Arsenal 1-1 Wolves – Sloppy and sluggish, Gunners rescue point to keep unbeaten run alive
ARSENAL 1-1 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW – 11TH NOV. 2018 Even though today was Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, this performance wasn’t one to remember. Due to a mix of a sound Wolves game plan, poor passing from Arsenal, and attacking ineptitude, Arsenal could only scrape a draw […]
#DoItForDanny: how Arsenal can deal with a physical Wolves
After the bore draw and horror injury for Danny Welbeck, we face Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. Wolves are a welcome addition to the Premier League, and despite not featuring much in the top division of late, they are a football club of some note. They’ve won the league three times (more times than Spurs incidentally), […]
Arsenal Crying out for ‘Individual Brilliance and unpredictability – Positives, Needs and hopes from 0-0 v Sporting
Brilliance needed… Positives, Needs and Hopes This was an interesting game to misread. It is lazy to state that we were simply ‘disappointing’ or that the game was ‘dull.’ Arsenal did many things well. You have to in order to have 75% possession and to get through any game without your opponent having a chance. […]
Aaron Ramsey: dividing opinion even with his departure
It’s fair to say that Aaron Ramsey has divided Gooner opinion since he joined Arsenal from Cardiff as a 17-year-old in 2008. Snatched from beneath Sir Alex’s nose in one of Wenger’s better deals, Ramsey seemed an exciting young prospect. Axed down in an horrific tackle by Stoke orc, Ryan Shawcross – it looked like […]
Highbury Hero Joe Baker: His Generation’s Roy Of The Rovers
Today we’re going all the way back in the time machine to 16th July 1962. When Arsenal paid a club record fee of £70,000 to Torino for an exciting young swashbuckling centre forward. He was an instant success becoming a massive hit with the Highbury crowd. Even now more than half a century after leaving […]
Arsenal The Complete Record – A Book Review
ARSENAL THE COMPLETE RECORD does exactly what it says on the tin. A comprehensive tome painstakingly put together in a Labour of love by Josh James, Mark Andrews and Andy Kelly. From the iconic Arsenal photographs on the front and back covers, this book is a work of art. The three men who put […]
Honours Shared but the Credit goes to Gunners – Review and Player Ratings #AFC1LFC1
I’m happy with this game, and our performance in it. We didn’t win, granted. But then Liverpool is a serious team now and is further down the cycle from us in terms of challenging for and winning leagues. They certainly have had better transfer windows than us of late, and have brought in better […]
An ode to Lucas Torreira, the little engine that could
Occam’s Razor is the philosophical principle that the simplest solution to any problem is usually the correct one. For Arsenal, that problem – perhaps their longest standing of many – has been the inability to field a consistently competent and sturdy midfield. It has been some 10 years since Gilberto Silva departed North London and […]
Arsenal may not be ready to win the league but they showed they are ready to compete for it – Positives, Needs and Hopes – AFC1-LFC1
Not ready to win it, but can Arsenal compete for the league? POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES As important as winning the big games is the belief gained. If I were Unai Emery, I would ask the players if they felt they were at the same level as Liverpool. Do not tell them. Some may just […]
King Jenkinson: the man who succeeded where all else failed.
King Jenkinson: the man who succeeded where all else failed. It’s official, Carl Jenkinson is a true Arsenal legend. Forget Bendtner, forget Ibrahimovic, forget Ronaldo (both of them), Carl Jenkinson is a true footballing god. After all, he represented TWO countries at international level. He’s seen off international right backs such as, Sagna, Santos […]