Killing the wrong team POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Did Manchester United deserve to win the game? Part of me thinks absolutely not. We looked like the superior team on their home patch and are clearly a better team right now. They rely strongly on individuals as they did yesterday. On the other hand, what are […]
Today’s visit to Old Trafford will be a stern test of Arsenal’s growing credentials as, at the very least, strong Top 4 challengers. After 5 straight wins it would be fair to say that the media and pundits are being kinder to Arteta’s Arsenal, but with the constant caveat of ‘you have not played anyone […]
Energy, everywhere Positives, Needs And Hopes I’m writing and rewatching at the same time. It’s the 16th minute. We’ve just had yet another chance in Villa’s box. The ball ends up outside the box with Saka and he gets pushed down. Within two seconds Xhaka, Odegaard and Saliba surround the potential counterattack. I could have […]
With the first submission for a change to EPL RULE 17.3.5a – Arsenal Player and Fan Celebrations, already under discussion.already under discussion. Two more exes are putting together dossiers to issue to the EPL rule keepers, to enforce more restrictions onto The Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko was not in the matchday squad against Fulham due to […]
The big wigs at the FA are bracing themselves for another raucous debate at next weeks extraordinary general meeting. Following Arsenal’s win against Fulham on Saturday (remember, 100% records aren’t for everyone), Sky Sports outcasts, Keys & Gray are submitting a 3rd attempt at getting the rules changed to limit Arsenal celebrations. After seeing the […]
New Arsenal 2 Old Arsenal 1 Positives, Needs and Hopes It was the 57th minute. There I am sitting with Max and my wife in the Hops ‘n Holler Arsenal pub in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was struggling to get a feel for what the problem was in the game. […]
The Kieran Tierney Dilemma Over the past three seasons, since his arrival from Celtic, Tierney has, without any doubt, been one of Arsenal’s best and most consistent players. However, he has simultaneously been our most injury prone and the timing of his time out in the past 2 campaigns has been at the crucial stage […]
It goes with saying, that professional athletes suffer all kinds of injuries. However, some injuries are more common in different sports. Soccer injuries, for example, include everything from a lateral ankle sprain to a hernia to an Anterior Cruciate Ligament “ACL” tear. Professional soccer players are exposed to all kinds of environments when in different […]
You make it easy POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES You might say that the reason that yesterday‘s game looked easy was the because of the gulf in quality. I think you would be right to a certain extent. There is however the thought that quality is on paper and not necessarily what happens on the field. […]
Ever since Arsenal made an offer for Raphinha early in the transfer window, the media and the fanbase have been convinced that Arteta is seeking a new right winger. The logic that Saka has been overplayed and needs periods of rest is of course compelling, but I have begun to wonder if the attempt to […]
