Preview: Arsenal-Liverpool

A victory today against Liverpool can be really important and stop the caos that are in the club. The fans are critic to Wenger selling and not buying, several player are injured and both Gervinho and Song are suspended.

A defeat, unlike a victory, will create more caos. And the next matches after the Liverpool match are away against Udinese where they have to loose with just 1 goal, play draw or win the match. Next weekend Arsenal plays at Old Trafford. It is no doubt that it is not just joy and happiness in the london club right now, but a victory today could end that situation.

For many years the problem for Arsenal has been the keepers, but now Szczesny seems to be the right man in that position. This year it is more on the field we have problems. Van persie needs help to score goals, and the midtfield needs more players after Fabregas and maybe Nasri leaving the club. Clichy leaved the club in defences, so it would not be stupid to buy a defender to.

Lets hope Arsenal wins the match!

thearsenalblogg's tips: 2-1 to Arsenal

Probably lineup for Arsenal:

Szczesny

Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Jenkinson

Frimpong - Ramsey

Walcott - Arshavin - Oxlade-Chamberlain

Van Persie

Or:

Szczesny

Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Jenkinson

Frimpong - Ramsey

Walcott - Van Persie - Arshavin

Chamakh

Fridays tranfer rumors!

Arsene Wenger has something to think about after the breaking news that Chelsea is interrested in Juan Mata. There have been a lot of rumors telling that Mata is almost ready for Arsenal, but now it seems that Arsenal has dawdled so much that Chelsea also wants him.

Here is a video showing Juan Mata skills:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNzceARzGs

Juan Mata had a really popular interview for two weeks ago, he said: Yes, I have heard about Arsenal and i'm pleased with the interest. Sorry, but I never heard about Tottenham Hotspurs.

Arsene Wenger is interested in Eden Hazard, but now it seems like he wants to buy his striker partner Moussa Sow both from the french league champions Lille. The price for the star duo will be between £30 millions and £40 millions.

Here is another video showing the great Hazard in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSjQgWDrbEo

Blackburn is interested in Arsenals talented midtfielder Henri Landsbury, he imprested on his loan to Norwich last season, but it looks like he will not play as much as he probably wants to. For Arsenal a loan will be a good deal, but Blackburn wants to buy him.

The Shaktar Donetsk striker Willian said that he would be overwhelmed to get the chance to play for Arsenal, but he also said the same about Tottenham and Chelsea.

Here is a video showing Willian skills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqxq5vxZ88

Juan Mata:

Age: 23
Position: left winger
Club: Valencia
Nationality: Spain
Speciality: Great pace, scoring ability and intelligence

Eden HZARD:

Age: 20

Position: Attacking midtfielder, winger

Club: Lille

Nationality: Belgian

Speciality: Speed, creativity and tecnique

Moussa Sow

Age: 25

Position: Striker

Club: Lille

Nationality: Senegal

Speciality: Score goal (top scorer during Ligue 1 2010-2011 with 25 goals)

Willian Borges da Silva

Age: 23

Position: Attacking midtfielder, winger

Club: Shaktar Donetsk
Nationality: Brazil
Speciality: Tecnique

Thursdays tranfer rumors!

Arsene Wenger still wants to add two or three new players to the squad. He says he is willing to buy up to £40 millon to get a good player, but he is not willing to pay £40 million for a player that just is okey. He says he is still looking after the right players to buy.

West Bromwich striker Peter Odemwingie says that he can leave the club this summer, but only for a top club. The rumors tells that Tottenham and Arsenal are the clubs that are most current.

Theo Walcott says that he trust the manager 100 prosent, and he knows that Wenger will buy some good players within a week.

Yesterday BBC told that Samir Nasri would be a City-player within a day, but nothing has jet happen.

Injuries before the Liverpool-match

Arsene Wenger has many things to decide before the important match against Liverpool. Liverpool played a okey match home against Stoke, it ended 1-1. Not especially good, but Suarez did missed a penalty. One thing that is certaintly, is that Arsenal must play bether than they did against Newcastle. Arsene need to put together the right team to have the chance to beat Liverpool, and he have one problem. Arsenal has many injuries before the match.

Alex Song and Gervinho are suspennded for three games, after the Newcastle match.

Jack Wilshere will not be able to play the match because an ankle injured. He will be back in the start of September.

Tomas Rosicky is struggling with his groin and it is doubtful that he can play the match.

Johan Djorou and Kieran Gibbs will not play the match after they both damaged a tendon in the knee.

In addition Arman Traore also got injured last weekend, but this time in a reserve match. He injured his groin. So Arsene Wenger have a problem in defence.

Abou Diaby is injured long term injured.

The most likely starting team will be:

Szczesny

Sagna - Kosscielny - Vermaelen - Jenkinson 

Arshavin - Ramsey - Frimpong

Van Persie - Chamakh - Walcott

Nasri city-player within a day

BBC reports that Arsenal have accepted a bid of £ 25 millions. The tv-channel says that Samir Nasri is in Manchester to completed the last parts of a contract to the club. He will be ready for his new club within one day.

The relationship to the supporters went down to zero after the supporters did sing hate song to the french player against Newcastle.

Nasri had an amazing season last year, but in the summer the speculations about Nasri future has gone totally crazy. He has been linked many times both to United and City, but now evrything seems that he will play for City this year.

Nasri have played 124 games for Arsenal and scored 27 goals.

Aaron Ramsey's time to shine!

After Fabregas leaved Arsenal Ramsey will get a much more important job for Arsenal. Suddently the supporters needs to trust that Aaron plays good matches. He showed his potential with the crose that gave Arsenal the only goal against Udinese.

Bacary Sagna says that he thinks that Ramsey will shine this season, and that him and Jack Wilshere will be important and good for Arsenal.

Aaron Ramsey is only 20 years old, but is already captain for Wales.

Todays Arsenal tranfer rumors!



Eden Hazard is linked to Arsenal

Samir Nasri have told several newspapers that he is close from finhising a deal with manchester city and that he leaves Arsenal with anger, but the statements came from a fake facebook profil. Although the statements came from a fake facebook-profil evrything suggest that Nasri will leave the club this tranfer window.

Arsene Wenger looks after a replacement of Nasri/Fabregas, and his favorit seems to be the Belgian offensive midtfielder Eden Hazard. Lille have set the price for the amazing talent to be £ 26 mill. Only 3 million more than the price for Samir Nasri is. The 19-year old player is fast and have an extraordinary tecnique.

Here is a link to a video that shows Eden Hazard skills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4KHGXXkhBw&feature=related

Wenger also looks after a replacement for Nicklas Bendtner that probably leaves Arsenal, Wenger considering Wolwerhamptons Kevin Doyle to be the right man.

Here is a link to a video that shows Kevin Doyle skills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJNeqiOPmDw&feature=related

Paris SG has submitted a request about Bendtner, and get the message that he is for sale for £ 11 mill.


Eden Hazard:

Age: 19
Position: Offensive midtfielder, winger
Team: Lille
Height: 170 cm
Speciality: Speed, tecnique

Kevin Doyle

Age: 27
Position: Forward
Team: Wolwerhampton
Height: 182 cm
Speciality: Heading, shoting

OFFICIAL: Joel Campbell joins Arsenal!

The Costi Rican striker is the fourth signing Arsene Wenger makes this season. Several clubs have followed the 19-year old player. He have scored 2 goals for the national team in 6 matches. He impressed Arsenal in Copa America and under-20 World cup.

Arsene Wenger says it is a gamble to sign Campbell, but of what they seen of him it is a gamble worth taking. He continues with that he is a talent that can play left, right or central.

We wish Joel Campbell good luck, and hope he will be a good signing!

Arsenal four signings this tranfer period have been: Gervinho, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and now Joel Campbell

Decisive match in Udine

Arsenal won a 1-0 victory in a close match against Udinese in the firsth leg of the play-off matches to Champions League. Arsenal started best and with Theo Walcott fabioulos goal after Aaron Ramsey's crose into the near post, Arsenal took the lead. Gervinho could, or maybe should, given Arsenal a second goal only 5 minutes after Arsenal firsth goal in the 4th minute.

The result dose not reflect the match pretty good. Yes, Arsenal could have scored a second goal already in the start of the match, but Udinese had plenty of opportunities to equalized the score. Udinese was close, but they missed there chance to take advantage of an away goal. The fact that Udinese do not have this away goal makes the match in Udine much more exiting.

Arsenal will have a fare, but not easy, task to reach the group stage in Champions League.

The team, with rating from 1-10:

Wojciech Szczesny_____7.5
Bacary Sagna_________7.0
Thomas Vermaelen_____6.0
Laurent Koscielny______5.5
Kieran Gibbs__________6.0
Theo Walcott__________7.0
Aaron Ramsey_________7.5
Alex Song____________6.5
Gervinho_____________7.0
Tomas Rosicky________6.0
Marouane Chamakh____5.5

Substitues:

Johan Djorou_________*.*

Carl Jenkinson________6.0

Emmanuel Frimpong____*.*

Arsenal 0-0 against Newcastle

Arsenal were hold to a goalless draw away against Newcastle United. Gervinho was sent off after 75 minutes, regardless he played a good debut for Arsenal in the Premier League. Both Robin Van Persie and Theo Walcott were really close to score, but Newcastle keeper Tim Krul played a good match and closed the target.

The team:

Wojciech Szczesny
Bacary Sagna

Thomas Vermaelen

Laurent Koscielny

Kieran Gibbs

Alex Song

Tomas Rosicky 

Aaron Ramsey

Andrey Arshavin

Gervinho

Robin van Persie

Substitues:

Theo Walcott

Emmanuel Frimpong

Johan Djorou

Bendtner confirm his exit

Bendtner says that his time in Arsenal are soon over, he has been linked to several other clubs this summer.
He says that he has a deal with a club, and that now it is all up to Arsenal. He wants to go to a club he can be happy in and play football.
He hopes which team he plays in this season clarifieds in short time.

The 23 year old striker has not been much involved in pre-season

Arsenal players on national duty

Aaron Ramsey:
      Wales 1-2 Australia
Aaron Ramsey played the first 45 minutes as captain in Cardiff

Backary Sagna & Samir Nasri:
       France 1-1 Chile
Both started the match, Nasri was replaced in the 66 minute. Sagna played until the 81 minute

Andrei Arshavin:
        Russia 1-0 Serbia
Arshavin played only 31 minutes before he was replaced. He was replaced because he got a knock, but the match against Newcastle is not in danger.

Nicklas Bendtner:
         Skottland 2-1 Danmark
Nicklas Bendtner played the firsth 45 minutes before he was replaced

Gervinho:
        Ivory Coast 4-3 Israel Republick


Wojciech Szczesny:
        Polen 1-0 Georgia


Johan Djourou
          Liechenstein 1-2 Switzerland


Tomas Rosicky
            Norway 3-0 Czech Republic
Tomas played the hole match when Norway won 3-0 over his team

Armand Traore:
           Senegal 0-2 Morocco