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Arsenal FC – Mikel Arteta as Another Symbol of Mediocrity
How many OK midfielders do Arsenal need? A lot, apparently. Mikel Arteta is another one in a long list of not-too-special central midfielders Arsenal have on their roster. The biggest problem? He’s also their most important player at times.
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Arsenal FC – Theo Walcott Strikes Before it Got Really Boring
Boring Arsenal is no longer a chant attached to the team George Graham led to win two Premier League titles over 20 years ago. It’s alive and well, even under the hands of the Arsene Wenger, who’s no longer the magician he used to be. Theo Walcott may have broken the club’s Premier League record for quickest ever goal, but there was nothing too impressive in the 89 minutes that followed.
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Arsenal FC – Santi Cazorla Is the Best They Can Do
And it’s not enough. If Santi Cazorla is the best player on a team, which he is for Arsenal, it means something hasn’t been working for Arsene Wenger in both player development and his eye for signings. There’s Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey, but those aren’t players that will lift the team from it’s current stature, into something more than contenders for a Champions League spot.
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Arsenal FC – Santi Cazorla Enjoying Playing on His Own
Giving Santi Cazorla the reins in the middle of the pitch isn’t such a bad idea. No Jack Wilshere, no Diaby (as usual), no Theo Walcott. Arsenal were just fine. In a match that was about scoring and creativity, there was no problem filling the midfield with players who do just that, giving Arsenal one of their few truly fun to watch wins of the season.
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Arsenal FC – That’s What You Get for Olivier Giroud
Arsenal have more than just one problem and frankly, Olivier Giroud isn’t the worst of them. Arsene Wenger trapped in a concept that hasn’t worked for years, ownership that wants profit over anything and a squad that simply isn’t good enough to reach the goals expected from the club, by fans or the front office.
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Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski Waking Up From Slumber
If Arsene Wenger could have asked for one performance to restore some faith in his decisions and his brand of football, it was this. Not just the win, not just the ability, but the players who played the key part in it, all three he signed in the summer: Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and even Olivier Giroud.
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Arsenal FC – Finding Lukas Podolski Again
Happy endings aren’t what Arsenal is about this season, but at least realizing that Lukas Podolski still has the ability to score a goal here and there was the best news to from their FA Cup draw.
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Arsenal FC – Long Term Commitments Make Arsene Wenger Smile
Arsenal have had better seasons than this one, and hopefully will have many more better ones in the future. Arsene Wenger isn’t smiling too much over the last few months, but the news of Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson signing long term contracts must have done something to improve his moo
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Arsenal FC – Theo Walcott Takes a Step in the Right Direction
Considering Arsenal’s recent form, a draw in an action packed midweek fixture at Goodison Park isn’t a bad result, especially if it involved Theo Walcott getting a reason to smile about his life as a Gunner and maybe, maybe, convince him to put pen to paper and at least one problem for the North London team.
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Ugly As It Gets…
After last night’s horrendous tackle by Ryan Shawcross (who, amazingly enough, received a few hours later a call up from Fabio Cappello for the friendly against Egypt) on Aaron Ramsey’s poor leg, Sportige decided to reminisce some of football’s most horrific injuries… Not for the weak-hearted