A 2-1 win over Manchester United had supposedly silenced the critics, although there was always a danger it would be ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’ when Aston Villa came to town. Martin O’Neill’s team may have lost their previous two matches, although they were always capable of springing a surprise, especially if the Gunners were […]

Since David Seaman hung up his boots and gloves, England have had a problem with the position of goalkeeper. David James would probably be my first pick at the moment, with the Portsmouth cat having had an excellent time of things since signing for Pompey. Last campaign, he was one of the Premier League’s outstanding […]

What Manuel Almunia needs is a stronger chinbeard. The one he is currently sporting is weak and spineless and if he wants to survive the constant mental abuse from his crazed Teutonic rival Jens Lehmann he needs something more robust. Look at Rafa’s trusty chinbeard, it has replaced Pako Ayesteran as number two at Anfield, […]

It’s been a quiet couple of months for Cesc Fabregas, who has suffered something of a loss in form. That was until Tuesday night, when the young Spaniard rose to the occasion and, along with Flamini and Diaby, bossed the midfield area against Milan. The Guardian report that Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia expects the 20-year-old […]

In football, as in all other walks of life, one man’s poison is another man’s meat. Or, one man’s loss is another man’s profit.
And Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is certainly one who is enjoying his meat very much at the moment. For much of the season, the 38-year old German international custodian has have had […]

What a season it’s been for Manuel Almunia. On the bench at the start of the campaign, it took him just two league games to replace Jens Lehmann in the Arsenal first XI, a position that the Spaniard has held down ever since (despite many disparaging remarks from the German). Not only that, but (according […]

England are certainly short of goalkeepers at the moment and the new head coach Fabio Capello is desperate to resurrect the problem. And so are the England supporters. Yet who can Capello trust with a pair of hands at the moment? There is hardly any (rather no) English goalkeeper at the moment who can be […]

German international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is out of Arsenal: that according to Sky Sports and Borussia Dortmund. The German club has confirmed that agreements have been reached with the 38-year goalkeeper and that this month the player is return to the club that he spent four years at before joining the Londoners.
This is what Dortmund […]