I’m going to play Devil’s Advocate here. Firstly – let me acknowledge the benefits of winning the Europa League (otherwise known as Europe’s Tallest Dwarf Competition). Winning a trophy Winning a European Competition (albeit a bit of a joke competition) Returning to Champions League football Reaping rewards of CL football Being more attractive to new […]
Today, in the second of our “Verdict” columns, we will be turning a judgmental eye on Alex Iwobi – a player Arsene Wenger insists on playing, week-in, week-out – although the reason for doing so sin’t very clear… Should we sell him? Loan him out? Drop him to the bench? YOU BE THE JUDGE. […]
Most transfer rumours that come out around this time should be taken with a grain of salt. There are a number of publications out there not exactly renowned for their accuracy. It can be tough to sort through all the noise and identify which rumours have legs, but there’s reason to believe this latest transfer […]
A few interesting debates on Twitter yesterday on the Wilshere revelations which I have to say were no surprise to me. I have never believed he wanted or demanded to be loaned, merely accepted that his Manager would not offer him the playing time to recover full fitness and form in 2016/17. Others of course […]
Believe it or not, there are a few players in the Arsenal squad who divide opinion: some whose weekly performances don’t seem to merit their place in the Arsenal First Team starting line-up. Some might argue that ALL ELEVEN players who regularly start for the Gunners should be shown more bench-time, from Cech – in […]
It is nice to be sitting in this chair and writing about a 3rd straight win. Even two weeks ago I wouldn’t have backed Arsenal to do something like this, yet here we are, with the Gunners emphatically proving me wrong. That two of those wins were crucial to our progression in the Europa League, […]
We host AC Milan today, merely a week after the first leg. Such are the perks of Europa League though: we have to play catch-up with the Champions League schedule-wise, so ours is a bit more packed as a result. If there was a time I’d prefer the return leg, however, I would say […]
The lunatics have taken over the asylum!!!! And to be fair, given the recent results, they can do anything they want!!! The rumour mill is in full effect, with stories of moles and player revolts. Apparently the players have covertly taken control of the team, as, in their words, “we need more help from the […]
A fellow contributor here, Mr. Dougie Cazorla, made a great piece on how Wenger does “do tactics”, but not well enough. I agree with his analysis in very large part. However, I think it is a valid criticism, albeit stretched and distorted somewhat. So, using my best colloquial/non-Standard English: is the notion that Wenger “don’t […]
When I sat down to write this review it suddenly hit me I cannot recall the last time I wrote about an Arsenal win. I went ahead and checked … It was on December 29, a 3-2 win over Palace. Now, admittedly, it’s partially my fault. I couldn’t cover the win over Chelsea in semis, […]
