Why are we poor away from home? For me, it’s a no-brainer. There has been much understandable and legitimate debate amongst fans about this, and for me, it just stems from our tactical and psychological weaknesses. Surroundings Our overall record at home is strong. I do not have exact stats to hand but I’d […]
This was another poor performance. We couldn’t get a Toon from the team today….. It seems there is something telling about our away form, certainly vis a vis our home form. I was hoping we could win this game. But then such hope was misguided, apparently. The thing is we started well. PEA and […]
Newcastle vs. Arsenal preview Premier League With the CSKA Moscow win, and the Atletico Madrid draw in the Europa League, we move onto the Toon on Sunday 15th April. Benitez is a manager of pedigree, having done something that Wenger hasn’t in fairness (win the Champions League). Nonetheless, he and Wenger have had numerous battles […]
Arsenal 3-2 Southampton review – Premier League – 8th April 2018 (H) We were lucky. I’d readily admit that. We didn’t really play well for extended periods. But then we managed to sneak the win all the same. The starting line up was OK, though I don’t believe it was that weak. Wenger clearly […]
It’s now on to Russia (with love)…from a sound first-leg victory. It’s often said that we don’t play sexy football anymore. That Wengerball is as extinct as the dinosaurs, the dodo, mammoths, and Neanderthals. Well apparently, Wengerball made a Lazarus-esque comeback last night. Despite some poor defending at times, we tore CSKA Moscow to […]
Hopefully another nail in Stoke’s relegation coffin…. I attended this game, and it was good to be back at our home again. I don’t go as often as I wish to, but I do my best. Our ground, despite being 12 years old, still holds up well in both English and global terms. It’s a […]
Arsenal vs. Stoke City preview Premier League – 1st April 2018 Easter Sunday, (H) Stoke is a kind of weird club for us. The Aaron Ramsey thing is naturally big. As is, from their standpoint “Let’s all do the Wenger!!” I don’t dislike nor detest many clubs. The Edmonton-adjacent lillywhites feature here, as do […]
Wright, Henry, PEA……how the past can affect the present I don’t like to compare past eras with the present, since every era has its own needs, circumstances, and challenges. We cannot look to the 1989, 1991, or 1998 teams as formulae of how to win the league now. The contexts of then and now are […]
Arsenal vs. AC Milan (Round of 16 – 2nd Leg) Emirates Stadium – March 15, 2018 Can we learn from the Ostersund second leg game? We’ll see. However, with the international break coming up, why not play with as strong a team as possible? This can be mixed of course with young players, or squad […]
A fellow contributor here, Mr. Dougie Cazorla, made a great piece on how Wenger does “do tactics”, but not well enough. I agree with his analysis in very large part. However, I think it is a valid criticism, albeit stretched and distorted somewhat. So, using my best colloquial/non-Standard English: is the notion that Wenger “don’t […]
