Antoine Griezmann: Arsenal bound?
Theo Walcott must have walked under a ladder whilst stroking a black cat at the same time as walking over three drains because the Arsenal winger has terrible luck.









Theo Walcott must have walked under a ladder whilst stroking a black cat at the same time as walking over three drains because the Arsenal winger has terrible luck.
Over the last few weeks you will have heard it everywhere from the down the pub to Match of the Day "if Giroud gets injured, Arsenal are in trouble".
With the knockout stages of the Champions League fast approaching, and the identities of most qualifiers now known, I decided to take a quick look at three teams who may seem to be favorites to win the illustrious cup.
Olivier Giroud is enjoying his football this season, you can see it in the way he goes about himself. The Frenchman was written off before he had even kicked a ball this term but his form in pre season excited some, and rightly so. Now 12 games into the Premier League campaign, Giroud has scored seven goals, claimed four assists, and made another 13 key passes on top of that. He has also scored twice in the Champions League and created two chances, but all this playing time could prove costly later in the season.
For a long while now, it has been said that Arsenal need a world-class centre-forward who can either replace Olivier Giroud, or in some instances dovetail with him. Certainly, Arséne Wenger’s attempt to loan Chelsea’s Demba Ba on deadline day as well as his continuous pursuits of both Gonzalo Higuain and Luis Suarez seemed to confirm that he had the same thoughts. So, who would be the perfect player for this role? Robert Lewandowski? Jackson Martinez? Luis Suarez? Not quite, for me.
Before, I get bombarded with hate messages and my mother’s name is tainted with obscene curse words, at least read the whole article till its end, understand my logic and then attack me, if needs be.
Not much has gone wrong for Arsenal this season so far. The Gunners sit top of the Premier League, top of their Champions League group and are in a strong position to finally win some silverware. But they won't have everything their own way, as it seems that they are locked in a battle with not only Liverpool, but with Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Genoa and Benfica for the services of Konstantinos Mitroglou.
When Nicklas Bendtner suggested that his next move would be to either Barcelona or Real Madrid, the nation erupted with laugher and the Spanish were left asking each other who this joker was. The comments may have been made tongue in cheek as he continues his search for a new club in the new year, but things don't always go to plan.
Some Arsenal fans believed that their club would land the services of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez in the summer when the South American pleaded to be let go, but as it stands he is still a Liverpool player and he is enjoying a purple patch in front of goal. However, Sports Direct News are now running an exclusive regarding the Gunners' interest in the Uruguayan, saying that they will go in for him again in the new year now Real Madrid have turned their attention to Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero.
As Arsenal possess a big squad, they often leave some players on the bench or out of the first team more often than they feel they should be because of age and ability. Arsenal are used to sending many youngsters out on loan every season, but this season was different because they just seemed to sell every player that could've gone on loan. A mass exodus occured at Arsenal, leaving them with barely any players left or at least enough to send out on loan. However, if the Gunners do recruit in January then these five players should be sent on loan to help develop their careers.
Mention the name Nicklas Bentdner around the country and you'll probably get a range of jokes in reply. It's a sad state of affairs for the Danish striker, but it doesn't help when you shout your mouth off about what a talent you are. But whatever you think of him as a player, right now in this moment of time Arsenal need his presence, not least because he seems the only viable option for the Gunners in terms of replacing Olivier Giroud.
When Theo Walcott demanded to be played as a striker last season rather than a winger, few people took him seriously in his claims. However, the former Southampton player soon quietened the doubters when he struck 21 goals in his 43 appearances last time out. People were starting to take the England forward seriously, and then it all got pulled from beneath his feet.
Watching Mesut Özil against Liverpool at the weekend I started to think how effective he would be if he had a different striker playing in front of him.
With Arsenal producing the strongest start to the season and also the biggest signing of the transfer window as well, the Gunners fans will be daring to dream about a first Premier League title in a decade. But what three players will give them the edge as the season goes on? Which three would persuade you to use your bwin bonus to back the gunners to be Champions?
As I mentioned in my last post, this is the point in the season where we can finally analyse players signed over the summer, but it's also a time for us to analyse how well our clubs are doing and if there's anything new about them. A lot of new things have happened over at Arsenal, things that may have flown under the radar but have been picked up upon by me. Anyway, down to business.