Chelsea are the new Europa League winners after they thrashed London rivals Arsenal in their final clash in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Blues defeated Arsenal 4-1 to seal a first Europa League title since 2012 when they saw off Portuguese giants Benfica. Arsenal needed to win the Europa League title to seal qualification for a place in Europe’s premier club competition. The Gunners made a bright start to the game but they were unable to take the chance that came their way through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Chelsea improved as the half wore on and they could have taken the lead through Olivier Giroud who drew a good save from Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech who was playing the final game of his long professional career as both teams were unable to find the back of … [Read more...]
These two Arsenal stars in shock exit list
North London outfit Arsenal will do away with Nigerian international Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan at the end of the season if the call by the club legend Charlie Nicholas is to be obeyed. The Gunners are yet to be sure of their fate for the Champions League next season as they are yet to be in the top-four while it is unsure if they will win the Europa League for automatic qualification. The Arsenal legend is of the opinion that the two Arsenal stars have not been giving their best, hence, do not deserve to be in the team ahead of the coming season as he stressed that the loan move by his former team for Spanish star Denis Suarez is a waste of time. Time Up: Chelsea Target Needs To Leave Bayern According to the Arsenal legend, he will have Alex … [Read more...]
Iwobi reveals what must be done after Wolves defeat
North London outfit Arsenal were again defeated by Wolves in a Premier League game that ended 3-1 on Wednesday night. The Gunners have now suffered a setback in their bid to return to the Champions League after 2 years miss as they are now the fifth position in the Premier League table, outside the top-four. Nigerian international Alex Iwobi has now stated that what his team needs to do is move on from the defeat and make efforts to fight for a Champions League spot with the remaining three games left until the end of the season. Why United have reasons to be worried about Messi Alex Iwobi confessed to being confused about the whole Arsenal defeat, stating that he cannot pinpoint any reason for the defeat as it would have been sorted out before the … [Read more...]
Alex Iwobi makes big Okocha claim
Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi has made a special claim of performing better than his uncle and former Nigerian international Jay-Jay Okocha ahead of the country’s bid to storm Egypt for the AFCON title. Alex Iwobi will be having his debut AFCON competition in Egypt later in June and that has gotten him excited as he seems to have something related to Okocha other than blood. It would be recalled that the former Bolton midfielder won his maiden tournament with Nigerian in 1994 when the country won their second AFCON title by defeating Zambia in the Tunisia final. Emery hints at what to expect on Sunday Alex Iwobi is, therefore, seeking to win the Super Eagles' fourth AFCON title and his first in his debut year as he noted that he has seen the highlight of … [Read more...]
How Alex Iwobi would have been a “gunner”
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has confessed that he came close to leaving the North London outfit Arsenal some times back as he was advised against staying at the club. There is no doubt that the Nigerian international is now enjoying life at the Emirates Stadium and will no longer seek a move away from the club as he is now a major part of the Unai Emery team. However, the 22-year-old has now made more than 140 appearances for the North London outfit with about 14 senior team goals and has shown prospect of more in the coming future. Incredible decision already made over De Gea’s future Alex Iwobi explained that at the age of 14, he almost left the club because he felt he was not as physically able as he ought to be because he was small, adding that while … [Read more...]
Major Arsenal concern ahead of Bournemouth game
After securing a convincing 2-0 win against Southampton in the weekend, the North London outfit Arsenal will yet again line up before Bournemouth on Wednesday to continue the push so as to seal their standing in the fourth position. Following the 0-0 draw between Liverpool and Man United, the Gunners have now moved on to the fourth position and they will be looking forward to retaining the spot ahead of Chelsea and the Red Devils. However, manager Unai Emery has stated that his side will hope to maintain the push by facing each game as they come but that is being threatened as they are feared to be hit with an injury crisis. Liverpool Ready For ‘Outstanding’ End To Season Nigerian international Alex Iwobi was forced to leave the Southampton game because … [Read more...]
Europa League: Ozil to get Iwobi’s chance
It has been hinted that German international Mesut Ozil will be handed the opportunity to start in Arsenal’s Europa League clash against BATE Borisov of Belarus on Thursday. The former Real Madrid man has not been favoured by manager Unai Emery in the for his poor performance in recent time but he could be handed an opportunity to prove his critics wrong. This, therefore, means that Nigerian international Alex Iwobi will start from the bench so as to be able to accommodate Mesut Ozil and new signing Denis Suarez in the game. £90m Liverpool Swoop For Serie A Striker On Track The performance of Mesut Ozil has further divided the fans with some holding the opinion that he be granted an opportunity to prove himself while others line behind the Spanish … [Read more...]
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