Arsenal Fans Fall in here... SEDIA..

[Galantspeedz]

will be happy with 12 out of 18.....

 

hopefully this year.. the gap is not too wide

[Galantspeedz]

We are still waiting for an exceptional player

 

if walcott sign a new contract, he will be our new exceptional signing

 

while liverpool bought sturridge and chelsea bought djemba ba

Edited January 4, 2013 by Galantspeedz

[Galantspeedz]

our new signing!!!

 

Arsenal announces new Star signing!!!

[Gee]

sure ah?

 

nothing on Arsenal.com ley..

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on another note, at the EXIT door: (Arsh going nowhere? he's earning more than Walcott yet doing nothing)

 

Wenger - The players who could go this month

 

Press conference

The boss speaks to the media ahead of the Swansea game

 

Get Arsenal Player

By Chris Harris

 

Ars

[Galantspeedz]

need a couple of weeks more... before new signing confirm

[Gee]

the good and bad of having a Theo...yet

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Theo Walcott in particular needs to be careful not to fall into the trap of

[Gee]

12:50 GMT: BREAKING Arsenal have announced that Johan Djourou will join Hannover on loan until the end of the season.

 

09:20 GMT: Arsene Wenger has been cheekily coy about Arsenal's intentions during the January transfer window, but it seems the Frenchman has a trick up his sleeve that will delight many Arsenal fans. According to the Daily Mirror, the loan move of Marouane Chamakh and impending sales of Andrei Arshavin, Johan Djourou and Sebastien Squillaci are all part of a plan to recruit Barcelona striker David Villa in the coming weeks. Arsenal have previously expressed their interest in Villa, but Barca's reluctance to let the Spaniard go and their asking price has provided a barrier. It now seems the Gunners could soon be in a position to launch a concrete bid for Villa, with the

[Galantspeedz]

both chamakh and djorou on loan.. now left squillaci....

 

looks like we pay them too much thus only can go on loan and split the salary

[Gee]

More like unwanted goods..

Arsh earn quite a bit, squi dun think earn much lah..

Djou not sure.

But Villa is earning like

[Galantspeedz]

beside arshavin who should be earning more, the rest is rumoured to be $50k a week each..

 

villa may not as good as before but looks like we are going german and Spanish this time round... Villa will be good to attract other Spanish players outside of barca and RM

[Gee]

You mean Podolski and Villa? Looking delicious 4-4-2 ..

 

Meanwhile ahead tomorrow's away match v Swansea...

Rather lengthy but good read nonetheless.

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Having failed to scratch a seven-year itch last season, Arsenal's trophyless years could reach eight if they do not win the FA Cup in May this year. When Arsene Wenger collected his fourth FA Cup in seven years in 2005 such a drought would have been difficult to believe. And it is belief that Arsenal have lacked too often as they have suffered one disappointment on another.

 

On their quest to reacquaint themselves with glory, they travel to face a team that has beaten them twice in succession. Just under a year ago, a Gunners team featuring Robin Van Persie and Thierry Henry lost 3-2 to Swansea City in a match that announced that South Wales' answer to Barcelona might just be hanging around in the Premier League.

 

That defeat wiped away the goodwill that the FA Cup had brought Arsenal a few days before; Henry's scoring return on his debut against Leeds United was probably the club's finest moment of the whole of 2012. It reminded of previous glory, and eventually the team recovered to qualify for the Champions League with plenty in hand. The FA Cup, however, brought fresh heartache in a fourth round defeat at Sunderland that was among their worst performances of the 2011-12 season.

 

It was in Wales that Arsenal's last trophy was collected, eastwards from Swansea in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, and a task of great difficulty will greet them. While Arsenal must retain their focus on the battle for fourth place at the very least, Swansea have something of a cigar on, sitting 11 points clear of the relegation zone. An FA Cup run would delight their fans, though focus will be on Wednesday night's trip to Chelsea in the League Cup. In that competition, a trip to Wembley lies just two games away rather than five at the least, as in the FA Cup.

 

Michael Laudrup once looked a risky choice of manager, especially considering the reputation that Brendan Rodgers had garnered for himself. Yet Swans fans have been able to enjoy a team that plays a far more attacking style of football than Rodgers' belief in possession for the sake of passing football. It also helps that Laudrup managed to bag the signing of the summer transfer window in Michu, with apologies to the far more costly Van Persie.

 

The Spaniard's two goals at the Emirates produced the loudest boos heard at the stadium in a season of considerable disquiet. Swansea had beaten Arsenal at what used to be their own game; patient football paired with lightning-fast attacks. It began the latest of Wenger's crises, though a fine Christmas period had abated the grumblings, or at least until last week's dull draw at Southampton. Swansea, aside from Bradford City on penalties, were actually the last team to beat Arsenal.

 

Yet all remains familiarly discontented at Ashburton Grove. There is still residual disquiet at the humiliation of a traumatic exit from the League Cup at the hands of Bradford. The Theo Walcott contract affair is the latest to be a bone of contention for Wenger; he must be sick of answering questions on the subject of players' futures, as he has done every year since Nicolas Anelka was his player. Whether Wenger's now-first-choice striker begins at Swansea is a question since his manager has often rotated in the FA Cup, and often to disastrous effect. Five years ago, an Arsenal team five points clear in the Premier League was sent to Manchester United shorn of many of its stars. They lost badly, and soon their season fell apart. Too often under Wenger, momentum has been surrendered needlessly.

 

If a Champions League crown is to be ruled out for Wenger's team, then the FA Cup, a competition he once dominated, ought to be targeted if silver is to gleam in the Emirates' rather empty trophy cabinet.

 

Swansea City player to watch - Michu

 

It was obvious that Arsene Wenger would be asked about the man who scored twice to defeat his team just a few weeks ago. His answer that he had not pursued the Spaniard since he was a player "who did disappear a bit" did not convince many, at a time when many are beginning to doubt his once unmatchable scouting skills. His importance to Swansea is undoubted, as evidenced by having scored eight more goals than any of his team-mates. There is a possibility, however, that his recently injured ankle may be rested ahead of Wednesday's semi-final.

 

Arsenal player to watch - Carl Jenkinson

 

As Bacary Sagna struggled against Southampton last week, many pointed to the misfortune of Jenkinson not to be playing in his stead. He performed admirably at the start of the season while the Frenchman recovered from a broken leg and many were surprised when Sagna was not shifted out left as Andre Santos struggled. A pre-Christmas signing of a new deal signalled that a bright future is expected of him. He is expected to start at the Liberty Stadium. He may even cement his place from there on.

 

Key battle: Danny Graham v Thomas Vermaelen

 

Graham was the winning goalscorer when Arsenal were beaten in January 2012 on a Sunday afternoon of ruinous defending from the Londoners. Vermaelen was absent that afternoon, as an unfamiliar backline faltered against Graham in particular. Ignasi Miquel and Johan Djourou had little answer to a striker who, in combination with Nathan Dyer, ruined hopes of a comeback. Graham, who has revived his Swansea career of late but is said to be still unsettled comes up against a defence which still remains unconvincing. Vermaelen, yet to prove himself as a true Arsenal captain, is the nominal leader of that defence.

 

Trivia: Arsenal have not failed to make the fourth round of the FA Cup since 1996, when Bruce Rioch was the club's manager.

 

Stats: No Premier League player has as many clearances off the goal-line this season than Swansea midfielder Leon Britton (four) (Opta).

 

Odds: The Swans are 3.60 to win at bet365, and Arsenal are 2.10. The draw and a replay that will please neither manager are on offer at 3.75.

 

Prediction: Swansea to have their eyes on Stamford Bridge and Arsenal to take at least one more step on the road to Wembley.

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Espn

[Speedz76]

as mouuthwatering as it is... dun think AW will pay 16M pound for a 31 year old...

 

that aside.. i came across this article on Alex Song... someone should show this to Theo..

 

http://thinkfootball.co.uk/archives/7385

 

Alex Song struggling to fit into the Barcelona jigsaw

January 4, 2013

By Michael Bell

 

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After enjoying a great season with Arsenal, Alex Song left London to join Barcelona, but as off yet the player is still trying to fit in at Camp Nou. New Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova paid

[Kiadaw]

Our neighbor seems to be really strong this season....

[Gee]

I think Theo would have it worse off than Song, solely because he's yet to become an established player.. Striker-wise speaking. Warming up benches is almost absolute certainty if he'd join other big clubs.

 

On Sp*ds,

 

FORM is TEMPORARY, but

CLASS is PERMANENT!

 

Hehehe... Can't wait to see gunners overtake their spot.

[Gee]

FA cup

Swansea 2-2 Arsenal

 

Mediocre result of another mental test

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suffering defeat from latest encounter made Gunners edgy at the beginning, and thanks to the frail defense, Michu broke the dead lock to scored for the home side 1-0. You can't play high line if you can't cover your back door.

Gunners shown some resilience by rallying up 2 consecutive goals in return via quick shot 180 turn Podolski and a Gibbs one superb lob to make it 1-2, but only for Graham to pull one back level at 2-2.

Gunners defense once again left opening for the unmarked man to take own sweet time to fire away his shot.

Ramsey could have been awarded a pen but not to be.

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[Galantspeedz]

good not to have results going our way.. will force AW to buy hopefully

[Gee]

good not to have results going our way.. will force AW to buy hopefully

 

 

always optimist huh?

[Gee]

Wenger hails Gibbs and eyes reinforcements

BY @AALLENSPORT 8:33 PM