Around this time last year, it’s said that prior to a home game in 16/17, our CEO Ivan Gazidis, mentioned we needed a catalyst for change. He was, after a poor transfer window and early 17/18 start, ridiculed for this assertion. However, is he now having the last laugh? Maybe. Wenger has gone. New players […]
Where were you when Wenger left? For all Gooners, I guess it was a seismic moment when we heard that we left. It’s like when US President JFK died. For many years afterwards, people often used to recall where they were when they heard he was assassinated. My JFK moment involved aid from a […]
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Arsenal – Premier League review. A bientôt, Monsieur Wenger. So we got a win away from home, at last. And a good way to end Mr Wenger’s illustrious tenure at our football club. It was an ironic end, which Arsene himself alluded to as ourselves and Huddersfield share Herbert Chapman as […]
So it’s Wenger’s final game…..ever. It’s a sad occasion. I’ve wanted him out for a while, but then he is a giant in our club. He got a great send-off for his final league game at home. So we need to give him a win, and to stop our bad away form, at least. This […]
Arsenal 5-0 Burnley – A bientot Monsieur Wenger – Premier League review It’s the final Wenger home game, which we finished in style. And how…. Burnley was very poor, considering they had the opportunity to beat us to get in the driving seat for sixth place. But their attacking play was limp, and […]
Arsenal vs. Burnley preview So it’s Arsene’s last home game at Arsenal. There will be a party atmosphere, but then this will be a preview as much as it is a celebration of his tenure. As for the game, it’s pretty much the sixth-place play-off final. Burnley, whilst a “small club”, can finish above […]
Red Devilled at Old Trafford… I was not expecting a victory here. But even though we lost, we didn’t lose badly. Overall, it was a good performance, and we probably should have got a draw at least. It was nice to see Wenger being praised by both Sir Alex and his new buddy Mourinho. As […]
I see ourselves and United as similar clubs in many ways. Both have been definitive in shaping the Premier League as a global sporting brand. Both have had iconic players and managers, in PL history and prior. For every Best, Sir Bobby, Robson, Keane, Schmeichel, Beckham and Cantona, there is a Jennings, O’Leary, Brady, Adams, […]
I don’t think so….(really I don’t….) So it’s been decided. Wenger is leaving. I’ve been Wenger out for a while now. But then I hold strongly mixed emotions in this context. I’m both surprised and unsurprised. It had to happen, but I didn’t anticipate it at this time. Moreover, whilst the latter years were […]
In the penultimate Wenger home league game, we got a nervy win vs. West Ham. The scoreline doesn’t suggest it was easy. the first half showed a strong West Ham performance, considering they needed the points amidst being in a relegation battle. We didn’t really look sharp in the opening moments, and West […]
