Lewis Ambrose Archives: 04/2016

After last weekend’s collapse against West Ham United, Arsène Wenger has a lot to consider this weekend.

With a 3-0 win against relegation rivals Norwich City on Saturday afternoon, Sunderland gave themselves a big chance of staying in the Premier League.

After an Andy Carroll hat-trick, Arsenal might have to get used to sides targeting defensive frailties in the air again.

It may be too late for the title race but Arsenal fans will be delighted to see Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla was back in full training on Saturday morning.

Top of the league in December, Arsenal fans didn’t expect to be out of the title race at the beginning of April, nor did Francis Coquelin.

In recent weeks the Arsenal defence has looked a little more assured but that changed last weekend as the side capitulated and conceded an Andy Carroll hat-trick at Upton Park.

After featuring twice for the Arsenal u21s in the last week the good news for Arsenal and England fans is that Jack Wilshere is on his way back.

Lining up with Gabriel over Per Mertesacker in recent weeks, it was a surprise to see Arsène Wenger hail the importance of communication at the back on Friday morning.

With Crystal Palace almost safety there’s much less riding on Sunday’s London derby than there could have been but Arsène Wenger is wary nonetheless. A…

Whenever Arsène Wenger and Alan Pardew face each other, memories of a touchline spat in 2006 are evoked.

Heading to north London with the hope of securing Premier League football for next season, Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace side have had a couple of injury scares.

After throwing two points away and slipping further behind Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur last week, Arsène Wenger is desperate to see more mental strength from his players.

Arsène Wenger has criticised the decision to take Premier League referee Kevin Friend off duty for the Tottenham Hotspur’s match this weekend just because he’s a fan of title rivals Leicester City.

In an otherwise poor week for Arsenal, Mesut Özil had something to smile about as he was nominated for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award.

At this point it feels a little like there isn’t much to play for as Arsenal approach the final few games of the season but Arsène Wenger is doing everything to ensure his players don’t lose focus.

Arsène Wenger surprised fans by keeping Petr Čech on the bench last week and trusting David Ospina in the 3-3 draw at Upton Park.

It may feel like the season is set to peter out but Arsenal still need to show their strength between now and the end of…

With a shiny TV deal on the way and a nice big stadium to occupy almost rent free, West Ham United are looking to head into Europe next season with a team capable of competing.

Now back in the Arsenal first team for the first time since he threw his chance away in the autumn, Gabriel has insisted he won’t make the same error that saw him dropped from the side again.

A player of the month award, a goal of the month and a string of strong performances, Mohamed Elneny has won a lot of fans since signing for Arsenal in January.