Entries Categorized as 'Arsenal'

Arsenal Vs Aston Villa: Gunners receive another setback in their title hunt

Date November 16, 2008

Inconsistent Gunners received another setback in their Premier League title campaign, as they lost 2-0 at Emirates Stadium to Aston Villa.
Although Alumina made an excellent save to stop a first-half penalty off Ashley Young, an own goal from Gael Clichy and one from Gabriel Agbonlahor sealed the game for the touring side.
This is the second [...]

Arsenal Vs Manchester United: Red Devils again fail to win at Emirates

Date November 9, 2008

Wenger’s boys lived up to his expectations, as Arsenal defeated Manchester United in another scintillating and high voltage match at the Emirates Stadium.
After a 4-4 draw with Tottenham and a defeat against Stoke, Arsenal’s morale was low. However, this fantastic win had not only lifted their spirits, but also lifted them above Man-U in EPL.
Full [...]

Ronaldo aims to clinch his side’s first win at Emirates

Date November 7, 2008

Portuguese winger, Cristiano Ronaldo, feels Manchester United must strain every nerve to strengthen their hopes for winning against Arsenal on Saturday.
In shaping up United’s trip to Emirates Stadium, the attention has been mainly on an injury-hit side of Arsene Wenger.
Red Devils has already dropped important points against Everton & Newcastle. Ronaldo feels that Sir Alex [...]

Ferguson: We’re ready for the big game on Saturday

Date November 6, 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United’s Boss, is hopeful that his side’s draw against Celtic in the UEFA Championships League match on Wednesday might pave the way to a victory in Saturday’s encounter against Arsenal.
Although United took 84 minutes for breaking down stubborn resistance of their opponent at Parkhead, the dominance they showed in the second [...]

Arsenal Vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Redknapp magic works again

Date October 30, 2008

Magic touch of Harry Redknapp worked in two consecutive games, as his side was able to deny Arsenal full points from the game at Emirates Stadium.
Although Spurs broke the deadlock first through David Bentley (13th minute), goals from Silvestre (37th minute), Gallas (45th minute) and Adebayor (64th minute) broke the back of the touring side.
However, [...]

Liverpool Vs Wigan Athletic: Kuyt helps Reds in clinching another thriller

Date October 19, 2008

A scissors kick from Dirk Kuyt, five minutes from full time, gave all three points to Liverpool against Wigan, who got reduced to ten men in a pulsating match at Anfield.
Liverpool defeated Wigan 3-2 in spite of trailing twice courtesy an acrobatic volley from their Holland striker, who sailed the ball past former Liverpool goalkeeper, [...]

Arsenal Vs Sunderland: Fabregas strike saves the day for Arsenal

Date October 5, 2008

The inconsistent form of Arsenal continued, as they barely manage to salvage a 1-1 draw against Roy Keane’s Sunderland at the Stadium of Lights.
Keane has been saying in the past that his side needs to be tough and rough, as being nice doesn’t win you anything. Against Gunners, Sunderland didn’t disappoint.
They played a mean game [...]

Arsene Wenger tired of underperforming Gunners

Date September 30, 2008

Following the unbelievable 1-2 loss to Hull City this Saturday at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has stated that he is tired of the performance given by his players.
This defeat meant that the Gunners slipped to the fourth spot with 12 points following a weak at the top of the table. Arsenal has [...]

Fabregas: Young Gunners are truly sensational

Date September 26, 2008

Cesc Fabregas, who had a wonderful time in EURO 2008 with Spain, hailed his ‘sensational’ young teammates from Arsenal.
According to the midfielder, there is nothing that the young Gunners couldn’t achieve in the coming games.
He came up with the statement after his side romped home for a 6-0 win over Sheffield United in the Carling [...]

Arsenal’s team meeting sheet ‘leaked’ ahead of Carling Cup match

Date September 24, 2008

A motivational team meeting sheet, which was handed to Arsenal players before their match against Watford, has been leaked in the media.
The sheet was just a small paper with motivational and team-spirited ‘thoughts’, probably been written by a psychologist.
Arsenal had played two difficult away games in a few days’ span, and the team was facing [...]