Does Wenger need to make a signing in January?

Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger has admitted to the press that he is interested in bringing Julian Draxler to the north london club, but says he is not desperate to sign anybody as he feels the team are strong enough to hold on for the rest of the season. Do Arsenal fans think otherwise? Yes. As Arsenal fans continue to protest about the need to sign another striker Wenger is confident in fellow Frenchman Giroud, Although there has been speculation's about Fulham & Bulgarian International striker Dimitar Berbatov to move to Arsenal in the January Transfer window. Wenger has responded to the speculation saying; " Berbatov is a great player but he is not what i am looking for at the moment, so me making a bid in attempt to sign the fulham striker is all rumours as i have shown no interest in him at all but i do think his one of the best strikers in the premier league."

Widespread reports say Arsenal are set to battle with Manchester United and Manchester City for the signature of Saint-Etienne defender Kurt Zouma who is said to be one of the talented youngsters in modern football. Zouma who joined St. Etienne in 2011 at a very tender age has proved himself to be one of the best players around and this has made so many top European clubs show interest in the 19-year old centre defender. It is believed that Arsenal are set to battle with the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Manchester City for the France international's signature.Being a young and talented defender who has got a lot of pace and also strenght, the move for Zouma will be a very good one for the Gunners as the Premier League requires such players who are strong and physical.

Wenger is yet to respond to the Kurt Zouma speculation.

Ever thought what boots suit my position best?

ever stood in the shop looking at boots like this^^^^ well you will know longer need to do that because down below in this Article we are going to give you all the best boot information and why and which boots suit every position.

    GoalKeeper:

• Nike Tiempo's
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• Adidas Predator
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    Full Backs:

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     Centre Backs: 

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• Nike Ctr's  
• World Cup Boots
• Umbro Geometra
• Hummel

    Central Midfielders:

• Nike Tiempo's
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• World Cup Boots
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  Wingers:

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  Centre Forward:

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• Nike Ctr's
• Nike Hypervenom's
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  Strikers:

• Nike Mercurial Vapor's
• Nike Hypervenom's
• Nike T90's

Reason's why i have chosen them boots for them position's


I have chosen them boots for Goalkeepers because them boots are mainly for passing and touch and control, a goalkeeper needs them 3 things because for a back pass they need good control and touch and for goal kicks etc... they need an accurate pass.
I have chosen them boots for Full backs because a full back needs to be quick of the mark to be able to support the winger by performing an overlap thats why them boots are mainly for full backs.
I have chosen them boots for Central Midfielders because a midfielder needs to be able to touch and control a pass with both feet and from all different directions and be able to perform and accurate pass thats why them boots are good for that kind of position.
I have chosen them boots for Wingers because they all boots for speed and wingers need to be quick with there feet with pace and also trickery & also be fast to support the striker.
I have chosen them boots for Centre Forwards because a centre forward needs to be able to have a shot quickly accuratly and from a far range that's why i choose them boots.
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Wenger really wants Luis Suarez but is the price worth it?

Arsene Wenger has urged Arsenal fans to be patient in the big signing, but are they even going to get him? will there ever be a big signing? Liverpool Manager Brenden Rogers says "There is no threat from Arsenal and i am not bothered about any bid lower than 50million Euro's" Suarez release clause is a fee of 40million and 1pound euro's however it is not a buy out clause so the deal doesnt have to be accepted so liverpool have turned it down and want to recieve atleast 50mil for the Uruguayan forward. But there is a twist because reports have shown that Luis Suarez now wants to hold talks with the North London club but who is to know if Wenger and Arsenal are going to place that 50million bid that liverpool want. If Suarez was to join Arsenal he would not be able to play for the first 6 Premier league games of the season so he would have a late start, Suarez has a very high profile for both football and attitude people say he is a world class player but has an attitude of someone who fears nothing and doesnt care about the consiquences and that is why some Arsenal fans do not want him in the Arsenal team as they dont want to see him banned for most of the season because of the stuff he does. Furthermore the football side of Luis Suarez has got him the names... "the gifted", "the magician" he has been told by top managers in the world such as Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho etc... that he is or could be one of the worlds greatest strikers because he makes the game look very simple. Will Wenger decide to pay the 50m or not?

The Return!

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Barca take 3-2 advantage over Madrid & Valdes makes another mistake!

Barcelona drew first blood against Real Madrid in the battle for Spanish supremacy this season, narrowly defeating their great rivals 3-2 in the first leg of their Supercopa clash at Camp Nou on Thursday. 

However, a moment of madness from Victor Valdes gifted Angel Di Maria a goal with five minutes to go, leaving matters finely poised for the second leg in six days at Santiago Bernabeu.

A cagey first-half saw the home side dominate the ball, but struggle to find a way through a resilient rearguard effort from Jose Mourinho's men. But the match changed completely in the second half, as Cristiano Ronaldo gave the visitors a shock lead in the 55th minute with a header from a corner.

Barca would hit back instantly through Pedro, before a Lionel Messi penalty and a beautifully worked goal from Xavi put them in the driving seat. Valdes' error then provided Di Maria with the easiest of finishes.

Tito Vilanova dropped Christian Tello to the bench for Alexis Sanchez, despite the former’s impressive performance in the 5-1 win over Real Sociedad last weekend, while new signing Alex Song did not make the match day squad in time.
Mourinho, meanwhile, drafted in Raul Albiol in the centre of defence for the injured Pepe, while Karim Benzema started as the lone striker ahead of Gonzalo Higuain.
Madrid started brightly, but were not able to sustain it for long as Barca began to assert their dominance in the middle of the park, with Andres Iniesta in particular looking lively.
Messi should have found the target in the 19th minute after latching on to Dani Alves’ cutback just inside the box, but his effort flew the wrong side of the post. The Argentine would miss an even better chance 10 minutes later, poking wide from a good position after dancing around two defenders in the area.
The match seemed to be settling into a war of attrition, though Pedro almost livened things up on the half hour mark with a swerving shot that forced Casillas to save at full stretch.
The home fans were up in arms in the 38th minute, though, after a theatrical tumble from Sanchez from a challenge by Fabio Coentrao in the box went unacknowledged by the referee.
It was a hopeful shout at best, and the game began to get scrappy as the first half ended. First, Arbeloa was shown yellow for flattening Busquets, before Javier Mascherano joined him in the book after chopping down Coentrao.
Busquets was not having an easy time in the middle of the park, and was felled again by Albiol shortly after the restart, for which the Madrid defender also saw yellow.
The Barcelona midfielder would then make a fatal error in the 55th minute, as he lost sight of Ronaldo defending a corner, allowing the Portuguese to nod the visitors into a surprise lead.
Madrid’s joy lasted only seconds though, as straight from kick-off, Barca drew level.
Mascherano’s searching ball from his own half picked out Pedro on the left, who accelerated away from Coentrao to slot the hosts back on terms, despite calls from the visitors for offside.
The shackles were finally off, as Barca looked to press ahead. Alves was picked out by Messi on the overlap, only for Casillas to tip his low shot around the post.
Then, with 68 minutes gone, a clumsy tackle by Sergio Ramos brought down Iniesta in the area, giving referee Gomez no choice but to point to the spot. Messi stepped up to send Casillas the wrong way and put Barcelona back in front.
Xavi appeared to put matters beyond any doubt 10 minutes later after slotting home from a superb setup from Iniesta, who ghosted past multiple challenges before putting the chance on a plate for his midfield colleague.

However, in the 85th minute, a howler from Valdes dragged Madrid back into the game and the tie.
The Barcelona keeper appeared to be under little pressure when collecting a backpass, but saw the ball stick under his feet, allowing Di Maria enough time to steal in and poke into the back of the net, giving the visitors a lifeline for the second-leg.

August 23, 2012 9:30 PM BST

Camp Nou — Barcelona

Referee:‬ Carlos Clos Gomez‎

Attendance:‬ 91728‎

Simple Victory!

Three own goals certainly put a gloss on the scoreline but it was Martin Skrtel who opened the scoring, heading in from a Steven Gerrard corner.
A fabulous free kick from Kazenga LuaLua then stunned the hosts before the Reds restored the lead just before the break with Liam Bridcutt helping Glen Johnson’s header on its way into the net.
Another Bridcutt own goal and one from Lewis Dunk, as well as a great strike from Andy Carroll saw the tally rise to five, before Luis Suarez made up for a penalty miss with a headed goal from close range.
The hosts ensured the perfect start as they went ahead with the first chance of the game. A corner conceded by Brighton saw Steven Gerrard step up to take the set-piece. The skipper sent his kick towards the front-post where Skrtel was waiting to pounce and headed in with ease.
Brighton wasted no time in cancelling out Liverpool’s fourth-minute opener, however, after a splendid low free kick from LuaLua. Striking from 25 yards out, the midfielder drove the ball through the defensive wall and Pepe Reina grasped at thin air as it skidded into the bottom corner.
The Reds came close to restoring their lead moments later after Stewart Downing followed a ball into the box and struck from close-range, but the winger’s goal-bound effort was cleared in timely fashion by a well-positioned Brighton defender who did just enough to get the ball away.
Luis Suarez came alive halfway through the first period to test Peter Brezovan on two occasions, forcing action from the goalkeeper on two occasions.
As the break loomed, Liverpool began to turn the screw even further and eventually took the lead for the second time after a scrappy affair in the Brighton box.
A corner arrived in the area and was dealt with poorly by the Seagulls’ defence allowing Suarez to shoot freely - the Uruguayan’s effort bouncing off Ashley Barnes on the line and falling to Johnson who headed in at the back post after a deflection off Bridcutt.
Shortly after half-time, brilliance from Liverpool saw the hosts produce a two goal buffer between themselves and Brighton. Tenacious work down the left flank from Downing saw the winger get past his man and cut the ball back for the waiting Carroll on the penalty spot, the big man clipping the ball home for the hosts’ third of the evening.
A defensive mix up between defender and goalkeeper then saw Brighton concede a fourth after Liverpool broke down the centre of the park. The Seagulls gave the ball away in their own box and Liverpool skipper Gerrard pounced on the loose ball and got to the byeline, after an initial effort was blocked, to see his second kicked into the roof of the net by Bridcutt whose game proceeded to get worse in netting his second own-goal of the game.
Brighton then compounded their woes as Dunk, looking to clear a loose ball in the Seagulls' box, proceeded to engage in an attempt at juggling at the ball only to knee into his own net after a miscontrol.
All of Liverpool’s chances looked to be producing goals and, when a penalty was awarded to the home side, it looked certain for one more to be added to the tally.
Substitute Dirk Kuyt was brought down by Craig Noone and Suarez stepped up to the spot, but the Uruguayan couldn’t make the visitors pay and, after a goal-line scramble from a fine save, the ball was cleared.
However, lackadaisical defending by Brighton soon allowed for the next goal to come. The Seagulls made a mess of a cross into the area and Suarez popped up to head a sixth for the hosts from close-range with the result already sealed.

What do i have to do for us to win?

The Gunners lost Francis Coquelin to injury within 10 minutes before Richardson put an end to a frustrating half with a left-footed shot that deflected off the Frenchman's replacement, Sebastien Squillaci, into the net.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was then unfortunate late in the second half to divert Craig Gardner's cutback into his own net and confirm his side's exit.

Sunderland made only one change, Sebastian Larsson coming in for Fraizer Campbell on the right of midfield, while Arsene Wenger made five alterations from Arsenal’s 4-0 midweek mauling at AC Milan. Theo Walcott was dropped with Gervinho and Oxlade-Chamberlain occupying the flanks, while Lukas Fabianski, Johan Djourou and Coquelin were all also introduced.

The Gunners made a confident start, dominating the opening minutes and seeing Mikel Arteta’s free kick only slightly wide, but suffered more injury woes just a moment later when Coquelin was forced off inside nine minutes due to a hamstring problem.

The home side needed until the 14th minute to even approach the Arsenal goal, Stephane Sessegnon picking up the ball from a quick free kick and attempting an effort from some way out, but it flew comfortably enough past Fabianski’s post.

Sunderland grew into the game but the first real save came towards the half-hour mark when Gervinho was supplied the ball by Robin van Persie deep in the Sunderland half on the counter. Running slightly away from goal to try to escape the attentions of the covering defender, the Ivorian aimed a shot towards the top corner but Simon Mignolet parried it solidly away.

Arsenal fans could potentially feel aggrieved after a strong penalty claim was turned down by referee Howard Webb. Van Persie was sent clean through on goal but John O'Shea was adjudged to have won the ball in his sweeping challenge which left the striker on the ground.

The Gunners were controlling the game for several minutes when, towards the end of the half, Djourou gave away a foul near Sunderland’s right wing.

Larsson stepped up to whip in an in-swinging delivery that was headed away in the area, but Richardson was on hand to pick up the rebound and aimed a riposte across the face of the goal, deflecting into the far corner off substitute Squillaci with his left foot.

Buoyed, the hosts nearly instantly doubled their lead, breaking with verve. Larsson advanced down the right and launched a long pass towards the far post where Jack Colback kept it in and teed up McClean who fired into the side netting with Fabianski closing in.

Having controlled the game in spells, Arsenal found themselves needing to dig out of a hole as half-time arrived.

The Gunners were delivered another warning just after half-time when Sunderland got a free kick just past the left edge of the area, which Larsson dipped menacingly just over the bar.

As Wenger looked to effect changes, Ramsey succumbed to his earlier knock within a few minutes of the restart and made way for Tomas Rosicky, while Squillaci, too, had to be substituted himself with an injury as Arsenal introduced Walcott in their final throw of the dice.

The Gunners were lucky not to lose another man when Djourou slid into an awkward tackle just in front of his box with both feet. Already on a yellow, the Swiss’ challenge went ignored by Webb.

With more than one foul starting to creep into the game, Larsson gave away a set-piece in a promising position for Arsenal, but Van Persie’s resulting shot was deflected wide by one of many bodies in the area.

As Sunderland fans started taunting Wenger and Arsenal, the game became quiet with no clear-cut chances and few moments of skill, the Gunners manager visibly unimpressed by his side's display.

Arsenal finally brought a moment of threat on 75 minutes when a free kick found Vermaelen forward in the area. The Belgian centre-back met it with a header but his effort lacked venom and was caught by Mignolet.

The visitors pushed forward once more but Sunderland hit them on the counter, Sessegnon breezing past a slipping Arteta and advancing menacingly. The Benin international passed right to Larsson in the area, who was crowded out but still connected with the post. In reaching the goal line to help defend, however, Oxlade-Chamberlain could not prevent the ball rebounding at his feet before bobbling over the line to deepen Arsenal's malaise.

Van Persie had a half-chance as the away side looked to revive themselves but he could only muster an effort over the bar from an unbalanced position, whilst Sunderland responded a moment later with a threatening counter, McClean hovering dangerously before Bacary Sagna cleared.

Sunderland defended resolutely in stoppage time to prevent any glimpse of genuine opportunity for Arsenal before the final whistle confirmed their progression.