This is the third part of AFCB’s 2010/2011 Season Review, focusing specifically on the players primarily used across the back four last season. Each player has been giving a report card-style rating (ranging from A+ to E-) as well as the justification for their rating based on their progress and overall performance over the course […]
Tag: Sebastien Squillaci
By now all of you should be well aware of the news that Thomas Vermaelen has finally gone in for surgery on his troublesome achilles tendon problem. After waiting and waiting for the natural healing process to do it’s thing — the usual approach to an achilles tendon problem — complications with his problem have […]
I’m currently working on a piece analysing each and every goal that Arsenal have conceded this season in a bid to identify any trends about our defensive problems. It’s quite an exhaustive task and as you can imagine, it’s taking some time. While I’m working on that I thought I’d throw a question out to […]
Arsene Wenger gave his usual weekly press conference yesterday and as is the norm, most of it focused on the injury situation at the club. There is good news, not so good news and bad news for the trip to Manchester City. The good news is that Bacary Sagna will be back in the squad […]
I think is fair to call tomorrow’s game against Chelsea the biggest challenge our boys have faced so far this season. In fact, it might just be the biggest challenge they face in the entire season. It is a huge disappointment that we go into such an important game with such an understrength team. We […]
Praise the high heavens: the football is back! It seems like forever since our impressive win over Blackburn and I’m as excited as anyone about the prospect of taking on Bolton at The Emirates today. After speaking in detail about the injuries to Robin van Persie and particularly Theo Walcott over the past couple of […]
Arsene Wenger has confirmed the signing of French centre-back Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla. “We needed a centre-back of quality and experience if possible, and at the right price – he was all of that. He is a real defender and is good in the one against one, good in the air, and can score goals […]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Squillaci to sign Spanish club Sevilla have confirmed that Sebastien Squillaci is heading to London today to complete a medical and sign for Arsenal. “Defender Sebastien Squillaci is tonight travelling to London to have a medical at Arsenal, the club he will be transferred to after […]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Transfer window goes mental In a transfer window that has been calmer than Gilberto Silva, the news from the past twenty-four hours has gone all Jens Lehmann. It reads like this: William Gallas is to complete a medical with Spurs. Fulham have turned down another bid […]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Nasri unlucky again Before the start of the 2009/2010 season Samir Nasri suffered a broken leg in an unfortunate training ground incident involving Abou Diaby and missed the first two months of the campaign. He recently spoke of his frustration over that injury and a desire […]