Over the years, goalkeepers such as Almunia, Fabianski, Mannone and Ospina were all simply not good enough. Szczesny certainly had potential but was far too rash, impulsive and didn’t command his area. And Cech never provided us with the desired consistency which was required and made frequent mistakes, particularly in his penultimate season (2017/18) with […]
On Friday night, England’s ruthless Under-21 side continued their unbeaten qualifying campaign for next years European Championships with a comprehensive 0-6 victory against Kosovo, which saw Arsenal youngster – Eddie Nketiah – captain the side and put the game out of sight with a 10-minute hat-trick early in the second half. The array of talent […]
It started with a tweet: We haven’t seen a character like Mattéo Guendouzi for quite some time at the Arsenal, have we?For years, we’ve been served well-mannered, cool-headed guys who would never dare to disagree – at least not publicly; there was the Xhaka saga, with the Swiss player lashing out at fans before being […]
Saka too young for England For those questioning why other young players are being selected for Southgate’s England, perhaps such as Foden or Greenwood, ahead of our own revelation Bukayo Saka, I say be careful what you wish for. When you question the elevation of Ainsley Maitland-Niles over Saka, just rewind a few weeks and […]
Season of Surprises – Crystal Ball 20/21…. Asking the GT readers (Part 1) For the first time in a generation I’m very excited about an Arsenal season. Fans feed on belief and Mikel Arteta is obliging. To preview the season, I thought it would be fun to ask the Gunners Town readers for your opinion […]
When Dani Ceballos joined the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid last season, much was expected of him and it was fair to say that he was the direct replacement for the departing Aaron Ramsey, an Arsenal stalwart that served the club for many years before his big money move to Juventus. Ceballos himself had […]
It is not often in the modern era that players burst on to the scene at 16, particularly not at Premier League clubs. That said, Arsenal’s youngest league debutant has come in recent times, when Jack Wilshere, aged 16 years and 256 days, took his bow. It is interesting therefore that the subject of our […]
Arteta has spoken in the past on how he requires his centre forward to provide more fundamental traits to the team, rather than just being a ‘fox in the box’ and converting chances. Our Gabonese superstar, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is an elite goalscorer, but struggles to link play together. This is why we have seen Lacazette […]
There’s been talk lately of a move for Hector Bellerin to PSG. With talk of needing to sell to buy, is it time that we cashed in on Hector? These are the pro points for keeping him, in my view: – Not old Hector is 25, which is one’s prime generally […]
You can’t sell Hector, he’s world class innit You can’t play Cedric, Saints reject so binit! Don’t matter bruv we got Ainsley Maitland-Niles Not posh like his name but better by miles I make you wrong, Niles ain’t no fullback mate He’s a wing-back guv, or maybe an ‘Eight’ Either way the Englishman […]
