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Surely Arsene Wenger will sign a defensive midfielder for Arsenal this summer, surely. I know that Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey have been doing a great job recently and that there is the versatile Francis Coquelin breaking through from the reserve ranks, but the need for a proper, no-nonsense midfield general has been stark at times this season.

I think that the recovery of Abou Diaby was a big factor in Wenger not buying a replacement for the departing Alex Song, because the Frenchman had time before the transfer window closed last summer. Even in January, when most Arsenal fans were thinking about who it would be rather than whether Wenger would sign one. There was Diame from West Ham definitely available, but Wenger obviously did not think he was the right man for the job. .......Read the full article here

The latest injury news for Arsenal is that Mikel Arteta is still likely to miss the crucial final game of the season away to Newcastle United. The 31-year old Spaniard is not a flashy player and does not really get the plaudits of the fans as much as the likes of Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere, but he has started in more games than anyone bar Cazorla this season and done a great job for the Gunners in the problem position of defensive midfielder. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has a few decisions to make in his selection for the Arsenal team that travels north to St. James’ Park on Sunday in the hope of beating Newcastle United and ensuring a top four finish, at least. The Prof will not want to change too much with the Gunners being on a fabulous run, especially with last night’s goal-fest against Wigan.

Wenger may not have the option of keeping the same starting 11, however, if the calf injury picked up by the Spanish midfielder and vice-captain, Mikel Arteta, turns out to be as bad as first feared. Wenger suggested in his post match interview last night that it would be Jack Wilshere who replaces Arteta if necessary, but that comes with it’s own problems. .......Read the full article here

The end of the season is unusually tense at Arsenal as we are sitting two points behind Tottenham in the race for the last Champions League spot and we have to play Wigan and Newcastle. The club gets a lot of criticism these days but the club always manages to finish in a safe position, however, this season things could be different.

When I think about the squad and how well they do considering how many players we have lost in recent years I begin to think that there is a lot to do before we can compete for titles again but the first thing is that we need a defensive midfielder who can be relied upon to protect the defence at all times. .......Read the full article here

This was always going to be ab open and exciting game, with Arsenal and Wigan needing to win for different reasons. Arsene Wenger made just one change, with Gibbs coming in for Monreal and the young England international did brilliantly against one of Wigan’s main threats Callum Mcmanaman.

Arsenal made a great start and looked like they were going to blow Wigan out of the water. Walcott was really in the mood and was tormenting them down the right flank. It was one of Theo’s crosses that produced the corner that led to the opening goal. Podolski, playing as centre forward got a proper striker’s goal from it. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal haven’t had an easy time during the last few seasons, big players have left, captains have left two seasons in a row and every time a new season starts we find ourselves scratching our heads at why we have made another profit during the transfer window – and how we can possibly move forward like this?

I may not usually be an optimist when it comes to Arsenal but in time I think the British players we have in our team will learn to gel properly and create a core to the team that will become unrivalled in world football. .......Read the full article here

Considering that both Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey are both integral pieces of the Arsenal side this season, it may come as shock to most Gooners to find out that that they have only played together in the centre of midfield for the last seven games, and surprisingly enough that has resulted in zero defeats and five wins!

Obviously it would be simplistic to say that that is the ONLY reason for our current form, but with a solid settled midfield any good team is harder to beat. Even Ramsey is happier now he is back in his favoured position, and with Arteta playing deeper it has allowed the Welshman to be pivotal in moving the ball forward. .......Read the full article here

It was not too long ago that a lot of Arsenal fans thought that the inclusion of Aaron Ramsey in the Gunners starting line up was a bizarre form of torture inflicted on us by Arsene Wenger for some reason. It was also a clear sign, for some, that Arsenal were not going to win the game and was further proof of the French manager’s decline into senility.

Well the calls for Wenger to leave the club have largely disappeared and Ramsey has kept working hard and getting back to his best. That consistency and improvement have led to the young Welshman being voted as the Player of the Month by Arsenal fans on the official website. .......Read the full article here

Wigan star set for Arsenal by SS

Arsenal are apparently preparing an early summer bid for Wigan midfielder James McCarthy. The young midfielder has been in good form this season and continued to grow as a player as he has done since his arrival at Wigan.

He was the subject of bids from many top English clubs when he was younger but he chose to move to Wigan in the hope that he wouldn’t be left in the reserves until his early 20′s. He made the right choice to move to Wigan because he has had plenty of game time in the last few seasons and has been an architect of Wigan’s famous end of season survivals. .......Read the full article here

The Gunners midfielder Santi Cazorla has been an excellent acquisition for Arsenal this season, and has been arguably our most consistent performer, not to mention the crucial goals he has scored when called upon.

The Spaniard himself thinks that the inconsistency in the first half of the season is the reason we are so far behind Manchester United in the Premiership, but is convinced that next season Arsenal will hit the ground running. He said: “What I have taken from this year is that as a team we were not very consistent for half of the season, which cost us in terms of reaching the higher positions in the league,” .......Read the full article here

I am not one of the Arsenal fans that think Bacary Sagna is all washed up and should never play for the Gunners again, but he did have a bit of a shocker against Manchester United last weekend and it ended up costing two valuable points. Alex Ferguson may have thought, or at least said, that his team deserved to win, but the truth is that Sagna’s double mistake let them off the hook and changed the outlook of the Arsenal players. .......Read the full article here

Denilson to be sold by Arsenal by AH

Arsenal look set to let go one of the many ‘deadwood’ players we have at the club this summer in Brazilian midfielder Denilson. Denilson is currently on loan in his homeland Brazil with Sao Paulo and they have today spoken about their willingness to sign the player to a permanent deal.

SkySports reports;
“There are still more than 60 days left on his contract, so there are a couple of points to take into consideration. The first point is that we are interested in the player and the second point is that we must deal with this situation closer to the end of the deal. If we do it too early, it will end up costing us more money.” .......Read the full article here