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 […]
Francis Cagigao Axed: Are Arsenal becoming too reliant on ‘Super’ Agents?
Just four days after our impressive performance and victory against Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, news broke that Arsenal are making 55 employees redundant, due to the financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic with star scout and head of recruitment – Francis Cagigao – being the most high profile casualty. Arsenal’s head of […]
Why Change a winning formula Arteta? – 343 might not be the formation we like but it is the formation we need!
343 might not be the formation we like but it is the formation we need! The imminent arrival of Willian from Chelsea sparkled lots of debates about his age profile, role, suitability, wages, resale value and Gooners all over the world had lots of different opinions about it.There seems to be one thing everyone agreed […]
Cracking Pepe: how can Arsenal’s club-record signing kick on next season?
There appears to be a consensus in the appraisal of Nicolas Pepe’s first season as an Arsenal player. For most of the club’s fanbase, eight goals and 10 assists represents a creditable return for a wide player, and there is little doubt more is in the offing next season. Those who disagree with this tend […]
Don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone: has Ainsley Maitland-Niles blown his chances at Arsenal?
Previously, our Hale End graduate was renowned for lacking consistency when he had opportunities to cement a regular spot in the starting eleven. But under our exciting, young Spanish coach, he is another player who has raised his levels. If we analyse him under Arteta, there haven’t been many games where he has put in below […]
Keep, Sell or Loan – A Dispassionate look at Arsenal’s First Team Squad in need of Rebuild
I was asked to offer a keep, loan or sell assessment for this week’s Sun Football column With their permission I am reproducing here with a less outrageous title 🙂 With Arsenal’s season concluded and the FA Cup, on the bag the club and of course the fan’s attention will turn to the transfer window. […]
An Analysis of actually how far Arsenal are behind the Top 4
How far behind our top four rivals are we? Before we get into how far behind our top 4 rivals we are, we must first establish who they are likely to be next season. It would be too simplistic to say Liverpool, City, United and Chelsea. Liverpool and City won’t be direct rivals for some […]
Why it’s important that Wolves or Manchester United don’t win the Europa League. An Arsenal perspective.
Arsenal’s season may have ended but for two of their fellow Premier League clubs, Wolves and Manchester United, their campaigns are still ongoing in European competition. With both clubs in the late stages of the Europa League, I will be explaining why it is important from an Arsenal perspective that neither club lifts the […]