If we are to believe all the rumours about the race to replace our departing Manager, the club have narrowed it down to Allegri and Arteta. It would be fair to say that if you were led to believe that Allegri was the frontrunner and ready for a new managerial challenge, which he may well […]
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Wenger to stay for last year with Mikel Arteta his first team coach – New Theory
It is always enjoyable to expound a conspiracy theory in football (or perhaps more accurately a piecing-together of various snippets of collected information..) What follows is my very Arsenal version of what-ifs, maybes and the ultimate 2-and-2-makes-5 at least! From what Wenger is saying – at least, what I am hearing – it seems highly […]
The Four Defining Moments of Arsenal’s January Transfer Window
It’s safe to say that January was a hectic month for the Gunners. On the pitch, results were rather inconsistent as the North London club struggled to defeat teams like Nottingham Forest and Swansea, but they were able to defeat rivals, Chelsea, to reach the final of the Carabao Cup. Regarding the winter transfer window, […]
If you love us Arsene let us go – Save Arsenal and save your sanity
It’s not about Alexis Sánchez staying or going. It’s not about Mesut Özil signing a new contract or walking out on a free. It’s not about Jack Wilshere being out of contract and Calum Chambers getting a new deal. It’s not about offering Danny Welbeck a 2-years extension and see him hesitating. It’s about […]
Don’t expect Arsenal to ‘Splash the Cash’ if decision made for Wenger to leave this Summer
I began 2018 with a resolution to get back to writing twice a week and here we are on the 9th January and I have failed already. Why? Because there is virtually nothing about my team and events surrounding Arsenal that have inspired me to write. Well of course that is not strictly true and […]
Finally an actual solution to the problem that is Arsenal – Part 3
If you were in charge at Arsenal Football Club (Part 3) Arteta is in charge. Koulibaly has taught our defenders Senegalese. Meunier has shown the fans what a RB with skill can produce. The new midfield is powerful, found a Santi replacement and replaced the looks of Xhaka with the looks and mobility of […]
Wrigglesworth, Mislintat and now Sanllehi – Is the Gazidis delivering on the ‘Catalyst for Change’?
For some years now, we’ve all known the score. Under Arsene Wenger, you had Pat Rice, and then Steve Bould. Alongside the manager and his direct assistant, the backroom was made up of Boro Primorac, Tony Colbert, Steve Rowley and Gerry Peyton. Essentially if you’d played Football Manager down the years, this troop were your […]
Arsenal need a Catalyst to Change their ‘Cajones’ and so much more
I fear for our club….and for reasons people WON’T like cited…. The defeat to Watford for me at least was not a surprise. Deeney was right, if not disrespectful. We did lack the cajones in that game, and Watford did sense it. Everybody senses it these days. However, there is a club which is showing […]
Leadership, Tactics and Players – Arsenal need Strong, Strong, Strong and we have Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
Where do we go from here? It’s the same old Arsenal, seemingly. We all have our views on the manager, but then what really is the issue? And what really needs to change? One way I look at things is via how each facet is aligned for success. I think for any organisation, in any […]
The Implications of Overmars coming in and Gazidiz Potentially going out at Arsenal?
World Cup Hangover On the back of the recent “boring” international break, there were so many different implications for lots of the Arsenal players and team. Can Alexis Sanchez ever forgive Columbian international goal keeper David Ospina for trying to save the Peru indirect free kick? Will Moh Elneny ever get over his hangover after […]