Arsenal News Archives: 10/2016

Arsene Wenger admitted that his side got a bit lucky on Saturday against Swansea but also said that there was only one real winner on the pitch.

Arsene Wenger has admitted his side got a bit lucky against Swansea and bemoaned how a positive afternoon almost turned into a nightmare.

It was a hard-fought goalless draw for Arsenal’s u23 side as they were effectively stifled by a high-quality Southampton team at Meadow Park.

Shkodran Mustafi is obviously settling in well, gallivanting around London Colney casually stealing Mesut Ozil’s trademark ‘M’ celebration.

Chris Willock has shared a video of himself scoring as a kid, proving that he’s always had a bit of an eye for goal.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has revealed how Mesut Ozil is his role model at Arsenal, the club he’s supported his entire life.

Carl Jenkinson has tweeted ahead of his first appearance for Arsenal since January.

Alex Iwobi has admitted that he didn’t expect his ‘crazy’ path to the Arsenal first team; in fact, he thought he would be loaned out initially.

Arsene Wenger has shed some light on why Olivier Giroud isn’t playing, even when fit.

Even though he’s only made six Premier League appearances for Arsenal so far, Granit Xhaka is already adamant that English football is physically harder than the Bundesliga.

It’s looking more and more likely that Gareth Southgate will be handed the England job full time, which means it’s also looking likely that Arsene Wenger could be signing a contract extension with Arsenal.

Marouane Chamakh seems to have found his voice after signing for Cardiff City and has been talking about just about every topic under the sun.

The new Swansea boss, Bob Bradley, has admitted ahead of his team’s Premier League clash with Arsenal that facing the Gunners will be a career highlight.

Theo Walcott played 62 minutes for England against Slovenia earlier in the week and although he didn’t put in the best display, Arsene Wenger thinks he has an explanation.

Arsene Wenger admitted ahead of Swansea that although the international break does disrupt Arsenal’s rhythm a bit, the mark of a good team is how quickly they bounce back and return to form.

Arsene Wenger didn’t shy away from Arsenal’s poor record against Swansea during his presser on Thursday morning.

With another international week coming up, many Arsenal Ladies players have been called by their national teams.

In case you’re unaware, former Arsenal striker, Marouane Chamakh, signed for Cardiff recently and has since gone about slamming Arsene Wenger for being disrespectful.

Alexis Sanchez referred to Arsenal as his ‘home’ on Instagram despite speculation recently regarding his future at the club and a move to Juventus.

Arsene Wenger has spoken about new Swansea manager, Bob Bradley, ahead of our clash on Saturday and made it very clear that he recognises the American manager’s experience.