My Arsenal Blog

It’s been a tough few months for fans of Arsenal Football Club to round out 2020, but as we look ahead to the remainder of 2021, it does feel like there are some reasons to be positive. Mikel Arteta is starting to show signs of life as Gunners boss and with the January transfer window now upon us, it’s time to see whether or not Arsenal can really build a squad that wants to fight for this club.

Arsenal 1-1 Southampton  .......Read more here.....

Another game, another Premier League defeat for Arsenal as they were beaten by Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday night. The Toffees just seemed to grind out the result and while the Gunners did have some fight in them, it just wasn’t enough to pick up a positive result. Instead, Arsenal fans now know that a Brighton win over Sheffield United today will drop them into 16th.

The club’s manager Mikel Arteta gave his own thoughts on what is rapidly turning out to be a nightmare season for the Spaniard.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal are set to go to war with Everton later today in a game that could wind up making or breaking Mikel Arteta’s stint as the club’s manager. The 5.30pm kick off at Goodison Park may as well be a cup final, because it really is do or die based on the recent record that the Gunners have had in the Premier League.

Before the game, Arteta decided to speak with the media as the speculation continues to grow regarding his future as the man in charge at the Emirates.  .......Read more here.....

The chaotic nature of the December schedule means that Arsenal will be getting right back down to business tomorrow with a huge game against Everton at Goodison Park. These two clubs have been battling it out for years in the top flight, and in the present day, both teams are in pretty interesting positions.

With the games continuing to come thick and fast between now and the new year it’ll certainly be interesting to see how Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta decide to set up for this one.  .......Read more here.....

On whether wins like this will convince Auba to sign a new contract:
Hopefully. Not just the wins but as well what we are trying to do. Does he really enjoy walking out onto the pitch every time he goes? It’s very much part of what we are trying to build here and I think he is with that mindset at the moment.

On whether he initially questioned Aubameyang’s attitude about defending:
I had two questions [about Auba’s attitude to defending]. One was whether he wanted to do it, or could he not do it physically? So once I found out that physically he could do it, it was about convincing him to do it and that he can do it every three days. He’s showing that.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal faced a stiff challenge at the Emirates this weekend when they went head to head with Everton. In an incredibly dramatic, back and forth clash of styles, it was the Gunners who came away with a huge 3-2 win. Now, the big question is whether or not they can sustain this momentum.

Prior to all that we heard from Mikel Arteta who spoke about Arsenal’s win against his former side.  .......Read more here.....

Mikel Arteta has agreed a three-and-a-half year deal to take over as Arsenal manager and should be appointed officially in time to take charge of the team which will face Everton on Saturday, according to Mirror.

Apparently, the former Arsenal midfielder is set to sit on the Manchester City bench next to Pep Guardiola one last time when the Premier League champions face Oxford United in the quarterfinal of the Carabao Cup tonight (Wednesday), and he should be confirmed as the new Arsenal boss shortly afterwards. The negotiations over the contract were intense in the last 48 hours, but club director Josh Kroenke, son of owner Stan, has now returned to the US with an agreement in place.  .......Read more here.....

Alex Iwobi has left Arsenal Football Club after departing on Deadline Day. The Gunners were able to get a pretty nice fee for the Nigerian international, who wound up joining fellow Premier League side Everton in an exceptionally random last minute deal. Interestingly enough this deal seems to have split the Gunners fanbase down the middle, with some agreeing with it and others feeling as if it was a poor decision from the club.

As reported by Evening Standard, the man himself had the following comments to make as he begins this brand new chapter of his career with the Toffees on Merseyside.  .......Read more here.....

City of Manchester Stadium – 55,017

They call it a tinpot ground and while we’d like to give City fans the benefit of the doubt, we just can’t. It feels a little bit soulless there and bizarrely enough, that was also the case before they were even taken over. Perhaps it was a foreshadowing of some sort.

Anfield – 54,074

It’s not in a great area and the stadium itself isn’t all that impressive, but the atmosphere, especially on European nights, makes you forget about all of that. It’s just a really special place to watch a game of football and the only people you’ll find to disagree with that probably spend their days at Old Trafford or Goodison.  .......Read more here.....

According to the Express, Everton are the favourites to sign Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck this summer. The report claims that the Merseysider’s are prepared to hand the 28-year-old a contract worth around £100,000 per-week this summer.

Welbeck is of course out of contract with the Gunners this summer and will leave the club on a free transfer.

Endured an injury-hit stint at Arsenal

Danny Welbeck’s Arsenal career has been injury plagued. The England international has spent five years with the north London club but has never really managed to nail down a regular starting spot at the club.  .......Read more here.....