8 Thoughts on Arsenal during the break: fast breaks, lucky breaks, breakthroughs and breakdowns
8 thoughts on Arsenal Some bold thoughts here. Would love your opinion. 1) This may not be a popular thought but Arsenal’s attacking options often give me reason to wonder if we could be more effective as a counter attacking team. Give me a minute to explain. I know we loved the days of possession domination […]
Arsene Wenger’s life in “Red and White”: a few things I’d like to see in Le Prof’s autobiography
Our esteemed former manager Arsene Wenger announced that his autobiography will be released soon. Wenger still evokes mixed feelings amongst the fan base. Which for me is sad. Look – I wanted him to go a few years before he did. He was not developing tactically, and we were being left behind accordingly. […]
An All-time British Arsenal XI – What’s yours?
Just a random post in this pandemic-initiated lockdown….. If looking at British players (from the four UK FIFA-registered associations – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), which players would feature? We’ve had many top foreigners. Some of the best ever non-British players to grace the country’s league at any period have been at […]
7 thoughts on #Arsenal: transfers, mass moping, and the one rule I’d change in football…
7 thoughts on Arsenal Can’t stop thinking. Here’s 7 more… 1) I recently wrote an article where you could create Arsenal 20/21 from a list of 10 options in every position. It was amazing to me that we could sell 9 players that mostly sit on the bench and totally revamp and upgrade. I sold […]
6 thoughts on Arsenal: the Present may look grim, but the Future looks bright. Here’s why…
I’ve been thinking too much. I’d say we all have. Here are ‘6 thoughts on Arsenal.’ 1. So transfer fees are going to fall. I’m not worried for Arsenal as Xhaka’s price may fall to £20M but then so does his replacement’s. What is going to be fascinating is the fire sales. Firstly, I think of the […]
Layvin Kursawa to Arsenal – Please NO says this French Gooner
Layvin Kurzawa to the Arsenal : good shout or bad move ? The 28 year old French player is more and more depicted as a real target for the Gunners, with some media suggesting a 5 year deal has been virtually agreed.. With the club, looking to move on Sead Kolasinac during the summer, the […]
Could Mady Camara be Arsenal’s long awaited Defensive Midfield Solution?
As the pandemic crisis continues and we have no clue if or when our football will return to conclude the season, the one thing that is not quiet or respecting the lock-down is transfer speculation. With no action to preview of review the sports media is rife with rumour and speculation. It seems that despite […]
Your votes were cast, the results are in: here’s the Arsenal Emirates Era XI you picked
Boredom, eh? Eleven days ago I randomly launched a series of polls to find out who are your favorite players to have played at the Emirates Stadium, by position. The ground rules I imagined were quite easy: Players must have played at least two full seasons at the Emirates Stadium Players are selected on […]
Club contract renewal woes as coronavirus crisis continues to wreak havoc
There never seems to be a dull moment as an Arsenal fan these days.In light of our current situation, with suspension of all sport, the transfer wheel has been driven by many rumours. The current man at the helm of the Gunnership has expressed on SkySports News that – in terms of transfers – the […]
Five Reasons to let Aubameyang run down his contract
Five Reasons to let Aubameyang run down his contract The last few days we’ve seen intense speculation around the future of Arsenal’s Golden Boot talisman Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang. There are rumours that the club won’t give him the pay rise he’s asking for to extend his stay in North London, so the big-name suitors are circling like sharks. […]