The match last night was a viewer’s delight. Before the game, the papers were full of what Klopp intended to do in order to counteract Arsenal`s passing game and to take the game to them. There were rumours that Wenger had suggested that he was prepared for the hard pressing onslaught that typified Klopp`s approach […]
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Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool: Cech stands firm as Gunners come up short
There are draws which feel like a point rescued and draws that feel like points dropped. Yesterday’s result falls into the second category for me for two reasons: We expected a win. Quite rightly so, given the overall quality of our squad and the overall quality of Liverpool’s The last impression sticks. By that I […]
Buy, buy. Why, why? All that glitters is not gold…
Bright and sparkly isn’t always better. The world, his wife and their newborn Labradoodle are calling for Arsene to spend the spare £50 mill in his sky rocket replace Ollie with a worldie striker. In my dealings on Twitter in the past week, I recalled a conversation slating OG12 as being a £12m striker and […]
Ramsey and Theo or Ox and Giroud? – The decisions ahead of Liverpool’s visit
This evening Arsenal return to the Emirates for a blockbuster clash against Liverpool. No matter what our thoughts on the opposition are it’s always a big game given the history of the 2 clubs. In the same fixture last season we gave Liverpool a footballing lesson spanking them 4:1! I don’t expect tonight’s game to […]
Arsenal vs Aston Villa: View From The Opponents
View From The Opponents Arsenal will start their 2013-14 league campaign at home to Aston Villa on Friday. Both teams endured indifferent campaigns last season, the only difference being that Arsenal’s scramble was at the top and Villa’s at the bottom. Ahead of the game tomorrow, I caught up with Stuart Young of Avillafan.com for a small chat. While […]