Arsenal’s eagerly-anticipated north London derby with Tottenham on Sunday was given an added edge with reports that a Middle East consortium will launch a £1.5billion takeover bid for the club in the next few weeks. The group, made up of investors from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, hope to tempt owner Stan Kroenke with […]
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The North London Derby
Arsenal head into the North London Derby looking to cut Tottenham’s lead to just a single point. Throw Chelsea into the mix as well, and once again it looks like it will end up being a real scrap for those top-four positions. Barring an absolute miracle in Munich, Wenger’s eight trophy-less years are sure to […]
Super Santi shows his range
For this current generation of gifted Spanish passers, their precise position isn’t a major concern. Whereas midfielders who predominantly cross want to be fielded on the side of their stronger foot, and prolific shooters prefer to start on the opposite flank, where they can cut inside, passers are much more adaptable.The quartet of attacking midfielders […]
EPL Myths | Arsenal can’t defend? Suarez not big game player? United scoring more?
In the 21st century the media is more prevalent than ever. There’s the traditional broadsheets of course, but now there are blogs, fanzines, television shows from every country, and pundits. Everybody’s a pundit. Of course in the 21st century information is also more readily accessible than ever before, which means that theoretically, all this conjecture should […]
Arsene Wenger’s Q&A
We bring the best of Arsene Wenger’s question and answers from his latest press conference after the Bayern Munich loss. Q: You have received the full backing of the board, you’ve got money to spend, but in the past why do you always seem so reluctant to spend? AW: “I’m not reluctant to do so. […]
Late in life, I have become a convert to the beautiful game
I’ve spent much of this week following a leadership crisis, aiming to read every news item and key tweet, calling the odd well-informed source, gripped by the drama of the story. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed some fresh challenge at the top of the Liberal Democrats or Tories – that treat is in the diary for […]
Jupp Heynckes tightens the screw on his Bayern Munich machine
Jupp Heynckes was not happy. The Bayern Munich manager had seen something he found unacceptable. Weisse Socken. White socks. Unbelievable. Had he not told the entire squad to wear black socks for this particular training session in Qatar? And yet there were Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos in white socks. “We have a joint goal we are working […]
Debunking the myths of the “Wenger Out brigade”
@cheema10 writes on “Debunking the myths of the “Wenger Out brigade” …I’ve deduced three incorrect notions which they all rely on in order to come to the conclusion that Arsene Wenger should be sacked. I will now explain these three notions and happily debunk them. 1) “Wenger the Seller” One of the reasons Arsenal haven’t […]
Point penalty under new spending rules
Premier League clubs face points penalty under new spending rules …From 2013-14 onwards, clubs will be limited to losses of £105m over three seasons based on their audited accounts. As with Uefa’s stricter financial fair play rules, money invested in youth development and infrastructure can be discounted from the calculations. Under the complex new rules, […]
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