Liege 2-2 Arsenal: Adrenaline Man drags Arsenal over the line [Positive Needs & Hopes]
ADRENALINE MAN Positives, Needs and Hopes He didn’t score. He wasn’t really the star of the show. He was however, the instigator. It’s not the first time that Gabriel Martinelli’s infectious attitude and energy have shown to be contagious. Prior to the 69th minute, Arsenal were in with a fantastic chance of coming second in […]
West Ham 1-3 Arsenal: The 65th minute on December the 10th [Positives, Needs And Hopes]
The 65th minute on December the 10th Positives, Needs And Hopes In my lifetime I cannot remember a more obvious sliding doors moment since Lehmann got sent off in the Champions League final. That’s a long time. Prior to the 60th minute I was seriously considering the short term future of the club. It’s hard […]
From Invincibles to Uncoachables – Arsenal are ‘Sick’ – So what’s the diagnosis(part 1)?
If Arsenal was a human being, we’d say it was sick. We’d say it had a chronic illness, extending for years. But what is this illness? To treat it, we need to know the diagnosis, before we can get to prognosis or cure. I could write many thousands of words on this – but here […]
How the next move by the Arsenal board is pivotal – safety first? Or raw ambition.
How the next move by the Arsenal board is pivotal Trouble at t’mill Well the days are counting down, the moment is soon upon us, who will get the most talked about position in England? No I’m not talking about the General Election, there’s more than enough diatribe on the internet for you to read […]
It’s time for action against KSE
It wasn’t long ago that fans were saying we can still make the top four. However we are playing badly enough to become embroiled in a relegation battle with nine games without a league victory. The Gunners are hovering just five points above the bottom three and I cannot see where the next win is […]
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton: Sometimes, the fans are right [Positive Needs & Hopes]
Sometimes, the fans are right Positives, Needs and Hopes Over the years I’ve wavered as to how I feel about how the impatient modern culture has infected football and fans in particular. I find it true that most people talk in extremes. Arsenal were brilliant. Arsenal are awful. Extreme views are much like sweeping statements, […]
Arsenal vs. Brighton Preview: Time to test our top attacking trio, with Luiz in mid
It’s Freddie’s first home game, and would it be a sound win? Or will it end up as stony as Brighton’s beach? We ended this game 1-1 in the latter part of last season – and arguably this led to Emery’s downfall. Or at the least, it was a major catalyst in fans turning against […]
Ljungberg must restore Arsenal’s battling qualities
With Unai Emery gone, at least caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg knows what a winning Arsenal team looks like. The Swede made over 200 appearances for the Gunners in a nine-year spell at the club and was part of the ‘Invincibles’ team that won the Premier League title without losing a match in the 2003-04 season. […]
Did Arsenal play Norwich or Arsenal? [Positive Needs & Hopes]
‘DID ARSENAL PLAY NORWICH OR ARSENAL?’ Positives, Needs and Hopes If you could pick the most important need for improvement on the field, what would you choose? I’ve thought about this too much. I think this means I’m sure of what I think. I’d try to improve defensive transitions. I bet I’m not alone. The […]
Norwich City 2-2 Arsenal – review
The first game of the Freddie era has come and gone. And in many ways, it was the more things change, the more they stay the same. Look, I love Freddie. He had red hair, and amongst Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira, Pires, et al., he was arguably our best player in the 01/02 double […]