Archives for: September 2007
29th September 2007
Our newspapers are now worse than theyve ever been in my lifetime.
And of course the tabloids have been ridiculous for years.
On Friday The Sun published an Arsene Wenger ‘exclusive by nicking an interview Philippe Auclair did for France Football.T… more »
28th September 2007
This is the email from Duncan Grant :
Hi Myles,
Three weeks ago you wrote: "Adebayor does not have enough skill to play for Arsenal. He is not good enough and he will never be good enough. He limits the team. Hell improve but as long as Adebayor is in th… more »
27th September 2007
Thanks for the replies:
Ray writes: I love reading your blog...even though I dont often agree with what you say, I think you hit the Gilberto debate on the head. He is a nice guy and was excellent for the team in the past. Right now, we press more in de… more »
27th September 2007
Having joined Arsenal in July 2004 amid some controversy from Marseille, Flamini has never fully ...This article is courtesy of Gunners4Life.com - Arsenal FC | Arsenal need a fox in the box like Leroy Lita | Rob Hughes on Fabregas v Repka more »
27th September 2007
A friend of a friend spoke to Gilberto last week and the Brazilian said hed had two rows with Arsene Wenger.
One about the captaincy, which he expected to keep, and another about not playing against Sevilla.
Hes being marginalised.
He didnt get the capta… more »
26th September 2007
With the Ink now dried on the new contract that Arsene recently signed, people are discussing wh...This article is courtesy of Gunners4Life.com - Arsenal FCThe Battle For Big Ears | Walcott will be better than Ronaldo. Plus the goals against Sparta on v… more »
26th September 2007
Arsenal 2 Newcastle 0
In a team game, its teamwork and team spirit that makes you successful.We are seeing that clearly this season
Arsenal are top of the table because their teamwork is much more fluent than that of Manchester United, Liverpool and Manc… more »
25th September 2007
Arsenal reported a pretax profit before exceptionals for the year to end May of £26.9m compared with £15.9m the previous year. Operating profit before depreciation and player trading was £51.2m against £13.7m the year before.
However, taking the exceptio… more »
24th September 2007
ANR reader Jack Woan asks : What will happen to Chelsea now?
Well, I reckon they will become a cup team.
Having written on September 14 that Chelsea would not be champions this year because the club is dysfunctional, I never dreamed that Jose Mourinho wo… more »
24th September 2007
Nicklas Bendtner will get his chance against Newcastle.
For Tuesday nights Carling Cup game, Wenger told Arsenal TV Online that, “You will see Bendtner, Diarra and Denilson. Maybe Eboue will be coming back as well.
“You’ll see Justin H… more »
24th September 2007
Arsenal 5 Derby 0
“We want the same things from football that we want from life: love, money, success, respect,” said a Chelsea fan in The Guardian, bemoaning that Mourinho only brought the middle two.
At The Emirates yesterday, you could arg… more »
22nd September 2007
Some surprises with the line up today:
Almunia
Sagna
Kolo
Big Phil
Clichy
Walcott
Fabr...This article is courtesy of Gunners4Life.com - Arsenal FCArsenal News Round Up | Wenger Clears Up Beckham Rumours | Arsenals band of brothers marching towards Anfi… more »
20th September 2007
My Mrs very rarely shouts to me from another room.
The last time Jan shouted from downstairs was in 2004 when she yelled, "Myles ! A Russians bought Chelsea!"
That shout, at about 9.30 pm, came at exactly the same moment as the phone in my office rang an… more »
20th September 2007
This wasn't a total performance as many pundits or even Robin Van Persie will have us believe.
And I am not saying this just to be a killjoy or to sound different from all the other eulogizing journalists or blogs dedicated to Arsenal.
Yes it was a ver… more »
20th September 2007
Theyve got a lot of bite and confidence these days.
Arsenes teams have always had artistry and pace but at times theyve been fragile. When Rooney scored for Everton they lost four games.
But not now. Suddenly, Arsenal have a lot more bottle. Its still a… more »
20th September 2007
The Gunners made the best possible start to their Champions League campaign with a storming 3-0 w...This article is courtesy of Gunners4Life.com - Arsenal FC Arsenal Signing Emmanuel Adebayor rejected Spurs | Diaby Day Ruined | Arsenal Vs Sparta Prague:… more »
19th September 2007
On Monday Rob Hughes was telling me about Fazio, an Argentinian defender who has been playing for Seville reserves.
Rob said the kid was very highly rated and his friend Frits Ahlstrom, Uefas senior media spokesman, had told him about the lad three years… more »
19th September 2007
City wires report this morning that the Arsenal board is preparing to talk to Stan Kroenke, over concerns about shares being amassed by Alisher Usmanov, the Russian metal billionaire.
This follows Red & White Holdings, the investment vehicle owned by Usm… more »
18th September 2007
Arsenal v Sevilla is the Matchday 1 game weve all been waiting for.
And I cant wait. Matchday 1 is my favourite day of the season. Europes finest teams kick off their group games and theyre all trying.
For Arsenal, Sevilla is a step up from beating Spurs… more »
18th September 2007
A strange and sad tale from Uganda, with All Africa reporting an Arsenal fan fell silent in a bar in Jinja and died either when Bale scored or when Arsenal hit the bar on Saturday.
Arsenal fan Patrick Kyaka was at Attitude Bar on Jinjas Lubas Road.
"Acco… more »
17th September 2007
Merrily promising that nothing dramatic would happen at Arsenal before 2009, I may have been over-optimistic.
Last week we were told that American billionaire Stan Kroenke was coming over to meet the Arsenal board.
That was intriguing.
Would the American… more »
16th September 2007
Last season Didier Drogba hit screamers from outside the box. Assured knockdowns came from his head. He jumped high above goalkeepers to head in at the near post.
He was the best centre forward in football and he scored 33 goals.
Frankly, Adebayor never… more »
14th September 2007
Everybody, including Wenger, is comparing Fabregas with Scholes.
"The frame, intelligence in the game, passing ability and knowing when to go into the box.
He is only 20 and people forget that." Said Wenger in his Portsmouth post match conference.
Th… more »
14th September 2007
ARSENAL will continue to win games by one goal for the next few months. If they defend well as a team they could do that right through the season.
Being old-fashioned, I think they need a Vidic or a Samba or a Mertesacker, a giant stopper at the back. Ar… more »
13th September 2007
For Spurs, Saturdays game is the North London FA Cup Final.
For Arsenal, its the game before Sevilla.
Spurs have four points and Arsenal have 10 points, and if Arsenal win, Spurs will have four points and Arsenal will have 13 points with a game in hand.… more »
13th September 2007
When Zyrianov equalised last night, the Swedish referee disallowed Russias goal for handball.
Live on BBC1, it didnt look like handball. On the first replay, the ball might have brushed his arm.
But on the replay from behind the goal, Zyrianov chested th… more »
12th September 2007
Russia are a defensive young team, England have experience but not enough craft.
Russia have five wins and three draws from eight qualifiers, England have five wins and two draws and a defeat. If Russia draw they stay one point ahead of us.
The key fact… more »
11th September 2007
Danny Fiszman will be at next months AGM, after missing the 2006 AGM with no explanation given on the day.
That is not a prediction.That is a fact.
And the directors are not selling.
So Arsenal is old money. Arsenal is still old money. The only new money… more »
11th September 2007
I dont know anybody who thinks Steve McClaren should be England coach.
He is too dull and has no balls. Its so arduous to watch Steve do a three-minute soundbite that I usually switch off or leave the room.
Sadly, the FA hired a guy who is not qualified… more »
10th September 2007
This week starts with Guus Hiddink and ends with Martin Jol.
Hiddinks Russia have no big stars but they are the second best team in Group E, after Croatia, and I expect them to qualify for Euro 2008.
Martin Jol works for Daniel Levys Spurs, a selling clu… more »
07th September 2007
England will beat Israel with a deflected shot by Stevie G.
Or England will beat Israel with a header by Micah Richards.
Or Shaun Wright-Phillips will beat two defenders and shoot into the bottom corner.
Or John Terry will nick a header in injury time.
O… more »
07th September 2007
The Spurs directors are obsessed with Arsenal, so they will be dismayed by the news that Arsene Wenger has extended his contract by three years.
Spurs have had eight managers since Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996.
It would have been nine if Juande Ramo… more »
04th September 2007
By The Coach and 1970's Gooner
Why is it that England has not excelled in the international arena since the 1966 World Cup which was held on home soil?
After this famous victory, the fortunes of England have followed mostly a downward direction.
For… more »
04th September 2007
As I said yesterday, Sundays match was a lot of fun and Arsenal are second in the table.
The team is young and improving, and its a reconfigured side, and its very early in a long season with four trophies to play for.
I hoped that game would tell me a l… more »
03rd September 2007
Arsenal have signed Lassana Diarra from Chelsea, some papers say £5m others £2m. Diarra 22, was in the final year of his contract.
He was brought in from French club Le Havre in
2005 as a natural replacement for Makelele.
But Chelsea still have Makele… more »
03rd September 2007
It was an easier contest for Arsenal than originally anticipated.
Part of the reason was that Arsenal approached this game professionally and gave it the respect it deserved. There was commitment from all the players and a desire to excel in everything… more »
03rd September 2007
Arsenal 3 Portsmouth 1
So this is what foreign investment gets you. A big team - but without much guile [not forgetting the questions over player ownership and tax evasion].
The sub-plot to the game was the oligarch investing in Arsenal, and the board sa… more »
03rd September 2007
A highly entertaining 3-1 win over Portsmouth put Arsenal second behind Liverpool.
What more do you want ?
Chelsea losing?
Aston Villa beat them 2-0.
Your next opponent struggling?
Spurs drew 3-3 at Fulham after leading 3-1 and Berbatovs body language… more »
02nd September 2007
Todays Portsmouth game will be interesting.
In fact, itll be very interesting. It should tell us a lot about where Arsenal are and where they will be this season.
Portsmouth need to keep up with Everton, Arsenal need to keep up with Liverpool. And both l… more »
01st September 2007
Before the Transfer Window closed I asked what do all think we needed; unsurprisingly a left midf...This article is courtesy of Gunners4Life.com - Arsenal FCReal Madrid in New Approach to Wenger | The Observer tells the truth about Jol and Spurs | G4L Pl… more »
01st September 2007
Arsene turned Lauren into a right back but Lauren was a mature footballer who had won the Olympic Games and the African Nations.
Lassana Diarra is not Lauren. But he is tidy and sharp and compact, a holding midfielder who came into the Chelsea side at fi… more »
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