The ordinary era: identity under threat. This season has been different to others. Normally we start brightly, collapse mid-winter before recovering enough for a top 4 battle and FA cup grab at the end. While I love the FA cup and I’m thankful for being able to see my team regularly lift it […]
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Will Wenger now finally Embrace Europa League?
Will Wenger finally Embrace Europa League? There hasn’t been much buzz around the Europa League draw from Gunners fans. Perhaps the prospect of a freezing away trip to Östersunds in northern Sweden wasn’t welcomed with open arms like a trip to Milan or Bilbao would be. However, as most Arsenal fans have not been shy […]
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea – Super Jack fires Gunners to heroic but disappointing draw
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London January 4th, 2018 The good Arsenal turned up today, and not the bad one that showed up at West Ham, Southampton, or West Brom. I genuinely suspected it might, and I tweeted such pre-match. I don’t know, maybe it was a hunch, but a correct one nonetheless. Chelsea look […]
Dean was Poor but Arsenal were Dire – A Wenger record but the song the same
WBA 1-1 Arsenal Not the best of performances last night. And a certain Mr. Dean did rob us. But in honesty, that’s not what’s bothering me. What IS bothering is another sideways shuffle and impotent performance in the final third. We had more than enough, in terms of personnel, to win that game. It’s just […]
Alexis MOTM but another 8/10 from Wilshere will see Southgate call and Wenger offer a contract
Palace 2-3 Arsenal This was good. Yes, we showed more mistakes in places. But overall, this was a good performance. And befitting of our manager’s record-equalling game. Palace huffed and puffed a bit in the opening minutes, and Zaha looked strong throughout. However, we bossed this period, with sharp passing, pressing, and incisive inter-play. Our […]
Back to 3,4,3 to pack midfield and ‘Stop Supply to Salah’
Arsenal vs. Liverpool Premier League preview Christmas is near, but will we get an early present by beating the Scousers? We will see. However, Salah looks like the signing of the season, and Klopp is still a quality manager. He’s publicly said that we’re a dangerous team, and both hold numerous similarities. We’re both technical […]
Wenger to surprise Liverpool with Maitland-Niles at Right Back?
Reflecting on last night’s narrow cup win I find myself considering what the match against West Ham might suggest for Friday’s visit of Liverpool. Who was not selected and whether that means they have now been upgraded to the ‘A’ Team and on last night performances, who pressed their claims to face the Anfield Reds. […]
Certainly getting a ‘Toon’ Out of Ozil as Maitland-Niles continues to shine – AFCv NUFC
Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United Premier League review I was in the North Bank Upper for this game, and I expected us to win beforehand, and we did. But my sincere hope was not to see “square pass football”. Even though we won, my wish was not granted. We didn’t attack with much width. We dominated […]
Slow, Slow, Sideways, Slow – Arsenal need new tactics after failing to breakdown Hammers
West ham 0-0 Arsenal It really seems we’re in the Twilight Zone. Wasn’t this akin to the Southampton performance? Or the United one to some extent? More “pass, pass, pass”, and not enough “shoot, shoot, shoot”, and “score, score, score”. The overview here is very like recent games, however: Our clear-cut chances were limited. Wilshere, […]
Floundering Mertesacker, Hot Headed Xhaka and the Incompetence of Referees
I have just watched the match on TV and I was resolved to post a blog on the game when I sat down to write it and I saw Alex Baguzin`s preview. As usual he was pretty accurate in the make-up of the team and he identified the threats of the opposing team. Unfortunately he […]