No shame in aiming for a draw, boys

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There is only one Arsenal player who would make it into a combined team with Chelsea (Arsesea? Chelnel?) and the prospect of facing them without him and a host of other first-choice players is not something I am looking forward to.

Will it get worse before it gets better?

Arsenal 2 WBA 3
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By my estimation that is the worst display by Arsenal in the albeit short history of Ashburton Grove. How many more of these performances before Wenger’s position gets questioned?

Win the next three as well and I might forgive you for Sunderland

Sunderland 1 Arsenal 1

Spurs 1 Arsenal 4

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It’s taken me a week to get over the concession of yet another last minute equaliser – winning at White Hart Lane, whatever the competition, has helped.

Sumptuous stuff – now don’t waste it

Arsenal 6 Braga 0


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If they ever make Football – The Stage Show, displays like last night’s would make Arsene Wenger a shoe-in for choreographer.

Can we play against 11?

Arsenal 4-1 Bolton


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A red card for Gary Cahill confuses how this performance should be judged but there can be no denying we are building momentum.

Note for May - we could have signed a keeper in August

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The transfer window has shut and Manuel Almunia is still our number one, despite it looking certain Mark Schwarzer would be signed. It is disappointing now but doubtless this moment will remain at the forefront of our minds come April and May too.

Encouraging, but...

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A 2-1 win away at Blackburn offers hope that we might be ready to overcome the physical tests needed to challenge for the championship. But the warning signs are there that our defence will remain our Achilles heel.

That's payback for the Barca shirt prank, Pepe

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My belief in karma has increased markedly after the dreadful howler that earned us a point yesterday.

Playing for fourth - in August

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After a quiet summer, Sunday’s match with Liverpool already has the whiff of a playoff for the final Champion’s League spot.

Poor final befits poor World Cup

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Nostalgia always places tournaments in a better light but South Africa 2010 already feels a World Cup to forget.

Finally the FA has got something right

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Keeping Fabio Capello as England manager is the right thing to do, if only because the FA's failure to properly tackle the national team's problems means there is no alternative.

Cesc interview screams of PR dark arts

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My optimism about Cesc remaining with us this summer has taken a dent after a BBC interview that looks suspiciously like an exercise to pull public favour in his direction.

Who I'll be scouting at the World Cup

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Arsene may not fancy making judgements on the basis of one tournament but that isn’t going to stop me.

Theo omission is possibly a mistake, definitely a bitter blow

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We are all aware of the frustrating inconsistencies that riddle Theo’s game but that doesn’t make it any less surprising that he won’t be going to the World Cup – and that Arsenal won’t contribute an England player at a major tournament for the first time in 20 years.

'Silent' Stan talks takeover - of the Rams

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It appears to have gone under the radar in the UK but it looks like Stan Kroenke’s purchase of the St Louis Rams could take years to be approved. That doesn’t sound too good for Arsenal.

Cesc silence is deafening

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Ever since we joined the European elite we’ve had to put up with summers worrying about whether our best players would leave – and this one looks no different.

2009/10: Déjà vu...again

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The title challenge may have lasted a few weeks longer than expected but the faults and downfalls this season were as familiar as ever.

Still not a real team

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As our season finally drew to a close today with its simplest win, over Fulham, the immediate over-riding thought is that while we possess lots of talented footballing technicians, they aren’t a true team.

Stats reveal defence as one of Wenger’s worst

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The season can’t end quickly enough. But at least the latest feeble performance makes it even clearer what the priority of this summer’s spending must be.

Vote Arsene (at least for one more year)

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The media may be fascinated by the race for 10 Downing Street but we all know there is only one leader Gooners should be concerned about – Arsene Wenger.

Another Arsenal blog! Putting quality over quantity…

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