Alex Iwobi was supposedly caught on video partying into the early hours of the morning the night before the FA Cup loss to Nottingham Forest, but was still selected to start the match, as well as starting last night’s draw with Chelsea. The Nigerian international appears to be Wenger’s latest pet, having broken into the […]
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Were Man United more clinical or more lucky than Arsenal?
Alex Iwobi has voiced his frustration with the weekend’s loss to Manchester United considering his side’s performance. The Gunners lost to the Red Devils on Saturday evening no thanks to early mistakes which saw our side fall 2-0 down inside 11 minutes. The rest of the match ended equal in goal return, but the game […]
Will England regret missing out on Arsenal’s Iwobi?
Arsene Wenger insists that England are to blame for missing out on Alex Iwobi, and the Arsenal youngster is now impressing for Nigeria instead. The 21 year-old broke into Arsene Wenger’s first-team squad in 2015, and is growing into a well-rounded midfield talent. Iwobi recently scored the winning goal to send his country to next […]
Iwobi: ‘Arsenal needs Alexis and Ozil’
Alex Iwobi has claimed that Arsenal need what Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez brings to the team. The Nigerian enjoyed a top week scoring the winner for his country to help them qualify for the upcoming World Cup, and now has his eye on continuing that form for Arsenal this weekend. Our team currently has […]
Will Alex Iwobi be a ‘top-class player’ for Arsenal?
Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on Alex Iwobi, but claimed he must add goals and assists to his impressive displays. The Nigerian international has earned his place in the first-team squad in recent seasons, but despite impressing going forward, seems to struggle to find that key pass which leads to a goal or that final […]
Iwobi working hard but where does he fit in new Arsenal?
Alex Iwobi has admitted that he is working hard to be fit and ready for the new season, but where is he supposed to fit in our first XI? The Nigerian international impressed when breaking into the first-team squad in the 2015-16 season, but failed to have a similar impact last term. Iwobi started the […]
Which Arsenal stars should go if they don’t fit our new formation?
The Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stated that he will be looking to continue his side’s progress in the new 3-4-2-1 system next season, after an impressive end to the campaign, The new system accommodates three centre-backs, two wing-backs, but only two advanced midfield players and one striker. This limits the amount of advanced players […]
Iwobi backs three Arsenal youngsters to make breakthrough
Alex Iwobi is our latest young player to breakthrough the ranks at Arsenal, and he has named the players he can see making the jump next. The Nigerian broke through into the Gunners first-team last season, but after a switch in formation, Iwobi has found himself out of Arsene Wenger’s plans. The midfielder has now […]
Arsenal’s Iwobi hoping ‘great’ Arsene Wenger signs new deal
Alex Iwobi has moved to praise current manager Arsene Wenger amidst strong pressure for him to leave. The Nigerian is the latest young player to emerge from the academy into a first-team regular, and the manager’s influence in his progression would clearly emphasise his importance at Arsenal. Wenger has always had a knack for promoting […]
Arsenal star hails team goal but Giroud ‘couldn’t do it again’
Alex Iwobi has hailed Arsenal team-mate Olivier Giroud’s goal as a great ‘team-goal’, while insisting he was lucky and couldn’t do it another time. The Nigeria international scored the second and final goal of the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace today, and was happy to play his part in the win with the winner. He […]
Nightmare week has Arsenal stars fully focused again
It might not be good for the Arsenal fans to hear that the players were not exactly fully focused during the week that Arsene Wenger described as a nightmare after the Gunners lost back to back games and both from winning positions, but there is nothing we can do to change those results at Everton […]
Arsenal player ratings from Stoke – Bellerin MOTM
You don’t know what you’ve got until you lose it they say. I am not sure about that with Hector Bellerin as he was already a firm favourite with the Arsenal fans, but the Spaniard certainly reminded us all just how important a part of the team he is with a brilliant performance coming off […]
Arsenal v Stoke review – Gunners win again after penalty setback
Arsene Wenger had warned the Arsenal players about complacency in the build up to this game and I think the message had got through as we were focused from the first whistle. Stoke, however, came to the Emirates in good frm so it was just as well as they started well and created a few […]
Why Arsenal will start Giroud against Bournemouth?
The decision by Arsene Wenger to start the France international striker Olivier Giroud for Arsenalñ against PSG this week may not have worked out, but I think that the big man will be in the starting line up again this weekend when Arsenal play host to Eddie Howe´s Bournemouth side. For one thing I think […]