Arsene Wenger
Arsenal manager and a man with an exceptional eye for young talent and devotion to his brand of football which, when Arsenal were at their pomp, was an absolute joy to watch.
Arsene Wenger’s current contract at Arsenal ends in 2008, after which the Frenchman expects to sit down with the Arsenal board and discuss his future. You can’t imagine Arsenal without Wenger, the man has branded the club in his image and whoever succeeds him, as someone eventually must, will have big shoes to fill.
Clear Signs That Arsene Wenger Is Getting Desperate
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has vowed to abandon his policy of blooding members of his ever-burgeoning creche during the early rounds of the Carling Cup, in lieu of making a concerted effort to actually win something this time out – thus ending the club’s five-year spell of ultimately pointless dry-humping. Whereas in the past Wenger…
England Wallow As Spain Dominate Ballon d’Or Shortlist
With their individual World Cup exploits taken into account, it should come as little surprise that England as a nation have absolutely no representation on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, failing to provide a single player for inclusion on the 23-man list of nominees. A negligible amount of tenuous pride can be taken from the…
Arsenal, Right or Wrong For Jack Wilshere?
I think we can all agree that Jack Wilshere is the most exciting young talent for English football. The ‘Next Generation’ (as if they are robots the latest update from apple the iball) of English footballers are being criticised, praised and scrutinised since the World Cup, Jack is one of the players leading the way…
Arsene Wenger Is A Liar And A Gentleman
Reacting to the recent furore surrounding Wayne Rooney‘s phantom ankle injury, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted to a recurring personality trait that many have vehemently accused him of since the very first sepia-toned time he claimed to have missed clogger Martin Keown ‘reducing’ a flighty striker or midfield general Patrick Vieira gobbing in a…
Arsene Wenger’s Reign of Two Halves
People often talk about the ‘brand of football’ that Arsene Wenger has cultivated at Arsenal. It is true that he has revolutionised the club- where less than two decades ago the name Arsenal was synonymous with negative football, now it’s associated with the opposite, and this is almost solely the work of Arsene Wenger. But…
How Wayne Rooney Shed £12m In One Easy Step
Given his recent extra-marital misdemeanours, it should come as little surprise that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney‘s intrinsic commercial value has – if you’ll excuse the unavoidable pun – waned of late. His recurring inability to regulate which orifices he crams his junk into has already cost Rooney one of his high-profile sponsors, after Coca-Cola…
Why Lukasz Fabianski’s ‘Big Chance’ Could Be His Last
The news that ‘keeper Manuel Almunia will have to be removed from betwixt their sticks for tonight’s Champions League game with FK Partizan Belgrade due to a niggling elbow injury is reason enough for many-an Arsenal supporter to allow a feeling of womb-like warmth spread through their internal cavities – however, when the accompanying caveat…
Are Sam Allardyce and Arsene Wenger Feeling The Mourinho Effect?
Arsene Wenger is a man of many talents but modesty is not among them judging from his most recent outburst. In the aftermath of the announcement that Arsenal had made a record profit in the last financial year Wenger took time out to draw attention to his record for developing young players. The Arsenal manager…
Arsenal embarrassed all over again
Arsenal vs West Brom, a review of the effect of a defeat at home.
Why Record Profits Mean That Everything Is Rosy At Arsenal
It appears that the only ‘red’ Arsenal currently find themselves in is their long-standing club colours, after announcing record pre-tax profits of £56 million earlier this morning. The figures for the financial year ending May 31st, 2010 also show that the club’s pre-tax net profits rose by a further £10.5 million compared to the previous…
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