Archive | October 2008
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Report: Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham
By Randy Osae Arsenal dropped two points in as many minutes in what should not have been a quite dramatic eight-goal thriller had more character been shown. Wenger’s men were comfortably two goals ahead on the 88th minute mark, and only an agonizing stunner – which came courtesy of Jenas and Lennon – could let […]
Report: West Ham 0-2 Arsenal
By Randy Osae An inspired contribution from the bench by Emmanuel Adebayor helped Arsenal to a convincing 2-0 triumph at a fiery Upton Park. Skipper William Gallas returned from injury, while Nicklas Bendtner replaced a rested Emmanuel Adebayor to partner Robin van Persie in attack. Very early on, Theo Walcott tested Green with a shot […]
‘Dudu’ on his way back, Persie can’t wait
By Randy Osae If anyone had the guts to forecast a return to football for Eduardo da Silva in the same year he endured that potential career wreck at Birmingham in February, it would seem very dubious. Well, not anymore has Eduardo’s comeback been believed sideways since he started a very progressive rehabilitation in his […]
Report: Fenerbahce 2-5 Arsenal
By Randy Osae Arsenal successfully rampaged Fenerbahce to win 5-2 on a marvelous but very gritty night in Istanbul. Arsene Wenger’s line-up was very conservative. The same back four that finished out the Everton game were used while Robin van Persie was sacrificed to allow a five-man midfield which included Abou Diaby. Expectedly, the atmosphere […]
Cesc laughs off Fab-ricated talks
By Randy Osae Right after Arsenal’s resilient showing against Everton, the illogical media opted to create some fiery atmosphere among the Arsenal faithful after the team resumed normal form at last. Newspapers claimed Cesc Fabregas had snubbed a £90,000-a-week contract offer from the club to look elsewhere at potential recruiters Real Madrid and Barcelona. As […]
Report: Arsenal 3-1 Everton
By Randy Osae With the pressure on amid poor results in past weeks, Arsenal were very much up against it today, but despite trailing at half-time, the Gunners raided Everton for a 3-1 comeback victory. Injuries to several of the back four’s causalities meant Mikael Silvestre and Alex Song filled in for Gallas and Sagna. […]
Arsenal defender arrested
By Randy Osae Arsenal reserves’ star and current loan-boy Kerrea Gilbert was privately arrested on the night of September 24 for been under the influence of alcohol and with disorderly conduct. Gilbert who is very much a familiar misbehaving personality in Arsenal’s ranks will be trialed during January and possibly awaits a condemning verdict. The […]
Gallas’ admission, Hleb won’t stop the wish
By Randy Osae In the midst of international duty with France, Arsenal skipper William Gallas has recalled the controversies of last season and how his captaincy has been under much scrutiny since been handed the armband at the start of last season. The former Chelsea defender who sat out his country’s World Cup qualifier due […]
Ramsey is ‘baby Cesc’ to Welsh boss
Arsenal’s teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey is a younger version of team-mate Cesc Fabregas, according to Wales Under-21 manager Brian Flynn. The Welsh youngsters including Ramsey will face England in a two-leg play-off for a place at the UEFA Under-21 European Championships, with the first match to be played at Cardiff’s Ninian Park on Friday. Flynn, […]
Mikael & Amaury on show, Manuel lauds Theo
By Randy Osae The main topic of concern ahead of another potentially fussy international break is the respective debuts for hidden summer signings Mikael Silvestre (full 90 mins.) and Amaury Bischoff (57 mins.) earlier today. A few Arsenal fans got the chance to observe the pair playing in an Arsenal shirt for the first time […]
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