Theo and Alexis – A Blossoming Partnership

Posted on 3 November, 2015 by Blog Admin

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New ABW Blogger Luke (@LukeisPremium) gives us the breakdown on the emerging on field relationship between Theo and Alexis.

When Arsenal signed Alexis Sánchez in July 2014 it’s fair to say a lot of people were excited, players and fans alike took to social media to express that. One of the most excited was Theo Walcott (looking pretty smug in the below picture with the Alexis printed shirt). Theo gave an interview to Arsenal player a few days after the signing saying this:

“Sánchez is a world-class player and I enjoyed watching him play for Barcelona and for Chile at the World Cup.”

“He’s still very young as well and he is going to show so much pace and power, which we lacked a bit last year.”

“With me and him on the flanks, a lot of teams won’t be looking forward to playing Arsenal this year.”

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Here and Now for Joel Campbell

Posted on 2 November, 2015 by Blog Admin

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Rewind back to the 16th of September last season – Arsenal are set to take on Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park and a young and untested Héctor Bellerín was given the nod at right-back. A recent injury to France international Mathieu Debuchy thrusts the young Spaniard into the fray against one of the best counter-attacking teams in Europe. Come the end of ninety minutes, Arsenal run out 2-0 losers and Bellerín put in a display that did him no favors when it came to proving to Arsène Wenger and the supporters that he was ready for first-team football. But if you fast-forward to the present, you would be hard pressed to find a single Gooner, anywhere, that would not tell you with absolute confidence that Bellerín is the best at his position in the Premier League. One match does not make a career the same way that one page does not make the entire book…it is how you build and progress that counts.

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126 – Everton, Injuries & Dom (29th October 2015)

Posted on 29 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Dom (@ozgooner49) has put Gimli & Jason in a boston back crab to get his bum in the hot seat and is joined by :

Jason (@jasondavies71)
David (@Goonerholic)
Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)
Danny (@The_GFP)

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Ozzy Dom, Ozzy Dom, Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Dom.

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125 – Oktoberfest (22nd October 2015)

Posted on 22 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Jason (@jasondavies71) has put on his best pair of underpants, cracked open a bottle of babysham and is sat in the hot seat and is joined by :

Andrew (@PR_WhoRu)
Mark (@mzk90)
Raj (@rajpatel1809)
Danny (@The_GFP)

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Happy Birthday Mr Wenger.

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Where Have Arsenal’s Africans Gone?

Posted on 19 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Since the day the wayward shooting Gervinho left for Roma, Arsenal’s starting eleven has not had an African born representative playing in any position. Now I know that the club has some coming through the academy, and if you wanted to be truly technical, there are a few in the team of African descent, but I’m focusing on the starting eleven of our current squad.

Gone are the days where we fielded the likes of Kanu, the ill mentioned Adebayor, cult hero Emmanuel Eboue, Alex Song, Christopher Wreh, Lauren, Kolo Toure, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Kaba Diawara, Kwame Ampadu and even Marouane Chamakh. Yet deeper questions remain, but who or where will the next African star come from to play for our great club who, over the years has had a brilliant history of cultural diversity and being one of the first English clubs to give players of different backgrounds a chance to showcase their talents.

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Alexis Sanchez Can’t Keep Being Arsenal’s Superman

Posted on 11 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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ALEXIS SANCHEZ CAN’T KEEP BEING ARSENAL’S SUPERMAN

I don’t know if Alexis Sanchez watches the television show Scrubs. In fact I highly doubt it. Instead I imagine the Chilean spends his spare time doing laps of the garden followed by a thousand perfectly executed sit-ups ahead of a good night’s sleep.

But if Sanchez did happen to watch the American sitcom then he would perhaps resonate strongly with the show’s theme tune.

“No I can’t do this all on my own because I am no superman…”

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124 – The Thrashing Of Man Utd (8th October 2015)

Posted on 8 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) has pulled some strings to get three of the ladies favorites so he is joined by these hunks :

Andrew (@PR_WhoRu)
David (@TheGoonerholic)
Jason (@jasondavies71)
Danny (@The_GFP)

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We spanked the dirty mancs, things have never been so good.

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123 – With Ex Arsenal Keeper Rami Shaaban (1st October 2015)

Posted on 1 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) is as happy as a piglet in poop as his personal favourite guest and general Swedish legend Rami has come back to dish out some wise words and he is joined by :

Rami Shaaban (@shaabanrami)
Geoff (@GeoffArsenal)
Kate (@GoonerGirlKate)
Kris (@AFCfreddie8)
Danny (@The_GFP)

The end music is by my mate Carl Avory who has been with me to Highbury a few times, he is singing a cover of The Jam’s “English Rose”, Carl has given us his permission to use his music.

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Something funny yet inciteful.

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Walcott or Giroud? Or Both?

Posted on 1 October, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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By ‘ABW Guest Blogger’ Goonerholic. (@TheGoonerholic)

Ahead of last week’s Capital One Cup triumph at White Hart Lane Arsene Wenger was quizzed about who his best central striker was. It is a question that has occupied his mind since our inability to secure a big name in the transfer window.

The injury to Danny Welbeck has simplified his options to just the two, although in all honesty both would probably be considered ahead of the former United man in the pecking order were he available.

The Arsenal manager, searching for a response that would not unsettle either or provide a mischievous headline, stayed firmly on middle ground.

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An Arsenal Existential Crisis

Posted on 28 September, 2015 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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An Arsenal existential crisis.

I know what you’re all thinking. We have lost two games in a week and he’s gone off the boil. By no means is this the end of the world, and we have been in darker places than this by a long way. But what I’m talking about right now goes much deeper than just a few bad results.

The dictionary definition of an existential crisis is – An existential crisis is a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether their life has any meaning, purpose, or value. This issue of the meaning and purpose of existence is the topic of the philosophical school of existentialism.

Now obviously this could all be a little overdone by yours truly. And in truth, it could be my own thoughts towards a so called existential crisis as to why I’m writing this article.
If I can take a step back before I delve right in and indeed, do take a huge step forward with this piece, my initial conception for this was going to be based off another title I had in mind, and different article all together. But I felt I could cover that all in this article too. So, the initial title was something along the lines of “How much for that Premier League title?”

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