Arsenal scrape a point against PSG – but only just
I’ll get the positive out the way first. A draw away at the Parc Des Princes is a good result and without doubt, one that I would have readily accepted prior to kick off. It is often said that the result is the only thing that matters. In many ways that’s true, but should we […]
No more Slow Motion Football Wenger – Time for Blood and Thunder to replace Luck and Blunder
What I took from the PSG match. I was mystified when I saw the team selection. No Xhaka, No Giroud. Ospina for Cech? At the weekend I assumed that Xhaka was not selected because he was being saved for this match. The same applied to Giroud and I could not believe that Wenger would repeat […]
Arsenal restore Pride once Giroud back in the centre and Alexis back Wide – #PSG1AFC1
So, we are under way in group A and, while it can hardly be called a flying start, at least we have a point to show for it. A lot of things I want to discuss with you, so I’ll get straight to them. The result If you offered me a draw before the game, […]
Stuck between a Coq and a hard place
I don’t normally write analysis pieces, but a couple of graphics I’ve seen recently by the genius analyst @11tegen11 have inspired me, so here goes. Arsene has a decision to make; does he go with Le Coq Blocker or the Stone Cold Kosovan as Santi’s sidekick. Both players have different outlooks to the game with […]
Arsenal must learn from their lucky escape in Paris – Where was Xhaka Le Prof?
It’s hard to argue that earning a point in the Parc des Princes in the opening game of a new Champions League campaign isn’t a good result. On paper Paris Saint-Germain are comfortably the toughest opponents Arsenal will face in Group A this season and a draw away to them is not one that should […]
Will Coq keep his place as Gunners fire opening ECL shots in Paris?
So the new season is back and after finishing second in the Premier League last season, we are now back in the Champions League for the 19th season in a row with a tough first group game against Paris Saint German in France, a match which may be our toughest group game. After being drawn […]
Eleven things we learned from Arsenal 2-1 Southampton
I have just read some very interesting articles today and apart from Alex`s I have left comments. I didn’t comment on Alex’s, as usual, well-written one because I am including some of the points raised by him in this attempt at analysing where we are after the week end. Firstly his guess at what the […]
Three Saints came marching in to the Emirates – One has marched out and the other 2…
In January 2006, during the winter transfer market something very very strange happened. Arsene Wenger signed on three new players, Abou Diaby, Emmanuel Adebayor and Southampton starlet, Theodore James Walcott. Yes, you read that right, THREE players. Each stayed at The Arsenal for a length of time to varying degrees of success, but of that […]
Anders Limpar, the original ‘Super Swede’ – Highbury Heroes
For this week’s Highbury Hero I’m going back to the early 1990s to talk about our original Super Swede Anders Limpar. When he trotted onto the pitch last Saturday, it brought back so many great memories of him. Hard to believe it’s over a quarter of a Century since he signed for The Arsenal and […]
Just when you thought Koscielny could not get any better, he did, thank God!!
Recently a habit I had for some time, bubbling under the surface, started to get the better of me: a habit of turning my back on the TV when there’s a dangerous situation near our or our opponents’ goal. Not when such a situation arises from open play, I mostly have free-kicks and penalties in […]