Very clear, very complicated Positives, Needs and Hopes Some games get lost in the joy of the win or dejection of loss. Others give such clarity as to what needs to change. This season it seems that we’ve been part of three results…. a few wins, a few losses and a bucket load of clarity. […]
The Players, The Club, but not The Coach Positives, Needs and Hopes At the beginning of the Arteta reign I wrote a blog about where the improvement would take us. I felt and still feel that although the improvement gives us great hope, a decent portion of it is simply taking us back to neutral. […]
There is certainly history with regard to Arsenal vs Leeds and in their previous FA Cup fixture, Thierry Henry, on loan from New York Red Bulls Soccer team, came back to reignite his career with the Gunners in 2012. Henry’s goal against Leeds in the FA Cup in his heroic return – with a typically […]
Arsenal in February (part 2) Tactics, Improvements and Innovations How incredibly weird this season is. Fans started the summer happy for a sabbatical as Arsenal had upset us in April and May. We then got excited as Edu returned. Then we panicked, got angry, #wecaredoyou, then we got a handful of shiny signings. Started slowly but […]
Arsenal in February Part One: The Players I’ve had this theory for months that Arsenal will run out of energy in February onwards, as Emery had us playing end-to-end basketball for 4 months. As with most everything I’ve feared would happen, I’ve either dialed that back or believe the opposite now due to everything Mikel […]
BETTER WITH ARTETA Arsene Wenger once said “Confidence goes down by the lift and up by the stairs.” It’s fair to say before Arteta’s arrival confidence was down in the deepest, darkest basement with no stairs even visible. The players were arguing and seemed not to care. Fans were angry – which showed they cared, but […]
The Gunners put on a promising display against Chelsea despite losing 2-1, with the opposition tactics causing two defensive calamities, that lead to a first defeat under new manager Mikel Arteta. For 70 minutes of this Arsenal vs Chelsea fixture, Arteta’s team looked promising, and for me deserved a draw rather than a loss. Arsenal’s […]
Arsenal and Chelsea, as the kings of the capital city, played another intriguing game here. And like in Azerbaijan, we came up second best again. And yes, kings of the capital city, since they’ve both won major trophies in recent history – unlike a certain football club in the Borough of Haringey. Chelsea -as they did […]
2019 is nearly over, though at the time of writing there are some games vs. Bournemouth and Chelsea to play yet. So as this year is coming to an end, which were the best and worst points of 2019? What were the games, players and moments, which caught our eye, whether good or […]
ADRENALINE MAN Positives, Needs and Hopes He didn’t score. He wasn’t really the star of the show. He was however, the instigator. It’s not the first time that Gabriel Martinelli’s infectious attitude and energy have shown to be contagious. Prior to the 69th minute, Arsenal were in with a fantastic chance of coming second in […]
