Some very good news to kick things off today. The word on the street that Samir Nasri is recovering well from minor knee surgery and could be back in the squad for our next game, against Bolton at The Emirates on September 11. The bad news is that as I

AFCB writer Daniel Brookes on the satisfaction of watching young players develop… This week, I have been mostly pondering a comment left on one of our Editor-in-Chiefs posts last week. The comment regarded Theo Walcott and was dropped by James

First things first, some theme music to go with today’s post. I know this is a completely selfish thing for me to say but I’m going to say it anyway: the first international break of the season could not have come at a better time. Following

AFCBs tactics guru Andrew Enloe examines how Theo Walcott helps the Arsenal defence Saturdays match against Blackburn was the first real test of the season; nobody is really expected to win at Anfield, and last weeks match against Blackpool was only

As of 6pm UK time the English transfer window is now closed. I had intended to cover “Deadline Day” in a fair bit of detail but was instead forced to help out a friend with an extremely stressful travel insurance problem here in Berlin. In

Despite Manuel Almunia’s excellent game against Blackburn on Saturday, I still want Mark Schwarzer to sign from Fulham before the transfer window closes tomorrow. As an Australian who keenly follows the Premier League, I have seen more of Schwarzer

Adetuwo Yemi Jr. rates the Arsenal players performance against Blackburn Manuel Almunia: Going into this match, Manuel had the task of holding his own against a barrage of long balls from Blackburn. He will definitely be happy with his game as he had

Arsenal were rewarded with all three points for a concentrated and energetic performance against Blackburn at Ewood Park. The home side caused trouble for us throughout the match with their game plan to attack aerially via long balls but our boys stood

These are comments made by Arsene Wenger on the eve of today’s clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park: “For us it will be important that we are strong in the air because they favour that style. They have Paul Robinson who kicks the ball very long

AFCB special columnist Jammanuel Egnoue brings takes us behind the scenes of Arsenal v Blackpool Greetings and salutations! It has been an interesting week in the world of Egnoue. You may have noticed that I didnt get on the field during Arsenals 6-0