I watched David Raya save Ollie Watkins’ diving header with a mix of adulation and despair. It’s the same feeling I experienced a week earlier when the Spaniard made a big stop vs Wolves. No, don’t get me wrong: I loathe it when Arsenal concede, especially if the Gunners drop points as a result. The […]
The only way to start off this post is to say I was highly skeptical when Havertz was signed. Hell, away with half-truths: I was dead sure Arsenal made a massive mistake. A quick search for “Havertz” from @the_tsar_cannon (my Twitter handle) will result in stuff like this: August, after a narrow win over Crystal […]
A (sad) tale of one football club As you have likely noticed, my absence on here has been… considerable. The reason is simple: having a full-time job required more of my time and energy than I thought it would. So, having just left my place of employment, I thought a summary of my time there, […]
When I was watching Watford batter us during an abysmal second half showing at Vicarage Road, I was heavily reminded by how we played Huddersfield away last season. That game was our first league win on the road in over two months. On the day we went 2-0 up after the first 45 minutes and […]
A tribute to Aaron Ramsey By now, you have to live under a rock not to know Aaron Ramsey has played his last game for Arsenal. The fact it’s Ramsey’s last season has sparked a lot of debate over his persona: have the Club done enough to keep him, how important he is for the […]
We will be looking to extend our winning streak to 5 leagues games and 7 overall when hosting Watford today. A task made harder than usual by the Bees’ surprisingly excellent form up to date: Xavi Gracia’s team are on 13 points after 6 games, losing one (to United) and drawing one (to Fulham last […]
Now when a match begins first thing I look out for is defensive improvement from Arsenal. Perhaps ironic given our flaws under Arsene Wenger, whose defense was as rag-tag as it gets in the last few seasons. With the Frenchman I guess I just gave up at some point. I realised Wenger was unlikely to […]
Right, it’s been a while since I’ve done this fantasy column. Hopefully I’ll have enough time and inspiration to keep it going over the coming weeks, as I’m back to work pretty soon. I’ll try to keep these pieces concise and informative. So, without further ado: The defenders dilemma The question on everyone’s (or, at […]
The Gunners notched their first away win this season, and made it two league wins on the trot in the process, but I think it will be fair to say the manner of the win raised more questions than it answered. Let’s get straight to it. Cech’s distribution is abysmal – again While it’s clear […]
Hi everyone. We face Cardiff away this coming Sunday and the game will come as another test of our credentials. After an underwhelming, though somewhat expected, outcome of the first two games, the Gunners went on to win against West Ham. The performance was not ideal from what I have glimpsed, but at least we […]
