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28-09-2011, 01:28 PM

Centurion Robin van Persie refuses to commit to new Arsenal deal
• Comments raise fears that striker could be next to leave
• Owen Coyle frustrated as Bolton slip to bottom of the table

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Robin van Persie has refused to commit his future to Arsenal and raised further fears that he could follow the example of Cesc Fábergas and Samir Nasi by forcing the club to sell him rather than let his contract run down.

The Dutch striker, who scored two goals for Arsenal on Saturday to underline his value, would not be short of offers from Europe's top clubs and said: "I still have almost two years left, so for the moment that's fine. I'm happy with my contract. I can't look into the future. I can't see us talking now because we are so busy."

Manchester City, who bought Nasri and Gaël Clichy from the Gunners this summer, are thought to be one of the clubs interested in the 28-year-old Arsenal captain. "Maybe we will leave it until the end of next season," Van Persie said.

Van Persie's immediate task is to become more talisman than totem. For all his skill and goals the Dutchman has tended to personify the brittleness that has dogged Arsenal in recent seasons. He has been a symbol of their frustrated potential rather than a trigger for trophy-gathering. Arsène Wenger hopes that entrusting him with the captain's armband, following Fábregas's move to Barcelona, will galvanise player and club.

"It's true that we had a meeting during the summer," Wenger said. "It is understandable that he would want that when you lose players such as Fábregas and Nasri. I don't think we will lose him."

Critics argue that Van Persie is not a natural leader, that he is too quiet and individualistic to inspire those around him and, therefore, that awarding him the armband is merely a sop to his ego and counterproductive to the team. Wenger suggests this is bilge and says the Dutchman is no longer the "emotionally impulsive" 21‑year‑old whom he signed for £2.75m from Feyenoord in 2004.

"He has leadership on the pitch," Wenger said, "because technically he is super‑talented so he gains the respect of the others for that, and then the second part that he has added is that he speaks his mind in the dressing room. And people listen to him."

Van Persie may still not be the most vocal of captains on the pitch but there is no doubt he can express himself in goals. Last season he had the best goals‑per‑minute ratio of any player in the Premier League. But for his fitness troubles he would surely have scored 100 goals for Arsenal long before Saturday, when he reached that milestone thanks to a well‑taken brace against Bolton Wanderers, which was topped off with an 89th‑minute goal that gave Arsenal a conclusive win and some relief from the negativity that has surrounded the club.

The fact that Van Persie has struck a century of goals despite not playing as an orthodox centre-forward shows that he has the same intelligence as the last two players to reach that tally for Arsenal, Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry. Wenger sees another comparison. "He is like Lionel Messi in the positional sense," he said. "He doesn't play like a real centre-forward but if you look at his movement he is very intelligent. because of his diagonal runs. And his first touch is so good that in tight spaces he can make a difference, also because he has a very short back-lift for a big guy."

Theo Walcott also wants to play centre-forward and it is perhaps because he is not quite so flexible in tight spaces that he has yet to do so regularly. Moreover, his finishing skills are still not honed enough, though they are improving. Against Bolton he and Gervinho squandered one-on-one chances but both were useful as suppliers, especially Walcott who created Van Persie's second with a splendid run and cross from the right.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbkvf

Sheyro_07Seven

28-09-2011, 02:32 PM

Wenger: Arshavin Butuh Lebih Pede

London - Arsene Wenger yakin Andre Arshavin mampu menemukan kembali bentuk permainan terbaiknya. Menurut Wenger, Arshavin cuma butuh supaya lebih percaya diri.

Arshavin cukup rajin mengisi line-up Arsenal sejak dua musim lalu. Tapi musim ini, eks pemain Zenit St. Petersburg itu tidak selalu menjadi pilihan utama Wenger yang belakangan lebih memilih Gervinho.

Pesepakbola Rusia ini sukses mempersembahkan kemenangan pertama "Gudang Peluru" dengan sebuah gol-nya ke gawang Swansea City di ajang Liga Inggris beberapa pekan silam.

Wenger mendukung Arshavin untuk kembali ke bentuk terbaiknya. Namun untuk bisa mencapai itu, si pemain harus lebih percaya diri.

"Saya pikir dia (Arshavin) punya start bagus di awal musim," ucap Wenger di situs resmi klub.

"Gervinho memang sedikit lebih di depan dan dia bagus, dan dia (Arshavin) kadang bagus kadang tidak. Mungkin Anda bisa lihat dia besok."

"Saya pikir apa yang dia butuhkan hanyalah lebih percaya diri. Dia punya akhir musim yang buruk pada tahun lalu dan saya percaya sejak beberapa pekan terakhir ini, dia sedang dalam performa yang sangat bagus."

Arshavin akan membuktikan tajinya di pertandingan Arsenal berikutnya di laga penyisihan Liga Champions menghadapi Olympiakos di Emirates, Kamis (29/9/2011) dinihari WIB.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

28-09-2011, 07:52 PM

Badai Cedera Bikin Wenger Frustrasi

London - Di tengah misi mengembalikan performanya, Arsenal malah dihantam badai cedera. Hal ini kemudian membuat Arsene Wenger frustrasi.

Theo Walcott serta Gervinho adalah dua pemain Arsenal terakhir yang harus masuk ruang perawatan karena cedera. Mereka menyusul Laurent Koscielny, Yossi Benayoun, Abou Diaby, Thomas Vermaelen, dan Johan Djourou.

Jack Wilshere yang seharusnya sudah pulih November mendatang masih harus menunda comeback-nya karena tengah menjalani operasi engkel.

Ini bukanlah situasi yang baik untuk Arsenal yang tengah memperbaiki penampilannya di liga. Saat ini The Gunners masih terpuruk di peringkat ke-13 dengan tujuh poin, selisih sembilan poin dengan pemuncak klasemen Manchester United.

Menyikapi kondisi timnya saat ini, Wenger mengaku ia cukup pusing. Ia menilai sulit bagi Arsenal menjalani empat kompetisi dengan banyaknya pemain yang cedera. Meskipun pada kenyataannya, skuad Arsenal musim ini sebenarnya cukup banyak.

"Anda tidak bisa melalui musim ini dengan sembilan pemain cedera. Tentu skuad tidak bisa bertahan, jelas tidak bisa selama semusim," keluh Wenger di Guardian.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

28-09-2011, 08:02 PM

Mertesacker Sudah Bikin Wenger Terkesan

London - Per Mertesacker belum genap sebulan bergabung dengan Arsenal. Tapi penampilannya di lini belakang Arsenal sudah bikin sang manajer Arsene Wenger terkesan.

Mertesacker didatangkan dari Werder Bremen di masa-masa terakhir jeda transfer musim panas kemarin. Dengan segudang pengalamannya di Bundesliga dan juga timnas Jerman diharapkan akan membuat sisi defence Arsenal menjadi lebih kuat.

Performa cukup bagus ditunjukkan bek berusia 27 tahun itu dari empat pertandingan yang sudah dilaluinya. Meski belum bisa mengangkat benar Arsenal ke papan atas dan sempat kalah 3-4 dari Blackburn Rovers, tapi kesan pertama yang diberikannya sudah bagus.

Wenger menilai kehadiran Mertesacker dapat membawa ketenangan di lini belakang Arsenal yang sebagian besar dihuni pemain muda. Dan Arsenal pun di liga sejauh ini bermasalah dengan pertahanan di mana mereka sudah kebobolan 14 gol dari enam laga berlalu.

"Per semakin hari semakin kuat saja. Dia tenang, pintar dan dia jelas menunjukkan jika ia bisa menjadi pemimpin di lini pertahanan," puji Wenger di Sky Sports.

Mertesacker pun merasa tersanjung dengan pujian Wenger itu. Namun bek jangkung itu tak ingin merasa cepat puas dan merasa masih bisa menunjukkan kemampuan maksimalnya.

"Jika pelatih memujiku maka itu terdengar sangat baik. Namun aku harus tetap bekerja keras, aku tahu aku bisa bermain lebih baik lagi. Aku ingin selalu tampil bagus, khususnya di sisi pertahanan karena itu adalah tugasku," tuntas pengoleksi 76 caps di timnas Jerman.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

29-09-2011, 08:16 PM

Jelang Tottenham vs Arsenal
Ramsey: Arsenal Bukan Underdog

London - Arsenal akan melakoni ujian cukup berat dengan laga tandang kontra Tottenham Hotspur. Meski tim lawan sedang dalam performa apik, Aaron Ramsey tetap optimistis The Gunners akan memperoleh hasil bagus.

Derby London Utara akan tersaji di akhir pekan ini. Arsenal akan melawat ke White Hart Lane, Minggu (2/10/2011) malam WIB untuk menghadapi Tottenham.

The Lily Whites sedikit lebih diunggulkan mengingat penampilan mereka yang lebih konsisten daripada tim tamu. Dari lima laga terakhirnya di seluruh ajang, Spurs baru sekali kalah di Piala Liga melawan Stoke City.

Sementara di kancah Liga Inggris, Spurs sukses memenangi tiga laga secara beruntun, termasuk saat memenangi laga kandang melawan Liverpool dengan skor meyakinkan, 4-0.

Di lain kubu, Arsenal, tengah berupaya bangkit dari keterpurukan. Hasilnya cukup bagus karena sejak dipermalukan 3-4 oleh Blackburn Rovers (17/9), tim besutan Arsene Wenger ini selalu memetik poin penuh.

Atas rentetan hasil positif itu, Ramsey yakin skuadnya kini telah kembali mendapatkan rasa percaya diri. Sehingga tidak ada rasa gentar dalam menghadapi Tottenham di akhir pekan nanti.

"Ini sudah memberi kami momentum sekarang jadi semoga kami bisa membangun dari kemenangan-kemenangan ini ke laga berikutnya," ujar Ramsey di situs resmi klub.

"Kami sekarang akan melawan Tottenham dan semoga kami bisa mendapat hasil di kandang mereka."

"Aku tak yakin (Arsenal underdog), aku pikir kami punya kualitas hebat di tim. Mereka telah merekrut wajah-wajah baru tapi kami percaya diri dengan bagaimana kami bermain dan semoga kami bisa mendapat hasil yang bagus di sana," harap pemilik julukan Rambo itu.

Dalam empat pertemuannya dengan Tottenham di markasnya, Arsenal hanya sekali memperoleh kemenangan, dua kali kalah dan sekali imbang.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

30-09-2011, 03:14 AM

Jelang Tottenham vs Arsenal
Mertesacker Tak Sabar Hadapi Spurs

London - Per Mertesacker bakal melakoni derby London Utara pertamanya akhir pekan ini. Sebagai anak baru di derby tersebut, Mertesacker mengaku antusias.

Duel Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur juga acap berjalan sangat sengit. Dari tiga pertemuan musim lalu saja, termasuk satu partai Piala Carling, Spurs dan Arsenal masing-masing dapat satu kemenangan, satu kekalahan dan satu hasil imbang.

Untuk saat ini, Arsenal yang melakoni start tak bagus tengah berada di bawah Spurs pada papan klasemen sementara. Fakta ini bisa jadi melecut semangat The Gunners yang tengah berusaha bangkit.

"Ini adalah pertandingan spesial pertama saya bersama Arsenal," ujar Mertesacker di Soccernet.

"Banyak orang telah mengatakan kepada saya mengenai laga ini, betapa besarnya pertandingan ini, dan pengalaman spesial di dalamnya. Saya tak sabar menantikannya."

"Tak ada yang sebesar ini di Jerman. Anda tak bisa membandingkannya dengan pertandingan Bremen melawan Hamburg karena mereka tak berada di kota yang sama. Jadi, derby London lebih besar," tukasnya.

Mertesacker yang dibeli pada saat-saat terakhir bursa transfer musim panas sudah mendapatkan nilai bagus dari Arsene Wenger. Sang manajer menyebut, bek berusia 27 tahun itu punya ketenangan dan kepemimpinan sebagai poin plus.

"Per semakin hari semakin kuat saja. Dia tenang, pintar dan dia jelas menunjukkan jika ia bisa menjadi pemimpin di lini pertahanan," puji Wenger di Sky Sports.

http://detiksport.com

Andi Istiabudi

30-09-2011, 03:50 PM

Kepergian Fabregas semakin membuat Arsenal terpuruk. Entah apa jadinya jika Van Persie pindah ke klub lain ...

'Skuad Arsenal Saat Ini Paling Buruk'

Bola.net - Mantan kapten Arsenal, Frank McLintock mengakui jika skuad The Gunners yang ada saat ini merupakan yang terburuk dari semua yang pernah ia saksikan.

Meski anak asuh Arsene Wenger berhasil menang 2-1 atas Olympiakos di Liga Champions kemarin, McLintock sama sekali tak terkesan dengan rapuhnya pertahanan Arsenal.

"Saat Anda melihat tim secara keseluruhan saat ini, mempertimbangkan jika mereka sudah kehilangan Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri, serta memboyong empat pemain baru, apakah mereka akan tampil sebaik musim lalu atau musim sebellumnya? Saya rasa tidak," kritiknya.

"Saya rasa mereka akan lebih buruk musim ini dari yang sudah-sudah. Saya pikir ini akan jadi musim terberat yang pernah dilalui Wenger di Arsenal. Ada bagian dari diri Arsene yang tak memahami berbagai kesalahan yang sudah kami miliki selama bertahun-tahun."

"Kami sudah membiarkan banyak gol bersarang dari situasi bola mati ketimbang tim Liga Premier lain. Jadi Anda tentu berpikir seseorang akan mengatasinya dan itu akan memperbaiki semuanya 20 hingga 30%, namun itu tampaknya tak terjadi."

"Setelah melihat Arsenal selama beberapa tahun terakhir, mereka selalu membutuhkan tiga pemain papan atas untuk menjadi salah satu tim terbaik dunia. Namun mereka sepertinya malah beralih dari pemain yang sudah mereka miliki, kepada skuad yang mereka punyai saat ini."

"Saya hanya merasa takut. Ide untuk finis di empat besar akan menjadi pencapaian yang luar biasa, padahal Anda otomatis mendapatkannya selama beberapa tahun terakhir," pungkas McLintock. (espn/row)

Source : http://www.bola.net

Sheyro_07Seven

30-09-2011, 09:44 PM

Tekad Oxlade-Chamberlain Geser Walcott

London - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain baru saja memecahkan rekor Theo Walcott di Liga Champions. Oxlade-Chamberlain kini punya target lain: merebut posisi di tim inti Arsenal dari tangan Walcott.

Berkat golnya ke gawang Olympiakos, Kamis (29/9/2011) dinihari WIB, Oxlade-Chamberlain kini menggeser Walcott sebagai pemain termuda Inggris yang mencetak gol di Liga Champions.

Senang dengan torehan tersebut, pemain yang baru genap berusia 18 tahun pada 15 Agustus lalu itu mengaku berutang cukup besar kepada orang yang rekornya baru saja ia pecahkan.

"Theo sudah banyak membantuku. Di ruang ganti aku duduk di sampingnya dan ia terus membantuku, terutama karena aku adalah pemain muda dan ia tahu bagaimana rasanya karena sama-sama datang dari Southampton," ujar Oxlade-Chamberlain di Daily Mail.

"Dan aku sudah mencermati Theo karena saat ini aku bermain di posisi sayap kanan, dan aku hanya ingin banyak menimba ilmu dari penampilannya dan belajar dari apa yang ia lakukan," lanjutnya.

Pun begitu, Oxlade-Chamberlain sadar benar kalau pada akhirnya ia harus bersaing langsung dengan sang "mentor" untuk bisa tampil secara reguler untuk Arsenal.

"Aku tahu aku harus menggeser Theo untuk bisa masuk ke dalam tim. Sepakbola seperti itu kan? Di luar lapangan memang berteman, tapi di dalam lapangan semua bersaing untuk dapat tempat. Ini membuat skuad jadi lebih sehat."

"Takkan mudah buatku untuk mendapatkan posisi Theo atau siapapun di dalam tim, tapi aku siap menjalani tantangan itu dan aku akan terus bekerja keras setiap hari," seru Oxlade-Chamberlain.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

30-09-2011, 09:49 PM

Masa Depan Wenger Dijamin

London - Kursi manajer Arsene Wenger di Arsenal dipastikan aman. Pemilik Arsenal, Stan Kroenke masih memiliki kepercayaan yang tinggi terhadap manajer asal Prancis itu.

Belum lama ini masa depan Wenger menjadi bahan spekulasi seiring dengan jebloknya performa The Gunners.

Di Liga Inggris, mereka baru bisa memenangi dua dari enam pertandingannya dan sudah menelan tiga kali kekalahan termasuk dilumat Manchester United 2-8 dan dipermalukan oleh Blackburn 3-4 usai unggul dua gol lebih dahulu.

Meski demikian, Arsenal kini mulai ke jalur kemenangan dengan memenangi tiga laga terakhirnya. Terakhir kali anak-anak asuh Wenger membawa poin penuh adalah ketika mengalahkan Olympiakos 2-1 di babak penyisihan Liga Champions tengah pekan lalu.

HIngga kini Wenger telah memasuki tahun ke-15 membesut Arsenal. Selama kurun waktu itu, manajer yang dijuluki The Professor tersebut sukses membangun klub dan memperoleh sederet trofi.

"Dia (Wenger) orang yang sangat pandai. Anda bisa bicara soal apapun dengan dia dan ketika dia mencoba bicara dengan orang-orang, saya sangat senang mendengarkan dia," ucap Kroenke seperti dikutip Daily Mail.

"Saya punya kepercayaan yang tinggi terhadap Wenger. Dia adalah salah satu manajer terhebat di dunia. Arsene adalah pemimpin Arsenal."

Wenger tampaknya masih punya masa depan yang panjang di Emirates. Kroenke mengisyaratkan Wenger akan terus melatih Arsenal selama masih menginginkannya.

"Bersama Arsene, ini keputusan dia dan hanya dia yang tahu itu," lanjut dia.

"Dia adalah salah satu orang favorit yang saya temui dalam waktu 20 tahun terakhir. Dia adalah orang yang hebat dan saya suka dengan cara dia menangani tim. Saya suka fokus dia," tutup Kroenke.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

30-09-2011, 10:11 PM

Wilshere Jadi Ayah

London - Jack Wilshere mendapatkan berkah saat tengah menjalani pemulihan cederanya. Gelandang Arsenal itu kini menjadi seorang ayah setelah kekasihnya, Lauren Neal melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki.

Gelandang Inggris berusia 19 tahun ini menamakan putranya dengan Archie dan lahir pada Kamis (29/9/2011) sore waktu setempat dengan berat sekitar 3,2 kilogram.

Wilshere sangat bahagia karena putranya kini telah lahir dan melalui akun Twitter-nya jackwilshere, ia mengumumkan kabar gembira ini.

"Hari paling membanggakan dalam hidupku hari ini. Archie Jack Wilshere telah lahir pada pukul 15.06 waktu Britania seberat 7 lb 11 oz. Aku jadi orang yang paling bahagia sedunia," tulis Wilshere sekitar 10 jam yang lalu.

Sekitar satu jam kemudian, Wilshere mengunggah sebuah foto dirinya sedang mengendong putranya yang baru lahir tersebut.

Hubungan asmara antara Wilshere dan Lauren yang berusia 22 tahun, sempat putus. Namun setelah mengetahui kekasihnya itu mengandung, hubungan mereka pun kembali terjalin pada musim panas ini.

Wilshere saat ini tengah menjalani pemulihan cedera engkel pasca operasi. Diperkirakan pemain kelahiran 1 Januari 1992 itu baru akan pulih setelah Natal. Demikian seperti diwartakan Daily Mail.

http://detiksport.com

Andi Istiabudi

03-10-2011, 08:16 PM

Akhir era Arsene Wenger ?

Arsene Wenger Lempar Handuk

Bola.net - Hasil buruk yang terus dituai Arsenal akhirnya membuat Arsene Wenger frustasi. Bahkan pelatih asal Prancis tersebut telah melempar handuk untuk perebutan gelar Liga Premier Inggris musim ini.

Arsene Wenger menilai Arsenal tidak bisa lagi dianggap sebagai kandidat penantang gelar Premier League setelah jatuh sejauh 12 poin di belakang pemimpin klasemen sementara Manchester United menyusul kekalahan 2-1 di Derby London Utara kemarin.

Wenger mengalami frustasi ketika timnya harus mengalami kekalahan keempat mereka dalam tujuh pertandingan liga di White Hart Lane. Kekecewaan The Gunners itu semakin diperparah dengan cedera serius yang diderita oleh Bacary Sagna. Sagna akan absen selama tiga bulan setelah kakinya patah akibat salah mendarat usai berebut bola dengan Assou-Ekotto.

Arsenal memulai musim ini dengan komposisi pemain yang compang-camping usai ditinggal 3 pemain kuncinya, Fabregas, Nasri dan Clichy. Pembelian 'panik' yang dilakukan di saat-saat akhir penutupan jendela transfer belum memberikan dampak berarti bagi Arsenal. Kondisi itu diperparah dengan absennya beberapa pemain kunci karena cedera panjang. Kini Arsenal harus rela bertengger di posisi ke-15 dari tujuh pertandingan dengan selisih 4 poin dari Bolton, penghuni papan terbawah.

Hal tersebut membawa Wenger bersikap realistis dengan menyatakan timnya tidak dapat disebut penantang untuk perebutan gelar juara jika tetap berada dalam keadaan seperti saat ini.

"Saya pikir saat ini kita harus menetapkan target yang realistis dengan mengatakan kita ingin mendapatkan posisi Liga Champions," kata Wenger.

"Saat ini kami telah tertinggal 12 poin di belakang Manchester United dan Manchester City, itu tidak realistis untuk mengatakan hari ini kita akan memenangkan liga. Kita harus berjuang untuk datang kembali ke posisi yang lebih baik, itulah kenyataannya kini." (afp/jef)

Source : http://www.bola.net

ario adi nugroho

04-10-2011, 01:27 AM

waduh,.,,kasian bgt
walopun dia pemain arsenal tapi ane tetep respect
paling serem dan menyakitkan buat pemain sepak bola kalo udah kena patah kaki

Alami Patah Kaki, Sagna Out 3 Bulan
Okdwitya Karina Sari - detiksport

London - Arsenal kehilangan salah satu pilar di lini belakangnya dalam waktu lama. Bacary Sagna akan menepi setidaknya selama tiga bulan akibat mengalami patah kaki saat tampil melawan Tottenham Hotspur.

Sagna mendarat dengan buruk usai berduel dengan Benoit Assou-Ekoto dalam derby London Utara di White Hart Lane, Minggu (2/10) yang dimenangkan oleh Tottenham 2-1.

Setelah kejadian itu, Sagna terkapar dan terlihat sangat kesakitan. Bek internasional Prancis itu lantas ditandu ke luar lapangan sebelum dibawa ke rumah sakit untuk menjalani pemindaian.

Dikutip AFP, hasil tes menunjukkan bahwa tulang fibula di kaki kiri Sagna mengalami patah dan dibutuhkan waktu setidaknya tiga bulan untuk memulihkan cedera itu.

"Klub bisa mengkonfirmasi bahwa Bacary Sagna menderita patah tulang fibula di kaki kanannya di pertandingan melawan Tottenham Hotspur, sore ini," tulis keterangan di situs resmi Arsenal.

"Investigasi lebih lanjut dan pemeriksaan akan dilakukan Senin, sementara waktu Bacary akan berobat ke spesialis engkel dan tim medis Arsenal untuk merawat cederanya."

"Diperkirakan Bacary akan absen kira-kira selama tiga bulan dan sebuah prosedur bedah tidak bisa dikesampingkan pada tahap ini."

Dengan kondisi ini, Sagna juga dipastikan absen memperkuat Prancis di laga sisa kualifikasi Piala Eropa 2012. Jika dapat pulih tepat waktu maka pesepakbola berusia 28 tahun ini akan kembali ke skuad Arsenal sekitar awal tahun 2012.

http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2011/10/03/065442/1735096/72/alami-patah-kaki-sagna-out-3-bulan

ario adi nugroho

06-10-2011, 11:50 PM

kalo ampe di tinggal
apa lagi di bulan januari ntar...abis udah peluang arsenal :D

Van Persie Tak Tutup Peluang Tinggalkan Arsenal
Okdwitya Karina Sari - detiksport

London - Arsenal berpotensi kembali kehilangan salah seorang pemain bintangnya di masa depan. Sang kapten, Robin Van Persie menyatakan dirinya belum tentu selamanya di Emirates.

Spekulasi mengenai masa depan Van Persie mulai berkembang sejak sebulan lalu. Menyusul keputusan pesepakbola Belanda ini yang mengaku tidak buru-buru memperpanjang kontraknya yang akan habis musim panas tahun depan.

Van Persie memang bahagia bersama The Gunners. Arsene Wenger pun optimistis anak didiknya itu bersedia lebih lama bertahan.

Musim ini, Arsenal tengah mengalami salah satu periode tersulitnya. "Gudang Peluru" baru memenangi dua dari tujuh laganya di Premier League yang menyebabkan mereka kini berada di posisi 15 klasemen sementara.

Situasi ini mungkin saja akan membuat Van Persie mengikuti jejak dua rekannya, Samir Nasri dan Cesc Fabregas yang hengkang untuk mencari klub yang menjanjikan gelar juara.

"Aku tidak tahu (apa yang akan ku lakukan), aku tidak bisa memprediksi maas depan," ucap pesepakbola berusia 28 tahun ini kepada The Times yang dilansir ESPN.

"Setiap orang membuat sejarahnya sendiri dan baru setelah itu Anda bisa melihat hasilnya."

Belakangan ini, Van Persie cukup ramai dikaitkan dengan Manchester City. Pemain internasional Belanda itu disebut-sebut dibidik sebagai pengganti Carlos Tevez yang mungkin akan didepat usai menolak dimainkan di ajang Liga Champions.

"Aku tidak tahu," tegas dia. "Untuk satu hal, sebagai indikasinya, ketika aku datang ke Arsenal, kami mengalahkan City. Tapi tahun-tahun belakangan ini banyak yang terjadi di Inggris."

"Walau demikian, aku pikir Liga Inggris masih liga terbaik di dunia, dia memberikan segalanya yang aku inginkan," demikian Van Persie.

http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2011/10/06/183720/1738526/72/van-persie-tak-tutup-peluang-tinggalkan-arsenal

Andi Istiabudi

07-10-2011, 11:45 AM

Meskipun saya bukan fans Arsenal tapi saya sangat mengecam perbuatan ini karena sangatlah tidak pantas dan sungguh keterlaluan !

Bayi Wilshere Didoakan Meninggal
Hery Prasetyo

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Seorang pengguna internet menulis harapan jahat dan ditujukan kepada bayi Jack Wilshere. Lewat akun Twitter, dia berharap bayi Wilshere yang baru lahir meninggal dunia.

Wilshere yang juga gelandang Arsenal itu memang baru saja mendapat anugerah anak dari hubungannya dengan Lauren Neal. Anak laki-laki itu diberi nama Richie.

The Sun mengungkapkan, orang yang mengirim pesan jahat itu adalah James Crispin (24 tahun). Dia adalah tuka plester di proyek bangunan, tinggal di Dagenham, Essex.

Crispin memang suporter Tottenham Hotspur, musuh bebuyutan Arsenal. Selain menyasar Wilshere, dia juga menyerang suporter Arsenal. Dalam akun Twitternya, ia menulis bahwa suporter Arsenal harusnya dimasukkan ke dalam ruang gas. "Hitler memiliki ide yang tepat (untuk ini)," tulisnya.

Ayah Crispin, Russell (51), juga mengaku prihatin atas kelakuan anaknya. Ia menuturkan, Crispin sering bertingkah laku "sakit". "Saya jijik dengannya. Dia sering minum di pub," keluh Russell.

Wilshere enggan menanggapi kicauan Crispin tersebut. Namun, Crispin akhirnya meminta maaf karena telah mengeluarkan komentar yang tak beradab. "Aku sadar sekarang bahwa komentarku itu sangat salah. Aku sebenarnya hanya ingin mengolok-olok saja," katanya.

Akun Twitter Crispin kini sudah diblok.

Source : http://bola.kompas.com

ario adi nugroho

07-10-2011, 02:01 PM

yang kaya gini harusnya kena sanksi ga ya dr FA ??
ga pake test medis..itu kewajiban apa gymana ya??

Arteta Gabung Arsenal Tanpa Tes Medis
Meylan Fredy Ismawan - detiksport

London - Mikel Arteta bergabung dengan Arsenal pada hari terakhir bursa transfer musim panas. Saking sempitnya waktu yang tersisa, gelandang asal Spanyol itu tak sempat menjalani tes medis.

Musim panas ini, Arsenal memang butuh tenaga baru di lini tengah setelah kepergian Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri. Namun, hingga hari terakhir bursa transfer, mereka belum juga mendapatkan buruannya.

Beberapa jam sebelum bursa ditutup, The Gunners mencoba menggaet Arteta. Tapi, negosiasi dengan Everton berlangsung cukup alot.

"Itu sangat menegangkan. Pada pukul 6 sore, mereka (Arsenal) bilang segalanya sudah mentok," aku Arteta yang dikutip Daily Mirror.

Pada akhirnya, kesepakatan di antara kedua klub soal transfer Arteta tercapai. Sayangnya, tak ada waktu lagi untuk tes medis--sesuatu yang biasanya jadi bagian tak terpisahkan dari sebuah transfer.

"Pada pukul setengah 9 malam, segalanya dimulai lagi, tapi tak ada waktu untuk tes medis. Saya kemudian pergi ke kantor klub (Everton) dan dari sana saya meminta Arsenal memercayai saya dan kalau ada masalah medis yang ditemukan, itu akan jadi tanggung jawab saya," beber Arteta.

Arteta sebenarnya punya catatan medis yang tak terlalu baik. Dia pernah absen selama hampir 12 bulan akibat cedera ligamen lutut pada Februari 2009. Untungnya, tak ada masalah kebugaran yang menghinggapinya sejak pindah ke "Meriam London".

http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2011/10/07/054922/1738642/72/arteta-gabung-arsenal-tanpa-tes-medis

Redsbusby

07-10-2011, 02:07 PM

yang kaya gini harusnya kena sanksi ga ya dr FA ??
ga pake test medis..itu kewajiban apa gymana ya??

Soalnya dy masuk arsenal oom..
Kalo masuk United pasti sekarang udah didenda habis2an ;))

Btw, chamberlain bikin hattrick ke islandia di u21..
Wuihhh pembelian terbaik arsebal kyknya nih...

ario adi nugroho

07-10-2011, 02:10 PM

Soalnya dy masuk arsenal oom..
Kalo masuk United pasti sekarang udah didenda habis2an ;))

hahaha
gara" petinggi FA kebanyakan orang city ya :D
iya coba di United..kesalahan sekecil apapun pasti di cari
tp btw ada peraturan yg menyatakan pemain baru itu harus di test medis ga ya??
apa cuman formalitas aja

Redsbusby

07-10-2011, 02:13 PM

hahaha
gara" petinggi FA kebanyakan orang city ya :D
iya coba di United..kesalahan sekecil apapun pasti di cari
tp btw ada peraturan yg menyatakan pemain baru itu harus di test medis ga ya??
apa cuman formalitas aja

hihihihi.. itu dy, semua bisa diatur asal bukan united :>
kalo baca quote dari arteta ("...dari sana saya meminta Arsenal memercayai saya dan kalau ada masalah medis yang ditemukan, itu akan jadi tanggung jawab saya....") kayaknya sih aturannya tergantung kesepakatan kedua belah pihak aja.. jadi kalo ternyata setelah kesepakatan kemudian ada cacat medis, arteta tanggung jawab sendiri semua resikonya :D

Andi Istiabudi

09-10-2011, 02:19 PM

Diantara kedua calon, saya lebih memilih Bergkamp deh ...

Blanc dan Bergkamp Kandidat Pelatih Arsenal

Bola.net - Meski masih menangani Arsenal, namun Arsene Wenger dikabarkan telah memiliki calon pelatih untuk menggantikannya bila nantinya meninggalkan Emirates.

Sunday Mirror mengatakan, kemungkinan besar kandidat yang dipilih oleh Wenger adalah, Laurent Blanc, pelatih yang sukses membuat perubahan di tubuh timnas Prancis.

Blance berhasil memulihkan mental dan juga kondusifitas skuad Prancis setelah mengalami sebuah "tragedi" di Piala Dunia 2010.

Selain itu, dirinya juga tak asing dengan sepak bola Inggris, pasalnya Blanc pernah berkostum Manchester United pada tahun 2001, dan berhasil mempersembahkan gelar Liga Premier Inggris di musim 2002-2003 sekaligus mengakhiri karir sepak bolanya.

Selain itu, salah satu legenda Arsenal, Dennis Bergkamp juga menjadi salah satu kandidat kuat untuk menggantikan Wenger.

Bergkamp yang pernah memperkuat Arsenal pada tahun 1995 hingga 2006 ini kini menjadi asisten Frank de Boer di tim asal Belanda, Ajax Amsterdam. (tri/end)

Source : http://www.bola.net

Andi Istiabudi

09-10-2011, 07:20 PM

Wah posisi Wengger di Asenal mulai rawan nih ...

Pendukung Arsenal Tuntut Wenger Mundur
Ferril Dennys | Tjatur Wiharyo

http://assets.kompas.com/data/photo/2011/10/09/0629196620X310.jpg
Pendukung Arsenal membentangkan spandukuk dukungan kepada pelatih Arsene Wenger jelang pertandingan melawan Manchester United di Old Trafford pada 28 Agustus lalu. Namun kini, pendukung Arsenal telah kehilangan kesabaran menyusul buruknya performa Arsenal. Mereka meminta Wenger segera mundur.

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Pendukung Arsenal diberitakan Mirror Football berencana melancarkan aksi protes saat "The Gunners" melawan Sunderland di Emirates pada pekan depan. Mereka menuntut agar Arsene Wenger mundur dari kursi pelatih sebagai bentuk pertanggung jawaban atas performa buruk Arsenal pada musim ini.

Sebuah kelompok pendukung yang bernama ArsenalFCnotPLC akan membentangkan spanduk besar dalam pertandingan nanti agar tuntutannya bisa lebih terlihat.

"Secara sederhana hal ini tidak cukup baik untuk Arsenal. Kami berada di bagian bawah spiral dan ini perlu ditangani. Pendukung Arsenal mencintai dan mengangumi Wenger atas apa yang telah dilakukannya selama ini. Namun, ini yang terjadi saat ini. Kami membutuhkan wajah baru dan semangat baru," beber Chris Adsett.

Rencana tersebut mendapatkan tantangan dari mantan pemain Arsenal, Giovanni van Bronckhorst. "Wanger ibarat sebuah institusi. Lihat apa yang dicapainya. Arsenal adalah Arsene Wenger. Filosofinya telah menjadi contoh jutaan orang," jelas Van Bronckhorst.

Semenjak pindahnya Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri, penampilan Arsenal langsung merosot tajam. Dari tujuh laga, "The Gunners" telah menelan empat kekalahan sehingga terpuruk di peringkat ke-15. Kekalahan yang paling menyakitkan, boleh jadi, adalah ketika dihajar 2-8 oleh Manchester United. (MIR)

Source : http://bola.kompas.com

zudomiriku

11-10-2011, 01:02 PM

Van Persie says he believes in Arsenal, puts house up for sale

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Since Arsenal have hit a bit of a rough patch and Robin van Persie has been named the team's new captain after the last captain, Cesc Fabregas, escaped back to Barcelona, rumors have started to spread that van Persie is ready to leave, too. But even though he refuses to make any statements about his future, van Persie makes it clear that he has a strong belief in the team, despite the losing and great players leaving.

From Sky Sports:

"I have every trust in the things we are doing within the club," he told the Sunday Mirror.

"There is only a fine line between winning and losing. Just look at our last match against Spurs. We could have won that game with the chances we had. There is no need to panic for anyone.

"Our start is not good. I would have felt better if we had won the derby. We didn't and right now there is a negative feeling. But I assure you, it is not all that negative.

"It is up to us, players and staff, to sort it out on the pitch."

Meanwhile, in totally unrelated news, Robin has put his 4,500 sq. ft. house up for sale at a list price of £1,395,000. The five bedroom home built in 2000 and perfect for any professional footballer who wants to play for Arsenal features a small football pitch in the garden. It also recently underwent a "complete refurbishment program" before its owner decided he absolutely must relocate.

Aside from the pitch, the home features a few other unique identifying features. For example, here's the Netherlands Oranje room with a giant football in it...

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/zudomiriku/zudo%20II/van_persie_says_he_believes_in_arsenal_puts_house_ up_for_sale2.jpg

And the feature that lets you know the house is currently owned by a professional athlete -- Scarface wall art:

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/zudomiriku/zudo%20II/van_persie_says_he_believes_in_arsenal_puts_house_ up_for_sale3.jpg

Note the complete lack of furniture in both rooms. My guess -- and this also has absolutely nothing to do with Robin's trust in Arsenal -- is that it was all moved to Manchester for some goofy reason by a super busy, two-year-old moving company called Wenger to Wealth Moving Co. recommended to him by several former teammates.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbnAa

Sheyro_07Seven

13-10-2011, 12:34 PM

Ayo semangat2,..... tp jangan sampek baN kapten di lapangan yg megang mpek 11 pemain,.. :))

Banyak 'Kapten' di Skuad Arsenal Senangkan Wenger

London - Kapten Arsenal memang cuma Robin van Persie seorang, tapi dia bukanlah satu-satunya kapten di dalam tim. Masih ada beberapa sosok lain yang dinilai mampu memberikan pengaruh di dalam skuad.

Kapten di sini tidak sekadar berarti "pemain yang paling berpengaruh", tetapi juga dalam arti sesungguhnya. Karena faktanya, ada beberapa pemain Arsenal yang juga menjadi kapten di tim nasional negara masing-masing.

Sebut saja Tomas Rosicky, Aaron Ramsey, dan Andrei Arshavin yang menjadi kapten di timnas Republik Ceko, Wales, dan Rusia. Dengan pengalaman memegang jabatan tersebut, sebenarnya ada unsur kedewasaan dan kematangan juga yang bisa ditransfer ke dalam skuad The Gunners.

"Terkadang, kami menemukan keadaan bahwa kami tak punya cukup kapten di dalam skuad kami. Sekarang, kami punya banyak," ujar Wenger seperti dilansir ESPN Star.

Apa keuntungan lainnya? Wenger menyebut, dengan banyaknya pemain-pemain influensial seperti Rosicky, Ramsey, dan Arshavin, Arsenal punya modal bagus untuk melewati periode-periode sulit. Artinya, mental pemain diharapkan tidak mudah goyah.

"Secara keseluruhan kami punya lebih banyak pengalaman. Ini bisa menjadi hal penting ketika kami berada dalam posisi yang bagus, jika kami mendapatkan tantangan yang menarik di bulan Maret atau April."

"Ini bisa menjadi bagian penting yang bisa kami gunakan," lugasnya.

Dengan banyaknya pemain muda yang menyesaki skuad, Arsenal memang kerap dikritik kekurangan sosok matang. Pertanyaannya sekarang, mampukah para kapten itu memenuhi ekspektasi Wenger untuk menularkan kematangannya ke dalam tim? Kita lihat saja.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

13-10-2011, 12:39 PM

emang bener neh,....musim ini kyakNya neh pemain d bwah form,...:D

Arshavin pun Tak Puas dengan Performa Sendiri

London - Andrey Arshavin sedang menuai sorotan negatif karena performanya dinilai tengah menurun. Arshavin bukan saja setuju dengan penilaian itu tetapi juga berharap lebih dari dirinya.

Kritikan ditujukan kepada Arshavin setelah si pemain Rusia gagal memperlihatkan penampilan terbaiknya dalam serentetan pertandingan Arsenal.

Pemain yang direkrut Arsenal pada Februari 2009 itu bukan saja menerima kritikan tersebut, tetapi juga tidak puas dengan permainannya sendiri saat ini.

"Mereka tentu saja harus berharap lebih dari diriku. Mereka harus berharap trik-trik, gol-gol dan operan-operan dahsyat. Sejujurnya, aku juga masih berharap lebih dari diriku sendiri." ujar Arshavin di ESPN Soccernet.

"Tapi percayalah kepadaku, aku melakukan semua yang aku bisa. Aku hanya harus memberikan segalanya yang aku mampu saat ini," tegas Arshavin.

Redupnya pemain berusia 30 tahun tersebut juga dibarengi dengan awal buruk Arsenal musim ini. The Gunners menghuni posisi 15 papan klasemen Liga Primer Inggris setelah tujuh laga.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

14-10-2011, 12:36 PM

ayo tunjukan racikan terbaikMU Bruce,....\m/

Jelang Arsenal vs Sunderland
Wenger Tak Pusingkan Absennya Sagna

London - Manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger optimistis punya pelapis cukup untuk mengisi sektor kanan belakang timnya, menyusul absennya Bacary Sagna.

Sektor pertahanan Arsenal dihantam dengan cedera Sagna yang membuat dirinya harus absen selama sekitar tiga bulan ke depan.

Mengingat Arsenal masih belum bisa bangkit dari hasil-hasil buruk di awal musim, yang mana membuat 'Gudang Peluru' kebobolan 16 gol di Liga Primer--jumlah terbanyak ketiga di liga sejauh ini, absennya Sagna jelas cukup berarti.

Akan tetapi, menjelang laga lawan Sunderland, Wenger menegaskan keyakinan dirinya kalau Arsenal punya cukup pelapis untuk menggantikan Sagna di sektor yang ia tinggalkan.

"Kami punya (Carl) Jenkinson, kami punya (Laurent) Koscielny--yang awalnya merupakan bek kanan--kami juga punya (Johan) Djorou yang bisa bermain di posisi itu," ujar Wenger kepada Arsenal Player yang dikutip ESPN Star.

"Koscielny dulu adalah bek kanan, jadi ia bisa bermain di sana. Bahkan saya pikir (Andre) Santos bisa bermain di posisi itu, jadi kami punya banyak kemungkinan," lugasnya.

Dari tujuh pertandingan yang sudah dilakoni, Arsenal baru meraih poin tujuh hasil dari dua kemenangan dan satu hasil imbang. Menghuni posisi 15, Arsenal kini juga berjarak dua poin saja dari zona degradasi.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

14-10-2011, 12:47 PM

wah,....gak lama neh karirNya Fabi di gudang peluru terNyata,......:malu:

Fabianski Berniat Tinggalkan Arsenal

London - Lukasz Fabianski belum jadi pilihan utama di Arsenal. Setelah menjadi pelapis Manuel Almunia dan kini kalah bersaing dengan Wojciech Szczesny, kiper asal Polandia itu mempertimbangkan hengkang.

Sempat dipercaya menjadi penjaga gawang utama Arsenal hingga pertengahan musim lalu, Fabianski kini kalah bersaing dengan Szczesny. Cedera bahu yang didapatnya saat melakukan latihan pada 5 Januari 2011 lalu jadi penyebabnya.

Musim ini Arsene Wenger baru sekali menurunkan Fabianski yakni saat Arsenal mengalahkan Shrewsbury Town dengan skor 3-1 di Piala Carling. Catatan itu kalah jauh dengan Szczesny, juniornya di tim nasional Polandia yang sudah sepuluh kali tampi bersama Arsenal di semua ajang.

Ingin menjaga peluangnya berlaga di putaran final Euro 2012 di kampung halamannya musim panas tahun depan, Fabianski pun menyatakan keinginannya untuk hengkang.

"Jika situasiku tidak berubah, aku akan berpikir untuk menanyakan kemungkinan pindah klub," katanya seperti dikutip Soccernet.

"Jika aku ingin pergi ke Euro 2012 satu-satunya caraku untuk mempengaruhi pelatih memilihku adalah dengan bermain secara reguler," tambahnya.

Dengan semakin seringnya Szczesny tampil bersama Arsenal, tentu saja secara tidak langsung juga akan mengancam posisi Fabianski di tim nasional. Karenanya, menghindari persaingan dengan Szczesny di level klub akan menjadi sebuah solusi terbaik buatnya menjaga kans jadi pilihan utama di timnas.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

15-10-2011, 03:58 PM

wah masih lama neh kayakNya merumput lagi,..... :D

Vermaelen Bantah Cederanya Parah

London - Sejak menjalani operasi pada bulan September silam, Thomas Vermaelen, belum pernah merumput lagi. Namun, ia membantah bahwa cedera yang dideritanya parah.

Pada awal September silam, ia menjalani operasi untuk memulihkan cedera pada engkelnya. Setelah dioperasi, bek Arsenal ini dikabarkan butuh waktu hingga enam pekan untuk memulihkan diri.

Ini bukan pertama kalinya, Vermaelen absen cukup lama. Malah, musim lalu dia absen selama delapan bulan akibat cedera di tendon achilles-nya.

Dari cedera achilles tersebut, kerap muncul spekulasi bahwa Vermaelen akan kembali absen lama kali ini. Tapi, dia membantahnya.

"Itu mengganggu saya, membaca cerita yang salah, mengatakan saya cedera tendon achilles. Semua gampang dikatakan, tapi itu tidak benar," ujarnya seperti dilansir ESPN Star.

"Semuanya tidak benar. Saya mengalami perkembangan setiap hari. Saya menjalani operasi di awal September dan biasanya penyembuhannya membutuhkan waktu enam pekan, tapi kita tak akan pernah tahu," tukasnya.

Tanpa Vermaelen musim lalu, lini pertahanan Arsenal kebobolan lebih banyak dibandingkan empat tim zona Liga Champions lainnya. Wajar kalau kemudian kehadirannya sebagai palang pintu dianggap krusial.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 08:56 AM

kemenangan yg sulit kayakNya bwt gudang peluru,... :D

Van Persie Dua Gol, Arsenal Bekuk Sunderland

London - Arsenal memetik kemenangan di pekan ke-8 Liga Primer Inggris. Berkat sepasang gol Robin van Persie, The Gunners menang 2-1 atas Sunderland.

Di Emirates, Minggu (16/10/2011) malam WIB, Arsenal dengan cepat memimpin lewat gol Van Persie. Namun, Sebastian Larsson lantas bisa menyamakan skor.

Gol kemenangan akhirnya lahir pada menit 83, kembali dibuat oleh Van Persie. Arsenal pun meraup poin penuh.

Berkat tambahan tiga angka, Arsenal kini naik ke posisi 10 klasemen, dari sebelumnya di peringkat 15. Tim besutan Arsene Wenger itu mengoleksi 10 poin hasil dari delapan laga.

Jalannya Pertandingan

Dari kickoff, salah operan Sunderland membuat bola pada prosesnya bisa dikuasai Gervinho di sayap kiri. Ia lantas menggiring bola sebelum kemudian mengoper ke Robin Van Persie di tengah.

Setelah menerima bola Van Persie menggiringnya, membidik dan kemudian menyepak dengan jitu. Arsenal unggul 1-0 dengan laga resmi dicatat baru berjalan 29 detik.

Arsenal kembali menekan pada menit 9. Gervinho kembali beraksi dari kiri, menggocek bola mengecoh lawan sebelum mengirim umpan ke muka gawang. Tapi Wes Brown masih bisa menyapu bola.

Van Persie nyaris membuat gol kedua pada menit 12. Mendapat bola, ia mengecoh dua pemain lawan sebelum melambungkan bola ke atas kepala kiper yang sudah meninggalkan gawang. Tapi bola mengenai tiang dan kemudian menjauhi gawang.

Dua menit kemudian Van Persie memiliki peluang lagi. Mendapat ruang, ia melepaskan tembakan jarak jauh nan keras, meski arahnya masih melebar dari gawang lawan.

Kesalahan lini belakang Arsenal nyaris membuat Sunderland menyamakan skor pada menit 27. Terlebih Szczesny sudah keluar dari area gawang coba menghadang, dan gagal.

Untung buat Arsenal, Sessegnon yang sudah melewati Szczesny gagal mengirim bola ke rekannya yang berada di posisi lebih baik.

Sunderland menyamakan skor pada menit 31. Handball Arteta membuat Sunderland mendapat tendangan bebas di posisi cukup bagus. Sebastian Larsson lantas mengambil tendangan bebas dan mengirimkannya ke dalam gawang Arsenal dengan mulus.

Szczesny melakukan penyelamatan krusial pada menit 35, dengan menghentikan tandukan Cattermole di tiang jauh.

Walcott melepaskan tendangan di menit ke-50, mengenai pemain lawan dan melaju ke arah gawang Sunderland. Tetapi Mignolet dengan sigap menghadang, membuat bola menjauhi gawangnya.

Pada menit 64 Van Persie lolos dari jebakan offside. Ia menyepak, tapi bola masih bisa ditahan dengan kaki oleh Mignolet.

Andrei Arshavin beraksi pada menit 73. Di tengah kepungan pemain lawan, ia memamerkan aksi individu apik meski penyelesaian akhirnya masih belum membuahkan gol.

Arsenal akhirnya kembali unggul pada menit 83. Van Persie dilanggar Wes Brown dan Arsenal dapat tendangan bebas. Peluang itu dimaksimalkan Van Persie yang sukses mengeksekusi dengan baik.

Pada menit 84 Dong-Won Ji menjebol gawang Arsenal, tetapi ia sebelumnya sudah terjebak offside sehingga gol pun tak berlaku.

Susunan Pemain:

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs (Santos '51), Song, Arteta, Rosicky (Benayoun 77'), Walcott, van Persie, Gervinho (Arshavin 68').

Sunderland: Mignolet, O'Shea, Turner, Brown, Richardson, Elmohamady, Vaughan, Colback, Cattermole (Gardner 87'), Larsson (Dong-Won '67), Sessegnon (Wickham 79').

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 09:02 AM

bintanG yg masih bertahan ntuk smentara neh di Arsenal,.... :D

Van Persie Jadi Pembeda

London - Arsenal harus menghadapi alotnya perlawanan dari Sunderland. Beruntung, The Gunners punya Robin van Persie.

Menjamu Sunderland di Emirates, Minggu (16/10/2011) malam WIB, Arsenal unggul cepat berkat gol Van Persie yang bahkan lahir saat laga baru berjalan 29 detik.

Opta mencatat, gol Van Persie adalah yang tercepat di Liga Primer semenjak Geovani melakukannya untuk Manchester City saat melawan Wigan, juga pada detik ke-29, pada Desember 2007.

Akan tetapi, gol apik itu tak lantas bisa diteruskan Arsenal dengan gol-gol tambahan. Sebelum turun minum justru gawang 'Gudang Peluru' yang dibobol Sebastian Larsson, mantan pemain Arsenal, dari tendangan bebas cantik.

"Kami mencatatkan 25 menit awal yang bagus, tapi setelah Sunderland menyamakan kedudukan, kepercayaan diri kami sedikit goyah," aku Manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger di BBC.

Di paruh kedua, Arsenal terus berusaha kembali memimpin. Namun, Sunderland memberikan perlawanan sengit, setidaknya sampai aksi Van Persie pada menit 83.

Usai dirinya dilanggar lawan yang berbuah tendangan bebas, Van Persie berdiri dan mengambilnya sendiri. Sepakannya, yang tak kalah ciamik dari gol balasan Sunderland, membuat bola bersarang di gawang lawan.

"Kami menguasai paruh kedua tapi kami membutuhkan sesuatu yang spesial dari Robin van Persie untuk menjadi pembeda," simpul Wenger.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 09:05 AM

salut dah golNya yg ke 2,...... =D>

Van Persie Kaget & Puas dengan Gol-golnya

London - Robin van Persie mencetak gol cepat lalu gol kemenangan Arsenal atas Sunderland. Kalau gol pertama cukup di luar dugaannya, gol kedua membuatnya puas.

Arsenal berhasil memetik tiga poin, Minggu (16/10/2011), setelah menundukkan Sunderland yang menjadi tamunya dengan skor 2-1. Kedua gol The Gunners diborong Van Persie.

Gol pertama dibuat si penyerang Belanda dengan sangat cepat, saat laga bahkan berjalan 29 detik. Gol bukan cuma menghentak seisi Emirates, tetapi bahkan juga cukup di luar dugaan si pencetak.

"Aku pikir itu adalah sentuhan pertamaku. Aku juga cukup terkejut, tapi itu adalah sebuah operan yang amat bagus dari Gervinho, aku melakukan sentuhan baik dengan kaki kiriku dan kemudian bolanya masuk," ujar Van Persie di ESPN Star.

"Tapi aku tidak sadar kalau gol itu lahir sedemikian cepat. Berapa detik?" lanjutnya balik bertanya.

Sunderland sempat membuat keunggulan Arsenal lewat gol Van Persie itu pupus berkat gol balasan Sebastian Larsson dari sebuah tendangan bebas. Namun, di periode 10 menit akhir Van Persie kembali unjuk gigi.

Bak tidak mau kalah dari Larsson, Van Persie mencetak gol keduanya dari bola mati. Untuk gol keduanya kapten Arsenal itu sangat puas karena belakangan sudah membuang sejumlah peluang dari skenario serupa.

"Aku merasa percaya diri karena itu adalah posisi favoritku, tapi aku juga harus sedikit kritis dan melihat diriku sendiri karena aku sudah membuang beberapa peluang lain sebelumnya, jadi aku benar-benar harus jujur," ungkapnya.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 09:08 AM

smoga ke jalur persaingan aja deh,..biar seru lagi,....:muscarf:

Wenger: Sunderland Menyulitkan

London - Manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger memuji penampilan Sunderland saat menghadapi timnya. Menurut Wenger, The Black Cats sudah berhasil menyulitkan pasukannya di Emirates.

Dalam laga yang digelar Minggu (16/10/2011), Arsenal memang sempat unggul lewat gol cepat Robin van Persie. Tapi, saat laga berjalan setengah jam, tim tamu menyamakan kedudukan berkat gol Sebastian Larsson.

Gol kemenangan The Gunners baru lahir tujuh menit jelang berakhirnya waktu normal. Van Persie sekali lagi membuktikan kelasnya sebagai penyerang jempolan setelah tendangan bebasnya bersarang di gawang Simon Mignolet.

"Kami memulai dengan baik selama 25 menit pertama dan kemudian saat mereka menyamakan kedudukan Anda bisa lihat bahwa kepercayaan diri kami terusik. Saat jeda, para pemain berkumpul lagi dan kemudian babak kedua jadi milik kami," ungkap Wenger di situs resmi klub.

"Sunderland berkomitmen 100 persen, bermain dengan enam gelandang dan empat bek dan mereka bertarung di setiap inci lapangan. Saya tak melihat banyak tim melakukan itu kemarin, jadi saya yakin mereka layak mendapatkan kredit. Mereka membuat hidup kami jadi sulit," bebernya.

Wenger mengakui bahwa timnya masih butuh beberapa kemenangan lagi untuk mendongkrak rasa percaya diri.

"Kami sekarang sudah memenangi lima laga kandang (di semua kompetisi). Kalau kami bisa meraih dua atau tiga hasil serupa secara bersamaan maka itu akan membantu kepercayaan diri kami karena Anda bisa merasakan bahwa sikap dan semangat tim sudah hebat," kata mantan pelatih AS Monaco ini.

"Tim punya motivasi dan kualitas, jadi kami harusnya bisa sampai ke sana," tutup Wenger.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 09:11 AM

semoga stabil aja mainNya,... L-)

Van Persie Tegaskan Komitmen

London - Robin van Persie menegaskan komitmennya untuk Arsenal, seiring dengan berhembusnya kabar kalau ia akan menjadi pemain 'Gudang Peluru' selanjutnya yang hijrah ke Manchester City.

Penyerang asal Belanda itu belakangan dikaitkan dengan City, mengikuti jejak mantan-mantan rekannya di Arsenal seperti Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy dan Samir Nasri.

Spekulasi itu lahir setelah pengakuan Van Persie pada bulan September lalu. Saat itu ia menuturkan belum siap membahas perpanjangan kontrak dirinya, yang mana akan berakhir dalam 18 bulan ke depan.

Akan tetapi kini Van Persie, yang mewarisi ban kapten Arsenal dari Cesc Fabregas yang musim panas ini pindah ke Barcelona, menegaskan bahwa pikiran meninggalkan Emirates belum terlintas dalam benaknya.

"Aku hanya ingin mengatakan sesuatu mengenai komitmenku dengan Arsenal karena belakangan banyak sekali kisah-kisah mengenai hal itu," ujarnya beberapa saat sebelum menjadi pahlawan kemenangan Arsenal atas Sunderland, seperti dikutip Sky Sports.

"Aku berkomitmen kepada Arsenal, dan itulah adanya, kendati orang-orang (di media) mereka-reka kisah. Misalnya, mereka bilang aku sudah menjual rumahku, tapi itu bukan hal baru, aku pindah rumah tahun lalu," imbuh Van Persie.

Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut, ia pun tidak mau para suporter Arsenal menduga yang bukan-bukan mengenai dirinya dan mulai berspekulasi tentang masa depannya. Van Persie menegaskan ia masih komit dengan Arsenal.

"Beberapa kisah membuatku tertawa, tapi aku bisa melihat betapa itu bikin frustrasi dari sudut pandang fans. Tapi aku memiliki komitmen kepada Arsenal. Aku adalah kapten dan fans tidak usah memercayai semua yang mereka baca."

"Mengenai kisah tentang rumah, rumah itu sudah dijual untuk beberapa waktu, tapi aku tidak hidup di jalan atau semacamnya, aku sudah menemukan rumah bagus, dan ya, letaknya di London! Jadi aku ingin meluruskan itu, aku berkomitmen, dan aku akan menunjukkannya di lapangan," seru Van Persie.

Van Persie, yang bergabung dengan The Gunners dari Feyenoord pada tahun 2004 silam, menjadi penentu kemenangan timnya saat menang 2-1 atas Sunderland, Minggu (16/10/2011).

http://detiksport.com

zudomiriku

17-10-2011, 12:43 PM

Arsenal Rejects Chance To Buy Chelsea Superstar Didier Drogba

Emirates club turn down chance to sign Stamford Bridge star in January.

Arsenal have turned down the chance to buy Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in January as manager Arsene Wenger insists he does not offer value for money.

The 33-year-old’s contract with the Blues expires in the summer and talks over a new one have broken down.

The Ivory Coast captain has also lost his place in the first-team to record signing Fernando Torres and it is widely expected Drogba will leave Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham, Galatasaray and Anzhi Makhachkala all enquired about his availability but his representatives contacted Arsenal personally to push through a deal.

The Gunners are on the look-out for a new front-man to play alongside captain Robin van Persie.

With Drogba in the final 12 months of his contract and coming to the end of his playing days, he could be available for as little as £5million.

But the Ivorian is after a two-and-a-half year deal, while Wenger would only offer him a one-and-half, and is asking for around £150,000-a-week – more than the Emirates club will allow.

Throw into the mix Drogba will be leaving for the African Cup of Nations next year and the Frenchman decided to turn down the chance of buying him.

But with Arsenal’s problems increasing on the pitch, and with Van Persie only ever one game away from injury, Wenger still has time to change his mind.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbpQw

zudomiriku

17-10-2011, 01:48 PM

Andrey Arshavin: Primed & Ready For… Something

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Highly amusing photographs of Andrey Arshavin are not hard to come by. Indeed, we often mosy on over to Arshavin.eu when we’re in need of a laugh, whether it’s his innovative views on women or a bizarre desire to see him dressed as a boy scout. Either works.

But even we were surprised by the sheer battiness of these latest shots to appear on those hallowed pages. It’s Andrey in a giraffe t-shirt (left) with a dead cow on his head! Ooh, look! There’s Yulia posing with some flatbreads! The Arshavins visit a dangerous ravine with a tall, handsy gentleman. And in our personal fave (above), Andrey and Yulia are… well, we have no idea. For all we know, this is how Andrey prepares for his marital duties.

Good heavens.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbpQK

ecly_watchaa

17-10-2011, 01:53 PM

yg baju biru sapa tuh,..? Aaron Ramsey kah,...? :-?

zudomiriku

17-10-2011, 02:07 PM

Arsenal track 'the Romanian Messi'

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is watching Udinese's Romanian winger Gabriel Torje.

Reports from his homeland dub the 21-year-old the "Romanian Messi" and claim the Gunners have been impressed with his progress at Udinese.

Torje moved to the Italian side from Dynamo Bucharest for £500,000 last summer.

DVjOno4afao

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbpQN

Sheyro_07Seven

17-10-2011, 05:26 PM

jangan sampek jadi the next rambut kuda liar juga yach,...ha,.ha,.. :)) =))

Szczesny Ingin Jadi The Next David Seaman

London - Kiper Arsenal, Wojciech Szczesny, berambisi ingin mengikuti jejak David Seaman. Namun untuk saat ini, kiper muda asal Polandia itu memilih fokus untuk mengasah kemampuan dan membangun pengalaman.

Awalnya, Szczesny hanya jadi kiper keempat di skuad Arsenal. Namun pada 2010-11 ia berhasil menembus tim inti The Gunners hingga sekarang dipercaya sebagai kiper nomor satu berkat penampilan apiknya.

Sementara itu, sang idola, Seaman bisa dibilang kiper terbaik Arsenal sepanjang sejarahnya. Kiper asal Inggris tersebut sudah mengabdikan diri selama 12 tahun dan membantu tim meraup sederet prestasi, termasuk tiga juara Liga Inggris dan empat Piala FA.

Untuk menyamai Seaman, Szczesny menyadari jalannya masih panjang. Kiper berusia 21 tahun ini bertekad akan senantiasa memperbaiki penampilannya serta meyakini ambisinya tersebut bukan lah hal yang mustahil.

"Aku melakukan yang terbaik untuk tim. Jika aku bisa membangun reputasi maka akan sangat bagus. Aku merasa aku didukung fans, rekan-rekan se-im dan manajer, jadi ini terserah aku," ucap Szczesny kepada TalkSPORT.

"Sekarang aku fokus melakukan tugasku tapi masih ada banyak ruang untuk maju. Aku yakin aku bisa karena aku belum bisa melakukannya tapi aku tetap harus bekerja dan terus melakukan yang terbaik dan jika aku bisa jadi the next David Seaman seperti yang diharapkan fans maka aku sangat bahagia."

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

18-10-2011, 04:22 PM

betul,..betul,.... DO IT lagi dah,..& ngimpilah terusss kau City,....!!! :-j :)) =))

Wenger: Pemain ke City Karena Uang

kehilangan beberapa pemain intinya pada bursa transfer musim panas lalu. Dua di antaranya adalah Gael Clichy dan Samir Nasri yang memilih bergabung dengan klub kaya raya, Manchester City.

Sebelum Clichy dan Nasri, ada pemain lain yang lebih dulu menyeberang ke Eastland dua musim lalu, yakni penyerang asal Togo, Emmanuel Adebayor.

Kepindahan beberapa pemainnya ke klub milik sheik dari Abu Dhabi itu membuat manajer Arsene Wenger angkat bicara. Ia mengatakan bahwa pemain pindah bukan untuk titel juara.

"Jika Anda membandingkan apa yang telah dimenangi oleh City dan Arsenal, mereka tidak pergi ke City untuk gelar juara. Mereka pindah karena City membayar lebih besar daripada Arsenal," ujar Wenger pada stasiun radio Prancis RTL yang dikutip Guardian.

"Mereka memiliki dukungan finansial yang kuat. Apa yang telah mereka lakukan di bursa transfer tidaklah mengherankan," sambung sang "Profesor".

"Selalu ada logika finansial di balik kesuksesan sebuah klub di liga manapun. Paris Saint-Germain contohnya. Mereka punya uang lebih banyak dibanding klub-klub lain di Prancis dan mereka berada di puncak klasemen.

"Kalau Barcelona atau Real Madrid membayar tiga kali lebih rendah daripada Malaga, pemain-pemain akan pergi ke Malaga. Selalu begitu. Sesederhana itulah logikanya. Ketika pemain dihadapkan pada pilihan di antara dua klub yang punya ambisi sama, jika dia bisa mendapat bayaran tiga kali lebih besar, dia akan pindah ke klub itu. Ini hal yang wajar," simpul Wenger.

http://detiksport.com

fredrian.seven

18-10-2011, 08:21 PM

He...kata2 wenger nggak sepenuhnya bener. Emang sih sejarah arsenal lebih kinclong dibanding city,tapi ya klo dilihat saat ini ya peluang juara city jauh lebih besar arsenal.jadi wajar mereka pindah ke city meski alasan duit jadi alasan juga.nah klo bandingin United sama city baru ucapan wenger bener.mo duit ya cari di city,mo kejayaan ya di united.
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Sheyro_07Seven

19-10-2011, 09:15 AM

fredrian.seven

19-10-2011, 09:17 AM

stidakNya tim manapun gak menutup mata gaN,...klo City yg sangat terdukung & gila akan DO IT,.... :D

:think: nggak ngerti maksud kata-katanya... sorry Sob.

Sheyro_07Seven

19-10-2011, 09:18 AM

wah secepat kilat ntuk pasang pondasi neh gudang peluru,.... :D

Arsenal Beri Vermaelen Kontrak Baru

London - Karier Thomas Vermaelen dalam dua musim terakhir terhambat karena badai cedera. Tapi itu tak menghalangi Arsenal memberinya kontrak baru yang akan menahannya hingga empat tahun ke depan.

Vermaelen niscaya kontraknya akan berakhir musim panas tahun depan 2013. Namun karena penampilan primanya di lini belakang The Gunners, maka manajemen klub setuju memperpanjang masa tinggal bek asal Belgia itu hingga 2015.

Saat pindah dari Ajax Amsterdam pada musim panas 2009, Vermaelen langsung mendapat tempat di tim inti dan sebagai bek, produktivitas golnya bagus dengan mendulang delapan gol. Ia pun terpilih sebagai pemain terbaik Liga Inggris versi PFA (Asosiasi Pesepakbola Profesional).

"Saya sangat senang menandantangani kontrak baru bersama Arsenal. Saya selalu ingin tetap berada di sini. Saya merasa mendapat kepercayaan besar dari klub, dari manajer, dan juga dari fans. Itulah salah satu alasan saya ingin tetap berada di sini," ujar Vermaelen di situs resmi klub.

Sayang musim lalu ia menderita cedera achilles yang membuatnya harus absen dari September 2010 hingga akhir musim. Musim ini pun Vermaelen kembali mendapat cedera yang sama meskipun baru tampil sebanyak empat kali.

Total bek berusia 25 tahun ini sudah mengoleksi 54 penampilan selama tiga musim di Emirates Stadium. Sepeninggal Cesc Fabregas, Vermaelen ditunjuk sebagai wakil kapten ketika Robin van Persie absen.

"Kami sangat puas bahwa Thomas sudah menandatangani kontrak jangka panjang. Rencana kami selalu ingin membeli pemain dengan kualitas top dan kami sudah melakukannya dengan memperpanjang kontrak Thomas," tutur manajer klub, Arsene Wenger.

"Thomas adalah pemain spesial, yang selalu memberi kontribusi besar di atas lapangan dan kami sangat ingin dia tetap bersama kami untuk masa depan klub ini," tuntas Wenger.

http://detiksport.com

Andi Istiabudi

19-10-2011, 12:32 PM

Duh kasihan sekali nasib tim ini ...

Separuh Pemain Arsenal Ingin Pergi
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LONDON, KOMPAS.com — Manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger mengungkap kisah mengejutkan tentang timnya. Menurutnya, pada musim panas lalu, separuh pemainnya ingin meninggalkan klub.

Arsenal akhirnya kehilangan tiga pemain pentingnya. Cesc Fabregas ke Barcelona, sedangkan Samir Nasri dan Gel Clichy ke Manchester City. Namun, katanya, Arsenal bisa kehilangan lebih banyak pemainnya jika tak melakukan pencegahan dan pendekatan.

"Itu musim panas yang sangat sulit. Pasalnya, separuh dari pemain yang biasa menghuni kamar ganti ingin pergi," ungkap Wenger kepada RTL.

Pekan lalu, mantan gelandang Arsenal, Emmanuel Petit, mengecam penjualan tiga pemain penting itu. Menurutnya, Arsenal bisa "mati" jika kembali kehilangan pemainnya. Menurut Wenger, sangat sulit mempertahankan pemain jika klub lain bersedia membayar lebih.

"Bukan masalah itu (pemain ingin pergi agar bisa mendapatkan gelar). Jika Anda membandingkan dengan apa yang dimenangkan Manchester City pada masa lalu dan apa yang dimenangkan Arsenal pada masa lalu, maka Anda tak akan pergi ke Manchester City untuk memenangkan gelar. Pemain pergi ke Manchester City karena klub itu bersedia membayar lebih daripada Arsenal," ungkapnya.

"Mereka jelas memiliki kekuatan karena punya kemampuan finansial yang tinggi. Maka dari itu, apa yang telah mereka lakukan tidaklah mengherankan. Lihatlah Paris Saint-Germain (klub yang sedang kaya). Mereka memiliki uang lebih daripada klub lain di Perancis dan mereka kini di papan atas," tambahnya.

Menurut Wenger, ketidakpastian pada musim panas lalu dan cederanya Jack Wilshere membuat keadaan menjadi sulit. Namun, ia yakin timnya masih bisa bersaing untuk masuk empat besar.

"Kami mempersiapkan musim baru tanpa tahu siapa yang akan masuk. Para pemain yang masih bertahan bertanya kepada diri sendiri apa yang sedang terjadi di klub. Kami melakukan tur ke Asia. Ini sangat sulit. Yang menyelamatkan kami adalah kondisi kami yang solid dan bersatu. Klub lain akan hancur jika mengalami hal serupa," kata Wenger.

"Yang dilupakan orang adalah, kami kehilangan tiga pemain kunci dan juga Wilshere. Tiga pemain yang sangat penting di lini tengah kami. Nasri, Fabregas, dan Wilshere tak ada, dan mereka adalah kekuatan lini tengah kami pada musim lalu," ujarnya.

Wenger melanjutkan, "Sekarang kami harus membangun segalanya dari awal. Wilshere tak akan bermain sampai Januari nanti. Masalahnya, kami hanya bisa menaiki klasemen dengan lambat. Kami sangat jauh dari empat besar."

Kekhawatiran lainnya adalah kapten Robin van Persie. Pembicaraan perpanjangan kontraknya sepertinya akan sulit dan berbelit.

"Hari ini, saya tak akan menanyakan apakah Van Persie akan memperpanjang kontraknya dalam 18 bulan ke depan. Bagi saya, yang terpenting dia bermain untuk kami pada Selasa (lawan Marseille di Liga Champions). Setelah itu, pertandingan lain. Itulah cara pikir saya. Ia masih terikat kontrak sampai 18 bulan lagi. Saya tak berpikir akan kehilangan dia," ungkap Wenger.

Source : http://bola.kompas.com

Sheyro_07Seven

20-10-2011, 08:04 AM

Separuh Pemain Arsenal Ingin Pergi

weleh2,...bisa2 gulunG tikar neh gudang peluru,..... :usul:

gelar daoN deh klo tikarNya dah gak ada,.... :D :hammer:

Sheyro_07Seven

20-10-2011, 08:07 AM

wuichhh,..salut dah buat Wenger,.....yg masih setia di kursiNya,... :-bd

Dilirik PSG, Wenger Setia Arsenal

Marseille - Paris St Germain diisukan akan memboyong Arsene Wenger ke Paris dalam waktu dekat. Meski ada tawaran menarik, Wenger nyatanya tetap setiap pada kontraknya bersama Arsenal.

Wenger kini sudah memasuki tahun ke-16 melatih The Gunners. Kontraknya di sana tinggal tersisa tiga tahun. Setahun lalu sempat dirinya ditawari oleh PSG namun ditolaknya.

Kini setahun berselang, tawaran itu kembali datang dari sang pemilik PSG, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Tani. Wenger kembali diminta untuk bergabung dengan tim asal ibukota itu.

Apalagi Wenger sempat digoyang posisinya sebagai manajer Arsenal karena prestasi klub tersebut yang tak pernah merebut gelar dalam enam musim terakhir.

Ketika ditanyakan hal itu kembali saat Arsenal tengah mempersiapkan diri jelang laga Liga Champions kontra Marseille, Wenger memberi isyarat apapun dalam sepakbola tidak ada yang tidak mungkin.

"Itu bukan hal yang mustahil tapi aku tidak akan mendapat peran pelatih," tutur Wenger di Talkteam.

"Aku punya sisa kontrak tiga tahun dengan Arsenal dan aku selalu menghormati kontrakku," tegas Wenger.

"Aku sudah tahu lama Al Kalifa dan Al Jazeera (stasiun TV) dan aku memberi saran kepada mereka jika mereka ingin berkecimpung di sepakbola, memberi hak siar televisi dan hal-hal seperti itu," tandas Wenger ketika ditanya sejauh apa dirinya mengenal pemilik PSG.

http://detiksport.com

zudomiriku

20-10-2011, 01:28 PM

Arsène Wenger takes Arsenal to face old enemies Marseille

• Arsenal manager extols life in French city
• Shadow of 1990s scandal has long reach

Arsène Wenger loves Marseille. "It is the football city in France," he said. "The life of every family is linked to the football club, maybe more than anywhere else. It is part of the culture." The Arsenal manager painted a vibrant picture of southern passion and of the atmosphere that it generates at the Stade Vélodrome. Yet for him, Olympique Marseille will always trigger memories of dark forces, rage and recrimination.

Wenger took charge at Monaco in 1987 and the enemy was always Marseille. Yet it was about more than the 11 men on the field for the club. Marseille were consumed by scandal after it emerged that the president, Bernard Tapie, had bribed three Valenciennes players to take it easy against his team in a league fixture at the end of the 1992-93 season. Tapie was later jailed and Marseille were stripped of the title they won that year.

There were many victims in the controversy and Wenger would count himself prominently among them. Although only the Valenciennes match was proved to have been corrupt, Wenger had his suspicions about much of the Tapie era at Marseille and feared that his own players had been approached. After Arsenal's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona last season, when Robin van Persie was sent off contentiously, Wenger remarked that he had "seen much worse than that in my life. My own players were bought by the opponent."

Wenger believed that Monaco, the league runners-up to Marseille in 1991 and 1992, had been unfairly denied and there was also the feeling that the skulduggery had contributed to his departure from Monaco in 1994.

"We fought against people who didn't use regular methods," Wenger has said. "I am sure we would have won more titles in normal circumstances."

Wenger made a surprise admission before he boarded the flight from London to Marseille for Arsenal's Champions League Group F fixture. He had not been back to the city, he said, since he left French football. The return might also have been significant for his long-standing assistant Boro Primorac, who was the Valenciennes coach in 1993 and who testified at Tapie's trial. Wenger recognised a kindred spirit. Here, he chose his words carefully about the scandal and emphasised the point that the hierarchy at Marseille had long since changed. But the period left a deep impression on him and as he looked ahead to the match that could fire Arsenal's present campaign, he recognised that the lessons he learned could help.

"A career in management prepares you to fight against adversity and when a young manager asks me for advice all I say is, 'Survive disappointments,'" Wenger said. "You cannot imagine a career of any manager without disappointment. It makes you stronger or you get out of the job. The period in France was an interesting experience in my life and you are somewhere the product of the history of your life and of your genes."

Arsenal might not have the full Marseille experience because the Vélodrome is under capacity, due to redevelopment work for Euro 2016. Didier Deschamps's team have won only one of their first 10 league fixtures and sit 15th in the table – it adds up to a crisis – but they have won both of their Champions League matches.

Wenger knows that his players will have to dig in as they strive to qualify as group winners and avoid the fate that befell them last season, when they advanced as runners-up only to draw Barcelona in the last 16. André Santos will start at left‑back in place of Kieran Gibbs, who is out for two weeks with a stomach muscle injury, but Aaron Ramsey has recovered from hamstring trouble.

Wenger was questioned over the notion, regularly advanced in France, that he will one day take up a post at Paris St-Germain. "I don't know," he replied. "I have three years to go with Arsenal and I always respect my contract."

It was the immediate future, though, that preoccupied him. "We are a bit less under pressure than we are in the Premier League, where we are absolutely in need of winning," he said. "But this is still a game with pressure because the ties against Marseille will basically decide our Champions League future. Four points from the two ties would put us in an extremely strong position."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbwpF

Sheyro_07Seven

21-10-2011, 08:56 AM

produk ga2l,.??? wehhh,....emang seh golNya slama ne blm bs dikatan bagus slama karirNya di Arsenal,.... :D

'Arshavin Pembelian Arsenal yang Gagal'

London - Legenda Arsenal, George Graham melontarkan kritik kepada Andrei Arshavin. Graham menilai bahwa pemain internasional Rusia itu adalah pembelian Arsenal yang gagal.

The Gunners mengeluarkan dana sekitar 12 juta poundsterling untuk memboyong Arshavin dari Zenit St. Petersburg pada empat musim lalu.

Meski sempat bersinar di awal kedatangannya di Emirates, pesepakbola berusia 30 tahun ini belum menunjukkan penampilan konsisten di musim ini. Arshavin bahkan tak jarang tampil dari bangku cadangan.

Arsene Wenger memainkan Arshavin sejak awal saat Arsenal menghadapi Olympique Marseille di ajang Liga Champions. Namun di babak kedua dia digantikan oleh Aaron Ramsey yang berhasil mencetak gol semata wayang untuk memenangkan timnya.

"Arshavin adalah pembelian yang gagal," cetus mantan pemain dan manajer Arsenal itu kepada TalkSPORT. "Antusiasmenya seakan tidak di sana."

"Melawan Marseille, dan di masa lalu, dia terlihat tidak ingin berada di sana. Bagiku, dia tidak cukup bagus."

Arshavin sendiri sadar performanya kurang memuaskan. Laga melawan Stoke City, Minggu (23/10) akan menjadi ajang buat dia untuk menjawab kritk.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

22-10-2011, 10:25 AM

mungkin bener juga,...cs Koscielny kurang sigap dlm bertahan slama ne,..... ;))

Laurent Koscielny Titik Lemah Lini Belakang Arsenal

LONDON - Arsenal masih mencari konsistensi permainan pada awal-awal musim ini. Untuk tim sebesar The Gunners, peringkat ke-10 Premier League bukanlah hal yang wajar.

Ditambah, barisan belakang Arsenal dinilai sebagai salah satu titik lemah. Bayangkan saja, sampai pekan ke-8, gawang Wojciech Szczesny telah kemasukan 17 gol, terburuk ketiga dari seluruh kontestan Premier League.

Salah satu pemain yang disorot atas buruknya lini pertahanan adalah Laurent Koscielny. Bek asal Prancis tersebut dinilai belum bisa menjadi tembok kokoh bagi pasukan Arsene Wenger.

Namun tuduhan itu coba dibalikan oleh Robin van Persie. Suksesor Cesc Fabregas dalam hal kapten tim itu berujur bila Koscielny masih belum memperlihatkan kualitas sebenarnya yang dimiliki.

"Setiap pemain pasti memiliki momen yang tidak menguntungkan. Namun Koscielny sudah bermain baik sejak datang pada musim lalu. Setelah menjalani musim pertama di kancah tertinggi Liga Prancis, dia datang ke Arsenal. Aku menyukai permainannya. Dia kuat, cepat, memiliki fisik prima dan jago dalam duel udara," papat Van Persie.

http://tribunnews.com

Sheyro_07Seven

22-10-2011, 11:27 AM

yachh,..stdakNya Wenger msh mendukunglah,.... :D

Wenger: Arshavin Tidak Gagal, Dia Hebat

London -

Penampilan Andrei Arshavin bersama Arsenal naik-turun alias tidak konsisten. Meski begitu, manajer "Gudang Peluru" Arsene Wenger tetap yakin pada kemampuan penyerang internasional Rusia itu.

Arshavin baru-baru ini dikritik oleh eks arsitek Arsenal, George Graham, dan dianggap sebuah pembelian yang gagal oleh klub London utara itu.

Mendengar kritik pendahulunya itu, Wenger memberikan dukungan bagi Arshavin. Bagi sang "Profesor", pemain yang didatangkannya dari Zenith St Petersburgh itu merupakan pemain yang hebat.

"Dia adalah pemain yang hebat dan Anda harus memberinya penghargaan untuk itu. Dia perlu menjaga penampilannya. Secara pribadi aku sangat menghormatinya dan aku pikir dia adalah pemain yang hebat," dukung Wenger pada Arshavin seperti dilansir Talk Sport.

"Anda tidak akan terkejut jika aku tidak setuju dengan itu (komentar George Graham). Itu adalah opininya. Aku pikir dia telah melakukan sesuatu yang hebat untuk kami dan dia akan tetap hebat dalam beberapa bulan mendatang," lanjutnya.

Penampilan Arshavin saat turun pada matchday 3 Liga Champion kontra Marseile tengah pekan lalu masih belum mengalami perbaikan. Ia digantikan oleh Aaron Ramsey di menit 78, dan sang pengganti malah menjadi pahlawan yang mencetak gol tunggal di laga tersebut.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

23-10-2011, 11:07 AM

hemmm,....Wenger mungkin msh percaya dgn pilihanNya kali,... :D

Agen: Marouane Chamakh Tetap Di Arsenal

Chamakh belum kunjung mendapatkan kesempatan untuk kembali menjadi pemain utama di Arsenal. Ia hanya beberapa kali diturunkan sebagai pemain pengganti di musim ini.

Penyerang asal Maroko ini hanya mencetak dua gol dalam 31 gim terakhirnya untuk The Gunners. Ia pun dikabarkan akan hengkang pada Januari nanti setelah beberapa klub berminat untuk mendatangkannya.

AS Roma termasuk salah satu klub yang ingin mendapatkan Chamakh. Namun berita itu dibantah oleh agen sang pemain, Pierre Frelot.

"Berita yang menghubung-hubungkan klien saya dengan Roma dan klub-klub lainnya sama sekali tidak berdasar. Saya tidak tahu dari mana berita itu bisa beredar," bantah Frelot melalui Calciomercato.it.

"Marouane masih senang di Arsenal dan akan tetap bertahan dan dipastikan tak akan pergi pada Januari nanti. Ia tidak punya masalah dengan pelatih dan bertekad untuk membuktikan kemampuannya."

Sebelumnya, Arsene Wenger sudah menegaskan tidak berencana melepas Chamakh karena masih membutuhkan jasanya karena banyak pertandingan yang akan dilakoni sepanjang musim ini.

http://goal.com

Sheyro_07Seven

24-10-2011, 11:53 AM

smoga aja deh,..niatNya tulus,..... :D

Walcott Ingin Lebih Lama di Arsenal

London - Kontrak Theo Walcott bersama Arsenal baru akan berakhir pada penghujung musim depan. Meski begitu, winger timnas Inggris itu sudah siap untuk menegosiasikan kontrak barunya.

Musim panas lalu, Arsenal ditinggal oleh pemain-pemain kuncinya seperti Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, dan Gael Clichy. Tak ingin kekuatan "Gudang Peluru" makin berkurang, Walcott pun membuka peluang untuk memperpanjang kerjasama dengan Arsenal.

"Saya akan mendengarkan apa yang akan Arsenal katakan," ucap Walcott di Sky Sports.

"Semoga kami segera duduk bersama dengan klub dan membicarakannya," tambahnya.

Musim ini, Walcott yang sempat diganggu cedera baru tampil 13 kali di semua kompetisi untuk The Gunners. Pemain berusia 22 tahun ini menyumbangkan tiga gol dan dua assist.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

24-10-2011, 06:56 PM

yach,..semoga ja gak out ja deh,..kasihan si Wenger ntar,..... :D

Van Persie dan Gervinho Disanjung Wenger

London - Kemenangan Arsenal atas Stoke City tak bisa dilepaskan dari kontribusi besar Robin van Persie dan Gervinho. Sanjungan pun dilontarkan Arsene Wenger buat dua pemain depannya itu.

Meski mendominasi laga Arsenal dibuat kesulitan untuk menundukkan Stoke dalam lanjutan Liga Inggris, Minggu (23/10/2011) malam WIB. Keunggulan yang sempat dibuat Gervinho di samakan Peter Crouch di babak pertama.

Masuknya Van Persie di pertengahan babak kedua menjadi jawaban atas kebuntuan The Gunners. Dia mencetak dua gol yang pada akhirnya memberi tuan rumah keunggulan 3-1.

Fakta inilah yang membuat Wenger melontarkan sanjungan buat pesepakbola asal Belanda tersebut. Apalagi diakui sendiri oleh Wenger kalau kondisi Van Persie sesungguhnya tidak 100% fit.

"Dia mengalami masalah ketegangan otot, saya bahkan tak yakin dia ada di daftar pemain tapi saat kami memeriksanya pagi ini dia ternyata bisa berada di bench," ungkap Wenger usai laga.

"Babak kedua sepenuhnya milik kami, terutama setelah 15 menit pertama, dan kemudian masalahnya adalah mencetak gol. Dan Van Persie bisa melakukan itu lebih baik dibanding orang lain, dia melakukan itu saat masuk lapangan," sambung Wenger di Soccernet.

Kedua gol yang dibuat Van Persie datang dari assist Gervinho. Ditambah satu gol yang dibuat di babak pertama, striker baru Arsenal itu juga dapat pujian dari bosnya.

"Tentu saja Robin, dengan dua gol yang dibuat, layak mendapatkan kredit besar. Tapi saya pikir Gervinho sangat hidup dan sangat berpengaruh dalam pertandingan," tuntas Wenger.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

25-10-2011, 03:23 PM

emang seh,..puasa gelar itu bikin sesek di dada,..... :D

Wenger Masih Dihantui Kekalahan di Final Piala Carling

London - Arsenal mengalami kekalahan menyesakkan di final Piala Carling musim lalu melawan Birmingham City. Meski sudah lama berlalu, Arsene Wenger mengaku dirinya terus dihantui oleh kegagalan itu.

The Gunners berniat memutus puasa trofi juara sejak 2005 dengan memenangi Piala Carling. Harapan itu sirna setelah Robin Van Persie dkk. menyerah 1-2 dari Birmingham dengan sebuah gol di menit-menit akhir pertandingan pada Februari silam.

Awalnya, "Gudang Peluru" berangkat dari tim yang memburu empat gelar. Namun setelah kekalahan itu mereka berturut-turut mengalami hasil negatif dan hanya berakhir di posisi empat klasemen di Premier League.

Kegagalan ini nyatanya masih lekat di ingatan Wenger. "Ya, kekalahan itu akan menyakiti saya selamanya karena kami tidak pernah melupakan kekecewaan," ucap manajer Arsenal ini dikutip The Sun.

"Itu adalah bagian dari hidup di level manajerial, Anda tidak hanya memiliki sukses tapi juga kekecewaan. Orang-orang lupa kami telah berjuang sangat keras untuk mencapai kesana dan secara keseluruhan, kami menghasilkan penampilan yang hebat di Piala Carling tahun lalu."

Arsenal mencari penebusan dengan mencoba untuk menjuarai Piala Carling musim ini. Tapi sebelum mencapai kesana, Meriam London" harus berhadapan dengan Bolton Wanderers untuk berebut tiket perempatfinal dalam laga yang digelar di Emirates, Rabu (25/10).

"Ada rasa lapar di tim ini apapun kompetisinya. Saya tidak pernah mempertanyakan rasa lapar yang dimiliki tim saya, mereka punya sikap yang luar biasa," tambah The Professor.

"Anda bisa lihat sekarang di Emirates para fans berada di belakang kami karena sikap dari para pemain yang bagus."

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

25-10-2011, 03:50 PM

stidakNya hrs bgtu,...andai hrs out lg,..gak tega ja lihat skuad Wenger,... :D

'Van Persie Harus Tetap di Arsenal'

London - Gervinho mengakui bahwa Robin van Persie memang punya peran tak tergantikan di Arsenal. Atas alasan tersebut, dia pun berharap Van Persie tak meninggalkan The Gunners.

Setelah kepergian Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri, Van Persie kini jadi aset paling berharga yang dimiliki Arsenal. Bukan cuma karena perannya sebagai kapten tim, tapi juga karena produktivitasnya sebagai seorang penyerang.

Musim ini, Van Persie adalah top skorer sementara "Meriam London". Bomber berusia 28 tahun itu sudah membukukan tujuh gol di Liga Primer Inggris dan dua gol di Liga Champions.

Yang kemudian membuat Gervinho resah adalah fakta bahwa kontrak Van Persie di Arsenal akan berakhir pada penghujung musim depan dan Van Persie belum juga meneken kontrak baru. Dia pun berharap klubnya berusaha semaksimal mungkin untuk mempertahankan pemain timnas Belanda itu.

"Kami selalu membutuhkan pemain terbaik kami. Jadi, pemain seperti Robin, terus terang, kami butuh dia untuk tetap tinggal di klub," sahut Gervinho yang dikutip Sky Sports.

"Saya akan senang kalau dia tetap tinggal. Saya baru saja bergabung dan saya ingin dia tinggal sehingga saya bisa main bareng dia lebih lama," lanjut pemain internasional Pantai Gading ini.

"Secara psikologis, Robin bagus buat kami. Dia termasuk pemain paling berpengalaman di lapangan dan saat dia masuk, dia membuat pertahanan lawan selalu tertekan dan itu membantu permainan kami," bebernya.

"Anda selalu harus memiliki pemimpin dalam kelompok dan dia adalah pemain yang membawa tim maju. Dia adalah kapten, perannya adalah membangkitkan kelompok dan dia bertanggung jawab untuk itu," pungkas dia.

http://detiksport.com

Sheyro_07Seven

25-10-2011, 04:29 PM

smoga ja stabil deh mainNya,.... :D

Arsenal Mulai Pulih

London - Arsenal sudah mulai kembali ke jalur yang benar setelah sempat terpuruk di awal musim. The Gunners kini diklaim siap melanjutkan tren positif itu dan memberikan ancaman bagi para rivalnya.

Setelah diimbangi Newcastle United tanpa gol di laga pembuka, Arsenal kalah dua kali beruntun dari Liverpool dengan skor 0-2 dan dibantai Manchester United dengan skor 2-8.

Ini sempat membuat Arsene Wenger dan Arsenal dikritik habis fans dan juga jadi pertanda jika Arsenal sudah "habis" musim ini seiring kepergian para bintangnya.

Tapi Arsenal membuktikan jika mereka belumlah tamat dan masih membuktikan kelasnya sebagai salah satu raksasa Liga Inggris. Enam kemenangan dan satu kekalahan jadi hasil dalam tujuh partai terakhir di seluruh kompetisi.

Alhasil kini 'Gudang Peluru' sudah berada di posisi ketujuh dengan 13 poin dari sembilan laganya. Selisih enam poin dari Newcastle United di posisi ke-4.

Sebuah penampilan yang memuaskan pendukugn tentunya dan juga Wenger, yang posisinya sempat terancam. Kini Arsenal boleh lagi menegakkan kepalanya dan menyatakan siap bersaing dengan rival lainnya di papan atas.

"Kami telah menemukan kembali permainan kami - para pemain muai menyatu dan masin-masing dari kami mulai mengerti satu sama lain dan bisa bekerja sama dengan baik di atas lapangan," sahut Gervinho seperti dilansir Mirror.

"Sebelum laga melawan Marseille di Liga Champions, kami juga mengalahkan Sunderland dan mereka menyulitkan kami. Jelas kemenangan di Prancis juga membantu kami. Kami mencoba melihat laga demi laga dan setiap kemenangan adalah baik adanya untuk kami," sambung penyerang asal Pantai Gading itu.

"Luar biasa kami sudah memenangi tiga laga beruntun dan kami mulai bisa tampil lepas dan menikmati permainan kami tanpa tekanan. Kami mulai bisa memikirkan laga berikutnya dan memenanginya," tandasnya.

http://detiksport.com

Andi Istiabudi

25-10-2011, 04:48 PM

Jujur saya tidak pernah menyangka Arsenal makin melemah dalam beberapa musim terakhir. Padahal di akhir 1990an dan awal 2000an Arsenal merupakan salah satu saingan terberat United di Liga Inggris. Menurut saya hengkangnya Thierry Henry mengawali merosotnya prestasi klub asal London tersebut.

ario adi nugroho

31-10-2011, 10:52 PM

tapi kmaren mereka berhasil mengalahkan chealsea ya..hebat juga
setelah ketinggalan 2-1 duluan..
labil tapi memang performa si van persie memang msh dibutuhkan..
kalo ntar dia jadi di jual gymana ya :D

zudomiriku

01-11-2011, 02:10 PM

Van Persie denies stupid Nazi salute questions

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In a world where silent YouTube footage is the sole evidence used to condemn footballers as racist subhumans, it should come as no surprise that Robin van Persie raising his arm while celebrating a goal is automatically questioned as a Nazi salute. After scoring what would be the winner in Arsenal's 5-3 victory over Chelsea on Saturday, Van Persie ran to the corner flag, touched both shoulders and raised his arm in the direction of Arsenal's jubilant visiting fans (see it here). This, of course, means he is in love with Adolf Hitler.

Or not. Said Van Persie on his official Twitter account:

It has been brought to my attention of some ridiculous allegations concerning my celebration of one of my goals yesterday.

It is totally ludicrous to suggest that my action of brushing my shoulder and pointing to my fans could be construed as anything else but of a showing of joy and celebration.

To suggest this meant anything to the contrary is insulting and absolutely absurd as nothing else came into my mind.

It might be time we cool it with the circumstantial assumptions of evil based on easily misconstrued bodily movements. Then again, @ASCFR makes a very good case that Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny is the biggest Nazi who ever Nazied with this blatant Hitler mustache...

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http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbMGm

orang2 terutama fans Chelsea aja yg sirik klubnya tumbang oleh Arsenal & RVP sehingga mencari2 sensasi dengan menyamakan selebrasi RVP dengan salam Nazi, lha wong itu cuma selebrasi perayaan/luapan gol aja kok IMO

zudomiriku

03-11-2011, 02:27 PM

Jack Wilshere gives Spurs-supporting electrician trial by Twitter

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere was left facing a shocking dilemma after a Spurs-supporting electrician turned up to do a job at his house.

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Bright spark: Wilshere's electrician thought it'd be a good idea to reveal his tattoo (Picture: Twitter)

The Gunners midfielder didn’t take long to spot the giant Tottenham tattoo on the handyman’s arm, and immediately shared an image of the offending artwork with his army of Twitter followers.

‘So my Electrician turns up with this on his arm.....shall I let him in or not? #NaffTatts,’ wrote the 19-year-old.

‘What's the point? He'll end up sabotaging your equipment anyway!!’ replied one bright spark.

Another switched on fan said: ‘I'd be more worried about him rigging your house!’

However, it seems Wilshere eventually put club allegiances aside and let the poor bloke get on with his job.

Metro Sport can’t help but spare a thought for the poor electrician...

It’s a sad state of affairs when hard-working tradesmen are forced to pose for teenager’s social network pages before being allowed to go about their work.

Kids today, eh?!

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bbQ2V

Adhie20legend

03-11-2011, 02:43 PM

Andi Istiabudi

03-11-2011, 02:59 PM

Berikut video reaksi Van Persie usai mencetak hol ke gawang Chelsea kemarin. Masa sih ini dianggap hormat NAZI ?

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zudomiriku

15-11-2011, 11:34 AM

Arsenal may struggle to keep Robin van Persie, says Cesc Fábregas

• Former captain says his old club must keep star striker
• Dutchman wants to discuss a new contract next summer

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Cesc Fábregas says Arsenal "cannot afford to lose" Robin van Persie but admits the club may be powerless in their attempts to keep him. Van Persie's contractual stand‑off has been one of the worrying issues of the early season for Arsenal, with the captain having indicated that he does not want to discuss fresh terms until the summer, when he would have 12 months to run on his deal.

The manager, Arsène Wenger, and the majority shareholder, Stan Kroenke, have both said that the club had no option but to sell Samir Nasri to Manchester City in August, when he had entered the final 12 months on his contract and refused to sign a new one. The fear is that they could find themselves in the same situation with Van Persie.

Fábregas was the other key player to leave Arsenal in the summer, when he completed his long-mooted move back to Barcelona but he has continued to follow the team's results and he remains in contact with some of the players, particularly Van Persie, 28, who succeeded him as captain. He has 34 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2011 and 29 in 28 Premier League games.

"I don't know if they will keep him," Fábregas said. "It is his decision. At his age, if he wants to move, it will be his last chance and it he wants to stay he will stay and retire at Arsenal. We will see what he decides but he's been very loyal to Arsenal for a few years. He is a key player, the fans love him. For me, he is the role model of Arsenal, the star player and they cannot afford to lose him.

"He is having an amazing season and hopefully he will be fit for the whole season. Unfortunately, when I was there, he never enjoyed a whole season and it was one of the things I regret a little bit. I hope he can keep going like that. Could he come to Barcelona? He would fit in anywhere but I'm an Arsenal fan and I want him to stay at Arsenal."

Wenger has made it clear that there is "no problem" on the club's side; they are eager to open negotiations with Van Persie and secure him to a longer contract. The ball is in the striker's court. But Wenger has said that he is happy as long as a player gives his all for the duration of his contract and nobody can doubt Van Persie's efforts. Manchester City are prominent among the pack of clubs that sense the opportunity to tempt him away, and Anzhi Makhachkala in Dagestan would also be able to offer him a massive salary.

Fábregas, meanwhile, believes that he has proved his point to the doubters who questioned whether he would get into the Barcelona team. The midfielder has played regularly so far and he scored in each of his first four league games for the club.

"I know that some people thought I wouldn't get in the team," he said. "Maybe they didn't believe in me too much.

"Things are going very well. I'm smiling, scoring and playing. I'm with my friends every day. For me, it is like a dream at the moment. I'm playing more than I expected so I'm very happy. I want to win trophies and so far I've won two [the Spanish Super Cup and European Super Cup] and we go to the Intercontinental Cup in Japan [in December] and that would be a very nice thing to win as well.

"I speak to the boys at Arsenal. Arsenal gave me everything and I will never forget that. I will try to come and see people when we have a Christmas break in Spain. It will always be a special club. The fans have always been amazing to me. I have only amazing words to say about them. It was a shame that they started the season so badly because now they are back to winning ways and doing well."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bc3yR

si Fabregas suruh RVP bertahan, tp dia sendir pindah ke Barca :-? RVP juga mo kali pindah ke klub yg bisa memberikan gelar

zudomiriku

16-11-2011, 01:31 PM

Robin van Persie will not discuss new deal with Arsenal until summer

• Striker will only consider position at end of season
• Arsenal anxious to avoid repeat of Samir Nasri situation

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Robin van Persie will not consider negotiating a new contract with Arsenal before the end of the season even if the club attempt to force the issue, according to his representatives. This stance may even lead to bids in the January transfer window from clubs who will recognise that Arsenal may be vulnerable to an offer because Van Persie will then have only 18 months left on his current deal.

Arsenal are conscious that the striker who has scored 13 times in 19 appearances for the club this season will have a year remaining on his contract in the summer. Arsène Wenger, the manager, wants no repeat of the scenario that meant Samir Nasri had to be sold in August to Manchester City 12 months before his deal ended because he would have been able to leave for nothing a year later.

The France midfielder left for a cut-price £24m, and Van Persie has told friends he will consider his position only at the end of the current campaign – raising the prospect that he could depart for a similarly reduced fee.

Cesc Fábregas, who left Arsenal for Barcelona in the summer, offered a warning to his former club this week when he said of the 28-year-old: "At his age, if he wants to move it will be his last chance and if he wants to stay he will stay and retire at Arsenal. He is the role model of Arsenal, the star player and they cannot afford to lose him. I don't know if they will keep him. We will see what he decides but he's been very loyal to Arsenal for a few years. He is a key player, the fans love him."

Manchester City retain an interest in the Dutchman as do Internazionale, Chelsea and Manchester United while the continent's other elite clubs, who include Real Madrid and Barcelona, are sure to be monitoring his situation.

Van Persie is Arsenal's top earner following Fábregas's departure. But while the Spaniard earned £90,000 a week before bonuses the forward probably earns no more than a basic £70,000, and he has complained of Arsenal's rigid pay structure before.

After Mathieu Flamini left in the summer of 2008 to sign a lucrative deal at Milan, Van Persie said: "They should make sure that these players stay. Arsenal have a policy in which they will not go over a specific amount of money when agreeing the salary of a player. They won't pay enormous amounts of money. I think that they should go to a higher level of salary.

"If you want to keep the group together, you have to keep them happy. If you are 27 or 28, I can understand that you would make the decision to go elsewhere if you can earn three or four times as much. If that sort of money was also paid here, I'm sure that person would stay."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bc4KD

kl Arsenal juara EPL mungkin RVP bisa bertahan, tp kalo gak siap2 deh liat RVP cabut, trus si Arshavin juga nyusul. paling tinggal Rosicky ama Wilshere deh yg jagonya (ama Gervinho)

zudomiriku

22-11-2011, 03:38 PM

Wojciech Szczesny Tries To Pick Up Glamour Model On Twitter, Fails Spectacularly

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Arsenal ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny tried to pick up a girl on Twitter recently – a girl by the name of Letesha Collins, an ‘aspiring glamour model’ who currently makes her living as a presenter for adult nudey rudey channel Elite TV and whose work clothes consist of little more than a smile on occasion.

All well and good, the only problem being that Szczesny has a girlfriend and, after learning of this fact, Letesha decided to let the keeper’s missus (and the rest of Twitter) know all about his advances – posting a screenshot of the Pole’s private message, along with the following caption:

“[Follow] @13Szczesny13 or just give him a call, clearly isn’t too fussed about giving his number out. Have a good FRIDAYYYY.”

Collins then came under a barrage from Arsenal fans, asking why she went public, to which she replied that she is ‘sick of footballers doing this kind of thing’.

Who knew?

Want to see a little picture of the ‘aspiring glamour model’ in question? Here you go…

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http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bc8jC

zudomiriku

24-11-2011, 01:44 PM

10 Reasons it Sucks To Support The Gunners

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As a lifelong Arsenal fan, there isn't too much about the club which bothers me—but there are, of course, a few things which I wish were different.

I'll attempt to list 10 reasons why supporting Arsenal can be an annoyance at times in this article.

1: Few Opportunities To See Arsenal Play

I only live a few hundred miles from London. That may not seem like a lot to fans living far overseas, but it severely limits my ability to see the team play live.

The Irish Sea is a great barrier to my ambitions, as flights to London are never too cheap and accommodation has to be paid for, too.

When you factor in a trip to the club shop and a beer or two with some friends, a trip costs a minimum of €350.

That's not an easy sum to come up with on more than one or two occasions in a season. It's generally easier to get tickets for home games against teams who aren't challenging near the top of the table, but of course the tickets for big games are more desirable.

I would love to make a trip to an Arsenal away game, as the atmosphere among their traveling fans seems to be quite magnificent.

I was lucky enough to see Arsenal visit Dublin three times in the George Graham era for preseason friendlies. However, since Arsene Wenger took over, their preseason tours have taken a different direction.

2: Ticket Prices

Arsenal have a fantastic new stadium, but it has to be paid for—and this has led to their ticket prices being among the highest in all of Europe.

A rise of 6.5 percent for the current season was roundly criticised by their fans, but the vast majority of seats are still full at the Emirates. With the current international recession, football fans are struggling to cope with the costs of attending their clubs matches weekly.

Unfortunately, teams like Manchester City and Chelsea have skewed the transfer market with the vast amounts of money their owners have put into them. This has resulted in higher wages all round, and when it comes for the time to meet the costs of those wages, the fans are the ones to suffer.

I would love to think the new financial fair play rules will put a stop to "sugar daddies," but I severely doubt it.

3: Arsenal's Inability To Kill Off Games

I have lost count of the number of times I have sat through the last few minutes of a match involving Arsenal and just waited for the opposition to equalise.

Of course, it doesn't always happen—but it feels like it at times. Arsenal seem to have a habit of making their fans suffer until the very last minute far too often for my liking.

There have been some famous instances of Arsenal blowing leads in the last few seasons, with the 4-4 draw away to Newcastle being the ultimate submission. Arsenal tend to score more late goals than any other team, but from a fan's perspective they seem to actually conceded far too many.

I long for games when Arsenal go into a good early lead and maintain that lead until the final whistle.

4: Slow Information From The Club

In the fast moving world we live in, it seems like the Arsenal club website has forgotten about their fans at times.

The latest news on Arsenal can be found all over the Internet, but the wait for official confirmation can take days at times. I have often thought that the staff on the club website all get the entire weekend off during the summer.

5: Arsenal Have No Real Local Rival

As the Premier League table stands, Tottenham Hotspur are above Arsenal, but nobody believes it will last until the end of the season. Since Arsene Wenger took the reins at Arsenal, they have finished ahead of Spurs in every single season he has been in charge.

Surely a real rival would at least finish above them once in 15 years.

The rivalry with Spurs is based on geography only, as their near neighbours have not managed a league title in over 50 years. In fact, they have only won two league titles total compared to Arsenal's total of 13, which is hardly the record of a real rival.

6: Arsenal Haven't Won A Trophy In Six Years

I have sat through longer trophy droughts for Arsenal in the past, but rarely during those years did they look like winning a trophy. In the past six years, Arsenal have challenged for at least one trophy almost every season. They have lost three finals in that time, as well as competing in the Premier League despite the huge costs involved in building their new stadium.

When this current season ends, Arsenal will have gone seven years without a trophy if they don't win one this time around. But they could go another seven years without a trophy, and it still wouldn't affect how I feel about them.

7: Arsenal Are Perceived As A Selling Club

The recent departures of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona and Samir Nasri to Manchester City have only added to the perception that Arsenal are a selling club.

Both players went for very different reasons, but there is no doubt that Nasri would have probably stayed if Arsenal were able to offer him the money Manchester City did. The Cesc departure was a little different, but if Arsenal had enough money to build a team around him, he might have been convinced to stay a few more years.

Wenger has never spent large sums of money on any player, and usually he sells them to other clubs when he decides it's time to let them go. If Arsenal are to lose the tag of a selling club, they desperately need to hang on to Robin Van Persie. The vast wages being offered by City are very tempting to players, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

In the past, the majority of players who have left Arsenal under Wenger have gone on to achieve very little, and others would do well to heed that. He is one of the main reasons some of those players have become as good as they are, and other managers don't always treat their players in the same way.

8: Arsenal Have Never Won The Champions League

Supporting a club should never be dependant on trophies won, but it is sometimes frustrating that Arsenal have never won the "Holy Grail" of trophies.

They did manage to reach the Champions League final in 2006, but they fell to two late goals from Barcelona after playing most of the match with 10 men. That was a tough night for Arsenal fans, but hopefully the next time they reach the final, things will be different.

It's a huge task for any club to reach the Champions League final, and other English clubs with a lot more money than Arsenal have also failed to win it. If the vast amounts of money Roman Abramovich has put into Chelsea have failed to win them the trophy, then what are the chances for Arsenal?

However, Wenger continues to build team after team which can challenge at the very highest level.

9: Infighting Amongst Arsenal Fans

Over the last couple of seasons, divisions have arisen among certain sections of Arsenal fans. The main divide seems to be caused by either pro- or anti-Arsene Wenger factions, who cannot tolerate the opinions of their opposites at times.

All Arsenal fans want the very best for the club, but not everybody can always agree on the same methods.

It has led to the unfortunate sight of blows being traded between Arsenal fans at the Emirates, as they disagree over aspects of the management. I'm certain that Wenger has made some mistakes at times, but I am also certain that he has the best interests of the club at heart.

I simply cannot understand some that Arsenal fans aren't able to have different opinions without coming to blows.

10: The Football Season Is Only Nine Months Long

It's not easy for the fans of any club to find something constructive to do during the summer months. There are international tournaments every couple of years, but real club fans usually only have a passing interest in their national teams.

English fans of Arsenal can find it particularly hard to support their national team when the likes of Ashley Cole and John Terry are permanent members of that side.

I'm from Ireland, and even though my national team has qualified for Euro 2012, I would gladly give it up for an Arsenal trophy. It's hard to associate with a team which includes players from teams like Stoke City, Spurs and Birmingham, and even harder to cheer those players on when my real loyalties belong to Arsenal.

I know the players need to have a rest during the summer, and the transfer speculation can sometimes make for a little bit of interest, but you just can't beat real football.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/952081-arsenal-fc-10-reasons-it-sucks-to-support-the-gunners#

dari awal musim gak diunggulkan krn kehilangan Farbregas, Arsenal skrg sudah kembali ke trek & sedang berusaha masuk 4 besar. tp feeling gw seh kyk musim lalu, start bagus, kehabisan bensin menjelang akhir musim trus RVP cabut, tau deh nasih Arsenal musim depan

zudomiriku

28-11-2011, 02:11 PM

Keown urges Arsenal to sign Thierry Henry as Van Persie backup

Exclusive: Ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown has urged Arsene Wenger to re-sign Gunners legend Thierry Henry in order to ease the pressure on goal-machine Robin van Persie.

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The Dutchman has been in scintillating form in 2011, scoring 38 goals in 41 games for club and country, but Keown - like many fans - is keen to see Arsenal dip into the January transfer market to sign suitable backup for the 28-year-old.

‘We trust in Wenger [on any new signings],’ Keown told Metro Sport.

‘Perhaps we need a centre forward. [Thierry] Henry is now training with the team and it’d be nice if he came in on a loan period, but that would only be a short term solution.

‘There’s a lot on Van Persie’s shoulders. It’s not about one player, but he’s scoring the goals, and we need another goal scorer.’

The Gunners currently have Marouane Chamakh and Ju Young Park competing to deputize for the Dutch international, but both have so far failed to impress when given their chances in the first-team, leading fans and pundits to predict an injury to Van Persie could spell the end of Arsenal’s season.

However, Keown believes there’s more to the north Londoners' resurgence than just the ex-Feyenoord man’s form, and has hailed Wenger’s deadline day signings as one of the keys to the recent upturn in fortunes.

‘They’ve come to terms with the nightmare result at Old Trafford,’ added Keown.

‘The team have really gelled, and Wenger’s had time to work with the new signings and I think he’s chosen well.

‘There are some good characters there. [Per] Mertesacker is a real leader type, and [Mikel] Arteta is also a very mature player, which you need among a group of youngsters.

‘I don’t think there was enough in the past, but also Van Persie has been a different class.

‘Him being captain has given him that extra bit of responsibility. Every time he picks up the ball he’s trying to do something with it, and invariably he does.’

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bc9qz

zudomiriku

30-11-2011, 02:18 PM

Arsenal tracking £20m Germany striker

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stepped up his interest in Germany striker Lukas Podolski.

Gunners scouts watched the Cologne star in their defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday, which confirms the 26-year-old is firmly on Wenger's radar as he looks to strengthen his forward line.

Arsenal also fancy Borussia Dortmund forward Mario Gotze, even though the German club do not want to sell the player, who has also drawn interested from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, in January.

However, they have a more pressing need for a central striker as they want top quality cover and competition for - and someone to potentially partner - Robin van Persie.

Podolski fits that bill, and would also prove Arsenal's ambition to Van Persie as they look to persuade the Dutch striker to sign a new contract.

A bid of around £20million could tempt Cologne to sell, as Podolski is out of contract in 2013.

Arsenal have had an eye on Podolski since they played Cologne in pre-season.

They have followed up their early interest with several scouting missions and believe he is capable of playing as a lone striker or in a more traditional 4-4-2.

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Podolski escaped unhurt on Monday after getting into a car crash as he drove to training.

Police say three people in the car hit by Podolski's were taken to be examined in a hospital as a precaution.

Podolski said: “Thank God, nothing much happened.”

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bca20

ario adi nugroho

30-11-2011, 02:33 PM

ga liat gol nya..jadi ga bisa komentar banyak.
apakah sepak pojok apa gol...tapi hasil ya hasil....:D

Arsene Wenger: Hasil Ini Tak Adil

Sang Profesor merasa frustrasi karena The Gunners telah berupaya keras namun tak mendapat hasil setimpal.

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Arsene Wenger amat kecewa menyikapi kekalahan Arsenal di tangan Manchester City pada perempat-final Piala Liga Inggris, Selasa (29/11) malam.

Manajer The Gunners asal Prancis itu memandang ketersingkiran setelah kebobolan gol semata wayang Sergio "Kun" Aguero di Emirates tak pantas diderita pasukannya.

Torehan striker Argentina itu sendiri berawal dari proses serangan balik cepat yang dilancarkan City setelah Arsenal gagal memaksimalkan sebuah situasi tendangan penjuru.

"Ini hasil yang tak adil, tapi saya merasa kami sedikit naif karena itu adalah sepak pojok bagi kami, tapi justru gol untuk mereka," kata Wenger kepada wartawan.

"Saya tahu kami berada dalam masalah karena tak mengambil waktu cukup untuk mengambil sepak pojok tersebut."

"[Johan] Djourou baru saja hendak maju untuk ikut menyambut corner itu, tapi dia malah mesti tetap bertahan di belakang. Kami tak menyisakan cukup waktu untuknya untuk kembali dan di sanalah petaka buat kami."

"Tapi saya sendiri juga merasa bahwa kami memang tak mengambil tendangan-tendangan penjuru dengan baik."

"Yang membuat sangat frustrasi adalah kami kecolongan gol di saat kami berusaha mencari kemenangan. Secara overall juga laga ini membuat kami frustrasi karena kami telah berusaha sangat keras namun tak mendapatkan hasil setimpal," tandas Sang Profesor.

http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1108/sepakbola-inggris/2011/11/30/2780656/arsene-wenger-hasil-ini-tak-adil

zudomiriku

01-12-2011, 01:36 PM

No action to be taken over Nasri and Frimpong's post-match 'handbags'

• Incident at end of Carling Cup match not reported to FA
• Arsenal and Manchester City players clashed in tunnel

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Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong will not face any action over their post-match tunnel row at the Emirates Stadium, which was dismissed by an Arsenal spokesman as "handbags".

The pair clashed verbally after Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal in their Carling Cup quarter-final, but the incident has not been reported to the Football Association.

Nasri, who had been given a torrid time by the home fans on his first return to Arsenal since his summer move to City, was involved in a heated exchange with Frimpong as they left the pitch, which continued in the tunnel.

An Arsenal spokesman said: "Words were exchanged – that was that, there were no punches thrown but there was a lot of noise. Sami was speaking in French and Mani wasn't. It was handbags but they didn't even touch."

After Nasri's departure from Arsenal to City in the summer, Jack Wilshere had tweeted: "Good luck to my friend @Nanas08 – learnt a lot from him. World class player! Will be missed!" But Frimpong appeared to mock this or Nasri's decision when replying: "'Pfffff come on Jack."

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Samir Nasri of Manchester City, left, and Arsenal's Emmanuel Frimpong exchange words at the end of their Carling Cup quarter-final.
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While Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, said he did not see the argument and admitted "frustration" at his side's defeat after they had dominated the tie, Roberto Mancini stated that only in January could he assess City's chances of winning all three domestic trophies this season.

The City manager said: "I don't know if we can win all three. The season is hard. December and January will be crucial months because we play big games every three days. After January we will know if we can win or not."

Regarding Nasri, who is yet to become a regular first-choice at City after his £25m move, Mancini added: "I think Nasri can play better than tonight. It [the booing] maybe affected him. It's not easy for him after being here [at Arsenal] for a few years. He's a very top player. When you arrive in a new team sometimes it takes time to settle in. He can improve a lot because he is a champion."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcanV

ario adi nugroho

03-12-2011, 04:03 PM

setengah musim belum jalan
dan kami (united) pun masih menempel dgn ketat...

Arsene Wenger: Manchester City Favorit Juara

Wenger mengakui Arsenal sulit menjuarai Liga Primer Inggris.

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City masih memuncaki klasemen sementara Liga Primer musim ini. Wenger meyakini klub besutan Roberto Mancini menjadi favorit utama untuk menjuarai liga, sementara timnya hanya mengincar posisi lolos ke Liga Champions musim depan.

Setelah mengalami start yang buruk, The Gunners perlahan mulai bangkit kembali terutama berkat performa gemilang Robin van Persie, dan untuk sementara ini menempati peringkat kelima.

"Kesimpulan utamanya, setelah start yang buruk kini kami kembali ke papan atas untuk bersaing memperebutkan tiket ke Liga Champions. Kami juga sedang berjuang untuk bisa berada di peringkat yang lebih tinggi lagi," ucap Wenger pada media.

"Kami harus meneruskan momen yang bagus ini dan melupakan hasil seri melawan Fulham pada akhir pekan lalu. Setidaknya ada tujuh atau delapan tim yang bersaing meraih gelar juara, tapi saya pikir Man City jadi favorit utama."

"Kami mengakui sulit untuk bersaing meraih gelar karena selisih poin yang cukup lebar. Namun ini baru memasuki pertengahan musim dan segala sesuatunya masih bisa terjadi. Yang terpenting kami harus selalu tampil maksimal dan konsisten di pekan-pekan mendatang."

http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1108/sepakbola-inggris/2011/12/03/2784862/arsene-wenger-manchester-city-favorit-juara

zudomiriku

05-12-2011, 03:53 PM

Arsenal told to up £25m bid for Dortmund star

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Arsenal have been told they will have to smash their transfer record to land Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Gotze.

The Gunners were hoping to agree a £25m fee now and tie up the deal when the transfer window re-opens in January – but the Bundesliga champions have told them they will not accept anything less than £30m.

Arsene Wenger, keen to add quality to his midfield following the summer departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, is desperate to land one of the hottest talents in Europe and has made his move now in a bid to head off interest from Manchester United, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

The potential signing of Gotze and other quality additions to the squad could be seen as a real statement of intent and Wenger hopes it could also persuade skipper Robin van Persie to commit his long-term future to the club.

Van Persie, who has been in formidable form this year, has 18 months left on his current contract and is expected to leave next summer if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcb45

zudomiriku

07-12-2011, 01:33 PM

Arsenal target set for Dortmund stay, says teammate

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Arsenal face a major struggle to sign Borussia Dortmund's teenage sensation Mario Gotze after his close friend and fellow team-mate Kevin Grosskreutz revealed he will see out his contract until 2014.

Gotze has been strongly linked with a £30m move to north London and Arsene Wenger was hopeful that a deal could be agreed in January.

The German international played a major role in helping Borussia Dortmund win the Bundesliga last season and has been attracting interest from a number of top clubs across Europe.

Arsene Wenger has been keen to find a replacement for Samir Nasri who left the club during the summer, but he may have to switch his attentions elsewhere after Grosskreutz said he will stay at the German club for the next three-years.

Grosskreutz said: "He cannot leave without me because we are always together. Gotze and I will stay until 2014."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcbQL

Gotze masih muda, ntar tunggu 2-3 tahun lagi deh baru pindah ke klub gede di Spanyol/Inggris

zudomiriku

07-12-2011, 04:14 PM

Neymar is Wenger's dream purchase

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed his top transfer target would be Neymar.

Neymar, 19, recently signed a new contract with Santos despite being strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid in January.

The Brazilian international is unlikely to become a transfer target for Arsenal, though, as he is valued at around £40 million.

Wenger was quoted as saying in The Sun: "If I had the money today, I'd put it on Neymar. You can't say that Neymar is Pele as he had won the World Cup by the age of 17.

"He has the potential to be one of the future great strikers but at the moment there's a big difference between the Brazilian league and a European league."

Santos legend Pele believes Neymar could go on to be an even better player: "He has the ability to be better than me. Neymar and Lionel Messi are technically good - but Neymar is more complete.

"He shoots with both feet and dribbles from both sides. Messi has more experience."

Arsenal will not host their traditional Emirates Cup pre-season tournament next summer because of the London Olympics.

The Games are set to run from July 27 to August 12, leaving little window for the Gunners to host the weekend event ahead of the start of the new Premier League campaign.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said: "Although we are disappointed that we cannot stage the Emirates Cup in 2012, we completely understand and accept the situation.

"Over 100,000 people have attended the Emirates Cup each year since we introduced the competition in 2007, and this would have only added to the demands on London's infrastructure during the Olympics.

"Of course, we would have preferred the Emirates Cup to have been staged in 2012, but we completely respect the situation and like everyone, are fully supportive of, and looking forward to a successful London 2012 Olympic Games.

"We are already planning ahead to bring three high profile clubs to Emirates Stadium for 2013.''

Arsenal embarked on a first major overseas tour to the Far East last summer, which they could do again in 2012.

"We are looking at a number of options. The calendar is complex, but we hope to be able to confirm our plans soon,'' Gazidis said.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcbQD

wah ternyata diem2 om Wenger ngincer Neymar toh

Andi Istiabudi

10-12-2011, 05:31 PM

Wah Arsenal punya patung baru untuk menghormati 3 legenda klub mereka.
Selamat untuk fans Arsenal yach :)

herzgiggsy

10-12-2011, 07:30 PM

Wah Arsenal punya patung baru untuk menghormati 3 legenda klub mereka.
Selamat untuk fans Arsenal yach :)

harusnya ada selametannya juga nih dari fans Arsenal...=D>=D>

Andi Istiabudi

11-12-2011, 12:01 AM

Sayang David Seaman belum dibuat patungnya padahal dia kiper legendaris Inggris dan Arsenal lho :)

fredrian.seven

11-12-2011, 01:41 AM

Kaki kiri RVP mantep banget. Punya akurasi dan power bagus. Nggak salah wenger bilang dia punya kaki kiri salah satu yang terbaik di dunia. golnya vs everton bener2 worldclass, first time, keras tapi akurat.
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Ucup Carrick

11-12-2011, 03:07 AM

gua kira Bertie Mee yang mau dijadikan patung...rupanya ada yang lebih legendaris lagi buat Arsenal..Herbert Chapman ini...

zudomiriku

13-12-2011, 01:59 PM

Everton keen to lure Thierry Henry back to the Premier League

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Everton boss David Moyes made a cheeky attempt to lure Thierry Henry back to the Premier League.

Henry, currently training with Arsenal during the MLS off-season, was at Arsenal for the club’s 125 year anniversary celebrations.

Moyes is desperate to strengthen his strike force in January and would love to snap up Henry on loan from New York Red Bulls. Henry is due back for a Red Bulls training camp on January 15.

Everton did a similar arrangement with LA Galaxy and Landon Donovan in the past and Moyes admits he had a quiet word with Henry.

Moyes said: “I already asked him (Henry) on the way in. I asked him, he’ll tell you; if he wants a game let me know.”

Moyes, who took off Louis Saha midway through the second half and replaced him with centre half Sylvain Distin, insisted that he is keen to bring in a striker and added: “I’m hoping we might be able to do something.”

Henry has already made it clear that he has no intention of rejoining Arsenal even on a short term deal.

But Arsenal winger Theo Walcott says that Henry is in good enough shape to play in the Premier League.

Walcott added: “Thierry still looks good, is training with us and you hear the fans chanting: ‘sign him up, sign up.’ I don’t know if there’s any chance - you’d have to ask the boss that.

“He’s still fit, playing in the MLS and enjoys playing his football so much that I don’t think he wants the break.”

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcxrJ

Sir Alsep Ferguson

16-12-2011, 02:03 PM

wuitsss.....ada fabregas baru nih di arsenal
tapi sayang matanya benjol gede

maaf lg gak bisa buka gambar nya...silahkan di klik aja link nya

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2074464/Arsenals-Jon-Toral-gets-horror-injury-FA-Youth-Cup.html

Welcome to England! 'New Cesc Fabregas' beaten black and blue in Arsenal's youth team loss

By Sportsmail Reporter

Last updated at 10:34 AM on 15th December 2011

Arsenal fans will hope 'the new Cesc Fabregas' enjoys better days.

Much in expected of Jon Toral, who moved to the Premier League from Barcelona last the summer, sparking a war of words between the Spanish giants and the Gunners.

But however vicious his transfer tussle, nothing can compare with the shiner he was left sporting as his new club crashed out of the FA Youth Cup in the third round.

The 2009 winners were taken all the way to extra time by Derby County at Underhill, before the Rams, who had first-team player Mason Bennett in their ranks, snatched victory in dramatic circumstances.

And while Toral's ego will be aching this morning from the defeat, so too will the 16-year-old's left eye having picked up a nasty looking injury during the match.

Toral, who was featuring alongside another summer recruit Hector Bellerin, has already featured in the reserve team for the Gunners, despite many of the regulars at the level being several years older.

The experience with older players has certainly helped. Toral, who's mother is English, brushed off the giant bruise above his eye and played on until the very end.

So it seems the Spanish can do it on a cold winter's night...

ario adi nugroho

17-12-2011, 07:08 PM

ya semoga akhir minggu nanti bisa ngalahin city ya..
seri juga gpp...cemangad kak :D

Sering Kehilangan Pemain Mudanya, Wenger Frustrasi

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London - Arsenal dikenal sebagai pencetak pesepakbola muda berbakat dan cepat meroket jadi bintang. Ketika mulai banyak yang pergi, Arsene Wenger mengaku dibuat frustrasi oleh hal itu.

Sudah banyak pemain muda yang ditelurkan oleh Arsenal melalui tangan dingin Wenger. Contoh mudahnya adalah Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri, dari bukan siapa-siapa dan sekarang sudah menjadi pemain besar.

Namun semua hal ada konsekuensi dan Arsenal harus menerimanya ketika sodoran fulus dalam jumlah besar membuat para Fabregas, Nasri serta para pemain kuncinya pergi. Kehilangan yang nyatanya masih dirasakan Wenger hingga saat ini dan membuatnya terpukul.

Diakui Wenger memang dengan adanya klub yang mempunya kekuatan finansial macam Manchester City atau Real Madrid, sulit bagi klub manapun untuk menahan bintang-bintang muda yang dimiliknya.

Arsenal sendiri dalam dua-tiga musim terakhir selalu "dilucuti" amunisi terbaiknya oleh City. Sebelum Nasri dan Gael Clichy, sudah ada Emmanuel Adebayor dan Kolo Toure, yang mungkin tak bisa tenar seperti sekarang jika tak dipoles Wenger.

Sementara Arsenal masih punya Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey atau bahkan seorang Robin van Persie, bukan tak mungkin dalam beberapa musim ke depan Wenger akan mengalami hal serupa lagi.

"Pada akhirnya ketika Anda menjual pemain, Anda tidak bisa mengeluh karena pada beberapa sisi Anda akan mengatakan 'ya kami membiarkannya pergi' dan Anda harus melakukan hal terbaik untuk klub, namun selalu menyakitkan jika kehilangan pemain usia 23 atau 24 tahun," keluh Wenger seperti dilansir Soccernet.

"Perbedaan finansial antara kami dengan tim macam Manchester City menjadi besar saat ini untuk menahan para pemain selama delapan, sembilan atau 10 tahun. Oke, kami kehilangan Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira dan beberapa pemain sebelumnya. Namun mereka sudah bermain delapan atau sembilan musim di sini," sambungnya.

"Ini adalah pertama kalinya kami kehilangan pemain dengan umur di mana mereka mulai bisa menghasilkan, seperti (Cesc) Fabregas dan Nasri, yang baru berumur 24 tahun. Disitulah titik Anda memulai menjadi pemain sepakbola," analisa pria asal Prancis.

"Anda harus berani juga untuk memainkan pemain berumur 18 tahun dan Anda harus memberi mereka kesempatan, di mana Anda tidak hanya harus melindungi pemain itu, namun juga Anda harus bisa menyingkirkan beberapa pemain," pungkasnya.

http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2011/12/17/164117/1793554/72/sering-kehilangan-pemain-mudanya-wenger-frustrasi

Andi Istiabudi

23-12-2011, 06:21 PM

Guys, ini beberapa foto Arsene Wenger tempoe doeloe dari masa ke masa :D

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Andi Istiabudi

30-12-2011, 03:06 PM

Rumornya Thierry Henry bakal kembali memperkuat Arsenal dengan status pemain pinjaman.
Wah lini depan Arsenal bisa kembali tajam nih. Secara pribadi saya suka dengan gaya permainan Henry yang lincah.

Redsbusby

30-12-2011, 11:40 PM

Salah 1 striker elegan dan flamboyan ini akhirnya balik lg ke Inggris untuk 2 bulan masa peminjaman..

Wenger Konfirmasi Peminjaman Henry

London, detiksport - Fans Arsenal tak lama lagi akan melihat aksi Thierry Henry dalam balutan kostum The Gunners. Arsene Wenger sudah mengonfirmasi soal peminjaman Henry dan tinggal menunggu persetujuan dari New York Red Bull.

"Deal-nya peminjaman dua bulan - masih ada dokumen-dokumen yang perlu diurus, kesepakatan, jaminan. Aku tidak mengurusi soal itu, namun saat ini masih belum komplet," tutur Wenger seperti dilansir Reuters.

Rumor mengenai Arsenal akan meminjam Henry kencang berhembus sepekan ini, setelah Henry mengunjungi eks klubnya dari 1999 hingga 2007 itu untuk menjalani latihan. Sebab MLS baru saja menyelesaikan musimnya dan akan bergulir lagi Maret.

Meski sudah berumur 34 tahun dan tentunya penampilannya tak seperti masa emasnya, Henry dinilai Wenger sebagai back up yang ideal di posisi pemain depan. Dua strikernya, Marouane Chamackh (Maroko) dan Gervinho (Pantai Gading) akan membela negara di Piala Afrika dari 22 Januari hingga 12 Februari.

"Kami harus menghormati seluruh kesepakatan dengan MLS dan Red Bulls untuk finalisasi. Jadi kami belum bisa mengumumkannya dulu karena belum ini belum tuntas," sambungnya.

"Kami melakukannya karena Marouane Chamakh dan Gervinho akan pergi ke Piala Afrika dan dia akan jadi pengganti yang ideal selama dua bulan," pungkas Wenger.

Henry adalah pencetak gol terbanyak klub asal London Utara itu dengan torehan 226 gol dari 369 penampilannya. Ia pindah ke Barcelona pada musim panas 2007 sebelum akhirnya memilih berkarier di Amerika Serikat tahun 2010.

Redsbusby

30-12-2011, 11:40 PM

Andi Istiabudi

01-01-2012, 12:59 PM

Wah bisa terwujud Henry-Van Persie-Huntelarr, trio maut nih ...

Arsenal Siapkan Rp 211,3 M untuk Huntelaar
Hery Prasetyo

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Arsenal menyiapkan dana 15 juta pounds (sekitar rp 211,3 miliar) untuk membeli striker Schalke 04 asal Belanda, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Manajer Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, membutuhkan tambahan penyerang. Sebab, Arsenal tak bisa terus mengandalkan Robin van Persie seorang. Sementara Gervinho dan Marouane Chamakh belum juga menunjukkan ketajamannya.

Selain ada rencana meminjam Thierry Henry, Arsenal juga ingin membeli striker secara permanen. Huntelaar merupakan pilihan utama Wenger.

Menurut beberapa media Inggris, Huntelaar akan cocok jika harus diduetkan dengan Van Persie. Apalagi, keduanya sama-sama dari Belanda dan membela timnas.

Wenger sebenarnya sudah lama mengincar Huntelaar, saat dia masih muda. Namun, saat itu dia kalah dari Real Madrid. Huntelaar akhirnya pindah ke AC Milan, kemudian baru bergabung dengan Schalke.

Source : http://bola.kompas.com

ario adi nugroho

03-01-2012, 12:42 PM

mengenai kekalahan arsenal tadi malam..
gw juga kaget..bangun tengah malam..cari minum.setel TV,,liat arsenal main...ga ada 1 menit tau" gol 2-1 :D

Wenger: Wasit Salah Ambil Keputusan

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Keputusan wasit Lee Probert yang mengabaikan insiden dijatuhkannya Gervinho oleh mantan bek Arsenal yang bermain untuk Fulham, Philippe Senderos, di kotak penalti saat kedua tim bertemu di Craven Cottage, membuat Wenger merasa sangat kecewa.

Arsenal sendiri akhirnya harus mengakui keunggulan Fulham dengan skor 2-1. Unggul terlebih dahulu di menit ke-20 lewat Koscielny, Arsenal harus kebobolan dalam lima menit terakhir dan itupun setelah mereka bermain dengan 10 orang.

"Wasit mepengaruhi hasil laga dengan cara yang sangat salah, itu pendapat saya," ucap Wenger dalam konferensi pers setelah laga.

"Kami bermain bagus di babak pertama dan di babak kedua kami kelelahan di 10 menit terakhir. Kami kalah karena kami bermain 10 orang."

"Kartu kuning pertama (untuk Djourou) tak seharusnya kartu kuning. Kartu kuning kedua seperti kesalahan bagi kami. Kami seharusnya mendapat penalti di babak pertama ditambah dengan fakta bahwa kami tak memanfaatkan peluang di babak pertamalah yang membuat segalanya menjadi berbeda."

"Kami tidak beruntung karena harus bermain dengan 10 orang. Saat tim anda mengalami hal ini, maka akan sangat sulit diatasi dan sulit membuat perbedaan besar karena anda bermain 48 jam sebelumnya. Ini terlalu sulit," keluh Wenger.

"Ketika Djourou mendapat kartu kuning pertama, lawan membuatnya agar mendapatkan kartu kuning kedua padahal Djourou tak melakukan apapun. Saya melihatnya, saat mereka menggunakan Kerim (Frei) untuk membuat Djourou mendapat kartu kuning kedua dan mereka berhasil."

"Saya tak ingin membuat cerita untuk media. Saya memberitahu anda dari game yang saya lihat, saya tidak peduli dengan yang lain."

"Saya hanya merasa Djourou selalu terancam untuk mendapat kartu kuning kedua. Kalian bisa melihat pertandingannya lagi," pungkas Wenger.

http://www.ggintersport.com/eng/news/2703012012050844/wenger-wasit-salah-ambil-keputusan/

Trezz Kiko

03-01-2012, 02:23 PM

saya juga kaget om, uda unggul dari babak pertama, eh jebol, eh malah jebol lagi di injury time. kebiasaan arsenal kecolongan di menit akhir :-?

Andi Istiabudi

03-01-2012, 02:52 PM

Memang sudah nasib Arsenal, hehehe ... :D

zudomiriku

04-01-2012, 01:45 PM

Thierry Henry pictured in Arsenal shirt before sealing loan move

A slip-up from Arsenal’s web team saw a picture of Thierry Henry in the current home shirt posted online, even though the striker has yet to finalise his loan switch from New York Red Bulls.

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Despite Arsene Wenger confirming that the Gunners all-time record goalscorer will return to the club for two months during the Major League Soccer off-season, Henry’s signing has still not formally been announced.

However, Arsenal web bods mistakenly posted a picture of Henry posing in the 2011/12 home shirt on a story in which Robin van Persie heaps praise on the Frenchman, before quickly removing it and replacing it with a snap of the 34-year-old in his training top.

Despite the gaffe, Henry remains on the verge of officially completing his comeback to the Emirates, and could be in line to face Leeds in the FA Cup on Monday 9.

The Frenchman’s last appearance for the club came in 2007 before he left to join Barcelona for £14million

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcYSr

memang Henry lebih keren pake jersey Arsenal, sudah takdirnya. Arsenal beruntung pernah memiliki Henry

zudomiriku

04-01-2012, 02:09 PM

Arsenal's Arsène Wenger rages at referee after Fulham defeat

• Manager angry with Lee Probert after Johan Djourou red
• 'Nothing went for us from the referee, nothing at all'

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Arsène Wenger voiced dark conspiracy theories in a bitter tirade at the referee Lee Probert after watching his 10-man Arsenal side stunned at the very last by Fulham to miss the chance of moving back into the Premier League's top four. The manager could not contain his fury at Probert's decision to dismiss Johan Djourou in the 78th minute and he accused Fulham's players of attempting to get the stand-in right-back his second yellow card.

Wenger argued that the Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker had been fouled by Clint Dempsey in the build-up to Djourou's sending-off, which came after he leaned in on the match-winner Bobby Zamora – TV replays failed to support the view – and he even contested Djourou's first card, given in the 63rd minute, for a tackle through the back of Moussa Dembélé.

He went on to highlight his counterpart Martin Jol's decision to introduce the substitute Kerim Frei as evidence that Fulham were targeting Djourou and he also raged at the non-award of a first-half penalty when Philippe Senderos lunged at Gervinho. There had been contact, even if Gervinho's fall felt a little theatrical. Retreating into the mentality of the siege, Wenger argued that it was far from the first time his team had been denied a penalty.

"The referee influenced the game completely the wrong way in my opinion," Wenger said. "We cannot influence that. We had a good first half … in the second half we were more tired and in the last 10 minutes we lost the game because we were down to 10 men. The first yellow card was not a yellow card; the second yellow card was a foul for us. It was also 100% a penalty for us in the first half.

"When Djourou got the first yellow, every time they went down to get him the second yellow. He did nothing at all. I saw it coming because when Frei came on the game was all [about] looking for the second yellow card for Djourou. The referee was naive enough to give it. We played many games recently and we knew that if we dropped our level we would be in trouble. But we would not have been in trouble if we had stayed with 11 on the pitch."

At Craven Cottage Jol revelled in his first triumph over Wenger at the ninth attempt – the pair have plenty of previous from Jol's time at Tottenham Hotspur – and he did little to debunk his rival's fears about the 69th‑minute introduction of Frei. "Maybe he could accuse me of trying to do something but I don't think the players can do that," Jol said. "The only thing I did was put Frei on the flank and he is an exciting player. He went one-versus-one all the time and that was probably the problem for Djourou. He probably could have had a second booking before he got it, to be fair."

Wenger accepted that his team had the chances to kill the game and he lamented the "stupid" late goals that they conceded – Zamora's winner came in the second minute of added time. But he bubbled with frustration at perceived injustices and he did nothing to back away from his claim that Jol and Fulham had attempted to force Djourou's dismissal.

"We do not need to make stories for the newspapers," Wenger said. "I tell you about the game that I have seen. I don't care about the rest. I just felt that every time … Djourou was on the fringe to get a second yellow.

"There was too much at stake in the game … we needed absolutely everything to go for us and to be right. We are guilty because we still gave two goals away in a stupid way and we didn't take our chances but, as well, you must say that nothing went for us from the referee, nothing at all. We cannot change that. We have to live with it, unfortunately."

Wenger marched towards Probert at full-time before seeming to think better about a confrontation and diverting towards the dressing room. "You know what you get [in those situations]," he said, before he addressed the subject of the non-penalty awards. "We had a penalty in our last game [against QPR], a clear handball; we had a penalty at Man City; we had a penalty at Villa Park [none of which were given]. You should not ask me why. I don't know."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcYSt

Wenger berang, tp Jol bilang Djourou malah layak dikartu merah lebih awal. dilapangan lain, Lampard yg harusnya layak dpt kartu merah malah lolos dan jadi pencetak gol kemenangan

zudomiriku

04-01-2012, 02:35 PM

Arsene Wenger Struggles To Find His Coat Pocket As Gunners Struggle To Find The Back Of The Net

Seeing your team squander a whole load of chances in the first half and then capitulate in the second would be enough to make anyone a teeny bit frustrated at the very least. However, the failure of his team, and Theo Walcott in particular, to make the most of their first half dominance looks to have sent Arsene Wenger a bit mad.

Watch, over and over, as he struggles to put his hand in his coat pocket before turning around to hide his embarrassment. Arsenal fans will no doubt be hoping he has a few quid tucked away in there, ready to splash out on a new player or two.

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http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bcYSF

zudomiriku

06-01-2012, 01:37 PM

Thierry Henry's loan to Arsenal hits a snag over return date to Red Bulls

Arsenal have been thwarted in their attempts to hand Thierry Henry a run out for their reserves, after complications over the paperwork with New York Red Bulls meant he couldn't be registered in time.

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Henry has already agreed personal terms on his two-month return to the Gunners on loan during the MLS off-season, but jostling over exactly when the 34-year-old returns to the Red Bulls and paperwork detailing his insurance have held the deal up significantly.

Manager Arsene Wenger had hoped Henry would be match fit in time to make his second debut against Leeds United in the FA Cup on Monday, but sensing he's behind schedule, a run out for Arsenal's second-string against Sunderland this afternoon was seen as ideal in ramping up his fitness levels.

However, with the paperwork still waiting to be confirmed and signed off by the Red Bulls, Henry wasn't able to be registered in time, and will now face a race against time to make the clash with Leeds.

A sticking point to the lengthy negotiations has been when Henry returns to America, with the Red Bulls wanting him back in time for their Arizona training camp on February 20th, while Arsenal are hopeful he will be allowed to stay until the North London derby with Tottenham on the 26th.

The final processes of the deal are expected to be confirmed in the next 48 hours.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bd27y

Andi Istiabudi

07-01-2012, 01:11 AM

Selamat datang kembali Thierry Henry !!!
Semoga bisa kembali mencetak banyak gol keren di Liga Inggris :)

finza_13

10-01-2012, 07:07 AM

Arsenal 1 - 0 Leeds

Thierry Henry made the perfect return to Arsenal when he emerged as a substitute to score a late winner in the FA Cup third-round tie against Leeds United.

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Henry, back in Arsenal colours for the first time since he left for Barcelona in 2007, scored his 227th goal for the club with 12 minutes remaining amid emotional scenes at the Emirates.

The 34-year-old - back at the club where he was recently honoured with a statue on a two-month loan from New York Red Bulls - had only been on 10 minutes when the magical moment arrived.

Henry took a pass from Alex Song in his stride in the area before steering a composed, angled, right-footed finished tantalisingly out of the reach of Leeds United keeper Andy Lonergan.

It finally broke the stubborn resistance of Leeds and was the signal for an outpouring of emotion as Henry pumped his chest in celebration after racing to hug his mentor Arsene Wenger on the touchline.

Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny raced the length of the field to join the celebrations while Henry later indulged in a spot of impromptu cheerleading as he urged the supporters who worship him to even greater backing for Arsenal in the closing stages.

It was the perfectly scripted finale to a contest that needed Henry's Midas touch against a Leeds side who battled in a manner that did manager Simon Grayson and their magnificent travelling support great credit.

At the final whistle, with the first task of his temporary return to the club completed, Henry raised his arms to the heavens before falling into the arms of his Arsenal colleagues and taking the acclaim of an elated crowd.

Henry's presence, even on the bench, enlivened the stadium when he came out to warm up and later when his name was announced to rapturous applause.

And the 45 minutes that followed only increased the appetite and anticipation for his return as Arsenal dominated but failed to breach a resilient and well-organised Leeds defence.

With leading scorer and captain Robin van Persie rested, attacking duties fell to Andrey Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh, the pair combining in the opening moments only for the Russian to fire wildly over the top.

Sebastien Squillaci then headed narrowly wide and Aaron Ramsey was unable to navigate a way around Lonergan after he was played into the area by Arshavin.

Leeds United's big chance, in a half they spent mainly on the retreat, came when Luciano Becchio found space in the box but shot wastefully off target.

Arsenal's defensive resources have thinned out in the face of mounting injuries - and they were depleted further before the interval when Francis Coquelin pulled up with a hamstring problem and was replaced by Nico Yennaris.

The momentum remained with Arsenal after the break as Lonergan saved well low to his left from Mikel Arteta after the Spaniard was set up by Chamakh, and Arshavin fired across the face of goal after picking up Zac Thompson's misplaced pass.

Henry's increasingly energetic sprinting along the touchline drew a loud reaction from Arsenal's fans and he was finally introduced with 22 minutes left, replacing Chamakh. Theo Walcott also came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Henry was given a hero's welcome as he set about the business of attempting to break down a Leeds side proving as stubborn as they had been here at the same stage of the FA Cup last season.

And the moment Arsenal had been waiting for came with 12 minutes left as Henry gathered Song's pass in his stride before sparking scenes of ecstasy on and off the pitch with a perfect finish to set up a fourth-round tie at home against Aston Villa.

Leeds refused to be distracted by the euphoria and almost snatched a replay in the closing stages as Szczesny saved well from substitute Mikael Forssell.

This, however, was Henry's night and Henry's story. Now Arsenal fans will hope he can write fresh chapters before returning to the United States.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2

Andi Istiabudi

10-01-2012, 11:16 AM

Wow Henry mencetak gol saat penampilan perdana comebacknya dengan Arsenal ? Hebat !!!

finza_13

10-01-2012, 11:53 AM

Wow Henry mencetak gol saat penampilan perdana comebacknya dengan Arsenal ? Hebat !!!

setengah musim kemarin sempet jadi RVP FC
setengah musim kedepan kaya'nya berubah jadi Henry FC :hammer:

zudomiriku

10-01-2012, 11:54 AM

Wow Henry mencetak gol saat penampilan perdana comebacknya dengan Arsenal ? Hebat !!!

hanya butuh 10 menit doank pas gantiin Chamakh

Arsenal 1 Leeds 0: King Henry takes just 10 minutes to settle it with trademark strike

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Vintage: The match-winner was a trademark finish from the Frenchman on his return

Arsenal are a bit like Thierry Henry these days: not quite as good as they used to be. But nobody here at the Emirates cared.

Not when the finest player to have so far graced the Barclays Premier League, in the opinion of this observer anyway, marked an emotional return with a goal that secured victory in this FA Cup tie.

‘I don’t want to be a hero,’ declared the 34-year-old Frenchman prior to the encounter but, seriously, who was he trying to kid?

The supporters who witnessed a 78th-minute finish that generated the kind of roar Arsenal feared had been left behind at Highbury will be naming their children after him.

The roof almost came off their smart new home last night. There was a split second when the Emirates held its breath, when Henry dropped off Zac Thompson to receive a super pass from Alex Song.

But then came the trademark Henry finish. The shape of the body, the shape of the foot and the shape of a shot that curled beyond Andy Lonergan and inside the far post.

‘He’s still world class,’ Arsene Wenger had argued in justifying his decision to bring his former captain back on loan. Nobody was going to argue.

‘It looks like the best transfer business is to bring back your old players,’ said Wenger afterwards.

Prior to Henry’s arrival from the bench after 68 minutes, Arsenal had made hard work of this contest.

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Just like the old days: Thierry Henry scores the winner for Arsenal

It was not as tense as last year’s meeting with Leeds, when Cesc Fabregas scored a late penalty to secure a replay at Elland Road and Simon Grayson’s spirited side seemed to be on the verge of condemning Wenger to his first defeat as Arsenal manager by lower league opposition.

But it was no less impressive, the class of 2012 struggling to capitalise on the possession they enjoyed with a goal that would see them through to a fourth-round tie with Aston Villa

In the end, though, it felt like it was simply part of the script. As Grayson said ‘it was written in the stars’. From the front cover of the match programme that declared ‘he’s back’ to the sight of Henry looking to the heavens, arms aloft, at the sound of the final whistle.

Afterwards he said it felt different to the 226 goals he had scored in the 370 games that marked his first spell with the club. In his words it was like a fan scoring for his team. He could not have put it any better.

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Sitting there on the bench for the opening hour, Henry must have wondered what had happened to the club he left in 2007. The side, after all, was a poor imitation of the one he was once part of. Of those who started, only Alex Song was a member of the first-team squad he left for Barcelona.

It did not take long for them to demonstrate why they needed him back, Andrey Arshavin squandering an opportunity which Henry’s statue would have handled better.

Arsenal were dominating in terms of possession, with Aaron Ramsey, Song and Mikel Arteta all impressing and Sebastien Squillaci going close with a header.

But a first half summed up by the sight of injured midfielder Jack Wilshere yawning on television demanded that a certain Arsenal legend joined the action.

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Interested spectator: David Beckham was among the special guests in the crowd watching on

The fans started to cry Henry’s name from the moment the second half began, and the fact that Adam Clayton and Tom Lees were impressing as much as they were for Leeds was clearly making them anxious.

Wenger waited until there were 22 minutes left before caving in to their demands by taking off Arshavin and the equally ineffective Marouane Chamakh.

On went Henry, wearing 12, as did the young man who inherited his No 14 shirt, Theo Walcott. One has to wonder if the Frenchman asked the Englishman to swap as they stood there on the touchline.

No matter. Within 10 minutes Henry had marked his return in the most magical manner imaginable. The days when he would also beat six players might have disappeared with the inevitable loss of pace that comes with age.

But the talent, the touch, the sheer beauty of what he does with a football — those remain.
It was actually never ‘va va voom’. It was more graceful than that. The striker’s equivalent to the midfielder that was Paul Scholes.

As Henry reminded us, they just made it look easy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2084409/Arsenal-1-Leeds-0-Thierry-Henry-settles-it.html

wah ada Beckham nonton, habis nonton derby Manchester lanjut nonton koleganya di MLS maen, mumpung MLS lagi libur

irfi_1

10-01-2012, 02:55 PM

pasti bermimpi saat henry mengangkat piala utk arsenal ya
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Wenger: Comeback Henry Seperti Mimpi
http://www.bola.net/inggris/wenger-comeback-henry-seperti-mimpi-8ff5e5.html
Bola.net - Comeback The King Henry terasa begitu sempurna dini hari tadi, Arsenal dibawanya lolos ke putaran 4 Piala FA berkat gol tunggalnya dan Wenger menyebut seperti sebuah mimpi.

Pria yang dulunya dipuja bak seorang Raja di London oleh para Gooners tersebut membuat malam tadi begitu emosional, masuk sebagai pemain pengganti dan ia mencetak gol kemenangan atas Leeds United.

Sebuah penempatan bola ke tiang jauh yang selalu khas dari Thierry Henry muncul lagi, dan berikut ini tanggapan dari pelatihnya, Arsene Wenger.

"Dia sudah menjadi legenda di sini, dia hanya butuh sedikit menyesuaikan beberapa hal saja untuk bisa padu pada keseluruhan cerita," ucap Wenger.

"Ini sedikit mirip mimpi karena ini hanya cerita singkat yang akan Anda ceritakan pada anak-anak Anda, kepada mereka yang ingin tahu sepak bola,"

"Sayang sekali hal itu tidak bisa terlalu sering terjadi di laga kami, namun sesuatu pasti bisa terjadi," tutup pelatih yang kebetulan juga senegara dengan Henry itu. (fifa/lex)

Andi Istiabudi

10-01-2012, 03:33 PM

Henry comeback langsung mencetak gol.
Seandainya kemarin Scholes comeback dan mencetak gol juga pasti sangat berkesan banget tuh ...

dery pramudito

10-01-2012, 09:44 PM

arsenal bahaya nih seiring comeback nya henry, seperti ada motivasi tersendiri. patut diwaspadai united secara 2 minggu lg tandang ke emirates

zudomiriku

11-01-2012, 12:56 PM

Wenger weighs up Abidal move

Gunners may approach Barca full-back during winter window

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Sky Sports sources understand Arsenal are weighing up a move for Barcelona's Eric Abidal, with the full-back's contract running down.

The France international will see his current deal at Camp Nou expire at the end of the season.

Barca have been locked in extension talks for some time, with it their desire to keep the 32-year-old in Catalunya.

Abidal is yet to agree fresh terms, though, and has hinted in the past that he may end his five-year association with the Primera Liga giants.

A return to France has been touted, while a move to the Premier League has also been mooted.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7419566/

Andi Istiabudi

11-01-2012, 07:32 PM

Video pertandingan comeback Henry kemarin :)

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zudomiriku

12-01-2012, 12:37 PM

Wojciech Szczesny Scores Twitter Own-Goal, Jokes That Aaron Ramsey ‘Looks Like A Rapist’

Arsenal’s gifted young goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has made the latest in a long line of footballing Twitter boo-boos. Indeed, it’s not even his first offence.

On responding to a photo team-mate Aaron Ramsey has posted of himself at a golf event, the Polish international Tweeted: “I don’t wanna be rude mate but you look like a rapist on that picture.”

Ramsey responded: “jealousy is not a good thing mate”.

To make matters worse, Szczesney followed that up with “Looking like a rapist/pedofile (sic) isn’t a good thing either ;)”

However, after a rap on the knuckles from his employers, the 21-year old was forced to apologise: “”I’m sorry if anyone was offended by my previous tweets. There are some thing (sic) we should not joke about and I have crossed the line. Sorry!”

To be fair to the Arsenal ‘keeper, his comments would have been harmless if said to Ramsey in person. However, on Twitter, the whole world (including every journalist alive) is watching.

Personally, if I was in charge of a professional club (the idea of Pies United is currently been discussed with a number of oil oligarchs), I think I’d ban the use of Twitter by players. Yes it does give players somewhere to connect with the ordinary fan, but with so many people waiting to pounce on any even slightly dodgy Tweet, is it really worth it?

By the way, here’s the photo Ramsey Tweeted (he’s on the right)…

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He looks rather dapper in my opinion!

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdaR3

zudomiriku

17-01-2012, 11:41 AM

Thierry Henry shows Arsenal's anger after Swansea send them packing

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Arsenal could not contain their anger after succumbing to a defeat that leaves them struggling to hold on to Chelsea's coat-tails in the race for the Champions League qualification places. First Thierry Henry became involved in a row with one of the travelling supporters. Then Arsène Wenger fiercely criticised Michael Oliver, the referee, accused Nathan Dyer of diving to win a penalty and lambasted a dreadful defensive performance from his team.

Henry's set-to with an Arsenal fan came after the final whistle, when the players went across to applaud their followers. It is understood the striker, who had replaced Andrey Arshavin in the 63rd minute, clashed with the supporter after taking unkindly to his criticism of the players, the Frenchman telling him that he should support rather than berate the side.

According to a club spokesperson Henry had said: "No matter what, you should support the team." The 34-year-old, making the second appearance of his loan from New York Red Bulls, also appeared to make a 'yapping' gesture at the fan with his left hand and pointed as if to invite the individual to address him on the pitch.

These incidents should not take all the attention from Swansea. Wenger, amid his rant, gave credit to the Welsh side, acknowledging they deserved to win a compelling game that will live long in the memory in these parts. Danny Graham delivered the final blow, the Swansea striker shooting across Wojciech Szczesny 45 seconds after Theo Walcott had hauled Arsenal back to 2-2. Arsenal could still have salvaged a point but a gilt-edged chance dropped to Per Mertesacker and the Germany international inexplicably sliced wide from inside the six-yard box, leaving Wenger struggling to come to terms with the outcome.

"Swansea played well but the game was decided by some strange decisions – the first one was the referee who gave a penalty that was a complete imagination and was a good dive. Well done to the player who did it," Wenger said. "And from then on I feel there were some other turning points, like when we came back to 2-2 we made straight away a defensive mistake, similar to Fulham [a late 2–1 defeat after leading 1–0], where there was a lack of appreciation of the goal.

"Our defensive performance was not good enough and that's why we lost the game. When we came back to 2-2, I thought we had a good chance to win the game. Their keeper made some great saves and we also missed some unbelievable chances that are very difficult to understand and explain. But apart from all that, well done to Swansea, they played well and they deserved to win."

With that Wenger got up and departed after answering one question, the Frenchman providing a couple of terse responses to inquiries about Arsenal's defensive problems as he headed out of the conference room. He had spent the best part of 10 minutes waiting for Brendan Rodgers to finish his media duties and a police escort was waiting to take the Arsenal bus back to the airport, although this sobering result gave him another good reason to get out of the Liberty Stadium as quickly as possible.

The penalty award that upset Wenger looked soft but Aaron Ramsey appeared to make slight contact with Dyer's ankle, prompting Oliver to point to the spot and give Scott Sinclair the chance to bring Swansea level after Robin van Persie had earlier beaten Michel Vorm at his near post. In that context Wenger's criticism of Dyer, who was the game's outstanding performer on an afternoon when Fabio Capello had come to watch another English winger (Walcott), seemed harsh.

There was certainly no argument with Wenger's assessment of Arsenal's defensive display, especially for the second and third goals. Arshavin, who set up Van Persie's opening goal but was otherwise anonymous and predictably withdrawn in the second half, played a careless pass to Ramsey that allowed Joe Allen to pinch possession in the lead-up to the second goal. On the third Laurent Koscielny was caught out of position, with Arsenal failing to take heed of the adage that a team are most at risk of conceding straight after scoring.

That is enough criticism of Arsenal. This was a hugely impressive Swansea display that demonstrated they have resilience within their ranks as well as flair. Ashley Williams was outstanding at the back, Allen provided some lovely touches in central midfield and Dyer carried a threat whenever he got the ball, his penetrative runs making life difficult for Ignasi Miquel, the Spanish defender who was making his first Premier League start, and just about everyone else in the Arsenal defence who tried to stop him.

There were raucous scenes at the final whistle as Rodgers punched the air after a win that lifts Swansea to 10th place. "It was a wonderful victory and performance from us. I'm very proud of the players and it's a great day for the people and the city of Swansea," said the manager, who made a point of highlighting how well his English front three – Dyer, Graham and Sinclair – played in front of Capello. "They were a massive threat and it's probably given him something to think about."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdjD9

zudomiriku

18-01-2012, 11:56 AM

Arsenal express an interest in signing Robin van Persie's son

• Arsenal have offered Shaqueel van Persie a training place
• Van Persie Sr has postponed contract talks until the summer

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Robin van Persie has revealed that Arsenal want his five-year-old son to enter their youth training ranks. Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, has built a reputation for unearthing young gems but following the blood line of a star player would appear to be a fresh tactic. More seriously, the gesture could be construed as a part of the ongoing attempt to bind Van Persie to the club for the long term.

Shaqueel, who has shown great promise in both football and golf – he sometimes beats his father at the latter – plays for a team close to the Van Persie family home. Van Persie has been so impressed with the team's coach that he has been happy for Shaqueel to remain with him and ignore Arsenal's calls.

"I honestly have to say that he [Shaqueel] has got a lot of talent for football," said Van Persie, the Arsenal captain. "I recognise a lot of stuff of myself in him. His coach is really great. Arsenal has invited him a couple of times to come and play there but he likes it at his club. He's sensitive for a good atmosphere. Just like me.

"He loves to play golf. You've got some great golf courses here. He's taking lessons and we regularly play a round. Sometimes he beats me! He's got a great gift for where the ball has to go. My shots sometimes end up in the bush; his always go straight. He says: 'Dad, I'm going to chip now, gimme my this or that club.' He can do that perfectly as well."

It is not entirely unusual for Premier League clubs to seek to accommodate the young sons of players. Damian, the son of Rafael van der Vaart, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and Van Persie's international team-mate with Holland, trains every week with the Tottenham under-sixes.

The Arsenal striker, who is in prolific goal-scoring form, has postponed new contract talks until the summer, when he will have 12 months to run on his deal. A host of clubs are monitoring the situation, chief among them Manchester City and, in an interview with NUsport magazine, Van Persie spoke of his admiration for Barcelona.

"I still think you can achieve most by playing beautiful football," he said. "Look at Barcelona. Their football is something unique, beautiful to watch. We will never forget it. But sometimes, they also depend on the individual actions of [Lionel] Messi or somebody else.

"Nobody can play beautiful football all the time. That's what I tell the boys [at Arsenal]. When it doesn't go smoothly, just try to kill the game.

"I'm still a lover of the game and I will always be but I've become more realistic. It's too romantic to think you can only win by playing beautiful football. Barcelona is the exception."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdkYz

pic yg di trit funny pic itu mungkin ada hubungannya ama artikel ini, pic Wenger lagi USG bayi didalam kandungan wanita, Wenger disinggung mahir dlm melihat talenta baru, sesuai dengan julukannya Profesor
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Arsenal Incar Anak Van Persie
Andi Abdullah Sururi - detikSport

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London - Arsenal sedang mendekati dua orang bernama belakang Van Persie. Robin masih dijaga supaya mau memperpanjang kontraknya, dan sang anak, Shaqueel, pun tengah diincar untuk masuk akademi The Gunners.

Van Persie senior akan habis kontraknya di tahun 2013, dan ia masih menahan pembicaraan mengenai perpanjangan kontrak dengan klubnya itu setidaknya sampai musim panas depan. Pemain internasional Belanda itu sudah berada di London utara sejak 2004.

Sambil menunggu Van Persie memperbarui kontraknya, Arsenal juga dikabarkan mendekati Shaqueel, anak pertama sang bintang, dari pernikahannya dengan seorang wanita keturunan Maroko bernama Bouchra. Mereka berharap bocah lima tahun itu mau masuk akademi "Gudang Peluru".

Shaqueel, yang juga disebut Van Persie berbakat bermain golf, saat ini bermain untuk sebuah klub di daerah kediaman keluarga mereka di London. Tapi sejauh ini sang ayah masih membiarkan anaknya bermain di klub lokal tersebut, karena cocok dengan pelatihnya.

"Jujur harus aku katakan, dia (Shaqueel) punya bakat besar untuk sepakbola. Aku melihat banyak hal dari diriku dalam diri dia. Pelatihnya (saat ini) sangat baik. Arsenal mengundang dia beberapa kali, tapi dia suka di klubnya sekarang. Dia sensitif pada atmosfer yang bagus. Sama seperti aku," tutur Van Persie dilansir Guardian.

Bukanlah hal yang aneh apabila klub-klub Premier League mencari talenta-talenta muda dari anak pemain-pemain mereka. Anak laki-laki Rafael van der Vaart, misalnya, setiap minggu berlatih dengan skuad Tottenham Hotspur di bawah usia enam tahun.

Keterangan foto: Keluarga Robin van Persie saat "bertamu" ke klub Al Wasl untuk bertemu pelatih klub Dubai tersebut, Diego Maradona, pada 7 Januari 2012. Van Persie dan istrinya, Bouchra, dikaruniai dua anak: Shaqueel dan Dina Layla. (Al-wasl/AFP)

http://www.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2012/01/17/113412/1817540/424/arsenal-incar-anak-van-persie?bt1033

zudomiriku

19-01-2012, 12:05 PM

Thierry Henry Fairy Tale Is Just a Distraction to Arsenal's Empire in Decline

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Everybody loves a comeback. It's the grandest statement of sporting defiance there is—to stand before the ruthless gods of time and say your body is not for the breaking. In one act, you become equal parts Greek myth, Hollywood schmaltz and beer-soaked sports-bar legend.

Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal was more emotive than most. A matter of weeks before announcing his comeback, Henry was in tears outside Emirates Stadium as the club unveiled a bronze statue of him celebrating a goal—a feat witnessed 226 times between 1999 and 2007 by fans incapable of mentioning his name without the word "legend" hanging off it.

Henry was more than a great player for Arsene Wenger's Arsenal during those years. He was a revolutionary whose spirit has shaped the modern identity of the club. Henry's fearless expression on and off the pitch was the embodiment of Wenger's bold footballing philosophy.

You could argue he set the standard for the game they play today.

Where Tony Adams had screamed, scrapped and gone to war for his place in Arsenal lore, so Henry glided around Highbury with an almost serene grandeur. It was as if a different species entirely had landed in north London, and with Henry's arrival, the Gunners said goodbye to the past and embraced a more cultured future.

Arsenal's evolution, like natural selection, was compounded by success. Wenger had already won a Double when Henry arrived from Juventus in 1999, and they'd win another in 2002 on his lead. A further title followed in 2004 before the club picked up its most recent honor when it beat Manchester United in the 2005 FA Cup Final.

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Little wonder fans greeted news of Henry's comeback with such unadulterated joy. Not only were they welcoming back the player most considered the best they'd seen, but they were also celebrating the return of a man whose very presence transports Arsenal fans to a more glorious place in their recent past.

Pretty intoxicating stuff to the neutral, let alone a diehard Gooner, six long years without a trophy.

That's the part about comebacks that sets them up for anticlimax. By their very nature they're unlikely, so how do you resist the urge to take the implausibility to its most unnatural conclusion?

It begins with "Henry can give Arsenal a boost." Then you get, "Henry can inspire Arsenal to win a trophy." Be honest, how many Arsenal fans have wondered if Henry might stay on and help them win the Champions League?

For a brief moment, a heady cloud of optimism blocked out everything that's made Arsenal fans so miserable these last few years.

Lack of ambition in the transfer market, a succession of their best players leaving the club in their prime (Nasri, Fabregas, Clichy, Vieira, even Henry himself), the vulnerability of a squad lacking in depth, defensive fallibility and the missing ingredient of an on-field leader, to name but a few.

And when Henry scored against Leeds, you'd be forgiven for thinking neither he nor Arsenal's success had ever gone away. With one in-to-out curler from the inside left channel, so Henry cured all of the Gunners' ills.

At least that's how it felt until Wenger's team was beaten at Swansea on Sunday, and Henry found himself answering an irate fan after the final whistle. "No matter what, you should support the team," Henry apparently told the man in question.

No sooner had Henry given Arsenal fans a window into their glorious past, than they found him immersed now in their faltering present.

Perhaps it was the reality check Arsenal fans needed—to see their regenerated hero cast alongside a team so clearly inferior to the ones he conducted during his reign. Perhaps it served to remind them that the loan signing of a 34-year-old from MLS, no matter how beloved, is not the solution to an empire in decline at The Emirates.

The arrival of Henry serves sentiment, and it serves Arsenal's fiscal sensibilities, but it won't change anything in the long run. If anything, it will curb the (limited) potential for Wenger's desperation in the transfer market and make it even more unlikely that a big-name player will arrive this winter.

That, in turn, makes Champions League football next season all the more difficult to achieve.

It's all very well planning for UEFA's financial fair-play rules, but if you're not in the Champions League when they come in, who's going to want to play for you?

And if you can't attract new players, how do you keep the talented ones you have—the likes of Robin van Persie and Jack Wilshere? Do you just accept they'll go the way of Cesc Fabregas?

As much as Henry is a talisman and remains a potential match-winner, the most Arsenal fans should expect from his two-month return is a collection of romantic cameos to add to his legend and the healthy return on sales of his replica shirts to be put into their transfer kitty.

Anything more is unfair on both themselves and the great man himself.

Henry is a great fairy tale alright, but he's not the answer to Arsenal's ills. Unless, that is, he can convince Wenger to get the credit card out.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1026434-thierry-henry-fairytale-is-just-a-distraction-to-arsenals-empire-in-decline

Trezz Kiko

24-01-2012, 12:55 PM

kasian juga ama Arshavin, kaya di anggap gak bisa ngebantu Arsenal. :-S

Van Persie Bantah Pertanyakan Keputusan Wenger

Bola.net - Robin van Persie membantah adanya disharmonisasi antara pemain-pemain Arsenal dengan manajer Arsene Wenger pasca kekalahan dari Manchester United di Emirates, Minggu (22/1) kemarin.

Usai pertandingan, Wenger sempat mendapat ejekan dari suporter Arsenal atas keputusannya menarik keluar Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain dan memasukkan Andrei Arshavin.

Setelah Arshavin masuk, The Gunners justru kebobolan oleh gol penentu kemenangan United yang dicetak Danny Welbeck, sembilan menit jelang laga berakhir.

Dari rekaman televisi, Van Persie tampak kecewa ketika Chamberlain yang tampil gemilang lawan United harus ditarik keluar dan digantikan Arshavin.

"Saya tak mempertanyakan keputusan pelatih, saya hanya sedih melihat Alex (Chamberlain) keluar lapangan karena dia adalah yang memberi assist pada gol kami," kata Van Persie kepada The Sun.

"Saya tahu bukan kapasitas saya untuk mempertanyakan keputusan Arsene Wenger. Dia adalah bos kami, dia membuat keputusan dan itulah yang terjadi. Selesai perkara,"

"Saya sudah bekerja sama dengan pelatih untuk waktu yang lama dan tahu selalu ada alasan di balik keputusannya. Ketika Arsene membuat keputusan, itu karena dia memiliki banyak informasi yang mungkin orang lain tak tahu dan dia tak akan mengecewakan tim ini,"

"Saya sangat mengaguminya. Saya dan manajer punya hubungan yang bagus di tim ini. Saya tak ingin ada kesalahpahaman pada situasi ini," pungkas Van Persie. (dm/zul)

zudomiriku

25-01-2012, 02:38 PM

Arsenal Fans Have Fallen Out of Love With Arsene Wenger

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It was the most telling of Premier League showdowns—one that encapsulated the recent histories of both teams, and at the same time provided a snapshot of a rivalry fading in relevance.

Manchester United, the perennial winners, as ever found a way. Arsenal, the perennial tantalizers, flirted with glory like a punchy schoolboy in shorts, only to end up in a heap, surrounded by jeers.

At least it wasn't 8-2.

But in some ways, this defeat hurt Arsenal more than the one inflicted by United at Old Trafford at the start of the season. That one was a freak of a nature, a day where everything went wrong and everything went in.

This time, Arsenal met a more familiar demise—one their fans have seen all too often against lofty opposition. Arsene Wenger's team was outplayed and outfought at The Emirates. They were found wanting when their fans wanted it most.

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"Spend some f***ing money," they sang, as Wenger's team drifted toward a third straight Premier League defeat. And as the minutes ticked by, so the mood of disharmony began to escalate into one of spirited mutiny.

It was Wenger's curious decision to replace the rampaging Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with Andrei Arshavin that sparked the dissenters into life.

The bold young winger had no sooner laid on Robin van Persie's equalizer than he was replaced by the Gooner collective's scapegoat-in-residence. Even van Persie let on he was miffed. The crowd was far less subtle about it.

No sooner had Arsenal fans glimpsed a brighter future than their ineffectual present came back to haunt them. Wenger's substitution felt like a statement of lack of intent, and the revolution was being televised.

The elfish Russian entered the field to boos, and with his script waiting to be written. When he gifted Antonio Valencia the freedom of the penalty area, Danny Welbeck's emphatic winner for United damaged not just Arshavin's already-ravaged reputation but also that of the manager who paid a club-record £15 million for him.

"You don't know what you doing," they sang of the manager some still call Le Professeur. And as they filed angrily into pubs around the stadium, those who once posed as the Frenchman's disciples gathered around TV screens to spit bile in his direction as he took to the stand to defend himself.

"Oxlade-Chamberlain had started to fatigue, started to stretch his calf, and was not used to the intensity. He was sick during the week," said a defiant Wenger afterwards.

"Arshavin is captain of the Russia national team. I have to justify [substituting] a guy of 18 who's playing his second or third game? Let's be serious. I have to stand up for the substitutions I made.

"I've been 30 years in this job and have made 50,000 substitutions and I have to justify every time I make a decision? I do not have to explain to you every single decision I make."

For Wenger, the notion his tactics were flawed will surely have hurt far more than the continued criticism of his transfer policy. This is a manager with great pride in his achievements and reputation at Arsenal—one who has survived six trophy-less years on the faith he built up before them.

"In Arsene we trust"—so goes the famous slogan, but you won't hear it much this week. And if Arsenal fails to qualify for the Champions League this season and ends up losing van Persie to the highest bidder, you get the distinct sense they'll be calling loudly for Wenger's head come May.

Some are calling for it already.

There's only so much that football supporters can take, and when you consider the attitudes to managers at other clubs, Arsenal fans have been more patient with Wenger than most.

Now that they're turning on him, he faces perhaps the biggest test of character of his tenure at the club—fighting on at a club that's slowly falling out of love with him. From here on in, it's top four or bust for Wenger, and he knows it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1035043-arsenal-fans-have-fallen-out-of-love-with-arsene-wenger

zudomiriku

25-01-2012, 05:49 PM

Top 6 Potential Replacements for Arsene Wenger

There can be no disputing that Arsene Wenger is under serious pressure at Arsenal. The Frenchman has gone six years without a trophy, and his side is in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification this season.

Here's a piece I wrote about Arsenal fans falling out of love with their manager, which was evident in their reaction to Sunday's 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United.

While it seems the Arsenal board have complete faith in Wenger, the fans are clearly beginning to doubt him. They crave success, and it can't be easy watching the rise of Tottenham as their beloved team struggles to make an impression.

Who knows, maybe Wenger can mount a response and finish inside the top four. Maybe he'll even win the Champions League?

If he achieves neither, the speculation will continue to mount over his future. The big question is, if Wenger does jump, or he's pushed, who will replace him at The Emirates?

Here are six possible candidates.

Guus Hiddink
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Dutchman Guus Hiddink has been out of work since resigning as Turkey coach, following their failure to reach the Euro 2012 finals.

The veteran is no stranger to the Premier League, having taken temporary charge of Chelsea in 2009. He won the FA Cup with the Blues and was heralded as a success in the role, before returning to his duties as national coach of Russia.

One bookmaker has him at 13-1 to be the next Arsenal boss.

Carlo Ancelotti
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Carlo Ancelotti followed Hiddink as Chelsea coach and duly won the Double in his first season at the club.

The Italian couldn't match his achievements in his second season at the club, however, and was unceremoniously sacked in the tunnel after a game against Everton.

Ancelotti is now under Qatari rule at Paris Saint-Germain, but there's always the chance they'll prove as fickle as Roman Abramovich. If they do, Arsenal would seem like a good fit for the two-time Champions League winner.

Bookmakers have him at around 15-1.

Laurent Blanc
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Laurent Blanc is certainly not short on Premier League experience, having played under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

Now coach of the French national team, Blanc achieved notable success with Bordeaux at the start of his career in management and succeeded in qualifying France for Euro 2012.

If that doesn't go well, he may find himself looking for employment at the end of the summer. Arsenal, with their French influence already well established, could provide the perfect next step for Blanc.

Martin O'Neill
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Martin O'Neill has always been destined to end up at a big club. Some thought it would be Manchester United, but maybe it will be Arsenal instead.

O'Neill is back at work at Sunderland and has gotten off to a superb start in the Northeast. His reputation for putting out attractive football and approaching the science of the game with real intelligence marks him out as a natural successor for Arsene Wenger.

If the Gunners came knocking, it's hard to imagine O'Neill turning them down, which is probably why one bookmaker has him at 11-1 to replace Wenger.

Jose Mourinho
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Jose Mourinho has always said he fancies a return to England one day, and while Manchester United would appear to be his first choice, that job might not be available for a couple of years yet.

Were Mourinho to come up short at Madrid this season, or even if he were to win La Liga and the Champions League, he may well be looking for a new challenge come the start of next season.

If he is, Arsenal would surely move heaven and Earth to have him. Bookmakers have him as low as 11-1 to follow Arsene Wenger at The Emirates.

Pep Guardiola
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There's no doubting that Barcelona and Arsenal play football to a similar philosophy. Both teams covet possession and play a purist's passing game to appeal to the neutrals.

Clearly, Pep Guardiola's outfit is vastly superior to Arsene Wenger's right now, but the suggestion here is that Guardiola will eventually run out of things to achieve at Camp Nou.

If he does (and I seriously doubt it), perhaps Arsenal might be his logical next step. And perhaps that's why he's the bookmakers' favorite to replace Wenger at The Emirates.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1036641-arsenal-top-6-potential-replacements-for-arsene-wenger#/articles/1036641-arsenal-top-6-potential-replacements-for-arsene-wenger

Trezz Kiko

28-01-2012, 05:45 PM

padahal targetnya bakal comeback awal januari. tp yah uda mau februari malah cedera lg ~:>

Wilshere Kembali Cedera, Wenger Tak Panik

Bola.net - Manajer Arsenal, Arsene Wenger menegaskan jika tak perlu ada kecemasan berlarut atas cedera Jack Wilshere terutama jelang persiapan Inggris menuju Euro 2012.

Gelandang berusia 20 tahun itu awalnya mengalami masalah engkel saat memperkuat The Three Lions musim panas kemarin, dan di luar laga pra-musim pada ajang Emirates Cup, ia tak pernah turun dalam laga kompetitif The Gunners musim ini.

Wilshere yang menjalani operasi untuk mengatasi cederanya itu dijadwalkan bisa kembali beraksi awal Februari, namun rasa sakit yang kembali ia alami saat berlatih awal pekan ini membuat jadwal pemulihannya kembali molor.

"Wilshere mengalami sedikit masalah kembali yang saat ini masih dalam penyelidikan. Segera setelah kami tahu lebih banyak, kami akan informasikan itu pada Anda," jelas Wenger dalam konferensi pers jelang lawan Aston Villa di Piala FA.

Dan kini banyak pihak mulai cemas Wilshere akan absen hingga akhir musim kompetisi tahun ini, dan itu artinya mengancam peluangnya membela Inggris di Polandia-Ukraina pertengahan tahun ini, namun Wenger mencoba tak panik.

"Saat ini saya tak akan cemas (tentang musim panas nanti). Kita sekarang ada di akhir bulan Januari. Ia sudah tak bermain sejak musim panas, jadi laga persahabatan lawan Belanda (pada 29 Februari), ia mustahil turun," terangnya lebih lanjut.

"Dari hari pertama, ketika Anda benar-benar fit untuk kembali berlatih, Anda bisa hitung setidaknya enam pekan untuk kembali fit berlaga."

www.bola.net

irfi_1

30-01-2012, 10:21 PM

Miyaichi Hanya Akan Dipinjamkan ke Klub Inggris

Manajer Arsenal, Arsene Wenger mengaku sudah mempunyai rencana tersendiri buat pemain muda asal Jepang, Ryo Miyaichi. Pemain usia 19 tahun itu belum pernah tampil di tim utama dan kerap dikaitkan dengan beberapa klub di luar Inggris.

Namun, Wenger terlihat enggan meminjamkan Miyaichi ke luar Inggris. Ini berarti Bolton Wanderers-lah yang punya peluang untuk memakai jasa pemain Jepang itu.

"Saya akan berbicara dengannya dan saya sudah punya rencana kecil. Jika saya bisa menemukan peluang untuknya bermain di tempat lain, saya akan memutuskan apa yang akan saya lakukan besok," papar sang manajer.

"Tim itu harus di Inggris karena dia bisa kehilangan status tinggalnya jika ia meninggalkan negara ini," tambah Wenger. (JoPauline)
http://www.duniasoccer.com/Duniasoccer/Internasional/Liga-Inggris/News/Miyaichi-Hanya-Akan-Dipinjamkan-ke-Klub-Inggris

zudomiriku

31-01-2012, 12:36 PM

McLeish fuming over RVP elbow

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Alex McLeish has called on the FA to investigate an incident involving match-winner Robin van Persie and Carlos Cuellar during Aston Villa's 3-2 FA Cup defeat at Arsenal.

Van Persie inspired the Gunners' dramatic victory, scoring a brace to help turn around a 2-0 half-time deficit. McLeish, though, felt referee Mike Jones should have taken action earlier against the Dutchman when centre-back Cuellar was caught in the face by a stray elbow during the second half.

"I thought it was a clear elbow, but the referee did not seem to think there was anything in it.

"I thought he put the elbow towards Carlos' face. The big man is not a guy to lie down; he got up pretty quickly."

McLeish added that he would like the FA to look at it, saying: "Yes, if it was an elbow in the face - look at my face and my nose is a result of elbows all my career. It is something which is dangerous.

"I never mentioned it to the referee. I saw it in real time. I don't like to point the finger at players, but it has happened to mine enough times."

Meanwhile, van Persie said he was grateful for "a crazy six minutes'' which saw Arsenal claim their place in the fifth round.

Van Persie added: "It was very important. At 2-0 down, it's always going to be a hard task to come back. But a crazy six minutes in the second half changed the game. Credit to the team. We all did it. Credit to all of them because we worked hard and we're still in it.''

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdG1q?utm_source=&utm_medium=newsletter

Andi Istiabudi

31-01-2012, 02:19 PM

Awalnya saya kira Fernando Torres eh ternyata Torres yang lain :D

Arsenal Berupaya Dapatkan Torres

Bola.net - Gelandang muda Spanyol, Lucas Torres, menarik perhatian tim-tim besar Eropa.

Menurut laporan Insidefutbol, Arsenal turut memantau pemain berusia 17 tahun yang disebut sebagai "calon bintang masa depan Spanyol" oleh Valencia, tim yang juga berminat pada Torres.

Pemain yang berlaga di Segunda Division bersama Alcoyano tersebut sebelumnya juga sempat diincar oleh Real Madrid.

Namun kedekatan Valencia dengan Alcoyano yang masih berada satu wilayah, membuat El Che berpeluang besar menjadi tim top flight pertama bagi Torres.

Presiden Alcoyano, Juan Serrano, tak menampik kabar ketertarikan tim-tim papan atas Eropa pada Torres, namun ia menegaskan bahwa Valencia masih jadi prioritas utama bila Torres hengkang dari El Collao.

"Banyak tim berminat pada pemain itu, tapi dia tetap fokus dan tak ingin terbawa dalam situasi ini," kata presiden Alcoyano, Juan Serrano Morillas.

"Valencia punya prioritas pada sang pemain, yang merupakan bagian dari kesepakatan kami dengan tim tersebut,"

Menurut laporan Give Me Football, manajer The Gunners Arsene Wenger ingin meningkatkan kerja sama dengan Alcoyano setelah awal musim ini meminjamkan pemain muda asal Brasil, Wellington Silva. (if/zul)

Trezz Kiko

02-02-2012, 01:30 AM

kalau ini mmg bener, kasian juga ya. yg harusnya uda bisa comeback awal januari, malah cidera lg, & akhir musim pula, & terancam gk bisa ikut euro. bertubi-tubi masalahnya wilshere :))

Wilshere Absen Hingga Akhir Musim

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LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Gelandang muda Arsenal Jack Wilshere diperkirakan akan absen hingga akhir musim ini. Pasalnya, menurut laporan Daily Mail, cedera pergelangan kaki kanan yang diderita pemain berusia 20 tahun itu dikabarkan semakin memburuk.

Wilshere awalnya diprediksi akan kembali bermain pada bulan ini. Akan tetapi, saat mengikuti latihan pekan lalu, Wilshere kembali mengalami cedera.

Hasil pemeriksaan tim dokter menunjukan bahwa cedera tersebut semakin parah. Oleh karena itu, tim medis Arsenal menyarankan agar Wilshere kembali mendapat perawatan intensif untuk memulihkan cederanya tersebut.

Dengan cederanya ini, Wilshere juga diperkirakan akan absen membela tim nasional Inggris pada Piala Eropa, Juni mendatang. Meskipun, ia dapat pulih sebelum kejuaraan itu, nampaknya pelatih Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, akan meminta pelatih timnas Inggris Fabio Capello, untuk memperhatikan betul kondisi fisik anak asuhnya tersebut.

Wilshere sendiri belum dapat tampil membela Arsenal di kompetisi musim ini. Pemain yang sempat dipijamkan ke Bolton Wanderers itu mengalami cedera saat Arsenal menjamu New York Bulls dalam laga pramusim di Emirates Stadium, Agustus tahun lalu.

http://bola.kompas.com

theater of dream

02-02-2012, 10:42 AM

Tadi malam seri 0-0 yah Bolton :siul::siul::siul:

zudomiriku

02-02-2012, 11:58 AM

Wilshere Absen Hingga Akhir Musim

Wilshere suffers new stress fracture

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ESPNsoccernet has learned Jack Wilshere has sustained a new "small stress fracture", although the Arsenal midfielder has not yet been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Last week, Wilshere, 20, suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from ankle surgery, sparking fears the England international will not make his comeback this campaign and will subsequently miss Euro 2012.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger offered a more positive outlook over the weekend, but a report on Tuesday morning suggested the youngster's setback looks long-term.

ESPNsoccernet understands the latest injury is in a different area of the ankle to Wilshere's original problem, and the playmaker has been pencilled in for a scan in two weeks' time to determine the extent of the problem.

Wenger is set to make an announcement on the matter after his side's trip to Bolton on Wednesday night, with the club hopeful Wilshere will still appear during the 2011-12 season.

On Wednesday afternoon, Arsenal issued the following statement: "The club can confirm Jack Wilshere has a small stress fracture to his right foot, however it is not accurate to state he has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

"The injury is in a different area to his previous surgery, and it will be reassessed in around two weeks time by our medical team and medical experts who have worked together throughout Jack's recovery.

"This is a recognised complication of a complex rehabilitation process and, of critical importance, Jack's initial injury is recovering well."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdJP6?utm_source=&utm_medium=newsletter

Redsbusby

02-02-2012, 12:03 PM

Tadi malam seri 0-0 yah Bolton :siul::siul::siul:

yoi, kesalip lg ama newcastle...
Keluar dr 4 besar.. kyknya arsenal bernasib sama seperti pool beberaapa musim lalu yg udah gk jd big4 lg ;))

Btw, pool menang lg tuh. Meski city dipuncakk dan pernah hajar kita, tp berita kekalahan liverpool adalah yg paling gw nanti... bukan city...

zudomiriku

02-02-2012, 01:32 PM

Andrei Arshavin likely to leave Arsenal as Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala makes approach for midfielder

The future of Arsenal’s record signing, Andrei Arshavin, was placed under further doubt yesterday following an approach by the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.

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Talks are only at a preliminary stage but, with the transfer window open in Russia until Feb 24, there is still time for Arsenal to recoup at least some of the £13 million that was spent on the 30-year-old.

Arshavin was roundly booed by fans on his last Arsenal appearance and, from being an automatic selection in Arsène Wenger’s team, has dropped below Gervinho, Theo Walcott and even Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the pecking order.

With only 18 months left on his contract, there has been no indication that Arsenal are ready to offer Arshavin a new deal and their response to yesterday’s approach from Anzhi appeared telling.

Although the two clubs are a considerable distance from reaching agreement, the prospect of selling Arshavin was not being discounted.

It is believed that Arsenal still value Arshavin, who is the Russia captain, at around £7 million.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdJP0?utm_source=&utm_medium=newsletter

Trezz Kiko

02-02-2012, 01:39 PM

selain persaingan gelar juara, persaingan tiket liga champions juga seru :D

Wenger Masih Optimis Empat Besar

LONDON, KOMPAS.com- Pelatih Arsenal, Arsene Wenger mengaku kecewa atas hasil yang dicapai oleh timnya di Stadion Reebok. Arsenal hanya bermain imbang 0-0 melawan Bolton Wanderes pada lanjutan Premier League, Kamis (2/2/2012) dini hari.

Menurut Wenger, pemainnya banyak menyia-nyiakan sejumlah peluang untuk mencetak gol. Namun Wenger masih yakin timnya mampu duduk di peringkat empat besar klasemen Liga Inggris.

"Kami memiliki keyakinan, permainan kami bagus di setiap pertandingan. Setiap pertandingan buat kami adalah final. Sekarang kami mempunyai kesempatan bermain di Piala FA dan Liga Champions, itu merupakan hal yang penting dan kita tidak mempunyai pemain yang cedera lagi," ujar Wenger seperti dilansir Goal.com.

"Kami telah kehilangan dua poin semalam walau kami mempunyai kesempatan untuk menang. Kami menampilkan permainan terbaik, namun lawan kami (Bolton) sulit dikalahkan," tandasnya.

Pelatih berusia 62 tahun ini tidak menyalahkan usaha yang telah dilakukan para pemainnya. Hal positif yang bisa Arsenal ambil adalah timnya tidak kebobolan pada pertandingan ini.

Arsenal kemungkinan tidak akan diperkuat oleh pemain kuncinya, Jack Wilshere hingga akhir musim, karena dia mengalami cedera pada kaki kanannya dan akan menjalani pemulihan untuk waktu yang cukup lama.

Wenger mengatakan, "Kami ingin pemain terbaik kita bermain di Liga Champions atau Piala FA, dan ingin kembali duduk di peringkat keempat klasemen Liga Inggris, namun adanya cedera itu membuat kami sedikit frustasi," ungkapnya.

"The Gunners" sekarang berada di peringkat ketujuh dengan 37 poin terpaut satu angka dari rivalnya Liverpool yang berada di posisi keenam.

zudomiriku

03-02-2012, 12:17 PM

Andrey Arshavin to reject Anzhi move and fight for Arsenal place - agent

Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin has vowed to stay with the club until the end of the season, rejecting a move to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.

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The big-spending outfit, who currently boast former Chelsea winger Yuri Zhirkov and ex-Barcelona striker Sameuel Eto'o in their ranks, want to add the Russian captain to their squad before the domestic transfer window closes.

However, the player's agent insists the playmaker has no intention of returning to his homeland just yet.

'The Russia window lasts until February 24th and a guy representing Anzhi has made a tentative approach,' Phil Smith told Goal.com.

'But Andrey is not going to talk to the Russians because he doesn't want to leave and Arsenal don't want him to go, either.'

Arshavin shone as a central playmaker for Zenit St Petersburg and the Russian national side in 2008, earning himself a move to the Emirates a year later as the club's record signing.

However, he has struggled to show consistent form on the left-hand side of the Arsenal formation, and was recently booed onto the pitch when Gunners boss Arsene Wenger brought him on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United.

Yet the 30-year-old is seemingly resolved to stay in north London, at least until the club wins something.

'He still feels he has a lot to do at Arsenal. He wants to win something, fulfil his ambitions and recover his form both for Arsenal and ahead of the European Championships,' Smith added.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdLvj?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

07-02-2012, 12:23 PM

Arsenal Plot Move to Sign £20m Spaniard to Add More Steel to Gunners Midfield

Arsene Wenger joins Sir Alex Ferguson in pursuit of talented Benfica enforcer.

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Arsenal are rivaling Manchester United for Benfica midfielder Javi Garcia.

An approach from United to sign the 24-year-old in the final days of the transfer window was rejected, but it has been reported he will move to Old Trafford this summer instead.

No actual agreement is in place however, and The Times report that Arsenal have made a tentative inquiry about his availability.

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Javi Garcia has become a target of many of Europe’s elite and the 24 year old may well be keen on pursuing a move away from Benfica in the summer and a move to the English top tier may tempt the £20m rated Spaniard.

Arsene Wenger may feel the addition of more steel in the Arsenal midfield is in order, despite the fact that the Gunners boss does have Cameroon international Alex Song to call upon and up and coming terrier Emmanuel Frimpong impressing greatly but perhaps the Emirates Stadium boss sees the experienced Benfica man as a player who can offer that bit more to his side.

Garcia came through the ranks at Real Madrid but struggled to get first team action at the Bernabeu in his first spell at the La Liga giants and had a little more luck when he returned after a season at Osasuna before leaving Spain for Lisbon, where his career has gone from strength to strength.

The powerfully built central midfielder is now in his third season at Benfica and has helped The Eagles to open a five point lead over arch rivals Porto whilst also booking passage into the Champions League knockout stage.

Javi Garcia is more than just an enforcer he also has good awareness and an eye for goal, notching up eight goals last term. The Benfica man is also a good distributor of the ball and rarely gives away possession.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdMVC?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

07-02-2012, 01:27 PM

Gunners May Look to Extend Thierry Henry's Loan Deal

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Arsenal might look to prolong club legend Thierry Henry's loan deal from the New York Red Bulls which expires in just two weeks time, according to The Associated Press.

Under the loan deal, Henry only has two matches—a league battle with Sunderland and a Champions League tie against AC Milan—before he will leave the club again and go back to America.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has not completely ruled out Henry staying at the Emirates beyond his current loan deal.

Wenger said the Gunners had not discussed any extension with the Red Bulls but acknowledged it was possible.

"I haven't looked at it," Wenger said Saturday. "Maybe the maximum possibility we have is two more weeks."

Henry has scored twice for the Gunners since making his triumphant return, and has shown the ability to be effective in the Premier League despite being 34 years old.

Arsenal did not find a striker in the January transfer window to help Dutch star Robin van Persie carry the goal-scoring burden for the club, and even though Henry is not the world-class player he used to be, on the Gunners' current roster he is one of the better attacking players.

The emergence of young forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been huge for Arsenal over the past few weeks, and if Henry stays at the Emirates beyond his loan deal, the Frenchman could really mentor Oxlade-Chamberlain and help him develop as a top fight player.

Even if Henry leaves after the Champions League match against Milan, the energy he infused into the club with his return will have been well worth it.

"How much, you can never give a percentage, but he was very positive and everyone takes his advice on board because he has delivered here and they want to deliver too," Wenger said. "He is respected and he was very positive."

"He is not going away yet, normally he stays until after the Milan game," he added. "So we go to Sunderland now and then we go to Milan. That is two massive games."

Arsenal are in a real battle to finish ahead of Chelsea for the fourth and final Champions League spot for next season, and Henry will be able to help the club reach this goal if he remains in England beyond his current loan deal.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1053610-arsenal-rumours-gunners-will-look-to-extend-thierry-henrys-loan-deal?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

Andi Istiabudi

07-02-2012, 06:32 PM

Wuiih padahal musim lalu mereka juga berkunjung ke Asia lho.
Seandainya Manchester United seperti Arsenal, rutin mengunjungi Asia hehehe.. :D

Arsenal Gelar Tur Asia Timur Juli Mendatang
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LONDON, KOMPAS.com — Klub Arsenal berencana menggelar tur ke tiga negara Asia Timur, yakni Korea Selatan (Seoul), China (Beijing), dan Hongkong, bulan Juli mendatang. Selain tur ke tiga negara tersebut, tim asuhan Pelatih Arsene Wenger itu juga akan menjalani pemanasan pramusim di Nigeria.

Tim-tim yang bakal diajak uji coba "The Gunners" masih dalam negosiasi tahap akhir. Arsenal belum menandatangani proposal tur ke Asia Timur dan Afrika itu, tetapi Wenger telah diminta mempersiapkan pemainnya untuk menjalani tur ke Asia Timur, akhir Juli nanti.

Dari Asia Timur, mereka akan kembali sebentar ke London sebelum bertolak lagi ke Abuja, ibu kota Nigeria.

Lawatan ke Asia Timur dan Afrika itu, selain bagian dari pemanasan tim menjelang musim 2012/1013, merupakan bagian dari strategi bisnis Arsenal di bawah pemilik saham mayoritas Stan Kroenke untuk memperluas brand dan jaringan komersial Arsenal di dunia.

Menurut penelitian Liga Primer, terdapat 342 juta penggemar Liga Primer di Afrika dan Arsenal populer di Nigeria terkait pernah tampilnya pemain Nigeria, Kanu, di klub Inggris itu antara 1999 dan 2004. Jumlah penggemar Liga Inggris dan Arsenal juga sangat besar di Asia.

Liga Primer Inggris 2012-2013 dijadwalkan akan mulai pada 18 Agustus mendatang atau enam hari setelah berakhirnya Olimpiade London. Jadwal itu lebih awal sepekan dibandingkan dengan musim-musim sebelumnya. Jika Arsenal finis di peringkat keempat atau kelima pada akhir musim nanti, mereka akan menjalani play-off Liga Champions atau Liga Europa pada akhir Agustus mendatang.

Yang merepotkan, jika mereka masuk kualifikasi putaran ketiga Liga Europa melalui posisi klasemen yang lebih bawah. Leg pertama laga kualifikasi itu akan dimainkan pada 31 Juli atau 1 Agustus mendatang.

Juli tahun lalu, Arsenal juga menggelar tur delapan hari di Malaysia dan China. Namun, sebagai pelatih, Wenger sebenarnya lebih suka pada pemusatan latihan di kawasan Alpine, Austria; atau Swiss.

zudomiriku

09-02-2012, 12:24 PM

Arsenal boss Wenger open to replacing Mourinho at Real Madrid

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would consider moving to Real Madrid to replace Jose Mourinho.

The People says Wenger will seriously consider the option of replacing Mourinho at Real Madrid.

Wenger turned down Real three years ago but the door could be opening again after Mourinho admitted his future at the Bernabeu is in doubt.

And Gunners officials are worried that Arsenal's scrap to stay in the Premier League's top four may put Wenger under increased pressure from unhappy fans.

The board are supportive of their manager but the opportunity to take up a top La Liga post may tempt him to walk away in the summer.

An Arsenal source confirmed: "There is a feeling that he could move there."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdTcD?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

13-02-2012, 01:24 PM

Wenger: Henry will leave on February 16

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Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Thierry Henry will not be extending his loan spell with Arsenal and will return to New York Red Bulls as planned on February 16.

Henry, 34, has enjoyed a memorable return to the Gunners, bagging the winner in the FA Cup third-round victory against Leeds United, before scoring in the 7-1 thrashing of Blackburn last weekend.

Wenger had previously stated that he wanted to keep Henry at Emirates Stadium for a little longer than the initial time-frame agreed with the Red Bulls, but with the new Major League Soccer campaign starting on March 11, the Gunners boss has now accepted that he must head back to the United States for pre-season training.

"There is clarification, it will be February 16. The day after the [Champions League last-16] game in Milan," Wenger said.

"I would have loved him to stay for two more weeks but he has to go back. He is captain of the Red Bulls, so just to appear on the first day of the season would be unfair to them.

"We accepted at the start that we would release him on February 16 so we respect our word. He thinks as well that it would be too late [to remain for two more weeks]."

Wenger has been delighted with Henry's impact since he returned to the club he captained before moving to Barcelona in 2007, claiming the France forward has been a "fantastic" presence on the pitch and in the dressing-room.

"He was happy to be here and all the players were happy to have him around," Wenger said. "In training he looks better every week. He is now back to a fitness level comparable to all the other players.

"His movement in training makes me think it is a shame he does not play for the national team anymore."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bdX0j?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

gol perpisahan sekaligus kemenangan pas lawan Sunderland kmrn (y)

zudomiriku

15-02-2012, 12:35 PM

Arsenal In Hideously Silly Transfer Rumour: One of The Most Hated Men In Gunners History Linked With Return

Emirates Stadium side linked with move for surprise target.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is exploring the prospect of bringing back AC Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini.

Flamini is now inside the final six months of his current Milan deal and his situation has alerted Wenger, says Le 10 Sport.

The France international’s future is expected to be decided next month.

SOURCE: Tribalfootball

This seems highly unlikely, not just because Mathieu Flamini left the North London club in rather controversial fashion but also because the Frenchman would arguably not add value to the Arsenal squad.

The 27 year old one time Marseille man left the Gunners on a free transfer in the summer of 2008 after repeatedly stating that he had every intention of signing a new deal, instead using the lack of transfer fee to get a huge salary offer from AC Milan, a similar trick he played prior to his move from France to the Premier League.

Things have not gone very well for the battling midfielder who has spent large chunks of his three and a half years at the San Siro club either out injured or on the bench.

Given that Arsenal have Alex Song to provide strength in the centre of the park as well as young Emmanuel Frimpong to call upon as back up, a move for such a hated player as Flamini would make little sense and would surely not go down well with the Emirates Stadium faithful.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bf0Ds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

15-02-2012, 02:25 PM

Arsenal FC: Top 10 Fantasy Kits for the Club

Welcome to Arsenal Kit Wonderland! If you are already thinking about next year's Gunner kits or simply want to be distracted for a few minutes by meaningless pictures, you have come to the right place.

If you are like me, there is nothing like dreaming of new uniforms for your respective club when the season is in a lull. Fortunately for Gunner fans, I have searched through dozens of Arsenal threads and fantasy kit sites to put together what I think are the 10 best Arsenal dream kits currently on the web. Sit back, relax and enjoy fellow football fans!

Honorable Mention: A Fresh New Look
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The metro design around the neck goes a little against tradition, but overall it isn't an ugly kit. More and more teams are starting to turn to these new-age Nike kits that emphasize originality over familiarity. If you can get over the lack of symmetry, there are actually plenty of things to like about this kit.

For example, the Nike logo placement fits perfectly with the arching red top. There is some potential there.

Created by Mantralux

Note: A lot of jerseys featured in this article are by this artist. To see the entire archive click here.

Honorable Mention: Reliving the Old Days
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This tan kit is a throwback to the classic jerseys worn in the 1950 FA Cup final. Although I can't see AFC bringing back the dust color anytime soon, the jersey does allow us to escape from the traditional yellow/red/blue trend for a few moments and reflect how things could be different.

Not too shabby for a retro look!

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10. Even with a Different Sponsor...
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Switch out Jim Beam for our favorite airline and this could be one good-looking jersey. I have always wondered why Arsenal is so scared of trying out white kits in this modern age. The small doses of red make it so that no Arsenal could complain of a "Spurs" look, and the grey lettering could look very fresh across the chest. All I ask is that you look into it, Arsenal.

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9. For Any Slovenian Arsenal Fans out There
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I understand that this does not go well with the history of the club, but it deserves a spot on this list simply for its originality. While the double crossing zig-zags look a bit over-the-top, a simple white zig-zag or a wide white stripe, could look very nice with a blue background. I am thinking of an away jersey that relates to Hertha-Berlin's current away kit, which can be seen here.

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8. I Could Go for Some Maroon
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Oh, Maroon, wherever did you go? For some reason, Arsenal has decided to forget about the color that was an absolute fan favorite just a half-decade ago. The gold lettering over the Celtic rings looks too good to pass up.

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7. Red with Cannonfire
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The small dots inside the red base add some flavor to this fantasy kit. I love the increased amount of cannon recognition as the logo can be seen in gold on the wrist and behind the neck. Of course, the Champions League patch is what really makes this jersey so attractive to Arsenal fans!

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6. Simple, Yet Classy
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There is not much going on in this football kit, yet that is what makes it so stunning. The thin red line falling down the sleeves seems to give the outfit some life, yet not too much to make it eye-popping. The white neck and flat white shorts make it so that the overall kit does not seem overly red, something to which past kits (particularly 2009) have fallen victim.

A good balance of color and a classy look give this kit a spot just outside the top five.

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5. Back to the Blue and Yellow
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Arsenal have had some fantastic yellow jerseys in the past, but after seeing this, I know AFC can do better. The royal blue-yellow combination has not been used since the Invincibles and would certainly be welcomed back into the Arsenal wardrobe. It would also find a spot in my closet for sure.

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4. Men in Black
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Arsenal are one of the only big clubs that shy away from the dark shade, and I can't really figure out why. As you can see from this design, a subtle-pinstriped black kit could look very sexy with the Fly Emirates and Arsenal badge on the front. It may only be an alternate, but it would be one heck of a third uniform.

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3. Next Year Possibly?
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Apologies for the sample name on the back of this jersey. I do not know what the designer was thinking. In all seriousness, though, this very well could be the kit we see Arsenal sporting in 2012. The key features that I admire on this kit are the white neck and thick red stripes on the top of each sock (something we haven't had since 2008).

I could live with this as long as I don't find Cesc Fabregas' name on the back.

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2. I Repeat, Bring Back the Maroon
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This jersey is an absolute stunner. The white lettering looks brilliant over the maroon and black striped base. It is different enough to make the kit unique, yet still stays close to home. This one would surely be a top seller.

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1. A Collar with Class
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This is it, folks. This is the dream Arsenal kit on the web today, and, may I say, it is beautiful. The white collar (which hasn't been in an AFC home kit since Arsenal last won a trophy) looks brilliant laid over a solid red base. Also, the pure white sleeves make it seem like this kit would look far better as a LS jersey than a regular T-shirt.

The logo size, the color balance, and the collar. It all works.

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Others You May Want to See
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But Before You Go...
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Just count your blessings and be thankful, fellow Gooners, that we don't sport this uniform. For any complaints you have about our current kits, just be thankful the ridiculously peculiar jersey to the left is not in our plans.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1062866-arsenal-fc-top-10-fantasy-kits-for-the-club?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

theater of dream

19-02-2012, 04:16 PM

How many season and how many years ???[-X[-X
oh Arsenal...
I miss coach

zudomiriku

22-02-2012, 02:02 PM

Arsene Wenger Has Lost His 'Magic Hat' and It's Time for Arsenal to Move On

Arsene Wenger was a game-changer in English football. He landed at Arsenal like a manager from the future and his philosophies will endure long after he's left the Premier League behind. But that leave could be coming more quickly than planned for the man once known as "Le Professeur."

Wenger evolved a science. He changed player diets, pored over statistics and developed a winning model for harvesting young foreign players into superstars. In essence, he ushered in a more thoughtful era of coaching in the mid-to-late 1990s.

We'd never seen a manager quite like him, and for a while it felt like everybody else had been left behind—Manchester United's legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson included.

For Arsenal fans, Wenger's revolution has achieved far more than the three titles and four FA Cups they won between 1998 and 2005. He has altered the very DNA of their football club.

Arsenal, under Wenger, have assumed a new identity—one bred on the bold and expressive teams their manager put in front of them, and one that has seen them depart old-school sensibilities for widened horizons and an aesthetic appreciation that had no place with the Arsenal of previous generations.

Wenger's Arsenal have, at times, pointed the way to the future of English football, and their free-flowing exuberance sparked the envy of Europe. The man himself has been linked to every big job on the continent, and he has even been backed as a future manager of England.

But somewhere along the way, the wisdom of Wenger found fault. And since 2005, his philosophies have been a study in ever-decreasing returns.

Arsenal today are a brittle apology for the teams who marched to the Double in 1998 and 2002 and went unbeaten throughout the entire 2003-04 EPL season. And the manager who once defined them appears powerless to halt their inexorable slide into irrelevance.

Beaten 4-0 by Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League last week, knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland and long out of the England title race, Arsenal's season is already over—in February. Barring a miracle, the Gunners are on course for a seventh straight season without a trophy.

At most clubs of Arsenal's stature in most countries, Wenger would have been gone years ago. But owed a debt of gratitude in North London, he's still there, and he's still not convinced there's anything fundamentally wrong.

"It depends what you call a crisis. Every time we lose a game we have a crisis. Our job is about winning and playing well," Wenger told reporters on Saturday.

"We will get criticism but I feel that is a bit hard on the team. At the moment I get many lessons from many people who have managed zero clubs and zero games and zero European games. We have played 15 years in the top four, which is a mark of our consistency."

Another constant has been Wenger's state of denial that anything needs to change at Arsenal. Season after season of failure, the Gunners still operate with a frugality in the transfer market that has seen them fall further and further behind the competition.

According to Sporting Intelligence, Arsenal's transfer dealings between the summer of 2001 and the summer of 2011 resulted in a profit of £4.2 million.

Contrast that with over £500 million in losses for Manchester City and Chelsea, over £200 million for Tottenham and Liverpool and £170 million for Manchester United, and you can see where that leaves them. Blackburn were the only other team who started this Premier League season to have a number in the black, and look what it's done for them.

It's all very well balancing the books, but it's a false economy if by doing so you set yourself adrift, cap your earning potential and make yourself unattractive to new players.

Too many world-class players have already left Arsenal as a result of their lack of ambition, and more will follow if they miss out on the Champions League next season. Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy were among the defectors last summer. What are the odds Robin van Persie jumps ship this time around?

Wenger's model is simply not working. It's time for him to go. And it would be best for everyone if he did it himself and he did it now.

There will be Arsenal fans who want that, and those who feel they owe Wenger a lifetime of loyalty for what he's achieved at the club. But ultimately, both sets will be best served if he walks away now and hands over his legacy while there's still something left of it.

If we didn't know that before, we saw it in technicolor at the San Siro last Wednesday. Arsenal were ravaged by Milan, just as they were by Manchester United early in the season. Where was the fighting spirit? Where was the leadership?

Some heavy defeats are freaks of nature, but this was nothing of the sort. This was the culmination of Arsenal's weaknesses played out to huge global audience. The latest in a long line of failures. And there was nothing Wenger could do about it.

And so to another postmortem he went, then another on Saturday—as the memories of his glorious years at the club become evermore obscured by the images of a failing leader, too stubborn to adapt and too stubborn to step down.

Wenger has fallen too far to climb back up this time, and no amount of money to spend in the summer can change the fact he's lost his way.

"Arsene Wenger's magic, he wears a magic hat," goes the famous Gunners chant.

The magic may yet be seen again elsewhere, but his hat fell off five years ago at Arsenal. And he hasn't even realized it's missing.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071796-arsene-wenger-has-lost-his-magic-hat-and-its-time-for-arsenal-to-move-on?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

23-02-2012, 01:16 PM

Thierry Henry is getting a 40-foot fish tank

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A floor plan to help those plotting an Oceans 11-style raid on Henry's house (dailymail.co.uk)

Despite living and working an Atlantic Ocean away from England's capital, Thierry Henry is planning to demolish his $9.5M London mansion in order to build... a slightly different mansion. A significant difference will be a 40-foot fish tank, which will be visible on every floor of the property. The Daily Mail reports:

Stretching 40ft from the bottom of his house to the very top, it will take 5,500 gallons of water to fill, house 300 fish and cost a staggering £250,000 [$400,000] to build. His proposals detail the extravagant four-storey aquarium.

As well as the vast cost of construction, the 15ft long by 3ft wide tank will set Henry back £12,000 [$19,000] a year to run, including weekly inspections at about £50 [$80] an hour. The annual bill for fish food alone would be £2,500 [$4,000].

That seems like an awful lot of money for fancy fish. If Henry wanted to see something witlessly float around without achieving anything, he should just watch some of Andrei Arshavin's recent highlights.

Unnecessarily large aquariums are all the rage among footballers: David Beckham, Joe Hart and Micah Richards all have them, and according to The Daily Mail, Stephen Ireland is planning "a shark tank under his kitchen floor." Presumably, the plan is to install a trap door and then invite Steve Staunton over for drinks.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bf8yG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

marsel david

23-02-2012, 01:23 PM

zudomiriku

23-02-2012, 03:24 PM

Stan Kroenke to throw his weight behind Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger

• Majority shareholder to reaffirm backing at board meeting
• Wenger may have £55m to spend on team strengthening

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Stan Kroenke, the Arsenal majority shareholder, is to reaffirm his support for Arsène Wenger at a board meeting to be held on Thursday as the club seeks to address the implications of recent setbacks and to define a strategy for the longer term.

The American will fly to England on Wednesday as the club – soundly beaten by Milan in the first leg of their Champions League knockout fixture last week, and eliminated from the FA Cup at the weekend – prepare to announce their half-yearly accounts. The figures will reveal profits of around £55m, money that Wenger could spend on team strengthening this summer, though that amount would have to include transfer fees and wages, both for new players and for the renegotiation of current deals.

Kroenke will arrive with those recent disappointments still raw and small shareholders, represented by the Arsenal Supporters' Trust, demanding greater engagement from Kroenke amid concerns that spending has been curbed at the club against the potential failure of the team to reach the Champions League next season. Arsenal currently occupy the fourth Champions League qualification place ahead of Chelsea on goals scored, though Wenger has already admitted failure to retain it would constitute a "disaster". Financially, it could cost the club an estimated £45m.

The issue of Robin van Persie's contract, which expires in 18 months' time, will be discussed at the board meeting – which Wenger will also attend as normal. The club's hierarchy are keen to initiate talks over a new deal, amounting to over £100,000 a week, before the end of the current campaign. Van Persie would prefer to open discussions after the summer's European Championships, once it is clear whether Arsenal have finished in a Campions League qualification place or not.

The likes of Tomas Rosicky, Theo Walcott and Andriy Arshavin, who is the subject of interest from Anzhi Makhachkala, will also be out of contract in the summer of 2013 with new deals, certainly for the Czech and England internationals, to be offered. There is concern, too, that Arsenal may be over-paying fringe players within their squad, and a desire to lower a wage bill that is the fourth highest in the Premier League.

The manager's own position is not under threat, despite the prospect of another trophyless season, with Kroenke expected to throw his support behind Wenger. The American is due to return home before the weekend and will not be attending Sunday's derby against third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

The injured Arsenal centre-back, Per Mertesacker, believes his participation in the summer's European Championships with Germany is not under threat despite undergoing surgery on an ankle injury. The defender is currently in rehabilitation in Bavaria and is not expected to feature for Arsenal again this season after damaging ankle ligaments in the victory at Sunderland earlier this month.

"My participation in Euro 2012 is not in danger," said Mertesacker. "Dr Stockle in Tübingen did the operation on Tuesday evening, attached a piece of bone back to the ankle and patched up the deltoid ligament on the inside of the ankle. All went well and I am in Donaustauf, Bavaria, for the physical rehabilitation." Arsenal have loaned their midfielder Craig Eastmond to Wycombe Wanderers of League One until the end of the season.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfa01?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

Andi Istiabudi

23-02-2012, 07:26 PM

Mungkin tiba saatnya bagi Arsene Wenger untuk mempertimbangkan opsi mundur di akhir musim ini.
Sebenarnya Arsenal merupakan tim bagus, sayang dalam 1 dekade terakhir banyak pemain inti Arsenal yang dilepas ke klub lain sementara naluri Wenger untuk membeli pemain baru sepertinya sudah tidak sebaik dulu. Tentunya Arsenal tanpa Arsene Wenger adalah sesuatu yang berbeda, terlebih bagi saya yang sudah mengikuti liga Inggris sejak tahun 1995 ...

zudomiriku

29-02-2012, 01:35 PM

Arsenal Plot £23m Summer Move for French International

Emirates Stadium side keen on Rennes midfielder.

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Arsenal remain interested in making a move for Yann M’Vila, according to reports, and will consider a summer move for the star following reports that the North London side may received increased funds for transfers.

The French sensation has been linked with a move to the Premier League club for around two years now, but a purchase has so far failed to materialize with his current side, Rennes, remaining just as stern in their protection of their star.

If M’Vila were to complete a transfer to the Premier League, his signature would be expected to cost in excess of £23m as Rennes seek to hold onto their talisman, however Wenger has stated his admiration for his countryman on more than one occasion and may be forced to splurge in hunt for his long-term target.

SOURCE: FootyBunker

Yann M’Vila is very much a Wenger-style signing. A young Frenchman with boundless ability who currently plies his trade for a club who he has clearly outgrown. The 21 year old defensive midfielder could add more strength to the Gunners midfield and the rangy Rennes man could well be a very useful signing to make but one wonders if the Emirates Stadium boss is ready to spend such a fee on the youngster.

Arsenal are not known for splurging the cash and such a fee for a relatively inexperienced performer seems a steep price that the North London side are unlikely to meet but perhaps M’Vila’s side will consider a lesser fee, especially if they fail to secure a European qualification spot for next term.

Though Wenger has the likes of Alex Song and Emmanuel Frimpong to call upon to add steel to the Arsenal midfield, M’Vila is arguably a clearly still a player the French boss is interested in.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfhXl?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

09-03-2012, 11:49 AM

A Love Letter to Robin Van Persie from an Arsenal Fan Who Wants Him to Stay

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Dear Robin,

Hi there. My name is Mike. I've been watching you play for my favorite football club for more than seven years now, and while I've always enjoyed your work, something has changed this season.

Maybe it's me. Maybe it's you. I don't know what it is, but every time you score another goal for Arsenal, I just want to pledge my undying man-love in the form of cheesy rom-com movie lines.

Sorry, dude, I just can't help it. You had me at hello. (It's true, you did, even if that makes me Renee Zellweger.) Just know that by writing this, I'm risking the scorn of opposing fans everywhere, as well as a sprinkling of titters, snickers and giggles from a few of my fellow Gooners.

It's true, though. As a teenager I thought Dennis Bergkamp was basically the Second Coming, and looking back on his highlights now, I think I might have been right. So when Arsene Wenger signed you as a 20-year-old back in 2004, I was thrilled, even if I didn't really know who you were.

I figured it out fast, though.

A year later I took a trip across the pond and attended my one and only match at Highbury. You might remember the one. It was the first home game of the last season in the venerable old stadium. It was rainy all day and unseasonably cool for August, and of course you scored the second in our 2-0 win over Newcastle.

Ah, good times. Our trophy drought was measured in months then. Thierry Henry—he scored that day, too—was still in his first go-round with the club, and Bergkamp was playing his final season.

But, see, I mentioned those two for a reason. I brought up those names because, no joke, you have the chance to live right up there with them in the annals of Arsenal history when this is all over with.

That's why I'm writing this letter. I know there are other potential suitors out there. And I know that you've said "there's nothing complicated or sinister" going on with your decision to put off negotiating a new contract. I really do believe you, but I also want to let you know how legendary you can be for Arsenal.

We fans have known for a while that you can score great goals. Even before this wacky season started, you had shown that over and over. But this year we found out you can be a great goalscorer and a great captain at the same time.

You showed it again Tuesday night when you and the boys almost pulled off the most stunning comeback in Champions League history. We were all shocked but we weren't really surprised because we knew we had it in you. The shocking part was that you missed that one chance in the second half 1-on-1 against Abbiati.

About that: It's OK. Even you're not perfect. We wouldn't have been in that position without you. As far as we're concerned, you've got a home in North London for life. If you want it.

We all know you'd like to stick around, and in spite of ourselves we're starting to believe that the club will do whatever it takes to keep you. Lord knows we need the help.

I won't blame you if you go. Even you can't do it all by yourself, and if you do leave there's a good chance you will win tons of trophies while carting off wheelbarrows of cash. I guess this isn't a good pitch so far, but hear me out.

If you stay, you can—and I believe will—become an Arsenal legend. And, yes, you might even help lead a rebuilt Arsenal to glory. Maybe.

It's your choice, of course, but like I said, you had me at hello. Please don't make me say goodbye just yet.

Your fan forever,

Mike

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1094745-a-love-letter-to-robin-van-persie-from-an-arsenal-fan-who-wants-him-to-stay?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

13-03-2012, 02:38 PM

Arsène Wenger delighted as Tomas Rosicky signs new contract at Arsenal

• Midfielder's current deal was due to expire in the summer
• 'He plays the style of football we champion here,' Wenger says

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Tomas Rosicky has signed a new contract at Arsenal. The Czech international's current deal expires at the end of the season and, as he struggled to make an impact during the opening half of the campaign it seemed that this might be his last season at the Emirates. But a string of excellent performances of late, particularly in last week's 3-0 win over Milan – have been rewarded with a new contract.

"It's a great honour to sign a new deal with Arsenal," the 31-year-old said. "I love the club and am proud to wear the Arsenal shirt. It's felt like home since I arrived six years ago and I couldn't be happier to commit my future to the team.

"I believe we have a really talented group of players and, together with the manager, the future looks bright. It's always been my goal to win trophies here at Arsenal, and I will fight hard to achieve my dreams here."

Rosicky joined Arsenal in May 2006 from Borussia Dortmund and has featured 156 times for Arsène Wenger's side since then, scoring 19 goals. He has played 85 times for the Czech Republic.

"I've always been a big admirer of Tomas's abilities and am delighted he's chosen to commit his future to the club," Wenger, the Arsenal manager, said. "I believe he is an exceptional player, a natural footballer who is technically top class. He plays the style of football we champion here and shares completely our philosophy. He is always ready to work for the sake of the club, always willing to put the team first. I have huge respect for him."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfALc?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

14-03-2012, 11:45 AM

Arsenal Plan Summer Move for Newcastle United Striker Demba Ba

Gunners keen on St James’ Park goal machine.

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Arsenal will this summer look to lure Newcastle United striker Demba Ba to the Emirates Stadium. Arsene Wenger is close to securing a deal to sign Koln and Germany attacker Lukas Podolski but is keen to further refresh his attacking options and will make an offer for the 26 year old Senegal international, who is said to have a £10m release clause.

Demba Ba has been in terrific form since his move from West Ham to St James’ Park, netting 16 goals in 23 Premier League appearances since his free transfer move from Upton Park. He has been joined at the North-East club by countryman Papiss Cisse, who joined the club in January.

Wenger is looking to offload a number of his current squad, chief among them attacking members of his playing staff who seen as surplus to requirements. The likes of Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela are set to be sold as the Gunners boss looks to make sweeping changes at the end of the season.

The sales will leave space for new attacking additions and with Podolski closing in on a £10.9m Gunners move Wenger will look to bring in Demba Ba to further strengthen his strike-force.

Podolski may well be brought in to play in a wide attacking role, much as he does for the German national team, as the Arsenal boss looks to push on next term and look to see his North London once again challenge for major honours after seven seasons without silverware.

Newcastle United will be loathed to lose Demba Ba but if the former Hoffenheim does indeed have a £10 release clause, then there will be little the club can do to prevent an exit. Clearly such a move would prove far more promising if Arsenal secure a spot in the top four which would offer the Magpies striker his first taste of Champions League football.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfBVz?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

14-03-2012, 12:18 PM

Robin van Persie’s expert antagonization of Newcastle’s Tim Krul

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Robin van Persie waves to Tim Krul in the most irritating way possible. (Getty)

Not content to simply score on goalkeepers at a near Ro-Messian rate, Robin van Persie seems to have made it his mission to break them down mentally, as well. Even if they happen to be his international teammates.

Throughout Arsenal's match against Newcastle on Monday, Van Persie, who scored an equalizer seconds after Hatem Ben Arfa put the Magpies up 1-0 in the 14th minute, verbally prodded goalkeeper Tim Krul. The two Netherlands teammates eventually had to be separated and were both shown yellow cards after Thomas Vermaelen scored the winner deep into stoppage time (video of the spat here). At the final whistle, the other players kept them apart, though Van Persie still got his taunts across and the two resumed their scuffle in the tunnel.

Jamie Sanderson of the Young Guns Blog explained the reason for it all via Twitter:

Krul and van Persie row in tunnel. RVP accused Krul of time wasting in 1st half, then said 'time waste now' after Vermaelen winner. Naughty.

Yes, scoring is so easy for Robin and filled him with so much confidence that he has the time to come up with snappy quips for his opponents. If Krul makes the Dutch team for Euro 2012, trying to have team meals at the hotel that aren't totally awkward could prove to be Van Persie's greatest challenge yet.

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You mad, bro?" (Getty)

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zudomiriku

15-03-2012, 12:37 PM

Gutierrez criticises Van Persie conduct

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Tempers flared at the end of Arsenal's victory over Newcastle

Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez has hit out at Arsenal striker Robin van Persie following his bust-up with compatriot Tim Krul.

A simmering row between the two Dutchmen boiled over during the closing stages of the Magpies' 2-1 Premier League defeat at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night after Thomas Vermaelen snatched victory for the Gunners in the fifth minute of injury time.

Gutierrez told The Journal: "I think Van Persie was wrong. There was no need for him to do that - they have won the game, it is finished.

"I can't understand a person like that. I think it is not right. When you feel like that, it is because you are not a good person. I don't care about the football, I'm talking about the person. When you have people who do that, it's not right.

"We are all used to getting kicks - it's a sport of contact - but when you have things like that, it is not right. It is not easy to accept.

"He was the only Arsenal player who reacted like that. The others were saying to him, 'Calm down, calm down'. When you do that, the fans go crazy as well, so it's no good for the atmosphere of the sport.

"It didn't help the game - both sets of fans are having a good evening, they're enjoying the game. He made a big mistake. I say well done to Tim for staying calm. In a second, you can lose your mind, but we have to stay focused.

"I was pleased with Tim. You have to think of the next game and the rest of the season at that moment. It is no good to have a reaction and get a three-game ban or something like that."

Van Persie, who had earlier cancelled out Hatem Ben Arfa's opener with his 33rd goal of the season, clashed with goalkeeper Krul on several occasions as the home fans jeered him for what they believed was time-wasting with Newcastle looking likely to emerge from the game with a hard-earned point.

However, the feud escalated after Vermaelen's late strike as players from both sides became involved in an angry confrontation which delayed the restart.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfCfC?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

Andi Istiabudi

15-03-2012, 06:20 PM

Meski bukan fans Arsenal tapi sebenarnya saya berharap mereka bisa bertanding di Indonesia untuk menambah pengalaman bagi pemain timnas atau klub nasional lainnya. Mungkinkah jumlah fans Arsenal di Indonesia sedikit sehingga mereka pikir-pikir dulu ?

29 Juli, Arsenal Berlaga di Hong Kong
Caroline Damanik

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Untuk pertama kalinya dalam 17 tahun, klub elite Inggris, Arsenal, akan berlaga di Hong Kong. Laga ini adalah bagian dari tur pra-musim tim asuhan Arsene Wenger itu ke Asia.

Seperti dilansir oleh AFP, dalam tur ini, Robin Van Persie dan kawan-kawan akan berhadapan dengan klub Hong Kong, Kitchee, di Stadion Hong Kong, Minggu (29/7/2012). Sebelum pertandingan ini, mereka juga akan melakoni laga persahabatan melawan Manchester City di Beijing, Jumat (27/7/2012).

"Bagus sekali klub sepak bola Arsenal kembali mengunjungi Hong Kong setelah 17 tahun," kata Direktur Eksekutif klub, Ivan Gazidis.

"Kami memiliki banyak penggemar di Hong Kong dan bagus sekali para penggemar istimewa ini akan mendapat kesempatan untuk melihat secara langsung tim inti bermain," tambahnya.

"The Gunners" mengunjungi Hong Kong terakhir kalinya pada tahun 1995. Kunjungan mereka ke negara bekas koloni Inggris itu diwarnai peristiwa memalukan karena gelandang Ray Parlour. Dia ditahan dan dikenakan denda setelah bertengkar dengan pengemudi taksi setempat.

zudomiriku

22-03-2012, 11:01 AM

Arsenal Line Up Move for £30m Rated Dutch International Pair

Emirates Stadium boss keen on strike duo.

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Arsenal looking at alternative Dutch partnership

After a standout season in the Bundesliga, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is drawing widespread interest from some of Europe’s top outfits with Arsenal now emerging as candidates for the striker’s signature.

The 28 year-old has scored 38 goals for Schalke 04 in just as many games this season, recording 13 assists in the process.

After disappointing stints with Real Madrid and AC Milan, Huntelaar appears to have rediscovered the scoring form that saw him attract worldwide interest during his days with Ajax.

To add to Arsenal’s hopes, the forward has stated that he may be open to a departure from Gelsenkirchen but would still command a price-tag in excess of £16m.

However, the apparent interest in Huntelaar could signal the end of van Persie’s time with the Gunners and Huntelaar is instead being looked at as a replacement and not an addition.

The North London club were reported to be interested in fellow Holland international, Luuk de Jong, however Huntelaar would certainly be the more proven of the two on a more established standard.

SOURCE: FootyBunker

Whilst the idea of bringing in this Dutch international duo sounds a fairly attractive proposal and move that comes in light of a prospective departure of Robin Van Persie will clearly not be well received. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will doggedly refuse offers for the Gunners skipper and will hope that a top four finish and some renewed spending in the summer will persuade the 28 year old to put pen to paper on a new deal.

However if Van Persie does indeed stay at the Emirates Stadium then there is still very much a need to bring in support for the Arsenal goal machine and moves for two strikers who are very much the present and future of the Dutch national team could be wise ones indeed.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is in an incredibly rich vein of form at Schalke and has put to bed the demons that haunted him at both Real Madrid and AC Milan, where his ability was questioned. The 28 year old may well be interested in a move to the Premier League having seen his side fall away from the Bundesliga title race and if Huub Stevens’ side fail to secure a Champions League spot then perhaps a move to North London is a possibility?

Luuk De Jong has been in impressive form at FC Twente and is now very much part of Bert Van Marwijk’s national team set-up and like many who impress in the Dutch Eredivisie there is a certain inevitability about a move away to a ‘bigger’ league. The 21 year old has scored 25 goals this season and has the physique that could lend itself well to a move to the English top tier.

The combined value of the pair would set Arsenal back around £30m, is this a price that Wenger is likely to fork out?

Given that the likes of Marouane Chamakh and Gervinho have failed to make an impact in goal-scoring terms, perhaps a move for one of the other is a goer? Then of course there is the ongoing move for Lukas Podolski, that could negate the need for both Huntelaaar and De Jong.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfF2a?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

wah Wenger kepengen membentuk duet Belanda didepan biar RVP betah & gak pindah. kira2 RVP mo gak yah bertahan?

zudomiriku

29-03-2012, 12:16 PM

Arsenal set for £23m player cull - report

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is plotting a summer cull of his fringe players in a bid to save around £23 million in wages, according to a report in the Daily Mail.

Wenger is keen to add quality to the side and persuade star striker Robin van Persie to sign a new deal reported to be worth around £120,000-a-week - a contract that would break the Gunners' established wage ceiling.

However, recently reports showed that the club's wage bill has increased by £20m - despite the summer sales of Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy - and the manager needs to cut costs on players who have not matched up to expectations.

Indeed, he is expected to let the likes of Andrey Arshavin (£75,000-a-week); Marouane Chamakh (£60,000); along with Sebastien Squillaci, Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson and Carlos Vela (all on £50,000) leave at the end of the season. Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, who is on £60,000-a-week, will also be let go once his current deal expires.

The Mail insists that 18-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is in line for a new contract after some impressive performances in his first season in the Premier League and influential midfielder Alex Song is also set for a pay rise to take him to around £75,000-a-week.

But Arsenal also need to buy and, along with the expected arrival of German international Lukas Podolski for £11 million, suggestions are that at least two new players will arrive at the Emirates. Although Dortmund's Mario Gotze will not be one of them as he signed a new contract at the club on Tuesday until 2016.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfGM7?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

Andi Istiabudi

02-04-2012, 12:23 AM

Asyyiik Indonesia sudah mulai jadi tujuan tour Asia klub-klub dunia :)

Arsenal Dikabarkan Susul Barca dan Inter Kunjungi Indonesia

Bola.net - Kabar baik kembali menghampiri Indonesia. Klub papan atas dunia yang bermain di Liga Premier Inggris, Arsenal, dikabarkan bakal hadir memuaskan dahaga para pecinta sepak bola Indonesia.

Menurut Wakil Sekretaris Jenderal PSSI, Tondo Widodo, ada tiga klub besar dunia yang akan singgah di Tanah Air. "Ada tiga yang bakal bermain di Indonesia. Selain Internazionale yang sudah pasti, ada Arsenal dan Barcelona yang juga bakal datang ke sini," ungkapnya pada Bola.net.

Menurut Tondo, sejauh ini masih belum jelas kapan dua klub besar itu akan menyambangi para pecinta mereka di Indonesia. Pasalnya, meski sudah menyatakan setuju datang ke Indonesia, dua klub tersebut masih melakukan pembicaraan intensif dengan promotor yang bakal memboyong mereka ke Indonesia.

"Ketiganya, baik Inter, Barca maupun Arsenal, bakal didatangkan oleh promotor. PSSI tidak punya duit untuk mendatangkan mereka," selorohnya.

"Namun, meski bukan PSSI yang mendatangkan, ini merupakan sebuah pengakuan bagi PSSI dari dunia luar bahwa tidak ada permasalahan besar, seperti yang kerap dikatakan. Permasalahan yang ada ini tak lebih dari sekedar masalah organisasi belaka," tandasnya. (den/end)

novanprihasa

02-04-2012, 11:44 AM

jarang-jarang gw dukung Arsenal, tp buat laga minggu dpn lawan City pastinya gw lebih memilih Arsenal utk menang agar lebih menjauhkan City dari MU.. :muscarf:

Kalah dari QPR, Arsenal Incar City

London - Satu laga penting akan dilakoni oleh Arsenal di Emirates Stadium di minggu mendatang. Manchester City dibidik Arsene Wenger sebagai momen kebangkitan.

Arsenal baru saja menyudahi rangkaian tujuh kemenangan beruntun mereka setelah ditekuk Queens Park Rangers 1-2 hari Sabtu (31/3/2012) lalu. Berikutnya mereka akan menghadapi City pada 8 April.

"Kami tahu kami harus bermain sebaik mungkin yang kami bisa. Mengecewakan karena harus mengakhiri satu pencapaian besar yang kami capai. (Pertandingan melawan Manchester City) adalah kesempatan yang bagus untuk menempatkan semua hal ke tempat yang benar," jelas Wenger kepada ESPN Star.

Percaya jika tim asuhannya akan memetik hasil positif saat melawan City, Wenger yakin Arsenal bakal menampilkan permainan berbeda tak seperti saat pertandingan melawan QPR.

"Saya percaya kita akan melihat Arsenal yang berbeda dari Minggu, namun saya bisa mengatakan pada Anda bahwa itu (performa yang berbeda) yang mungkin dibutuhkan," yakinnya.

Tambahan tiga angka saat ini memang sangat diperlukan oleh tim 'Gudang Peluru' untuk bisa finish di posisi tiga besar. Tottenham Hotspur yang mampu menang 3-1 dari Swansea City saat ini sudah menyamai perolehan angka Arsenal.

Sama-sama mengoleksi 58 poin, Robin Van Persie dkk., masih menempati peringkat ketiga karena unggul dalam produktivitas gol.

"Kami harus mengambil jarak (di klasemen sementara) dan meletakkan hal itu ke dalam perspektif. Kami harus kembali ke dasar, itu berarti untuk menang dalam pertandingan sepakbola dan memenangi pertarungan (dengan diri) Anda terlebih dulu," tutup manajer berjuluk The Proffesor itu.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/read/2012/04/02/094613/1882496/72/kalah-dari-qpr-arsenal-incar-city

zudomiriku

03-04-2012, 01:28 PM

Arsenal to Make Surprise Summer Move for AC Milan Starlet

Emirates Stadium side plot surprise move for San Siro attacker.

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Gazzetta dello Sport says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been impressed by El Shaarawy’s progress this season and is exploring the prospect of luring him to London in the summer.

Milan are reluctant to lose El Shaarawy, though are likely to send him away next season to continue his development.

Genoa is a likely destination, where a co-ownership deal is being mooted.

SOURCE: Gazzetta dello Sport via Yahoo Sports

This something of a surprise. Whilst Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is known for his penchant for bringing in young starlets and turning them into household names it seems unlikely that AC Milan would either sell or loan the Italian Under 21 international to the North London club this summer.

If the idea was to get the 19 year old some much needed playing time then a move to a club nearer to Milan would surely be more suitable and as regards to a sale it seems improbable that Massimiliano Allegri would look to sell the talented teenager just a year after signing the youngster from Genoa.

El Shaarawy has been a consistent member of the AC Milan squad this term making 23 appearances in all competitions, albeit the lions share of those coming from the bench. The tricky adaptable attacker, who can play out wide or up front, is considered by many to be one of the hottest prospects in European football.

Wenger has a number of youngsters coming through the ranks in positions that the AC Milan man would be used in, up and coming talents like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ryo Miyaichi and Joel Campbell so a move for the young Italian would be an odd one to say the least.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bfHQD?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

novanprihasa

05-04-2012, 09:26 AM

Arsenal Diisukan Minati Gelandang Muda Prancis

Rennes - Musim panas ini Arsenal tampaknya akan menguras kas mereka untuk pemain muda Prancis yang bermain di Rennes, Yann M'Vila. The Gunners diklaim meminati gelandang berusia 21 tahun itu.

M'Villa adalah satu satu bintang muda yang tengah bersinar di Liga Prancis. Meski Rennes berada di papan tengah saat ini tapi talenta luar biasa M'Villa mendapat pengakuan di negeri mode itu.

Kemampuannya sebagai gelandang bertahan membuatnya dipuji-puji dan dilabeli The Next Claude Makelele. Maka tak heran sejak debutnya di timnas Prancis tahun 2010, ia menjadi langganan pasukan Laurent Blanc dan sudah mengumpulkan 18 caps serta satu gol.

Musim lalu penampilan cemerlang M'Vila membuatnya dianugerahi gelar pemain muda terbaik. Sedikit fakta ini yang akhirnya membuat M'Vila diincar banyak klub Eropa.

Terhitung Arsenal, Inter Milan dan Real Madrid tengah menanti M'Vila di bursa transfer musim nanti. Namun demikian, ketiga klub itu beserta yang lain harus menyediakan minimal 17 juta poundsterling untuk dapat memboyong M'Vila.

Terkhusus untuk Arsenal, dana senilai itu bisa jadi rekor transfer mereka setelah sempat memecahkan di tahun 2009 saat membeli Andrei Arshavin senilai 15 juta pound.

Dengan kebiasann Wenger mengumpulkan pemain muda khususnya dari Prancis, terbuka lebar peluang M'Vila untuk berbaju Arsenal musim depan. Apalagi tipe permainan M'Vila sangat dibutuhkan Wenger untuk mendampingi Alex Song di lini tengah.

"Inter, Arsenal, Real - semua ini adalah klub yang hebat. Jika pelatih memanggil Anda dan meminta Anda bermain, khususnya pelatih Prancis, itu merubah segalanya. Hal yang terpenting bagi saya adalah bermain untuk timnas Prancis," ungkap M'Vila seperti dilansir Telegraph.

Selain M'Vila, klub asal London Utara itu juga kencang diisukan sudah mencapai kata sepakat senilai 11 juta poundsterling dengan Cologne untuk kepindahan Lukas Podolski musim depan.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/read/2012/04/03/192048/1884382/72/arsenal-diisukan-minati-gelandang-muda-prancis

zudomiriku

09-04-2012, 03:13 PM

Arsenal Want Clint Dempsey

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The Daily Express say Arsenal "could" make a £10 million bid for Fulham's Clint Dempsey this summer.

They say Arsene Wenger was keen on the U.S. international during last summer's window and is ready to renew his interest, having followed Dempsey's impressive 2011-12 season at Craven Cottage.

Dempsey has scored 13 goals in the Premier League this season and enjoyed arguably his best run of form since arriving in England.

zudomiriku

10-04-2012, 10:13 AM

Ryo Miyaichi: Signs Point to Arsenal Having the World's Next Lionel Messi

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Arsenal posted this message to the club's official website on December 18, 2012: "Arsenal Football Club is delighted to confirm that Japanese forward Ryo Miyaichi will be joining the Club in January 2011."

Miyaichi had trialled at Arsenal in the summer of 2010, where he impressed club manager Arsene Wenger, who had this to say in the same notice:

I am delighted Ryo will be joining us in the New Year.

He trialled with us in the summer and has raw ability which has attracted many clubs around the world.

I look forward to helping him fulfill his potential here at Arsenal.

Shortly after his signing, it was announced that the 18-year-old would join Dutch club Feyenoord on loan for the rest of the 2010-11 season due to work permit issues with the English FA. There, he played 12 matches, scored three goals and made five assists.

He earned the nickname Ryodinho from the Dutch media due to what they perceived as similarity in his game to Ronaldinho's, the Brazilian legend and superstar. He has also been called the Japanese Messi.

Ryodinho Returns

On August 9, 2011, Arsenal's club web site reported that Miyaichi had been granted a work permit after an FA panel convened to consider his request for one. Arsene Wenger, who was at the hearing, enthused:

We are absolutely delighted that Ryo has been granted a work permit. This is almost like a new signing for us, as we weren’t completely sure we would be given the authorisation. Ryo has worked extremely hard in pre-season and performed very well during the matches in Asia, Germany and Portugal.

Commenting on the player's ability, Wenger said:

Ryo has natural technical ability. He has good balance and phenomenal pace, and his passing and crossing is consistently of a high quality. He is a very exciting player. He had a successful time with Feyenoord in the Netherlands last season, who gave him the opportunity to play regularly, and we’re looking forward to his contribution this coming season with Arsenal.

Later that month, the club web site placed the following notice:

Ryo Miyaichi will display ‘Ryo’ on the back of his Arsenal shirt this season.

The Japanese winger, who has been granted the work permit he requires to play in England, has been allocated the No 31 shirt.

To allow for him to gain valuable first-team experience, Wenger sent Miyaichi on loan to Bolton Wanderers in January of 2012, where he is turning in impressive performances.

The Daily Mail reported last month that Owen Coyle, the Bolton manager, is keen on extending the loan for the whole of next season should Bolton avoid relegation. Whether or not Arsenal would let Miyaichi go for another season might depend on what kind of transfer signings the club makes in the summer, if any.

However, the fact that Gervinho already plays on Miyaichi's preferred left flank means that the youngster might find first-team opportunity very limited if Arsenal don't pursue a loan option.

Moreover, the fact that Theo Walcott is the first choice on the right flank, coupled with the fact that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain already appears to be the first-choice deputy for both flanks highlights further the fact that Miyaichi might not have a great many opportunities for Arsenal next season.

An extension of his loan spell would appear to be very reasonable and useful for him should Bolton pursue this option, considering, of course, that the club isn't relegated this season.

Miyaichi Has the Character to Succeed at Arsenal

Miyaichi is an example of what Arsenal's future looks like. Although he may not feature much in the team's first XI next season (though one never knows), there's no doubt that, barring unforeseen events, Miyaichi has the appearance of a future great.

This is true of other Arsenal youngsters such as Francis Coquelin, Emmanuel Frimpong, Jack Wilshere (already a staple in the first team), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Carl Jenkinson, Ignasi Miquel, Nicholas Yennaris and Joel Campbell.

Commenting on the player's character, Mori Masatoshi, a Japanese football writer, notes in an interview with Mark Ogden of The Telegraph:

The one thing that makes Miyaichi stand out is his character. Most Japanese players are too modest to succeed in England, but Miyaichi is strong, confident and aggressive.

He is a pleasant and likeable boy, but he has the determination to succeed that others maybe didn’t have.

Bolton defender Gretar Steinsson talks about Miyaichi's work ethics in the article referenced above:

Training with him every day, I would put him in the same category as Jack Wilshere and Daniel Sturridge. He will be one of the Premier League’s big players in the future.

In training we have big, strong physical players and he just gets on with it. He has real ability, he is so fast and he will definitely be one of the big players.

Owen Coyle offered what essentially is an amen:

He’s wiry and takes kicks and he will be black and blue because of the knocks he takes, but he’s so positive when playing against good players.

He went to Millwall in the last round and scored a wonder goal. He went to Chelsea and frightened the life out of their defenders and he did the same recently at Manchester City.

Watch It, He's Going to Burn Out!

His work ethic and his ability to provide range, trickery and efficiency in a match means that the Bolton manager has come to depend on the player notwithstanding the relatively short time he has been at Bolton.

As a result, it appears that Miyaichi is now in the red zone as far as fatigue is concerned. Fatigue, of course, is the halfway place to injury and loss of form, which ineluctably attends burnout.

It is why Coyle wants to take steps to rest the player. "We will need to get him rested up as best as we can to make sure he’s ready to play a part this weekend," Coyle told The Bolton News.

Wenger fought the FA last season over Jack Wilshere, whom the manager said was being abused by overuse in international matches. He had warned that this might lead to injury. It proved prophetic.

Run, He's a Nightmare

As he continues his development at Bolton, Theo Walcott thinks Miyaichi could easily break into the first team next season (according to ESPN STAR Sports): "The way he is playing, there are full backs out there now who are thinking, ‘I don't want to play against him this week.'"

Although Walcott may be exaggerating a little, he isn't far from the truth when he talks about the dread Miyaichi may evoke in defenders. There's little doubt that, barring inexplicable regress, Miyaichi is on track to becoming a world-class player.

To attain this status, he must develop the range of his game. Owen Coyle is helping him to do just that. Miyaichi spoke of the experience of playing in a position that isn't his forte, as found on Bolton's website (per PremierLeague.com):

"It was first time to play on the right in a Premier League game, and it was a huge experience," added Miyaichi.

"I wasn't able to go behind the defender but I discovered the elements of my game which I can improve on so I'm looking forward to the next match now.

"If I'm on the left hand side, I can run inside and take a shot as well. I find it more difficult to come inside from the right. I'm determined to try to work harder and widen the variety of my play."

Conclusion

One of Barcelona's policies has been to recruit players of promise at a young age, throw them in their famous La Masia academy as investment for the future and then reap the dividends later.

That was how Lionel Messi came about as did Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Andre Iniesta and others. These players are worth millions, so much so that even Barcelona—despite the club's riches—couldn't afford all of them at once if they hadn't developed these players themselves.

Although Miyaichi isn't a product of Arsenal's academy, he was signed very young and affordably, as has been the case of a number of players. That's the nearest Arsenal can get to Barcelona's outstanding program, and this supplements Arsenal's own academy.

It is no coincidence that Barcelona's and Spain's dominance on the world stage has coincided with the fruition of the best of Barcelona's young crop.

A census will reveal that Arsenal possess currently half a team's worth of promising players.

Therefore, as far as the future is concerned (we are talking about three years from now), things are looking good. For those who don't see anything good in signing young players, such as Wenger does, I'd enjoin to think Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Fabregas, Isaac Cuenca, Cristian Tello, Thiago Alcantara, et al.

Doing so should cure their aversion.

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zudomiriku

10-04-2012, 01:40 PM

Arsenal Ballet Video: Watch Gunner Stars Try to Dance in New Citroen Commercial

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Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and right back Bacary Sagna recently performed ballet with members of the English National Ballet in order to promote the stunning new Citroën DS5 automobile.

I'm not sure what ballet has to do with a stunning new car, but this commercial is pretty cool. It's also the type of commercial that the rest of their Arsenal teammates are going to give these four players grief about for weeks.

The one positive thing about ballet is that is can really help your balance, which is important to many football players.

Out of the four Gunners in this video, Szczesny seemed like he was having the most fun. He also did quite well in some of the moves. Maybe he has found his post-football hobby.

My only complaint about this commercial is not having manager Arsene Wenger playing the piano at the end. That would have really ended the commercial very well.

It was certainly a creative way to market a new car, so you have to give everyone involved in this commercial an "A" for creativity.

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1136121-arsenal-ballet-video-watch-gunner-stars-try-to-dance-in-new-citroen-commercial?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

Andi Istiabudi

10-04-2012, 06:52 PM

Tidak tertarik mampir ke Indonesia ?

Tur Musim Panas, Arsenal Kembali Kunjungi Malaysia
Meylan Fredy Ismawan - detikSport

London - Arsenal akan kembali mengunjungi Asia Tenggara pada musim panas mendatang. Sama seperti tahun lalu, The Gunners memilih Malaysia sebagai salah satu tujuan tur pramusim mereka.

Dilansir situs resminya, Arsenal disebutkan akan menggelar latihan terbuka di Stadion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, pada 23 Juli mendatang. Tahun lalu, latihan terbuka ini mampu menarik minat lebih dari 30 ribu penonton.

Sehari setelahnya, Arsenal dijadwalkan akan menghadapi Malaysia XI di tempat yang sama. Rencananya, pertandingan Arsenal versus Malaysia XI akan kick-off pukul 21.45 waktu setempat.

Dari Malaysia, pasukan Arsene Wenger akan terbang ke Beijing, China. Di Negeri Tirai Bambu, mereka akan menghadapi sesama tim Premier League, Manchester City, pada 27 Juli.

Satu pertandingan lain yang akan dilakoni 'Meriam London' adalah melawan klub Hong Kong, Kitchee FC, pada tanggal 29 Juli.

"Setelah kesuksesan kunjungan kami ke Kuala Lumpur pada tahun 2011, semua orang yang terkait dengan Arsenal sangat tertatik untuk sekali lagi mengunjungi Malaysia tahun ini," terang Chief Executive Arsenal, Ivan Gazidis.

"Kami senang karena banyak fans loyal di Malaysia dan wilayah sekitarnya punya kesempatan lagi untuk melihat tim mereka secara langsung."

Kami punya waktu yang fantastis di Malaysia tahun lalu dan kami sudah tak sabar untuk mengunjungi negara yang hebat ini dan bertemu orang-orang yang mengagumkan lagi pada bulan Juli," kata Gazidis.

zudomiriku

13-04-2012, 01:27 PM

Walcott in contract stalemate as Arsenal set €100,000-a-week pay ceiling

The England international wants to stay at Emirates Stadium but is holding out for an €120,000-a-week agreement over four years

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Theo Walcott is locked in a contract stalemate with Arsenal as the club impose an €100,000-a-week (£80,000) ceiling on the forward's new deal, Goal.com can reveal.

The north Londoners have put together a four-year package for the England international in a bid to tie him down beyond the summer of 2013, when his current agreement expires.

But contract talks have been on hold since last December and Walcott is believed to be seeking personal assurances from Arsene Wenger about where the forward fits into the manager's plans.

Goal.com understands that there is no suggestion at this stage that Walcott, who currently earns €72,000 (£60,000) per week, wants to leave Arsenal this summer.

Although the England international has refused to publicly discuss his future beyond this season or accept several opportunities to express his desire to stay at Arsenal, it is believed that he is happy at Emirates Stadium and very settled in the south-east.

Arsenal sources insist discussions are ongoing and there is no strict timetable to come to an agreement with Walcott but senior club officials are keen to avoid a repeat of the situation they experienced last summer, when Samir Nasri entered the final 12 months of his existing contract before leaving for Manchester City.

Since contract negotiations began with two informal meetings last December, Wenger has promised to sit down with Walcott to explain how he fits into his football plans but it is understood that the discussion has yet to actually take place.

The winger has established himself as an undisputed first-team regular this season, starting 29 of Arsenal’s 32 Premier League matches and missing only a single match through either illness or injury. He is the club’s second leading scorer behind Robin van Persie, weighing in with 10 goals in all competitions.

Although the 23-year-old's bargaining position is strengthened the longer his future remains unresolved, Arsenal powerbrokers will not be held to ransom.

It is understood that chief executive Ivan Gazidis told an aide at a recent Premier League match that Arsenal are not willing to increase their package for Walcott beyond €100,000-a-week (£80,000).

But there is concern from the player about the lack of urgency shown by the club he joined as a 16-year-old in 2006. One source told Goal.com that Walcott is holding out for an offer that meets his €120,000-a-week (£100,000) salary expectations.

Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool are among the English clubs monitoring Walcott’s contract talks, while Juventus head a queue of admirers from Italy and Spain, although none have yet been given encouragement to make a serious move.

Wenger has spoken of his desire to address Walcott’s contract impasse and keep a player who he ranked as one of the most exciting teenagers he had ever seen when he bought him from Southampton in January 2006.

“Theo is playing very well,” the Arsenal boss said at the end of last month. “He has improved his technical level a lot, his links with other players and his calmness in front of goal. He is developing very well.

“It is something I will look to sort out very early. To say that I am always confident, yes I am. We want to keep our best players.”

Walcott is not the only key Arsenal first-teamer who is out of contract next year. Van Persie has 16 months left on his deal and has told the club that he will wait until the end of the season before holding talks.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bg0qm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

17-04-2012, 01:45 PM

Divers should be banned for three games, insists Arsenal boss Wenger

Frenchman believes suspensions would offer a deterrent to players who go to ground and reveals he would fully support the measure if they were brought into the game

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes players who dive should be given automatic three-match bans.

The Frenchman, who saw his former striker Eduardo charged by Uefa for simulation in a Champions League qualifier against Celtic back in August 2009, admitted he would support disciplinary action to clamp down on cheating.

Manchester United winger Ashley Young has been criticised in recent weeks for going to ground with ease in the penalty area, which earned the Red Devils two spot kicks against QPR and Aston Villa.

Wenger believes the influx of foreign players has coincided with an increase in the regularity of diving in the Premier League but added: "I must say the English players learn quickly."

The 62-year-old feels that were diving offences to be punished severely by the Football Association it would act as a deterrent.

He added: "Everybody wants to win football games and when you have played football, you always try to be on the fringe if you want to win. For example, you touch the ball and it goes out you shout ‘throw in for us’, things like that.

"But a dive in the box ... I think sometimes you can only get it out after the game. If an obvious dive is punished by a three-match ban, the players would not do it anymore.

"We should have a superior committee of ethics who could still punish a player like that. He now gets away without being suspended and the whole situation doesn’t make sense.

"I think that the foreign players have brought good and bad things. In England you respect two things that you got well kicked, but on the other side that they have not gone down for nothing.

"The second thing I admired here in England is that you never surround the referees to give a yellow card to somebody else, you let the referee make a decision but that has gone as well.

"Not everywhere but there is a trend now to surround the referee and give a yellow card and that never happened when I arrived."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bg6Xl?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

18-04-2012, 02:22 PM

Wenger accuses Wigan of time-wasting

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Arsene Wenger branded Roberto Martinez's Wigan side "disrespectful" for what the Arsenal boss viewed as a spell of time-wasting during Monday's 2-1 defeat at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners found themselves two goals down inside the first ten minutes thanks to strikes from Franco di Santo and Jordi Gomez. From that moment on, despite Thomas Vermaelen halving the deficit, Wenger felt Wigan spent the remaining 80 minutes running down the clock.

Goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi was booked for time-wasting in injury-time, but in general play Wigan created the clearer-cut opportunities in an impressive display that leaves them five points clear of the relegation zone.

Frustration was evident in the Arsenal camp at the final whistle, with Wenger failing to shake Martinez's hand while Robin van Persie squared up to Gary Caldwell. And Wenger insists the game was not played in the right spirit by the visitors.

"It is disrespectful to people who pay big money to watch the game," Wenger said.

"I told the fourth official, 'You know what, their goalkeeper will do it all game because he did it after 10 minutes and, with three minutes to go, he will get a yellow card'. That is exactly what happened.

"We are sorry we did not play well - but that the referees do not act on it is not right.

"I do not want to look for excuses. I congratulate Wigan, they did well, but whether it's tonight or in another game, the referee has to act."

The result capped a bad night for Arsenal, who lost Mikel Arteta with what Wenger described as a "serious" ankle problem, while Jack Wilshere is a confirmed absentee for the Euro 2012 Championship.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bg8t2?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

18-04-2012, 04:21 PM

Robin van Persie agitated by Gary Caldwell’s attempt to shake hands after Wigan win

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Robin van Persie and Gary Caldwell devise a worse way of shaking hands.

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has made it abundantly clear that he hates time wasting. He hates it more than Pepe hates fingers. When he believed international teammate Tim Krul was guilty of it during Arsenal's win over Newcastle last month, he treated Krul like someone who ate his sandwich out of the office fridge and then claimed that he didn't see where Van Persie wrote his name on the package.

During injury time of Wigan's 2-1 win over Arsenal, Wigan keeper Ali Al Habsi was booked for time wasting and Robin (and Arsene Wenger), of course, did not like this one bit. After the final whistle, Wigan captain Gary Caldwell tried to shake hands with Van Persie, who stuck out his hand as he walked away from Caldwell. Caldwell pulled away from this modified shake and again offered his hand in the way normal people shake hands. Van Persie pushed it away, then the two held onto each other's fingers in the most awkwardly confrontational way possible before Van Persie shook free and walked away, leaving Caldwell to be consoled by the ref (video here, GIF here).

Meanwhile, in other non-handshake news from the Emirates, Wenger and Wigan manager Roberto Martinez didn't touch palms either, reportedly because Martinez opted to shake hands with his staff first and kept Wenger waiting.

Handshakes: Where manly statements are made.

But before all this, relegation-threatened Wigan beat third-place Arsenal five days after beating first-place Manchester United. Wigan are, irrefutably, the best team in England.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bg8tm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

19-04-2012, 02:00 PM

Arsenal Have Already Signed £40m Trio: Reports Suggest Deals Done

Emirates Stadium side have apparently already sealed deals to sign impressive trio.

Speculation is rife that Arsene Wenger is lining up moves for all manner of targets that he will hope will push his North London side nearer to ending a seven year silverware drought and help the club to mount genuine a challenge for major honours.

With that in mind some respected sources are stating that a number of these deals are already agreed and Gunners fans will be pleased to know that the trio we are dealing with in this report are all established talents with experience and the ability to add quality in their relevant positions.

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Arsenal have already agreed an £11million deal for Cologne forward Lukas Podolski.

SOURCE: Daily Telegraph

This is perhaps the worst kept secret in football. The German international has apparently already signed for the Emirates Stadium side and the only reason the deal has not been announced is so as to avoid his Bundesliga club’s fans from getting very angry indeed.

However such a plan has somewhat backfired as not only are Koln on a poor run of form, one win in ten, but even the 26 year old forward has suffered a dip in his own performances. That said the former Bayern Munich man has still managed 16 goals this term, not bad for a player who is representing a club likely to go down.

The fact that Podolski can also play out wide will help Wenger greatly and it may signal the departure of a number of forwards who have simply not done enough to warrant an Arsenal stay. Those could include Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela and even Gervinho.

Robin Van Persie will be glad to see the arrival of a genuinely talented strike partner.

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Arsenal are rumoured to have completed the signing, subject to clearance once the transfer window opens in the summer, of Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen.

SOURCE: Footie Online

The £10m rated Belgian will add further strength in depth at the back and the Ajax skipper can also play effective as a defensive midfielder and has been a Wenger target for quite some time and is apparently already on his way to the Premier League club.

Even Vertonghen’s own boss Frank De Boer has stated that he expects his skipper to leave the Amsterdam Arena.

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Lazio playmaker Hernanes, 26, is set to snub interest from big-spending Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala and join Arsenal in the summer.

It has been reported that Arsenal scouts have been tracking the Brazilian playmaker all season and have been impressed so far.

But La Gazzetta dello Sport have claimed that he wants his current club to turn down advances from Anzhi and instead listen to offers from Arsenal.

Lazio paid Sao Paulo around £9m for his services in 2010 and it has been suggested that they are now hoping to double their money on him this summer.

SOURCE: talkSPORT

This is perhaps the most recent of the trio and a player who is apparently very keen to join Arsenal, with the North London side apparently ready to purchase his services.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bga1y?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

21-04-2012, 12:25 AM

Arsenal transfer blow as Italy midfielder agrees AC Milan deal

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Arsenal have been handed a transfer blow after long-time target Riccardo Montolivo agreed a pre-contract deal to join AC Milan on a free transfer this summer.

Montolivo, who had been tracked by a host of Premier League sides including Arsenal over the last year, will join Milan on a four-year contract worth £2m a season.

The Fiorentina midfielder turned down several offers of a new contract at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in order to secure his path to the Serie A champions.

Milan’s acquisition of Montolivo places question marks over the long-term future of on-loan Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani, who had been expected to make his move to the San Siro permanent this summer.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bgbHp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

21-04-2012, 02:56 PM

Arsenal Alerted as Dutch Goal Machine Makes Premier League Ambition Known

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Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has put off talks over a new deal until after Euro 2012, putting Arsenal on red alert…

The Bundesliga club are keen to ward off potential suitors by offering Huntelaar a fresh contract as reward for the Dutchman’s stunning form, which has seen him net 43 times in 45 appearances for Schalke this season.

However, reports coming out of Germany state that the Dutch striker would be open to a move to the Premier League.

Schalke revealed earlier this month they are prepared to break the bank to keep the 28-year-old. Huntelaar still has over a year left on his current contract but the German outfit are ready to offer him a lucrative two-year extension.

With top clubs around Europe able to offer him a better package than Schalke, a positive Euro 2012 may mean the Bundesliga club simply cannot fend off the competition, although Schalke’s president Clemens Tonnies believes Huntelaar’s decision will not be purely based on money.

“We are making Klaas a top offer” he told Sport1 television. “I believe that the well-being factor will play a role in his decision and he is very close to his Dutch home here with Schalke.”

Huntelaar has revealed he does not want to think about his future until after this summer’s Euro 2012 finals with Holland.

“There will be time to gather my thoughts after the season,” Huntelaar told Bild.

“Before then, I want to focus on scoring goals and not let myself be distracted at the European Championships.”

The ex Milan player would be a fantastic addition to Wenger’s side, which already sees German striker Lukas Poloski added to their squad list for next year. Furthermore, the striker is no stranger to Arsenal’s captain and talisman, Robin van Persie – with the two strikers playing together numerous times for their national team.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bgdcf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

ollacarla

22-04-2012, 03:18 AM

from journallive.co.uk

Rooney backs Van Persie for award

Wayne Rooney has no doubts Robin van Persie will scoop the PFA Players' Player of the Year award on Sunday.

The Manchester United striker is one of six nominees for the prestigious prize, which he won in 2010. With United riding high on top of the Barclays Premier League and Rooney closing on his best ever scoring tally, the 26-year-old would be an obvious recipient - although he does not believe it will happen.

"It is nice to be nominated," Rooney told MUTV. "Obviously it's a great award to win and it's your work throughout the season that gets you into that position. But more than likely, Van Persie will win it."

In fact, Rooney cannot be sure of lifting United's own club prize this term.

Under the circumstances, it seems a bit bizarre to feel Rooney has not performed to his normal high standards.

However, he was deeply critical of himself despite scoring twice in last weekend's win over Aston Villa. And, having watched the game again, he saw nothing to change his mind.

"I have always said I don't just play football to score goals," he said.

"I like to enjoy the games and play well. Coming off the pitch on Sunday I felt it wasn't my best performance, and watching the game back it wasn't.

"I am quite critical of myself. That is one of the things that keeps me going."

ollacarla

22-04-2012, 03:33 AM

and by the way, latest news about walcott

Walcott ruled out for rest of season: Wenger

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London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that winger Theo Walcott looks to have suffered a serious hamstring injury after he was substituted in the club's 0-0 draw against Chelsea. The England international looked to have tweaked the muscle in his leg when defending against the Blues' left-back Ryan Bertrand, but played on for five minutes until he was forced off.

And Wenger revealed that the injury could be one that rules him out for the last three games of the season, against Stoke, Norwich and West Brom. "Theo looks to have a serious hamstring [injury]," Wenger told reporters. He wanted to stay on. It will be tough to come back this season."

Wenger was disappointed not to win the "strange" game, after his side enjoyed the better chances, striking the woodwork through both captain Robin van Persie and defender Laurent Koscielny.
Walcott ruled out for rest of season: Wenger

"[It was a] strange game," he added. "They decided to lock the game up and catch us on the break. On that front, especially with the two wide players, they tried to get over the top of our full-backs an waited for us in their half of the pitch.

"We were not quick enough with our passing today to open them up. Therefore, you always felt the game was a bit difficult. We lacked a bit of a spontaneous aspect in our game. But we still had chances to win the game, and they had zero. They had none.

"We certainly had the better of the chances because I can't remember them having one clear-cut chance. I expected the game to be very open because they had to win and we had to win but that shows you how unpredictable football is."

Wenger admits that he does not know what the result does for the Champions League places, with rivals Tottenham in action later on Saturday evening, and stated that his team hadn't fully moved on from the shock 2-1 home defeat to Wigan.

He said: "I don't know what it does for the Champions League places. It depends on results over the weekend and over the next three games. I don't think the result on Monday night [against Wigan] had been completely digested. At least today we didn't lose, and that solid defensive base is something we can use to have a strong finish."

FirdaAnnisa

22-04-2012, 12:43 PM

i just want to add the news about Walcott from mirrorfootball.co.uk, check this out guys ;)

Walcott out for rest of the season...but should be fit for England

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Theo Walcott’s season with Arsenal is over.

The England winger will miss the Gunners’ last three matches as they push for a top three finish in the Premier League.

Walcott pulled up with a hamstring injury during the second half of the 0-0 draw with Chelsea at the Emirates.

Manager Arsene Wenger is confident that Walcott will be fit for the European Championships. Wenger said “He should be OK to play for England.”

Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news

novanprihasa

23-04-2012, 11:34 AM

give an applause for RVP.. =D>

Van Persie Raih Gelar Player of The Year

London - Penyerang Arsenal, Robin Van Persie, meraih gelar penghargaan PFA Player of the Year. Sementara bek Tottenham Hotspur, Kyle Walker, dinobatkan menjadi Young Player of the Year.

Kotribusi Van Persie pada Arsenal memang tak bisa terbantahkan. Dengan catatan 27 gol yang sudah disumbangkannya, Van Persie membantu Arsenal bangkit dari keterpurukan dan kini duduk di posisi tiga klasemen sementara.

Asosiasi Pesepakbola Profesional (PFA) pun tak ragu untuk menobatkan bomber asal Belanda itu sebagai pemain terbaik versi mereka. Ia mengalahkan lima kandidat lain, yakni Joe Hart, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney, dan Scott Parker.

Selain menobatkan Van Persie, PFA juga mendapuk Kyle Walker sebagai Young Player of the Year. Pemain berusia 21 tahun ini mengalahkan Gareth Bale, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, dan juga Danny Welbeck.

Walker tampil konsisten sebagai bek kanan Spurs. Sejauh ini, ia sudah bermain sebanyak 33 kali dan menyumbang satu assist. Satu tempat untuk memperkuat Inggris di Piala Eropa pun diprediksi bakal menjadi miliknya.

Tim Terbaik Premier League Versi PFA

Joe Hart (Man City), Kyle Walker (Spurs), Vincent Kompany (Man City), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle), Leighton Baines (Everton), David Silva (Man City), Scott Parker (Spurs), Yaya Toure (Man City), Gareth Bale (Spurs), Robin Van Persie (Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/read/2012/04/23/061715/1898634/72/van-persie-raih-gelar-player-of-the-year

ollacarla

24-04-2012, 08:50 PM

nambahin berita tentang awardnya van persie

Make mine a double! Van Persie named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

Robin van Persie has completed a double success by being named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year.

The Arsenal striker was named PFA Footballer of the Year on Sunday and he has now followed it up with another triumph.

Van Persie, 28, topped the poll of journalists with a landslide victory ahead of Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney in second place and his Old Trafford team-mate Paul Scholes third, with Fulham's Clint Dempsey fourth.

Van Persie's 34 goals in all competitions has helped propel the Gunners into the top four of the Barclays Premier League, leaving them on the brink of Champions League qualification for next season.

He is the third Dutchman to win the prestigious honour after former team-mate Dennis Bergkamp and Frans Thijssen of Ipswich.

Van Persie - last week named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year - will receive the prestigious FWA accolade, which has been running since 1948, at a gala dinner at the Lancaster London Hotel on May 3.

FWA chairman Steve Bates said: 'Robin was the overwhelming choice of our members this season and deservedly so after a magnificent campaign for Arsenal.

'The quality of his goals, attacking movement and consistency in a turbulent season for The Gunners has been eye-catching.

'The considerable size of his majority in the votes cast by our members reflected the general view that he has been the season's most outstanding individual performer.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2134334/Robin-van-Persie-named-Football-Writers-Association-Player-Year.html#ixzz1sxd9jTKJ

FirdaAnnisa

24-04-2012, 10:48 PM

Para Jurnalis pun Memilih RVP Sebagai yang Terbaik

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London - Selang dua hari setelah memenangi anugerah pemain terbaik versi PFA (Asosiasi Pesepakbola Inggris), Robin van Persie kembali jadi yang terbaik dan kali ini para jurnalis Inggris yang memilihnya.

Seperti dilansir dari BBC, Van Persie mendapat suara terbanyak dari sekitar 400 wartawan anggota FWA (Asosiasi Jurnalis Inggris), mengalahkan duo Manchester United, Wayne Rooney dan Paul Scholes, yang berada di urutan ke-2 dan ke-3, serta Clint Dempsey di urutan keempat. Ia pun berhak atas gelar Player of The Year versi FWA.

Gelar ini sebelumnya diraih oleh Scott Parker musim lalu saat ia berseragam West Ham United. Penghargaan dari para pewarta tulis ini sudah dimulai sejak musim 2006/2007 di mana Cristiano Ronaldo jadi yang pertama memenanginya.

Dengan dua gelarnya ini maka Van Persie jadi pesepakbola ke-16 yang berhasil memenangi gelar PFA dan PWA secara bersamaan dalam semusim. Sebelumnya pemain Arsenal yang mampu melakukannya adalah Thierry Henry (2003 & 2004) dan Dennis Bergkamp (1998).

Gelar ini pun makin menahbiskan musim ini sebagai punca karier Van Persie di level klub karena ia berhasil mencetak 34 gol di seluruh kompetisi musim ini termasuk 27 gol yang membuatnya jadi topksorer sementara Premier League.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola

zudomiriku

26-04-2012, 02:32 PM

Writers name Arsenal's Robin van Persie as footballer of the year

• Football Writers' Association votes for Van Persie in poll
• Professional Footballers' Association also chose striker

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The Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has been voted 2012 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.

Van Persie, 28, topped the poll of journalists with a landslide victory ahead of Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney in second place and his Old Trafford team-mate Paul Scholes third, with Fulham's Clint Dempsey fourth.

The Holland striker's 34 goals in all competitions has helped propel Arsenal into the top four of the Premier League, leaving them on the brink of Champions League qualification for next season.

Van Persie – who was also named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year last week – will receive the prestigious FWA accolade, which has been running since 1948, at a gala dinner at the Lancaster London hotel on 3 May.

The FWA chairman Steve Bates, chief football writer at the People, said: "Robin was the overwhelming choice of our members this season and deservedly so after a magnificent campaign for Arsenal.

"The quality of his goals, attacking movement and consistency in a turbulent season for the Gunners has been eye-catching.

"The considerable size of his majority in the votes cast by our members reflected the general view that he has been the season's most outstanding individual performer."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bgjRS?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

novanprihasa

27-04-2012, 11:48 AM

Vela Tak Mau Balik ke Arsenal

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San Sebastian - Musim panas ini kontrak peminjaman Carlos Vela dari Arsenal ke Real Sociedad akan berakhir. Namun, Vela menegaskan sama sekali tak berkeinginan kembali ke 'Gudang Peluru'.

Pemain asal Meksiko itu sama sekali tidak menutupi keengganannya balik ke klub asal London yang ia bela sejak tahun 2005 tersebut. "Keputusan akhir ada di (Manajer Arsenal Arsene) Wenger. Jika ia bilang akan menjualku maka akan kami lihat apa saja opsinya (klub-klub peminat)," kata Vela di Sky Sports.

"Jika ia bilang ingin agar aku bertahan (di Arsenal) maka aku akan melawannya agar membiarkanku pergi karena tujuanku adalah tidak kembali ke sana," tegas pemain berusia 23 tahun itu.

Vela sendiri mengaku sangat betah di kota San Sebastian tempat Sociedad bermarkas. Ia pun berharap agar Arsenal bisa bersepakat dengan Sociedad, meski ia tahu persoalan harga transfer bisa saja menjadi kendala.

"Ini bukan cuma masalah merasakan kenyamanan di kota ini tetapi juga perkara ekonomi. Aku dimiliki Arsenal dan tak bisa bilang ke mereka kalau aku suka San Sebastian sehingga mereka harus melepasku ke Real Sociedad."

"Jika aku ditanya apa aku gembira di sini maka aku akan menjawab ya, tapi jika aku ditanya apakah aku akan tetap di sini maka jawabannya bisa ya atau tidak," lugas Vela.

Vela bergabung dengan Arsenal dari tim yunior Guadalajara pada 2005 dan baru memainkan 29 pertandingan bersama The Gunners di kancah domestik. Ia lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu sebagai pemain pinjaman; ke Salamanca, Osasuna, West Bromwich Albion dan kini Sociedad.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/read/2012/04/27/033603/1902841/72/vela-tak-mau-balik-ke-arsenal

ollacarla

27-04-2012, 07:14 PM

Wilshere needs recovery time - Wenger

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Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere needs the proper rehabilitation over the summer before any talk of playing at the Olympics.

The 20-year-old has not featured for the Gunners all season because of a niggling ankle problem which was initially picked up on international duty with England and eventually needed surgery.

Speaking ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke, the Arsenal manager said: "At the moment Jack has a different worry. His focus is to get back on the football pitch and play, there is not one specific target like the Olympics or the European Championships, although he is out of that."

He added: "His main priority is to get out on the pitch and play football.

"Nothing is definitely set at the moment, because we are in a slow progress world where we go step by step."

Wenger continued: "If we start pre-season at the beginning of July and he is completely fit to join in normal training, then we will see [about the Olympics], but let's not forget he has not played for a whole year.

"To be competitive at the top level it will take him some time to come back and we have to give him that time."

ollacarla

27-04-2012, 08:19 PM

It's a dream to manage Arsenal, says club legend and leading goalscorer Henry

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After his brief return to the club in January, Thierry Henry is targeting another stint at Arsenal, this time as manager.

The north London legend, who is the club's leading goalscorer, currently plies his trade in the MLS with New York Red Bulls.

But his attention has already turned to the future, with him claiming it would be 'a dream' to return to Emirates Stadium, with a place on the coaching staff a possibility beforehand.

When asked by a fan, through newspaper USA Today, if he fancied a stint in the dugout, Henry said: 'You know what? I might. Now do you think I would be a good one? You can never tell. I actually don’t know if that would be an option. I know I will be in the game for sure. Why not? Sure.

'Everyone knows the love I have for Arsenal Football Club, so you know it goes without saying where. That’s a dream.'

Henry enjoyed a short spell back at the club he left in 2007, scoring three goals in seven appearances, including the winner at Sunderland and, famously, the decisive goal against Leeds in the FA Cup.

Reflecting on the vintage strike against the Championship outfit, he added: 'It was the first time – put the national team aside – it was the first time I scored a goal as a fan of the team [I scored for].

'You know especially the love I have for the club and the love I have for the people working at the club, I said it, I never felt what I felt after that goal in my whole entire career.

'It's too much to describe. I know I’ve never felt that before.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2136091/Thierry-Henry-dreams-managing-Arsenal.html#ixzz1tF7tKB7k

FirdaAnnisa

27-04-2012, 10:35 PM

Van's the man: Wenger "confident" van Persie will sign new Arsenal deal

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Arsene Wenger has praised his "exceptional" captain Robin van Persie - and is "confident" he will stay at Arsenal.

Van Persie's remarkable season for the Gunners has earned him both Player of the Year gongs from his fellow pros and also the Football Writers' Association.

It has also earned him admiring glances from other clubs as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester City have all got the Dutchman on their hit-list.

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Wenger believes that van Persie will stay and has also developed as a player and a person during his time at Arsenal.

Wenger said: "I believe he was consistent, he had an exceptional year because he scored goals but he was as well a provider. I think that's what people admired with him this season, the fact he was not only a goalscorer but as well a guy who provided assists.

"But as well something that was maybe in the past questioned about him is that he was a fighter, I think he added that combative side to his game, as a leader and a captain in the team, and that's what certainly convinced everybody.

"He has grown mentally and you see it better when you look back with a distance. The young player who arrived here and the man he is today, I believe he has grown a lot and made a big, big, massive improvement on that front.

"He has grown into a leader and he is a great captain now, on and off the pitch."

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Wenger is confident that van Persie will sign a new deal before the Euros but says he is no rush. "That's what I will try to achieve," said Wenger.

"I am confident for two reasons. First of all I want to convince him to stay here and to extend his contract. Secondly he is not free at the end of this season, he has one year of his contract left anyway."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news

FirdaAnnisa

28-04-2012, 04:14 PM

Kapan Main Lagi, Wilshere?

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London - Menghitung hari dan detik demi detik, boleh jadi itulah yang kini tengah dirasakan Jack Wilshere. Sampai saat ini Wilshere masih menunggu waktu bermain lagi karena Arsene Wenger saja belum tahu kapan itu akan terjadi.

Berkali-kali Wilshere dinyatakan akan segera bermain, tapi kenyataan hingga saat ini dirinya masih saja berkutat dengan pemulihan cedera engkel yang didapatnya musim panas lalu. Cedera yang membuatnya absen sepanjang musim ini.

Sungguh sebuah kenyataan pahit bagi Wilshere di saat dirinya sedang menanjak performanya musim lalu dan harapan tampil di Piala Eropa dan Olimpiade tahun ini boleh dibilang sudah musnah.

Namun, karena cedera yang didapatnya tergolong parah dan Wilshere harus menjalani dua kali operasi, Wenger pun tak ingin buru-buru memainkannya. Manajer asal Prancis itu memilih opsi menunggu anak didiknya benar-benar pulih total.

"Untuk saat ini Jack Wilshere punya kekhawatiran yang berbeda," ucap Wenger seperti dilansir ESPN Star.

"Fokusnya saatnya ini adalah kembali bermain, tidak ada target bermain di Piala Eropa atau Olimpiade, walaupun ia dipastikan absen di sana," sambungnya.

"Belum ada yang pasti hingga saat ini, karena perkembangangan kami begitu lambat di mana kami melakukannya tahap demi tahap," tutur Wenger.

Tapi Wenger sendiri tidak menampik kemungkinan jika memang Wilshere sudah pulih sebelum musim berakhir, gelandang 19 tahun itu bisa bermain di Olimpiade. Tapi sekali lagi itu semua masih membutuhkan waktu kata Wenger.

"Jika kami memulai pra musim di awal Juli dan dia sudah fit total untuk berlatih normal, maka kita lihat apakah ia bisa bermain di Olimpiade. Tapi jangan lupakan bahwa ia tidak bermain sama sekali musim ini. Untuk bisa menjadi kompetitif di level top lagi, butuh waktu untuk dia kembali dan kami akan memberikannya," lugas Wenger.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola

ollacarla

29-04-2012, 06:10 PM

Rivals enter M'Vila race
Arsenal face competition from Manchester United in the race to sign French star Yann M'Vila from Rennes.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been tracking the attacking midfielder for some time and failed with a £10million bid last year as Rennes refused to cash in on their star man.

However they have accepted defeat in their battle to keep hold and will sell to the highest bidder when the transfer window re-opens with the Gunners leading the race for his signature.

However United are also in the running as Sir Alex Ferguson looks to sign a new midfielder and the two clubs could go head-to-head for the player's signature.

Rennes have slapped a £22million price tag on M'Vila's head but it is thought the French club would accept £17million. Real Madrid have also been linked and Rennes will be hoping a bidding war could push the price closer to their valuation.

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/manchester-united/rivals-enter-mvila-race-1421915.html

ollacarla

29-04-2012, 06:20 PM

Wenger fury at Potters fans

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ARSENE WENGER shrugged off his abuse by Stoke fans but was furious at Aaron Ramsey being booed in yesterday’s 1-1 draw.

Arsenal star Ramsey broke a leg in a clash with Ryan Shawcross two years ago which resulted in a red card for the Stoke defender.

And Wenger fumed: “I don’t think you can be especially proud of booing Aaron Ramsey.

“He hasn’t done anything wrong.”

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Wenger always faces a hail of insults at the Britannia for his criticisms of Stoke’s over-physical approach.

He added: “My response is always to ignore what they say.

“I have had to deal with this for years, but one day football will have to tackle this problem.”

Potters boss Tony Pulis admitted things may be getting to the stage where the police have to intervene.

He said: “We all get it at away grounds, but whether we should have to accept it is another matter.

“Maybe we need to speak to the police.”

FirdaAnnisa

03-05-2012, 10:02 PM

Pod’s Wenger tribute

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LUKAS PODOLSKI is itching to work with “awesome” Arsene Wenger.

The German, 26, will join Arsenal in an £11million switch from Cologne after the Euro 2012 finals.

He said: “The goal has to be to win titles over the next years. That’s a given when you go to a big club.

“The English league is very good and competitive and every year six or seven clubs are challenging. Hence it’s a chance and a great motivation to make another step forward.

“Arsenal have an awesome manager and a great stadium.”

Podolski revealed it did not take much for boss Wenger to persuade him to move to the Gunners. He added: “We spoke on the telephone just once — I have not met him yet.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk

novanprihasa

04-05-2012, 09:48 AM

nambahin berita tentang kedatangan Podolski ke Arsenal..

Van Persie Sambut Kedatangan Podolski

London - Mulai musim depan, beban Robin van Persie sebagai mesin gol utama Arsenal bakal berkurang seiring kedatangan Lukas Podolski. Dapat tandem baru, Van Persie menyambutnya dengan antusias.

"Dia pemain yang sangat bagus. Saya tahu dia sudah bermain 91, 92 kali untuk (timnas) Jerman, itu sudah membuktikan semuanya," sahut Van Persie saat dimintai komentarnya soal Podolski.

Di awal pekan ini Arsenal akhirnya berhasil mendapatkan tanda tangan Podolski. Sukses tersebut menyudahi kabar ketertarikan The Gunners pada pemain Cologne itu yang sudah berhembus sejak semusim terakhir.

Kedatangan Podolski ke Emirates Stadium diharapkan bisa membantu Arsenal bersaing dengan tim-tim papan atas lainnya. Mantan pemain Bayern Munich itu juga dianggap akan bisa mengurangi beban Van Persie yang saat ini jadi tumpuan utama 'Gudang Peluru' menjebol gawang lawan.

"Dia pemain yang hebat dan juga punya karakter yang hebat karena dia adalah seorang pemenang. Saat kami bermain mengadapi Cologne di pertandingan pra musim, Anda bisa melihat kalau dia adalah pemenang."

"Meski itu hanya pertandingan persahabatan, dia melakukan segalanya untuk menang dan kami senang dia datang ke Arsenal," tuntas Van Persie di Skysports.

http://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/read/2012/05/04/082159/1908766/72/van-persie-sambut-kedatangan-podolski

zudomiriku

09-05-2012, 02:24 PM

Arsenal Could Sign £29m Pair By Monday Morning

Yann the man: Arsenal confident of sealing £17m M’Vila deal

Emirates Stadium side close in on pair, only Champions League football needed to secure deals.

In-demand Rennes midfielder will told talks with the Gunners and Inter this week but transfer may hinge on Champions League qualification

Arsene Wenger is confident of completing a £17million deal for Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila… if Arsenal clinch a Champions League place.

M’Vila will hold talks with the Gunners and Inter Milan this week, but has indicated he would prefer a move to the Premier League and Wenger believes he can lure the French international with a four-year deal.

But the Arsenal manager, who has already confirmed the £10.9m signing of Cologne striker Lukas Podolski, has insisted he will not rush in until their Champions League fate is decided.

Wenger has his sights set on Ajax defender and captain Jan Vertonghen, but Arsenal’s big summer plans will depend on whether they can clinch third place and a potential £35m European windfall.

SOURCE: Daily Mirror

Arsenal go into their final game of the season away at West Brom knowing that not only will a win secure a top three finish and a spot in the Champions League group stage but it would also help secure deals to bring in two long term targets who are seemingly very keen on a move to the North London club.

Arsene Wenger has already secured the signing of Lukas Podolski who will help to beef up the club’s attacking options and the two further additions helpfully strengthen other areas of concern.

Yann M’Vila is a tough tackling midfield force in the Patrick Vieira mould and is seemingly a player Wenger would like to use to add further steel to his side. Alex Song has shown a great deal of improvement in the forward area of his game, laying on 15 assists, but arguably has made less of an impact in the defensive area of his game.

21 year old Rennes midfielder M’Vila is likely to be part of Laurent Blanc’s Euro 2012 squad and as such Arsene Wenger will be keen to secure a deal to sign the youngster before the finals. The Gunners boss has stated publicly his insistence on completing deals sooner rather than later having experienced a mad rush last summer.

Ajax captain Jan Vertonghen is almost certain to leave his Amsterdam club, a fact confirmed by boss Frank de Boer and now that the Belgian has helped his side to the Eredivisie title he can concentrate of sorting through the many offers for his services.

Currently Wenger will be relatively happy with the pairing of Laurent Koscielny and Thomas Vermaelen at the heart of his defence but in recent weeks they have looked shaky and the addition of a back-up option, and one who would surely be more reliable than lumbering German Per Mertesacker, makes a great deal of sense.

Vertonghen can also play as a defensive midfielder and that type of adaptability is right up Wenger’s street.

So if the Emirates Stadium side do indeed collect three points at The Hawthorns then as this source states, a move to sign this pair becomes all the more likely.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bgBY4?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football

zudomiriku

16-05-2012, 03:04 PM

Robin van Persie to hold Arsenal talks on Wednesday

Striker Robin van Persie will open talks to determine his Arsenal future at a meeting with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Wednesday.

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Discussions are scheduled to take place at Wenger's house at 10:30 BST.

It is unlikely that a final decision will be made before Van Persie links up with the Netherlands squad on Thursday.

The 28-year-old, who has a year left on his contract, ended the season with 41 goals in 53 games for club and country.

Of that tally, 37 came in 48 appearances for Arsenal and he was the Premier League's leading marksman with 30 goals in 38 matches.

A number of leading sides have registered interest in signing the Gunners captain, who was named Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' player of the year.

Speaking after Sunday's 3-2 victory at West Brom, which secured Arsenal's place in next season's Champions League, Van Persie refused to commit.

When asked if his future would be resolved quickly, he said: "You never know but Arsenal is a massive club. Whatever happens, I'll always love this club.

"I have been playing here for eight years and I love this club. Whatever happens that will never change. We will sit down next week."

Van Persie was unwilling to open negotiations until the campaign had ended, with Champions League football a key consideration.

Another factor is Arsenal's transfer market activity, and Van Persie has been encouraged by the signing of Lukas Podolski from FC Cologne for £10.9m.

"Will Champions League football help to keep Van Persie?" said Wenger. "It makes it easier to attract good players and keep them."

Arsenal are expected to offer the Dutchman a new four-year deal that would break their current wage structure, while Van Persie and his family are happy in London.

But, with the Netherlands assembling for a pre-Euro 2012 training camp in Switzerland on 17 May, there is little time to reach an agreement.

Van Persie is open to the idea of playing in the tournament before making a decision.

Arsenal do not want a repeat of last summer, when Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri were sold after the season had started.

Van Persie was signed from Feyenoord for £2.75m in 2004 and team-mate Laurent Koscielny is confident he will stay.

"He will be here next season," said defender Koscielny, who scored Arsenal's winner at The Hawthorns.

"He was a fantastic captain, he was so important for us. He will be here scoring goals for us next season."

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/bgKHA?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=world-football