Well, this last week has been so much better than the previous, hasn’t it? Two wins, two clean sheets and some very commanding and entertaining football played in the process. Oh, and we’ve moved into third, leapfrogging Manchester City. I was a bit surprised by team selection, however it proved highly efficient as the game […]
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No New Year’s Honours at the Palace for Fat Sam just a Gunners Salute – AFC v CPFC
Howdy. It’s a face-off with Crystal Palace for Arsenal on New Year’s day and a chance for the Gunners to close in on City and Liverpool, seeing as they play one another. What’s more, Tottenham host Chelsea on January 4th, providing us with a further opportunity to make up the lost ground. Fat Sam will […]
Olly Giroud makes his case as Arsenal welcome back the recently absent Mesut Ozil
Let me get this out of the way first: Arsenal deserved to win the game. Not so much because of the total domination in numbers: 76% possession, 26 shots, 11 on target. The Gunners deserved the three points as such domination was a result of their proactive approach and, let’s be honest, West Brom’s total […]
The night before Christmas Eve (or a story of one steak)
“Do you want me to change it?” I was sitting in a crowded pub on a Friday night with a well-done steak lying in front. A woman I met less than half an hour ago was leaning towards me, a maniacal glint in her eye. “Do you want me to change it for you?” – she […]
Mesut Ozil ‘The Invisible Man’ disappeared with Arsenal Statement of Intent at the Etihad
The last time I felt like this was in late February. We lost two games on the trot too back then: United away and Swansea at home. I guess it hurt more, simply because these defeats put paid to our title hopes. But our current form does have a lot of common with our February […]
Would it be Folly to Start with Olly? Or will Alexis remain and the team stay the same?
Howdy. We visit Manchester City today and this presents the team with a chance to right the wrongs of the midweek game. It will also be an attempt to make up at least some ground on Chelsea, who are currently nine points clear at the top, albeit with a game in hand. However, you have […]
Iwobi to get the nod over Oxlade-Chamberlain at Goodison Tonight
Howdy. Stupid of me to say that today. We got Bayern Munich again, can’t be too many fans feeling particularly well. I know I don’t. But maybe that has something to do with the first day of work experience on top of a morning exam … Anyhow, we did indeed land ourselves the German giants […]
The Most interesting selection of Season? – Ramsey/Coq, Ox/Iwobi, Walcott/Perez??
Howdy. We face Stoke today and this presents us with a chance to go top of the league, at least temporarily. Chelsea don’t play till Sunday, but there’s another hitch though: we’ll have to beat Stoke by three or more goals to go top. This doesn’t look too big an ask when you take into […]
Wham! Bam! Thankyou, West Ham! 1- Arsenal 5!
I have to admit I was starting to forget how good a comprehensive win feels. Think our last win happened back in October, when we thrashed Ludogorets. November has been pretty mean in terms of wins, let alone comfortable ones. But yesterday I was reminded of that feeling. After a pretty depressing showing in the […]
West Ham preview: time to bring the Hammers down with a bang
Howdy. We face West Ham at Upton Park today in what will provide us with a chance to make up ground on the three frontrunners. Liverpool don’t play until Sunday, while City and Chelsea play one another, which means at least one team will drop points. Alas, they can’t both drop points… The last meetings […]