As it’s an international week, I thought why not do another loan watch. This time we take a closer look at Francis Coquelin’s season so far. The French youngster was loaned to German outfit Freiburg in the summer and, to be honest, that was kind of a surprise to me. With the signing of Mathieu […]
No Arsenal means no fun but also, to the relief of some, no stress. However, various players picking up problems while away performing for their countries does wreak havoc for the way you conduct yourself during this boring period of dull international football. Sure it’s great for the professionals themselves who have grown up dreaming […]
Last week I wrote about Flamini’s huge impact as a result of the instillment of fighting spirit. This week I look to address the tactical dilemma that has arisen now that Arteta, who previously occupied the defensive midfield/pivot role, is back to full fitness. I want to look at whether it is necessary for both […]
Gunners Town Top 5 What a weekend it has been for us Arsenal fans. As if Liverpool losing at home and Manchester United getting destroyed wasn’t enough to bring a smile to our faces, then overcoming Stoke City at the Emirates to go to the top of the Premier League sure did the trick. Life […]
Ry’s Match Previews The Transfer Window has slammed shut. It went to the wire again this year for us. Having signed only Mathieu Flamini and Yaya Sanogo on a free, the press and many of us were on Arsene Wenger’s back to spend money and strengthen the squad. He spent big money on Mesut Özil, […]
The Ones Who Got Away This is the second article in the series titled “The One That Got Away”, a series which basically sets out to look at the players whom Arsenal have missed out on over the years. Last time the focus was on Franck Ribery, currently a star player for the reigning European […]
Rocky’s Round Up The last 32 days was a real mix of emotions for us Arsenal fans. It went from slightly losing patience, to annoyance, to anger, then hope and finally happiness. Coming into August was the first time the strong majority of people were really beginning to start to panic about signings. We had been […]
Doppelpass We survived deadline day and managed to sign one of the best midfielders in the world. And guess what he’s not Spanish, he’s German 😉 Mesut Özil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid and I’m pleased to say I was wrong with my suggestion that we can’t seal such a deal. Mea culpa as the […]
Gunners Town Top 5 Happy Monday Gooners, and if today is half as good as Sunday then we are in for a treat. What an awesome day yesterday was. Not only did we start with Robin van Persie’s Manchester United losing, but then we went ahead and choked the chickens before putting them back in […]
Doppelpass With our place in the Champions League now secure, it’s time to get our transfer business started. Do we have deals in place? Do we have targets who demand Champions League football? I’m quite sure of that because otherwise we could have signed players before right? There’s simply no other explanation. As we are […]
