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The thing about international football is that you can choose to really concentrate on watching each game, or you can do something else and just listen to the commentary in the background. I never pass on a chance to play my beloved Football Manager 2018 (can’t wait for FM ... read more

Just like me, many folks haven’t gotten the full hang of this UEFA Nations League tournament but I use it as a good opportunity to watch some quality international football, as European nations field their best sides with the aim of qualifying and avoiding relegation (yes, I’m still confused ... read more

So after two long months, I’m back to writing about the club I love so much. As you’d expect from the international break, nothing much has been happening, except Germany and their continues woes post- Ozil. The Netherlands has been a nation on the decline, since they reached the ... read more

For many years in the latter part of Arsene Wenger’s reign as manager of Arsenal, there was a mismatch of players at the club. It was either there too many average players or too many young players. This trend ensured that the North London outfit struggled to compete for ... read more

Following his £16m move from Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2014, the Englishman may have played just enough to justify his paltry price tag, especially considering the inflation of market price in recent years. However, everyone can agree that he hasn’t lived up to ... read more

It has been confirmed that Arsenal youngster, Kelechi Nwakali, has joined FC Porto on a one season long, and it’s believed that a clause exists for the Portuguese team to buy the lad out rightly if he impresses in Estadio Dragao. With the likes of club captain, Hector Herrera, ... read more

With the World Cup finally over (congrats France!!!), we are back to preseason action and the Gunners have shown some attacking ruthlessness, blasting eight past a hapless Boreham Wood and surprisingly, they smashed nine past Crawley Town in a friendly behind closed doors. Some pictures surfaced and it was ... read more

When the draws for the World Cup were made in December, I had my reservations about my country paired in the same group with Argentina (yet again), Croatia and Iceland. For some reason, these folks at FIFA always find a way to pair my nation with the Argentines and we’ve ... read more

To be honest, I had my reservations about the game between my country and Iceland after the opening game against Croatia but when the manager, Gernot Rohr, stated that he would change his tactics and some of his playing personnel, I garnered some hope and with Croatia demolishing Argentina the ... read more

As expected from every tournament, which includes the World Cup of course, there will be some routine results, some nerve racking one and everyone’s favorite, the upsets. This World Cup has had its fair share of upsets with Mexico defeating world champions, Germany, that sent shock waves around the world. ... read more

Like his Twitter post suggested, English centreback must have been pinching himself if someone had told him that in 2018, he would be on the plane going to Russia to represent the England national team at this summer’s World Cup. The former Hull City has become one of the ... read more

  The only inevitable thing in life, they say, is change. Unless you’re living under a rock with no access to the internet, you must have finally heard the breaking news – Arsenal’s longest serving manager, Arsene Wenger, has announced his resignation, “After careful consideration and following discussions ... read more

So we lost our fifth away game in a row and hold the unwanted record of being the only team that has failed to record a single point away from home in 2018 and we are four months into the year. Our first away game in 2018 was against ... read more

With an important player like Henrikh Mkhitaryan suffering that injury in the first leg against CSKA Moscow, an audition was in place between Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi for his slot in the team and it’s fair to say they covered themselves in glory when Southampton came to town. ... read more

Following the emphatic win over CSKA Moscow on Thursday, it’s expected for the manager to field a side capable of getting the goods against a struggling Southampton side but I believe rotation is imminent to keep the squad fresh. There are some decisions that are quite easy for Arsene ... read more

Confidence has been restored to the Arsenal camp following their impressive wins on the trot but there was a dark cloud over our silver lining when new signing, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, was forced off following a clash of knees with some Russian bloke with vodka in his blood with our ... read more

With the change in the fortunes of the Gunners winning four games on the trot and keeping three clean sheets, it was important to get a positive result against a CSKA Moscow side that denied Olympique Lyonnais a chance of a dream final in their home stadium. History was ... read more

Can you actually believe that we have just 11 games left in the Premier League this season? It’s amazing how time flies in this division, and I must say, it has been yet another frustrating campaign for Arsenal. The fans were used to finishing in the top four all ... read more

It is hard to see a player fall time and time again into the depressing cycle of injury, rehabilitation, depression and injury once again. For 32 year old Spanish international, Santi Cazorla, the year 2017 would be one he will never want to remember as it was the beginning ... read more

So the news dominating the rounds yesterday was that Arsenal’s Chief Executive, Ivan Gazidis, new Head of Recruitment, Sven Mislintat and new transfer negotiator, Huss Fahmy, were seen in Dortmund airport, ahead of what we believe is to secure the services of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. As you’d expect from any ... read more

Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference (via Arsenal.com) Before yesterday’s game, the back pages were filled with updates on the transfer saga involving Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s swap deal and there was the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bit, as Dortmund left him out of their squad that ... read more

So have you heard about the intricacies involving the mega deal taking Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United? £117m in wages to the Chilean forward £35m would be given to Arsenal £10m would be splashed out to his agent £20m signing on fee for the chap The best ... read more

News of Alexis Sanchez’s potential move out of the club dominated the back pages but there was the business of football to handle on the pitch as the Gunners traveled to the south coast to play a Bournemouth side struggling to find any form. When I saw the lineup ... read more

Arsenal has had some special midfield players in the Premier League and we look at the cream of the crop. Arsenal supporters might not be too delighted with the team’s performances or results at the moment, although the Gunners are still among the best teams in England and they ... read more

For a moment, I forgot that we were in the winter transfer window. You know, when your team is playing so badly in games and struggling like we are, you can only shift your focus to the next available game with the hope for a much improved performance from ... read more

  The call for French Forward, Olivier Giroud to start more in the Premier League than in cup competitions seems justified after the striker came off the bench to salvage a vital point for the Arsenal fc against the Saints a few weeks ago and will definitely give manager, ... read more

So the Champions League group stage fixtures are over and this time, we will not be scared about playing Bayern Munich or Barcelona for a change. However, we would have to be mindful of the eight teams that have gotten a second chance in Europe via the Europa League. ... read more

  I must say that Burnley has been a different outfit under Sean Dyche this season. The only team that has humbled them in the campaign was Manchester City and there’s no shame in that, especially when you remember how they thumped five past fellow top four rivals, Liverpool. ... read more

Edward Keddar Nketiah is an English professional footballer that currently plays as a forward for Arsenal London. At only 18 years-old, he managed to score in what was his first kick ever in Arsenal’s jersey and helped the gunners win their cup contest against Norwich. He made his debut with ... read more

This has been quite an interesting campaign for Mesut Ozil. Like Alexis Sanchez, he has refused to sign a new contract with the club, even though the manager, Arsene Wenger, remains hopeful that he would remain at the club. The German maestro has really struggled with fitness and form ... read more

The thing I love about football is that you’re only as good as your next game. When the Gunners went on that seven game winning streak that panned across three different competitions, everything seemed right in the world of Arsenal and we were hoping to capitalize on the failings ... read more

Hindsight, they say, is usually crystal clear. We as football fans want the very best for Arsenal football club, and that includes the players, the manager and everything in general. But with this club, you don’t even know what to expect. One minute, the club is going on a ... read more

As we head into another international break, it’s time to take stock and review how the season has panned out so far. The early summer signing of Alexandre Lacazette was certainly a step in the right direction, and we hoped for a bit more, but it’s fair to say ... read more

BATE Borisov 2-4 Arsenal Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference The start to the new campaign was quite tumultuous but Arsene Wenger has done his bit to steady the ship with two wins and a creditable draw at Stamford Bridge in the last three Premier League ... read more

The reality of finishing below the Champions League for the first time in umpteen years is finally setting in as Arsenal host FC Cologne in the Europa League – Europe’s second tier competition. Many are obviously disappointed about the team appearing in this competition, especially how we have spent loads ... read more

Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference The two week break after the international window was very long and we couldn’t wait for the game to right all the wrongs of the last two defeats. The performances against Stoke and Liverpool were shameful to ... read more

Many Arsenal fans are familiar with Dick Law, the club’s lead transfer negotiator, but he had other responsibilities. He was given the opportunity to speak at the Somos Football Event on football management, where he offered more clarity on his role at Arsenal, “If we come down to the ... read more

As a Nigerian, I support the National Football Team at every level, which sometimes has made me do things I’m not going to mention on this post. With club football out of the way for a while, it was only normal for a Nigerian Gooner to brace himself up ... read more

Following what was one of the most disastrous campaigns last season that ended with a silver lining in winning the FA Cup, one most have thought that Arsene Wenger, Ivan Gazidis and Stan Kroenke would have braced themselves for a busy summer, getting the quality required to improve and ... read more

At full time on Sunday afternoon in Anfield, I had a sober reflection of what has befallen us this season. Three Premier League games, just three points with a terrible goal difference looming, it has become another terrible start to the Premier League. Just three games and we are ... read more

The transfer window is coming to a close and you’d expect some teams to spend some more money to improve their teams. With two games already played in the Premier League, many managers already have a clearer picture of the investments they need to make as well as those ... read more

After a long hiatus, the Premier League graced our screens with a highly anticipated clash between Arsenal and Leicester City. Both clubs endured disastrous campaigns last season by their fair standards with the Gunners failing to qualify for the Champions League while Leicester’s defense of their triumphant EPL title ... read more

I remember how Arsenal signed Per Mertesacker in August 2011. We had already lost club captain, Cesc Fabregas, and upcoming starlet, Samir Nasri, so things were uneasy at the club, with the fans voicing their displeasure over the club’s failure to even replace the stars that left. This was ... read more

While Arsenal fans have been basking in the euphoria of the Alexandre Lacazette announcement, there is still much work to be done in the team, with more signings expected as well as the important part of sorting out the futures of some of the club’s star players with a ... read more

The Arsenal blogosphere was on fire as fans celebrated the arrival of the club’s record signing, Alexandre Lacazette, from Olympique Lyonnais. Arsene Wenger had some nice words to say about his new recruit, “We are very happy to have Alexandre join our group. He has shown over a ... read more

After quite a protracted saga, it seems like Alexandre Lacazette is finally in the bag. He was believed to arrive at London yesterday for a medical with Arsenal which was completed as well, according to the Guardian. The French forward is set to be Arsenal’s record signing with a ... read more

(via Arsenal.com) It all started with a post, or maybe two, from Sead Kolasinac’s teammate, Max Meyer, on Instagram LIVE. #YaGunnersYa, a hashtag used by Mesut Ozil on Twitter, more times than the amount of goals Yaya Sanogo scored in his entire career. Many speculated, the media vultures did their ... read more

After seven seasons and 153 games for Arsenal, which included a Golden Glove, Wojciech Szczesny fell out of favor following the arrival of legendary goalie, Petr Cech, from Chelsea and he was farmed out to AS Roma to continue his footballing education. After amassing 81 games in two full ... read more

I’d mentioned a couple of days ago that with Wenger’s future sorted out, there is a lot fo work to be done on the squad in regards to sorting out player contracts and buying / selling some players as well. The boss also confirmed that he has a ‘heavy ... read more

Football neutrals like me braced myself for the 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff between Real Madrid and Juventus. You can’t really argue about both sides run to the final as Real Madrid defeated Napoli, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in the knockout stages while Juventus knocked out FC ... read more

Arsene Wenger signed Lucas Perez so late in the summer transfer window and he had to wait till September before making his long-awaited debut against Southampton, which was also his birthday. He provided an assist on the day but the fans had to wait till the EFL Cup tie ... read more

With Arsene Wenger’s future sorted out, it’s only logical to change focus to two important things – securing the futures of other key players in the squad, like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, and delving into the transfer market to sign quality players that would improve the team. Arsenal’s ... read more

So the club has officially confirmed that Arsene Wenger would remain at the helm of affairs at the club for another two years. Arseblog wrote a rather emotional piece on the subject and trust me, it’s worth a read. Gooner Daily has decided to share what some fans think ... read more

While we are waiting for the imminent announcement of Arsene Wenger extending his stay at the club for an additional two years, the news making the rounds is that the club has agreed a £6.8m deal with Belgian outfit, Eupen, for the services of their attacking hotshot, Nigerian forward, Henry ... read more

There have been banners, planes flying with messages, fans have aired their opinions, pundits and journos alike have shared their thoughts, even the players have said a thing or two but it’s down to the folks that can actually do something about it – Stan Kroenke and the Arsenal Board ... read more

This hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners in the past but in their bid to finish the campaign in the Champions League positions, they need to end their hoodoo and get all three points. I’m pretty sure that the netbet odds for the Gunners to finish in ... read more

The talk about who will replace beleaguered Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is seemingly never ending. It is, of course, far from certain that Wenger will even leave the club in the summer. Whilst the thought of the Frenchman staying will send shivers down the spines of many a Gooner, ... read more

Change they say, is one of the constant things in life. However, there are some certain things that come with change. If you have been used to seeing one thing happen the same day all your life and someone pops in from nowhere and makes some modifications to that ... read more

Today’s guest post from Barryy Robertson takes us on a trip down memory lane and track the development of FIFA, game-by-game, from start to finish, to see just how far the franchise has come from its humble 2D, diagonal camera view beginnings, to today in all its glory. It’s a nice ... read more

In recent weeks, a lot has been said about Arsene Wenger’s future and it has become a tiresome exercise for the manager, the players and to some certain degree, the fans. We don’t know what the manager’s long term plans are, until he reveals it and its pretty much ... read more

There has been so much negativity around the club in recent weeks amidst the bad run of results, so I decided to take a little break from writing about the club I love more than anything in this world – Arsenal. However, the international break is upon us and ... read more

Following the rather intense game between Chelsea and Manchester United last night, the FA Cup has been reduced to the last four and there would be no minnows, or lower echelon sides in the competition as Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea will battle it out at Wembley for ... read more

With Arsenal eliminated from the Champions League, it was only normal for a football enthusiast like me to take some sorta pleasure watching the other matches in the competition with some keen focus on the Barcelona vs PSG game. Luis Enrique put up a very attacking lineup with the aim ... read more

Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference This is my seventh year writing about Arsenal football club on this blog and there are moments I wonder whether it’s even worth it in the first place. Combining this with an engineering job hasn’t been ... read more

Mesut Ozil dominated the back pages for his sensational hat-trick against Ludogorets at home but the game would also be remembered for that injury sustained by Santi Cazorla to his Achilles. This had been a niggling problem for the Spaniard but we hoped it was going to be a minor ... read more

Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference At half time, it was actually 1-1. The Gunners went into the break on the ascendancy, getting a deserved equalizer as well as two good chances late in the half that should have punished Bayern. We knew what was expected ... read more

Arsenal’s last trip to Allianz Arena was horrible Did you guys see what happened last night? So we were paired in the same group with Paris St. Germain and they literally ran us ragged in the course of both legs (we still drew both games heh!) but they gave Barcelona ... read more

Yes, it’s been a while since I published a post on this blog and to be honest, I really missed writing about Arsenal and football in general. A whole lot has happened since my last article on the blog and of course, Arsenal just had to Arsenal their way ... read more

Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference It’s been ages since I published any article on this blog. Apologies for the hiatus but I’ve been involved in a whole lot of things and with no one to hold the fort, there have been a lot of cobwebs ... read more

Match Report – Match Highlights – Post-Match Press Conference This fixture against Stoke at home was one that the fans had become accustomed to collecting three points at the end of the game. The records spoke for themselves – 14 consecutive wins at home against the Potters with eight ... read more

We are back to the Premier League with Arsenal taking on a Stoke side that has picked up form in recent weeks. Considering their poor start to the season, Mark Hughes has steadied the site at the Bet365 stadium, winning five and drawing three of his last nine Premier ... read more

It’s another weekend and I’m looking forward to some Premier League action tomorrow! I know I’d miss most of the Saturday’s games because of a wedding I’m scheduled to attend but that the fun part in being in some BlackBerry groups like Gooner Daily, that would keep you updated ... read more