Category: Aaron Ramsey

Aaron Ramsey: Reaching Wembley is – big boost’ after forgettable week for Arsenal

Aaron Ramsey knows reaching Wembley is a big boost for Arsenal as their FA Cup quarter-final victory over Lincoln ended a forgettable week in the club’s season. The Gunners eased to a 5-0 win against the non-league outfit after losing to both Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the preceding week, leading to their elimination from the Champions League and dropping severely off the pace in the Premier League title race.

Arsenal reach FA Cup semi-finals to end Lincoln’s dream

Arsenal ended a miserable week on a relative high as they easily saw off non-league Lincoln 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The cup competition has offered solace to under-fire manager Arsene Wenger in recent seasons and the Frenchman needed this win as their Premier League and Champions League hopes died in the preceding week.

Arsenal fans will shudder at sense of deja-vu

As hopelessly out-of-form Watford stormed into a two-goal lead inside 13 minutes at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, Arsenal fans would have shuddered at the sense of deja-vu. February is often a calamitous time for the Gunners, the month when their aspirations of silverware, particularly in Europe, evaporate into nothing.

Arsenal news: Arsene Wenger backs wingers to solve crisis

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger backs wingers Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ainsley Maitland-Niles to solve midfield crisis ahead of Chelsea match Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain flourished in a midfield three for the 5-0 FA Cup win at Southampton last weekend Arsene Wenger has thrown his backing behind Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and 19-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles to solve his midfield crisis at Chelsea. Wenger goes into Saturday’s game at Stamford Bridge with Arsenal’s title hopes on the line and Francis Coquelin his only available senior central midfielder.

Ramsey limps off to add to Arsenal midfield crisis

The Wales star has a history of injury problems and could leave the Gunners facing selection issues over the coming weeks Arsenal have been hit by a further blow after Aaron Ramsey limped off in the early stages of their clash against Watford. The Wales international was replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but his potential absence could cause Arsene Wenger a headache in the coming weeks.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger impressed by Olivier Giroud’s leadership skills

Arsene Wenger hailed Olivier Giroud’s leadership qualities after his captain for the night snatched a late FA Cup winner for Arsenal at Preston. Giroud continued his recent scoring streak by netting his fourth in four games since returning to the starting line-up, sinking the impressive Championship side with a deflected 89th-minute effort in the third-round tie at Deepdale.