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Nagoya 1 Arsenal 3 Match Report and Match Highlights

Publised 22nd July 2013 By Arsenal_Supremo


Arsenal continued their fine run in their Asia Tour with a 3 1 victory over Nagoya in Japan as Arsene Wenger returned his old club over 17 years after leaving. Giroud opened the scoring less than 3 minutes into a game with a fine header after a great cross from midfileder Tomas Rosicky. Giroud has now scored 6 goals in 3 games and contined his fine run of goal scoring run. Giroud was involved in the next goal as he was tripeed in the box and won the Gunners with a penalty. Penalty taker Arteta gave the penalty duty to Ryo Miyachi as he was in his home town. It was a nice guesture from Arteta as Ryo slotted the penatly with ease to make it 2 0.


The scoring was finished there as yougster Gedion Zelalem provided a world class assist for Theo Walcott who cooley chipped the goalkeeper to make it 3 0. The home fans got a goal from their team as Kisho Yano's 72nd minute consolation goal made the final score line 3 1 to the Gunners.

Arsenal Team : Fabianski; Jenkinson, Sagna, Mertesacker, Gibbs (Miguel); Rosicky (Wilshere), Arteta (Zelalem), Ramsey (Akpom); Ryo (Gnabry), Giroud (Podolski), Walcott (Aneke)

Goals: Giroud 3, Ryo 25, Walcott 55

Attendance: 42, 919

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Top 5 Targets for Arsenal's Summer Transfer Window 2013/14

18th May 2013 By Panos Lennon 


There is a buzz around the media that Arsenal this summer will be one of the most competitive clubs in the Transfer Arena. Will Arsenal pay 20+ million for a player ? Will Arsenal change its Transfer policy? Actually it doesn't matter as we are going to explore the potential of an evolving team with an enormous potential.

Target 1: Get rid of the Phantom Players.

We all know that we are wasting a huge amount of salary on phantom players like

Andrei Arshavin(90k p/w)
Sébastien Squillaci(60k p/w) 
Marouane Chamakh(60k p/w) 
Johan Djourou(60k p/w) 
Andre Santos(65k p/w)

Target 2: Bring a Defensive Midfielder 

Playing Mikel Arteta as a DM  has proved to be the best solution for Arsenal so far but we all know it is not his natural position. Unfortunately Abou Diaby had another long-term injury and he needs to be replaced. I would love to see the ranks of Wanyama or Maxime Golanons (both linked with the club) next year.

Target 3: Challenge Wojcech 

There is one thing that we need to agree and that is a signing of a world-class GK.  Wojcech is a great player with an enormous potential but he is prone to mistakes especially when he doesn't has competition. Arguably he returned better after he was dropped off for Lukasz Fabianski and that is no coincidence as he is a very young player and competition is clinical. Julio Cesar would be a very decent signing for Arsenal this summer which would show Wenger's hunger for trophies.

Target 4: Built a winning mentality

Let's first say something that will surprise a lot of Arsenal fans. We are better than last year in terms of goals (104 goals this year with one game to go, 94 goals the previous year). We are not dependent on just one player like we were last year with Van Persie, goals are shared between:

Walcott (21)
Giroud (17)
Podolski (16)
Cazorla (12)
Arteta (7)

We are stronger...the only thing we miss is confidence (After the win with Bayern Munich we are unbeatable). One of the most vital ingredients of a wining mentality is confidence.

We have been bouncing back and forth the last 8 years with players leaving the club but managed to stay on the top level and be in 3 finals (Champions League and 2 Carlin Cups).

Target 5: Push the Young Guns

This summer is going to be an exception cause we are going to built of what we created so far. We don't need a 50 million transfer record player as it would satisfy the fans. 

We just need to push a little the limits of our players and build on our core young players like Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere , Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, Carl Jenkinson  and The Ox.

Conclusions

The future is promising we just need to be consistent, keep our best players and bring two or three more quality players. Heavily linked players like Jovetic and Higuain will be a great start but first we have to beat Newcastle tomorrow.

Arsenal 3 Norwich 1 Match Report & MOTD Extended Match Highlights

13th April 2013 Written by Jeff @ArsenalTrend Edited by ArsenalSupremo


Arsenal scored three late goals to earn a comeback 3-1 win over Norwich on Saturday and climb into third place in the Premier League. Norwich, who remain worried about the prospect of relegation, were leading thanks to Michael Turner's 56th minute opener when referee Mike Jones awarded Arsenal a penalty, ruling on the advice of a linesman that Kei Kamara had fouled Olivier Giroud. With just five minutes remaining, Mikel Arteta converted that to set the stage for even later goals from Giroud and substitute Lukas Podolski, who had earlier hit the bar.


The three points lifted Arsenal above their London rivals for a Champions League place, and the Gunners will now play twice before Tottenham are next in Premier League action. They have a Tuesday's home game with Everton and then the short trip across London to take on Fulham on Saturday. The visitors defended in numbers and restricted Arsenal to only a few crosses in the opening 20 minutes but City goalkeeper Mark Bunn had to be both brave and alert to deny Aaron Ramsey a few minutes later.

Wilshere helped on Giroud's flick as Ramsey burst through the Canaries back-line and Bunn had to rush out to get to the ball before the Wales midfielder. Giroud saw his header from Bacary Sagna's cross from the right loop over Bunn but bounce off the top of the crossbar and over. Arsenal continued to attack but Bunn pulled off a reflex stop at his near post to deny Giroud, with Sagna again the supplier. Sagna was then booked for hauling Robert Snodgrass down but, after Cazorla had fired straight at Bunn from outside the box, referee Mike Jones decided not to caution Norwich defender Russell Martin for a late challenge on the Spain midfielder.


The half ended with Whittaker heading away Giroud's goal-bound effort after the Frenchman had met another corner with his head. Arsenal came out in the second half with a barrage of pressure that Norwich somehow withstood, with Jack Wilshere seeing his shot blocked by Turner. The ball hit the Norwich defender on an arm but referee Jones refused the inevitable appeals for a penalty. Turner was immediately in the spotlight again at the other end when he lost his marker to head home Snodgrass's free-kick from the right-hand corner of the box, with Lukasz Fabianski in the Arsenal goal, rooted to the spot as it went in.

Wenger made an immediate double change with Gervinho and Wilshere replaced by Theo Walcott and Podolski. Walcott soon went down in the box as Whittaker challenged but again play continued. Norwich were forced to replace the injured Bradley Johnson with David Fox but could have doubled their lead through a counter-attack that saw Bassong set up Martin for an shot that was straight at Fabianski. Norwich's luck finally ran out when referee Jones ruled that Kamara, defending a corner, had pulled Giroud down by the shirt and awarded a penalty, which was dispatched by Arteta with just five minutes remaining.



Norwich protested bitterly beforehand and were unhappy with the award of the corner as well, as Snodgrass did not appear to have made contact before the ball went out of play. Arsenal threw everything at the visitors in the hope of three points and were rewarded when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, another substitute, played a one-two with Podolski and squared the ball across the Norwich goalmouth, where Giroud, arriving simultaneously with defender Bassong, turned it into the net. Fabianski then had to make a save to stop Jonny Howson making it 2-2 but the points were Arsenal's when Podolski turned to fire a low left-footer past Bunn in stoppage time. It was a massive win at the end and another vital three points for the Gunners. Arsenal soaring high, can we do it again on Tuesday night against Everton?


Teams 

Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna (Oxlade-Chamberlain 80), Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere (Walcott 59), Ramsey, Cazorla, Giroud, Gervinho (Podolski 59).

Subs not used: Mannone, Monreal, Jenkinson, Coquelin.
Booked: Sagna.
Goals: Arteta 85 (pen), Bassong o.g. 88, Podolski 90.

Norwich: Bunn, Martin, Whittaker, Bassong, Turner, Johnson (Fox 62), Snodgrass, Howson, Tettey (Jackson 90), Holt, Kamara.

Subs not used: Camp, Garrido, R Bennett, Fox, E Bennett, Jackson, Becchio.
Booked: Snodgrass, Bunn.
Goal: Turner 56.

Arsenal Remaining Fixtures 

16 April: Everton (h) 20 April: Fulham (a) 28 April: Man Utd (h) 4 May: QPR (a) 12 May: Wigan (h) 19 May: Newcastle (a)

Jack Wilshere , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain & Podolski Twitter Reactions
Fan's Reactions on Twitter 

ArsenalSupremo tweeted out on Twitter to get Arsenal fans there opinions on what they thought on the game here are just a few of them. Remember if you wanted to get involved follow us on Twitter or just comment below on what you thought on the Gunners performance to get involved with the fans.

Arsene Wenger Reaction :

"I thought we wouldn't give in, and fight until the end. We have great attitude, spirit and desire and it got us there. We deserved to win but we were against a strong side and needed something special.

"We have shown that we are ready for a fight.

"We want consistency and that demands huge focus because you can see how quickly you're punished. We're not far away but we just have to keep winning."

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Norwich manager Chris Hughton:

"A decision has gone against us that a linesman has given from 45 to 50 yards away and the referee is less than 10 yards away.

"For a linesman to give it from that distance, and the third goal was offside and it was 10 yards away from him, it's almost criminal on a day that we deserved so much more.

"It's not as if you'll show it back and [the referee's] view was blocked. He had a clear view and didn't give it and the linesman did and that's really tough on us. We gave a really good account of ourselves for 85 minutes. We need to bounce back but we showed a lot of character and a lot of good things."



Stats & Facts

1. Olivier Giroud mustered five attempts at goal and set up four more with passes today, contributing to nine of Arsenal's 14 attempts.

2. Mikel Arteta attempted more than 100 passes for the 10th Premier League match this season. It's only been done 35 times in total this season. Mikel Arteta attempted more than 100 passes for the 10th Premier League match this season. 

3. Game Stats : Arsenal v Norwich Shots 14-5 On target 7-4, Fouls 10-11 Duels Won 56%-44%, Passing Accuracy 85%-70%, Possession 68%-32%

4. Aaron Ramsey made six tackles today, more than any other player on the pitch.

5. Only Man Utd (27) and Everton (22) have picked up more points from losing positions this season than Arsenal (16).

6. Arsenal have scored more goals than any other Premier League team in the last 15 minutes of matches this season. 

7. Mikel Arteta has scored more penalties than any other Premier League player this season. Scoring 5 out of 6

8. 10 of Olivier Giroud’s 11 league goals this season have come at the Emirates. Only Michu (11) has scored more home goals.

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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's Reaction


Mikel Arteta's Reaction 

Arsenal 4 Reading 1 : Reaction from Aaron Ramsey & Mikel Arteta after the game

1st April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


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Arsenal crushed the hopeless relegation threatened Reading 4 1 at the Emirates on Saturday 30th March 2013. At ArsenalSupremo we give you the instant post match reaction to all the Arsenal games and here are the reactions from Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta.

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Arsenal 4 Reading 1 : Ramsey Gervinho Chamberlain and Arteta player complications

31st March 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


There are many Gunners out there that produce great player complications after every single Arsenal game and we are here to give them to you as soon as they are out. Player complications focus on the best parts of the players performance. Today we feature videos on Arsenal's 4 1 victory over Reading.

Match report on the game with match highlights click here

Match pictures click here

Aaron Ramsey  Midfield Performance



Gervinho Performance 



Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Performance 



Mikel Arteta Performance

Arsenal 4 Reading 1 : Match Report & Match Highlights

30th March 2013 By Jeff @ArsenalTrend & ArsenalSupremo


Gervinho scored one goal and set up two others and inspired Arsenal to a 4-1 demolition of struggling Reading on Saturday as the Gunners boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League for the 16th successive season, but ruining Nigel Adkins' return to managerial life in the Premier League. Gervinho scored the first at the Emirates Stadium and had a hand in second half goals for Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud on his first Premier League start since December. Hal Robson-Kanu pulled one back for Reading in Nigel Adkins' first match since taking over as Royals manager, but Mikel Arteta's late penalty condemned the visitors to defeat and saw them drop below Queens Park Rangers to the foot of the table.


There was even better news for Arsenal from Southampton, where Chelsea's 2-1 defeat meant the fifth placed Gunners are now just two points outside the top four. After successive victories over Bayern Munich and Swansea, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger kept faith with goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and recalled Aaron Ramsey, Bacary Sagna, Gervinho and Tomas Rosicky to his starting line-up. Adkins only made two changes from predecessor Brian McDermott's last game in charge, with Russia striker Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny Guthrie both included.

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Reading had lost their last six in all competitions, but began brightly, forcing a corner that Alex Pearce nodded two yards wide of Fabianski's far post. Arsenal were content to keep possession in the opening exchanges, but came alive after a minute's applause in tribute to former midfielder David Rocastle, who died of cancer on March 31, 2001. Gervinho was the architect in the 11th minute as he turned Nicky Shorey on the right touchline and fed Giroud inside the penalty area. Pearce managed to clear but only as far as Cazorla on the edge of the box and his pinpoint cross picked out Gervinho to side-foot home. Giroud thought he should have had a penalty when he was felled in the box by Reading goalkeeper Stuart Taylor but referee Chris Foy waved away the protests.

A bursting run from Gervinho that took him from his own half into the opposition penalty area should have ended in at least a shot on target but again his finishing let him down. Reading then had a lucky escape when the ball appeared to strike Mikele Leigertwood's hand following a corner and Foy failed to award the penalty. Seven minutes before the break, Cazorla had a golden opportunity for Arsenal to score the second goal that their build-up play deserved but his left-footed strike missed by a matter of inches. Gervinho also wasted a great chance just before the break to leave Wenger frustrated on the touchline. Any concerns that Arsenal may live to rue those missed opportunities evaporated two minutes after the break. Gervinho's short pass into the feet of Cazorla gave the Spaniard time to pick his spot and he unleashed a perfect curling shot from the edge of the penalty area that left Taylor grasping at thin air.

Santi Cazorla perfect curling shot
A superbly-timed tackle from Laurent Koscielny then denied Pogrebnyak the opening to register Reading's first shot on target. Pearce managed that from the resulting corner but his volley was comfortably held by Fabianski. A simple finish from Giroud after another quick break from Gervinho made it 3-0 in the 67th minute. However, Reading continued to fight for everything and they got their reward less than 90 seconds later when Jobi McAnuff picked out Robson-Kanu to head in.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was brought on for the final 15 minutes and the England youngster had an immediate impact. A clumsy challenge from Adrian Mariappa finally saw Chris Foy point to the spot, with Spanish midfielder Arteta slotting home. It was an all round brilliant performance from the Gunners, recording another crucial win.

Mikel Arteta celebrates his goal
The only downside of the game was when Nacho Monreal was replaced by Gibbs in the 71st minute after he collided with the post in an attempt to defend/save Reading's only goal. Arsene Wenger however, during his post match presser confirmed Monreal only suffered bruises and no not an injury. More good news from the injury front when Wenger also confirmed Theo Walcott is expected to return to the squad ahead of next game against West Bromich Albion, but Jack Wilshere still 2 weeks away. It was a day of near perfect display from Arsenal. The challenges ahead still massive, hope the lads are really up for it. What do you think of the result? Is it possible to get third place having seen the dip Chelsea are on, as they are still in 3 competitions. Free free comment below on what you think.

Lukas Podolski on the win
Stats and Facts : 

Arsenal have scored 16 goals against Reading this season. More than against any team in a single season in club history.

Kieran Gibbs made his 100th appearance for Arsenal after coming on as a second half substitute.

Bacary Sagna created three chances on his return to the Arsenal side - no defender made more in the Premier League on the day.

Mikel Arteta  made (107) and completed (99) the most passes in the Premier League on the day and also scored a penalty.

Santi Cazorla added his fourth Premier League goal in two games vs Reading and also set one up for Gervinho.

Gervinho  scored one and assisted two of Arsenal's four goals against Reading today.

Arsenal are now second in the form table only just behind leaders Manchester United after losing just once in the last 6 games and winning the rest. 

Matt Le Tissier spoke about the game who was covering the match for SkySports


John Motson BBC Match of the Day commentator : 

"Reading were taken apart by an Arsenal side who are running into form. Their defeat could have been heavier and new manager Nigel Adkins will have to work hard before his side take on his former club Southampton. For Arsenal, it was a comfortable victory."

Reading manager Nigel Adkins:

"I thought Arsenal were very good, they've come here and passed the ball very well. Unfortunately, we've made our own downfall on a couple of goals. We wanted to adapt a couple of changes, but any team who came here would have found it difficult today.

Arsenal fixtures in April : W.B.A. (Away) Norwich (Home) Everton (Home) Fulham (Away) Manchester United (Home) What do you make of these fixtures do you think we can get maximum points from this please leave your comments on your opinions we would love to see what you think.

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Bayern 0 Arsenal 2 - Carl Jenkinson & Mikel Arteta Post Match Reaction

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So close as the mission impossible in Germany nearly game possible as Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich 2 0. Match report and match highlights will be up as soon as possible so subscribe via email on the left hand side to get live updates as soon it is up on the site.

Carl Jenkinson & Mikel Arteta Post Match Reaction to the game in which they made the Arsenal fans proud with the team's performance. I thought Carl was magnificent on the right and defended well against the tricky Arjen Robben.

What do you think of the game and who was your MOTM? It was a proud day to be a gunner today and hopefully we can take this into the next game which is against Swansea away. Should we keep the same back 5 as we did today as they didn't put a foot wrong.

Arsene Wenger Post Match Press Conference Click Here

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