Under a sunny Swiss sky in 2008, at a café near Basel, Arsène Wenger made his pitch. And a young, 17-year-old Welshman listened. Six years later, Aaron Ramsey delivered Arsenal their first trophy since 2005. Ramsey is all that remains Wenger’s British core; a generation of players whose moments of brilliance form a collage of […]
I’m not the usual match previewer here on Gunners Town – but I thought I’d give it a bash. How hard can it be? First, a little background on tonight’s opponents… Background “Östersund” means ‘wheelbarrow’ in Swedish, and it’s quite appropriate, since the entire population could fit in a wheelbarrow. A very big wheelbarrow. Not […]
So, the semi-finals are behind us. Needless to say I’m heartbroken Wales couldn’t beat Portugal, however the other semi-final was a win-win situation, seeing as there were Gunners involved on either side. Let’s shoot to the analysis of what happened then. Portugal 2-0 Wales Without the suspended Ben Davies and Aaron Ramsey Chris Coleman’s side […]
Howdy. So the quarter-finals of the European championship in France are behind us and I find myself at something of a crossroads, as only 2 out of 4 were actually entertaining. Poland vs Portugal was a complete drag, while the much-anticipated Germany vs Italy may have a tactical masterclass from Lowe, Conte, or both, but […]
Hi. Once again it took me longer to get back here than I originally thought it would. However a combination of pretty dull football during the weekend and the fact very few our players were involved then restricted me from writing earlier. Now we finally have something to chew on. Hence, without further ado… Switzerland […]
