I’m still not saying it What was our aim at the start of the season? For me it was to finish in the top 4. I have no doubt that for the club it was very much the same, so let’s examine where we are in relation to that goal. In the table on […]
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The Rise of Arsenal’s SuperTeam under Mikel Arteta
A picture is a worth a thousand words, it really is. Just look at that beautiful viz. This article is a snippet into Arsenal’s recent history, milestone moments and the rise of a new superpower in world football. The xG v xGA chart starts off with the 2019/20 season. Arsenal have had a horrendous start […]
What to we do with Albert Sambi Lokonga – Fan’s have their say!
So, at half-time of Arsenal’s FA Cup third round tie at lowly Oxford, there was a collective fanbase bemoaning that may of the squad’s fringe players simply were not of the quality required for the team to sustain its title challenge. However, there seems to be one player more singled out for criticism than others, Albert […]
Keep the Faith: Can Eddie Help Maintain Arsenals Pre-World Cup Form?
It wouldn’t be an off-season or a break without some kind of Arsenal meltdown. However, this has been somewhat justifiable as our talisman, arguably the man who has epitomised our resurgence and our best start in PL history has just undergone surgery and will be out for most likely three months. I will not waste […]
Arteta will give Eddie Nketiah the opportunity to fill the big Jesus’ Boots
The World Cup has been enjoyable, with surprises galore and of course star performances from our boy Bukayo. However, as Arsenal fans are desperate for our domestic form to continue later this month, we will all have been watching with fingers crossed that none of our players picked up the dreaded injury. Hence, the news […]
3 months? Edu and Arteta start scrambling.
So, apparently, the worse case scenario has come to fruition. Jesus will not rise from his knee knock and is likely to be out for 3 months. This has sent London C into crisis mode and I have managed, through my second cousin’s dog walker’s step brother, to get a copy of Friday’s emergency exec […]
The Arsenal Mid-Season Awards (Part 1)
And as the first half of the season comes to a close, the champagne opens, the trophy’s are engraved and the players arrive for ‘The Arsenal Mid-Season Awards. Your host for tonight will be Lucas Chambers, so take a seat, pour yourself a glass of champagne and enjoy your evening. With the players in their […]
Does Gabriel Jesus’ goal drought matter?
When a team wins so convincingly, scoring 5, you would expect that team’s centre forward to have been among the goals. So, when Arsenal did exactly that against Nottingham Forest, and Gabriel Jesus failed to score for the 7th successive match in which he featured, some in the media may have been questioning the Brazilian’s […]
Richard Keys – I am genuinely worried for you!
The Arsenal produce one of their best performances of the season and yet again, all Richard ‘Past His Sell By Date’ Keys can focus on Mikel and the technical area. Within minutes of the final whistle, Keys was on his one man soap box about Arteta ‘hanging out’ side his technical area. “ Why is […]
Arteta to opt for a back 3 v PSV to rest jaded stars?
Arsenal are in the middle of a bruising playing schedule and like most fans I was concerned to see the energy and urgency in the team’s performance drop off at St Mary’s on Sunday. Fortunately, Arteta’s team, despite their first dropped Premier League points since the defeat at Old Trafford, still sit 2 points clear […]