Wonderful. Painful. Awful. Vital Here’s some facts…. 1) We rarely win when Chelsea, Spurs and Utd lose. We did. 2) We are 3 points ahead of all three of them after 6 games. 3) We played over a half with 10 men and won. 4) From a losing position too. Twice. 5) We are […]
In October 2017 I wrote about a young Arsenal lion named Eddie Nketiah who came roaring to prominence with the winning goal in the league cup victory for Arsenal against Norwich. At the time Arsenal’s front line consisted of Theo Walcott , Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud, who all seemed to be struggling for form […]
Arsenal: Premier League Review So Far It’s been an indifferent start to the Premier League season for Arsenal. Unai Emery’s team has picked up 8 points from their opening five fixtures. The Gunners have shown grit and determination in some games. However, they have thrown away leads and rolled over in others. We’re going to […]
‘THE £50M MAN’ When I was young, clubs invested in Academies because they hoped that they could get a small handful break through to help the first team. That has changed somewhat. Now, clubs hope for this but also have the dream that a gem will come along that they can sell for big bucks […]
Arsenal’s first Europa League game of the campaign will be a welcome distraction from the Premier League. Following the capitulation at Watford, the mood around the Emirates is far from upbeat. Five games into the season isn’t the time to panic. But the rumours that are circling the club about players not understanding the manager’s […]
After the stagnant and stale management of Arsene Wenger towards the end of his reign, I initially considered the arrival of Unai Emery to be a long overdue breath of fresh air. Even putting his poor early team selections down to him finding his feet and instead choosing to focus on his ability to make […]
When I was watching Watford batter us during an abysmal second half showing at Vicarage Road, I was heavily reminded by how we played Huddersfield away last season. That game was our first league win on the road in over two months. On the day we went 2-0 up after the first 45 minutes and […]
You can’t win anything with kids It’s Wednesday 12th August 2020 & Julian Nagelsmann is about to start his first pre-match press conference of the new season. It had been an interesting summer in the transfer market. Mustafi and Xhaka had joined Yeovil Town on deadline day, both stating it had been a childhood dream […]
NO IDENTITY, COHERENCY OR SECURITY The same failings and issues that Emery inherited when he took on the Arsenal job in May last year are as stark today as when he joined The team play with an inconsistency that is unsurprising given how often we change system and personnel Individual errors remain characteristic of a […]
Watford 2-2 Arsenal Premier League Review – 15th Sept., 2019 – Vicarage Road, Watford Same old Arsenal. Always a bad culture.. It always creases me up when I hear the chant “same old Arsenal; always cheating!” It often arises when we’re awarded a foul, and one that is legitimate per the IFAB Laws […]
