So, as probably most of us predicted, Ben White got the England boo-boys treatment yesterday, which is odd given he got it after he'd actually put England in front against Uruguay with his tap-in at the back post. I didn't watch the game (because why would I bother?), but having listened to Tuchel on Thursday, I [...]
Football karma man, it sucks. The footballing gods in particular, man, they hate me. So I want to take this moment to offer a public apology to all of you guys who read my ramblings regularly: I have let you all down. I went Uber-positive on Sunday's blog. It was a break from the norm. I [...]
Well now, isn't it interesting to see the number of Arsenal players going down and not available for their international teams, eh? Of course, there are two sides to this coin, with an upside and a possible downside. I don't believe that Arsenal could get away with just chatting to international managers this close to [...]
Sometimes I write my thoughts in the blog, then have to think of a title, but on days like today, the title comes first, because it's the overarching message that I have based on events that unfolded in Yorkshire for The Arsenal last night. First up, let's give some credit to Mansfield, because they played [...]
With our game at home to Wigan not on until tomorrow late afternoon, today has felt like a bit of a barren wasteland so far, if I'm honest. I got up, did a whole bunch of jobs, didn't get around to penning some thoughts until now, but there's not a ton of stuff going on. [...]
Well now. Wasn't yesterday's football a nice little bonus on a weekend in which we were comprehensive in our job, whilst others were anything but, eh? I watched the first part of the Villa v Brentford game before heading off for some dinner, so I didn't see Villa stumble in the second half, then when [...]
It's day two back in the office for me, and I already feel bloody knackered, so much for the rest and recharging of the Christmas period. I don't know how these footballers do it, you know. Well, I do, because they get lots of sleep, and they also treat their bodies like temples, not waste [...]
I didn't watch the Villa-United game yesterday, but I suspected Villa might win it and when you look at that winning run, you have to say 'fair f*cks' to those players and Unai. Morgan Rogers is in the form of his life for Villa and that is propelling them forward as we speak. Then, on [...]
Before we get to the Arsenal of today, let's take a pause and reflect on the Arsenal of yesteryear, as one of our greatest ever players was awarded with a lifetime achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Thierry Henry - my favourite ever player and a guy with whom I've been able [...]
Morning Gooners and welcome to Wednesday. We'll be on day two of the training sessions for the team and yesterday pictures emerged of day one, which included players missing like Havertz and Gabriel as we'd expect, but not Martin Zubimendi. Apparently he was training indoors as the club try to manage his load management which, [...]