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August 2011 News

Arsenal Sign Chu Young Park

Published: August 30, 2011

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Mertesacker, Dos Santos On Their Way In Following the humiliating defeat at the hands of Manchester United, Arsene Wenger has moved in quickly to sign South Korean striker Chu Young Park from AS Monaco for GBP 3 million.  Arsenal’s fifth acquisition of the summer (The other four being Gervinho, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlein and Joel [...]


If Arsene Doesn’t Learn Now…

Published: August 28, 2011

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I don’t know where to begin.  The 8-2 defeat was painful, it was humiliating. But perhaps more worrying, I was not saddened. There was a sense of inevitability, as if I was sat in front of the television waiting to see my team getting dismantled.  And dismantled we were…clinically, methodically, ruthlessly. I am not going [...]


Midfield Needs Immediate Strengthening

Published: August 26, 2011

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These past few days saw a flurry of developments  as far as Arsenal are concerned.  In the Premier League, Arsenal lost 0-2 to Liverpool at home and have just a single point from two games.  But perhaps most importantly, they qualified for the main round of the UEFA Champions League by beating Udinese 2-1 (3-1 [...]


Cesc’s Departure Raises Some Pertinent Questions

Published: August 15, 2011

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The inevitable has happened. We knew it all along that this was going to happen one day, perhaps we had steeled ourselves for this. But as the news came that Cesc Fabregas had put pen to paper on a five year deal with Barcelona, every Arsenal fan was saddened. It came a little too soon. [...]


Season Opener: Arsenal Held By Newcastle

Published: August 13, 2011

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Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle in the opening fixture of the 2011-12 season. Gervinho made his debut and just as Laurent Koscienly last season, he was sent off with 14 minutes remaining for lashing out at Joey Barton. More on that later.   The major noteworthy point was the apparent lack of [...]