Posted by goonerlad on 18th February 2010
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger criticised referee Martin Hansson for allowing the controversial goal which left his side trailing in their last-16 Champions League clash with Porto.
Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, deputising for the injured Manuel Almunia, was caught out of position to gift Porto an early lead.
Veteran Sol Campbell equalised with his first Arsenal goal since [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 3rd December 2009
MARK Hughes sent Arsenal spinning out of the Carling Cup last night – then blasted Arsene Wenger for refusing to shake hands at full time.
Second-half goals from Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Vladimir Weiss sealed Manchester City’s passage to the semi-finals and a mouthwatering clash with city rivals United.
Hughes was celebrating a famous victory at [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 9th November 2009
LONDON (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti has rubbed salt into Manchester United’s wounds over their controversial defeat at Chelsea by suggesting Arsenal are just as big a threat to his side’s Premier League title ambitions.
Chelsea’s 1-0 win, sealed by John Terry’s late header, allowed Ancelotti’s men to open a five-point lead at the top and left [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 8th October 2009
Defender Mikael Silvestre says that the team are not far off from being able to lift the Premiership trophy or even the FA Cup or Champions League, such is the improvement in the squad.
The team have already lost two games in the league this season, but Silvestre says that those defeats provided food for thought.
Fresh [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 29th September 2009
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he will not be signing any new players despite the club reporting record earnings for the last financial year.
The savvy Frenchman is believed to have up to £80million to spend should he require it, but has insisted that he has no plans at the moment to spend cash in the [...]
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