Gooner Talk
- Tue Dec 4 6:46 PM
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has lauded Unai Emery’s influential guidance that inspired the teenage live wire to seamlessly acclimatise to life at the serial Ligue 1 champions. Emery initially snagged Mbappe on loan from rivals AS Monaco in the summer of 2017, when the Spaniard was...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Dec 4 4:47 PM
On May 21st, all the major news outlets announced the big news : Unai Emery would be the one to replace Arsène Wenger at Arsenal, 8 days after his last game against Huddersfield. The news was met with a lot of scepticism from all parts, as Mikel Arteta was fully expected by everyone in and …
Gooner Talk
- Sat Dec 1 3:27 PM
Known for his tenacious exploits on the turf, former Arsenal favourite Emmanuel Petit has hailed Lucas Torreira’s dogged ethic in his matchday responsibilities, whilst admitting that the Gunners have been pining for an enforcer of the Uruguayan’s calibre for a number of years. Having started the...
Gooner Talk
- Sat Dec 1 2:28 PM
David Seaman is ‘impressed’ by the manner in which Arsenal’s Bernd Leno has atoned for his previous blunders, most notably against Liverpool, in order to become the Gunners’ undisputed first-choice stopper. A former mainstay between the sticks in north-London, Seaman laid claim to nine major trop...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Nov 26 7:03 PM
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has claimed that Arsenal are only operating at ’70 percent’ of their full potential, following the Gunners’ hard-fought 2-1 victory against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal fortuitously stole a march in the encounter through Jefferson Lerma, who emphatically...
Gooner Talk
- Fri Nov 23 7:19 PM
Arsenal must answer the club’s ‘big demands’, and discard crippling ‘pressures’ on the pitch, if they’re to obtain Champions League football next term with a top four finish this season. Vinai Venkatesham, the Gunners’ managing director, has outlined the importance of a return to Europe’s elite...
Gooner Talk
- Thu Nov 22 6:52 PM
Unai Emery insists that Arsenal were ‘in decline’ under Arsene Wenger towards the latter stages of the Frenchman’s 22-year tenure in the club’s technical area, and the innovative Spaniard has vowed to make the Gunners a more formidable force under his calculative supervision. Having shepherded th...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Nov 20 4:41 PM
At first, it looked like a knock after a cross into the box, but this time,
Danny Welbeck stayed down, in severe pain, the Emirates fell silent, in disbelief, everyone not understanding how something like this could have happened to him again. The English forward now faces a long time away from t...
Gooner Talk
- Sat Nov 17 1:26 PM
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are said to be eyeing a potential swoop for surplus Arsenal playmaker
Aaron Ramsey, who is poised to depart the Emirates as a free agent next summer. The Welshman’s current deal expires in 2019, and it’s subsequently believed that the north-Londoners have informed...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Nov 13 7:52 PM
Having sustained a broken ankle during Arsenal’s goalless draw against Sporting CP in the Europa League last week,
Danny Welbeck issued a determined message via social media on Tuesday evening after allegedly completing two operations. Welbeck has previously endured lengthy spells on the sideline...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Nov 12 2:41 PM
18 games into Unai Emery’s Arsenal reign, it became quickly obvious that it would take a lot of time and a lot of games for him to get things right, to implement his ideas into the players and get results with that. Although Arsenal are on a 16-game unbeaten run, most will agree that there …
Gooner Talk
- Thu Nov 8 6:19 PM
Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil, since joining the Gunners in 2013 from Real Madrid, has been bashed with relentless waves of scrutiny, although the German playmaker has defiantly shut down his critics with a dismissive statement of his own. Ozil has recently been slammed by the German Football Associatio...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Nov 5 7:10 PM
During TSG 1899 Hoffenheim’s 4-1 drubbing of Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, Arsenal loanee Reiss Nelson angled a superb swerving projectile past Lukáš Hrádecký from the parameter of the 18-yard box, an exceptional goal that was crafted by Julian Nagelsmann’s astute guidance and surveillance. The E...
Gooner Talk
- Sun Nov 4 2:45 PM
Arsenal claimed a spirited 1-1 draw against Liverpool at the Emirates and prolonged their unbeaten streak to 14 in all competitions, although Unai Emery is hungry for his rejuvenated set-up to strive for ‘more’ in the weeks to come. The Gunners are far from the finished article but have brandishe...
Gooner Talk
- Fri Nov 2 6:36 PM
On the eve of Arsenal’s crunch Premier League encounter against Liverpool, Unai Emery has explained how his formidable set-up will approach Jurgen Klopp’s resilient Reds at the Emirates. The Merseysiders are unbeaten domestically thus far during the 2018-19 campaign and could climb to the summit...
Gooner Talk
- Thu Nov 1 6:30 PM
One of a vast pool of promising youngsters to have been blooded by Unai Emery, Arsenal prospect Julio Pleguezuelo revealed that he was informed of his inclusion in the Gunners’ Carabao Cup fold during an impromptu invite to first-team training. A senior debut for the 21-year-old defender, Pleguez...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Oct 29 6:56 PM
Since joining Bundesliga outfit TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the summer on a season-long loan deal, Arsenal starlet Reiss Nelson is fast becoming a global phenomenon due to his influential exploits, and the flourishing 18-year-old is simply relishing the privilege of shining in one of Europe’s most pre...
Gooner Talk
- Thu Oct 25 1:25 PM
Arsenal and Fulham are supposedly tailing Newcastle United’s fledgling stopper Freddie Woodman, a promising England U21 international who is currently languishing in the Magpies’ reserve set-up this term. Woodman was a predominant member of England’s triumphant ‘Young Lions’ fold that claimed the...
Gooner Talk
- Thu Oct 25 12:08 PM
Arsenal talisman Mesut Ozil is ‘thankful’ for Arsene Wenger’s coaching influence and would also ‘love’ to witness the esteemed Frenchman return to the dugout as a club manager. Wenger acquired Ozil from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 as the Gunners’ marquee signing and the German playmaker, un...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Oct 23 6:47 PM
In order to reinvigorate Arsenal’s defensive department, it’s believed that Unai Emery is monitoring Ajax’s Argentine left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, who has been one of the Eredivisie outfit’s most consistent performers during the current 2018-19 campaign. A report published by Italian outlet Calc...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Oct 22 6:06 PM
During an otherwise positive stage of the season, the news that
Aaron Ramsey may be leaving Arsenal at the end of the current campaign is a surprising development. The Gunners have been flying since a tough start to the season, winning nine consecutive matches between the end of August and the st...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Oct 22 8:04 AM
Arsenal welcome Leicester City to the Emirates Stadium on Monday aiming to keep pace with the leading teams in the Premier League. The Gunners head into the game five points behind table-topping Manchester City having won six league games in a row. The Foxes have won four out of eight matches thi...
Gooner Talk
- Thu Oct 18 7:23 PM
Ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Leicester City on Monday night, Unai Emery has revealed that he is markedly wary of the devastating capabilities Jamie Vardy has at his disposal in front of the target. The Gunners have won their last nine competitive fixtures in all competitions and a...
Gooner Talk
- Sat Oct 13 10:48 AM
Following Leonardo Jardim’s recent dismissal, AS Monaco have sensationally unveiled Arsenal legend and ex-club starlet Thierry Henry as their new manager. Les Monégasques have only managed to register one domestic victory this season and are currently languishing in 18th position in the Ligue 1 s...
Gooner Talk
- Fri Oct 12 7:02 PM
ESPN FC believe that Paris Saint-Germain are plotting to appoint Arsene Wenger as the club’s general manager after the January transfer window, a revelation that doesn’t necessarily bode well for PSG’s current sporting director Antero Henrique. Having allegedly failed to land several of PSG’s tra...
Gooner Talk
- Fri Oct 12 6:04 PM
Subject to a report published by Sky Sports, Arsenal’s midfield metronome Mesut Ozil returned to first-team training on Friday after suffering back spasms that subsequently sidelined the German for the Gunners’ 5-1 trouncing of Fulham before the international break. Many of Unai Emery’s fold are...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Oct 9 7:44 PM
Ajax ace Hakim Ziyech is reportedly a transfer target of Super Lig giants Fenerbahce and Serie A outfit AS Roma, however the 25-year-old’s agent, Rene van der Dijp, is hopeful that his client will attract tangible interest from Premier League counterparts Arsenal or Liverpool to bolster the dyna...
Gooner Talk
- Tue Oct 9 6:43 PM
A serial winner of the competition during his glittering managerial stint at La Liga outfit Sevilla FC, Unai Emery has highlighted the importance of claiming the Europa League title with Arsenal as it harbours a catalogue of enticing pluses, including a clear route into the following campaign’s C...
Gooner Talk
- Mon Oct 8 7:08 PM
Following Arsenal’s 5-1 drubbing of Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, Alexandre Lacazette has backed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to emulate Thierry Henry’s prolific prowess in front of the target, after the Gabon international ruthlessly bagged a brace from the bench against the Whites. Compariso...
Gooner Talk
- Fri Oct 5 7:47 PM
Arsenal starlet Emile Smith Rowe is prepared to invest every ounce of his youthful enthusiasm and endeavour on a daily basis in order to persuade Unai Emery to hand him a desired Premier League debut. Emery drafted the 18-year-old into his Europa League starting XI that faced Qarabag on Thursday,...