Crystal Palace 3-0 Arsenal: a ship without a captain or a sense of direction
In my time supporting Arsenal I have seen a lot and been through a lot. It’s been a mostly stressful and largely unrewarding journey, as my hobby started in the summer of 2004. Hence, unless we count Community Shield, I’ve only watched Arsenal win three major pieces of silverware. However, I can without a shadow […]
Crystal Palace preview: another win a must as the run-in heats up
Howdy. We face Crystal Palace today and it’s another must-win situation for us. I’m talking more our future prospects here than a need to win because of a shambolic run. Our last five league games will be extremely tough to get all 15 points from (Spurs, United, Everton, Stoke and Soton in there somewhere), so […]
24 Clean Sheets In A Single Season: the Reason This Seaman’s A Highbury Hero
All aboard the time machine and its back to the 1990’s for the latest Highbury Hero. He’s the most decorated goalkeeper ever to play for The Arsenal, who also made more appearances for the club than any other goalkeeper. It’s our genial giant Yorkshireman. It’s “”Safe Hands” David Seaman. The famous back four got plenty […]
Arsenal Fans Are Singing Out Of Tune – Remember Victory Through Harmony?
Stop the fighting fellow Gooners…. I’m just here just to share my views with fellow Gooners. I’m not a pontificator, and I cannot say what is what. But one way I live my life is that nobody has all the answers. We all have opinions. Many of us have strongly-held opinions, I know I do. […]
Sad Truth: The ‘Leader’ Arsenal Seeks May Not Even Exist
During the thrashing at Bayern, a commentator remarked on the lack of leadership in the Arsenal squad – something we’re all well familiar with – as he rightly pointed out there was no one on the field who was willing to calm the players down or ensure Arsenal maintained their structure; which they had done […]
A Tale Of Two Parts: Arsenal finds its Heart, Rips West Ham Apart
Finally. A league win. Some good football played after the opener. A clean sheet. Seems like an eternity since Arsenal have combined all of the above. A lot of stuff to discuss, so I’ll just crack on. A tale of two parts No, not halves. Although Arsene’s men visibly cranked up the pressure after the […]
Mertesacker back to counter Carroll’s Aerial Threat v Hammers
We play West Ham today, and it’s about time we got a league win under our belts. Despite beating Slaven Bilic’s side comfortably back in December, the game up until half-time was much more even than the final score suggested. It was, indeed, reflected in the half-time score – 1-0 to the Arsenal in the […]
Wenger’s Captains – From Leaders in the Trenches to Losers on the Benches
To inherit Mr Arsenal a blessing indeed A Doctor of Defending and man born to lead An angry snarl and a die-hard will to win Winning a habit and losing a sin Retiring the finest, this great club had seen But the heir in waiting, his Vice in the team We called him Paddy […]
Why did Wenger stop playing Alexis up front?
When did we stop playing Alexis up front? Why did we? I was asking these questions to myself and couldn’t really find any answer to that, I hope you can help me. My weekly column is all about this: my attempt to deviate your attention from the toxicity surrounding our Club, these days. I was […]
True Leaders are Game Readers – the Lost Art at Arsenal’s Heart
As Arsenal fans, we have been witness to some truly brilliant footballers. Ones that led with their advanced footballing IQs through and an innate awareness of space. These players could truly read the game around them. While many feel we lack overt leaders on the pitch who will tear into a teammate or opposition, I […]