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 😆 […]
Play with a Legend’s Nigel Winterburn reveals 97/98 to be the greatest Arsenal team he played in
Last Sunday ahead of the Everton match, thanks to ‘Play with a Legend’ I was able to not only play a small sided football match with some fellow fans at the AFC Community Hub, but also to meet and play against Arsenal hero. Nigel ‘Nutty’ Winterburn. I could barely walk for a few days but […]
Arsenal’s Cojones ‘Holding’ Out for an Ugly win beautified latterly by Star Man Iwobi
Arsenal 2-0 Watford – review We had the “cojones” today. We are neighbours in some senses. Our training grounds are adjacent, and Hertfordshire (their home county) borders Greater London. We also have achieved success via style in the past – like Barnes and Blissett in the past for them. Or Wenger for us. […]
Ramsey going and Arsenal’s withdrawal…..what to make of this new development.
Ramsey is leaving? Is there a reason why the club withdrew its offer? I’m not sure what to think of this Ramsey situation. I have several thoughts on this issue, which transcend a number of areas. But I’m not really bothered about Ramsey going. It’s not to say I don’t rate him. I […]