Tag: Arsenal

In the first of Eoin’s interview journey through the The Gooner Talk regulars, Drew is in the limelight. Our Bundesliga loving New Yorker has been with us at TGT for several years and become the right-hand man on the Tactical Breakdown Podcast. You can find him on Twitter @FMLehrer, often discussing a wide range of footballing topics. Sit back, relax and enjoy our chat with our coffee obsessed hero.

Ready-made Arsenal players

If Arsenal were to get this more wrong than right, I still think we would do better next season as Arteta’s biggest strength is arguably improving all the players at his disposal.

Tell us about yourself and where you’re from.

My name is Okechukwu Igboamaeze and I am from Nigeria, Africa. I have been living in Ghana with family for the last six years.

Diadema and fatherly influences

David Luiz Moreira Marinho was born April 22nd , 1987 in Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The only son to schoolteachers Regina Celia & Ladislau Luiz.

It is hard to comprehend the amount of information I have taken in over the last 18 hours. Yesterday afternoon’s statement from the Arsenal left me feeling bemused and slightly irritated.

Well, it would not be summer without dramatic news to tackle in the Arsenal universe.

I woke up this morning with the chant of “Aubameyang” still resonating in my head. This began to move from the silence of my mind into audible song – to the irritation of my better half who was still trying to sleep. I had some sympathy for the Charlton fan who may soon have to deal with a situation like that of Bury fans.

Sweet, sweet fourteen. A number that has plenty of meaning behind it for Arsenal. Players such as Eddie McGoldrick, Paul Davis, Alan Smith, and Perry Groves all wore it for multiple seasons.

Rebuilds are a tricky thing in professional sports. Arsenal find themselves occupying treacherous waters of a similar nature.

From the Balkans to Basel

Granit Xhaka was born September 27th, 1992 in Basel, Switzerland. Second-born son of Ragip & Elmaze Xhaka. The young couple fled to Basel in 1990 due to the increasing hostility and tension in their hometown of Kursumlija, Serbia, which was on the brink of civil war.