To me it’s the little nuances of his game: the way he lets the ball run across his body, the weight of his passes when releasing wide options, the close control and burst he displays when dribbling passed an opponent. If you had to pick one player that best embodies the current Arsenal ethos, predicated […]
Archive | December, 2017
If Carlsberg did Football Transfers……
If Carlsberg did Football transfers….. As 2017 comes to an end, I was preparing my annual Arsenal synopsis, but I thought, nah, there will be loads of them out there and to be fair, we all know the executive summary; ‘Must try harder and have greater consistency to meet minimum standards’. I thought I’d try […]
Alexis MOTM but another 8/10 from Wilshere will see Southgate call and Wenger offer a contract
Palace 2-3 Arsenal This was good. Yes, we showed more mistakes in places. But overall, this was a good performance. And befitting of our manager’s record-equalling game. Palace huffed and puffed a bit in the opening minutes, and Zaha looked strong throughout. However, we bossed this period, with sharp passing, pressing, and incisive inter-play. Our […]
Alexis springs to life and the Wilshere/Xhaka blossoming partnership may give Wenger a Ramsey Headache
The Gunners managed to eke out their third away win of the season yesterday, ending Palace’s unbeaten run streak in the process. I never expected the game to be easy, we have been culpable of complicating our lives unnecessarily away from home, so I’m grateful for the win. However I cannot quite grasp the words […]
Arsenal 2017 Mid-Season Autopsy: The Good, Bad and Fugly
So, the year is almost ending. But then how has it been for us? This is my view: The Good I cannot ignore the FA Cup win. A certain club got second place for the first time in decades, but that’s not a trophy, is it? We were underdogs vs. Chelsea, but then we bossed […]
Can the Gunners halt the high-flying Eagles? – Crystal Palace preview
We visit Selhurst Park today, in an attempt to right the wrongs of the last meeting between the two sides. There’s also the small matter of Arsenal winning just one of their last five league games: a slender 1-0 victory over Newcastle. Crystal Palace, followed by West Brom, will cap off this calendar year and […]
Come on Arsenal, let Santi Cazorla return to Real Oviedo – He’s earned it.
What is your favourite memory of Santi Cazorla at Arsenal? Possibly his screamer versus Man United at Old Trafford as he broke the ankles of half the home sides defence in the process? Perhaps his cheeky flick against West Ham? Well for me it was his stellar performance in the 2014 FA Cup final versus […]
Boo a snake. or a skunk. But don’t boo the Ox.
The Liverpool game was noteworthy, in my mind, for some key points. Firstly, we attack well, and so do Liverpool. Secondly, we defend atrociously. And so do they. Third, it was one of the games of the season. Lastly, we were wrong to boo the Ox. That’s right; I don’t believe he warranted that treatment. […]
Think You’ve Got Football Smarts? Try this Gunners Town 3-minute Footy Quiz [Difficult]
[WpProQuiz 1] invinciblogI was eleven-and-a-half. My family had just emigrated from Rhodesia to South Africa. All the kids on my street supported United or Liverpool, because of their Southern African goalkeeper connections: Bailey for United and Grobbelaar for ‘Pool. Problem was: I didn’t like the colour red – so when FA Cup Final day came […]
On Wenger’s Blindspot(s), Arsenal’s Lack of Ambition and Expensive Deadwood
We’re now at the halfway stage of the league campaign and already we trail the leaders by twenty one points. Bizarrely, the mentality of some Arsenal supporters or perhaps I should say Arsene supporters, has been to focus on us being just a solitary point behind fourth place and discuss it in a way that […]