I’ll get straight to the point: can someone explain the logic of substituting Olivier Giroud with Theo Walcott when the opposite team defends well deep into their half? I don’t get it and yet Arsène Wenger does it quite often. At a time in the game that saw us putting some real pressure on Liverpool’s […]
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Wisdom of “The Dutch Master” holds the key to Gunners misfiring attack
Still no wins at the Emirates this season, how frustrating! As pointed out by the usually very zealous media outlets, we failed to score at home in five of our last six outings, which is also very frustrating. I think there is enough evidence to say that we *might* need tactical adjustments ahead of the […]
Wenger has switched to a Brazilian 4222 without telling us?
Hi fellow Gooners, I’d like to share some of my thoughts about a very important – although nervy – win at Selhurst Park, would you mind reading this blog? Playing Crystal Palace away from home is not ideal when you are already desperate for a win, therefore I wasn’t utterly confident about us getting the […]
Aaron Ramsey: from Zero to Hero and back again – what does the future hold for the Welshman?
Aaron Ramsey is becoming a very divisive character nowadays. At only 25 years of age, this fella has already endured some very hard times in his career and is likely to get some more stick from fans, especially if Arsène Wenger keeps playing him alongside Francis Coquelin in midfield. I still don’t know what to […]
Wenger eyes adjustments to ‘Width’ and ‘Coordination in Midfield’ ahead of Palace
Hello fellow Gooners, it’s me…again! Double session this week, like the one some of our players would deserve after the horror show last Sunday. Alan Pardew and Crystal Palace are not far away, hence I tried to imagine how Arsène Wenger could spread his men across the pitch: it’s safe to say that some things […]
Even Mid-table Teams Are Buying Stars In The Prem: No Place For Complacency Arsene
Good news guys, I’m not going to talk about the home loss to West Ham. It was ugly and unexpected but it’s past already, none of our moaning or brilliant words of advice will change the result. I’d rather talk about what’s up next: Crystal Palace away, Liverpool at home, Newcastle away, Stoke at home, […]
Wojciech Szczesny was set to become our Gianluigi Buffon – but it doesn’t look like he will anymore
Wojciech Szczesny has completed his move to AS Roma, the guy himself announced the deal via his Instagram account. Although all reports do not agree about the formula of the deal, John Cross of the Mirror believes that the initial loan move could be made permanent for as little as £ 5m. If confirmed, that means […]
Does Wenger secretly believe he can reunite Ozil and Benzema this window?
Well, Arsène Wenger doesn’t seem to be very busy these days; a non-newsflash which could easily create anxiety and worry but instead of sending me straight to a complete meltdown, actually does generate some anticipation and expectation – which are totally unjustified. When I see the man avoiding questions about transfers or drop enigmatic replies, […]
Arsene’s lack of transfer activity should be cheered by Arsenal fans – ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit’
Yesterday’s Press Conference (Telegraph agrees with AW) “I believe we have the quality, and it’s now about how much we can be stronger together,” he said. “We have to move forward together, which for me it is more important than dreaming about finding a miraculous player who wins you everything.” Arsène Wenger’s apparent inactivity in […]
The Top 10 of Arsenal Hidden Gems, Part 2 – Matches you will be pleased to be reminded of!
Well it seems Top 10s are the theme of this week on Gunners Town. They are always a very entertaining exercise and not wishing to miss out of the fun here is my contribution Previous posts on this site by guests or fellow writers brought back a lot of memories – both good and bad […]