2 wins in 2 makes it an inappropriate time to maintain my stance on the boss so I’m going to highlight something different this week. A little situation I’ve observed at Arsenal is that when world class players are at the club it brings the best out of our promising younger players that also have […]
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Time to stick with the winning team for today – Stick with Pace, power, skill and Precision?
Arsene Wenger has surprisingly not been too rigid to experiment during the start of a crucial season, with new systems and new players given time to strike a balance, and the dividends seem to be paying off now. Unlike last season’s chemistry between Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud which got the best out […]
Can a fit Abou Diaby be Arsenal’s new Defensive Shield?
Arsenal is a team who will always have to defend counter-attacks, and aim to halt other offensive teams in their tracks, especially with the recently adopted 4-1-4-1 formation. But they would hardly achieve that with a stagnant anchor or a clumsy screener in the middle of the park. A different route might have to be […]
Arsene Wenger ASSESSING whether Arsenal NEED to make MORE SIGNINGS to an improved squad for the new season
Arsenal vs Manchester United, February .. 2014. We had just lost heavily to Liverpool and were given the chance to produce a roaring response against a team who had been having a poor season by their standards. Basically, the game was there to be won. But we played a frustrating goalless draw and didn’t create […]
Gunners ‘D’Manding’ a DM but have we already got him, them?
The Frankenstein syndrome. Here we are in again in August, on the eve of the Community Shield and the outlook has changed most definitely from recent years, as in, by mid-July, we already had four signings made, and good ones at that, with good money spent. Also, we’re back in England, as we’re actually playing […]
Santi signs extension but many fans don’t see him in the team – You are Wenger for the day Part 2
Today I am delighted to introduce the follow up to the ‘If you were Wenger for a day’ article in which our writers selected their Arsenal team from a fully fit squad. It throw up some varied selections and indeed some interesting formations as well. In Part 2 in is the turn of Gunners Town […]
YOU are Arsene Wenger for the day – Everyone is fit so who plays and in what formation?
We all love a bit of moaning on social media don’t we? We all think we know better than Arsene Wenger don’t we? We all think we can make tactical substitutions at the right time! We certainly all think that playing with the same formation week in and week out, regardless of the opposition and […]
Arsenal to assess on-loan starlet before spending in the summer transfer window; the need for momentum and FA Cup glory
Hello and welcome back to my Gunners Town blog. Don’t adjust the date on your phones, it is a Thursday, and it is the work of me (Matt Cotton) appearing before your very eyes. You see, I’m kind of the Mathieu Flamini of the Gunners Town team; not particularly attractive, but willing to fill in […]
SEASON OVER: Transfer window disaster and injuries spell the end of Arsenal’s trophy hunt
Afternoon Gooners. As you may remember, last week I talked about Sod’s law and how Arsenal had the opportunity and ability to take charge in their forthcoming crunch matches and throw Sod’s law back into their rivals’ faces. And what did we get?! Utter humiliation against Liverpool. Now, I watched Liverpool tear into their high-flying […]
ARSENAL RATINGS: Mesut Ozil better, Santi Cazorla the best but Jack Wilshere poor again against Manchester United
Nerves, fear, trepidation gripping both teams – robbed the watching public of a football match where expression is a required component of which gives a feeling that you are being entertained. Fear of enjoying the experience of playing football took over two professional teams and reminded us that the stakes are really high in the Premier […]