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Arsenal 3 Stoke 1 Match Highlights & Post Match Reaction

Published 24th September By ArsenalSupremo

Arsenal continued their fine run of form and returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3 1 win over Stoke at the Emirates Stadium. Things couldn't of started better as in the 4th minute of the game, the man in form Aaron Ramsey scored from a rebound after the Stoke keeper Begovic parried away Özil's free kick.

Cameron scored for Stoke in the 36th minute which silenced the crowd, however goals from unlikely goal scorers Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna  both from set pieces sealed the win.

Team Line Up's 

Arsenal (4-3-2-1): Szczesny , Sagna , Mertesacker , Koscielny , Gibbs ; Flamini , Wilshere  (Monreal 73), Ramsey , Gnabry  (Ryo 73), Ozil  (Arteta 81); Giroud.

Subs not used: Vermaelen, Viviano, Bendtner, Jenkinson

Stoke (4-3-2-1): Begovic 5; Cameron 6, Shawcross 6, Huth 6, Pieters 5 (Palacios 67); Wilson 6, N'Zonzi 6, Adam 6 (Ireland 59, 5); Walters 5, Arnautovic 6; Jones 6 (Pennant 75).

Subs not used: Whelan, Crouch, Etherington, Crouch, Sorensen

Referee: Mike Dean

ArsenalSupremo's Man of the match: Mesut Özil

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Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United : Paradise Lost

30th April 2013 written by Jamrock Rover 


Arsenal played at home to the newly crowned Premier League Champions knowing that they needed a win to keep a hold of third place. Spurs were still behind them after drawing at Wigan on Saturday, but Chelsea were already 2-0 up on Swansea and were set to overtake Arsenal. With both of those teams having a game in hand on Arsenal nothing less than a win would do. Arsene Wenger had to decide who to pick at centre forward with Olivier Giroud suspended after his red card at Fulham last week. His choices were limited but he played safe and opted for Lukas Podolski. The only other change from last week was Kieran Gibbs coming in at left back as he continued to rotate that role with Nacho Monreal.

The Arsenal players gave United a guard of honour before the game, but the fans made their feelings known by booing them. The biggest jeers of all were reserved for ex captain Robin van Persie on his first return to his former club. Those jeers continued for the rest of the game every time he touched the ball. Arsenal got off to the best start possible when they took the lead with less than two minutes gone. Tomas Rosicky played Theo Walcott in on the right and he finished from a tight angle past David de Gea in the United goal. Replays showed Walcott was slightly offside but the assistant missed it and the goal stood. Arsenal got stuck into United and had the upper hand as the champions struggled to get their game going. There weren't too many chances to increase that lead, but one glorious chance was missed.


Arsenal broke quickly after winning the ball in midfield and Aaron Ramsey advanced into their penalty area. As he was closed down he had a choice between Podolski on the left and Walcott on the right to pass to. He chose Podolski and his shot was saved, but Walcott was in a much better position and would surely have scored if Ramsey had passed to him. United had a couple of chances of their own on the break with Van Persie and Phil Jones both missing with headers. Jones should have scored and Wojciech Szczesny managed to get his face in the way of Van Persie's effort. Both crosses came from the Arsenal right as Bacary Sagna was found wanting in his defensive duties. Shortly before half time it was Sagna who handed United their equalizer on a plate. He tried to pass the ball back to Per Mertesacker but he could only play it to Van Persie who advanced into the penalty area. As Sagna tried to get back to retrieve his error his tackle was mistimed and he took him down to give away the penalty.

The league's top scorer got up to take the penalty as Sagna's name went into the referee's book. He made no mistake from the spot kick and the teams were level with half time approaching quickly. After all of their effort it was very disappointing for Arsenal not to be leading at the break. The second half was a more even affair with Arsenal struggling to create chances for the most part. United looked dangerous on the break, but Arsenal defended well enough and their chances were very limited too. The closest Arsenal came was a Santi Cazorla effort which De Gea pushed away late on. The boss made changes as the game went on with Jack Wildhere, Gervinho and Alex Oxllade-Chamberlain coming on for Tomas Rosicky, Podolski and Ramsey respectively. It was to little avail though as they failed to find the goal they needed.

The team worked very hard throughout the game but they didn't show an awful lot of quality in the final third. Far too often there was nobody in the penalty area when Arsenal got the ball into wide areas. The balance of the team wasn't right with Cazorla on the left either as he came inside at every opportunity. It meant most of Arsenal's wide play was on the right and Sagna was usually the player trying to deliver the ball into the area. He has been a good servant to Arsenal for a long time now but he hasn't had a good season and yesterday was a bad day for him. He made a poor challenge in the second half which should have earned him a second yellow card, but thankfully the referee decided otherwise. His defending was at least better in the second half and he made a couple of good tackles and interceptions. I have no doubt that he has been affected by breaking his leg twice last season and also that he has just over a year left on his contract with Arsenal.

I would be very surprised to see Sagna in an Arsenal shirt next season. A point at home to the champions wasn't a bad result for an Arsenal team that has struggled against other teams in the top five this season. The consequences of the draw were that Arsenal lost the mastery of their fate and must now depend on other teams to finish in the top four. They will probably have to win their last three games to qualify for next season's Champions League. Those games are all winable as they are against teams struggling at the wrong end of the table. QPR are up next and they are already relegated with three games to go and that's followed by a home game against Wigan a few days after they play in the FA Cup final.

The final game is away to Newcastle and hopefully they can play like they did against Liverpool last Saturday. Despite the setback of no longer being in control of their own fate it was equally important that the team didn't lose on Sunday. They have kept their unbeaten run going and the defence managed to hold fairly firm against the best attack in the league. My real worry at the moment is the lack of decent goal scoring opportunities the team is creating. They need to find their creativity again for those last three games as they are all against teams with a poor defensive record. If Arsenal can stay solid at the back and add just a little more creativity I feel confident that a top four place is still well within their grasp. I have no doubt that it will come down to the last game of the season as seems to be the Arsenal way at the moment.

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West Bromwich Albion 1 Arsenal 2 : Mikel Arteta and Bacary Sagna gave their post match reaction

7th April 2013 By Arsenal Supremo


Arsenal ground out a 2-1 victory over West Brom on Saturday, Mikel Arteta and Bacary Sagna gave their post match reaction to the game as the Gunners sealed a much needed 3 points in the race for the Champions League places. Both players were thrilled with the hard fought win, find out what they had to say on the game with the video's provided below.


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Bacary Sagna is pivotal to Carl Jenkinson's development

28th March 2013 by Jeff @ArsenalTrend


Bacary Sagna has excelled tremendously over his six-year spell at the Emirates Stadium, even if the two leg breaks he suffered in separate incidents last season have served to dampen his impact recently. Sagna has been one of the most consistent players of Arsenal in the last 5 years. He has put up a lot of good performances for the Gunners in the last few seasons. But, in the recently played matches, he has struggled with his form Arsene Wenger in February 2013 was quick to defend Sagna and one could easily read from the lines that Wenger was keenly genuine in his words. "He has criticised his own form recently but the things you never question from Bacary are his commitment, his mental attitude, his desire to win and his intelligence," said Wenger. "If he has not been playing as he would expect, it is down to his injury. It takes time to come back, and he has played through a lot of pain – in fact, he is one of the strongest players I have met when it comes to doing that.

He's hugely respected here, and if he's not at the level we know he can achieve then we are tolerant because we know it's not down to a lack of commitment. It's just because he has come back from a long-term injury." Wenger concluded. Those are words from the man who knows Sagna more than all of us. Sagna has been average or has performed below par so far during on-going season and he has been no where near his best, many, always impatient Arsenal fans are already looking to get rid of him, I presume that will be a big mistake if Arsenal let Sagna go in the summer.

Many of the claims that Carl Jenkinson is ready to state a permanent claim to the right back position, I also disagree. Jenkinson's development may have been surprisingly rapid but, its glaring he still lacks the experience to be a world beater in his position, Sagna is exactly what he needs at the club to take his game to the next level. Lauren Etame-Biyer’s and Emmanuel Eboue were still at Arsenal as the clubs right back options in 2007, when Arsene Wenger signed a relatively unknown right-back, Bacary Sagna from AJ Auxerre from the French Ligue 1, many fans were puzzled, no one sees Sagna as Lauren's long-term replacement at the time.


Naturally and as expected, Emmanuel Eboue manned the right-back position after Lauren’s transition out of the team, Eboue put up some impressive performances in that position. Eboue not really at Lauren's level but, has a decent cross in him, and he supplied some sublime assists too. He's passionate about the club. At the time, Sagna had no doubt benefited from the wealth of experience of Lauren and learning the grades from Eboue when he arrived at the club in 2007. Sagna’s introduction to the team saw Wenger push Eboue further up the pitch, while Sagna's performances were so consistent that he earned a rightful place in the 2008 PFA Team of the Year. Sagna didn't rest on his laurels, as he continued to produce consistent displays week-in and week-out, and his eye-catching stellar performances brought an abrupt end to Eboue’s Arsenal career.

Bacary Sagna, now 30 years old still at the twilight of his career, ridiculous for many to believe he is finished. What about what he will offer likes of Carl Jenkinson, Nico Yennaris and Hector Bellerin ? It has been a dream start for Jenkinson, signed for £1.2m from Charlton Athletic, Bacary Sagna's injury at the start of the season has meant a run of starts in the league and in Europe. Already, Jenkinson has packed a lot into a short career. At the start of last season he was thrust into the Arsenal team for their Champions League away leg qualifier against Udinese, in which he played well, and then, infamously, for the 8-2 drubbing at Old Trafford in which Jenkinson was sent off. Such a tumultuous start might have damaged a young player but Jenkinson is made of tough stuff.


Sagna has featured in 22 games so far this season,12 in the Premier League, 3 in the Champions League, 2 in the FA Cup and 1 Capital One Cup games. In the 22 games, Sagna recorded 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses [3 home loss- vs Chelsea 1-2, vs Man City 0-2 & vs Bayern Munich 1-3]. Arsenal scored 45 goals and conceded 27 during those games with 8 clean sheets. More surprisingly, Sagna received just a single yellow card in all his 22 games so far this season. Jenkinson has featured in 21 games in total so far this season. 14 in Premier League, 1 in FA Cup, 1 in Capital one cup and 5 in Europe.


Jenkinson is the future no doubt but Sagna is exactly who he needs to tutor him and learn from, considering the fact that before Arsenal signed him last summer, Jenkinson played just nine games for Charlton with many of them at left-back, rather than his favoured right-back, although he feels comfortable on either side. Part of the unforgivable mistakes Arsene Wenger has made over the trophy drought years is letting go of our most experienced players especially when they turned 30 years, the new players or their replacement's with virtually no one to really look up to. When clubs such as Manchester United still have likes of Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes in their ranks, or even Chelsea with Frank Lampard, Peter Czech, John Terry and Ashley Cole, all guiding the young and talented youngsters.

Arsenal can definitely benefit from such gesture. Despite glimpses of signs that Carl Jenkinson is capable to fill in the boots of Bacary Sagna, we can't compare six years of experience of top flight football with just nine games at Charlton Athletics. Older and experience players as Sagna, Rosicky and Arteta should remain in the Arsenal ranks. Arsenal’s under-19 right-back Hector Bellerin seems to know better as he continues to learn the ropes from the veteran. Bellerin has hailed the pedagogical influence of Bacary Sagna. Reflecting on the benefits of training with Arsene Wenger’s first team squad, Bellerin told London24: “I've trained with [the first team] a couple of times. It’s good to get involved with the top players and I enjoy it every time I get the chance. “Sagna is always an example for me because he is a very, very good right-back,” he continued. “He assesses me and helps me with everything. It’s a great experience to train with him.”

That's the benefit the upcoming youngsters get, when they have experienced players around them, its the exact antidote they need to become better players. Recently, there have been speculations that Sagna wants to leave Arsenal. When asked about that, the French defender said, “There is nothing like that. I don’t want to take a transfer at this point of time. I will continue playing in Arsenal shirt till the completion of my contract.” The future Sagna has been thrown into doubt after the 30 year-old rejected the 12 month extension to his current deal, which would keep him at the club until 32 years, the player rejected the new deal from the club despite having only just one year left on his current contract. Talks are still on-going between Arsenal and Sagna's representative as the player opts for a new two year deal. Talks have been positive as a similar deal offered Tomas Rosicky is currently being worked out.

What do you Gunners think? Should we looked to keep Sagna? Feel free to lets us know in the comments below.

News : Goal reports that Sagna is at loggerheads at Arsenal & is set to leave


According to Goal Bacary Sagna who's contract runs out at the end of next season that its likely that Arsenal will let leave in the summer. There were previous negotiations at the start of the season but the stumbling block was that he wanted a 2 year extension rather than the 1 that the club was offering.

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Bacary Sagna Career Stats from Soccerbase.com
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