Chris Moore

Chris Moore

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Chris is the news writer at World Soccer Talk. He previously worked as a featured writer for the company and is the Arsenal FC expert. Prior to joining World Soccer Talk in 2014, Chris was a freelancer for the Yahoo Contributor Network. While at Yahoo, he published over 100 soccer-related articles and was a regular in the website’s monthly “Hot 100” list.

latest articles by Chris Moore

News

/ 2990 days ago

Identifying Arsenal’s problems in defense

With Arsenal currently sitting sixth in the Premier League table, seven points behind rivals Tottenham, there is surely plenty of blame being passed around the Emirates as to why the club has struggled in the league. Some have turned to condemn Granit Xhaka, the player with the third-most completed passes in the British top tier […]

News

/ 2999 days ago

Q&A with highly-rated Arsenal prospect Emile Smith-Rowe

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has a history of giving opportunities to his academy players, and this year has been no different. In fact, the Frenchman has handed first team debuts to seven youngsters so far during the 2017/18 campaign. Teenage sensations such as Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, and Ben Sheaf were all a […]

News

/ 3001 days ago

Arsenal squad has improved with transfer dealings

Arsenal entered the summer of 2017 with plenty of question marks. Could they entice top players without the Champions League? Will they start to overhaul the roster? Will their two superstar players sign new contracts? Coming off of finishing outside of the top four for the first time since manager Arsene Wenger arrived in north […]

News

/ 3008 days ago

Arsenal players appear relieved Alexis Sanchez saga is over

In their second game without Alexis Sanchez in the team, Arsenal swept aside crosstown rival Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the Carabao Cup final next month. While the match started off extremely shaky for the north London club, as Eden Hazard netted a goal inside the first eight minutes, the Gunners were able […]

News

/ 3016 days ago

Ian Wright’s panicky Arsenal transfer comments are baffling

Former Arsenal great turned television personality Ian Wright recently made some interesting comments regarding the club’s current transfer interests. Wright, who also made headlines for labeling the Gunners as a “joke” a week ago, now claims that the north London outfit’s interest in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan seem “panicky.” "Everything that is happening is […]

News

/ 3024 days ago

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez gamble has backfired

Heading into deadline day for summer transfers, Arsenal were still on the fence regarding the sale of one of their star players, Alexis Sanchez. Ultimately, an agreement to send the Chile international to Manchester City fell through in the final moments of the window. Both Arsenal and City could claim partial blame for the move […]

News

/ 3036 days ago

4 Arsenal January transfers that make sense

Whether it is financial reasons or just a good fit, some transfers just make sense. While these moves listed below have not occurred just yet, here are four Arsenal transfers during the January transfer window that make sense for the parties involved. Theo Walcott to Southampton Walcott actually had a very underrated 2016/17 campaign with […]

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/ 3050 days ago

Arsenal could be switching to yet another formation

Eight months ago, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made a big change to his team’s formation in an effort to finish the remainder of the 2016/17 season on a strong note. The move from a back four to a three-man central defense paid off. With the new defense, the Gunners won nine of the final 10 […]

News

/ 3058 days ago

Aaron Ramsey is getting back to his best

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is quite the polarizing player. Many fans and pundits will acknowledge that the 26-year-old Wales international is certainly a talented player. The knock, however, is the fact that he has shown to be inconsistent at times during his career. At his best, Ramsey was the club’s most outstanding player during the […]

News

/ 3063 days ago

Power shift in London as Arsenal rises and Spurs sputters

The annual supposed shift of power from the Arsenal side of north London to Tottenham is currently on hold. Although many experts claimed that a so-called transfer of power between the clubs temporarily separated by 11 miles was in full effect, the Gunners find themselves above Spurs in the standings. Arsenal extended their lead over […]

News

/ 3072 days ago

Arsenal Twitter account did nothing wrong with Ozil GIF

Following Arsenal’s convincing 2-0 victory against bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, the club’s Twitter account came under fire for a tweet directed at a Daily Mail journalist. The playful tweet was of Mesut Özil, the Man of the Match on Saturday, sipping a cup of tea à la Kermit the Frog. While the […]

News

/ 3081 days ago

Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir would fit in perfectly at Arsenal

With two of their superstars currently in the last year of their contracts, Arsenal are heading into an intensely important period. Mesut Özil and Alexis Sanchez have both been smash hits since their arrivals to north London in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Nevertheless, the dynamic duo are most likely in the midst of their final […]

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/ 3087 days ago

6 targets for Arsenal if Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil leave

Much has been said about the futures of Arsenal superstars Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. Both players are out of contract at the end of the season and talks have not progressed as well as some have hoped. Sanchez is already thought to have his sights set on a switch to Manchester City, with a […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 3094 days ago

Four big surprises after the first 10 Premier League gameweeks

With the Premier League match week 10 officially over, and the season more than 25% in the books, now is a good time to take a look back at some early surprises in the 2017/18 campaign. Some of these happenings are positive, and some are negative. While the ‘big six’ are currently about where they […]

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/ 3104 days ago

Meet the 6 Arsenal teenagers to make their senior debut

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has a history of giving young, talented players their shot to prove themselves on the pitch. This season appears to be no different. Although last year was a bit of an anomaly, with only one U23 player receiving a senior debut (Chris Willock), the Frenchman has already given six teenagers time […]