It is time for Oxlade- Chamberlain & Wilshere to force their ‘Home Grown’ talent into the Arsenal team in 2015/16
The unarguably perceptible fact that Arsene is a smart man cannot be over-emphasized. He has arranged a side with almost a perfect balance of home grown and foreign influx. He also knew a summer like this will arrive, where the need for ‘local lads’ will drive clubs to negotiate desperately. With that in mind, he […]
A monotonous working cycle with no weekend Football Fix – Replaced with a Transfer Rumour Addiction?
The quality of your next Arsenal Fix. Hello there all, and welcome to what I’m sure we both hope is not a monumental waste of your time. You, for obvious reasons of self-interest, and I, for reasons of self-importance. For what is blogging but a self-aggrandisement of the importance of ones’ own thoughts? Anyway, onto […]
Can this squad make the final push even without additions? Yes if we find the extra 15 Goals
“I expected Aaron Ramsey to be in there as well with 10 or 15. We need another player who gets 10 or 15 goals but we have a good mentality and good cohesion in the team. There is something happening. You can see that.” That’s what Arsene Wenger said after we thrashed Liverpool at the […]
Super Jack should stay and fight for his Arsenal place and then the captaincy
The season is weeks away but there’s still plenty going on in the world of Arsenal. The stories that I’ve found the most interesting have centred around Jack Wilshere. Not just the question of his best position, but also whether he’ll be an Arsenal player next season. A lot has already been written about whether […]
Is it possible Krystian Bielik will be our cover for Le Coq in the coming season?
‘If you are good enough you are old enough’ The above question has been at the back of my mind for a while. In reality it has been in my thoughts since the emergence of Coquelin so magnificently in 2015. Why? Because the likelihood of Wenger signing Schneiderlin or a similar player, as a result, […]
How Arsene Wenger’s planning abilities make him stand apart from other managers
If you have been reading my articles regularly, you know I’m a pro-Wenger guy. There were periods when I doubted his skill, but these came before I was able to look at the wider picture, i.e. learnt to appreciate his planning abilities. Up to a certain point I was caught up in the now, unable […]
That Bergkamp Goal v Newcastle Part 2 – Did he really meant it? Ask Wrighty and Henry
Welcome to Part 2 of my previous post which looks at one of Dennis Bergkamp’s greatest goals. I had asked if this goal was discussed in his book ‘Stillness and Speed; lo and behold, it was! Not only does Dennis talk about it but so do Wrighty and Henry. Both Henry and Wright have been […]
Dennis Bergkamp with his own bit of magic against Newcastle – Part 1
I’ll be honest; I was a little lazy this week in trying to dig out another goal that meant so much when it was scored. However, luckily for me, 20 years ago today the Dutch master Dennis Bergkamp set foot at Highbury. I will take this opportunity to be shameless about my laziness and simply pick […]
Can Julian Draxler lessen the pressure on Ozil, while also learning his trade from Ollie and Alexis?
Arsenal have built an identity this season with high pressing and swift transitions in attack; a feature which seems the most important weapon of the team, going into next season. However, hassling teams and winning back possession hasn’t always produced the desired objective, which is to become ruthless in the final third. I also don’t […]
Are Arsenal eyeing the next Senderos or Djourou or the next Shaqiri in Switzerland and is it Embolo?
A scouting report from Switzerland, that is Dave’s (@goonerdave66) latest idea; and what a glorious idea that is. I have a unique opportunity to let people know that my soon-to-be country has one of the best-organized and productive youth academies you might find. Here in Switzerland, discipline and work come before pure talent and there’s […]