‘Sunday, Thursday and Freddie’ A POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Special How did you feel when you found out about Emery/Freddie? It was 5:30am here in Tennessee. It felt weird. Like everyone, I was anticipating it, so it felt very […]
Author Archive | Mike McDonald
‘Someone dropped a ladder in the deep dark hole’ – [Positive Needs and Hopes]
‘Someone dropped a ladder in the deep dark hole’ By the time you read this surely he’s been sacked! If he hasn’t then these thoughts will need to be delayed. I had multiple negative titles and thoughts for this blog but I’m quite honestly bored of writing about Unai Emery. I want to be happy […]
Will Tottenham’s Decisiveness Save Arsenal? – Could Freddie possibly do any worse?
Will Spurs save Arsenal?’ Positives, Needs and Hopes Sometimes other people’s boldness nudges others to action. If our board’s reason for not already firing Unai Emery is that they don’t want to be labelled by others in the game as impatient, then maybe they will be prompted by an unlikely source. There are different reasons […]
All eyes on the Arsenal Board – Is it Enrique coming to Inglaterra?
‘All eyes on the Arsenal board’ My writings have been lengthy recently. This is because there has been so much to say. This will be shorter. It is shorter because life is simple at Arsenal right now. It is simple because it all pivots on two decisions. I’m not sure that Auba’s form, Ozil’s […]
Emery has sucked the hope from players and fans – Vitoria Match Report
‘I looked around, but I can’t find HOPE’ When Unai Emery took over I was so excited. To be fair, much of this excitement was due to years of hoping for change. I was impressed that he was making Ozil and Ramsey accountable for poor performances, that we seemed to have more defensive energy […]
When better is still only average – Another Emery Formation, another lead surrendered!!
‘When Better is Average ‘ Positives, Needs and Hopes If I was the Arsenal board then yesterday’s game would have troubled me more than all the others. Why? I’d say that when you’ve had a group of miserable performances and then (finally) play better, even if it’s a little better, and you still […]
Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal [5-4 Penalties]: ‘A Seminal Moment at the Crossroads’
‘A Seminal Moment at the Crossroads’ Any day now it’s about to happen. The Arsenal board will arrive at the crossroads. They have to decide. Most certainly a seminal moment in our recent history. Even though this game was the least important (finally a fun fest for the fans), it once again exposed Emery. We […]
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace: ‘The Unnecessary Self Destruction of Unai Emery’
‘The Unnecessary Self Destruction of Unai Emery’ I wonder if anyone in Unai Emery’s circle will ever sit him down and tell him the truth. As and when he leaves Arsenal somebody needs to tell him that he blew up his own birthday party. Last Spring many wanted a rest from Arsenal. In a short […]
Arsenal 3-2 Vitoria SC: ‘Pepe lays a rug on Madface’ [Positive Needs & Hopes]
‘Pepe lays a rug on Madface’ Sliding doors moment for Nicholas Pepe and Unai Emery?? For the first 70 minutes I was wondering if Emery’s last real positive was slipping away. We’ve been very good in the EL and yet again we were poor AND poor and losing. Not only has Pepe’s two moments of […]
Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal: The Points, the Table, the Fixtures or the Games
‘The Points, the Table, the Fixtures or the Games’ Before every game I pick the team in my head. Before every transfer window I pick who I’d sell and buy too. Every once in a while I imagine what I’d do if I was Raul, Vinai and Edu. I sit here tonight thinking about the […]