Recently, Arsenal captain, Robin van Persie was found saying that he doesn’t want to discuss signing a new contract at the club. He also insisted that he can’t look into the future.
The current deal of Van Persie is valid till 2013 and Arsenal is very desperate to avoid a re-run of the situation, as they experienced this summer with Samir Nasri reaching the final in 12 months of his existing contract.
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It seems the Arsenal fans are worried enough to see the record performance of successive wins by Barcelona in the Liga series. Though the UEFA Champions League is days away, the exceptional performance of equaling a 15 successive wins record by the Spanish title holders has
In about a fortnight from now, FC Barcelona meets in the first leg of the round of 16 of UEFA Champions League. Going steady with the achievement in Liga along with visible performance on FIFA Ballon d’Or, FC Barcelona’s game has definitely sharpened the minds of supporters of Arsenal FC. And the question that is going on everyone’s mind right now is how to stop this powerful team.
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The loss of striker Robin Van Persie has really been a disaster as far as the Arsenal team is concerned. The Dutch striker who is head and shoulder over the other strikers in the team has really left his club looking out desperately for different options. Although, Arsenal has Eduardo who is a brilliant player, the fact is that he has not been performing up to his standards following his injury. Then there is the Mexican ace Carlos Vela who unfortunately has not been given enough chances to prove his mettle in the Premier League.
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Arsenal won the match against Middlesbrough with a score of 2-0 at the Emirates. They continued to be on 4th position in Premier League table. Lady luck smiled on the center forward player Theo Walcott in seventh minute of the match when he took the Fabregas pass and took it out wide with the help of Robert Huth. The easy 2-0 victory was good enough to boost up the confidence of the team. After few thundering open exchanges, Arsenal Cruise was finally able to score one in the 25th minute.
The ball went from Russian playmaker Andrey Arshavin who is in form to Fabregas who further stroked the ball to Nicklas Bendtner. While they were playing with the ball, Arshavin passed it on to Fabregas and he dashed into the net. Bendtner got in between Brad Jones, the Boro keeper, and Fabregas but it was of no use. Replays showed that Boromanager Gareth Southgate was furious after the goal but was helpless.
Before the half hour mark, Bendtner used his upper arm to clear the corner. Gareth Southgate was fuming again when the penalty was shut down. Boro tried to take the stride in second half but Arsenal was still being dominating. The 67th minute of the match saw the second goal from Arsenal. By this time Middlesbrough team was little discouraged but they cannot let the other team augment the goal difference. Their defending became harsher. Brad Jones saved the shots on 72nd and 79th minute from Bendtner and Samir Nasri. With this defeat the chances of Middlesbrough survival seemed slim as they are on 18th position.
To show that they can make a transfer or two, Arsenal decided to revamp their midfield by adding French International, Samir Nasri. He had originally spent his whole career including his youth careeer with Olympique Marseille. With Marseille he was primarily used as an attacking midfielder but could see other roles with Arsenal or possibly the same.
Arsenal has truly revamped its midfield with this addition. The likes of Cesc Fabregas, Robin Van Persie, Denilson, and Rosicky had already been on the midfield depth chart for Arsenal. By adding Nasri, Arsenal can go in many different directions in their strategy and give them a deeper bench as all of these very talented players can not take the pitch together.
All in all, I like this move by Arsenal because it was one of the most cost effective moves in the Premiership. Arsenal spent 12.7 million pounds on Nasri which is very cheap considering that the likes of Chelsea and Man U spent more, at times double, to revamp their respective sides.
Both Pele and Gordon Banks passed out their warnings to Cristiano Ronaldo about a premature Man U departure. Both have stated, he needs to honor his end of the contract that has four years left on it. He is now 22, when his contract ends with Man U he will be 26. My personal take on this situation is that he does need to heed the advice of two of the best players in soccer/ football history. At the same time, it is his decision to make. Pele and Banks have a point but at the same time he, Madrid, and Man U have already made this a big deal. Will his teammates accept him although his thoughts lie elsewhere?
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Today is a glorious day, to say the least. While American Academies are established i.e. Richmond Kickers, Arsenal SC, and other American established clubs. They are no where even close to the ones that they have in Europe, and even the ones in Latin America.
I have just found out that Arsenal FC, of England, yes!! The Gunners are making a academy in Commerce City, Colorado!
What this means:
Well the clubs of England know what they are doing. In plainer terms, they know how to attract players, get players, and hopefully send players to the Big Club. While this does not significantly help American clubs such as the MLS or the higher divisions of USL, maybe these leagues can learn something from the Arsenal Academy.
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