The Last ever Goal Scored at Highbury – 10 Years Ago Today
Alan Alger – The Day I Scored The Last Ever Goal At Highbury… It was the 8th of June 2006 – one month and one day after Thierry Henry’s hat-trick had seen off Wigan as the fans said farewell to our iconic home. I was back at the ‘Home of Football’ to play in a […]
A New Ruthless Wenger or Just a Man able to Invest Money he did not previously have?
Arsène Wenger seems a ruthless man, these days: he quickly sanctioned the move for Granit Xhaka, splashing between £ 30m and £ 40m to secure the signature of the Swiss midfielder, then activated Jamie Vardy’s release clause and tabled a 4-years contract worth £ 120,000-a week for the England striker – leaving many pondering what […]
Can Olivier Giroud fire France to the Euro 2016 crown?
Olivier Giroud has struggled to inspire confidence in recent months but the Arsenal centre-forward has the perfect chance to build some momentum for France at the European Championship this summer. Giroud scored just one goal in ten matches before netting a hat-trick for the Gunners on the final day of the campaign. Could this inspire […]
Should Assist-Master Ozil have broken Henry’s record last season?
Mesut Ozil came within touching distance of breaking Thierry Henry’s assist record in the Premier League last season. The German helped provide 19 goals for Arsenal over the course of the campaign, finishing just one behind the Gunners’ legend’s total from the 2002/03 season. Arsene Wenger’s men endured another underwhelming term, extending their top-flight crown […]
Even Great Players need a Great Leader on the pitch – But Who?
Ever-present. Long-serving. Commanding. Here are the three qualities any captain should have, in my humble opinion. I am quite sure you already know where I’m going with this piece, so let’s cut the introduction short: why are the Arsenal missing proper captain material so badly, recently? Leadership was never an issue during Arsène Wenger’s early […]
Transfer and Barbecue Season – What does Arsene need to throw on the AFC Barbie to ensure a feast?
As May comes to a close and June is in sight, the football world takes on a new form. No longer is it about 11 players giving there all on a football pitch to win, the football supporting masses redirect there attention to transfers. That’s right its silly season coinciding with barbecue season once more; […]
Granit Xkaka kills 2 Birds with One Stone – The Numbers behind the Noise for Arsenal Central Midfield
Arsenal have kicked off the summer transfer window by signing Swiss central midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach. And as delighted as one is by the prospect of the skipper of Germany’s 4th best team coming to our club, I must confess never really seeing much of the player. I’m not prepared to […]
Is Mkhitaryan the Assister to Assist the Assiter Ozil at Arsenal?
It would seem the murmurs about Heinrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal just won’t quite die down and since it had become apparent that the Armenian is refusing to sign a new deal at Dortmund the talk is louder again. There is no doubt Arsenal have had him watched but then I suspect most of the top […]
Much to Review and so much to do Wenger as up to 8 can leave this Summer
In the closing stages of our final game of the season against Aston Villa, for the first time in the entire campaign, I felt truly united with all my fellow Arsenal supporters. We sang together and we laughed together as the news of Spurs’ humiliation, at the hands of a relegated Newcastle side, filtered through. […]
Would Benatia allow Mertesacker to continue as a leader on the Training Ground and Dressing Room?
It just hasn’t worked out for Medhi Benatia at Bayern Munich and we had a scouting report fron Germany on him earlier in the week. The 29-year-old arrived at the Allianz Arena from Roma for an estimated fee of £22 million but he has struggled to adjust to life in Germany. Benatia is a supreme talent […]