It has long enough now since Aaron Ramsey returned to first-team football for Arsenal following his 12 month absence from a leg shattered by Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross; the time for excuses is over and the question must be asked: will Aaron Ramsey ever become the player he once looked destined to be? Last season, such was the […]
Bendtner to make his mark in Italy (Video)
Nicklas Bendtner is a player who seems to have been around forever. Yet, at only 24 years of age, we can expect to be hearing his name for a few more years to come. Having just left English football for the first time since he joined Arsenal in 2004, we may not see as much of the […]
Score early, score often, or don’t score at all
If Arsenal score before the 40th minute they win. That statistic should be written on the wall in the changing room, in big “Bould” letters. Get your head in the match, bury a goal early. Focus on the offence. Actually the statistic is score before the 43rd minute and Arsenal win the match. Several years ago Arsenal were blessed with late […]
A reason for optimism?
Having endured Wednesday’s night torturous performance, I’m sure many of you aren’t enjoying yourselves being Arsenal fans at the moment. Having gone into the international break with a satisfying win over West Ham United, club football returned at the weekend with Gooners up and down the country feeling optimistic and positive ahead of the action. […]
Arsenal’s Goalkeeper Black Hole
Goalkeepers. They do the smallest amount of running of any player during a football match but if they make an error they are heavily scrutinised because, more often than not, it results in conceding a goal. It is a tricky task finding a good No.1 because they are an investment, a goalkeepers expiry date is […]
Don’t expect too much from Wilshere
After 15 months out, Jack Wilshere has finally returned to Arsenal picture. The England international was named among the substitutes for the Gunners’ match with Norwich City on Saturday, and although he didn’t get on the pitch, his comeback marks a huge boost for the club having been without Wilshere for so long. As well […]
Yet another technical master from Spain
I am referring to the little magician that is Santi Cazorla. I found myself struggling to see why no other club had tried to sign him in the summer when I saw that Wenger had pulled off the deal, £16m seems so little for a player of such quality. The ambidextrous winger/attacking midfielder can play […]
Late Giroud equaliser bodes well for Arsenal (Video)
It may seem like stating the obvious but Olivier Giroud’s dramatic late equaliser to give France a deserved point against an all-conquering Spain side may just be looked upon as one of Arsenal’s most important moments of the season. It’s fair to say that the former Montpellier hitman has not had the easiest start to life at […]
Is TW14’s KO a KO for AFC?
Theo Walcott’s latest injury is clearly poor luck on the young lad – literaly having the stuffing knocked out of him against San Marino on Friday night can’t be what he had planned. How a red card didn’t appear is beyond me!
Koscielny is right but in the wrong
It’s continuing to dominate the headlines, but diving is again at the forefront of football as the governing body looks to clamp down on the form of cheating. The latest to grab the attention of fans and the media alike is that theatrics of Tottenham Hotspur wideman Gareth Bale during Wales’ 2-1 win over Scotland, […]