Arsenal Opinion Archives: 07/2017

If everybody else is laughing at Arsenal, should we learn to laugh at ourselves? Not if these memes are anything to go by

With the news that Wojciech Szczesny has sealed a permanent move to Juventus, Arsenal fans have once again been forced to question the motives behind the sale.

Theo Walcott amassed just over 300 minutes of football in the last two months, which could suggest his future is up at the Emirates Stadium.

Granit Xhaka arrived in the Premier League last season with a reputation for getting himself into trouble with the ref on a regular basis.

Rob Holding is better than Fabio Cannavaro, this we know with certainty. Here are eight other ‘facts’ you might not have known about the best centre-back in the world.

Arsenal in the past have done well in youth competition, having won the FA Youth Cup and Premier Academy League in 2009. One would hope that these players would have kicked on and earned the right to represent the first team at some point. Eight years on, it’s worth looking at where they are now.

Santi Cazorla’s injury problems are reaching the stage where it’s difficult to plan ahead with him in mind. Arsenal have to sign a replacement, but will they?

Having sustained a season-ending injury in late February, the last few months have been frustrating for Stephy Mavididi. So what next?

If you’ve opened a paper recently or looked online, you can’t help but notice the raft of stories linking Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a move to Liverpool, City or Chelsea.

This summer, with most fans pre-occupied by the excitement and fear surrounding the comings and goings of established first teamers, it’s easy to forget those players who are trying to create a foothold for themselves at the top level.

Apart from the fact that Arsenal need to go back to the drawing board on a number of issues ahead of the new season, what else did we learn from the Gunners’ 3-0 pre-season loss against Chelsea?

Mauricio Pochettino is currently being hailed by the British press for not spending money on big name players while using the same excuses Arsene Wenger got hammered for for 10 years.

Emi Martinez has waited patiently at Arsenal. Now is the time to step up or step away

There is one question that lies at the heart of Arsenal’s transfer activity so far this summer; why have they let so many of their key players run down their contracts?

As an avowed Theo Walcott fan, it breaks my heart to be writing this pod.

A rumour emerged this week that Everton are ready to offer Arsenal £30m for Theo Walcott, which sounds a little too good to be true.

Despite Arsene Wenger claiming he’s sure Olivier Giroud is staying at Arsenal, the big guy himself doesn’t seem so sure.

One of the more exciting parts of pre-season every year, for me at least, is seeing youth players get a chance to show what they can do against senior sides.

With the news that Wojciech Szczesny has landed in Juventus ahead of his permanent move to the Serie A club, Arsenal fans have once again been forced to question the motives behind the sale.

Why did we buy Mohamed Elneny?