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Alan Pardew dismisses talk of serious injury to Daniel Sturridge

Posted by March 23, 2018

West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Pardew has insisted Daniel Sturridge has suffered only a minor injury setback during Monday’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at the hands of Chelsea. The England international has been keen to impress against his former employers at Stamford Bridge, but his appearance was short lived after he was substituted after just four minutes with a tight hamstring.

Shortly after the game, Pardew appeared to dismiss the thought of a serious injury to Sturridge, and he is hoping to have the striker back on the playing field in a fortnight’s time, he said: “We need him up and running as it’s goals we’ve struggled with. He felt his hamstring after a 60m sprint in the first moments of the game.

“We’ll have to nurse him. He won’t play next week but hopefully the week after. There have been so many drawn games we should have won, and losing Daniel Sturridge after three minutes was a blow in itself. If we can get two or three wins in our next group of games we can put pressure on the other teams.”

Goals have been a major concern for the Baggies over the course of the season, and they now find themselves with a distinct possibility of dropping down to the Championship with a seven-point gap between them and 17th-placed Huddersfield Town.

Despite the setback, Pardew was pleased to have the likes of Kieran Gibbs and Jonny Evans back in the mix after suffering injuries during the FA Cup win over Liverpool last month, and the next couple of weeks could decide their fate with games against Watford, Huddersfield Town, and Bournemouth coming up.

With Sturridge injured, Pardew will once again have to rely on the services of Salomon Rondon and Jay Rodriguez in the frontline, though the former could yet to receive a ban for an alleged use of racist language towards Brighton & Hove Albion defender Gaetan Bong in January.

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WENGER CALLED MIKE DEAN ‘A DISGRACE’

Posted by January 26, 2018

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger called referee Mike Dean a disgrace in a heated exchange following the 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns. The Football Association published the reasons for handing out a three game touchline suspension to the French tactician. Wenger was furious after the referee pointed to the spot late in the game.

Former Arsenal left back Kieran Gibbs sent a late cross and Calum Chambers was deemed guilty of handling the ball. Jay Rodriguez scored the penalty kick and West Bromwich Albion shared the spoils with the Gunners. (more…)

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Gibbs v Taylor for left-back role at WBA

Posted by January 26, 2018

It’s been revealed that there was quite a battle in terms of who West Bromwich Albion we’re going to take as their left-back in the summer. The position has been a problem at the Hawthorns but boss Tony Pulis and the board wanted to get this one right.

In the end it all is understood to have boiled down to two candidates which were Charlie Taylor, who at the time was playing for Leeds United and Kieran Gibbs, who was at Arsenal.
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Pulis sacked, Defeat against Huddersfield – Bad week for WBA

Posted by November 20, 2017

West Ham Albion have recently been experiencing a significant change after the head coach of the club, Tony Pulis was sacked on November 20 and Albion are still struggling trying to escape the bottom spots of the English Premier League.

A few weeks ago, Kieran Gibbs took some time to talk about the situation of Tony Pulis back when the Welsh manager was still in charge of West Ham Albion and the English defender announced that Tony Pulis at that point in time, still had support from the players as well as the fans of the club. (more…)

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West Bromwich Albion boss pleased with cut-price Kieran Gibbs deal

Posted by October 25, 2017

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis is convinced that the Baggies sealed a bargain by recruiting Kieran Gibbs from Arsenal.


The north London giants were forced to cut down their £15m asking price in the dying stages of the transfer window due to the reduced competition for the left-back.

Arsenal had rejected a bid of around £10m from the Baggies earlier on in the transfer window, but they eventually had to settle for half of that sum as the market dried up. Gibbs had initially agreed to join Watford in a deal £5m plus £2m in add-ons, but the Baggies were quick to pounce with a similar offer for his services.

Speaking to reporters, he said: “I just thought Gibbs was too expensive. The £12m that Arsenal were talking about at the beginning of the season was too expensive. To get him for £5m over a period of time now is a good deal for us. We’ve got to get him fit. I think he has struggled with injuries over a period and that’s been a big factor at times in his career.” (more…)

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Watford close to Signing Arsenal Defender for £5 million

Posted by August 30, 2017

Watford appeared to be edging closer towards signing Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs, according to latest transfer rumours.


The two clubs have reportedly agreed a £ 5 million deal for the England international, who has failed to get regular first-team football in the Arsenal setup. Gibbs was seen as the natural replacement for Ashley Cole wants Gael Clichy left the club, but it appears that manager Arsene Wenger is ready to let the player leave in search of regular first-team football. Gibbs has not featured for Arsenal this season as the gunners have largely resorted to using Nacho Monreal in this position.

Arsenal will be receiving around £ 5 million for the defender, who came through the ranks at Arsenal after joining the club as a youngster from Wimbledon in 2004. He has largely represented Arsenal throughout his career after only making seven appearances for Norwich City in his only loan spell away from the gunners. The lack of regular first-team appearances mean that Gibbs has not been featuring regularly for the England national team. Since making his debut in 2010, he has only featured in 10 games for the national team. (more…)

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Kieran Gibbs´s future is being linked away from Arsenal

Posted by July 13, 2017

Kieran Gibbs made 11 appearances for Arsenal during the 2016-17 Premier League season.


His career in the English club has been a forgettable one as the English defender never truly managed to make an impact at the Emirates Stadium despite being a player of Arsenal since the season of 2006-07.

For the majority of Kieran Gibbs´ playing career as an Arsenal player, he has mostly had to settle with a spot on the sidelines.

On June 6 of 2017, Arsenal completed their 1st summer signing of 2017 by securing the services of the 20 year old Bosnian left-back SeadKolasinac and this is bad news for Kieran Gibbs as his influence at the Emirates Stadium will probably be diminished further than it already is.

It´s rumored that Newcastle United, Stoke City and Watford are all interested in signing Kieran Gibbs but the problem that they have faced is the price tag of the 27 year old defender who has been on the sidelines for most of his career. (more…)

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Kieran Gibbs receives Fresh Transfer Interest

Posted by June 24, 2017

Arsenal full-back Kieran Gibbs could get a fresh challenge to revive his Premier League with both West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United keen on his signature.


The England international earned just eight starts during the recently concluded league campaign with Nacho Monreal being the preferred option on the left side of the backline.

Arsene Wenger did opt for a change to the 3-4-2-1 formation later on in the season, but this still didn’t help Gibbs as his continuous injury problems led to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain filling up at left wing-back in the FA Cup final against Chelsea. According to The Mirror, the Gunners graduate could earn a new lease of life in England with Tony Pulis keen on luring the full-back to the Hawthorns.

Pulis failed to clinch a deal with Leicester City for Jeffrey Schlupp last winter after the Ghanaian opted to pursue a move to Crystal Palace, and the manager is now on the search for an experienced option, who could replace Allan Nyom for the left-back position. (more…)

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CONTRACTS OF ARSENAL TRIO ENTER FINAL 18 MONTHS

Posted by May 4, 2017

Embattled Premier League outfit Arsenal have allowed the contracts of three of its stars enter its final 18 months.


The trio include Kieran Gibbs, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere. Manager Arsene Wenger is keen on renewing the deals for the players despite two out of the three not contributing much to the set-up at the Emirates Stadium.

Wilshere is on loan at Bournemouth until the end of the season – a side where he has spent the entire season. The English player has better managed his fitness concerns and there are calls for him to remain with the Cherries instead of returning to Arsenal.

Gibbs rarely gets called to action as he is behind Nacho Monreal in the pecking order for a left back spot.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is a talented player but with fitness concerns. He has struggled with keeping a regular shirt.
Wenger has confirmed that all three players would get new deals. The long-time coach wants the British core players to remain.

“We still have a group of young players but we have to keep them all. We have Ramsey, Chamberlain, Wilshere, Gibbs. All these players we have to make decisions and manage to keep them together,” Wenger said.

Aaron Ramsey still has time on his deal while the rest might lapse in 2019. However, the club would likely tie the Welshman down to avoid a repeat of what would happen this summer.

Alexis Sanchez and MesutOzil are yet to agree new terms with the club and there are widespread reports that they might exit the team. Sanchez wants the team to be more ambitious, as other stars that eventually left the club.

The North London side might finish out of the top four this season, with few games left to play. It would make it more difficult to retain the top talents. These are trying times for Wenger.

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Is Kieran Gibbs wasting his life away in Arsenal?

Posted by March 28, 2017

Throughout the majority of the career of Kieran Gibbs, he has been utilized as a substitute player at the Emirates Stadium.


The English defender originally signed with Arsenal back on September of 2007 and despite that being almost 10 years ago, Gibbs has only managed to make around 130 appearances.

130 appearances might sound like a lot but considering that his time spent in Arsenal has roughly been 11 seasons, Gibbs has averaged around 12 appearances in every single season.

The bulk of his time is spent on the sidelines and this does not appear like it’s going to be changing anytime soon as the English defender continues being on the bench and only getting in the first team on a few specific matches or whenever someone else gets injured.

Kieran Gibbs earns around £60,000 each week which is a huge amount of money for a player that has mostly been unimportant in the Premier League. Not to take any credit away from Gibbs, he has performed fairly well in every occasion that he has indeed gotten the chance to get into the main team but is this enough for him to remain in Arsenal? Or would it be better to join another club?
Crystal Palace is one of the Premier League clubs that is rumored on being interested in signing Kieran Gibbs and get his career at least more active in terms of actually performing.

Whether or not a deal actually takes place is something that remains to be seen but if the 27 year old defender wants to have any real chance of getting called up to the England national team and perform for the upcoming international competitions including the 2018 FIFA World Cup, then his chances are extremely slim if he continues at the Emirates Stadium.

The career of Kieran Gibbs has not been a memorable one and at the age of 27, he still has time to turn it around but if he continues wasting it away on the sidelines of Arsenal then it will be an unremarkable one that actually had the potential to be something much more than just a bystander.

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