Fake Mourinho Honourability – It was Never about the Handshake
So, Sunday happened. The often spurned, depending on whether your team wins it or not, FA Community Shield was taken by Arsenal for the second year in a row following last season’s successful defence of the FA Cup – another trophy that seems to be given less value depending on who wins it. The club […]
Are Arsenal Ready To Win The League? An Honest Assessment
So, Where Are We Really? The silly season is almost over. So, where does Arsenal stand in comparison to our major competitors in the Premier League? Arsenal signed a top goalkeeper in Petr Cech, with Wojciech Szczesny exiting on loan to Roma, and David Ospina and Emi Martinez remaining to deputize. Ospina and Martinez are likely, […]
3 into 2 Won’t Go — Wenger’s got a (golden) problem but Santi must play!
The monkey is off his back. Arsene Wenger has finally beaten Jose Mourinho and no doubt he’ll have walked into the dressing room after lifting the Community Shield and told his players to defend it next year as champions. The line-ups The goalkeeper and back four along with Cazorla and Coquelin were nailed-on starters for […]
Why Benzema is the perfect final Piece to the Arsenal Jigsaw
Rumours of Benzema joining seem to be growing by the day and whilst I am sceptical of how valid all of this may be, I’m quite excited by the prospect. I have to say that there’s not a single striker in Europe more suitable to our needs right now than Benzema. This doesn’t mean he’s […]
Arsenal have a history of ‘WOW’ Signings but who will be the next to WOW us?
I felt the urge to write about the signings The Arsenal have made that really made all Arsenal fans & the media sit up and take notice. The big signings that had that wow factor. There were some before my time such as Charlie Buchan, David Jack, Alex James and Bryn Jones. Also George Eastham, […]
The defensive spine Gooners pined for is finally ours.
Cech, Koscielny and Coquelin – the defensive spine which makes our team great rather than good Arsenal with an effective defensive spine? Surely not. No – they have all those pretty technical midfielders, but when it comes to seeing games out they crack under the pressure. As an Arsenal fan I must have heard this […]
Wenger finally destroys his Nemesis: Arsenal retain Community Shield
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed”. As I counted down the minutes left till the final whistle, the thought that it was so much more than a glorified friendly once again crossed my mind. It was Arsenal vs Chelsea, Arséne Wenger vs Jose Mourinho, empowerment vs man-management. In short, it was a battle of […]
World Class Striker? You’re having a laugh.
Another brilliant post from Gunners Town guest writer @petitsponytail. Be sure to follow him on Twitter… — World class striker? You’re having a laugh Every day since this Godforsaken painstaking transfer window opened all I’ve seen is people calling for this mythical world class striker. It’s quite simple, my fellow Gooners – there’re only six […]
Of Course This Game Matters! (Community Shield Preview)
Supporters from both Arsenal & Chelsea seem to be dismissing the importance of this game either through fear or general disinterest. For me this game has a lot of importance to it, not that I think it will be defining to either side’s season as we won comfortably last year then got off to a […]
Empowerment vs Control: will Wenger’s philosophy finally bear fruit?
The new season is right around the corner and I’m excited! Apart from the fact that I will be able to watch my beloved Arsenal play almost every weekend, so many questions surrounding the adequacy of Wenger’s squad and transfer business over the summer will start finding their answers. Questions regarding his philosophy will also be […]