January:
Arsenal 1 - 1 Colchester United
Sturridge (69)
Gillespie (46)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att: 51,844
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We had numerous attempts on goal in the first half but we couldn't get anything on target. Chu Young hobbled off with an injury so we don't know how long he will be out for. I made 3 changes at half time and we just didn't look like a team from the get go, we were all over the place and they hit us on the break, scoring a messy goal. Our day got worse when Gervinho went off injured, which put us down to 10 men. Sturridge scrambled in a goal to save our blushes. Not happy with this result, especially with Colchester struggling in 20th position."
Mr Drezzy to report Redknapp?
To add to the bad feelings in North London, It has emerged that Mr Drezzy is considering reporting Tottenham and Harry Redknapp to the F.A. It comes as Harry Redknapp was heard, at a club function, stating that they believed they will sign Walcott, Van Persie and Song.
To add fuel to the fire, it is reported that Van Persie has told Mr Drezzy that he had been approached by Tottenham a few days ago.
F.A Cup 3rd Round
Arsenal 3 - 0 Sheffield United
Arteta (37), Kennedy OG (62), Miyaichi (77)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 60, 361
Managers thoughts and notes:
"I was proud of the lads today, we contained United well and stopped them from attacking. We had most of the possession and should've gone into half time with more than one goal, how ever, we continued to press on and forced them into a mistake. Our young Asian lad, Miyaichi, scored a lovely solo effort, to cap off our scoring and complete our route into the next stage."
Van Persie: We're going nowhere! F.A to probe tapping up claims!
As The F.A confirmed they will be investigating claims that 3 Arsenal players were tapped up by Tottenham, Robin Van Persie has said that he will not be leaving Arsenal, along with his team mates. He said he will give full evidence at the F.A's hearing in March whilst also helping Arsenal gain vital points in League 1.
Arsenal have also rejected an approach from Manchester City for two defenders, Koscielny and Sagna. Real Madrid had a £14.6 Million offer refused for Walcott. Chelsea had a £16 Million bid for Gervinho rejected.
FA Cup 4th Round draw
Arsenal were rewarded with a home tie against Premiership opposition, Aston Villa.
Bradford travel to Manchester to play Man UTD, Leeds host Blackpool, West Ham travel to Bolton, Fulham await the winners of Chelsea against Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe, conquerers of Swansea, welcome Tottenham to Adams Park
Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 10 Arsenal
Marshall (39)
Chamakh (2, 23, 36, 64), Van Persie (50, 53, Pen 78), Kasnik OG (59), Chu Young (72, 83)
From Hillsborough, Sheffield, Att:- 25, 458
Managers thoughts and notes:'
"We came out all guns blazing in the first half and had the game wrapped up. In the second, we continued our onslaught and thrashed a poor Wednesday side. I really expected more from them to be fair, they are pushing for automatic promotion and everything."
Exeter City 2 - 4 Arsenal
Kane (37, 67)
Van Persie (35), Frimpong (59), Arshavin (86), Miyaichi (90)
From St James's Park, Exeter, Att:- 8,714
Managers thoughts and notes:-
"It took us a while to get settled into the game, but RVP gave us the lead. We suffered a set back when Kane scored their equaliser but in fairness, 1-1 at half time was fair. The second half was again, pretty even, and it looked as if we were going to be held to a draw but we plucked some extra energy from some where and Arshavin finished them off at the death. When Miyaichi scored our fourth, it was the nail in the coffin for Exeter."
Sagna clinches new deal!
Sought after Arsenal defender, who has been the subject of numerous bids from Real Madrid and Manchester City, has eased Arsenal fans fears, as he signed a new contract worth £65,000 a week, which should see him further his stay in North London by 3 years
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Final: 1st Leg
Bristol Rovers 0 - 4 Arsenal
Diaby (21), Sturridge (24), Chu Young (47) Coquelin (55),
From The Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Att:- 11,228
Managers thoughts and notes:-
"I was happy to see some of our Fringe players look hungry in the first half, and it was good to see Diaby on the scoresheet, some one who is really struggling for fitness. The only blemish was Miyaichi coming off injured but i dont expect him to be out for long. We dominated again in the second half and take a 4-0 lead into the second leg. I think we should make it to the final now"
Johan Djourou Sad to leave Arsenal!
Napoli finally captured Djourou from Arsenal earlier today, spending £6 Million on the swiss defender. Although Arsenal didn't want to let him go, he has been plagued by injuries for a while now, so Mr Drezzy thought he would cash in on the player.
Wycombe 1 - 9 Arsenal
Benyon (27)
Arteta (3, 71), Chamakh (22), Chu Young (30, 41), Sturridge (53, 55, 90), Arshavin (74),
From Adams Park, Wycome, Att:- 9,729
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We came here today with a gameplan and we executed it well. We flooded their half and didn't give them space to breathe, every player played like a footballing warrior today. An excellent win for us!"
Arsenal 4 - 0 MK Dons
Van Persie (39, 72), Chamakh (67), Fox (87)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 52,120
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We had a really poor first half. We didn't have the answer and MK Dons just defended really well. It was more of the same in the second half until Chamakh scored our second, then the flood gates opened. Good win"
Pires returns for Arsenal!
Robert Pires has joined Arsenal until the end of the season. Manager Mr Drezzy sought the experienced and ex Arsenal mans signature in wake of the upcoming fixture pile up. He feared his players would get complacent and tired, so he wanted an Arsenal Legend in the dressing room!
F.A Cup 4th Round
Arsenal 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Van Persie (1), Chamakh (49), Arshavin (73),
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 60,361
Managers thoughts and notes: -
" I was really pleased, we hit them very early on and there was no looking back. The fans loved the return of Pires who played the full 90 minutes. He looked extremely fit and his passing was spot on."
Chamakh smashes Arsenal record
After scoring in the 4th round of the F.A Cup against Aston Villa, Chamakh is now the record holder for most goals scored in a season. His current tally is 40 goals in all appearances so far, and he is keen to add more!
F.A Cup 5th Round draw!
There was some tasty matches drawn in the 5th round today as North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal will do battle at White Hart Lane.
Manchester United or Bradford will play Manchester City or Hull, with football purists hoping that the two Manchester clubs win their ties so they can face off against each other in the Fifth round.
Arsenal 1 - 1 Colchester United
Sturridge (69)
Gillespie (46)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att: 51,844
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We had numerous attempts on goal in the first half but we couldn't get anything on target. Chu Young hobbled off with an injury so we don't know how long he will be out for. I made 3 changes at half time and we just didn't look like a team from the get go, we were all over the place and they hit us on the break, scoring a messy goal. Our day got worse when Gervinho went off injured, which put us down to 10 men. Sturridge scrambled in a goal to save our blushes. Not happy with this result, especially with Colchester struggling in 20th position."
Mr Drezzy to report Redknapp?
To add to the bad feelings in North London, It has emerged that Mr Drezzy is considering reporting Tottenham and Harry Redknapp to the F.A. It comes as Harry Redknapp was heard, at a club function, stating that they believed they will sign Walcott, Van Persie and Song.
To add fuel to the fire, it is reported that Van Persie has told Mr Drezzy that he had been approached by Tottenham a few days ago.
F.A Cup 3rd Round
Arsenal 3 - 0 Sheffield United
Arteta (37), Kennedy OG (62), Miyaichi (77)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 60, 361
Managers thoughts and notes:
"I was proud of the lads today, we contained United well and stopped them from attacking. We had most of the possession and should've gone into half time with more than one goal, how ever, we continued to press on and forced them into a mistake. Our young Asian lad, Miyaichi, scored a lovely solo effort, to cap off our scoring and complete our route into the next stage."
Van Persie: We're going nowhere! F.A to probe tapping up claims!
As The F.A confirmed they will be investigating claims that 3 Arsenal players were tapped up by Tottenham, Robin Van Persie has said that he will not be leaving Arsenal, along with his team mates. He said he will give full evidence at the F.A's hearing in March whilst also helping Arsenal gain vital points in League 1.
Arsenal have also rejected an approach from Manchester City for two defenders, Koscielny and Sagna. Real Madrid had a £14.6 Million offer refused for Walcott. Chelsea had a £16 Million bid for Gervinho rejected.
FA Cup 4th Round draw
Arsenal were rewarded with a home tie against Premiership opposition, Aston Villa.
Bradford travel to Manchester to play Man UTD, Leeds host Blackpool, West Ham travel to Bolton, Fulham await the winners of Chelsea against Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe, conquerers of Swansea, welcome Tottenham to Adams Park
Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 10 Arsenal
Marshall (39)
Chamakh (2, 23, 36, 64), Van Persie (50, 53, Pen 78), Kasnik OG (59), Chu Young (72, 83)
From Hillsborough, Sheffield, Att:- 25, 458
Managers thoughts and notes:'
"We came out all guns blazing in the first half and had the game wrapped up. In the second, we continued our onslaught and thrashed a poor Wednesday side. I really expected more from them to be fair, they are pushing for automatic promotion and everything."
Exeter City 2 - 4 Arsenal
Kane (37, 67)
Van Persie (35), Frimpong (59), Arshavin (86), Miyaichi (90)
From St James's Park, Exeter, Att:- 8,714
Managers thoughts and notes:-
"It took us a while to get settled into the game, but RVP gave us the lead. We suffered a set back when Kane scored their equaliser but in fairness, 1-1 at half time was fair. The second half was again, pretty even, and it looked as if we were going to be held to a draw but we plucked some extra energy from some where and Arshavin finished them off at the death. When Miyaichi scored our fourth, it was the nail in the coffin for Exeter."
Sagna clinches new deal!
Sought after Arsenal defender, who has been the subject of numerous bids from Real Madrid and Manchester City, has eased Arsenal fans fears, as he signed a new contract worth £65,000 a week, which should see him further his stay in North London by 3 years
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Southern Final: 1st Leg
Bristol Rovers 0 - 4 Arsenal
Diaby (21), Sturridge (24), Chu Young (47) Coquelin (55),
From The Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Att:- 11,228
Managers thoughts and notes:-
"I was happy to see some of our Fringe players look hungry in the first half, and it was good to see Diaby on the scoresheet, some one who is really struggling for fitness. The only blemish was Miyaichi coming off injured but i dont expect him to be out for long. We dominated again in the second half and take a 4-0 lead into the second leg. I think we should make it to the final now"
Johan Djourou Sad to leave Arsenal!
Napoli finally captured Djourou from Arsenal earlier today, spending £6 Million on the swiss defender. Although Arsenal didn't want to let him go, he has been plagued by injuries for a while now, so Mr Drezzy thought he would cash in on the player.
Wycombe 1 - 9 Arsenal
Benyon (27)
Arteta (3, 71), Chamakh (22), Chu Young (30, 41), Sturridge (53, 55, 90), Arshavin (74),
From Adams Park, Wycome, Att:- 9,729
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We came here today with a gameplan and we executed it well. We flooded their half and didn't give them space to breathe, every player played like a footballing warrior today. An excellent win for us!"
Arsenal 4 - 0 MK Dons
Van Persie (39, 72), Chamakh (67), Fox (87)
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 52,120
Managers thoughts and notes:
"We had a really poor first half. We didn't have the answer and MK Dons just defended really well. It was more of the same in the second half until Chamakh scored our second, then the flood gates opened. Good win"
Pires returns for Arsenal!
Robert Pires has joined Arsenal until the end of the season. Manager Mr Drezzy sought the experienced and ex Arsenal mans signature in wake of the upcoming fixture pile up. He feared his players would get complacent and tired, so he wanted an Arsenal Legend in the dressing room!
F.A Cup 4th Round
Arsenal 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Van Persie (1), Chamakh (49), Arshavin (73),
From The Emirates Stadium, London, Att:- 60,361
Managers thoughts and notes: -
" I was really pleased, we hit them very early on and there was no looking back. The fans loved the return of Pires who played the full 90 minutes. He looked extremely fit and his passing was spot on."
Chamakh smashes Arsenal record
After scoring in the 4th round of the F.A Cup against Aston Villa, Chamakh is now the record holder for most goals scored in a season. His current tally is 40 goals in all appearances so far, and he is keen to add more!
F.A Cup 5th Round draw!
There was some tasty matches drawn in the 5th round today as North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal will do battle at White Hart Lane.
Manchester United or Bradford will play Manchester City or Hull, with football purists hoping that the two Manchester clubs win their ties so they can face off against each other in the Fifth round.
