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Monday, 20 April 2015
From Aston Villa Dressing room after beating Liverpool to qualify for FA Cup final
Monday, 19 May 2014
London-based Nigerian celebrates Arsenal FA Cup Victory in Style (Photos)
London based Nigerian Olasunkami Olalekan flying his Arsenal flag after the epic English FA CUP final on Saturday
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Arsenal beat Wigan to make FA Cup final so what?
Arsenal took a giant step toward finishing with a trophy this season after beating Wigan Athletic 4-2 on penalties in the English FA Cup on Saturday.
Per Martesacker levelled up for Arsenal minutes to full time to send the match into extra time, making up for his error that put the defending champions ahead through a penalty kick.
Arsenal were tagged favourites ahead of the match but the victory didn't come by easily as the Championship side kept Arsenal forward led by Yaya Sanogo at bay.
Wigan had not lost a match in about 12 matches before this ties and one can only say kudos to such a team for surging and aspiring to defend their title, but to end the journey here isn't totally a bad outing.
Winning the tie was very important for Arsenal as they are in the race of making up for a "messed" season having lost grip on the Barclays Premier League to deserving Liverpool who are steering carefully and cautiously for now at least.
In fact, if the Londoners had lost to Wigan, the credentials of Arsene Wenger not only have been dented but the entire team. Questions would have been raised especially on the quality of the team without a few members on injury. Simply put, it would have been embarrassing and disastrous.
Arsene Wenger needs start walking with his shoulders high, the players must begin to approach games with super confidence and not with fear of being shocked or dismantled as they did on Saturday, Arsenal fans across the globe are earnestly waiting for an end to the nine years title drought, and this seems like a real chance to have a feel of "champions" and save their faces.
Do you share Aaron Ramsey's view on his Facebook account in the photo below?
Friday, 11 April 2014
Ramsey to start, others face late fitness test for Wigan in FA Cup clash
Aaron Ramsey is set to start against Wigan in the FA Cup date on Saturday, Arsenal Wenger has hinted.
The midfielder who has been out for months made his return last weekend in the disastrous loss against Everton as he was introduced in the second half.
Speaking generally on other members of the squad, Wenger said "I. cannot give you concrete team news because we have so many uncertainties about Chamberlain (groin), Gibbs (ankle), Rosicky (thigh). There will be last-minute decisions on those three players. They are all 50:50.
On Ozil and Koscielny he said "Ozil and Koscielny are still out. I think the earliest to come back for Koscielny could be Tuesday and for Ozil it could be next Saturday. That would be a boost because at the moment we have too many players out and it's important we get them back. We know that at this period of the season, the number of players we had out is too many.
"Meanwhile Diaby is back to full training next week. He could be available soon, maybe in a couple of weeks."
