We have our Arsenal!! – Maybe, but not yet….
“We have our Arsenal back!!!” I think most heard the chant “We have our Arsenal back!!” at the Fulham game. Surely those who attended and those watching on TV, caught earshot. My thoughts were it was premature. Yes, I can empathise with why they said it. But in my view, we only will have […]
Have we got our Arsenal Back? Under Emery (against Fulham) it sure looks like it…
We all know that the biggest weakness in our team for the last few years was the sieve of a defence that could not stop leaking goals. We also played tippy tappy football around the opposition box and there was a general lack of confidence throughout the squad. Unai Emery has noticeably tightened the defence […]
Gooners, pick your headline…. POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES
Headline #1… Contenders? That looked like a team uninterested in settling for Top 4. Looked like a serious team with top quality, work ethic, team spirit and a coach who has a nasty habit of making a difference with his decisions. Headline #2….. Have Arsenal discovered gold with new formation? 4-2-2-2 suited all the players. […]
Wengerball lives on as Emery builds on his predecessor’s legacy
It started with Hector Bellerin winning back possession in his own penalty area. 19 seconds and 9 passes between 5 players later, Aaron Ramsey had flicked the ball between his legs and Arsenal had scored their wonderful third goal amongst a quintuple of accomplished finishes that put Fulham to the sword at Craven Cottage. Unai […]
Sexy football is BACK for now… Fulham 1 Arsenal 5 – Report and Player Ratings
Fulham 1-5 Arsenal PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW Today was always going to be tough, considering our trip to Azerbaijan, and then an early kick-off albeit in London and not far away. However, today was sexy football. Yes, Fulham is a promoted side, which whilst with much historic PL experience, may go down again this season. […]
So it’s Almiron in and Ramsey out is it? – A Paraguayan Startlet for a Welsh Messi
Stories from the Riverview So, I was in The Riverview (my local in Balmain) on Friday night with my American mates Dan and Jadon, when Dan (whose from Atlanta) gets a call from his ex-pool boys, dog sitters, postman’s sister, who gives him some inside news from the step brother, of Atlanta United’s groundsman’s […]
Under Wenger, acting superior, under Emery, playing superior – Accountability, results and now attitude
POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES I am not a stat man and I rarely quote facts. Trying to give original thought. Most of what you read here and other places is opinion. The closest you may get to facts here is this… It is a fact that our results against weaker teams has improved greatly from […]
Bravo Hector Bellerin – We Gooners should be proud that you do not ‘just stick to football!’
I read the full transcript of Hector Bellerin’s long interview with Arsenal official website, where he spoke about a wide range of topics that go beyond football and, like many others; I was impressed by the maturity shown by this 23-year old boy, who sounds very conscious of the bigger picture. I won’t go into […]
Has Big 17 earned a spot in Unai Emery’s starting XI?
After a pair of impressive performances, Alex Iwobi is forcing Unai Emery to consider him for Arsenal’s starting eleven.
Play Iwobi and Drop Ramsey – The Good Habit of winning without once playing well for 90 minutes
The close friendship between happiness and frustration Positives, Needs and Hopes. I am so happy that we are winning the games that we do not necessarily deserve to. I am frustrated that we are winning but not playing particularly well. Happy, frustrated. Frustrated or happy? I have decided…I am 63% happy and 37% frustrated 😆 […]