RB Leipzig’s Poker Face as Arsenal bat eyelids at Christopher Nkunku
For the whole of the January Transfer Window, Arsenal were linked with a central midfielder, they obviously needed, in Arthur Melo. At that time, with Partey and Elneny away on international duty and Xhaka serving a three-match ban, the need was obvious. Now with all three players available again, and with Arteta having all four […]
Who turned the heat on The Gunners? – The Arsenal Women Journal
Not too bad of a result, all things considered. Given that we had a left-back at centre-half, that we conceded another goal on set-piece and that we were down to ten players with fifteen minutes to go, snatching a point against Man Utd isn’t too bad. It tastes bittersweet, though: we went into this game […]
Learning from Leicester: why Arteta’s pared-down Arsenal squad should be confident of a Top 4 finish
Sun, sand, the ocean and a whole lot of footy. What a success for Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal squad this mid winter trip to Dubai has been. It really has been a breath of fresh air to see the injured players ease back into training, the players working on tactics and technical play; and […]
Arteta ready to look at Martinelli through the middle
#Today there was an insightful article on Football.london by former Gunnerstown stalwart Kaya Kayak. The piece reported that Gabriel Martinelli has been operating more centrally during Arsenal’s Dubai warm weather break. After the Winter Transfer Window closed the Arsenal first team squad, without Balogun and more notably Aubameyang, finds itself with only 2 recognised central […]
The Kraken? Remember, for every Auba, there is also an Iwobi
So the mystical Kraken never materialised. We sold/loaned a grand to total of 6 (first team players) players for a grand total of £2m (supposedly) and brought, well, no-one, unless you count re-loans back to Stan’s American franchise. The biggest move was obviously Auba to Barca on a free. Number 14 number 2 takes the captains […]
Arteta and Edu – High Stakes Rollers – Arsenal and KSE’s January Window assessed
I think it would be safe to suggest that Arsenal fans on social media have been in degrees of meltdown in the past few days. The anxiety at the lack of arrivals to balance the exits as the end of the window approached, reached fever pitch as the final hours confirmed a further departure, and […]
Over to you, Mikel (No Pressure!!) – A post-deadline day reflection
It’s not often that I write about the men’s team on this platform, these days.The reaction after the deadline day got me itchy, though, so I thought I would share some of my feelings. Was it a underwhelming? Yes. Does it leave us short in numbers? Yes. Is it a 1/10 window? No. Edu and […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Migraines and Headaches but FA Cup 15 still on!
Mission. Accomplished. The quest for the 15th trophy is still on. We were favorites against the London City Lionesses and it showed, although ours wasn’t exactly a scintillating performance. Journalists often refer to this kind of wins as “professional”, as if others weren’t. Anyway, we progress to the next round thanks to Vivianne Miedema’s first-half […]
Transfer Deadline Day: More lean than mean – Is Mikel content with his Arsenal machine?
So we have reached Transfer Deadline Day. That dreaded day which plays Russian Roulette with football fans mental health when activity has been non-existent throughout the month. The transfer window is a time which I hate the most as it almost feels like daily a new name pops up as a potential target. The usual […]
Waiting for the Kraken to be announced on Manic Monday – Arsenal Transfer Rumour Round-up
2 days and counting. AMN, Balogan, Mari, Kola, Chambers have departed to pastures new either permanently or a “try before buy” basis. Eddie is likely off to N€wcastle. Auba is expected to arrive LATE on Monday at Barca or Juve. The first team squad as is stands, is at 19, baring red cards, Covid or […]