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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

If Arsene Wenger holds any serious hope of signing Robert Lewandowski for Arsenal, he had better get his skates on and talk to somebody at the strikers club Borussia Dortmund. The general manager of the Bundesliga team, Michael Zorc, told the Kicker that they would hold on to their star until his contract finished in 2014 if they could not get a transfer sorted out by May.

“We have clearly positioned ourselves,” said Zorc.

“We hear there is interest but until now we have not received any offers.” .......Read the full article here

How Ramsey will be integral for Arsenal in years to come by KJ

Aaron Ramsey has always caused controversy amongst the Gunners fans. Some say he’s finished and needs to be sold as soon as possible, others feel he needs to be given a chance as he’s only young and the final faction think that he’s talented and has handled his first two proper seasons after his injury very well. I’m in the latter division and I am always baffled with the constant abuse hurled at the Welshman even now when he’s clearly playing very well by anyone’s standards. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger is the man who picks the Arsenal squad and starting eleven, and sometimes he makes changes that people don’t agree with. Facing an uphill struggle against Bayern Munich with a 3-1 deficit from the home leg, you can understand that Wenger, being realistic, doesn’t expect Arsenal to progress to the quarter-finals. With his squad selection, however, he has thrown up his arms and given up before a ball is kicked. .......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

Arsene Wenger is bot hiding from the fact that Arsenal are facing an uphill struggle against one of the best sides in Europe in the attempt to reach the quarter finals of the Champions League. He has spoken about the mentality of his team when they fave the Germans and feels that some ambition and optimism is the only way to go.

Wenger and the Arsenal players can take some encouragement, however small, from the Bundesliga game between Bayern and Fortuna Dusseldorf yesterday. Munich did win the game, but they had to come from behind twice to do so. Arsenal must score three times to have any chance of progressing, and the Munich defence has been incredibly tight all season. They had conceded just 14 goals in 28 games before the first leg at the Emirates, but have conceded four in four since then. .......Read the full article here

There is nothing wrong with a little bit of hope, and it is a fact that if you believe you have no chance then you may as well not even turn up for the game. So on that premise Arsene Wenger has to get his players to believe that they can come back and score at least three goals in Munich to take Arsenal through to the last eight of the Champions League. .......Read the full article here

The Ivorian striker Gervinho is well aware that Arsenal have a mountain to climb if they are to overturn a 3-1 deficit in Germany in midweek. Bayern Munich are certainly one of the most consistent teams in Europe right now, but Gervinho believes that the Gunners can still turn it around in the away leg.

He said on Arsenal.com: “We know it is not going to be an easy match. It is not easy to come back from 3-1 against Bayern Munich,”

“They are one of the best teams in the world with good players all over the pitch, so we are expecting a tough game, but we must remain confident. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal have not had many reasons to smile recently. Just over two weeks ago, Blackburn produced a smash and grab to send them out of the FA cup, which was the only realistic hope of ending the trophy drought which the media is so fond of reminding everybody about. A derby defeat is always painful, but this latest one also leaves Arsenal with a lot to do to qualify for the Champions League next season. .......Read the full article here

I am sure that Many Arsenal fans, and the coaching staff as well, watched the German cup match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich last night, hoping for some sign of weakness or some tips on how best to go about overturning the 3-1 home defeat when we travel to the Allianz Arena on March 13th to try to salvage our Champions League dreams.

There was precious little reason for optimism, however, as the runaway leaders of the Bundesliga never looked in danger from the team in second place. Dortmund had beat them to the German title and demolished them in last year’s cup final, but they hardly got a sniff last night. The only real positive was that Bayern’s performance dropped off in the second half and they only scored one goal. .......Read the full article here

It would be a very brave man that would bet on Arsenal to make it through to the next round of the Champions League after last night’s home defeat by Bayern Munich, and it seems that Arsene Wenger has surprisingly agreed with them, although he thinks there is a “hope” we can go through.

Wenger said: “Let’s not hide the truth: it will be extremely difficult against a team of that quality. They didn’t play two finals in the last three years without that quality that we have seen tonight. We have to give our best there and hope that everything will go for us and hope that by the second leg we have built our confidence up a bit more to go into the game with the belief that will be needed. .......Read the full article here