Let us relax – Arsenal transfers and angst We as Gooners know the drill, right? We’re all anxiously checking Google, Twitter, Facebook, or any online media (or any media, full STOP) for news on transfers. We hear stories that “personal terms have been agreed” for x player. We then read that “y player […]
I must say I don’t mind Liverpool. The City of Liverpool itself is a hallmark, for its history and culture, and the club generally follows this lead. So this Gooner, unlike some others, doesn’t hate them. I cannot really bring myself to hate a club that allowed Sir Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, or more […]
Arsenal vs. Chelsea – Europa League Final Preview So the final is upon us. We’re in Azerbaijan, and the talk of Mkhitaryan not going, fans’ travel costs, and why Azerbaijan was even chosen, now comes all to a head. THE Arsenal is facing off with Chelsea, for the Europa League. Our first European final […]
The coming Europa League final will be our seventh European final in total. The previous six have had two wins and four defeats, though we obviously will look to make it three from seven very soon. But what’s the story of our European finals? For a club of Arsenal’s global size, our European […]
Arsenal news – Europa League build-up In the run-up to Baku, some intriguing news has come up on various fronts: Cech Sky Sports announced that Petr Cech is to become Chelsea’s new technical director. I have some thoughts, some of which are conflicting on this. Petr Cech is a Chelsea legend and attained […]
Arsenal moments – 18/19 PL season In an earlier post, I gave views on the players and their individual season performances. Now, I will present views on which games – for me at least – stood out for their goodness, badness, or ugliness. So as the players have been rated, what about the performances? […]
Arsenal player reviews 18/19 So the PL season has ended, and it’s time to review the players’ performances. Our star strikers, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, have received wide plaudits this season. Auba won the Premier League Golden Boot, shared with Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah. Bernd Leno has been an […]
Valencia 2-4 Arsenal (3-7 agg.) Europa League Semi-Final We’re in the final. El jefe could get FOUR Europa League titles. And we’ve shown our good friends that we too can reach a European final. And it’s our first European final since the 2006 Champions League defeat to Barca. And both legs followed a similar pattern. […]
Arsenal 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion Premier League review Top four has gone, and given the recent state of affairs, this won’t be a very positive review. We have made some progress this season, both on and off the pitch, but we still hold some major issues that need rectification. Most of us […]
Arsenal vs. Brighton – Premier League preview A former Spurs player no less, Brighton’s manager Chris Hughton, comes to our place to help his side stay in the Premier League. We got a 1-1 draw on the southern English coast earlier this season, but both us and them have much to play for. Brighton […]
