Kenny Dalglish values Liverpool cup wins over fifth place in the league. Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish says he would be more satisfied by winning two cups than being fifth in the league. The Reds, who won the last of their 18 league titles in 1990 during Dalglish’s first reign, are eighth in the Premier League, 34 [...]

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What to do with Gareth Bale, in light of today’s renewed rumours of Barca and Real’s £50 million interest? You may be thinking hasn’t this all been said before? Yes. Yes it has. But things are slightly changing at the Lane at the moment. Before many, including me, had focused on keep the team together. [...]

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Here are five graduates of Arsenal’s youth academy that will give Gunners fans around the world plenty to look forward to in the coming years.

Name: Martin Angha *Star prospect*

Squad number: 57

Age: 18

Nationality: Switzerland

Position: Defender

Angha featured 21 times for the youth team in his debut season before being promoted to the reserves for the last six games of the 2010/2011 campaign. This year, the 6’4 centre-back has been a regular for the reserves, and has come very close to breaking into the first-team.

Angha was being considered for Arsenal’s Champions League squad back in December for their game against Olympiakos, however the youngster failed to meet UEFA’s qualifying criteria as he had not lived in England for long enough at that point.

The 18 year-old, who captained his country at Under-16 level, has made great improvements over the last two seasons and goes down as my pick of the bunch.

Name: Thomas Eisfeld

Age: 19

Nationality: Germany

Position: Midfielder

Eisfeld joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January, after his six goals and six assists in 12 games caught the eye of Arsene Wenger.

The versatile German has captained his country at Under-15 level, and Wenger was full of praise following his capture in the winter transfer window.

He said: “Thomas is a player we have liked for some time. We’ve watched him closely this season, where he has excelled for Dortmund’s youth team.

“He is young but has proven to us that he can play, that he has the attitude and technical ability to be a valuable addition to our squad. We’re very pleased to welcome him to the Club and look forward to his contribution in the coming seasons.”

Name: Benik Afobe

Squad number: 33

Age: 19

Nationality: England

Position: Striker

Afobe has been touted as the next big thing for quite a while now and it’s only a matter of time before the England Under-19 striker gets his chance to shine in Arsenal’s first team.

The 6ft forward, who spent a successful season on loan at Huddersfield Town during the 2010/2011 campaign, was part of  the England Under-17 team that won the European Championships in 2011, and has been a prolific scorer at several national levels.

Afobe is currently on loan at Reading but has only managed two Championship appearances since joining Brian Mcdermott’s promotion hopefuls.

Name: Damian Martinez

Squad number: 59

Age: 19

Nationality: Argentina

Position: Goalkeeper

Martinez joined Arsenal from Argentine giants Independiente at the beginning of the 2010/2011 campaign and has looked the part since arriving in London.

The 19 year-old has played in both the youth and reserve teams where his form impressed Argentina national team manager Alejandro Sabella enough to earn him a call up to the senior team last year.

Martinez was an unused substitute however it shows just how highly-rated this young man is.

Name: Jon Toral

Age: 17

Nationality: Spain

Position: Midfielder

Toral joined Arsenal from Barcelona along with Hector Bellerin last summer and has impressed since making the move to England. The left-footed attacking midfielder has been a regular scorer in the youth team this season and looks an extremely exciting talent. The next Cesc Fabregas? Probably not. But the young Spaniard looks like he will give it a go.

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How time flies. Just 8 months ago I sat as excited as a fat kid in a cake shop about the start of a new season and what it may have in stall for Spurs. Well, it’s been a roller-coaster ride, and despite some slips, we still sit in fourth (joint third really), and in the [...]

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By the time you read this Spurs will have finished their game with Swansea. After Arsenals loss at QPR it’s a chance for Spurs to close the gap for third. It’s also a chance for Spurs to start a strong finishing run, and it’s a chance for ‘Arry to finally crack a smile that has [...]

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A hard-fought draw at Chelsea on Saturday was not a bad result, but neither was it enough to convince anyone that Spurs form is set to turn. Anyone that is apart from Louis Saha. The clubs newest striker feels the Chelsea result and last nights victory over Bolton has left them in a good position [...]

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Juventus are looking into the possibility of bringing Chelsea’s Fernando Torres to Serie A, according to a report in The Daily Mirror. ‘The Old Lady’ are enjoying a fine season and have surprised many observers across Europe after finishing in seventh position in the 2010/11 campaign. Juve are unbeaten at this late stage of the [...]

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Spurs fans may have hoped all the Luka Modric transfer saga was over, but as the summer approaches rumours are once again heating up. Sir Alex has been in the press making very favourable comments about Modric. Comparing him to United’s Scholes ”Scholes and Modric are both intelligent footballers,” ”They both influence their teams as [...]

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly lining up a £12 million per year deal to lure Pep Guardiola to Stamford Bridge (The Times via TuttermercatoWeb). The report states that Chelsea have opened informal talks with the Barcelona manager, although such negotiations are at a very early stage. Since the departure of Andre Villas-Boas last Sunday, two [...]

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Spurs had a relatively low-key January transfer window. It was busy, with Saha and Nelson coming in, whilst a host of fringe players left on loan. But there were no big name signings, no players who would instantly demand a role in the first team. Well, now as their season wobbles Harry may be regretting [...]

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