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Arsene Wenger has come out in praise of Emmanuel Eboue, who has targeted by the Arsenal booboys last season, but has come back fitter and strongerto win the fans back over to his side.

Wenger noted that Theo Walcott has also suffered criticism lately since his return from injury, and he should continue to do his talking on the pitch.

“I believe it is like Theo.” said the manager. “Eboue was criticised last year and came back with the right attitude. Put the right performances in and people will love you. Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger was very pleased with Asenal’s win over Burnley, considering the amount of chances that were missed by his team, and especially Nicklas Bendtner.

He said: “I believe at the surface he (Bendtner) looks like ‘okay, I missed the chances’, but underneath he is really disappointed. Everybody has a different way to show his emotions, and he hides well, but he cares. Read the full article here

The England U21 manager Stuart Pearce only gets interviewed in the run-up to the U21 matches, and he usually manages to upset a few people when he is given the chance.

He has had an ongoing battle with Arsene Wenger ever since he picked Theo Walcott for last summers U21 Championship, and he is still carping on about it. In fact he thinks it was actually GOOD for Walcott!

“I don’t agree with Arsene at all,” Pearce said. “He didn’t play for long periods of last season, but he was fully fit at the end so he came with me to the Championships. It was a great experience and his first participation in a major international tournament, but then he hasn’t featured a great deal this year. Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott showed glimpses of his former self in the game against Sunderland, and now thinks he is fit and ready to have a long run in the team.

He knows that his season hasn’t really got off the ground yet, but is relaxed and ready to contribute to Arsenal’s title push.

“I feel fit as anything I’ve felt,” he said. “I feel really good now so hopefully I can stay fit and look after myself. I’ve had such a stop-start season, I’ve lost so many games I’ve lost count. Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger has been talking about the possible team news for the massive clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and he has some good news and some bad news.

Considering Arsenal’s ongoing injury problems, this weeks news doesn’t seem as bad as usual, especially now that Nicklas Bendtner has got a couple of games under his belt.

The Danish striker is confident that he will be able to have a big impact in the coming weeks, and says the team has been missing his qualities in attack. Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger believes that the Croatian striker Eduardo will end up as an integral part of the Arsenal team again this season, and thinks that he is returning to his previous form.

“He has done much more than I expected from him at the start of the season,” said Wenger.

“If we keep him injury free I’m sure he will be an important part in our season.

“When he came back he was quite sharp after he had a little dip. Now he is coming back to his normal level.” Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has come through a full 90 minutes against Olympiakos this week, and feels he is on his way to become an integral part of the team again.

He had another injury scare at the end of the match when he looked like he had picked up another foot injury, but Walcott wants to assure the fans that it wasn’t in the slightest bit serious.

“I am fine,” he said. “I just took a whack and the boots are so thin these days you can feel it. Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has returned to training with the first team, but Arsene Wenger has issued a warning that he will not be risking the young England star until he is certain he is 100% fit and back to his best. So there is little chance that he will be playing against Chelsea tomorrow.

Walcott has only made one start for Arsenal this season, against Birmingham, and was immediately back on the treatment table after a heavy tackle from Liam Ridgewell, and Wenger is adamant that he doesn’t want the same thing to happen again. Read the full article here

The Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas thinks that Theo Walcott has been really unlucky this season, and blames it on his involvement with the England U21’s over the summer.

“It has been really bad luck for him since the start of the season probably because of what happened in the summer,” said Fabregas.

“He had a lot of games and it has happened to me many, many times. When you play a long tournament in the summer sometimes it is difficult to come back and it has been frustrating for him. Read the full article here

The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner was taken off during the game against Tottenham two weeks ago, and it was thought that he would be out for about four weeks, but two weeks later it has still not improved.

Now it seems that he will be needing an operation for a hernia. The Danish striker was in Copenhagen last night at a ceremony and said: “I will have an operation. I don’t know how long I will be out.”

The news is not too much of a blow for Arsenal as long as Robin Van Persie and Eduardo can stay off the treatment table. They are more than capable of keeping up Arsenal’s phenomenal scoring rate. Read the full article here