Gilberto likens Arsenal mifielder to Roberto Carlos

Gilberto Silva has hailed the impact of Martin Odegaard at Arsenal, comparing the Real Madrid midfielder to Roberto Carlos. Odegaard joined the Gunners in January on a season long loan, with Mikel Arteta indicating his desire to make the deal permanent in the summer. FEATURE: Champions League winners and losers The Norwegian has started seven […]

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Topical Top 10: The Premier League’s weariest Englishmen

It’s March, and that means another international break is almost upon us. Because international football is very sensible and we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic that has concertinaed this season to unprecedented degrees, there are just the three fixtures to squeeze in. Jose Mourinho has, of course, kicked off the traditional calls […]

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‘Getting better and better’: Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal attacker ahead of Olympiacos clash

‘Getting better and better’: Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal attacker ahead of Olympiacos clash – originally posted on Sportslens.com Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has spoken highly of Martin Odegaard ahead of the Europa League clash against Olympiacos tonight. The Norwegian joined the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid in January after playing under 400 minutes of […]

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Aubameyang and Pepe start, Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Olympiacos

Aubameyang and Pepe start, Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs Olympiacos – originally posted on Sportslens.com Arsenal are scheduled to host Olympiacos in the second leg of the Europa League last 16 tie tonight. The Gunners registered a 3-1 triumph over the Greek champions in the first leg, but their performance was far from convincing. The […]

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Arteta favourite ‘happy’ to sign new Arsenal contract

Mohamed Elneny insists he would happily sign a new contract at Arsenal after winning the trust of manager Mikel Arteta. The 28-year-old midfielder has rekindled his career at the Emirates Stadium having been out on loan at Besiktas last season. Elneny, signed from Basel in January 2016, looked set to be sold in the summer […]

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Arteta confirms clear-the-air talks with Aubameyang

Mikel Arteta has held talks with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after dropping the Arsenal captain for Sunday’s north London derby – but says he cannot guarantee the striker will start against Olympiacos on Thursday. Aubameyang was axed after breaching pre-match protocol and remained an unused substitute as Arsenal came from behind to beat rivals Tottenham 2-1. MAILBOX: […]

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‘It’s my fault’: Mikel Arteta says Arsenal forward ‘will get his chance’ to impress

‘It’s my fault’: Mikel Arteta says Arsenal forward ‘will get his chance’ to impress – originally posted on Sportslens.com Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said that Gabriel Martinelli needs to be ‘a little patient’ for playing time with the north London side. The Brazilian suffered a long-term knee injury after the project restart last season […]

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Ian Wright says Leicester City star made the right choice to reject Arsenal move

Ian Wright says Leicester City star made the right choice to reject Arsenal move – originally posted on Sportslens.com Ian Wright says that Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy made the right choice to stay with the Foxes when Arsenal were interested in signing him in 2016. The 34-year-old guided Leicester to an historic Premier League […]

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That ‘trundling’ Lamela rabona exposes partisan punditry

“One of those flicks that invariably don’t come off, but this time it’s just trundled into the far corner.” Pretend you don’t know what goal is being described there, or which co-commentator is doing the describing. Now try and picture a goal that could accurately be described by those words. Does it sound like the […]

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Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week

Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week – originally posted on Sportslens.com Premier League legend Alan Shearer has revealed his best XI from the weekend’s round of fixtures. Burnley are the most heavily represented side in the team following their impressive win over Everton, boasting two players and manager Sean Dyche. Leicester City also […]

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