Former Arsenal players Patrick Vieira and Per Mertesacker speak about Mikel Arteta’s impact at the club. Joleon Lescott joins Alexis Nunes and Mark Ogden to discuss Manchester City’s last gasp title win in 2012. Julien Laurens says he can’t see Arsenal letting Alexandre Lacazette leave with the current climate at the club. The Exploding Heads
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LONDON — The announcement that Arsenal had agreed a 12.5 percent pay cut with their playing staff initially appeared to be a victory for everyone involved. Here was an example of a group of highly-paid and much-storied footballers, routinely maligned for existing in a bubble of exorbitant wealth, recognising the reality of the world and
Steve Nicol says David Luiz bears the most blame for Arsenal’s loss vs. Olympiakos. It was a Greek tragedy at the Emirates stadium, as Olympiakos shocked Arsenal at the end of extra time to win 2-1 on the night and advance via away goals to the Europa League’s last 16. It was Youssef El Arabi who bundled
Arsenal will be confident of advancing to the Europa League’s last 16 after beating Olympiakos 1-0 in their round-of-32 first leg in Athens on Wednesday. Alexandre Lacazette made up for his early defensive blunders to score a typical poacher’s goal with 10 minutes remaining while an adaptable back four of Bukayo Saka, David Luiz, Sokratis
The ESPN FC crew debate whether or not Arsenal are good enough to finish third this year. Arsenal are up to third, and Craig Burley says Unai Emery’s side can still go to another level. Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner gives a quick recap of a back and forth North London Derby that ended in a 2-2 draw. Henrikh Mkhitaryan expresses how he hopes to turn a new leaf with AS Roma after “hard times” at Arsenal. Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to discuss Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi ahead of a
On the one year anniversary of their World Cup triumph, ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens delves into the chances this France side will win more silverware. France coach Didier Deschamps has left Alexandre Lacazette and Samuel Umtiti out of his squad for September’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania and Andorra, but Aymeric Laporte is in line to
Arsenal certainly have the firepower to score goals against Liverpool, but can Unai Emery get his players to organize defensively at Anfield? David Luiz and Matteo Guendouzi’s similar hairstyles are causing all sorts of confusion in The Exploding Heads’ Liverpool vs. Arsenal preview. Steve Nicol says that the combination of new signing Dani Ceballos with
The European transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. Top free agents in 2020 | What do Europe’s elite need? TOP STORY: Atletico have eyes for Lacazette Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Arsenal and France striker Alexandre Lacazette to
The pair had been rivals for many years. First competing for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot award, but also for a few seasons as part of one of the biggest derbies in French football, Lyon vs. Saint-Etienne. It was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vs. Alexandre Lacazette or Lacazette vs. Aubameyang. Opponents first and foremost, but also nice
Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette said he prefers to play alongside Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, rather than as a lone striker. Unai Emery has started the two forwards together in 25 of Arsenal’s 62 games this season, using the pair particularly sparingly in the early stages of the Europa League and in exactly half of their Premier League fixtures. However,
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool. Mark Donaldson presents his Fantasy La Liga lineup; be sure to join him in the action at ESPN.com/FantasyFC. Liverpool completed another historic Champions League comeback, overcoming a 3-0 deficit from the first
Lionel Messi scored his 33rd La Liga hat-trick in the course of Barcelona’s 4-1 win away to Real Betis. There’s Lionel Messi, and then there’s the rest. The weekend’s football in Europe seemed to suggest so, although one must put this helpful caveat: Juventus gave Cristiano Ronaldo the weekend off. Here are the best numbers
Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno were in full agreement that Raheem Sterling’s first goal against Watford should never have been allowed to stand. Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he
Whether executing dance routines on the training ground, fooling around in ice baths during preseason or combining to precise and deadly effect on the pitch in the Premier League, it’s clear for all to see that a perfect “bromance” is blossoming between Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The manner in which the two forwards combined
Stewart Robson says Arsenal’s comfortable win over AC Milan should give them the confidence to beat CSKA Moscow. What a strange debut season it’s been for Alexandre Lacazette at Arsenal. He arrived to much fanfare as the club’s record signing and scored after just 94 seconds of his Premier League debut against Leicester. However, after
Arsene Wenger ‘regrets’ the gilt-edged chances Arsenal missed in their 1-0 defeat at Tottenham, which leaves the Gunners six points adrift of fourth. A rousing second-half performance from Spurs led them to a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Arsenal in the North London derby, at Wembley. ESPN FC’s Craig Burley looks back at Tottenham’s North London
Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger believes West Ham will be confident after their performances against Chelsea and Manchester City. Alexandre Lacazette says Arsenal need a “miracle” if they are to win the Premier League this season, but added a return to the Champions League was always the club’s main aim this term. Arsenal have taken just one
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United. ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United. Alexandre Lacazette starts for Arsenal against Manchester United while Nemanja Matic has also overcome injury concerns to start at the Emirates. Jose Mourinho said on Friday Serbian midfielder Matic was a doubt after
Stewart Robson discusses Arsene Wenger’s tactical choices after Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City. The FC crew call out Arsene Wenger for his tactical decisions and Arsenal for not stepping up until they concede a goal. Alexandre Lacazette must be wondering what he’s signed up for. Arsenal’s €53 million record signing was already looking frustrated