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There is no question Walcott can score goals against 2/3 the teams in the league whilst being the striker.

Not exact matches

Whilst I would love to see us put our strongest team out and push for 2nd in the league.

The group stage of the 2014/15 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday evening, with two English teams in action — Liverpool return to the competition with a home game against Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad, whilst Arsenal face a tough trip to Borussia Dortmund.

Our side has been on the look - out for an experienced defender to add to the ranks, and Luiz would certainly fit into that category, having won numerous trophies with Paris Saint - Germain and Chelsea, as well as having played a key role in helping the Blues to win the Champions League, and would be a huge boost to our team as we look to secure a spot in the top four, whilst also being available for the Europa League.

He is, however, still expected to rotate his team somewhat for the Yeovil clash after a hectic festive period that saw Premier League teams play three games in six days — whilst Yeovil have not played since Monday, when they were comfortable beaten at Huish Park in a relegation six pointer against Leyton Orient.

Although with that being said granted that he is a premier league player we would have to adjust for inflation, so he will definitely command a transfer fee exceeding # 45 Million however from our perspective with us looking to offload a few of our players, who retrospectively are being looked at by Everton Ospina, Walcott, Gibbs, Ox and Campbell it would provide us with the perfect opportunity to launch a bid upwards of # 40 Million and a player exchange I may be getting ahead of myself but f we were to get rid of any of those guys I'd rather it be in a deal to a team, that couldn't provide a threat to our title ambitions whilst it simultaneously being a deal that advantages all parties.

A review of the awarding of penalties in the Premier League this season shows that Leicester were awarded by far the most penalties in the League — 13, which is approximately 3 times the league average of 4.3 — whilst the Arsenal have been awarded only 2 penalties all season — the second least number in the league and are the only team in the League not to have been awarded a penalty atLeague this season shows that Leicester were awarded by far the most penalties in the League — 13, which is approximately 3 times the league average of 4.3 — whilst the Arsenal have been awarded only 2 penalties all season — the second least number in the league and are the only team in the League not to have been awarded a penalty atLeague — 13, which is approximately 3 times the league average of 4.3 — whilst the Arsenal have been awarded only 2 penalties all season — the second least number in the league and are the only team in the League not to have been awarded a penalty atleague average of 4.3 — whilst the Arsenal have been awarded only 2 penalties all season — the second least number in the league and are the only team in the League not to have been awarded a penalty atleague and are the only team in the League not to have been awarded a penalty atLeague not to have been awarded a penalty at home!

I argue that much of the sudden rise in our expectations was under - pinned by false assumptions made at the time about our perceived prospects — our expectations — of winning the League and it therefore follows that whilst the major part of this disappointment was due to the teams dip in performance — my second conclusion is that at least some of our huge disappointment was undoubtedly down to us fans (aided and abetted by the media) getting carried away with our expectations.

Whilst all other teams strengthen their ranks and at least attempt to make an effort to win things, we are told to expect only challenge for a top 4th position, and then expected to celebrate as if we won the league or champions league... Each year we tend horde our dead - wood / dead - weight who earn too much money for their return in this current climate.

Whilst we seem to be in a cycle where both teams generally dominate in their respective home league games in these fixtures, it's not that long since Arsenal won at The Lane.

But, all good things come to an end, he has become stale and whilst he brought the best football ever seen in the league, other teams have caught on and playing better.

Whilst the Nou Camp side have slain all before them in recent seasons they do not possess a huge first team squad and there are areas that Guardiola is apparently keen to reinforce and apparently sees potential additions coming from the Premier League.

The team that I see as our only big rivals for the Title, they sit 2 points clear of us right now, they just tore Newcastle a new one, and are just about everybodys pick for the league, and the only real test in the league coming soon is at home to Man United (Pray for a draw), but whilst they are everybodys pick, they are favourites, they are still not untouchable.

Jack Wilshere has been challenging Ramsey for his first - team role this term, thoroughly impressing whilst the former Cardiff City youngster was sidelined through injury, but Wenger has even opted to field both in a midfield three in the Europa League this week, meaning we could well be seeing much more of the duo together in the coming months.

The 20 year old has netted eight goals in 14 domestic league appearances, of which half were coming from the bench, and his record for the Under 21 national team has been equally prolific and Rodgers is keen to bring in the youngster as he seeks to strengthen his attacking options whilst also planning for the future.

Perhaps the Europa League is so maligned because of the disparity in the way that teams approach it — just looking at those from the Premier League, Liverpool have suddenly fallen into it because of their incompetence in a bigger competition, Everton have approached a return to continental action with a swagger and a verve that is befitting of their ambitious young manager, whilst Tottenham Hotspur have tediously and haplessly fumbled through a mediocre group without ever really looking like they wanted to be there.

His recent form has led to a long awaited return to the national team set - up and having won back to back Serie A titles, whilst also playing a key role in his side's run to the Champions League semi-finals, and as such it's hard to fathom why he'd move to a Liverpool side who can not even offer him Champions League football let alone a genuine push for major honours.

The 25 year - old earned a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year, whilst helping his side earn a highly improbable PL title trophy.

So whilst some cry «we've blown our only chance», in actual fact I consider that the events of this season show that nothing in this league is guaranteed and that increasingly every team on their day can get a result.

This is a decent article, yet the negatives from fans are still there, I would love to see arsenal like I did at the end of the 90's and at the beggining of the 2nd millennium but it doesn't mean in order to do so I would buy all the best players in world, I would get a rich owner to put his filthy money in, change the manager every 2 years to do so, there's so much wrong in football nowadays that yes it's still a sport but there's more focus on the filthy amounts of money being spent on clubs and players that I think attracts more attention than the game itself, now that is wrong and it's very wrong, even our owner though not like the arabs or Russians, yet the yank is clueless about the tradition of our game, it's just sad, so the fact that Wenger has remained for this long through all these changes that have occurred whilst the money game has elvolved, it makes me happy that arsenal do not spend stupid amounts of money on players, we don't try and buy the league, hell we even tight with wages and transfer fees, I'm glad it's like that, though our season ticket is a rip off I still don't mind it because at least we are not like the other supreme teams, there's a bit of tradition left at our club, yet you go to man shitty or Chelski, there is no tradition, it's all about buying ur way all the way to the top, on the other hand spuds don't know what to make of them besides how the heck have they finished above us?

He built the team from being a Europa league to now almost winning UCL, whilst selling big players, replacing them and now in 1 - 2 seasons time they will also be in a new stadium.

with a... Stable business model that means we can spend with the most affluent oligarch run clubs for every season ahead without fear of FFP... whilst they will have to figure out how to build stadia, buy players and balance the books... Only unbeaten team in the premier leagues history A squad that has improved in the past two seasons with the addition of two world class players Consistency like no one else finishing FIRST (3 times), SECOND (5 times), THIRD (3 times) and FOURTH (6 times)... never worse in 17 seasons......

We didn't celebrate like we had won the league but we did celebrate like a team that regained a victory in the dying seconds of the game when everything seemed to have gone against us; call it what you want whilst sucking on those bitter lemons.

Delano Whilst I agree that Walcott will add a new dimension to the attack, it's a little unfair to call it blunt, there are 19 teams behind us in the league and only one team has scored more.

Whilst time will tell if the likes of Vincent Janssen and possibly N'Koudou can succeed in the Premier League, Bolasie has already done it and whilst his record of 5 goals and 3 assists in 26 league games last season is not great, I think Bolasie is a player who can improve his end product a lot in a team like TottWhilst time will tell if the likes of Vincent Janssen and possibly N'Koudou can succeed in the Premier League, Bolasie has already done it and whilst his record of 5 goals and 3 assists in 26 league games last season is not great, I think Bolasie is a player who can improve his end product a lot in a team like TottLeague, Bolasie has already done it and whilst his record of 5 goals and 3 assists in 26 league games last season is not great, I think Bolasie is a player who can improve his end product a lot in a team like Tottwhilst his record of 5 goals and 3 assists in 26 league games last season is not great, I think Bolasie is a player who can improve his end product a lot in a team like Tottleague games last season is not great, I think Bolasie is a player who can improve his end product a lot in a team like Tottenham.

The former, considering there is a high probability of his team collecting no points in their upcoming four league fixtures, whilst their Third Round tie in the FA Cup with Millwall has all the makings of a Banana skin.

Michael Carrick, who has made the second most passes (467) in the league at the moment, will again anchor the midfield and keep things ticking over nicely, whilst Fellaini will partner him but will push forward at every given opportunity in order to give his team - mates a bigger target to aim for in - and - around the box.

Chelsea are the first team to beat Arsenal in the league, with a comfortable 2 - 0 victory that strengthened their position at the top whilst consigning Arsenal to eighth position.

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Chelsea now sit atop of their Premier League Cup group on four points, whilst these two teams will now reconvene at Cobham in a fortnight for league aLeague Cup group on four points, whilst these two teams will now reconvene at Cobham in a fortnight for league aleague action.

He lacks experience at the highest level, with only one Champions League final appearance and two Bundesliga titles to his name when compared to say Mourinho and Guardiola; and it is one thing competing with Jupp Heynckes, and then Guardiola one at a time, but competing with Mourinho, Conte, Guardiola, Wenger and Pochettino simultaneously, whilst they have squad depth and quality that makes a mockery of Liverpool's, and an inability on Liverpool's behalf to secure players that will improve the team to the level of the competitors makes the challenge of top four a remote one, and the ultimate challenge of returning Liverpool to the highest level in English and European football minuscule.

It means a load more Sunday matches having played on a Thursday, it means playing teams that you've never heard of and it feeling like a friendly somewhere in another continent, it also means fans of the teams in the Champions League sniggering at you whilst they play proper teams in a proper competition.

Hopefully, Zaha can regain match fitness and confidence playing in a Premier League team every week, whilst Cardiff will be getting a potentially very talented young player.

Best Possible Scenario — Wilshere uses the Europa League games to break back into Arsenal's strongest eleven; leading the team to their strongest title challenge in years whilst staying injury free.

Paderborn actually got relegated from the Budesliga whilst we beat the team in the Europa League that finished 2nd in that league, so who knows how useful that gameLeague that finished 2nd in that league, so who knows how useful that gameleague, so who knows how useful that game was??

Whilst most teams that start that early tend to be quick off the blocks in the league by February they are proper goosed and fade away very quickly.

There is also a normal league mode, with a few different leagues to participate in whilst My Squad is almost like Ultimate Team in FIFA, giving you points to spend on your squad before playing them in quick matches.