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Arsenal’s midfield key to challenging? by Ash

In my opinion Arsenal have had one of the Premier League’s most talented midfields for a number of years now. In our glory days our midfield was pivotal to our success with a lot of the team revolving around main anchor-man Vieira. After that we went through our struggle but once again managed to build a forceful and talented midfield in Fabregas, Song/Wilshere and Nasri. Of course we then lost three out of four of those players and have once again become rather weak in midfield although there’s no doubt that the combination of Arteta, Wilshere and Cazorla is talented, it’s nothing like the old days and so Wenger is looking to strengthen this area of the team, knowing that the midfield can really be the place on the field that determines your success in the outcome of a game. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal and Wanyama by Stefan

Victor Wanyama has admitted that he is in talks with several clubs over a possible transfer in the coming weeks. This news will come as a good and positive sign to the Arsenal fans who have been calling for the club to sign him up immediately, although Wanyama refused to reveal which clubs were talking to him, meaning that it could be several totally unexpected foreign clubs.

The Celtic and Kenya midfielder has been wanted by Arsenal because of the lack of defensive midfield options since the departure of Alex Song a year ago and the injury problems of Abou Diaby. Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey have been playing deep to try and protect the back four recently but they are not as effective as a physically strong midfielder. .......Read the full article here

Does Ramsey know something we don’t? by AH

Aaron Ramsey has been speaking to the media a lot recently about Arsenal’s ambitions and things going on at the club, but he also spoke about one player who has been consistently linked with the Gunners since the mid-season.
The player in question is Celtic’s Victor Wanyama, who is a midfielder with all-round qualities, although he acts best in a defensive midfield role. Wanyama has been linked with a number of top clubs across Europe, including a few in England alone, and out of all of them, Arsenal seem to be the most interested according to reports. .......Read the full article here

Defensive midfield has been a problem position at Arsenal ever since, well Patrick Vieira really. The Frenchman was such a great player, breaking up play brilliantly as well as driving forwards brilliantly and linking up with the attack. He could also get into the box and finish goals as well.

In a way, Vieira caused the problems that Arsenal have had in recent years with that position, as Arsene Wenger compares any other player in that area to his former captain. That is probably why Wenger has given Abou Diaby so much time and opportunity to overcome his recurring injury problems. Diaby could have been the perfect replacement for Vieira, but it now appears that injury will not allow him to fulfill his potential. .......Read the full article here

Why Cesc Fabregas is NOT the answer. by PH

Many of the readers on this site spend a lot of time reading the rumours about which players may be on their way to Arsenal. Great fun, and we all want to see the gunners linked with top players and see a few coming to us instead of the usual ‘richer’ clubs. The greatest excitement is generated by the thought that an unhappy and unloved Cesc Fabregas may be on his way back from Barcelona, but, I am sorry guys, Cesc is not on the way back, and even if he were to arrive back in the hallowed hallways of Arsenal, he would not be the answer to all our prayers. .......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

There has been a lot of talk about the former Gunners returning to Arsenal from Barcelona, especially since the Spanish champions in waiting were destroyed by Bayern Munich home and away and sent tumbling out of the Champions League. The Spanish media is awash with stories about rebuilding at the Nou Camp, with wholesale movement of players in and out of the club.

Neither Song nor Fabregas has had a brilliant season with Barca, so the rumours of a return to the Emirates are not surprising, especially as both players have publicy declared their love for the club and their gratitude and respect for Arsene Wenger. Fabregas has moved to stop theses rumours, though, and has made it known that he is happy and determined to stay where he is. .......Read the full article here

Fabregas Return – Just Wishful Thinking by FD

Like any Arsenal fan, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Cesc Fabregas. We watched him grow up and mature into a world-class player while he was with us. We knew about and understood his wish to eventually play for his boyhood heroes, Barca, and we were especially grateful for that extra season he stayed, when the pressure and temptation to leave were at their height. Nobody could doubt that he gave his best for the club whenever he played in the Arsenal shirt. .......Read the full article here

If there is an element of truth to all the transfer rumours you hear involving Arsenal, then Arsene Wenger’s list of targets must be as thick as the Yellow Pages. Well it looks like Le Prof can cross one of those names off his list today, as the talented and powerful defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama has revealed his intention of staying at Celtic.

21-year old Wanyama is a real powerhouse in the centre of the pitch and his performances this season, especially in the Champions League, have attracted a lot of interest. Both Arsenal and Manchester United have had scouts in Glasgow to watch him and it has been heavily rumoured that he would be moving on at the end of this season. .......Read the full article here

Players Who Regret Leaving Arsenal by Dan S.

Last week Arsene Wenger was quick to squash any hope Alex Song may have had of returning to Arsenal. Song has failed to establish himself in Barcelona’s star studded midfield and was hoping that a return to the Emirates might be his solution to a lack of game time at the Spanish giants. .......Read the full article here

There have been rumbling all season about how unhappy Alex Song has been since his departure from Arsenal last summer. He was a certain starter for the Gunners last season, but now he is finding it hard to get near the first team now he is at Barcelona and has only played 15 games for the Spanish giants.

The rumours that he is missing Arsenal seem to have been confirmed this week when his cousin, Rigobert Song, told reporters: “Barcelona put so much effort into signing him last summer, and Alex turned down many great teams in order to sign with them.

“But this season he has only been a substitute. He is not happy.’ .......Read the full article here

Arsenal’s budget, who we can get and who we should get, have your say. by Rory

There has been lots of talk about who we should buy ever since this release of the 70 million budget which we are supposedly being granted for the Summer, however a lot of us seem to have forgotten that Wenger stated that this will include wages, so I have tried to have a realistic view of the money we can, but also ambitious in the players that we can sign. .......Read the full article here