Aaron Ramsey is all that remains of Arsenal’s British core
Under a sunny Swiss sky in 2008, at a café near Basel, Arsène Wenger made his pitch. And a young, 17-year-old Welshman listened. Six years later, Aaron Ramsey delivered Arsenal their first trophy since 2005. Ramsey is all that remains Wenger’s British core; a generation of players whose moments of brilliance form a collage of […]
We have our Arsenal back? Maybe (part 2)
We have our Arsenal back (part 2) – Internal restructuring is a way forward It’s true that the club is changing, and rectifying some of the negatives of the later Wenger era. And if we’re being fair, we are changing in a positive direction, both on and off the pitch. Concerning off the pitch specifically, there […]
Emery and Ozil turn zero points to 3…. Positives, Needs and Hopes
As it should be, a coach of a top side equips his lacklustre team at half time to have new ideas. Transforms and swings the game from east to west. Mr Emery, you impressed. Puel may have found a great tactical plan first half but when it mattered your decisions completely swung the game. Also, […]
Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City – Premier League review
Started off slow but out “Foxed” Leicester. This game showed a similar pattern to that of the Watford, Everton, and West Ham games. Leicester clearly had a game plan, which was to press us high up the pitch, and it worked to a good degree. Again, we started slow, and then grew into and […]
The Ramsey Hole: Who Can Replace Aaron When He Leaves?
Ramsey replacements? Ramsey has recently said that he will stay for the season’s remainder. He confirmed that the club has retracted a contract offer, but he intends to work hard and knuckle down. The situation is a peculiar one, and possibly there is no little way back for Ramsey at Arsenal now. The club […]
Take a Seussy trip back in time to celebrate Arséne’s Double Double [Book Review]
In the few months since he left us I have had time to reflect On the legacy of a man that earned all of our respect With his mission to make football art I believe he even out did The style and free flowing fair of 1960s Real Madrid This man gave us football the […]
Unai Emery’s Red Army ready to back Arsenal’s new manager.
Winter is coming… There’s a bizarre feeling rippling out of its epicentre of N5 at the moment; “We’ve got our Arsenal back!” The above was sang in unison and gusto during the 5-1 win on the banks of the Thames last weekend. It might have upset some of the armchair followers of Arsenal who are […]
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. […]