What Is Our Best Starting XI?

Slowly, slowly Wenger is recovering his players. Rosicky came back and has played some football for us with no set-backs.  Carlos Vela appeared and scored mid-week, so this give Arsene more choices up-front.  Wenger has announced that both Walcott and Arshavin are back and though both may not play this week-end, the squad is looking [...]

African Experiment Over?

Arsene Wenger has decided to take a different tact.  He has sold Adebayor and Toure and Eboue is due to follow.  That is three of Arsenal’s four Africans.  The move can be explained as a massive u-turn by Arsene.
A few years ago Arsenal set-up an agreement with Beveren in Belgium, whereby the Belgian club brought [...]

Kolo Toure – The Last Invincible Leaves

We bid farewell to the last of the Invincibles with the departure of Kolo Toure to Manchester City.
Kolo’s departure brings to end a chapter in our history that had us not only playing some breathtaking football but also winning trophies and creating Premiership history. We look back on those days when the squad was full [...]

Gibbs – England’s Next Left-Back

When the season started we expected the likes of Randall and Merida to make an impact in the first team.  Neither however succeeded on that front, in fact the player who took his chance and has leapfrogged these players is Kieran Gibbs.
With Armand Traore on loan, most people expected Silvestre to understudy Clichy, but injuries [...]