Deja Vu!!!

        First of all a sincere apology to all my readers who din't get any new posts from me since more than 2 months now. I started with many posts in this time but could not finish them because of my tight schedule. I promise there won't be such lack of activity over here in future and you will always get to hear something new about Arsenal or atleast from a different angle.

     

        It seems like yesterday when Walcott had gunned two goals in Tottenham's net. It was 26th February  2012 i.e over 9 months. But the memory is still so fresh as that match brought a major shift in our miserable season. Rosicky rediscovered himself,Walcott proved his critics wrong yet again an that he can play as a striker as well and the most important was that we are capable of making comebacks. From 2-0 down to a sensational 5-2 victory, the match was truly one of the most entertaining North London derbies. 

       

       17th November,2012 Emirates Stadium, North London. Its Arsenal against Tottenham. Again everyone was rooting against us as Arsenal came into the match following a string of awful performances. But yet again the Gunners proved all those idiots wrong. It was Deja Vu. 5-2 read the scoreline yet again. And yet again Arsenal proved that however miserable be our season, North London will always be Red and we will always have the bragging rights. Wonderful performance by Cazorla,Giroud and Koscielny. Presence of Henry and Campbell was an icing on the cake. I hope just like last season this 5-2 drubbing of Spurs turns our season on its head. We have to take confidence from this win and keep moving forward. Cannot afford any more slip ups.

         Walcott has been exceptional this season according to me. He was someone I used to criticize after every match but he has shown real maturity this season and has proved that he is capable to carry on as a striker. Additionally his passing and crosses have improved a lot. The guy has started taking corners!Enough said. Wilshere's comeback is a huge boost to the team. He is far from his best but with time it will come. All in all our team is shaping up well and there is light at the end of the tunnel. I don't have any hopes of any title or silverware because we lack a bit in every department at the moment. And I hate it to break it you guys but be it Wanyama or Zaha, no player who is in demand isn't coming to Arsenal. You just have to accept it. That is how things work here. Just have faith  in our manager and his  signings. This team is capable of finishing in top four although majority of Football Pundits disagree with this. Keep the Faith! COYG!!!



         

        

First Gazidis and now even Hill-wood

                    Just when you start feeling upbeat and positive about Arsenal,the board members step up to kill the joy.The celebration of yet another Anfield victory has not even finished and Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has yet again infuriated the fans.First it was Gazidis whose comments about 6 months ago created stir in the fans and now Hill-Wood has admitted that we are no longer a huge club.This is an absolute disgrace to the club and fans.

 

                    These three c**ts are running are beloved Arsenal and are dragging it down(slowly but steadily).Arsenal 8 years ago were of the 5 biggest clubs in Europe.Look where we are now.Its time to face the truth.We are not considered as the big guns in the premier league.Our reputation is just as a feeder club to big teams and as an institution which creates stars.A club which lacks ambition.These a******s don't care a bit about football.Money is all that matters to them.Here is what Hill-Wood said in a interview:

                "It is not a worry to the board that Arsenal haven't won a trophy since 2005.As long as the club gets Champions League football each year we will be ok.At a certain level we can't compete,I don't think Stan Kroenke is going to put the sort of dollars in that Abramovich and Mansour are putting in.The fans chanting against Wenger last season?It doesn't affect me a little bit.Arsene Wenger has been outstanding.He is still outstanding".

                  No wonder he is outstanding he  has been saving your a** since the last seven years,isn't he?The above statements show serious lack of ambition.These guys just want money from Arsenal.Be it tickets,tv rights,advertising or merchandise.Agreed our philosophy doesn't agree with spending crazy on players and just buying star players,we make stars.And we all  are proud of this philosophy but some statements that he said just drive you crazy.This guy has absolutely no problem finishing in top 4 every season without winning.People wonder how Wenger hasn't lost his job at Arsenal after 7 trophyless years.The answer is that he makes a huge profit for the owner and other members every year by the sale of club's top players.Why would they sack a manager who makes them huge profit every year when money is all that matters to them.Not even 50% of the money from sale is invested for replacements.Thus the team is deteriorating every season.

                Arsenal has been in rebuilding phase since 2006.It takes a couple of years for any club to come out of that phase.Its 6 years now and there are no signs of this phase getting over.The manager finds talent,we lose out on that player because  some other  club are willing to pay more,manager finds cheaper alternatives,team has a fairly good season with new players and some players are exceptional and rise to fame,but they find the club with lack of ambition,some other club bid ready to pay huge sum,we sell the player and make a huge profit,the player is happy to get paid much more and  win trophies,we buy cheap alternative for that player.This is a loop which has no terminating condition.

                    The only way to break it is when this money eating greedy board members leave our club.I have no doubts that we are going to finish in top 3.We have good players,3 good signings,defense has improved greatly since the arrival of Bould(Hats Off to him).Maybe we can win one or two trophies as well.But if we don't win then again there will be 2-3 players who will be stars by then ready to jump the ship.I have no intention to demoralize you guys but just want you all to know the truth.All we can hope for is the gunners start gunning soon.

3 points for Arsenal

                     Sunday afternoon saw Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 at their hunting ground Anfield.This game was going to tell us the state of the rebuilding projects at each club and it just did that.With the 2-0  victory its now 3 consecutive clean sheets for us.Arsenal has never had 3 consecutive clean sheets at the start of the season in the last 88 years.Now who would have thought it was possible to achieve this given our  defensive shambles last season and that we did not bring any new players in that department.The only change   is we brought defense minded Steve Bould as our assistant manager and boy we are already reaping its benefits.

                It was a brilliant defensive display by the gunners.Clearly Bould has worked very hard on improving our defense and his magic has worked.Manone,Vermaelen, Martesacker,Jenkinson,Gibbs performed heroics with crucial  interceptions and clinical tackling.The work rate of  Cazorla,Chamberlain, Podolski and  Giroud was great too as they were back helping all the time.Arsenal has suffered from a defensive massacre during set pieces as we have seen it so many times in the recent past but yesterday we looked in far better shape against set pieces.In the last few seasons Gunners have looked vulnerable when their passing game hasn't quite worked as expected.There were many improvements in yesterday's game.Arteta and Diaby played very close to the defense minimizing the gaps between the lines and easing the pressure on the centre backs.Secondly we showed the ability to hold on the ball to ease the pressure on many occasions and slowing down the tempo when they were on the attack which eventually led to many attacking opportunities for us.In all,Arsenal's defending wasn't haphazard,reliant on last gap tackles or desperate attempts to block.Thus our defense looked assured and forced the hosts to prove their creativity to break us down,in which they clearly failed.

                     On the attacking front,we were a continuous threat on the counter.Liverpool looked quite organized defensively for most parts of the game but made some fundamental mistakes and the Gunners punished them with ruthless and clinical finishing.We opened our scoring account by hammering 2 goals in the Liverpool net.Podolski and Cazorla were on the scoresheet.The new signings are clicking,slowly but steadily.First goal was classic example of a good counter attack.It started with an interception by Vermaelen who combined the interception and a forward pass in one touch.Podolski received the pass halfway  in the defensive half  and given the fact that the positioning of the Liverpool players was awful with central defenders 20-25 yards behind their midfielders,he was able to turn.Cazorla had acres of space to receive the pass and drive forward.Podolski  also burst forward without effective tracking from Johnson.Cazorla played a beautiful pass to Podolski who was to his left and Podolski unleashed that deadly left foot to score the first goal for Arsenal of this campaign.For the second goal the duo combined again but this time they swapped roles as Podolski became the provider while Cazorla opened his Arsenal account.Not to take anything away from the quality of the play but Rodgers would yet again be disappointed with some of his players.Shelvey stopped tracing the Spaniard's run who had a one-two pass with Podolski and finishing from short distance and bringing home 3 points.Reina should have done better,The should have got hold of the ball but it went though his hands in the net.

                        It could have been 3-0 had Giroud not missed that sitter.Yet another easy miss for the Frenchman.I wonder what it would have done to his confidence.I don't want to be critical about him.Lets just give the lad more time.He will come good for us.All in all a very good result for us specially after the disappointing transfer deadline day.I still believe that we should have bought 2 players(striker and a defensive midfielder) but I am eager to be proven wrong.Arteta and Diaby look solid in the holding role and Wilshere is set to return in a month so even our attack will get a boost.Just hope there are no injuries because honestly we do lack depth in the squad.Eagerly waiting for 15th September for our home match.

Sahin gone to Liverpool,Walcott on his way

                    So finally the Nuri Sahin saga has come to an end.He has chosen Liverpool over Arsenal.Yet another Arsenal target goes somewhere else.Mata,Hazard,Niang,Sahin and the list goes on.

                     The transfer season has been frustrating fans as usual.Top players leaving and the club missing out on potential targets.Agreed Liverpool got robbed in the deal but they do have a hell of a player now.Arsene claims that Arsenal aren't looking for a player like him and that we need a defensive midfielder to fill  the void that has been created by Song's departure.Well if din't need him we should not have been bidding for him.It is so clear he is just trying to save face.We were in the driving seat to sign him but our board just doesn't want to spend.They prefer to lose out on a player rather than shell out some more money.Yes we wanted to make an arrangement that would allow us to sign him permanently after the loan spell.You cannot expect Real Madrid to agree to  that unless you present them with a deal that cannot be denied which you won't see happen from this board.

                        It was only 3-4 days ago that I had written the article mentioning Sahin was on his way to Arsenal but here I am with this one stating he has signed for Liverpool.Well actually this deal occurred 3 days ago but couldn't write due  to some issues.This is how transfer dealings done over here.1 day you say something and the next day you look like  a complete idiot.Even you all would agree we are lacking in almost every department.We need a left back for reserve,a defensive midfielder and a striker with premier league experience.I know we have two good strikers in Podolski and Giroud but they will take to adjust since they come from Bundesliga and Ligue 1 respectively which are much slower than Premier League.Almost every big team has 3 or 4 strikers so that they are not strikerless in case of injuries.We have only 2(not considering Bendtner and Chamakh) who are not firing right now.So should we be satisfied with the results until they  start firing.By then we would be in the bottom half I guess.I am a very frustrated with the way things are done over here.When we bought the 3 players they said it was to strengthen the squad and after a few days they become replacements of our top players.

                         Arsene Wenger and the board  I don't know how seem very satisfied with the team and are giving a false hope to us that this team can easily challenge for the title.Well guess what we can't.Not with this team.Agreed we are defensively very solid now that Steve Bould has done a fantastic job but what about attack?You don't know when Rosicky and Wilshere will return and until then everything will be over.Title will be out of  reach then.I cannot believe what the board is doing.They have sold yet another future star,Henri Lansbury.We believe in promoting young talent and creating them into stars rather than buying star players.Of course we are not doing the latter but we are not doing the earlier as well.Selling all your best players and not  buying proper replacements then how do you expect to win anything?

                     Arsenal speedster Theo Walcott who was going to pen a new deal has now rejected one.Even he has gone frustrated and is open to transfer setting Manchester City and Liverpool on high alert.He has been given 48 hours to decide his future.And I am pretty sure that he is on his way out.We have been linked with Cabaye,M'vila and Afellay but trust me with the pace the board has been carrying out talks its unlikely we will see any of them in Arsenal red and White.One more rumour that has been surfacing is that Cesc Fabregas is on his way back to Emirates.This sounds hilarious and I fail to find any truth in this as I don't think Barcelona are going to let one of the best midfielders in the world  who is just 25.Check out the link below for details.

http://soccerisma.com/2012/08/cesc-fabregas-back-to-arsenal-the-perfect-rumour/#more-1682

                   

               Its Wednesday the deadline is on Friday.Just 3 days remaining.All i can hope is to see atleast Walcott stays and we bring one more player.Else I see this season as a disaster for us.

Sahin coming to Arsenal

                           Arsene Wenger made it clear that he was going to stick to his strategy of finding bargains on the market when he sold Robin van Persie to Manchester United this summer.He continued to sell when he transferred top midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona.Even with summer acquisitions Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla, there was unrest at Emirates after Van Persie and Song left.But even if Arsenal doesn't win the Premier League this season, Wenger has proven his worth after sealing a loan deal for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin on Wednesday for wages plus £2 million.

                     
                    Sahin is an excellent midfielder who will combine with Cazorla to make up for Song's departure. Ever since lifting Dortmund to the 2010-2011 Bundesliga title, he's been highly regarded in world football. His precise passing, combined with his sterling vision, sets Arsenal up to do some damage with strikers Podolski and Giroud.The transfer comes after Sahin had asked if he could make a temporary move out of Madrid, having only played 10 games following his switch from Borussia Dortmund last summer.And despite interest from Italy, France and Turkey, current boss Mourinho believes 12 months in England will be crucial in the players development.'The Premier League is a good place for players to pick up certain characteristics which he does not have,' Mourinho said at his weekly press conference.

                                       Reports on Tuesday suggested that Real Madrid wanted a fixed fee of £14 million should Arsenal want to take up their option to keep Sahin on a permanent deal after his loan expires next summer, a fee which Arsenal appeared unwilling to pay. The Gunners had planned a photo shoot ahead of his official unveiling on Monday which had to be cancelled at the last minute after contract talks had stalled. A compromise appears to have been reached on his future fee and the Gunners have managed to plug the hole that appeared to be growing in their midfield with the loss of Alex Song to Barcelona. 

                               
                           Arsenal are also looking forward to offload Russian forward Andrei Arshavin after Zenit St Petersburg renewed their interest in him.Wenger will be keen to get a good sum from the sale and shift 70,000 pounds off his wage budget which the Russian is paid at Emirates.Another rumour that has impressed me is of Sevilla winger Jesus Navas.He has a buyout clause of 27 million euros but Wenger may get him in 15.This could spell the end of Theo Walcott's career at Emirates.Discussions over his contract have not progressed this summer and it won't be a surprise if he is looking elsewhere.Chelsea,Liverpool or Juventus could be the possible destinations.Walcott is looking for 100,000 pounds a week wage which Arsenal are clearly not willing to offer.I personally would love to have Navas in place of Walcott but this is some sort of a risk.Apparently the Spanish winger was to join Chelsea in 2006 but the transfer din't materialize since he suffers from chronic homesickness.This is the main reason he has stayed at Sevilla all his career.Lets see how this transfer rumour ends up.

Song-a betrayer or a victim of filthy board?

                   Arsenal have agreed terms with Barcelona for the sale of the midfielder to the Spanish side.The 24-year Cameroon International will fly to Nou Camp for agreement on personal terms and undergoing medical.Barcelona released a statement stating the fee for Alex Song is 15 million pounds and that he will sign a deal for five years and the release clause would be 80 million euros.Eight first team players have left Arsenal in the last three years(Adebayor,Toure,Gallas,Clichy, Fabregas,Nasri,Van Persie and Song).There is something terribly wrong in the management that all the top players are leaving year after year.When you compare the current lineup with the one three seasons ago you can see that except one or two players we have all different players.You can't let your top players go year after year and hope to win titles.

                  But what is the real problem?Is it the players who have just forgotten the meaning of loyalty or is it the board?We have two sets of arguements over the topic.There is enough evidence that players like Adebayor,Nasri and Clichy were  not happy at the club and went where they will get paid much more than Arsenal and they hide this small thinking by claiming they want trophies.There is no doubt that what the board is paying the players is very less and our wage structure needs to change if we are not land some huge players and eventually some trophies.But betraying your club which has given you the name and put you on the map for a rival club just for more is no less than a sin as well.You can't blame Wenger in these circumstances.Ofcourse he has made mistakes in the past and we all know how adamant he is but he has done very well given the budget and players leaving every year killing his dream to build a world class team.He buys some players to strengthen the squad but his best players leave and those new signings turn into replacements from additions and we are back to square one.

                    Now lets see other side of the story.According to Daily Telegraph Alex Song has lashed out to the officials saying that Alex Song was sold because he was unprofessional,lazy and often late for training.A source close to the player said: “Alex was massively committed to Arsenal. He loved the club and was dying to sign a new contract.“We tried six times to renegotiate it, but they kept saying it had three years to run. They’d say things like, ‘we’ll sit down in September, October’, when at first they had said it would happen in the summer.“Then Barcelona came in and yet Alex still said he wanted a new contract. When they said we would all sit down on September 1, that was the final straw.“That shows disrespect to the player. Barcelona is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You have to jump on that train when it comes.”

Song, 24, has signed a five-year deal worth £70,000 a week.At Arsenal he was getting £55,000 a week which is way too less considering he was our 2nd best player.I don't know which side of the story is actually true but in the last few days I have started believing that maybe its the board behind sale of our top players and that now they making excuses to save their a**es since the noise is getting louder since every one knows Song is not a type of player who will abandon his team for money.But if this is true then there is only one direction Arsenal will go(down) and we will have to forget about trophies for some years.While Alex Song has gone his likely replacement at Arsenal, Real Madrid’s Nuri Sahin, 23, is expected to agree a season-long loan today and there are rumours linking Yann M'Villa and Fernando Llorente to Arsenal.I highly doubt it that all three will be coming.Let me know your thoughts.

A NEW BEGINNING

                 A new season is upon us bringing a new hope and loads of expectations from the lads.Its a home game against Sunderland.The effects of RVP departure are still there and we have may have yet another departure in Alex Song if latest reports are to be believed.What is most important right now is to leave the RVP news behind and move on.He was going to go anyway if not United then Juventus maybe.We have had   a good summer transfer window and the manager has bought well.We have got 3 world class players in Podolski,Giroud and Cazorla which have been impressive in the pre-season.So we have every reason to believe and stay optimistic that this is going to be our year and finally the trophy drought will come to an end after 7 long dreaded years.

                Lets have a review of our available options for the opening game.Koscielny unfortunately will  miss the season opener following a minor problem.So in the defense we have Sagna,Vermaelen, Martesacker,Gibbs,Santos,Jenkinson and Djourou and Szczesny as our no.1 and Fabianski as no.2.In the midfield we have Cazorla,Ramsey,Diaby,Song,Arteta,Coquelin and Walcott,Chamberlain, Gervinho, Podolski,Giroud,Chamakh in the frontline.

                    Our attacking would depend a lot on Wenger's decision to play Giroud.Giroud is a young and very talented but a bit inexperienced so i highly doubt if Wenger will give him a start as he will take some time to get accustomed to the rigors of the premier league.So i guess it would be a 4-3-3 attacking formation.

Szczesny

                   Sagna/Djourou              Vermaelen                   Martesacker              Gibbs/Santos

                                

                                                                          Song/Diaby

                                

                                                        Cazorla                          Arteta/Ramsey

                        Walcott                                                                                          Gervinho

                                                                             Podolski

                          And if Wenger is to take chance and start with Giroud then we may see a different formation altogether.It may be a 4-4-1-1 or  4-4-2 as well so  that we can take advantage of Giroud's heading capability.I don't know what he is going to do but this lineup looks quite good and should not have any problem getting all the 3 points.If I were in his place I wouldn't start with two strikers as Sunderland even away can defend very  well and there are many chances that they may just park the bus in front of the  goal.So we would need more midfielders to break the deadlock.

                           Coming back to transfers Alex Song looks set  to join the Catalans.RVP's departure was expected since a long time following his emergence as one of the best strikers last season.So it had been coming and the worst part is that our loss has become Man Utd's gain thus bolstering their attacking lineup.

But the news that Alex Song ants to go has come as a shock.Before this I considered him a one of the loyal players who will stay at Arsenal come what may,a true Gunner just like Jack Wilshere.He has been at the club since 2005 and was bought for around 3 million from Bastia.

                           When he was signed he was 17 year old raw talent.With all due respect to him at that time he was really awful.He was a defensive midfielder but his tackling was bad and he could not intercept.Arsene Wenger has created what he is today.He owes it to Wenger and Arsenal that is one of our biggest assets today.He can be an enforcer when needed,can tackle well,intercepts opposition moves very well and he can give beautiful ground and lofted passes as we saw last season.He had an incredible 11 assists and scored 2.He has been a very important member of our squad since the last couple of seasons.It will be a deadly blow for us if he leaves.It will be very difficult to find a player to fill his shoes that too on such a short notice.He can play as a defender as well as an attacking and defensive midfielder.I would hate to lose such  a  wonderful player to the Barcelona c**ts.I just hope he stays because his departure will again see sadness and gloom over Emirates and the morale will be low again just like the start of last season.Lets hope for the best and focus on the Sunderland game and beat the hell out of them.My predictions 3-1 to the Gunners.May this season be the new beginning of another glorious era of trophies and silverware.                                                          

Van Persie chooses Monday over Saturday

                  Robin Van Persie is set to complete a 24 million pounds move to Manchester United after Arsene Wenger sanctioned the sale of Arsenal captain to Old Trafford on Wednesday evening.The only good news is that the saga is finally over and we can move on now.

                       For the past month there has been confusion,outrageous bids and one clear message-that the Dutch forward is on his way out.He made it clear to Arsene Wenger that he would not be extending his contract at Arsenal and saw his future elsewhere.Where his future lay was a mystery as Wenger had a set amount for him which drew attention of many top clubs like Manchester United,Manchester City,Lyon,Real Madrid,Paris Saint Germain and Juventus.United,City and Juventus were looking the top contenders and Juventus seemed to be leading the race.

                        After all the drama the result is in front of us.Robin Van Persie is set to join United on a 4 year contract which will  offer him 200,000 pounds a week  after the fees of 24 million pounds has been agreed.The reason which he gave us is that Arsenal lack ambition or that our ambition doesn't match with his.If that was the case then he should have stayed since we bought 3 world class players(Podolski,Giroud and Cazorla).These 3 signings speaks volumes of our ambition to win trophies.Now isn't he just another player who kisses the badge and then leaves the club.Here is a list of the injuries he had during his time at Arsenal.

                        Van Persie has been injured for almost every season and has been absent for long spells from our ranks.Very few managers will have the patience and keep faith in such an injury prone player and will try to offload the player after a good season.Arsene Wenger always stood by him throughout his injuries and he was always our no. 1 striker after departure of Henry.And this is how he is repaying our love and faith by moving to our fiercest rivals' home.Out of all the clubs he chose our title rivals Manchester United.No wonder Arsenal have lost a quality player but the fact that we have lost him to our English rivals worries me.

                        The capture of Van Persie is regarded as a major coup by Ferguson and senior figures at Old Trafford,who regard the signing as a response to City's recent dominance in the transfer market and a sign of club's ambition to recapture the premier league title.Many professionals have been quick to praise Ferguson for his managerial shrewdness once again.But I can tell you Ferguson will only have him until he continues his rich vein of form.He by no means is Arsene Wenger to stand by him through all his injuries.

                They say they have both Batman(Wayne Rooney) and Robin now but we have our Verminator.All the best Robin for your career at Old Trafford which by no means can be as good as you had here and you will soon realize it when we finish above United this season and maybe throw a trophy or two in your face.

Arsenal want Belgian star

            Olympiakos frontman Kevin Mirallas has revealed that his agent is in talks with Arsenal.Premier League rivals Liverpool have reportedly also shown interest in him.The forward has been impressive since joining from Saint-Etienne two years ago.The Greek club have stuck with their price of 6 million pounds for the starlet and not a single penny less than the specified amount would do for them.Reports have linked him to the Emirates previously as well but Mirallas has now confirmed that there has been contact between the two clubs and that his agent is in talks with Arsenal but he insists that he would be content and happy at Athens if the deal doesn't come through.

                     The Belgian International has been a revelation at the Athens club netting aplenty and helping his club win back to back domestic titles in his two years.Mirallas was the top scorer in Greece last term with 20 goals.Whilst he was used as an orthodox striker but he play on the flanks as well and such adaptability could further cement his place at the Emirates.

                       Wenger wants deadwood clear out with Vela already gone and Bendtner,Park and Chamakh likely to follow soon.He would welcome this Belgian star with open arms to bolster our attacking options even if Van Persie stays.Getting him for 6 million pounds sounds like  a bargain.Wenger should definitely go for the striker with all guns blazing and not leave things for the future as we have suffered so many times in the past because of such attitude.And if Van Persie leaves then this can prove to be a very important signing as our players get injured at the wrong time and having a player of such quality on the bench would be crucial.

                   It is rightly said selling of Van Persie is win as well as defeat for Arsenal.Its obvious that we don't want to keep a player who doesn't want to stay but selling our star player to one of our biggest rivals would be suicide.My take would be to retain Van Persie even if it means letting him go next season on a free.Arsenal new boys have been really impressive in the friendly against Cologne.Cazorla,Giroud and Podolski were brilliant in the 4-0 drubbing.A truly dominant performance by the Gunners.It speaks volumes of what we are about to get this season.Lets keep faith in our team and our manager.Come On You Gunners!!!

Cazorla finally confirmed!!!

        It has been a very good morning for Arsenal fans as it is official now that Santi Cazorla is an Arsenal player now.It was certain that he was ours but it was almost a week since we have been awaiting the confirmation.The delay in confirmation was raising questions on the credibility of the information we had till then and that a U-turn can be on the cards.Its such a relief that it  has been confirmed finally.Its like the day after getting a package that you were anxiously waiting for.You are glad that it has arrived and the wait doesn't seem that long now.He is signed for an undisclosed fee on a long term contract.If reports are to be believed then he is signed for an amount around 15 million on a 4 year deal.He is definitely one of the,if not the,best signings of this summer.Malaga's financial problems initially delayed being finalized but he is now on course for his Arsenal debut in the Sunday's friendly against Cologne after the announcement was made.

               

               Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said:"Santi Cazorla is a great signing for us.He is a player with good experience at both club and international level,who will add significant quality to the team.He is versatile  

who can comfortably play on either side of the pitch as well as centrally.He has good pace,is gifted technically and will be a huge asset to the team."

                  Cazorla who was voted as Spanish player of the year in 2007 said:"I am so happy to be joining Arsenal.This is a club with great players,fantastic stadium and huge support.The club has one of the best  managers in football and their style of play is recognized and admired all over the world.The squad is very good here and we want to fight for titles ad win titles.The club has made a big step to sign players to have a better team and meet the expectations of the fans.I am very happy to be here and hope to win titles with Arsenal."

               Cazorla joined Malaga last year for 19 million pounds.The playmaker's performances in guiding the club to 4th spot in La Liga and qualification for Champions League should have increased his value.However last week Malaga released last week via club website claiming that a period of "internal financial restructuring" was required to meet UEFA's incoming Financial Fair Play  regulations which meant that Cazorla was available for a cut price.Cazorla can soon be joined by another La Liga midfielder Nuri Sahin.Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has already given the green signal that the Turkish International can leave Bernabeu this summer.But Manchester United is also keen on signing him after being snubbed by Lucas Moura.Lets hope we don't lose to them in a bidding war like the last time(Nick Powell).Come On You Gunners.

Cazorla coming

      

Arsenal transfer target Santi Cazorla is expected to sign at the Emirates within the next few days with reports emerging that Arsene Wenger is keen to wrap up a deal with the talented midfielder.The Malaga midfielder who is believed to want out of the club due to escalating problems with player wages and not being paid by the Spanish club is rumored to cost Arsenal around £15 million, though Malaga will most likely want around £20 million for the player.


The Gunners were beaten to the Spanish midfielder last season by Qatari Sheik Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani, who had recently bought the Spanish club, and in doing so, had seemingly lined their pockets with endless funds throughout the transfer window.Thus, for Malaga not to be paying their players—to the point that their stars want out of the club—is somewhat strange. However, it is important to note that this is a club that has been given an ultimatum to clear their debts, or be relegated.

As a result of their massive debts, Malaga have been given until the end of the month to clear them or face relegation for the upcoming season. That would relegate them to the Spanish second division, but it would also cost them their UEFA license and Champions League expulsion—which in itself would surely cost the club millions upon millions.This could mean that Arsene Wenger can get the starlet for a bargain as he likes.So Emirates can now prepare for the welcome of this player as the deal looks certain and the odds are against them.


The 27-year-old, who was part of Spain's recent win at the 2012 European Championships, would be an excellent addition to the Gunners' midfield next season and would boost the impact of new recruits Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud.

Arsenal scrape past Malaysia XI with late goals

Azmi Muslim stunned the Gunners with a 25-yard thunderbolt in first-half stoppage-time, but the hosts could not hold onto their lead and saw Thomas Eisfeld and Chuks Aneke net in the closing stages.Arsenal were a long way short of their best during the opening 45 minutes and found themselves behind at the interval as Muslim lashed the ball into the top corner past a helpless Vito Manone.


It appeared as though the Malaysians would claim a notable scalp as the clock ticked down, but Eisfeld stepped off the bench to level the scores on 87 minutes.With the hosts visibly drain ed, Aneke claimed victory for the Gunners in the final minute as he bundled his way into the box and found the back of the net via the aid of a deflection.

Careless

With wantaway captain Robin van Persie one of several first-team players left to work on pre-season training back in England, centre-half Thomas Vermaelen skippered a Gunners side which included Abou Diaby and Mikel Arteta in central midfield, while Marouane Chamakh led the attack.Arsenal started brightly, with Gervinho looking lively down the left.However, the Gunners were also careless in possession, as Norshahrul Idlan Talaha fired wide.

Diaby, fit again following just a handful of appearances last season, released Chamakh, whose angled shot was well saved.In the 21st minute Arsenal number three goalkeeper Mannone had to be alert to push behind a free-kick from Mohd Safiq Rahim.As the half-hour passed, full-back Andre Santos blasted wide after good work from Chamakh and the Brazilian then saw his close-range effort saved.

At the other end, Mannone stood up well at his near post to beat away a fierce angled drive from Mohd Mohd Sali.However, the Italian, who took in a loan spell with Hull City last season, could do nothing when a long-range left-foot shot from Muslim flew past him in stoppage time to the delight of the home crowd.

Changes




Arsenal made the expected sweeping changes at the break, and substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, back in action after Euro 2012 duty with England, had an early run at the Malaysia defense.

Malaysia midfielder Gary Steven Robbat let fly from 30 yards, but was off target.Young Gunners forward Benik Afobe latched onto a quick free-kick from Ryo Miyaichi and struck the post, but the flag was up for offside.

On the hour, Malaysia forward Sali burst clear and cut back inside, but his shot was straight at Mannone.Afobe, who had a short loan spell at Reading last season following a long injury lay-off, should have leveled when he went through, but could not beat the Malaysia keeper.The Gunners finally equalized with three minutes left when Eisfeld fired home after good work down the right by Nico Yennaris, and then snatched what had looked an unlikely victory when Aneke's shot was deflected past goalkeeper Mohd Marlias.

Arsenal now head to Beijing, where they will play Premier League champions Manchester City in the Bird's Nest Stadium on Friday

Spanish International keen on Arsenal switch

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Spain's Santi Cazorla after the maestro agreed terms with the club. 

The versatile Malaga man looks set to complete a move to north London in the coming weeks, a year after first being pursued by Arsene Wenger. 

The Gunners have tabled a bid of around £15.6million for one of La Liga's brightest talents and hope that any deal can be concluded swiftly considering the player's desire to move.

Cazorla joined Malaga last summer from Villarreal - who were subsequently relegated - but has been in dispute with the club over unpaid wages. 

The financial situation is such that the threat of relegation looms over the Arab-owned club with a hefty tax bill owed to the Spanish government, as well as a number of unfulfilled obligations on transfer repayments.

And now The Guardian claim the 27-year-old will be the first of the big names out the door to help cover costs.  

Cazorla, who scored four freekicks last season, played in almost every position across the midfield and attack, and would be the third addition to the forward ranks this summer, after Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud.
Wenger reportedly had Cazorla earmarked as a replacement for Cesc Fabregas last summer before he joined Malaga.

Meanwhile in another boost to Arsenal, Laurent Koscielny has signed a new long-term deal with the club.

Another Arsenal Rumour

          Now is the time for the Gunners if they hope to pull in another solid transfer name,

since many other clubs (Manchester United and Chelsea, to name a few) have added

solid names like Shinji Kagawa and Eden Hazard to their squads. Tottenham Hotspur is

making a move for Jose Salomon Rondon, so the Arsenal need to act quickly.

         Arsenal has been rumored to be in the running for Malaga striker Rondon, even

after manager Arsene Wegner signed French forward Oliver Giroud for a transfer fee of

£13 million. Obviously, with that signing, Wegner needs to be a little more careful about

who to bring on. But with Giroud now on the squad, why do the Gunners need Rondon?

        It's simple.The 22-year-old striker has barely started entering his prime and could

spell doom and gloom for opposing Premier League squads if the Arsenal succeed in

bringing him on board. Arsenal are willing to offer Rondon €18 million to play for them.

That seems a hefty price for another forward, but it could pay dividends in the future.

Rondon has scored 27 goals in his past two seasons in La Liga. The only downside to a

deal with Rondon would be Chelsea's interest in the Venezuelan star. If a bidding war

erupts, the price may become too heavy for the Gunners.

        Last season alone, Rondon scored 11 goals for Malaga and qualified them for the

Champions League. And with interest from so many Premier League teams, Arsenal

should stay in the ring.Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly willing to let Giovanni dos Santos

go the other way in a potential signing of the Venezuelan star.

       The club might be moving away from a deal with Rondon, with reported interest now

growing in Paulinho and French star M'Baye Niang. But they could do much worse than

Jose Salomon Rondon.I just cannot understand why Arsenal has to settle with the average

players.First we keep an eye on Oscar then we findout Chelsea  is  after the starlet so we

give up then we go for Ganso but again news comes in that some other team is after the

player and so we back out again and bid for Paulinho and the fans are expected to make

peace with it.This is a serious problem.Why are we so afraid of a bidding war?I am not

saying go for all the players and go bankrupt but at least get hold of atleast 1 or 2 marquee

players which we desperately need.

        Financially weaker teams than us like Liverpool and even Tottenham are spending

and are going for the big players.Then why can't we when we are financially stable right

now.The board can't expect titles without proper investment.Since many years now Arsenal

have been losing their best players and the have been replaced by mediocre ones.It is the

genius of Arsene Wenger that we have managed to stay in top 4 in all the seasons and have

been competing if not winning for the trophies.

Dutch ace sets his heart on Old Lady

The negotiations over Robin van Persie's future have been complicated by the Dutch striker indicating to Arsenal that his first choice of the three clubs pursuing him is Juventus.

Van Persie has not ruled out the possibility of going to one of the two Manchester clubs, and his first choice from those two would be United, but if possible he would prefer to go to the Italian champions.

Of the three, Juventus are the least financially powerful, but in an ideal world the player would rather leave the Premier League than play for one of Arsenal's rivals.

Negotiations to sell Van Persie are expected to develop this week, with the player's representatives keen to move the situation along.

The club have been told that it is Juventus Van Persie would prefer to join, and it is Arsene Wenger's preference that he would not go to Manchester City, but there are serious doubts over whether the Italians could come up with a deal acceptable to Arsenal.

The asking price is thought to be between £20m and £25m, with Van Persie seeking a five-year contract worth in excess of £120,000 a week.

Both the player and the club are agreed that any deal will not hinge on a question of money for Van Persie -- if it did he is well aware that his best option would be City -- although it does now appear to come down to whether Juventus can formulate a deal.

Juventus had been favourites to sign Napoli striker Edinson Cavani this summer but have not yet done so.

The club are still recovering financially from their demotion to Serie B after the 2006 calciopoli scandal, and posted losses in their last published accounts of £75m for the 2010-11 season.

Like all leading European clubs, they are also trying to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations.At 29 years old, with a less-than-perfect injury record and the prospect that he will be a free agent next summer, Van Persie, for all his qualities, is not a simple player to arrive at a price for.

There has been a significant discrepancy on assessing what he is worth between the interested clubs.

Outmuscled
United would like to do a deal for the player but they are aware that they are always likely to be outmuscled on the question of price by City, if it comes to that.

City have stayed in touch over Van Persie, despite knowing they are third in his pecking order.Both clubs are obliged to wait to see whether Juventus can come up with the kind of package that would convince Arsenal to do the deal.

The Gunners leave for Malaysia on Saturday, arriving on Sunday ahead of the first game of their three-match pre-season tour of Asia, a week today against a select Malaysian XI.

It is agreed that it would be best for Van Persie and the club were there to be some resolution on his future by then, in light of his statement on July 5 that he would not be signing a new contract at the club.

Walcott threatens Arsenal with existential crisis

Of course I’m going to miss the fans, the manager, and the staff were fantastic and helped me along but I was given the opportunity to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world and it’s one of them that I couldn’t turn down, you know?

That’s Ashley Young in an interview after signing for Manchester United from Aston Villa. His “thanks” is delivered with the exact amount of flat, unaffected, emotionlessness one would expect from any perfunctory statement. “So long, thanks for all the fish, I can’t wait to play with Wayne Rooney.”

When it happens to Aston Villa we all say that it’s only natural: they are a feeder club who haven’t won anything significant since the 1980s. But when it happens to Arsenal (in the minds of Arsenal fans) it’s because the player is greedy, the board is failing miserably, or the manager is out of touch. And if Theo Walcott jumps ship after the career he’s had at the club, to go play for Liverpool, I might have to reassess whether or not Arsenal aren’t just being used as a training ground.

In many ways, Theo represents Arsene Wenger’s dreams. He’s a young, English player, whom the Frenchman purchased on the relative cheap, and has crafted into a decent Premier League player. Theo finished the last season with 32 League starts, a career high. He also managed to finish the season with 8 goals and 8 assists which is good enough for 12th place in assists, one more than Ashley Young.

It was a pretty good season for Theo by his own measuring stick. Career highs in starts, assists, shots, and objectively one of his best seasons as a professional. But there’s a glaring problem with Theo’s numbers that doesn’t show up until you look at his whole Arsenal career.

First, he’s never been good at crossing the ball and despite having a career high number of chances this season he only connected on 18 of 134 attempted crosses. That’s 13% and he averaged just 12% the season before and we can’t say that he didn’t have a target man, Robin van Persie has been the form striker of the last 18 months. 12% is just poor. To give you some perspective, Ashley Young averages 21% on his crosses and he’s hardly the best in the League.

Second, he is routinely in the top of the League in turnovers per game. This season he was 11th in the League in that category, coughing the ball up 2.3 times per game. Turnovers are an important measurement for Theo because they are the stat which counts the number of times per game that the player simply miscontrolls the ball: unforced errors, poor touch, dribbling out of play, etc.

Both of these numbers are consistent across Theo’s career and consistently a complaint by Arsenal fans. Now at the age of 23, Theo is hardly a complete player but his passing numbers have always been some of the worst on the club and his number of successful dribbles per game hover below 1 — which is not where you’d like a wing player to be. Sessegnon had similar numbers to Theo across the board, but managed nearly twice as many successful takeons. This doesn’t mean Theo is useless, just giving you some perspective.

The number that surprised me the most, however, was 54. If you look at the number of Premier League starts that Theo has managed in his six seasons at Arsenal, the total comes to 95. Of those 95 starts 51 have come since last season and even weirder, 47 have come since January of 2010. 54% of Theo Walcott’s starts have come in he last two years, 49% in the last 18 months. And this distortion of his career numbers is true across many categories for him: 65% of his League goals and 63% of his League assists have come in the last two seasons.

As I’ve written before, there’s a similar comparison with Robin van Persie’s last 18 months at Arsenal. The Dutchman and the Englishman have both managed around 50% of their Arsenal output in the last 18 months. And they both did so after cutting off negotiations with the club over a new contract. I don’t pretend to know what’s in either player’s heart and I certainly would never say that the player was taking it easy with Arsenal for the last 4.5 years. But can it simply be coincidence that both he and Robin van Persie cut off negotiations with Arsenal 18 months ago and both go on to have a career season?

And worse, what is Arsenal supposed to do? There’s a lot of handwringing over the club “letting their contracts run down” but what would you have done with a player like Theo who 18 months ago had never managed more than 16 League starts in a season and for whom consistency was an apparition? Hand him a bumper deal? I wouldn’t have.

In the end, if Theo wants to leave after everything that the club has done for him and wants to go to Liverpool of all clubs then it makes me wonder about his character but also the nature of Arsenal as a club. Because unlike Robin, for whom the case could be made that he was one of Arsenal’s best players over the last 6 years, there are no such plaudits for Theo. And unlike Robin who can at least hide behind the hobgoblin of “seeking a move to win trophies” Theo going to Liverpool is certainly not about that.

As for what Arsenal have become, I think Arsene’s grand plan of bringing in youth players and building up their loyalty as they forge a core of champions for years to come, a sort of Golden Generation, would take its death blow with Theo leaving. The idea was two-pronged: get a core of players to develop together and pay them well in their youth so that they will be loyal later. Cesc, Theo, Song, and Robin did develop together and are arguable three of the best players in the world in their respective positions. They should be challenging for the League title season after season together from here on out. But what happened is that we found out you can’t buy loyalty because someone can always come along and pay more — and whether that’s in gold, silverware, or shared DNA, it’s a form of payment.

So, what is Arsenal now? Are we a feeder club to Man City? A creche for foreign players to develop their talent in and then return home? A club which is a stepping stone to Liverpool? And what happens when Wilshere is fully developed? The Ox?

I can’t really tell, but I think the key thing is for Arsenal to replace Theo with someone better — which even given his mediocre numbers, history of injury, and poor touch, is easier said than done.

Arsenal linked to yet another midfield maestro

              After missing out on acquiring Oscar's signature Wenger has reportedly turned his attention to Paulo Henrique Ganso.The 22 year old Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Santos can give a new dimension to the attacking third to Arsenal.

                  Arsenal are now emerging as serious contenders for this highly rated midfield maestro.Ganso's representatives have been made aware of Gunners' interest in their client and are awaiting the next move from the North London club.

Sportsmail has learned the Gunners were interested in signing Chelsea-bound Oscar - but Wenger is now primed to turn his attentions to 22-year-old Ganso.The Brazilian - who has eight international caps - is one of the hottest prospects in world football and has been linked with AC Milan, Chelsea and Tottenham.

Afellay there for taking

                  Latest reports suggest that Barcelona has freed their young Dutch winger Ibrahim Afellay.Arsenal has been keeping an eye on this starlet since a long time now.So he is there for the taking.

                 

           According to sources, Afellay is surplus to requirements at Barcelona and a move to the premier league is very possible. Afellay's agent has been told his client has no room in the Spanish side.


Arsenal were interested in signing Afellay last summer but could not match Barcelona as the LaLiga team went on to buy the youngster. Afellay should cost Arsenal about £4.75 million to bring to the Emirates .

Now if Wenger brings him at the Emirates this summer he may convince his patriot RVP to stay and renew contract with Arsenal.Hoping for the best fingers crossed.

Arsenal linked to yet another striker

                   Its maybe yet another rumour like other millions which we get to hear everyday which suggests Arsenal apparently have shown interest in signing Newcastle forward Demba Ba.Just like we have been linked with Cavani,Llorente,Mata,Hazard,Goetze and many others.Arsenal is always linked with almost all the big players available and end up signing none because there some or the other club always is willing to pay more than the jack***es of our club sitting in their royal leather chairs.This has been happening since many years now.Arsene Wenger is always the first to spot young talent and everyone is ready to pounce on that target of ours.Mata and Hazard are the perfect examples of this.Chelsea snatched away these prime Arsenal targets with their money power whom Arsene had been following for a very log time.

                     Just about every top 10 club in the Premiership seems to be interested in Newcastle striker Demba Ba this Summer, as a release clause in his contract prompts constant speculation over the prolific striker’s future.Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea are all reported to be sniffing around the 27-year-old Senegalese striker, whose 16 goals in his debut season on Tyneside after his 2011 transfer from West Ham saw the Toons finish in a brilliant fifth place.


However, Alan Pardew is desperate to keep hold of the tall target-man, whose goals with both head and boot kept on flowing, especially during the first half of the season. His month long absence due to the African Cup of Nations makes his final goal tally all the more impressive.Peculiarly, it has emerged that Ba has a release contract in his clause for just £7, a huge reduction in his actual value, which has prompted the wild speculation raining down on St. James’s Park this Summer.

It has been stipulated in some media circles that this clause is only valid between 31 May and 31 July, before he goes back to his original price, which if true will surely cause a mad rush for his signature, and perhaps a return to London. Chelsea are actively looking for a powerhouse to replace Didier Drogba.Well I would say we should buy him as he is a proven Premier League goalscorer or some other proven goal machine as RVP is going to leave tomorrow if not today but our cheap board seems to be contented with a Ligue 1 striker,a BundesLiga striker who will be utilized on the flanks and a good for nothing striker.And I am sure that even if we try to acquire him some other club will outbid us so back to square one.Seriously for how long are we fans supposed to settle for mediocrity!!!

Finally something to cheer for

                       Last season being the 125th year of our Arsenal F.C since its foundation in 1886 saw the ticket prices shoot up and reach the skies.Mr. Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis took it as an opportunity to raise more money for him, Hill-wood and Kroenke(the 3 a**holes running our club) and hence all the merchandise prices were up as well.But it was commendable how the Arsenal fans still continued to show support for the club attending every match week in week out despite of all the gloom that had covered  the North London skies at the start of the last campaign.

                          

                   Finally the ticket prices have gone down but the case only holds for the non-season ticket holders for only half a season.Ticket prices for 'A' category games, of which there are two before the end of the year against Chelsea and Tottenham, will be on average £62, an increase of 23%.However, the top price of £126 will apply to around only 1% of available tickets in the 'A' band.The regrading of games into 'A', 'B' and 'C' categories will create approximately 90,000 lower-priced tickets for non season-ticket holders during the season.Prices in the 'C' band will be on average 28% lower than last season's equivalents with tickets against Sunderland on August 18 down to £25.50 compared to £35.00 last term.The lowest priced matchday ticket for next season will be £25.50."We constantly aim to strike the right balance between offering tickets at affordable prices, while ensuring we have sufficient income to reinvest in the squad," Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said.

Van Persie for either of Manchester clubs

                    Its been a while since Robin Van Persie declared his desire to not sign a new contract with Arsenal.But the saga of which club he is destined to doesn't seem to end.Manchester United,English champs Manchester City and the Serie A winners Juventus are the three leading horses in the race.

               It has been confirmed that Emmanuel Adebayor who was loaned by Manchester City to Tottenham Hotspurs has  been signed by Tottenham.So now City will  be looking  for a new striker and Mancini has been eyeing Van Persie since such a long time.

                   Juventus had been the favorites until now but after this transfer dealing Manchester City can be said as the new favorites to sign RVP.There is a plethora of ex-Arsenal players over there who can persuade him to join them over there.Plus Man City with their wealthy Sheikh owners can easily cope up with the price tag we put on RVP.Sir Alex on the other hand seems to be on a spending spree.They have already signed Kagawa and then English starlet Nick Powell defeating us in a bidding war and may even break the bank to sign RVP with Dimitar Berbatov almost certain for United exit.So its going to be really tough but i sincerely hope that we get a good amount for him and the saga gets over soon so that we can invest the money in acquiring proper replacements in time.And I hope our manager has a plan this time and the claim that Arsenal have already bought RVP's replacement in Oliver Giroud is false.With all due respect to Giroud I want to say that he is from Ligue 1 and will take time to adjust to the fast and competitive premier league.If the claim is to be believed then we only have podolski and chamakh as his replacements and if someone is injured then we are gone.It has been the story since 6-7 years.Lack of bench strength have cost us so many times and we have kept repeating the same mistakes.I hope its different this time around.Arsenal for life!!!

Niang move almost done

           Caen, 17 year forward M'Baye Niang has now been linked with Arsenal for quite sometime. Despite reluctance from Caen boss Patrice Garande the starlet looks certain for an Arsenal trial.

          "What I say in relation to him is simple, he has talent - yes, does he have the potential to make a career - yes," Garande said. "But is he doing the right thing for this at the moment - no." Asked if he would be using him next season, Garande replied: "If he is here I will count on him, he leaves tomorrow we won't." Niang scored twice in 14 starts for Caen in Ligue 1 last season.

Walcott wants out as well

Walcott following RVP but Wenger has a replacement

               Contract rebel Theo Walcott seems to be following RVP's footsteps as the Dutchman has made it clear about his intentions of leaving Arsenal. The 23 yr old English winger wants to move out of Emirates this summer as well. Wenger is ready to offload  the winger and a bid of 15million pounds is believed to be enough for that.Walcott had been offered a new 4 year deal worth 70,000 pounds a week but he seems to be unhappy with that and wants as much as 100,000 pounds a week and thus has emerged as the prime target for Chelsea.

               Arsenal won't mind such a sale since we still  have Arshavin,Miyaichi,Gervinho,Chamberlain in our ranks but Wenger is preparing to bid for the Wigan contract rebel Victor Moses.Chelsea's bid of 4million pounds has been rejected already and the Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has stated that the 21-year old English winger will not cost any less than 10million pounds.It will be interesting if Wenger will  be ready to shell  out  that amount of money for him.

             I personally feel Moses is a fantastic player.Hes got speed like Walcott and he has also got the skills  which Walcott didn't possess.He can cross,shoot and dribble well.If this deal comes through Arsenal will have a mouthwatering attack with rosicky,wilshere and song in the center podolski on the left Chamberlain or Moses on the right and Giroud or replacement of RVP the front-man.I just cannot wait for the start of the next season.I just hope this is our season and this team finally lands a trophy  after 7 long years.Come On You Gunners!!!

Usmanov in Kroenke out

We need Usmanov's money

            It has been 7 years since our beloved Arsenal won its last trophy. May 2005 saw the legendary Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira lift the FA cup beating Manchester United on penalties(Last time we won a trophy). Since then we have been just trying and not winning the trophies. The champions and the Invincibles of that era have left and have been replaced by young blood. Le Prof has been criticized so many times of buying cheap and inexperienced players. But they fail to realize how Wenger has still  kept Arsenal in the champions league spot year after year when his best players kept backstabbing him and left for some other club. 

           Wenger is used as a scapegoat by the board. He takes blame for all the low  money transfers when the real bastards are sitting in the board room. The way our club is being run right now is horrendous. Gazidis,Hill-wood,Kroenke have absolutely no passion for football. They just want to make money out of Arsenal. And they have been successful in doing so till now. Stats show that Arsenal is 19th on the list of spending on transfers in the last few years in premier league. And amount spend is -21.3 million pounds to be precise. This means Arsenal  has gained much more money than they have spent.This comes from the sales of players like Adebayor,Toure, Gallas, Fabregas,Clichy,Nasri. These players left our club when they were in their prime and Wenger was not given proper amount of money to replace them. It is the genius of Arsene Wenger that he has still managed to create a good  team out of scarce resources and keep Arsenal in the hunt of trophies.

            Another issue is our wage structure.When you see the wages that we pay to our top players as well you may think are Arsenal even a big team?No wonder our best players leave for some other club.Since the departure of David Dein the club lacks management or should I say there is no management. How many times we have seen an Arsenal target for so long go to some other club. Its because he is getting more money over there and  that club is willing to invest in  the team so a better chance to win trophies.Its all a circle.The board doesn't invest -> No huge signings ->mediocre team ->No trophies ->Best players leaving.

            Alisher Usmanov-A billionaire who wants to invest in Arsenal is not allowed to hold 30% share.It just sums up  everything.Our club is being run by big fat money eating f*****g rats who just want financial success and don't give a damn about football.Usmanov is even richer than Roman Abramovich(owner of Chelsea).If he is allowed to invest then Kroenke will lose his power  and won't enjoy the profits Arsenal are giving him and  then Gazidis and Peter Hill-Wood won't get their cut.Usmanov is the solution to all our problems.He owns 18.1 billion much more than Abramovich

http://www.forbes.com/profile/alisher-usmanov/

           Here is another link of what our dear chairman Peter Hill-Wood has to say

http://justarsenal.com/hill-wood-it-doesnt-make-sense-to-put-mt-money-into-arsenal/14571

         Hope you liked  this article of mine.Please don't hesitate to comment on this if you agree with or even if you don't.Gooner for life!!!