The Weight of Expectation or being overweight? – The Curious Case of Jack Wilshere
What do you need to do to make the fans of a club love you? 1) Be a mercurial talent such as Ozil or Alexis 2) Mock your rivals on social media the way Poldi did Well what if you are both and a product of the club’s academy? Well, obviously the fans will go […]
A Well oiled machine that played like a dream demolished the Classless Petro-Dollar Team
As you probably know, yesterday was the first game I attended live. And boy what a good game that was. I wasn’t able to write a preview because of the whole “changing countries” thing, but if did, I would have to mention our atrocious record against Chelsea. We last won a game against the Blues […]
Two New Signings for Annual Arsenal FC Club Photocall
Arsenal’s first-team squad took part in their official photocall on Wednesday. Arsene Wenger, his coaching team and the players gathered at the club’s training ground in London Colney for their annual squad photo. Two lucky Junior Gunner members won the chance to be part of this photo. The competition was open to the Welcome To […]
Koscielny to wipe an unwelcome Fabregas record from the books today
So we arrive at game number 6 sitting fourth on 10 points ahead of today’s opponents on goal difference. Suffice to say even at this early stage of the campaign the Arsenal v Chelsea fixture is as significant as ever. Arsenal are in form, have positive selection decisions to make, are at home and are […]
ARSENE WENGER; 20 YEARS OF LOYALTY IN TIMES OF SELF-WORSHIP.
I fell in love with the Arsenal at a really tender age, about 6 years old, when I really did not understand the game of football, at least how much it meant to fans who supported their team with all of them; heart, soul and breath. All I knew was my dad loved Manchester United and I […]
VIDEO: Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka recreate famous Henry and Stankovic goals
Santi Cazorla has attempted to recreate Thierry Henry’s famous Premier League goal against Manchester United in 2000, whilst Granit Xhaka tried his hand at Dejan Stanković’s long range effort in the UEFA Champions League in 2011 for Inter Milan. These goals form part of Arsenal official partner BT Sport’s #GoalsRecreated campaign, which sees some of […]
Gunners get out of jail, Pre-Match Meltdowns and Gary Lineker is a t.t – Two weeks in the life of an Arsenal Fan
DB’s Season Diary – Part 2 Right then, there’s been a whole lot of Arsenal going on since we last spoke, so I think the best thing is to do what Wayne Rooney does when he sees a Post Office queue on pension day and just get stuck straight into it…… Last week saw us […]
Where Arsenal v Chelsea will be won or lost – Three KEY BATTLES
With the arrival of Italian manager Antonio Conte in South-West London combined with the mainstay of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, the London derby will certainly take a turn for the better as the two established managers will look to earn bragging rights following their first encounter on Saturday. The two rivals have enjoyed near-identical introductions […]
Arsene who? How it all looked 20 years ago
Well, for a surprise, this is a surprise. The Arsenal Football Club just announced the arrival of former Monaco and Nagoya Grampus Eight coach Arsène Wenger at the helm of the Club, to replace the departing Bruce Rioch. Despite penning a three-years deal fourteen months ago only and qualifying for next year’s UEFA Cup by […]
4 Main reasons the game would be better without Mourinho – His Ego and his behaviour undermine his ability
Football is about love and hate, success and failure, goals and misses. We see things in one dimension and there is little grey. Such an approach does not help us to assess Mourinho. We need some grey, some flexibility, and some give and take. So let me start at the beginning and say I loathe […]