Monday, January 10, 2011

Let's try to make his dream come true : Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger has registered his interest in young sensation Eden Hazard. With Eden already revealing that his dream move would be to Emirates, there is a chance that Weneger would make a bid for him is summer.
“Let us try to make his dream come true," said Arsene Wenger. "We are following him. I think he has real talent and the level needed to play at Arsenal. At the end of the season we'll have a look.”
The Belgian is considered as one of the top quality youngsters in Europe and many managers are looking to get his signature. 20 years old Hazard has already played more than 100 games with Lille OSC and is a key factor in keeping Lille in the title race. He is also a regular starter for Belgian national team. Although not a prolific scorer, he is known for his speed, trickery and vision, and can add a new dimension to Arsenal attack.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Teams are scared of Arsenal : Wilshere

The 19 years old Arsenal midfielder believes that other teams are afraid of visiting the Emirates for the kind of attacking football Gunners play. After the match against City he said that it was no surprise that teams get very defensive when they visit the Emirates.
"We just have to learn to break teams down. City's approach was a credit to us and the way we play. Teams come here and they are scared and want to defend," he said. "There are going to be a lot of teams who come here and defend and we have to learn to break them down."
Arsenal are 4 points short of United in the title race and the later has a game in hand. They would meet each other at the end of April in what would be considered as a decisive fixture.
Wilshere said: "We have got a point towards catching them and they have still got to come here, so it's still really open. When they come here, we can beat them."

Manchester City Dzeko's second choice club

Edin Dzeko is very close to a move to Manchester City in a deal believed to be around £27 million. His move will be delayed by work permit issues but in the mean time his agent has said that City was his second choice club and the Bosnian striker would have rather joined Juventus if the Italian FA rules didn't prevent him from that. Italian FA rules allow only one non European Union player to be signed per season and this season Juventus has signed Milos Krasic to fill the slot.
It is said that if he were to join the Italian giants, he would've done that for a lesser wage but he couldn't wait until the end of this season as Wolfsburg had agreed to let him go this January. Nonetheless the Manchester club has signed him with great ambition of winning the title this season. Although that is the case, Mancini should make a place to play the Bosnian hitman with a string of strikers at his disposal.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Verminator back in training ground

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen had his first full time training session after August when he got Achilles injury while on international duty. Arsenal has missed him with chequered performance from two summer signings Squillaci and Koscielny in the first half of the campaign. But emergence of Djorou as first team regular and return of Vermaelen will see Arsene Wenger pairing the two in Gunners' central defence. Wenger had said that central defence is a region where he would like to add someone this month provided that Vermaelen's return is extended. But now it seems that the Belgian can come back as early as the end of January which will help the manager save some money to spend in summer.

Djourou attracts praise from Fabregas

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas had all the good things to say about Swiss defender Johan Djourou for impressive performance after coming back from a long term injury. He said that the Swiss is the kind of defender Arsenal needs. Before the game against Manchester City captain said, "I’ve talked about Johan before, but I really admire how he’s handled his comeback."
"I don’t know how I would react to a season without playing but he was always strong, smiling and working hard. The boss has treated him really well, with caution, and he’s now playing fantastically for us."
"Hopefully he can keep it up because I think that, with the way we play, we need a centre-back like him – strong, good on the ball, quick, making his presence felt on the opposition striker." 

Nasri to sign a long term deal with Arsenal

The Prolific Frenchman Samir Nasri on the verge of signing a long term deal with Gunners. Arsenal sees him as a key force in continuing with title challenge this season. As the former Marseille man has only 18 months left in his contract and the likes of Barcelona looking to sign him for his stunning form this season, Wenger will offer him a wage similar to Arshavin and Van Persie in his new deal.
French Player of the year has scored 13 times this season as for now and Arsenal fans will be delighted to see him for a long time at The Emirates.