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Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds

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Match Report: Arsenal Made to Rue Missed Chances as Monaco Upset the Odds After finishing second in their group for the third season running in the Champions League it seemed like a stroke of luck that Arsenal had drawn Arsène Wenger’s former club, Monaco. The Ligue 1 outfit had somehow managed to win their group despite netting just 4 goals over the course o...

Match Report: Giroud and Cazorla Fire as Arsenal Gun Down Magpies

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Match Report: Giroud and Cazorla Fire as Arsenal Gun Down Magpies Arsène Wenger must have become all too familiar with the volatile attitude of some fans during his eighteen year reign at the club. One week you could experience an unwarranted set of emotions from impassioned fans and next, the same set of fans will be jubilantly chanting your name. His resp...

Player Focus: A Fresh Start for Danny Welbeck at Arsenal

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Player Focus: A Fresh Start for Danny Welbeck at Arsenal For a player whose brief career has so far never really seen him at centre-stage for his club, Danny Welbeck has been at the centre of some big pretty storylines this week. Most obviously and most recently, there was the late tension in the transfer window, as the striker’s move to Arsenal was...

Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker?

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Team Focus: Could Arsenal's Title Charge be Over Without Signing Another Striker? The world of football let out a hearty chortle when reports on Wednesday linked Arsenal with a move for Nikola Zigic. The 33-year-old striker netted only 7 goals in 33 Championship appearances for Birmingham last season and after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Besiktas to confirm their place in the Ch...

Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final

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Match Focus: Four Key Issues Ahead of the FA Cup Final At 5 o'clock UK time on Saturday evening, there will probably be slightly more interest worldwide in Atlético Madrid's showdown in Barcelona than proceedings at Wembley, but for Arsenal and Hull, north west London provides the location for them to end respective seasons that have petered out ...

Team Focus: Same Old Problems Persist for Arsenal and Wenger

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Team Focus: Same Old Problems Persist for Arsenal and Wenger There was a moment in early February when even the most self-confident of football writers was beginning to wonder if they might have got Arsenal wrong this season. All logic said that they didn't have the depth of squad to maintain their challenge - quite apart from all the other doubts about their...

Match Focus: Where Wenger's Rematch with Pep Could be Decided

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Match Focus: Where Wenger's Rematch with Pep Could be Decided Kevin Großkreutz's 87th minute winner for Borussia Dortmund at Marseille at the end of the Champions League group stages had vast consequences for the competition. While the impact of that goal was greatest for Dortmund, it had huge ramifications for Arsenal, who failed to finish top of their ...

Player Focus: Is Giroud Already One of Europe's Leading Strikers?

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Player Focus: Is Giroud Already One of Europe's Leading Strikers? Perhaps the starkest aspect was how predictable it was.As Olivier Giroud wrapped the ball into the net to effectively secure Arsenal’s thoroughly convincing 2-0 win over Napoli, it was at the end of a move which he has already replicated several times this season. Rafa Benitez’s side cou...

Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal

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Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal A summer without a transfer saga involving a player leaving Arsenal isn't really a summer as we have come to know it. The outflux of first-teamers to Manchester City began the trend before Cesc Fábregas's drawn out transfer to Barcelona and Robin van Persie's move north last summer. And yet t...

Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click?

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Team Focus: Can Arsenal's Strikeforce Click? With Robin van Persie releasing a statement on his website regarding his future late on Tuesday, many of Arsenal’s fans’ worst nightmares about their star man were realised. It was confirmed that he would not renew his contract and would stay no more than one more season at the club. Bef...