Five years ago Arsene Wenger secured a deal for Carlos Vela, he was just 16 years old at the time. Many European clubs wanted to sign Vela but Wenger won the race, no doubt the way Arsenal blood youth was what convinced him to come to London. Due to work permit restrictions he headed straight out off […]
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So then, sixteen players from our first team squad are on international duty this week. Well, now that number is fifteen as news broke that Jack Wilshere is the first casualty of this farcical week. Arsenal confirmed yesterday the Wilshere did not train with the England squad and returned to his club. Details of his […]
Phil Neville reckons we are genuine title contenders after the match on Sunday. He suggests we have finally found a gritty side to our game and have learned how to win when the chips are down. Everton skipper Neville said: “They seem a little more resilient now. They’re always going to play fantastic football, that’s […]
After that horrible home loss to Newcastle United, I dreaded the next two fixtures. Off such a limp, listless, uninspired and ineffective performance, we surely wouldn’t get much out of two difficult fixtures at Wolves and Everton. Lo and behold, we proceeded to pick six points up from these fixtures, moving a point ahead of […]