Former Arsenal goalkeeper and club legend David Seaman has urged the North London side tospend big money so as to keep star duo Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil thus improving their chance of ending a 13-year league title drought Seaman, who is a former England international, was quoted as per a report from the Mirror as he added that the club should break their much publicised wage structure. In hos words, he said: "To win the title Arsenal have got to keep their best players," he said, in quotes reported by the Mirror. "We used to do that. When big clubs came calling for Thierry Henry or Patrick Vieira, we always managed to send them packing. "But then the club went through a phase of selling them, although maybe that was partly because finances forced our … [Read more...]
Wenger Insists – Arsenal Can Fight For The Title, To Splash £50m On Top Star Striker
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is adamant that his side has what it takes to fight for the English Premier League (EPL) title after the North London side moved ahead of former leaders Chelsea at the top of the table. Recall that Arsenal are interested in signing Benzema, and madrid is expecting an offer of about £50m as this might be the last opportunity to cash out on the 29-year striker. Althoigh Wenger's side has recovered well to go an unbeaten sequence of 14 games in the league since losing 4-3 at home to Liverpool on the opening day of the season. The 67-year old Frenchman was speaking in his post-match press conference after the Stoke City game. He said: "We are there for the fight and we have been consistent after the first game." "It is down to us to … [Read more...]
Sanchez Deserves Higher Wages Than Pogba, Rangers Star Shares His Thoughts On Sanchez’s Contract Situation
English football's bad boy Joey Barton has stated that Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez should be earning more money than Manchester United midfielder and world transfer record holder Paul Pogba after he shared his thoughts on the current contract impasse involving the Chilean forward and German playmaker Mesut Ozil at the Emirates Stadium. Barton is of the belief that Sanchez, who scored a second half hat-trick in the club's last league clash against hosts West Ham United at the Olympic Stadium in what culminated in a 5-1 win for the North London outfit, has performed better than Pogba and as a result deserves better financial rewards. Speaking on the Chilean's contract situation, Barton said: "Sanchez will know, or his agent should know, exactly what the going … [Read more...]
Arsenal Legend Praises Gunners Star Iwobi Following UCL Strike
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has showered praises on Nigerian international and Gunners' star Alex Iwobi after he netted in the 4-1 demolition of Swiss champions FC Basel on Tuesday night in what was their final group game in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Speaking to BT Sport on his former club, Wright praised the impact of the 20-year old midfielder adding that his first goal in all competitions would do him a whole lot of good. In his words, he said: "That’s what I think he needs. I think he’s got everything." "It was good that Arsene Wenger eased him out of the team for a bit, because he started to get a little bit stale with what he was doing. "I think this goal will pep him up. He really did celebrate it with gusto – he was very pleased." … [Read more...]
Why Arsenal Legend Desperate To See Sanchez Sign A New Deal
Former Arsenal player Charlie Nicholas has called on the club's star forward Alexis Sanchez to commit his future to the North London side adding that it would be the right thing to do at this stage of his career. Alexis Sanchez, who has been in sensational form this season with 11 league goals to emerge as joint topscorer, and German playmaker Mesut Ozil currently have 18 months to run on their contract and have been in lengthy contract talks with Arsenal over an extension. To this effect, Charlie Nicholas has urged Sanchez in particular to stay with Arsene Wenger's side for the long haul by committing to a new deal. Nicholas, who was speaking on popular TV, Sky Sports, said: "Sanchez has won everything at Barcelona, he’s won the Copa America with Chile, what … [Read more...]
Arsenal Legend Disappointed He Was Not Given Any Coaching Chance At The Club
Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has admitted that the North London club let him down due to the fact that they didn't give him the opportunity to start his coaching career at the Emirates Stadium. Frenchman Vieira joined the club in 1996 from AC Milan and went on to spend 9 years winning 3 league titles (1997/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04), 4 English FA Cup titles (1997/98, 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2004/05) and 4 Community Shield titles (1998, 1999, 2002 and 2004) before leaving for Juventus in 2005. He came back to England in the twilight of his career to join Manchester City and ended up on their coaching team once he retired from football including taking charge of their development squad before recently been appointed as manager at the club's sister side in … [Read more...]
Why Arsenal Boss Wenger Rejects FIFA President Infantino’s World Cup Plans
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated that he is opposed to the new World Cup plans being driven by the president of Federation International Football Association (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, who until he assumed his present position was the Secretary General of European football's governing body, UEFA. Infantino recently disclosed that he has solid backing to increase the FIFA World Cup slots from 32 to 48 with 16 groups of three teams each being proposed as from the 2026 FIFA World Cup while a 40-team proposal is also on the table. When asked about his position on the proposal during his pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal's English Premier League (EPL) clash with in-form Stoke City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, Wenger said: "My thoughts on … [Read more...]
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