So, Thomas Lemar could be on his way to the Arsenal this summer- after a season in which he flourished for Monaco, scoring 9 times and grabbing 10 assists (league stats). He is commanding £50m plus potential add on’s fee, is he worth it? … Absolutely. At 21, Thomas Lemar took Ligue 1 by storm; […]
A day to go now and the excitement is rising The end of the season, a dream realising A day to go now and all Gooners knowing Irrational yes, but confidence is growing Forgetting the facts, half the team want to leave Half the defence we are missing and still we believe Of course […]
There was a time I used to write many an article about tactics and formations and many of them were about the possibility of Wenger’s Arsenal returning to a 442 system, or a variation of it. If I am honest I gave up for a few years partly because I was continually told that 442, […]
There is much speculation about team selection for tonight’s match. Who is in goal? – Cech or Ospina or even our third string Emiliano Martinez and if there is a guessing game about the goalkeeper slot then double/treble it for the 10 other positions. The reason for the uncertainty is summarised in Wenger’s words “PSG […]
Confidence is the key for still young Iwobi You will have seen the clip doing the rounds during the international break of Alex Iwobi channeling his inner Jay Jay Okocha whilst wearing Nigerian green. As a loose ball drifts towards him, Iwobi runs and in one move lifts the ball over his opponent’s head using […]
On paper and based on their 2015/16 campaign, Arsenal stand a good chance of securing a first Premier League title since ‘The Invincibles’ romped to the crown in 2004. Arsene Wenger moved quickly to sign Granit Xhaka earlier this summer but Arsenal’s lack of transfer activity since will concern Gunners fans. Whilst their title rivals […]
Arsenal’s numerous unsuccessful attempts to bring in a world class striker has been well documented in recent times, and rightly so. Once again, this ‘weary-tale’ has begun to take centre stage this summer, with a section of the fan base already bracing themselves for what has now become a customary ‘market impossible’ mission at the […]
This week’s post will be inverted. First the Honourable Mentions, then the Stellar Moments and finally the Star Man. And let us not kid ourselves here we all know who that is. Honourable Mentions: Olivier Giroud: He made himself a possible target in the box every time there was one needed and his run ahead […]
“I am always confident that a last-minute situation or solution is available, because the transfer market is especially moving in the last four or five days. But at the moment I cannot promise you that. We have specific targets but sometimes you get an idea from somebody because you didn’t know that the player you […]
The season is over & the tabloids were right; We finished outside the Champions League spots, Sanchez was a waste of money & was a flop, Ozil continued float on the fringes doing nothing for the team, Our defence was shocking, We had no depth in midfield and Our strike force couldn’t hit a […]
