We all knew what it would probably be like. I talked about it on Friday when I did some analysis on what sort of football Hull City play; it’s direct, they go long to McBurnie, they try to put crosses in and they will play with a back five. Hull aren’t in the best of [...]
What a fascinating game that was last night. Fascinating because Arsenal had control for pretty much the entire game, let their opponents in a bit more in the second half, took the foot off the gas a bit, then found themselves with a nervy few minutes after Slavia Prague scored late, giving their players and [...]
Well, now, that was a great Sunday afternoon, wasn't it? Arsenal went up to Anfield, a place that is traditionally a painful experience; they went to a ground that normally sees the home fans come away happy, and us trudge home; they went to the North West, where we don't usually fare too brightly, and [...]
We gotta take our licks this morning, boys and girls, because we're out of the League Cup to a team who are down there in League Two currently fighting off a relly scrap. That's the media narrative that will be peddled today and, if we're honest, sometimes you just have to accept it. Like Chester [...]
That was as routine and solid a win as you're going to get yesterday. And I couldn't be happier. 3 p.m. kickoff, a historically stubborn opponent, we haven't scored a set piece or a first-half goal in a while...that felt like it was going to be a grind in appalling conditions yesterday. Instead, The Arsenal [...]
So... the pariahs of the Premier League, the ones killing football, the team that must be chastised for their style of play at all costs, went to Germany, played the German Champions, and lived out a thrilling 90 minutes in the Allianz Arena. Interesting, interesting... Of course I'm being flippant, probably a little too 'paranoid [...]
That was a tough watch yesterday. Well, I say "tough watch", but nothing is tougher than seeing The Arsenal lose, so the fact we speak today safe in the knowledge that Arsenal picked up the sixth win of seven so far this season has to be read as something that speaks with a sliding scale. [...]
Eventually, it was an Arsenal performance that had everything: Dominance, goals, a little rotation to keep players fresh for the weekend. But it wasn't the kind of free-flowing performance that had many around me in the ground last night saying that we were purring like a well-oiled machine. I guess that's only natural. Arteta rang [...]
Yesterday I think none of us were really that surprised with the type of game we got, as Leeds came to town with an identity, and that identity translated exactly onto the pitch as I talked about in yesterday's pre-match blog. They are a strong team. They are a physical team. They press intensively. They [...]
Up until yesterday I think I’d watched about two minutes of international football, but for some reason, I decided I might as well put the football on in the background in the kitchen of the Mother-In-Laws house last night. I’m glad I did, because it was a superb game of football, and Saka was brilliant [...]