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Fulham sign Shorey on loan

Fulham have completed the loan signing of Nicky Shorey from Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

The 28-year-old has recently returned to Villa Park after a successful loan spell at Nottingham Forest, but he has quickly left for a switch to Craven Cottage.

The Cottagers have lost regular left-back Paul Konchesky to injury, earlier this month and targeted Shorey.

Shorey is expected to go straight into the Fulham squad for next weekend’s game at Bolton and is the club’s second signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Stefano Okaka from Roma.

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Benitez ´proud´ of Juve link

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said on Friday that he was proud of Juventus’s reported interest in him, in comments that will be seen as keeping the door open to a possible move to Serie A.

Juventus on Friday sacked Ciro Ferrara and installed Alberto Zaccheroni as their new head coach.

The Italian giants did not confirm the length of Zaccheroni’s contract but local media reported that he had only been guaranteed the role until the end of the season.

That may be a sign that Juve’s directors, who reportedly sent a delegation to Liverpool to see Benitez earlier this week, still harbour hope of persuading the Spaniard to quit Anfield.

Benitez insisted on Friday that he did not want to talk about the subject but, perhaps significantly, confirmed he had been made aware of Juventus’s interest.

“I am not here to talk about speculation because people talk too much,” he told reporters.

“I am focused on preparing my team for the game against Bolton. I know they (Juventus) were interested, that is part of the game now in football, but I am not ready to talk too much because I don’t want to lose my focus.

“When you are a manager and you have clubs asking (for you), you have to be proud because they are a top side in Europe, but I am really happy here and want to do my job as best I can.”

Benitez remains a highly respected coach around Europe, despite Liverpool’s problems this season. The club have been knocked out of both the Champions League and the FA Cup and face a battle to secure a return to Europe’s elite competition next season by clinching a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Benitez, who is under contract at Anfield until 2013, has vowed to ensure that goal is achieved and Liverpool’s recent form — three wins and two draws in their last five league matches — has been encouraging.

But a section of the Liverpool support has already lost patience with the manager and, if the top-four place is not delivered, the club’s American owners will come under increased pressure to sack him at the end of the season.

LIVERPOOL (AFP)

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Benitez happy at Anfield

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has rebuffed speculation that he will be coach of Juventus next season. The Reds boss insists he is happy at Liverpool despite interest from the Turin-based club.

Juventus sacked Ciro Ferrara and appointed Alberto Zaccheroni until June. However, the club’s board look to secure a long-term replacement and Benitez has been heavily-linked.

The Liverpool boss says he is ‘proud’ to be linked with 27-time Italian champions but insists he is ‘really happy’ at Anfield.

“I am not here to talk about speculation because people talk too much,” said Benitez

“I am focused on preparing my team for the game against Bolton.

“I know they (Juventus) were interested, that is part of the game now in football but I am not ready to talk too much because I don’t want to lose my focus.

“When you are a manager and you have clubs asking you have to be proud because they are a top side in Europe but I am really happy here and want to do my job as best I can.”

Benitez’s future at Liverpool has been subject of constant speculation this season as the Reds lie in fifth place, three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

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Redknapp delighted with Gudjohnsen’s arrival

Harry Redknapp has confirmed that Monaco’s Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined Tottenham. The move takes the former Barcelona and Chelsea striker to White Hart Lane on loan until the end of the season.

Spurs had to face a stiff battle to land the Iceland international with West Ham also interested in acquiring Gudjohnsen’s services. It was reported earlier in the week that Gudjohnsen had a medical after agreeing a move to the Hammers.

However, the experienced forward favored a move to White Hart Lane instead, a move which has delighted Redknapp, who feels he can make good use of the utility player.

“I just thought he’s a good player and he can play several positions for us, he can play in a midfield or attacking-midfield role if we want to change our system,” he said.

“We’ve lost Aaron Lennon [to injury] so we haven’t got a great deal of width. We can play a diamond formation if we want to and he can be a big player in that system.

“So, yes, we took him on loan until the end of the season to see how it goes.”

Gudjohnsen spent eight years in England with Bolton and Chelsea between 1998 and 2006. He now returns to the Premier League after struggling to settle in his time at French outfit Monaco.

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PENDING Gunners face another physical test

With the fall-out from William Gallas’s tackle on Bolton’s Mark Davies having barely subsided, Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal are bracing themselves for another bruising confrontation with Stoke.

The Gunners face Tony Pulis’s side at the Britannia Stadium in the fourth round of the FA Cup, buoyed by their success in knocking Chelsea off the top of the Premier League following the 4-2 victory over Bolton in midweek.

But Arsenal’s achievement in finally reining in the eleven-point deficit that had opened up between themselves and their title rivals at the end of November was overshadowed by Gallas?s ill-judged challenge.

The centre-back escaped punishment during the game but referee Alan Wiley was widely criticised for failing to issue a red card to the defender.

Wenger, though, is anxious to put the matter to rest ahead of the meeting the trip to Stoke where the Frenchman’s side can expect to face another full-on physical test.

“I do not want to develop any paranoia,” said Wenger. “But there was too much made about this incident.

“It was a mistimed challenge but without any intention to harm the player. What is more funny is that, when we get kicked, some people say before the game ‘we know how to play Arsenal, we have to kick them’ and nobody in the whole country is upset by that.

“I am always absolutely amazed that people get away with it. When we get kicked and lose the game, the question I get from the press is ‘oh, you did not fancy that?. But nobody is upset or shocked by it. When we are kicked they find that it is absolutely all right.”

Wenger’s concerns appear to be vindicated by the comments of Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller who made no attempt to disguise the tactics likely to employed by the home side as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the tournament.

“It couldn?t be a better draw, because we did well against them here last year,” said Fuller.

“The Britannia, it’s a like a fortress, and if we do play to our strengths, I don’t think Arsenal can deal with the aggressive play.

“It’s been proved in the past that Chelsea and Bolton have roughed them up and tried to bully them.

“We can also be rough and aggressive when we need to, but we have quality too, and so we can mix it up.”

With Arsenal set to enter the most important phase of their league campaign, Wenger will be extremely cautious about fielding some of his key players.

After this meeting the Gunners face a quartet of fixtures – against Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool – that will go a long way towards determining whether they can last the pace in the title race.

Yet while Wenger has no doubt about which is the most important prize at stake, he is also anxious not to suffer a confidence-sapping defeat.

“The Premier League is a priority,” he added. “But to win is the first priority and we want to keep the positive momentum by beating Stoke.

“They are a very difficult side to play against. We need a team that is ready to fight and to play over there so that is why we need some experience in the side.

“We will certainly use the squad. It’s fair to see we will put a team that can get a result but won’t harm our chances at Aston Villa.”

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AFP)

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Wenger wants Arsenal to seize golden opportunity

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal have a golden opportunity to underline their title credentials as they bid to go top of the Premier League with a two-goal victory over Bolton on Wednesday.

Wenger’s side defeated Bolton 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday and a repeat of that result in north London would be enough to send the Gunners above Chelsea and Manchester United into first place.

After being widely written off as also-rans in November when Chelsea’s 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium left Arsenal 11 points behind the leaders, there has been a significant change in fortunes for Wenger’s men.

While Chelsea and United have squandered points in matches they were expected to win, Arsenal have been able to put together an impressive run and Wenger knows it is essential not to waste the chance to grab that coveted first place.

“It is important psychologically, not mathematically so much,” Wenger said. “We have a good opportunity to do it so we have to focus.

“When the season started, we were not all convinced in our squad maybe that we could be where we are now. Now that we are there, we want to have a go.”

Even if Arsenal do go top of the table, Chelsea will have a game in hand on their London rivals, so there is no chance of Wenger getting carried away.

But the French coach is convinced his young team are capable of lasting the distance in the title race as long as captain Cesc Fabregas remains fit and in form.

Fabregas has been arguably the Premier League’s best midfielder this season and produced a majestic display against Bolton capped by his 10th league goal of the season and a major role in Arsenal’s second goal.

Games against title rivals Chelsea and United are looming on the horizon for Arsenal, so Wenger is well aware of the importance of keeping Fabregas on his game.

“He looks like a real general in midfield now and, of course, that helps as we go into a period of important games,” Wenger said.

“It was a test of character (at the Reebok Stadium) and they have shown plenty, which is very good news for us.

“Over the years our strength has increased and we showed we have matured, we know when to go for the fights and we know when to put the ball down.

“Without a doubt there is still more to come because we are a young team. We have a very tough run of games coming up but let’s be focused on the next one and keep it simple.”

With French winger Samir Nasri and young midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Fran Merida – who scored Arsenal’s second against Bolton – ruled out through injury, Wenger is relieved to welcome back Theo Walcott and Denilson.

England forward Walcott has struggled to shake off a host of different injuries this season, but his return will add a much-needed injection of energy to an attack already missing Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner.

“They are available for Wednesday. It is a big boost to have them back of course because they were out for a while and it gives us some fresh players as well,” Wenger said.

Bolton’s new boss Owen Coyle would love to have players of Walcott’s calibre to bolster his squad as he tries to drag them away from the relegation zone.

Coyle has had just 10 days to work with his players since arriving from Burnley as the replacement for Gary Megson, but he has already impressed the likes of captain Kevin Davies.

“I have seen a big change in some of the players, from the lads who have been starting to those on the fringes and those training with the reserves,” Davies said.

“I have been really impressed with the way the players have responded to him and I think that is a credit to him.

“Speaking to players individually they have been impressed with his man-management skills.”

LONDON (AFP)

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Wenger targets title after Bolton win

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted his side were now genuine title contenders after goals from Cesc Fabregas and Fran Merida helped them beat Bolton 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium.

Sunday’s success left the third-placed Gunners just three points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea and they will go top, on goal difference, if they beat Bolton again at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday in a fixture re-arranged following the recent cold snap in Britain.

After losing 3-0 at home to Chelsea on November 29, Wenger?s men were written off as potential champions but have since gone eight matches unbeaten to transform their season.

However, having seen Fabregas mark his return to the Arsenal side in style to help ruin Owen Coyle’s first match in charge of Bolton, Wenger said: “We are now in a quite interesting position that nobody expected us to be in.

“When the season started we were not all convinced maybe in our squad that we could be where we are today,” the Frenchman added.

“But now we are where we are, we want to have a go. We are a big club and when you are a big club, the most difficult thing is like last season in October and November, when you know you don’t fight for the title.

“But now we have a chance to fight for the championship, so let’s have a go.”

Fabregas had missed Arsenal’s three previous matches with a hamstring problem but the break did not appear to have done him any harm as he ran the show for the visitors on Sunday, including playing a part in setting-up fellow Spaniard Merida for the Gunners’ second goal 12 minutes from time.

Turning to Fabregas, Wenger said: “What is very interesting for us is Cesc gets stronger and stronger and has more personality on the pitch, like the whole team.

“He grows. He will be 23 this year – he is just starting.”

Coyle almost had the dream start as Bolton boss when after just 45 seconds Kevin Davies dribbled into the box but he could not control the ball when unmarked and the chance went begging.

Arsenal showed Bolton how it should be done in the 28th minute.

After some impressive build-up play, Abou Diaby was tackled by Gretar Steinsson on the edge of the box but the Icelandic defender tripped and gifted the ball to Fabregas and after a collecting a wonderful return pass from Eduardo, the Spain midfielder calmly slotted into the bottom corner .

Bolton were a much improved team after half-time with South Korea’s Lee Chung-Yong causing Arsenal problems down the right wing while Matt Taylor missed several good chances to level the match at 1-1.

“I thought the level of performance was terrific and on another day would have got us points, whether one or three,” Coyle said.

“If we play at that level we will pick up points in this league and we can make a game of it on Wednesday.”

BOLTON, England (AFP)

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Arsenal to pay Bolton fans´ travel costs – report

Arsenal are to pay the travel costs incurred by Bolton fans who made the journey south to London for Wednesday’s postponed Premier League match, Britain’s Press Association reported on Thursday.

Although the Emirates Stadium pitch was playable, the game was called off with less than five hours before kick-off after local police said approach roads, many of them covered in snow, had made conditions dangerous for fans.

Bolton supporters who’d come down from the north-west wondered why, given that bad weather had affected the south of England since the start of Wednesday, the match was not called off sooner.

Arsenal insisted they did all they could but have agreed to pay the travel costs of Bolton fans as a goodwill gesture.

LONDON (AFP)

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Arsenal v Bolton off due to snowfall

Arsenal have been forced to call off their Premier League match against Bolton at the Emirates Stadium due to the weather, the north London club said on Wednesday.

The south of England and many other parts of the country are currently under thick snow after heavy falls overnight.

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Gunners´ momentum born of mental strength: Wenger

Arsene Wenger has urged his on-form Arsenal squad to maintain the mental discipline that has lifted them back into the Premier League title battle when they take on struggling Bolton on Wednesday.

Having seemed out of contention following a 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea at the end of November, the Gunners have since revived their challenge with five wins from six league matches.

Another win at the Emirates on Wednesday would move Wenger’s men to within a point of leaders Chelsea and the Frenchman believes his young squad has proved its resilience.

“We have a good opportunity to come back very close to Chelsea, and we want to take it, to make it more interesting for everybody,” Wenger said. “One month ago we were far from the top teams, and since have created momentum.

“We refused to give up and continued to fight and believe in our strengths.

“The biggest test in our camp was the mental strengths of the players and the solidarity of the players. That has been tested.

“What we have realised in one month gives us a good springboard to go even further. Why should we stop here?

“The next two months will determine how ambitious and how hungry we are.”

Wenger added: “It does not mean Chelsea or Manchester United do not have hunger – but what I know is that within our team we have a great hunger for success. We have great solidarity and team spirit.

“We are a team who has grown up together and wants to achieve things. We have not won anything yet together and that makes us hungry for success.”

Wenger has admitted he would like to bring one or more new players into his squad during the January transfer window – notably a striker – but believes his faith in his policy of developing the club’s own youngsters is finally paying off.

“In the modern game, there is a lack of patience and one response when you lose a game – people say to you ‘buy, buy, buy’,” he said. “I believe sometimes when you have players who are 21, 22, that they can only become better.

“When they are 33, they can only be worse at 34 and that is why we are in a position where we need to have the needed strengths to be patient because we have the quality.

“Hopefully we can show until the end of the season that we can be successful.”

Arsenal will be without injured skipper Cesc Fabregas on Tuesday while midfielder Alex Song is away with Cameroon at the African Nations Cup.

Offsetting those losses is the fact that Denilson is fit again following a back problem and Wenger is confident the Brazilian can fill Song’s boots.

“Denilson is an all-rounder, but he can play in this position and will come in for Song,” Wenger said. “He is very strong in reading the game and winning the ball back.

“Denilson has 150 games in the Premier League. People do not notice how important he is for us and he can play in every single position in midfield.”

LONDON (AFP)

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