Archive for August, 2005
August 23rd, 2005
Not just Gunnerblog, but Arsenal themselves have returned, and aren’t you glad about it.
A win against Newcastle and two defeats to Chelsea have marked an up-and-down opening to the campaign, but the performances of Kolo Toure, Gilberto, and Hleb have given the fans hope for the forthcoming season.
Freddie Ljungberg, who has also impressed, is fortunately not out for too long.
Tomorrow we face Fulham, when a win will be vital to get us back on track.
Stop all the doom and gloom – there’s an exciting roller-coaster of a season ahead.
Have a good day, chums.
August 5th, 2005
Uruguayan Sebastien Viera could sign for us today after Wenger revealed he would be looking to secure a keeper by the end of the week.
What else has happened? Oh, we drew 3-3 with Beveren, with a double for a returning van Persie and another for that goal-loving cherub, Arturo Lupoli.
Also, expect some movement on the Jermaine Jenas front – the England midfielder could well be set to hand in a transfer request up at Newcastle. Or, as the natives say, “N’w’c’stle”.
No vowels. At all.
There isn’t much else to report, especially seeing as I’m getting a train to Edinburgh in an hour or so.
I’ll be up there for the next couple of weeks, so updates may be a little thin on the ground.
My bad.
Enjoy yourselves, and let’s stuff Chelsea on Sunday. I dreamt we would.
August 1st, 2005
Sebastián Viera, of Nacional de Montevideo, the Uruguay goalkeeper. Arsene has admitted he is a target, and the News of the World have linked us with a £4m move.
Arsene’s admission was made after last night’s 2-1 victory over Porto – a win which made us worthy winners of the Amsterdam Tournament. I know it’s just a couple friendlies thrown into a league format, but a pre-season trophy won’t do anything to harm the squad’s morale. The same could be said of the Community Shield. It was also nice to win our first game in the redcurrant strip.
After a lacklustre first half, it was substitute Freddie Ljungberg who got the goals. Other impressive performances came from Dennis Bergkamp, and the lively Alexander Hleb, who is threatening to make a real impact from the wings this season.
Arsene has spoken out to quash the Michael Owen link, saying, “At the moment I am not looking for a striker, I am looking at other areas and we have not made any approach for Michael Owen.” That, it would appear, is that, then.
Oh, and Lyon appear to be trying to drag us into a bidding war with Chelsea over Essien. We just can’t match them, though.
Silly of them, really.
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