Arsenal finish second as Olivier Giroud hat-trick sees off Aston Villa | TheNews Linzer

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It has happened again. For the 21st season in succession Arsenal finished above Tottenham Hotspur, and this time the result came coated in black comedy – at least, as far as the red half of north London was concerned.

Arsenal’s victory here against the most abject Aston Villa team in recent memory was never in doubt and, when it was coupled with Tottenham’s 5-1 capitulation at Newcastle United, the Emirates Stadium crowd could laugh and gloat loudly. A few weeks ago, Spurs were vying with Leicester City for the title. But they must now reflect on having somehow trailed in third in a two-horse race. How Arsenal gloried in it all and the Emirates Stadium has not felt this happy for quite some time.

Olivier Giroud was barracked by sections of the home crowd but he still managed to score a hat-trick and the occasion was completed when Mikel Arteta, the club captain, came on as a late substitute on his farewell appearance. He almost marked it with a goal, too, but his injury-time shot came back off the crossbar, hit the Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn and went in for an own goal. Continue reading.. Mesothelioma Law Firm,Donate Car to Charity California





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Attacked Arsenal fans over anti-Arsene Wenger banner

Arsenal fans have to come an under fire for displaying an anti-Arsene Wenger banner in the during of the FA Cup victory at Hull on Tuesday night.

Supporters have been growing increasingly fractious as Arsenal's season has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, with their Premier League title challenge faltering and the prospect of another exit at the last 16 stage of the Champions League looming large.

North London club for book their passage to the FA Cup quarter-finals, where they have faced Watford on Sunday - with a crushing 4-0 win at Hull, So but the evening was overshadowed by a protest from fans who called for Wenger to leave the club.

Wenger himself was fast to dismiss the banner and said they "did not care" if fans chose to an exercise their right to protest.

There is nothing too disappointing for me, Wenger said. I do my job. Look at to the history of the club, since the club exists, and you will notice that I have nothing to be scared of.

So do you know someone who has to win it (the FA Cup) more than me? We have judged the season afterward and I'm a quite amazed so many to people judge it so early.

We haven't given up to anywhere and you will see be that in the coming weeks. This club has been for a much worse position than it's a today.

Wenger was to support by his opposite number Steve Bruce.I just couldn't understand that for the life of me, he said.

So but, then again, we are in a crazy industry at to the moment where the coach or the manager, So no matter who you are or what respect to you've got. people coming after you. We are going the talk about it, probably.

The fella has been a immense for an Arsenal for 20 years and maybe those idiots, who think they want a change until there have changed might rue that decision forever more.

He have been managing Arsenal since '96, which is a quite remarkable. He have been able to be shrug it off, dust to off. He is a very, most experienced man and we are talking about one of the greats here.

Arsenal striker Former (Ian Wright), who has himself been critical of the many aspects of Arsenal's for this season, became embroiled in a Twitter row after the attacking the fans who displayed the banner at the KC Stadium.