Things looked ominous for Arsenal as they went 1-0 down to Molde in the Europa League on Thursday night. 20 or so minutes in and it looked like the game was following a familiar pattern to our recent encounters against lesser oppositions. The Norwegian champions sat deep and were happy to cede possession to the […]
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Is Mikel Arteta suddenly trying to be too clever? Time to keep it simple at Old Trafford
Arsenal head into the game against Manchester United on Sunday in something of a rut. Back to back league defeats against Manchester City and Leicester have taken the shine off of a promising preseason and transfer window. For the first time in his brief managerial career questions are being asked of Mikel Arteta. On the […]
Thomas’ arrival means Partey time is over for Granit Xhaka
It’s party time at the Emirates – and not the kind that’s been getting the England team into trouble this week. Arsenal finally managed socially distance themselves from the Atletico board they’d spent the summer negotiating with, and secure the signing of Thomas Partey. The heist-like nature of the deal could easily have been cut […]
Arsenal’s Centre back surplus: Who stays and who goes?
With the signing of Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille imminent, Arsenal have a surplus of centre backs in their squad. The arrival of the Brazilian and the return of William Saliba from a loan spell at St. Etienne mean that we now have a whopping NINE centre backs on our roster. How we got here is […]
Ratings out of 10 for all the signings of the Raul Sanllehi era at Arsenal
History books will show that the period between February 2018 and August 2020 at Arsenal was undoubtedly a chaotic one. The club churned through four times as many managers in those two and a half years as they had done in the previous 22. On the pitch we dropped from a team battling just on […]
Willian: What will our strongly rumoured new signing bring to the Emirates Party?
Chelsea’s season came to an end last night as they lost 4-1 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. 7-1 on aggregate. After scrolling through hilarious memes suggested Frank Lampard’s side change their new shirt sponsors from 3 to 7-Up my thoughts quickly turned to Willian. If reports are to be believed the Brazilian is […]
Leno or Martinez No.1 for 20/21? – Analysis of Passing, Shot-stopping, Crosses and Experience
It might seem strange to think now, but Neal Maupay may have been the most important man in Arsenal’s 2019/20 season. Suspend your outrage for a second and think back to June the 20th and the awful 2-1 loss to Brighton. At the time Maupay went careered deliberately into Bernd Leno, causing him to fall […]
Exclusive Scouting Interview on David Brooks – Should Arsenal challenge Man U and Leicester for the Creative Midfielder?
The transfer window officially opened last Monday, and as Mikel Arteta begins to make his plans for the future, one man who seems certain not to be a part of them is Mesut Ozil. Relations between the two have gotten so bad that the luminous blonde mane of academy youngster Mathew Smith was chosen on […]
Coutinho or Buendia: Detailed breakdown of which creator should replace Ozil at Arsenal
Arsenal’s sported their new home kit for the first time this season in the 3-2 win over Watford on Sunday. The chevron-laden red and white strip had been launched earlier last week under slightly strange circumstances. Usually Adidas tend to accompany their kit releases with a customary marketing hastag of #DareToCreate, but this was nowhere […]