Arsenal News Archives: 10/2016

Theo Walcott got yet another goal on Wednesday night bringing his tally to eight for the season, one shy of his 15/16 total.

Theo Walcott and Shkodran Mustafi met with the media immediately after Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Ludogorets in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Goals from Reiss Nelson and a second-half brace courtesy of Edward Nketiah helped the Young Guns to their first win of the UEFA Youth League group stages this term.

Dan Crowley was a second half substitute for Oxford United in their League One game against Coventry on Tuesday night and he managed to get himself on the scoresheet in injury time.

Vlad Dragomir has revealed that Arsenal are training him to play as a number 10 rather than in central midfield which is where he is used to playing.

Laurent Koscielny is the latest Arsenal player to steal Mesut Ozil’s goal celebration.

Francis Coquelin believes Arsenal need to claim three points over Ludogorets on Wednesday seeing as the rest of our Champions League fixtures will be difficult… when aren’t they?

Thierry Henry believes that Alexis Sanchez is one of the key pieces of the puzzle which need to come together if Arsenal are going to have a chance at winning the Premier League this season.

Emmanuel Petit seems to love a rant about Arsenal, despite apparently ‘loving’ the club and this time he’s just making stuff up.

Arsenal have reportedly brought in a fascinating new measure at London Colney to reduce the risk of injuries: AirFibr grass.

Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud, Carl Jenkinson, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Gedion Zelalem were all in Arsenal training ahead of the Ludogorets clash.

Santi Cazorla explained recently that having Shkodran Mustafi in the squad has made Arsenal feel far more secure at the back, allowing them to play with more freedom.

Following the signing of Kim Little, the official FA WSL squad is up to 39 players with a maximum of 40 accepted and rumour has it the club has asked for an extension to 43, but in reality the squad needs trimming.

Francis Coquelin joined Arsene Wenger for his press conference ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash against Ludogorets and revealed that he’s now feeling 100%.

Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash against Bulgarian club Ludogorets, Arsene Wenger highlighted the importance of mental preparation.

When asked about whether there was interest from other clubs for Theo Walcott during the summer transfer window, Arsene Wenger said that he didn’t even speak to anyone because he wasn’t ready to let the forward go.

Arsene Wenger once again spoke about Granit Xhaka’s red card that he was given against Swansea at the weekend, pointing out that Arsenal are not responsible for what happened before he arrived.

Arsene Wenger was asked about his previous comments in which he joked about having to borrow money from a bank in order to get enough for Mesut Ozil to sign a contract extension with Arsenal and now he’s explained these a bit more.

Matthew and Sylvain celebrate Theo’s poaching instincts, try to get their heads round Xhaka’s red card and celebrate Arsenal Ladies’ new superstar signing. Enjoy in…

Santi Cazorla believes that this season Arsenal need consistency because this is where we ultimately fell short in previous campaigns.