On one bright and sunny Wednesday afternoon I decided to get a little trim at the hairdressers, upon walking into the barbers , I found myself in a long queue with some other fine gentlemen of various degrees of baldness. I’d been meaning to write a North London derby starting 11 piece for some time […]
I am a realist, and after the highs of the transfer window it’s back down to Earth. There is still a lot of work to be done at the Arsenal. There is still no identity to our team. There is no cohesion and we no longer have our own style of football. This stems from […]
888sport recently spoke to former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn ahead of the new Premier League season to preview the upcoming season and discuss his thoughts on their new signings. The former Arsenal legend talks about how Pepe can link up with Lacazette and Aubameyang to create an even more deadly front line, as well as […]
The 10th rendition of the Emirates Cup returns this year after absence in 2018. The new tournament, which also features Arsenal women for the inaugural time, starts on Sunday. Arsenal returned from their American tour on Wednesday after three wins and a defeat. Two 3-0 victories against Colorado Rapids and Fiorentina respectively and also a […]
‘…..AND THEN I PUT MY GOGGLES ON’ Do you have anything in your football world that you really don’t understand? I do. I don’t understand fans that think friendlies are pointless or that pre-season is just for fitness. From my vantage point friendlies are for making BIG decisions about the upcoming season and who stays […]
‘THE £90M strategy’ Positives, Needs and Hopes by Mike McDonald How much would you pay if you could buy winning mentality? I’d pay at least £50M. How much would you pay for an on ball hi-tempo? I’d pay at least £40M. We don’t talk about these changes pre-season as much as we do new players […]
The Captain Collective Back in August last year, Unai stated that; “In my career, I want leaders in the team. The representation for every player and in every time in the season there is the capacity to do that. Maybe there will be more leaders in the team to show this captaincy, not just in […]
Lost, in a far away city We started with Man City, the result was pretty shitty, And then along came Chelsea, the gulf there for all to see Things were looking pretty grim, but then we started to win, All the fans started to freak, when we hit a winning streak, Went thirteen wins in […]
‘HOPE IN THOSE WITH THEIR SHINPADS IN THEIR HANDS’ Positives, Needs and Hopes END of SEASON REVIEW I’m sure we all have this childhood memory… We build a Lego Tower. Our sibling comes along as we near completion of said tower, and knocks it down. I may have been 6 but at the time this […]
Are Arsenal getting bored of Emery? As I watched on with a slight grimace at the first few games of Arsenal’s new season, I kept telling myself “it’s a process, it’s a process, it’s a process “. There was a disjointedness about the team, which you’d almost allow due to the fact Unai Emery had […]
