Lee Hurley Archives: 02/2022

Willian is still struggling to make an impact in Brazil after leaving Arsenal in August and has yet to score or even complete a full match.

Arsenal apparently have a discipline problem but, with the stats telling a very different picture, what’s really going on?

Arsenal fans were left puzzled after watching Manchester United’s draw against Southampton when Bruno Fernandes swung a punch yet received no punishment.

Jose Mourinho is set to get rid of Henrikh Mkhitaryan once again as Roma decide not to offer him a new contract.

The Gabriel Martinelli red card was the15th under Mikel Arteta yet, once again, we are sitting here wondering why you never see red cards like that for anyone other teams.

Gabriel Martinelli has said that he is upset and finds it ‘difficult to take’ the red card he received against Wolves on Thursday night.

Mark Clattenburg has said that Michael Oliver got it right and wrong against Arsenal as he continues to be one of only a few former refs prepared to defend Arsenal.

In total, there are 24 Premier League refs in play this season and Arsenal have seen 12 of them take charge of their games, although Michael Oliver has been handed five matches, twice as many as the next refs on the list with two: Stuart Attwell, Mike Dean, Martin Atkinson, Anthony Taylor, and Craig Pawson.

Mikel Arteta met with the press ahead of Arsenal’s game at Wolves on Thursday night and was asked about the club’s transfer activity in January.

Mikel Arteta has met with the press ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League game against Wolves on Thursday night and has given an update on Takehiro Tomiyasu as Bernd Leno misses out with Covid.

Arsenal have signed a deal with Extramarks to become their Official Learning Partner in India, South Africa, Indonesia, and the Middle East.

With more players set to depart Arsenal in the summer, there will be a few first team squad numbers up for grabs, so who could change?

Mark Overmars has resigned from Ajax as their Director of Football with immediate effect after admitting sending ‘inappropriate’ messages to several female staff.

Stuart Attwell has been involved in some of the most controversial decisions this season and his reward is to be one of three officials from the Premier League to be considered for World Cup action in Qatar.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the captaincy at Arsenal just weeks before his contract was terminated as he became the latest to fall victim to the demon armband.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will never play again for Arsenal but one thing is clear – they were warned he had an issue with timekeeping before they signed him.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is no longer an Arsenal player after agreeing a deal to terminate his Arsenal contract enabling him to join Barcelona for free.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Arsenal journey is over but while it looked like the forward just arrived in Spain, uninvited, on deadline day, it is a move that was started back in December.

The transfer window has now closed so let’s take a look at who came in (lol) and who went out.