The similarities are plentiful between Shkodran Mustafi and Granit Xhaka: Both were brought in during the 2016 summer transfer window with high price tags. Both play in key central areas that constitute the spine of the team. And both have excellent vision on the pitch and display an above-average ability to pick a long pass. […]
Ozil’s finally delivers a ’10/10′ performance v Terriers – Now for Consistency Mesut.
Arsenal 5-0 Huddersfield Town Premier League review Well…..that was satisfying – a 12th consecutive Premier league home win. Though for most of the game, we were very pedestrian. Our issues are largely mental, and this was no different. We scored initially via Lacazette, but then for much of the first-half, we looked pretty stolid. But […]
Gunners’ football becomes art as Mesut Ozil tears Huddersfield apart: #AFC5HTFC0
Arsene Wenger was once asked what is his ultimate goal in football. He responded with that: “You strive for perfection. And when you reach these moments, even for 5 minutes, they stay in your memory forever.” Yesterday, the Gunners managed to squeeze the perfection period in even less – just 4 minutes, from 67:44 to […]
Wenger 2.0 – Make It Real, Not Fantasy
Is Wenger changing? The stereotype of Wenger, at least before this season, has been: A (formerly) great manager A manager who seldom ever changes his team to suit the opposition A manager who cannot motivate his players for the big games A manager who believes that tactics is moot, and that sexy football conquers all […]
Wenger will have too much for Wagner – Arsenal v Huddersfield
Arsenal vs. Huddersfield Town preview I usually watch Ball Street on the Web/social media, and the owner of it (Mr. Matt Wilson) is an ardent Huddersfield Town fan. Because of this, and my respect for his channel, I have had a look out for their results this season, and took joy in them beating Man […]
Wrigglesworth, Mislintat and now Sanllehi – Is the Gazidis delivering on the ‘Catalyst for Change’?
For some years now, we’ve all known the score. Under Arsene Wenger, you had Pat Rice, and then Steve Bould. Alongside the manager and his direct assistant, the backroom was made up of Boro Primorac, Tony Colbert, Steve Rowley and Gerry Peyton. Essentially if you’d played Football Manager down the years, this troop were your […]
Clarets score 9/10 for their dives but Gunners leave with points that count: Burnley 0-1 Arsenal
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Justice served cold to biased and belligerent Burnley fans
Watching the Burnley vs Arsenal game yesterday, I was struck with the incredible partisan nature of the crowd. I don’t mean fervent, passionate get-behind-your-team partisan, I mean boo-the-other-team-and-every-single-decision-that-is-given-or-not-given-against-you. It was absolutely remarkable. Handball shouts every 2 minutes, baying for blood with every Arsenal tackle. It got me thinking about the basis of football support. Do […]
Unwanted Déjà vu for Burnley as Mustafi once again shines for Gunners
Burnley 0-1 Arsenal Premier League review Well, that was ugly. Not an inspired performance by us, but then a win is a win. The first half was muted for us, but the second half showed us step up more. Burnley, with Sean Dyche as the best English manager at the moment, played well overall and […]
Arsenal’s obsession, Burnley’s concession, its all about possession – And making it count! #BFCvAFC
A visit to Turf Moor is on the cards today and suffice to say we are facing another stern test. The win in the North London derby was grand, however it is not unreasonable to expect Burnley will play a totally different kind of game to Spurs. They are much more likely to sit back […]