Tag: Arsene Wenger
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The Greatest English League Champions?
There are some football debates that always get people talking … this is one of them. Just who were the Greatest English League Champions of all time? Here, we’re going to look at a selection of teams in a bid to answer that question …. Let’s start with … Manchester United 1998-1999 Manager – Sir…
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A Sport That Ignores What It Doesn’t Like
I love football, but there’s something about the game that’s pretty hard to deny. Football, above and beyond any other sport, is incredibly good at ignoring problems. Its leaders are incredibly good at wishing they’d go away. I’m writing a lengthy piece for this site on the continuing trials Scottish football is enduring as the…
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Not So Special Anymore?
So is this how it ends? With a whimper? With a team languishing mid-table, out of the title race by November? Does the career of one of the most interesting, and successful, managers in the history of the game really come crashing down like this? Jose Mourinho has been at the top of the global…
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EPL Matchday 10: One Bore Draw And Many Harry Returns
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea took another battering, on and off the pitch, over the last few days as this weekend’s Premier League matches saw them defeated, again, this time to West Ham. They followed that up with a penalty kicks defeat at Stoke, in the League Cup, although like most of the other top clubs that’s…
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EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal
The weekend’s games opened with a bang, with an amazing match between Chelsea and Arsenal. For Jose’s fan club it was a day to remember. For Arsene’s, it was yet another dismal one to forget, and yet it all might have been so different. Chelsea, let’s not forget, are the side who’ve made the dismal…
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Wenger receives call from Lyon offering £21m striker
Embed from Getty Images Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette has been offered to Arsenal for £21m, according to reports in France. Confusion is raining at French football club Lyon after it was reported that striker Lacazette was offered to Arsenal late on Monday evening. Club president Jean-Michel Aulas has been strong his desire to keep hold of…
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Arsenal swoop for Zlatan, PSG will let him go for £11m
Embed from Getty Images Big rumours have arisen early this week that Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to join Arsenal for a fee of around £11m. Zlatan has reportedly had enough in the French capital, and with a year left on his contract, PSG are likely to want to cash in on him rather…
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FAB FIVE: Greatest ever Premier League strikers
Football Express News has chosen the Premier League’s top five strikers, featuring Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba and Alan Shearer. Thierry Henry Embed from Getty Images The Frenchman was a young prodigy with bags of unfulfilled talent when fellow countryman Arsene Wenger splashed out a sizable £11 million in the summer of 1999. His ruthless goal scoring…
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Arsenal complete Vidal deal during FA Cup win
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal have completed all the details on their summer move for Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Chilean midfielder has attracted interest from a number of Premier League and European clubs this season, with Manchester United extremely keen. Liverpool have also been keen on the midfielder, choosing…
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Arsenal winger Walcott set for showdown contract talks
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is set for showdown contract talks with the club over a new and improved deal. Walcott signed from Southampton as a 17-year-old in 2005 – and he’s already stacked up over 200 Premier League appearances for the Gunners. According to recent reports, Walcott was tipped to leave…
