After listening to Arsene Wenger speak to the collected royalty of the broadcast media and press I had the ability to watch a few minutes of the players warming up for training. There was, as you would expect no shortage of smiles and a general feeling of positivity emanating from the group and it was […]
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The Player that Changed a Season – Le Coq the new signing that cost us nothing has a dream!
Francis Coquelin: I also have a dream On Boxing Day, I got to go to my first live Arsenal game at The Emirates in 6 years. (Steve lives in Oz.) Arsenal were sitting in 6th & Francis Coquelin was sitting on the bench following his surprise recall from Charlton Athletic. The recall was a surprise, […]
Ramsey stakes a claim to central berth as Santi fades after Wenger’s subs inspire comeback
Well this is awkward. We all know how people tend to overlook the performance in the context of the result. Of course, it’s fair to say this is mostly wrong: down the years Arsenal fans have seen good performances aplenty only to see the Gunners consequently lose the match. Many started supporting Arsenal for the […]
Photo Exclusive – Per Mertesacker & Francis Coquelin visit new Arsenal community centre by Emirates Stadium
Per Mertesacker and Francis Coquelin visited Arsenal’s newly opened community centre by Emirates Stadium on Friday afternoon. The 1st team stars surprised two groups of local schoolchildren holding classes at the ‘Arsenal Hub’, before helping to kick-off a first official match on the pitch. THE ARSENAL HUB – HOME OF ARSENAL COMMUNITY OPENS ITS DOORS The […]
Alexis, Monreal, Coquelin – The Bermuda Triangle where opposition attacks disappear!
Hull Hull had a very specific plan in place for us. It was a good plan, and it had worked against Liverpool, but we are (by some distance) a better side than Liverpool, and where the strengths of the plan paid off against Rogers side it’s weaknesses were mercilessly exploited by us. Another problem that Steve […]
Thierry, do the Arsenal really need an entirely new spine?
Do you remember my blog from last week? I said Thierry Henry was right in his criticism of Olivier Giroud, I said I agreed with him about us not being able to win the title with (only) Olivier Giroud upfront. I didn’t change my mind since, however I’d like to point out that anything else […]
Who should be Arsenal’s Club Captain Next Season? – Not an easy one but have your vote!!
Hello ladies and gents, my fellow Gooners! I am sure you’ve missed me 😉 I have been away for a while due to a broken computer. I’ve missed out on many talking points and it has hurt me a lot not being able to jubilate and rant I will not lie to you but I […]
This is how Arsenal will beat Chelsea – Turn their ‘Strength into their Weakness.’
The thought barely leaves me to be honest. How to Beat Chelsea As Arsenal exit a decade of self imposed austerity for me it’s always been about dispatching Liverpool and focussing on Chelsea. Ever since Roman arrived we have had to react to them. They manipulated the transfer market to suit their own affluence knowing […]
Arsene to surprise Chelsea with a Mourinho like plan to nullify Hazard
Alexis Sanchez has been nominated for Barclay’s Premier League Player of the Year award, which is fully deserved. The Chilean’s first season at the Arsenal and in the Premier League has been fantastic: his obvious quality, combined with a very British willingness to dig in, immediately won our affection, not even mentioning the huge […]
No semi is easy – Team changes, impressive Reading and Martin Twatkinson made this one harder…
That was nerve-racking. Much more than any of us would have liked. After the game I rushed for my validol. I know a couple of my friends who rushed to pubs or their secret alcohol stashes to ease the pressure. But we made it into the final and, first and foremost, I want to clear up […]