Finally – an actual solution to the problem that is Arsenal (Part 1)
If you were in charge at Arsenal Football Club! (PART 1) So, we are all frustrated with Arsenal. Different levels, but frustrated. Even folks that think Wenger is doing fantastic work right now can’t love 6th place. I’m sure it’s not just me that thinks about what they would do if they could make the […]
Dodgy Defence, Dodgy Ref, Dodgy Pen over shadow a Wilshere Masterclass
Having slept on yesterday’s draw, watched the highlights and both AW’s presser and post-game interview, and gulped down some validol to get over the fact how monumental an excuse of a ref Anthony Taylor is, I’m ready to say the draw was a fair result overall. For every good attack of ours we looked just […]
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea – Super Jack fires Gunners to heroic but disappointing draw
Arsenal 2-2 Chelsea Emirates Stadium, London January 4th, 2018 The good Arsenal turned up today, and not the bad one that showed up at West Ham, Southampton, or West Brom. I genuinely suspected it might, and I tweeted such pre-match. I don’t know, maybe it was a hunch, but a correct one nonetheless. Chelsea look […]
Does performance of Mean Dean mask performance of poor team?
One step forward, two steps back. That’s how I felt after our performances in the games against Crystal Palace and West Brom. Some supporters will argue that a four point haul from two away fixtures in such close proximity, is a reasonable return. Whilst many will point the finger of blame entirely at the feet […]
Injury Blues ahead of facing the Blues – Debuchy or Niles in with Kolasinac joining Monreal out?
Antonio Conte’s men visit the Emirates today, and somehow I feel even less optimistic about our chances to come out on top than before the Liverpool game. In part this feeling is down to the turgid performance we produced at the Hawthorns, in part because our growing injury list restricts Wenger’s options. Also, there’s that […]
Has Wenger had us all fooled for years?
This evening I received a response to my article on the way Iwobi and Alexis restricted our attack versus West Brom by constantly moving into the middle and how Wenger failed to change this. I have used it as a blog below… Dave… read today’s blog. Loved the tactical depth. Would love to take your […]
Alexis and Iwobi – Restricting and not creating pace makes you both a ‘Waste of Space’
Happy New Year to all but not a happy end to 2017 for Wenger and our team. Last night’s performance was not just poor and lacking in intensity with Ozil’s spark, it was also, in my view at least tactically inept. For some Wenger can still do no wrong and they will say how can […]
Dean was Poor but Arsenal were Dire – A Wenger record but the song the same
WBA 1-1 Arsenal Not the best of performances last night. And a certain Mr. Dean did rob us. But in honesty, that’s not what’s bothering me. What IS bothering is another sideways shuffle and impotent performance in the final third. We had more than enough, in terms of personnel, to win that game. It’s just […]
Super Jack is back and his team mates TRUST him – On the pitch availability, physicality and structure
To me it’s the little nuances of his game: the way he lets the ball run across his body, the weight of his passes when releasing wide options, the close control and burst he displays when dribbling passed an opponent. If you had to pick one player that best embodies the current Arsenal ethos, predicated […]
If Carlsberg did Football Transfers……
If Carlsberg did Football transfers….. As 2017 comes to an end, I was preparing my annual Arsenal synopsis, but I thought, nah, there will be loads of them out there and to be fair, we all know the executive summary; ‘Must try harder and have greater consistency to meet minimum standards’. I thought I’d try […]