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Arsenal Dealt Blow In Epl Race, Falls To Watford

... Associated Press. Tuesday January 31 st, 2017. LONDON (AP) — Watford dealt a major blow to Arsenal's Premier League title hopes as it secured a surprise 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Early strikes from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney gave Watford a deserved 2-0 halftime lead before Alex Iwobi pulled a goal back for Arsenal after the break. Watford withstood heavy pressure in the final stages to hold on for its first victory in eight Premier League games and consign Arsenal to a first home defeat since the opening day of the season. Watford debutant M'Baye Niang made an instant impact as he won a free kick on the edge of the Arsenal box in the 10 th minute, with Kaboul sending his shot past Petr Cech with the aid of deflection off Aaron Ramsey. With Arsenal still reeling from the opener, Ramsey carelessly lost the ball to Etienne Capoue, who surged into the Arsenal box and forced a fine save from Cech, only for the ball to fall for Watford captain Troy Deeney to double the lead after just 13 minutes. There was a touch of fortune about both of Watford's ...

Arsenal Eyeing Barcelona Coach As New Head Of Youth

... performance considered unacceptable given the quality of the player in the set-up. Arsenal have been monitoring a series of options to come in and head up their entire academy structure, but Segura has emerged as a leading candidate. Read more. Arsenal, African football and Trump- 'Invincible' Lauren opens up. The 56-year-old Catalan is one of the most highly-rated youth coaches in the game, and was previously Technical Manager at Liverpool’s Academy from 2009 to 2012, before moving to Barcelona as Head of their Professional Phase. The role involves overseeing the production of players through the Catalan club’s famed La Masia youth set-up, as well as the effective reserve side of Barcelona B, and Segura has earned a lot of admiration for his work done in the last year. Both Barcelona B and Juvenil A, the side that represent the final stage of progression for youth players, are currently top of their leagues. Chelsea had previously made an informal approach when Segura had just gone back to Catalonia, and he is known to be respected by many high-profile officials in the Premier League, who now want to put proper shape on amply-funded academies ...

Arsenal Loan Out Three Youth-team Players On Quiet Deadline Day At The Emirates

... month. Arsenal striker Stephy Mavididi set to join Charlton on loan. #afc #cafc #Deadline Day. 9:01 AM. FA Cup tie to be switched. Forget about transfer deadline day for a moment, I know it's hard to do. For Sutton fans TDD isn't even on their radar - it's all about the FA Cup and their dream tie with Arsenal looming large next month. This morning there's some mild suggestion that the fifth round tie will be moved from Gander Green to the Emirates with revenue split between the two clubs. Surely this can't be allowed to happen. If the FA really want to put the magic back into the dying competition they have to stick to the original draw and put their foot down. This reaction from Sutton fans last night was utterly brilliant. This is what it means to the lower league football fans. This is what the FA Cup is all about. AMAZING: Sutton United fans when they drew Arsenal in the FA Cup. 😅👏. 8:17 AM. Hysaj 'happy' with Arsenal link. Representatives of Napoli right-back Elseid Hysaj say the ...

Hosts' Title Challenge Looks To Be Over After Shock Defeat At The Emirates

... - Wenger said: "Yes. I think certainly numbers-wise and quality-wise together. "We had never had so many players who could perform and score goals - certainly never. "We had Bergkamp, Henry and after that van Persie behind, Wiltord, __link__ was not bad. They had the quality but now we have a large number.". The number of attacking options at his disposal presents a new issue for Wenger - and he admits he is unsure how to keep all of his goalscorers happy. "That is a good question and I don't know in fact," he replied when asked how he can manage all of his attacking stars. "I think it is to make the decision for the next game that you think is the right one. Sometimes you consider the problem you face. Wenger is delighted with his current crop of strikers Credit: REX. "Sometimes you consider the fitness of the players, the fact that for example they have played three day before, have they recovered or not. You just try to be honest in your decision and keep everybody on board. "They are all committed to the club. For example, at the ...

Transfer News And Gossip From Wednesday's Papers

... latest as window slams shut. Transfer news and gossip from the Daily Mirror. Jose Mourinho hopes Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young decide to stay at Manchester United until the summer. Although the English transfer window has shut, the market in the lucrative Chinese Super League remains open until February 28 - leaving scope for movement before the end of the campaign. European clubs cannot sign Rooney or Young now, but China's window remains open (Photo: Getty). Outcast Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho jumped on a train to London to make sure his loan move to Crystal Palace stayed on track — even though his parent club were playing at home on Tuesday night. The Reds’ hierarchy were made aware of the 26-year-old’s whereabouts. There is no suggestion he was acting without the club’s permission and he was later confirmed to join Palace on loan. Antonio Conte missed out on Celtic keeper Craig Gordon - and that forced him to block Asmir Begovic’s £10 million ...

Zelalem Leaves Arsenal On Loan But Long-term Questions Remain

... until they are in their 20 s. What the Zelalem story shows is what a long path it is, and how the most successful examples, such as Alex Iwobi and Hector Bellerin, are the most unusual examples, not cases that can be easily followed. Zelalem is still one of the most talented players Arsenal have in their system. That is why Matt Pilkington, coach of his boys team Olney Rangers in Washington DC, emailed Arsenal’s USA scout Danny Karbassiyoon about him back in 2010. Zelalem has trained with the under-16 s, under-18 s and the reserves (Getty). Crucially Zelalem had an EU passport having been born in Germany, which meant that Arsenal did not have to wait until he was 18 before bringing him over. He had a technical ability and way of wriggling out of tight spaces that was unfamiliar to young American players. “I hadn’t seen that in players in the US,” Karbassiyoon told The Independent last year. “His intelligence and awareness were on another level.”. Zelalem was only 14 when he had a two-week trial at Arsenal in the summer of 2011, and he ...