Stefan Vasilev Article Archive

  1. Time To Look Ahead: Arsenal's Youngsters May Provide Needed Moral Boost

    Flowers do not seem to be blossoming for the Gunners at present times. Two losses in a row in the Premier League—one against a supposedly inferior team. Understandably, the spirits of the team have been lowered...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 1 day ago 169 reads 3 comments

  2. Arsenal: Maturity and Team Spirit Can Overcome November Injury Problems

    Same old, same old. Come November and Arsenal is once again tormented by injuries. With 10 players currently sidelined, it looks like the hard preseason program Wenger introduced at the beginning of the season has not worked to full effect...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 14 days ago 649 reads 15 comments

  3. Arsenal's Weak Spots: Four Things That Could Ruin Their Season

    “Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.”—Juvenal, Roman poet. Juvenal is right. Knowing yourself will significantly improve your chances of success in everything you do...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 22 days ago 1,782 reads 26 comments

  4. UEFA's Newly Considered Regulations in Favor of Arsenal's Policy

    Arsenal’s ruling body and manager received a huge boost for their confidence after the announcement of the UEFA administration that they will work towards accepting new regulations which would restrict the financial freedom of some clubs...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about about 1 month ago 312 reads 18 comments

  5. Arsenal: Can Manchester City Result Provide the Wake-Up Call?

    Just when you thought Arsenal are on their way to materialize their dream, they are thumped hard on their bottom once again. In a closer encounter than the result suggests, Arsenal lost their second match of this season’s campaign...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 2 months ago 439 reads 18 comments

  6. Manchester United or Arsenal: This Needs to Stop, People

    As it is already well-known to everybody—it has been all over the media—Arsenal was defeated at Manchester United’s Old Trafford on Saturday. A lot of controversy surrounded the game...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 586 reads 43 comments

  7. The Greatest Comebacks in U.S. Open History

    The time has come again, folks. One of the biggest four tournaments in modern tennis is about to resume on August 31st. Once again, we will cheer for our favourite tennis heroes. Once again, we will watch some out-of-this-planet tennis...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 1,214 reads 22 comments

  8. Sun Tzu's Six Must-Know Rules For Every Football Manager

    Sun Tzu was a Chinese military commander who is considered to have profoundly influenced the development of military strategy...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 411 reads 64 comments

  9. Decide Already: Is Arsenal Capable of Winning the League or Not?

    The Premier League has started. There were some surprising results, as well as some expected results. Interestingly enough, there was one match that contained both of those things. Arsenal won 6-1 as guests to Everton...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 622 reads 55 comments

  10. An Open Letter to Arsenal's Critics from Arsenal's Players (satire)

    Dear critics of Arsenal, We, the Arsenal players, are writing to you to apologize for our inappropriate behaviour in our match against Everton at Goodison Park...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 545 reads 59 comments

  11. Arsenal-Everton: A Preview and Statistics

    Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } We have waited a long time for this...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 436 reads 8 comments

  12. Arsenal Community Roundtable: A Discussion with Our Analysts

    Welcome to the Arsenal community round-table. We will discuss and dissect Arsenal’s problems, expectations of the new season, transfer policy, status of the current players, and much more...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 202 reads 15 comments

  13. Four Things We Learned From Arsenal's Defeat at the Mestalla

    “The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain”—the phrase proved to be right (well, almost, if we consider the “plain” to be the football field) last night at the friendly match between Arsenal and Valencia...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 1,991 reads 14 comments

  14. The Battle of Britain Initiates: Arsenal to Face Scottish Side Celtic

    The draw for the Champions League playoff round has been made. Arsenal will face the Scottish side Celtic to decide who will proceed to the group stages of the tournament...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 146 reads 7 comments

  15. Kolo Toure: There Are No Leaders at Arsenal

    A week ago, Kolo Toure decided to join the quickly progressing side of Manchester City. Giving his reasons for leaving, he stated: “I came to Man City because when you look at Arsenal you ...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 3 months ago 202 reads 22 comments

  16. Arsenal Snatches the Emirates Cup After Vintage Display

    In front of an almost full Emirates Stadium, Arsenal and Scottish side Rangers played the last match of the Emirates Cup, to decide who the winner would be...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 549 reads 10 comments

  17. Arsenal Overcome Atletico Madrid in a Narrow Win

    Having said goodbye to the prestigious preseason tournament Audi Cup, the football fans were happy to say “hello” to another as much prestigious tournament as its counterpart: the Emirates Cup...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 287 reads 16 comments

  18. Today's News: Breakthrough In Genetics Allows Arsenal to Taste Old Glory

    Yesterday, Arsenal’s spokesman William Hill-Wood, grandson of ex-chairman Peter Hill-Wood, announced that Arsenal would be attempting to capitalise on a new breakthrough in science. Arsenal has failed to win a single trophy for the last 20 years

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 395 reads 13 comments

  19. Arsenal Pass Test Number Four As They Defeat Hanover 96

    Despite the departure of one of the longest-serving Arsenal players in recent years, Kolo Toure, Arsenal was back to business for their fourth game of the pre-season against Bundesliga side Hanover 96...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 412 reads 6 comments

  20. The Diary Of a Football Fan: Summer Contemplations

    The football fan dies every year, only to be reborn once more after a short period of time—usually two to three months. For the ordinary man, the summer is the best season of the year...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 42 reads 16 comments

  21. Arsenal: Preparations In Austria Going On Smoothly

    The pre-season preparations of Arsenal in the Austrian training camp are continuing as planned. On Tuesday, Arsenal trounced third-division Austrian side SC Columbia in their second friendly match of this year’s pre-season preparations...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 733 reads 0 comments

  22. At Arsenal, Robin Van Persie Has Undergone a Significant Transformation

    Three weeks ago Robin Van Perise dispersed all doubt that he was leaving Arsenal, when he signed a new five-year contract to keep him at the club until 2014...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 1,091 reads 9 comments

  23. The Double-edged Blade of Arsenal's Transfer Policy

    During the last several years, competitiveness in the transfer market has risen significantly to eventually become what is today: ruthless and uncompromising...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 2,388 reads 9 comments

  24. Arsenal: Has the Club Gone in the Right Direction?

    The world has changed and with it everything else. Football has not been left behind too. In those times of change people have been forced to make tough decisions...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 602 reads 12 comments

  25. Grigor "Grisho" Dimitrov: Is The Talented Kid On The Right Track?

    The 18-year-old Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has had his share of bad luck of lately. After his hugely successful 2008 in the junior division, when he became junior champion of both Wimbledon and US Open, Grigor entered men’s tennis...

    Stefan Vasilev Written by Stefan Vasilev about 4 months ago 410 reads 8 comments

 


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