Episode 25 “West Ham Preview · Moyles Parks A Bus” Gav, Mike and Paul preview the upcoming Arsenal v West Ham game, and ponder how Arteta might counter a potential David Moyes parked bus. Does he stick with a formation that has proved so effective against recent opponents? Does he throw more creativity on the […]
What we are seeing under Mikel Arteta is a man who has a clear vision/style of football that he is looking to install. Despite the lack of managerial experience, we have seen countless examples of how he has tactically outsmarted top level coaches by drilling his team effectively in and out of possession. Patterns of […]
With it being widely reported that Icelandic International keeper Runar Alex Runarsson had a medical on Monday ahead of joining the Gunners for only £1.6 million, I thought it timely to get the low down on our potential new shot stopper. With reports if the Dijon custodian being so disparate, I wanted to hear it […]
Durham on his Anti Arsenal Soapbox….Again Monday morning and it’s TalkSh!tes weekly team meeting. Alan Brazil is chairing this week’s meeting and he tables the agenda: Item 1: What controversies can we stir up this week? Item 2: Who’s doing the coffee run today? End of meeting As usual Durham is the first […]
For the subject of this week’s interview – U23 Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo – I’m tapping into the considerable knowledge of John Williamson: few know more when it comes to Arsenal’s Youth. The young shot-stopper came to most of our attention when Unai Emery included him in the travelling squad to Napoli in 2018/19. Arthur returned having […]
The last few days have seen several boosts and The Arsenal, on and off the pitch and it would be fair to say that the majority of us will be relishing the prospect of playing West Ham, and potentially staying top of the Premier League into week 2. Of course, it is early days, but […]
Episode 24 “Auba Signs Da Fing · Transfer Dominoes” Gav, Mike and Paul wax lyrical about Auba’s signing, how Arteta is making Arsenal an attractive destination for top players, and what needs to happen before the transfer window ends to get Arsenal’s squad in line with restrictions.. Should Ozil even be included in the squad?! […]
Midfielder Matt Smith was one of several young Gunners to head out on loan from Arsenal’s under 23 set up. And, things couldn’t have gone better for him on his debut in the football league, scoring the third goal in Swindon’s 3-1 win against Rochdale. Smith, 19, joined Richie Wellens’ side on August 17 and […]
2 games, 2 wins, 15 goals scored, 2 goals conceded.Speak of a nice way of starting the campaign! While red-hot favorites Manchester City and Chelsea already dropped points to Brighton at home and Manchester United away, respectively, the Arsenal has been marching on with two massive wins against Reading (6-1) and West Ham (9-1), setting […]
Alex is here to stay. The Frenchman, who had a fairly below-par season last year, is the latest player to state his willingness to stay at the Club, amid speculations about his future.It’s been a few years now that we had players who were staying put while blatantly out of favor, like Kieran Gibbs, Carl […]
