By Ian Grant Interesting Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s title challenge suffered over the winter months – because the bad condition of the pitches harmed their passing game more than Chelsea’s and says that only now, with the pitches in better…

By Myles Palmer _______________ WHY IS Arsenal’s defensive record so good lately ? 1. Senderos : he makes people round him look solid. 2. Gilberto : has been badly missed. 3. Has somebody been working with the back five? PEOPLE…

By Myles Palmer _________________________________________ A one-goal win over Spurs was what I predicted. What was interesting was the way Arsenal played. IT MIGHT BE A PLAN B !!!! For seven years some of us have been saying : There’s no…

By Myles Palmer _________________________________________________ Big news today : Arsene says Sol Campbell must fight for his place. He is sticking with Senderos and Toure for the visit of Spurs on Monday night. In the past, Arsene has been welded to…

By Myles Palmer ____________________________________ MOURINHO had three home games coming up: Arsenal, Fulham and Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final first leg. So he told his boys to keep it tight and see what happened. Wednesday night’s 0-0 draw was…

By Myles Palmer ______________________________________ No Thierry, no Freddie, probably no Sol. Can Arsenal beat Chelsea without those three? Well, Vieira and Lehmann are in top form. But of course you can’t compare Blackburn with Chelsea because Blackburn are 14th and…

By Myles Palmer __________________________________________________ ARSENAL 3 BLACKBURN 0 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ________________________________ ROBIN van Persie came on as a sub for Bergkamp in 83 minutes. And scored two great goals. His mouth was smacked by Andy Todd as he turned…

By Ian Grant Arsenal Holdings PLC has appointed Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Bracewell-Smith is one of the major shareholders with a stake of 16.8 pct. Wire services don’t give a reason. But maybe ANR…

By Myles Palmer ____________________ THIERRY HENRY is out of the FA Cup semi-final with a groin inflammation that may be serious. Campbell won’t play either. Time for Jose Antonio Reyes to score one and make another, I’d say. It’s a…

By Myles Palmer ___________________________________ A Premiership club reaches the Champions League final ! Liverpool will play Chelsea for the right to lose to AC Milan in Istanbul. Two big dates in my diary : Chelsea v Liverpool on Wednesday April…