This weeks View From the Enemy comes direct from the official Manchester City website, who have moved to state their respect to the work done
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over the years, pinpointing the Frenchman as the breakthrough in English football when it comes to foreign managers.
Neville really laid into Wenger over what he called the naive or arrogant refusal
by the Arsenal boss to sign the sort of player that Neville thinks we need to strengthen the spine of our team.
The German and his team have come out the other end of the festive fixture congestion in all sorts of trouble and that has made Klopp see the job done
by the Arsenal boss in a whole new light, after meeting the Gunners before when in charge of Borussia Dortmund but never appreciating the things Premier League managers had to cope with.
It seems like a relatively strange decision
by the Arsenal bosses, but of course nothing is particularly surprising when it comes to the Gunners management anymore.
Koscielny was withdrawn
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, only minutes into the second half of the match.
Arsene Wenger has seen two young talents seemingly fail to make the grade with neither Yaya Sanogo or Joel Campbell making much of an impact when called upon
by the Arsenal boss and this may lead to interest in a fresh attacking option.
Born in Manchester, he was signed
by Arsenal boss George Graham in 1988 following the departure of England right back, Viv Anderson, to Manchester United.
The loss of the midfielder will be seen as a blow
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who has been adamant in recent weeks that he wants to keep the player at the Emirates Stadium.
Valbuena was passed over
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger when offered the chance to sign him.
Allardyce's complaint was matched
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, whose side also had a day less to prepare than opponents Bournemouth, before the two sides played out a 3 - 3 draw at the Vitality Stadium.
The 30 - year - old, once targeted
by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, will be allowed to leave Fenerbahce in the summer.
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One of the biggest things achieved
by Arsene Wenger at
Arsenal in recent years is the formation of a plan B, something that many football observers were beginning to believe was a foreign idea to the prof.. It is still true that the
boss wants his team to play in a certain style that is fluent, exciting and easy on the eye but he also wants to win and that need has forced him into a change of tactics.
Now he has publicly admitted that he is obsessive about spending
Arsenal's money in a new book — Game Changers: Inside English Football, written
by former Charlton
boss Alan Curbishley.
Instead The Mirror reports that the Sunderland
boss chose to stick the boot in on his old touchline rival Arsene Wenger
by suggesting that the trophy should really have been coming
Arsenal's way in May after the struggles of Man City, Chelsea and Man United opened the door.
The reason, as reported
by The Mirror, is not to get rid of the
boss or even to give
Arsenal the beefit of fewer games that nearly helped Liverpool win the EPL title.
According to the player's former academy
boss, Iheanacho could've been wearing the red and white of
Arsenal, only for the deal to be pulled
by his former side before the Gunners could get him to sign.
Maybe it is the one transfer the
boss did complete that has helped to convince others of
Arsenal's title credentials, as that is one of the reasons put forward
by former Gunners star Robert Pires.
That left
Arsenal with the options of Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini, or at least that is what we thought until Wenger's post-match words last night, reported
by Arsenal.com., when the
boss revealed his plans to get Abou Diaby playing in that role.
So judging
by the fact that it was the French central midfield star Francis Coquelin sat next to the
boss today ahead of the Champions League match at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, I assume that Le Coq is set for his first
Arsenal start since picking up a knee injury in the Premier League win over Chelsea.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is reportedly in Paris judging
by the number of images circulating on social media and the latest image shows the manager in a meeting at a bar.
A lot of this theory may hinge on how much game time the
Arsenal and England international midfield star Jack Wilshere gets at the upcoming Euro 2016 tournament, and
by extension whether the England
boss Roy Hodgson decides to play our Jack and our transfer target Jamie Vardy at the same time.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at
Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to
by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told
by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success
by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a
boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at
Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
The
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers was watched
by Roy Hodgson in a few games recently, including at right - back against Chelsea, and it seems that the England
boss has decided to pull the 19 year - old out of the U21 squad for the important European Championship play - off against Croatia to give him his first taste of senior football at Wembley, after coming on as a sub in the last friendly in Norway.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has praised the attitude and professionalism shown
by Alexis Sanchez, whilst admitting the Chilean could well feature this weekend despite his situation.
But I think we could say the same of any big name forward that Arsene Wenger signs this summer and Giroud must be aware that his
boss is looking to sign a top class striker for
Arsenal, so I reckon we should keep that in mind when we hear what Olly had to say on the speculation surrounding his fellow countryman, as reported
by Metro.
23 year old Antwerp born defender Toby Alderweireld forged a good partnership with Jan Vertonghen, filling the void left
by Thomas Vermaelen's departure for
Arsenal and he is a player Ajax
boss Frank de Boer will not want to lose.
As a result,
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may be looking elsewhere to assess his options, and it appears as though Reus will be a top target to fill the void left
by either player if they end up leaving.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been boosted
by the news that both Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott could return against Sunderland on Saturday.
The
Arsenal boss is also boosted
by the return to fitness of Francis Coquelin while the likes of Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey are there or thereabouts after more time to recover and gain fitness.
If not or until he does we have to hope that nobody can prise him away, so the report
by the Evening Standard which says that Man City will give Pep Guardiola whatever funds he needs to boost the squad is not good news for
Arsenal, especially as the former Barcelona
boss is said to be very keen on Bellerin.
The Reds are currently blighted
by eight injuries to key first team men, and Verheijen, who usually saves his ire for
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, has turned his attentions toward Klopp.
Wtf the old
arsenal is back, midfield being
bossed by stoke, defence daydreaming and wondering whats on tv tonight, mertesacker just go awol and do us a favour please!!!! We suck!
And the story goes that Szczesny will only leave the club on loan, if at all, this summer and is still seen
by the
boss as a future
Arsenal number one.
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So perhaps the recent
Arsenal transfer rumours reported
by The Mirror are early signs that the
boss is getting his wish list ready.
As reported
by Sky Sports, the
Arsenal boss responded to the suggestions of his former star striker Thierry Henry and suggested that signing Benzema would not necessarily make
Arsenal into title winners.
Theo Walcott rewarded Arsene Wenger's confidence in him
by scoring a first - half hat - trick as
Arsenal demolished West Brom in our last game of the season, and the Gunners
boss revealed that he was convinced that Theo was ready for the role even before yesterday's game.
As reported
by the official
Arsenal website, the
boss gave his pre-match press conference ahead of the Europa League clash with the Russian club CSKA Moscow today and used the term «dreamland» when asked about
Arsenal winning the trophy.
You say if he speaks out against the way the club is run
by his
bosses, he gets kicked out, I thought AKBs always said, Madrid, bayern, barca, psg, man utd, France etc would come scrambling for his signature the second he leaves
arsenal?
Our former star was interviewed recently
by BWIN and asked about the young French forward and unlike his
boss Pires claimed that there is a strong chance that
Arsenal will be the side to sign him, although he also said that the comparisons between the Monaco star and his former teammate Thierry Henry were a bit premature.
According to an Evening Standard report though, the Chelsea
boss Guus Hiddink is more concerned about what damage is likely to be done to his team
by Bellerin and Monreal down the flanks as they get forward to link up with the more attacking
Arsenal players like Walcott and Alexis Sanchez.
In that sense we
Arsenal fans should remember what the Frenchman has done for us and to give him the respect he deserves, but in the interview reported
by The Mirror in which he suggests that more Gooners need to have this «perspective» it seems to me that the
boss himself is too focused on this aspect of his time as our manager,
By extension I think that Wenger will also be very keen to get the 25 - year old back from his hamstring injury and with physioroom.com suggesting that he will be available for the Premier League game against Swansea on Saturday, it will be interesting to see just how keen the
Arsenal boss is.
As noted
by BBC Sport earlier on Friday, United
boss Jose Mourinho had conceded that he was waiting on news of a possible deal for the Chilean international as his switch from
Arsenal entered the final stretch.
Ozil should be given that his preferred no. 10 role
by the
boss in the remaining 8
Arsenal games for this season.
The Chelsea and
Arsenal bosses have so far failed to put their differences aside, and if their clash last weekend was anything to go
by, they are unlikely to become friends for some time.
Arsenal, who visit Southampton, should be boosted
by that fact that manager Arsene Wenger's Boxing Day win percentage is a whopping 75 % — the highest of all Prem
bosses.
Add to that another press conference snippet reported
by The Mirror in which the
boss was asked about
Arsenal missing out on the top four and how that would change things in the summer.