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WENGER PLANS SANCHEZ AND GIROUD’S PAIR

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The henchman at the Gunners Football club, Arsene Wenger believes that a pair of Alexis Sanchez and Oliver Giroud in the attacking segment of the team is a possible one.


This came on the heels of a brace each from the duo during their game with Sunderland last weekend.

Giroud who did not start in the match, had come off the bench to score two goals for Arsenal with his first two touches, thus for a couple of hours, sending the Gunners to the top of the Premier League table.

This season so far, Giroud has had just four substitute appearances during which he has been unable to score before his wonderful performance on Saturday.
Wenger has hailed him and believes he can pair up the two whenever the need arises and sees no reason why the duo cannot play together.

“The headache is easy when you score goals. It is a headache when you don’t score. Sometimes I can play them [Sanchez and Giroud] together in a 4-4-2, because Mesut Ozil can play behind or on the flank, or sometimes I can play them separately” Arsene Wenger had said after the match on Saturday.

He also had this to say about Sanchez:
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ARSENAL COMPLETE SIGNING FOR NEW STRIKER

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Arsenal have surprised many with the signing of new striker this season.


The North London club has completed the transfer of Deportivo La Caruna forward Lucas Perez for £17 million, according to reports. Perez is reported to have flown to London to complete a medical ahead of the move. He is set to sign the dotted lines with the Gunners over the weekend, just before the transfer deadline.

Perez was turned down by his new employers few weeks back, after scouting him for a while. They had the chance to sign him in July but withdrew interest, especially as they hoped other deals in the pipeline would come through. Fans are putting Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on the spot for not signing more players, particularly in the face of an injury crisis with players not set to return to full match fitness anytime soon. The pressure forced Wenger to go back to the deal to sign the 27-year old player. Read More

Arsenal Looking At Other Transfer Opportunities

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If you look at the transfers and player buyouts in progress you would surely be wondering what are the happenings that have been going on for Arsenal.


For instance, we have been reading about Wenger wanting to make a bid for Vardy for his team. However the picture might not be so rosy for the players who are being pitched for. As players also have their separate ambitions for their future, if it is not in sync with what is being offered, it is a wiser decision to stay off the new buyout. Vardy stated that his decision to not take up Arsenal’s offer was because he felt that Leicester offered him more as a team than what his new team would offer. He was not confident of the style of playing that Arsenal offers. Again, he wants to be part of the Leicester team as they work their defense for the Premier League in the new season. With Arsenal he might be guaranteed the same position in the upcoming games.
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WENGER: OZIL BACK IN TRAINING, OX NOT BACK, WELBECK RECOVERING

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Embattled Arsenal head coach, Arsene Wenger, has made comments regarding his team’s selection ahead of their final Premier League game against already relegated Aston Villa on Sunday.


He said other players should be fine as they make their last push for the season even though they have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for next season.

On Welbeck, the Frenchman said:

“We are all devastated and very sad. When I say I’m very sad, the whole team is thinking like that.

“It is surprising news. I expected him to at worse miss the Euros, and that is already bad. To be out for such a long time, he had just come back after a year out. You imagine being a 25-year-old professional and you get news like that… “

“We will have to support to him to cope with it,” the coach added.

When asked on the impact of Welbeck’s injury to England’s Euro campaign, he said:

“He was in the qualifiers as a player.

“He had a good understanding with the rest of the squad and he was versatile because he could play on the flank, through the middle and I believe it is a big loss for England as well.” Read More

SANTI CAZORLA, JACK WILSHERE AND PETR CECH RETURN TO BOOST ARSENAL

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Three injured Arsenal first team players that consist of creative midfielder Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and goal keeper, Petr Cech are set to return to boost The Gunners strength as they make the last push this season. The injuries came at a very important period for the team, adding to the woes of Arsene Wenger.

The team is now out of the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup, with the League Cup already lifted by Manchester City this season. The English Premier League has also slipped out of their reach with first-placed Leicester City leading Arsenal with 11 points. Arsenal is still trying to win the EPL since 2004 when they won it last.

David Ospina has been decent in cover for Petr Cech since his month-long injury. Ospina was in goal when Arsenal replayed the fifth round against Hull in the FA cup. He also was in goal when they Arsenal had a face-off with West Brom in the premier league. In the game against Barcelona, Everton, Tottenham and Watford, David Ospina tool charge of the goal post.

Cazorla has been on the sidelines due to an Achilles tendon injury while Jack Wilsere suffered from a calf and shin injury that has left him out of Arsenal season-long. Read More

Jack Rodwell is optimistic after scoring against Exeter City

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Jack Rodwell played for Sunderland’s League Cup match against Exeter City and the 24 year old English midfielder scored twice and provided 2 assists as he was one of the standout players and helped Sunderland in clinching a convincing 6-3 triumph.

The player who cost Sunderland €10 million back in August of 2014 is hoping that he will continue to score goals, help out his team and perform like he did against Exeter City for the rest of the season.

Sunderland’s Jack Rodwell said: “I haven’t scored as many goals as I would have wanted to for Sunderland, that’s fair. I feel like there have been times when I’ve got into the right position, but for some reason the ball hasn’t quite fallen for me like it did on Tuesday night’’

“I could probably have had a couple more against Exeter, so hopefully that’s a sign of things to come. I’ll keep working hard and trying to get more goals every season. I played well against Swansea City, and felt a bit leggy against Exeter’’

Scoring more goals is what Jack Rodwell wants to do and it’s what he is hoping to accomplish. Sunderland is currently positioned at the bottom of the Premier League as they have only managed to collect 2 points from the opening 4 matches of the season. Read More

Thierry Henry is of the opinion that the club will be able to win the league title

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Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is of the opinion that the club will be able to win the league title with Alex Sanchez fully fit for next season.

The former Barcelona man moved to the Emirates stadium in a £ 35 million deal, which is fast looking like a bargain. He scored 16 goals in 35 league matches last season. More importantly, Henry reckons that Sanchez provides the X factor that Arsenal have missed for a long time. The gunners have not challenged for the league title in more than a decade, but the club are close to strengthening the team in this transfer window once again.

Arsenal are expected to complete the transfer of Petr Cech from Chelsea. The 33-year-old will go straight into the first-team and replace Wojciech Szczesny, who has been unreliable in goal. A multiple winner with Chelsea, Cech will not just provide the experience of handling pressure but also he will have the quality to deal with opponents. The 33-year-old is expected to cost around £ 11 million and he will be able to deal with Arsenal’s goalkeeping situation effectively for at least the next five years. Henry reckons that one can expect more from Sanchez next season, as he will be now used to the Premier League. Read More

Arsenal booked their place in the quarter-finals

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Arsenal booked their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after a 2-0 win over giantkillers Middlesbrough.

The Championship outfit had beaten Manchester City in the previous round and they were spoken about beating yet another top team in the last 16 round. As it was, Arsenal managed a comfortable victory that puts them against Manchester United in the quarter-finals. The club have missed striker Oliver Giroud for much of the first half of the season. The Frenchman showed his importance to the team after scoring two goals in the space of two minutes to put Arsenal on the path to a 2-0 win.

Giroud opened the scoring in the 27th minute and later extended Arsenal’s advantage just two minutes after this goal. Wenger says that even though the club have several strikers like Danny Welbeck on-board, he feels that Giroud is the number one hit man. The former Montpelier striker was a revelation last season after scoring 16 goals in 36 appearances last season. This time around, his goal return has been even better with seven goals from just nine starts. His impact has been more profound in bigger matches like that of against Manchester City. Read More

Moussa Sissoko wants to play for Arsenal

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Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko has dropped the bombshell by admitting that he would like to play for Arsenal one day. The French midfielder has been subjected to interest from the gunners. He has been one of the best players by a long-distance for Newcastle.

The speculation about his future comes at the same time as Yohan Cabaye’s last season.Cabaye ended up leaving Newcastle for PSG in a £ 20 million deal and Newcastle’s form has plummeted since then. They have been able to find their feet once again andSissoko has been a major reason towards it. Read More

Mertesacker wants Sami in Football Club

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Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker says that he wants the club to sign German international Sami Khedira either in January or in the summer.

The Real Madrid star is widely expected to leave the Spanish club after the end of this season. He is free to negotiate terms with foreign clubs from January, as his contract expires in the summer. A number of clubs have been queuing up to sign the player. The 27-year-old provides immense quality and experience, while the fact that he will not cost anything has made him even more attractive.

A number of clubs like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and Manchester United are looking to sign the player. Arsenal will have to fight off these competition in order to get Khedira, but they also have the advantage of having a few Germans the team. Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil, and Lukas Podolski are some of the German names currently playing for Arsenal. This could swing the advantage in favour of the gunners and Mertesacker has already begun talking about Khedira coming to Arsenal. He says that he is very much in favour of more quality German players coming to the club. The prospects of Khedira leaving Real Madrid in January have been blown away by the latest injury to Luka Modric.

The Croatian midfielder will miss up to 3 months of action and Khedira is likely to replace him.“I’m up for more quality Germans to [join] the club. Ozil and I spoke with Khedira a few times to join Arsenal. His contract is up next summer,” said Mertesacker. Wenger has suggested that he is unlikely to sign any high profile players in January even though the club has been going through a mini crisis in terms of players. Arsenal have a number of players like Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil on the sidelines.