After an abject performance by Arsenal at home to Aston Villa, you can bet the last thing Arteta and his carefully selected coaching team wanted or needed was a prolonged, enforced period, in which they were unable to work with their squad. However, against Leeds, the line up and team structure at least suggested a […]
Mikel Arteta, the next Arsenal manager On 12th of September last year Mikel Arteta told SER Catalunya: “I was about to leave [for Arsenal], but I stopped myself. The first [time] was different, the second [Newcastle] was mostly me. “Firstly, that I am not in a hurry and I have not felt that I […]
Hello and welcome to Watford vs Arsenal LIVE… brought to you by Arsenal’s official car and van rental partner Europcar. It’s been a fantastic international break for the Gunners, with the squad that demolished Manchester United 3-0 a couple weeks ago, stealing the plaudits across Europe with some refined displays for their respective countries. But […]
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 […]
He is our new captain and he looks massively honoured and proud about it, he said it himself immediately after lifting the Community Shield at Wembley. Let’s give Mikel Arteta a break, gentlemen – can we? He’s not a powerhouse, he will never be Patrick Vieira or Gilberto Silva but he’s never failed to give his […]
At the time it was revealed Cesc Fabregas wasn’t returning to Arsenal, reports (including me) suggested it was largely due to Mesut Ozil’s arrival last summer. However, after taking a deeper look at that line of thought, it occurred to me that it’s because Arsene was already beginning to build something special in central midfield, […]
Two goals from Theo Walcott and another from Lukas Podolski cancelled out Carlton Cole’s opener as Arsenal came from behind to beat West Ham at Upton Park. It was an entertaining Boxing Day London derby with chances galore for both sides, but Arsenal’s superior quality eventually told and it was enough to send us back […]
In an ideal world, my first match report for Welcome To The Gunners Town match review would’ve followed a thrilling encounter packed with goals and talking points, maybe in the manner of the 5-2 victory against Tottenham Hotspurs, or even a gentle 7-3 win against a club managed by Alan Pardew. Either would’ve done nicely. As […]
Welcome to my new weekly column “What’s the score with Jeremy Lebor”. I aim to talk about current Arsenal topics, gossip and the like. Along with every other hardened Gooner, I do have an opinion and more often than not it is at odds with what others may think, buy hey, that’s half of the fun and […]
Arsene Wenger is a man who isn’t known for discussing Arsenal’s transfer business. Whether you like it or love it, it is very rare that the Frenchman will opt to talk about potential ins and outs at the club. WTTGT
