Back to the future with 4-4-2: how Emery could transform Arsenal in one easy move…
Assumption #1: Unai Emery doesn’t favor using a player in the hole. Assumption #2: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the left-wing is a waste. CONCLUSION: Play 4-4-2! It sounds easy and is perhaps a bit simplistic but it’s also very fascinating and could solve some of our problems, especially up high on the pitch. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s best […]
Assessing Arsenal’s next 9 Premier League fixtures and predicting their position in the Premier League table.
Assessing Arsenal’s next 9 premier league fixtures and predicting their position in the Premier League table. Back in 2003-04, Arsenal scaled a seemingly insurmountable peak when they went through an entire league season unbeaten, earning themselves the nickname of the ‘Invincibles’ and pocketing another Premier League crown. However, since then, the Gunners haven’t managed to […]
Arsenal Squad Rankings: the entire Gunner squad ranked based on their impact, consistency and attitude
I have read most of the articles written by people in recent weeks and I am struck by the impact of Acadamy youngsters and good acquisitions such as Pepe and Ceballos We are now in 3rd place which in my judgement will be our final place. Many fans have stated their opinions on how new players […]
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth: Fortune favours the brave. And Arsenal. [Positive Needs & Hopes]
‘WHAT MATTERS?’ The points and performance debate…. No argument that the points matter. They matter more than the performance. That’s not what this question is about though. It’s about how the present is making us feel about the future. It’s fair to also say that Emery has been given the squad to produce far better […]
Was Arsenal’s summer transfer season really a success?
Was Arsenal’s summer transfer season really a success? On the 30th of September, Arsenal clashed swords with Manchester United under unrelenting Mancunian skies, hoping to lay down its first significant marker of the Premier League season. However, they failed to do so as Unai Emery’s men crawled to a tame stalemate. The Gunners, despite finding […]
The Secret Diary of Mezut Özil, Aged 30 3/4
The Secret Diary of Mezut Özil, Aged 30 3/4 Monday 16th September 2019: 71 minutes, 71 minutes, bloody hell, gonna suffer this week, really not used to this intense a workout. Wednesday 18th September 2019: Away in Frankfurt tomorrow, well the rest of the boys are. Emery knows the deal, no long away days […]
Arsenal 4- Liege 0: Youngsters romp to victory with verve and vigour [Positive Needs & Hopes]
‘TRANSFER NEWS…. Arsenal advised to sign Joy and Freedom’ …..on free transfers no less! I’m not convinced that the noticeable increase in joy watching my Arsenal and the freedom that they played with against Liege was solely down to weaker opposition. They’ve had three cracks at this similar line up and won 0-3, 5-0 and […]
Would a Holding and Chambers Partnership give us a true Captain and Vice-Captain in the future?
I agree that we were lacking confidence on the ball, however, Utd. played with confidence for the first half hour. I was surprised because they have been awful in recent matches. They have no new players to be enthused over and we have been improving, but it was them who fired passes all around the […]
Saka the Star Man – Player and Manager Ratings and Review from Old Trafford
Man United 1-1 Arsenal Premier League review We didn’t get the win at Old Trafford after all. It’s been since 2006 and we’re still waiting…. Overall, a draw was a fair result. Both sides had good chances and created moments in the 90 minutes. However, from our standpoint, I feel it’s a disappointment. […]
United 1-1 Arsenal: The Confidence Platform – on the plus side: it could have been worse
‘The Confidence Platform’ I saw two teams who have good players. I saw two teams who have a few great players. I also saw two teams lacking in confidence and beside Aubameyang, the great weren’t even good and the good were mediocre. I do however remind myself that football is 50% attacking and 50% defending. […]