The Arsenal Blog

As Arsenal fans, we have had to get used to seeing some of our best players leave the club in recent years, for one reason or another. Some, like Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie, have turned instantly from hero to villain because of their reasons for leaving and the way they did it. Others, like Thierry Henry, will always be remembered as club legends.

The Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas used to fall into the second category, even though he forced his way out and left Arsenal with a huge hole in the team. We understood, I think, because he was going back to his boyhood club, Barcelona, who just happened to be on top of the world at the time.  ...........Read more

There have been Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with the Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o ever since it was announced that Chelsea would not be giving the striker another crack at the Premier League. He was officially released by the Stamford Bridge club on May 23rd and is available on a free transfer but has not decided where to go next, at least not officially.

The 33-year old has suggested, though, as a Talksport report reveals, that he would like to stay in England and I think that Arsene Wenger could do much worse than sign him up for a season. No transfer fee and the wages would not be too bad, for a proven striker who scored nine goals in 21 Premier League matches last season sounds like a great opportunity to me.  ...........Read more

After Aaron Ramsey scored the extra time goal to beat Hull City at Wembley and give Arsenal football Club an FA cup to celebrate for the first time in nine years, a lot of us fans are dreaming that Arsene Wenger can go one step further next season, by winning the Premier League to become the champions of England again.

But former Gunner and long time Gooner, Tony Adams, does not see it happening, despite the importance of the FA cup trophy for everyone connected with the club. Adams does not always cover himself with glory when making statements to the media, but you have to agree that he could have a point on this one.  ...........Read more

One of the major problems Arsenal fans have with Arsene Wenger is that he never changes his tactics depending on who his opponents are, in fact he doesn’t even talk about them with his players but just tells them to play their normal attacking style. It is probably good for the fans to watch entertaining games, but it can be painful for Arsenal fans, especially when looking at the 20 goals we conceded against the Top Teams this season.  ...........Read more

There are many different viewpoints as to why Arsenal did not win the Premier League title this season, despite storming to the top of the table and spending 17 weeks there, more than any other team. The likes of Paul Scoles and Michael Owen have not been backwards in coming forwards to lay into Wenger and various players, while TV pundits like Carragher and Re4dknapp were predicting our downfall almost before a ball had been kicked.  ...........Read more

There is not much you can say after the agonising 6-0 defeat to Chelsea, especially as it was Arsene Wenger’s 1000th game as manager.

The Frenchman didn’t come out for the post-match press conference, but he finally spoke to the BBC before leaving Stamford Bridge. Here is his statement, and he is obviously not very happy.

“This defeat is my fault, I take full responsibility for it.” Wenger said. “I don’t think there’s too much need to talk about the mistakes we made. We got a good hiding today.  ...........Read more

Szczesny so thankful to Wenger ahead of special game!  ...........Read more

Here we go Arsenal fans, today is the day for Arsene Wenger and his side. Wenger celebrates his 1000th game in charge of the Gunners since joining in 1996, and almost 18 years on let’s hope we can get a win on this momentous occasion. Arsenal really have gone through the ups and downs under Wenger and whilst there have been times in which the fans have doubted him, the club has always stood by Le Prof and this season it looks as if that may be paying off, as it is getting increasingly likely that silverware could be coming to the Emirates for the first time since it opened.  ...........Read more

The game against Chelsea will be a momentous occasion for Arsene Wenger and this Arsenal side. The Gunners boss will take part in his 1000th Game in charge of Arsenal and he is hoping to secure it with a win.

Since Wenger took over almost 18 years ago, it has certainly been a time of ups and downs for the club. We have experienced times of glory but also times of sadness. The last nine years have not been easy but Wenger has always aspired to achieve more with Arsenal again.  ...........Read more

This is it Gooners! It’s derby day and Arsenal should be in high confidence going into today’s game against the great North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur!

Arsenal may have endured a midweek misery at being knocked out by Bayern Munich in the Champions League but we did manage to hold the holders to a 1-1 draw away from home. Arsenal will be hoping to take things one step further today though by exploiting a Spurs side that have recently been demolished both 4-0 against Chelsea and 3-1 against Benfica in the Europa League. With Arsenal hoping to revitalise their Premier League hopes, a victory at White Hart Lane is almost a must.  ...........Read more