Arsenal History Archives: 09/2016

Robert Pires has stated that he wants to become sporting director at Arsenal and that Arsene Wenger is well aware of his ambitions.

At a BTSport live Facebook event, Arsene Wenger confirmed that he wanted to keep Serge Gnabry at the club during the summer so why did he want to leave so badly?

William Gallas was on the new SFR Sport show ‘Le Vestiaire’ (the dressing room) chatting to other former players and he explained why he took the famous no.10 at Arsenal.

Cesc Fabregas is hoping that his display against Leicester will see him handed a start in Antonio Conte’s side when Chelsea rock up at the Emirates this weekend.

Nicklas Bendtner has called an end to the nonsense which saw him dubbed ‘The Lord’ by many Arsenal fans, granting him a cult status he never deserved.

Emmanuel Adebayor, who spent three years at the Emirates, has made public his annoyance that Ligue 1 side Lyon have opted against completing a deal to sign him, pointing to their manager not having the same authority as Arsene Wenger as one of his sore points.

Serge Gnabry was publicly praised by his new manager, Viktor Skripnik, having played the full 90 against Augsburg on his debut and netting a thunderbolt this weekend during their 4-1 defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Robert Pires has been speaking to the French media again about Arsene Wenger, a man whom he has always defended.

Abou Diaby has admitted that he doesn’t feel quite back to his 2010 best and that it will take him a little time to get back there.

It was an Old Firm debut to forget for Philippe Senderos who was caught out defensively in the build-up to a Celtic goal and also got himself sent off in the second-half for a silly deliberate handball when he knew fully well he’d already picked up a booking

Alan Pardew has hailed Mathieu Flamini’s leadership and passing ability after signing him on a free while the midfielder said Pardew was key to him signing for Crystal Palace.

Mesut Ozil has posted to his Facebook to express his pleasure that Mathieu Flamini has signed for Crystal Palace and will, therefore, be staying in London.

Crystal Palace have increased their ability to shout and point wildly on the pitch by signing former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini.

Nicklas Bendtner is hoping that he can get his footballing career back on track after admitting that he’s ‘made a lot of mistakes in his life.’

Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, is set to appear in court on 9 November, charged with assault and attempted assault for an incident that allegedly took place two years ago.

Nottingham Forest have signed Nicklas Bendtner on a two-year deal, so what can they expect from the player who had so much promise when he first arrived in North London?

Gilberto Silva will join Edwin van der Sar and Gerard Houllier to discuss ‘Academies: A Foundation for Success’ at the upcoming Soccerex Global Convention at the end of the month.

Anders Limpar has called Arsene Wenger ‘the best manager ever’ and believes that when he finally steps down, a former player should replace him.

Freddie Ljungberg has been bigging up Jack Wilshere as claims Wenger and the midfielder had ‘talks’ take on a life of their own.