Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Arsenal’s goal of finishing in the top four is rapidly slipping away from them following a fourth league game without a win. Arsene Wenger‘s men slipped down to 7th in the table after a frustrating goalless draw away to struggling Bolton on Wednesday, and they are now five points behind 4th placed Chelsea. The battle [...]

If Jose Mourinho leaves Real Madrid in the summer he could well be in line for the England job. The controversial Portuguese manager is currently under-fire at Real following player disputes, questionable tactics and dissaproving frowns from the club’s hierarchy – despite Real being seven points clear at the top of La Liga. Fabio Capello [...]

Rumours have surfaced this week that the Real Madrid hierarchy are growing increasingly restless with manager Jose Mourinho. Despite Real’s impressive start to the season – they currently lead rivals Barcelona by five points in La Liga – Mourinho has found himself under-fire, with Real’s president Florentino Perez reportedly running out of patience with the [...]

Arsene Wenger is facing stinging criticism from many fans following his decision to substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in Arsenal’s 2-1 home defeat to Man Utd on Sunday. The move was greeted with a combination of anger and bewilderment from a section of supporters as Chamberlain had been a key figure in Arsenal’s attacking play, having set [...]

Harry Redknapp has revealed that he is committed to his job at Tottenham despite being the heavy favourite to replace England manager Fabio Capello next summer. The hot vacancy opens up after the European Championships in Poland & Ukraine and there is already mouting speculation linking Redknapp with the job. The 65-year-old has won many [...]

Statistics from the League Managers Association (LMA) have revealed that on average a quarter of all professional managers lose their jobs between October and February. Furthermore, figures show that between October 2010 and February 2011 25 clubs sacked their respective managers, with October pinpointed as the month of doom. It is thought that the reason [...]

It now looks certain that Arsenal will not be sacking manager Arsene Wenger anytime soon. The club’s Chief executive Ivan Gazidis has come out and given his full backing to the under-fire manager and said that he doesn’t expect the Frenchman to walk away from the club either. The Gunners have made their worst start [...]

The disturbing nightmare became a shocking reality on Sunday when Arsenal were humiliated 8-2 by their fierce rivals Manchester United. The crushing defeat means the Gunners have now only picked up a pitiful two wins from their last 14 league games. To put the result into context Arsenal had previously not conceded eight goals in [...]

After the final whistle sounded in Udinese last night there was no one more relieved than Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners showed spirit, passion and desire as they battled back from a goal down at the break to win the match 2-1 and progress through to the Champions League group stage with an aggregate [...]

Instead of the usual feelings of expectation, excitement and promise that a new season brings, the mood around the Emirates Stadium is currently downcast and sceptical following Arsenal’s tepid start to the new season. The Gunners now face a crunch week with a Champions League qualifier followed by a trip to Man Utd that could [...]