners should not break that unwanted record today and claim an important three points in the race for a top four finish in the Premier League.

Arsene Wenger has decided to rest Kieran Gibbs and Jack Wilshere, with Nacho Monreal and Tomas Rosicky coming in to the starting line up. That means that Santi Cazorla will continue in his role on the left of Olivier Giroud, with Theo Walcott making up the front three. Lukas Podolski can count himself unlucky to start on the bench after making impressive contributions when given a chance recently. .......Read the full article here

Fulham vs Arsenal preview, predicted line up and score prediction by KJ

Arsenal had been in a very rich vein of form recently until they ended a good run with a stalemate against Everton on Tuesday. It wasn’t a bad result, but a top team should be winning that match and cementing their authority on 3rd. Now we go to Fulham needing a win to keep our top 4 chances alive let alone our top 3 hopes.

Fulham have had an indifferent season but have managed to get big results against the North London clubs. They managed a win at Tottenham and managed to get a draw at the Emirates. They are a tough opposition and, at Craven Cottage, a formidable force in recent years to the Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

How can we beat Everton by MS

The remaining matches of the season are all set to be nail biting stuff. We need to continue to win and Tottenham and Chelsea need to lose some. Next Tuesday is a very tough match with Everton, and here are my thoughts and I just wanted to see what people think.

Everton danger men : Fellaini Mirallas Pienar and Baines .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has selected the same side that beat Reading so convincingly last week, so Gervinho has the chance to continue his revival at the club. Santi Cazorla will start on the left of the attack again, although he will probably come inside quite a lot and try to influence the game from wherever he can. Monreal has recovered from the knock he took to make the starting line up.

Rosicky will be the central playmaker, and the absence of Mulumbu from West Brom due to suspension should make his job a bit easier. One less thing for the Arsenal defence to worry about is that Romelu Lukakau, the powerful forward on loan from Chelsea, does not start for the Baggies. .......Read the full article here

When Arsenal take on West Brom at the Hawthorns tomorrow, they will be facing a team with a good home record over the season. Their recent form has not been so good, however, with just three wins from the last nine. They came against Sunderland, Swansea and Norwich, so the Gunners should not be too worried.

West Brom are happy to play counter attacking football, in fact they are set up to do it. They sit deep with two banks of four and try to break with speed, so Arsenal must be patient and not commit too many players too far forward. The speedy winger James Morrison is back from injury, so Gibbs or Monreal will need to be disciplined and make sure they don’t leave too much space for the Scotland international. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger’s assistant at Arsenal, Steve Bould, has given Arsenal fans some much needed good news on the injury situation at the club. Following the devastating blow to the French midfielder Abou Diaby last week, it is a welcome change to hear of some injured players returning sooner than first thought.

The Gunners could have Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott and Nacho Monreal available for the game against West Brom on Saturday, whereas it was previously thought that only Walcott had a chance of making the team. The players are all training, and Monreal is a definite, but we will probably not know if the other two are fit enough to feature against West Brom or Norwich until Saturday. .......Read the full article here