Is it time to go for Lucas Torreira? An analysis of his Arsenal career since joining in 2018
Initially, I think we were all very excited with the acquisition of Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria, back in the summer of 2018. His performances in the World Cup were impressive. The standout one was the game against Portugal, where he put in a tremendous display against Ronaldo. With two seasons of top flight English football […]
Piebury Feels Forever – Adios Don Raul! – The Rise and Rise of Arteta (Episode 20)
Episode 20 “Piebury Feels Forever” Chris and Gav talk through the sad (but hopefully temporary) demise of Piebury Corner, as well as the control Arteta now might have at the club after the hasty exit of Don Raul Sanllehi. Another bite-sized chunk of Arsenalness delivered fresh to your cranium. Tune in and see why the […]
Is Auba an Arsenal legend? I say yes!!
With talk on Auba’s contract being close to completion, where does Aubameyang rank at Arsenal? By that, I mean is he a club legend? I’m going to argue in his favour. I don’t believe it’s hyperbole at all since I believe he is up there with Wright, Henry, Smith, Radford, George, Drake, […]
Arsenal should keep Ainsley Maitland-Niles – the perfect multi-positional Utility Man
As a supporter I have been quite disturbed by the widespread media ‘knowledge’ that Ainsley Maitland-Niles is allegedly one of the players Arteta is willing to sacrifice to fund his rebuild at Arsenal. The stories emerged a matter of days after the Spaniard had selected the player ahead of Saka or Kolasinac at left wing […]
Where does Willian fit in? An analysis on how Arteta may utilise our new number 12
Chelsea’s long serving Brazilian was officially confirmed as our first addition in the summer 2020/2021 window. What I do like about this signing is that we have acquired the services of a player who has the ability to play multiple positions, which enables us to play different systems. Personally, I prefer him in the wider […]
Trust Mikel and Edu, the new Custodians, to sell what it means ‘To Play for The Arsenal’
Surely, even in modern football, it can be about tradition, history, previous glory and a desire to return to those times. Can’t it? Please tell me it can, or the game truly has gone to hell in a hand cart, as the old saying goes. Now is such a time for the new dynamic duo […]
Ratings out of 10 for all the signings of the Raul Sanllehi era at Arsenal
History books will show that the period between February 2018 and August 2020 at Arsenal was undoubtedly a chaotic one. The club churned through four times as many managers in those two and a half years as they had done in the previous 22. On the pitch we dropped from a team battling just on […]
Scouting Report – Is Houssem Aouar a perfect fit for Arteta’s Arsenal Rebuild?
Reports broke on Friday from the reliable French source, L’Équipe, that Arsenal have made an approach for highly-rated Lyon midfielder – Houssem Aouar – in an attempt to bolster Mikel Arteta’s creative options in the middle of the park. Arsenal’s technical director, Edu, is thought to be the driving force behind the deal which would […]
Will.I.An? Mesut Won’t. GK Shootout! (Episode 19)
Episode 19 “Will.I.An? Mesut Won’t. GK Shootout.” Gav, Dave and Mike dive into the muddy waters of the transfer market: who will sign? and when? Also a quick look at the Ozil Saga as it enters its Final Season (or not?) – and what to do about our abundance of fine shotstoppers… it’s a shootout […]
The Ozil Conundrum – The Player, the Vitriol, the Remuneration, the Politics, the END? the
Our German number 10 Mesut Ozil made some interesting comments in The Athletic lately. Whilst interviewed by prominent football journalist David Ornstein, he stated that he isn’t going to leave this summer, and wants to stay at Arsenal. He also said that he won’t be made a scapegoat and that he had reservations […]