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 [...]
With the Bayern game on tomorrow night, we should get a Mikel Arteta press conference with one of the players this evening, and I wonder if the media narrative and fainting couch approach by the English mainstream media translate to European competition? I've seen a few bits and bobs from yesterday, and what I saw [...]
So it looks like Pantomime Villain FC finally came-a-cropper in a game last night, as PSG smashed them on their own patch 4-2. Lovely stuff. It's a shame that Man City have a three-point banker with a home game to Ipswich at the weekend, because it would be nice to see how they respond to [...]
The second that Chris Kavanagh produced the second yellow card from Gravenberch to effectively end the contest (even though it was still 0-0 at the time), I switched the football off and watched the remainder of Kung Fu Panda 3. There was no point in continuing to watch that farce that was on display. Playing [...]
We had ourselves some Arsenal goalscorers again last night and, just as I'd hoped for, Big Vik was once again in amongst it. It was another proper tap-in poachers goal, but at this point, I don't think we want to look any kind of gift horse in the mouth, because he's going to be our [...]
That was the worst Arsenal performance I've seen in nearly two years. It was so bad that I'd describe my feelings as stunned rather than ragingly angry. Arsenal put in the kind of display yesterday that makes me think that they all went out on the lash on Friday night. Passing was off, movement wasn't [...]
What a hard-fought victory that was yesterday, I must say, and I think we all knew that before a ball was kicked. This is a defensively organised Sunderland team. It's a strong and physical Sunderland team. It's a side who go direct, long and want a battle, which is evidenced by Dan Ballard's post-match comments [...]
Happy Friday, boys and girls. I hope wherever you are, you enjoy the end of the working week, or if you still have to work tomorrow anyway, you at least get the 'Friday vibes'. Not least because The Arsenal play tomorrow. It's a trip up to the Stadium of Light to play Sunderland, who last [...]
The boy is well and truly back. Martin Odegaard, captain extrodinaire, leader, goalscorer, the metronome through which our creative play flows, showed everyone watching last night just what you get when he is fully fit, in form, and able to deliver in the final third of the pitch. 121 touches in total, drifting over to that right-hand [...]
Before a ball was kicked yesterday, I went for a walk with The Management, and she asked, "How are you feeling about this one? The usual nerves?" My response was that no, I actually felt fine. I did. It was a strange feeling not to have the butterflies in my stomach as I wrote the [...]