Arsenal History Archives: 03/2020

Arsene Wenger signed many players over his years at Arsenal, but what did he look for when he entered the transfer market?

Former Arsenal midfielder, Alex Song, has brought a case to FIFA after being sacked by FC Sion due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Despite now sitting on the Arsenal bench as head coach, Mikel Arteta’s career as one of Arsenal’s unsung playing heroes should never be forgotten.

Some players come into the category of the under-appreciated because they are over-shadowed by superior team-mates. Others because they excel in under-achieving teams. There are even those whose ebullient personalities serve to distract from their dedication and skill. None of these apply to Peter Frederick Simpson.

Paul Merson thinks Manchester United are missing a player like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as they need a 25-goal striker right now.

Rio Ferdinand says Thierry Henry was in the heads of his opponents before they even took to the pitch, and they’d shrink away from him.

Arsene Wenger thinks the priority is for the Premier League to complete their current season, even if that means pushing fixtures back.

Swiss league club FC Sion sacked former Gunners Alex Song and Johan Djourou this week after they refused to take pay-cuts.

Tony Adams praised Mikel Arteta this week but insisted the problem at Arsenal is their recruitment, not their coaching.

Santi Cazorla could rejoin former teammate Mikel Arteta on the sidelines as a coach, but not for a couple of years, according to Guillem Balague.

Sammy Nelson was never your archetypal unsung Arsenal hero.

Former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor received a red card for a flying kick to an opponent’s face on his second start for Olimpia today.

The tide has turned swiftly against Ivan Gazidis as AC Milan fans realise a lot quicker than Arsenal ones did that the CEO is more than a bit useless.

We all know that VAR has not been Arsenal’s friend this season but did you know that it also seems to be giving former Arsenal man, Sven Mislintat, a major headache in Germany, too?

Former major Arsenal shareholder, Alisher Usmanov, has landed his nephew a job with Everton, a club he has repeatedly been linked with investing in.

Olivier Giroud says Chelsea blocked him from joining Spurs in the January transfer window, among other possible transfers.

On his third appearance for Rangers u18s, former Gunner Malcolm Ebiowei got both his first goal and his first assist at his new club.

Martin Keown wants to see Pablo Mari getting more opportunities, after a positive debut for the January loan signing against Portsmouth.

Double pass, a spin-off company of the University of Brussels (Belgium), specialising in sport technical and talent development management, has been chosen as the partner…

The Premier League will review how they use VAR for next season and the offside rule will be changed to give the advantage to the striker – something it was already supposed to be doing.