Asier Illarramendi: Thoughts on Arsenals Transfer Target
June 19, 2013 (07:55) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
As football fans are waiting patiently for the 2013/14 season to get underway, there have been some welcome distractions, as international football has been on the spotlight all summer. The recently-concluded European Under-21 Championships in Israel will be remembered for more reasons than one. For starters, the tournament was almost boycotted when the Palestine Solidarity […] More...

Arsenal Transfer Rumors Intensify: Who Can Fill The Striking Void?
June 17, 2013 (07:40) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup has taken center stage with the world’s finest nations battling hard to attain supremacy in the prequel for the big tournament coming up next summer. From an Arsenal perspective, things are relatively quiet as we await the potential signings of Gonzalo Higuain, Chuck Norris, Bo Rai’ Cho from Mortal Kombat […] More...

10 Things You Need to Know About Gonzalo Higuain
June 13, 2013 (07:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
In recent weeks, Arsenal’s Chief Executive, Ivan Gazidis, has spoken about how the club has become financially capable to compete with the big boys for top talent in world football. He also conducted a Q and A session with the fans, where he gave a listening ear to their thoughts and responded in the manner […] More...

Q & A with Ivan Gazidis: Thoughts, Opinions and Hopes for the Future
June 12, 2013 (09:55) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
With the season done and dusted, transfer speculation and international fixtures have taken center stage with the media Vultures and their keyboard warriors linking Arsenal with several intergalactic players all over the Milky Way. With deadwood like Andrei Arshavin, Denilson and Sebastien Squillaci shown the exit door, it is believed that a whooping180,000 in wages […] More...

Arsenals 2012/13 End of Season Awards
June 06, 2013 (07:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
In yet another fruitless campaign by our standards, Arsenal secured a fourth place finish right at the death in the Premier League but the Gunners didnt fare too well in other competitions football had to offer in the 2011/12 season. The Capital One Cup adventure ended in the quarterfinals after losing through the lottery of […] More...

Koscielny Threatens to Leave: Arsenals Ambition on the Spotlight
June 05, 2013 (07:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
“I personally have had a great season but my goal has been to win trophies with the team and to bring the club back to its glory days. “Out of my huge respect for Mr. Wenger, the players and the fans I dont want to go into any details, but unfortunately in this meeting it […] More...

Rating Arsenals Attackers Performances in the 2012/13 Season
June 04, 2013 (07:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
Last season, Arsenal notched up to a century of goals with 72 goals scored in the Premier League, 13 in the Champions League, 14 in the Capital One Cup and six goals in the FA Cup. Despite this somewhat impressive goal count, it’s disheartening to know that they were hard to come by when the […] More...

Rating Arsenals Midfielders in the 2012/13 Season
May 30, 2013 (07:45) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
In the yesteryear, Arsene Wenger lined up a formidable 4-4-2 formation that had the right balance in defense, midfield and attack. Using the Invincibles of the 2003/04 season as a classic example, the defense had rock-solid personnel that instilled fear in opposition forwards, the midfield had a mix of doggedness, aggression, panache, flair and creativity […] More...

Rating Arsenals Defenders Performances in the 2012/13 Season
May 27, 2013 (07:40) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
Arsenal and defending – two words that don’t go in tandem with each other. Arsene Wenger has built his football on free-flowing attacking football and times without number, his team has been caught out at the back and there are even times when the Gunners shoot themselves in the foot as they become plotters of […] More...

Rating Arsenals Performances in the 2012/13 Season " The Goalkeepers
May 26, 2013 (07:40) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
This season, Arsenal conceded 37 goals in the Premier League, 10 goals in the Champions League, seven goals in the Capital One Cup and five goals in the FA Cup. Unlike last season where the Gunners opened the floodgates with consummate ease, a more cautious approach was taken after the defense struggled badly against Tottenham. […] More...

Nominations for Arsenals 2012/13 End of Season Awards
May 25, 2013 (11:10) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
With the 2012/13 season review already published, it’s time to relive those moments that would that stood out from yet anotherexhilarating campaign. Arsenal began the season with a renewed sense of optimism but the departures of RVP and Alex Song despite the acquisitions of Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla seemed like a classic […] More...

Arsenals 2012/13 Season Review: Poor Start, Great Finish
May 24, 2013 (07:30) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
For everyone concerned with Arsenal football club, it was a classic case of same ol’ problems, different year as the Gunners endured another fruitless campaign without sealing any silverware of any sort. Robin van Persie grabbed all the headlines in the previous campaign but even his amazing Premier League goal haul of 30 strikes was […] More...

The Joys of Supporting Arsenal Football Club " Victory Through Harmony
May 21, 2013 (09:20) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
With the 2012/13 season done and dusted, there will be a flurry of articles in your daily Arsenal digest ranging from lessons learned in the course of the season, look back sessions, season reviews and of course, transfer speculation. However, there will be a guest post in today’s blog from a Gooner from Mars, @Femi4Arsenal, […] More...

Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1: Kos the Boss, Champions League Football, St. Totteringhams Day
May 20, 2013 (07:25) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
The nerves were tingling, the stage was set and the curtain was closing on the 2012/13 Premier League season as Arsenal marched out one final time with their destiny clinging on the result after 90 minutes. Elsewhere, Tottenham hosted Sunderland while Chelsea hosted Everton in David Moyes’ final game as Toffees boss before he embarks […] More...

Newcastle Preview: A Champions League Berth Beckons
May 19, 2013 (13:15) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
Finally it all boils down to this… Win this evening and Champions League football will come to North London for the umpteenth season in a row, anything else coupled with results elsewhere, then we will have ourselves to blame. Forget about the rash performances in the past, Gervinho’s unfathomable miss against Bradford, Wojciech Szczesny’s poor […] More...

Arsenal Transfer Rumors: Thoughts on Bacary Sagnas Arsenal Future
May 17, 2013 (07:25) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
Bacary Sagna has been at Arsenal for as long as I can remember. At the age of 30, he is regarded as one of the senior players in the squad and he has been through a lot in his six-year stint with the club. Arriving in the Premier League with a relatively unknown status, the […] More...

Post-Wigan Ramblings and the Emirates Cup Returns
May 16, 2013 (07:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
Arsenal’s mid-week resounding victory over Wigan saw the Gunners leapfrog their fierce rivals, Tottenham, into fourth place as well as condemning their visitors to relegation. In what would be highly regarded as a torrid campaign for Wigan Athletic, their eight-year adventure with the Premier League has come to an end, and according to chairman, Dave […] More...

Arsenal 4 Wigan 1: Euro-Bound Gunners Condemn Latics to Relegation
May 15, 2013 (07:25) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
The final outcome was bluntly simple for both sides – win or bust! On the Blue corner stood a team that was threading on relegation waters with an outside chance of surviving the drop despite enjoying a night in the spotlight following their impressive win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final, which ultimately […] More...

Wigan Preview: Facing a Date with Destiny
May 14, 2013 (07:30) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
12 months ago, Wigan visited the Emirates Stadium staring relegation in the face but they came out victorious after two early goals that were enough to hand them maximum points, despite Thomas Vermaelen’sglancingheader that offered Arsenal a glimmer of hope that fateful night. With 21 points from their last eight games, Wigan secured their top […] More...

Premier League Penultimate Week Roundup and Some Transfer Tidbits
May 13, 2013 (08:35) [ Indexed from Gooner Daily ]
After a gruelling 10-month adventure with more twists than a pig’s tail and turns like a roller coaster ride, the Premier League reached its penultimate weekend with many things still to play for from various teams in the league. The league title was done and dusted a fortnight ago with a Robin van Persie-inspired win […] More...