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/ 3813 days agoHector Bellerin overcomes shaky first half to help bury Bayern Munich
Heading into Tuesday’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Bayern Munich, few people expected the Gunners to take home a victory. The match began as a very entertaining one for fans of either club (or neutrals), as both clubs had their chances to go ahead in the the first half of the match. Bayern controlled […]
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/ 3814 days agoFranco Vazquez is progressing following breakout 2014-15 campaign
Palermo’s Franco Vazquez is a bit of a late bloomer. The Argentina-born midfielder was loaned out to La Liga outfit Rayo Vallecano within his first year in Italy (2012). During his 2012-13 campaign in Spain, Vazquez failed to impress and returned to Palermo after Rayo rejected the chance to sign the player on a permanent […]
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/ 3817 days ago9 different Arsenal players found the back of the net during international break
Coming off of a massive 3-0 win against Manchester United on October 4, some Arsenal fans were worried that the club could lose momentum heading into a week-and-a-half international break. This, however, was not the case. Seventeen Arsenal players, both first teamers and youngsters, featured for their home countries during various competitions. Of the 17, an […]
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/ 3822 days agoArsenal’s Gabriel Paulista details tough upbringing in Brazil
Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista recently spoke about his difficult childhood growing up in south Sao Paulo. The 24-year-old revealed that seeing his mother live in problematic conditions in his native country motivated him to help give her a better home. “She lived in a shack in a favela,” Gabriel told Arsenal Player. “I talk about […]
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/ 3829 days agoTheo Walcott is settling into Arsenal's center forward role
Arsenal took most of the soccer world by surprise on Sunday by dismantling rivals Manchester United 3-0 at the Emirates. The north London outfit was the better side from start to finish, but it was Arsenal’s first half display that set to the two clubs apart. Superstars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil ran the show […]
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/ 3831 days agoArsenal vs. Manchester United preview and predicted lineups
Manchester United travel to London to face fourth placed Arsenal in a massive match at the Emirates on Sunday. While it’s technically not a “must-win game” for either side (as comedian Brian Regan likes to say), there will almost certainly be a special atmosphere in north London due to the historic rivalry between the two […]
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/ 3834 days agoCriticism focuses on Wenger's choices after Arsenal's loss to Olympiacos
Arsenal suffered an embarrassing 3-2 defeat at home to Greek champions Olympiacos on Tuesday night. The loss not only leaves the Gunners at the bottom of Group F in UEFA Champions League play, but some are even suggesting that the lackluster performance was one of the worst nights in manager Arsene Wenger’s career with the club. It […]
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/ 3841 days agoCoquelin & Gabriel have given Arsenal some much needed grit
Long gone are the days when iconic Arsenal players such as Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Ray Parlour and Patrick Vieira graced the green pitch at Highbury. Not only were the legendary quartet of Gunners superb players, but they were the type of players that fans absolutely adored because of their toughness and will to win. […]
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/ 3843 days agoWhy everyone loves to hate Diego Costa
Chances are, if you have a passion for the game of soccer and are not specifically a Chelsea supporter, you most likely (strongly) dislike the Blues from London. The Premier League bad boys are a mixture of arrogance, brashness and talent, with players and a manager that are immensely polarizing. And Jose Mourinho, the club’s […]
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/ 3846 days agoArsenal can’t panic heading ahead of Chelsea match, trying month
Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday was surely disappointing to Gunner fans. In fact, disappointing is probably not a strong enough word. After all, Arsenal went into the match as heavy, heavy favorites, and the Croatians had not recorded a Champions League group stage victory since 1999 prior to their historic win […]
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/ 3850 days agoArsenal’s Santi Cazorla thriving in deeper role for the Gunners
While Premier League midfielders such as Mesut Özil, Eden Hazard, and David Silva constantly receive praise for their outstanding play, Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla seems to fly under the radar, despite his superb play since arriving from Spain back in 2012. Cazorla has managed to rack up more assists than any other Premier League player since […]
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/ 3853 days agoWhy Jack Wilshere's health is vital for the England national team
Much-maligned Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is set to remain on the sidelines for at least another month following a recent setback in his return from a leg injury. Wilshere, who was injured while training with his club last month, has yet to feature so far this season and has also missed out on […]
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/ 3853 days agoBlaise Matuidi is PSG’s unsung hero
In a Paris Saint-Germain team that includes players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria, Thiago Silva and Marco Verratti, it can be easy to overlook midfielder Blaise Matuidi. However, the France international may just be as important to his club as any of the aforementioned players. No, Matuidi doesn’t score double-digit goals […]
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/ 3856 days agoBooing fans do a disservice to Olivier Giroud
Strikers in the game of soccer, much like quarterbacks in American football, receive more attention than any other position player in the sport. Whether it is positive attention or negative, these players are normally praised for leading their team to victory, or criticized in defeat. Arsenal and France forward Olivier Giroud, however, may be the […]
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/ 3862 days agoArsenal’s first four games of 2015 Premier League season
The Gunners began August on a high note, as they beat Chelsea to collect the Community Shield for the second consecutive season. Despite the big win at the start of the the 2015-16 campaign, confidence at the club was quickly shattered one week later, with Arsenal dropping their first league match to West Ham. The […]