Sentences with phrase «as the gunners go»

Arsenal arrived in Sweden to freezing temperatures but were expected to blow away the minnows of Ostersund, and at the start it looked like that was going to happen as the Gunners went straight for the jugular from the off.

Wenger believes Kirkland will provide perfect cover for Almunia as the Gunners go in search of a Premier League and FA Cup double.

The Arsenal bench is very strong as well, including the likes of Wilshere, Walcott and Gibbs al hoping to get on to the pitch so as long as the Gunners go into this game with the right attitude and barring any major disaster, Arsenal should be celebrating the extension of our great current run and getting closer to securing a top three finish and strengthening our chances of coming second.

Wenger is facing a host of fitness concerns as the Gunners go into their match with West Brom this afternoon.

Not exact matches

However it seemed as if Arsenal's next opponent was going to be Juventus, who were hanging around Alexis Sanchez, with the Old Lady waiting to propose an offer to the Gunners.

Chelsea do not play until Monday and hopefully they will find the trip to Stoke as unhappy as the Gunners did recently, but Man City have just gone into a 3 - 0 lead at home against Crystal Palace and that puts the reigning EPL champs level with Jose Mourinho and his players and a hefty 13 points ahead of Arsenal and a massive 18 points ahead of Liverpool.

This makes it even more surprising that the Stamford Bridge outfit decided to allow him to go to a direct rival such as the Gunners.

The Colombian dropped the ball over the line to gift the Greek side a 2 - 1 lead as they went on to win 3 - 2, condemning the Gunners to a second consecutive Champions League loss.

As reported by the Arsenal website the manager did address this issue after the game, with Arsene Wengher admitting that the Gunners were more focused on going forwards and creating chances for the forwards to finish than we were on stopping the opposition.

To be fair it has not been all that long, but it does feel at the minute as though the Gunners do not get going until either the second half or until we have let the other team get settled and into a nice lead.

But it is not quite as easy as it used to be, if modern teams just go out to frustrate the Gunners and just want to fight for a draw.

In truth, this is merely just going to be perfect ammunition for rival fans to mock the Gunners as it's a massive overreaction to Lacazette.

I think the Gunners are going to face court martial charge trial for the treasonable act they committed as they will be arraigned to face the Lilywhites on Sunday evening to defend themselves.

The report goes on to reveal that this list may now just one name left on it, as the young striker has supposedly chosen the Gunners after visiting Germany to check out what Wolfsburg have to offer.

So far, or since we beat them with ease at the Emirates stadium in September, almost everything seems to be going right for Chelsea and we need that to change at least a bit if we are to stand any chance, but there are reasons for the Arsenal faithful to believe as this week throws up a great chance for the Gunners to close the gap.

@irish gunner If you think that LFC were going to sell their «deadliest» player to a rival EPL team, then you are as deluded as everyone else who repeats that BS...

The ageing star shouldn't be as much of a loss for the Gunners this season as he would have been in those gone by, with Rosicky only playing 19 minutes of Premier League football so far this campaign.

In fact I would even go so far as to say that there are only two realistic rivals to the Gunners, assuming of course that an injury crisis or loss of form does not derail our own title challenge.

The Gunners tore them apart in the first half and went in to the break with a 4 - 0 lead, but couldn't keep the same frantic pace and the pressure up in the second half but the game was already over as any contest.

Not many I suppose, as the young Brazilian has gone completely off the trail at Arsenal ever since signing for the Gunners.

The Arsenal legend Robert Pires has already accepted that that is now out of our reach and that it is time for the Gunners to just go all out to take the Europa League trophy as the only way we can save our season and get to next years Champions League.

I just hope the gunners can go from strength to strength throughout the season, starting with victory over hull city at the weekend, and following it up with more wins, but as i said consistency is the key towards achieving this!

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to go back in for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar in the January transfer window as the player is now increasingly open to joining the Gunners.

The Arsenal transfer rumours about Jack Wilshere and a possible move to play for our old rivals Manchester United are still in the embryonic stage, as reported by Metro, but with the Gunners already having more options in the central midfield area where Jack plays there is a good chance that his loan season at AFC Bournemouth is not going to be enough to earn him a return to play for his beloved Arsenal.

Nevertheless, it won't be enough for many to move on from demanding change at the club, as ultimately the Gunners are still set to fall way short of expectations in the Premier League as they battle for a top - four finish, while there is still a long way to go in the Europa League even if they do see off Milan.

The Gunners need to stay positive as well because we need to go to Old Trafford and come back with a point at the very least.

It should be remembered that we beat Chelsea 3 - 0 at home back in September, but the contrast in fortunes following that game has been remarkable; the defeat ultimately galvanised Antonio Conte's side who went on to win thirteen league games in a row and ultimately run away with the title, while the Gunners let old habits bite them in the backside yet again as a very promising start to the campaign disintegrated after a number of poor performances and results.

While losing the Chile international is a disappointment, preventing another key player in Ozil from joining United will have to go down as some kind of success by the Gunners.

However, a major problem still exists which is preventing the deal from going through as per El Mercurio, and that's Mkhitaryan isn't convinced over a move to the Emirates as he'll have to take a pay cut to join the Gunners.

As a result, seeing him embrace the Man Utd bench after the game, as seen below, and share a moment with Anthony Martial isn't going to fill the Gunners faithful with too much confidence that he isn't Manchester bound next summeAs a result, seeing him embrace the Man Utd bench after the game, as seen below, and share a moment with Anthony Martial isn't going to fill the Gunners faithful with too much confidence that he isn't Manchester bound next summeas seen below, and share a moment with Anthony Martial isn't going to fill the Gunners faithful with too much confidence that he isn't Manchester bound next summer.

Focusing on Giroud's injury, more importantly, Wenger doesn't really seem inclined to utilize Joel Campbell as his first choice No. 9, at least until now, as you get the feeling that it's going to be Sanchez all the way, to lead the line for the Gunners.

Benteke's absence was not felt as Liverpool went onto win the game against the Gunners 4 - 3 at the Emirates.

History is definitely in Arsenal's favour though as the Gunners have won their last ten meetings with the Magpies going back to 2010...

The last time Ramsey's hamstring went he missed three weeks but the time before that he was out for twice as long, so how will this injury blow affect the Gunners and our chances in the EPL title race and Champions League?

The Gunners fought off interest in the Chile international all summer, though BBC Sport claimed they accepted a bid from City on deadline day before changing their mind on letting him go as they failed to bring in a replacement.

We do not even know for sure whether Arsene Wenger sees the striker situation at the club as a problem to be honest, but I am going to assume that the boss, like the Arsenal fans, would welcome some more firepower up front for the Gunners.

The Gunners do not want a rejuvenated and in form United side chasing us down, that's for sure, and we do not want then finding top gear just as we are set to go to Old Trafford in the league.

And it looks like the Gunners are going to have to get along without Lemar because his club's position is likely to be even more determined now as well as their coffers being significantly boosted.

The competition for places is fierce and that can only be good for the Gunners in general but I feel that Jack needs to be playing all the time for him to hit top form and if Ramsey and Cazorla continue to play as they did yesterday, how is the young Englishman going to get that sort of game time?

Okay Arsenal fans, it may not be time to hit the big Pink Panic Button just yet, especially as the point the Gunners gained against Sunderland last night ensured that we will go straight into the Champions League group stage next season.

As long as Arsenal go north and conquer on Monday night then last night's victory for Hull City over our top four rivals Liverpool will be a great result for everyone connected with the GunnerAs long as Arsenal go north and conquer on Monday night then last night's victory for Hull City over our top four rivals Liverpool will be a great result for everyone connected with the Gunneras Arsenal go north and conquer on Monday night then last night's victory for Hull City over our top four rivals Liverpool will be a great result for everyone connected with the Gunners.

If Arsenal had not managed to break our scoring drought and bag all three points away to Bournemouth today, it could well have been seen as the end of our own challenge, but as it happens the pressure and expectation that the Gunners have been feeling since going two points clear at the start of the year could now be switched to the shoulders of the Leicester players and manager.

The fact that their equalising goal late in the second half came as a direct result of an attacking Arsenal move that we messed up with an awful attempt at a cross by Monreal, with some second rate defending and what looks like an error from the keeper Petr Cech along the way, is just about typical of the way things have been going for the Gunners this year.

But chelsea are superior to us all over the pitch but as they say it's a one off game and anything can happen so lets go gunners?

As reported by Metro, the German international star Mesut Ozil went on social media after the pasting by Liverpool at Anfield in which he played like a man who could not give a monkeys if the Gunners won or lost, to suggest that he was trul; y sorry for the way the game went and that he and his club colleagues would do what ever they could to help Arsenal bounce back after the international break.

If not the Chilean then the Gunners have two clear options in the two Alex's, Iwobi and Oxlade - Chamberlain and in that case I would prefer the Ox to get a go as he is more direct and dynamic with more pace to hurt Liverpool on the counter.

Arsene Wenger's side require another centre - back as, if they are to continue playing three at the back, they're going to need more than four centre backs, as the Gunners are more often than not forced to deploy Monreal, or as we saw today Kolasinac, at centre - back due to injuries, suspensions etc..

He was then pressed as to whether the longer the contract talks went on, did it create any uncertainty in the Gunners dressing room.

The Gunners got themselves together and bounced back though, winning every game except the draw away to Chelsea and that was a big plus point for us as well, so we were all set to come back from the second break in fine fettle and raring to go then?

Arsenal's midfielder is often seen as being quite lightweight, and by bringing in big, strong defensive midfielder, it'll cause opponents to go into Gunners games with more caution, and with the extra defensive cover, will allow the Arsenal forwards and fullbacks to go forward more freely, allowing them more freedom attacking freedom, which can only be seen as a good thing.