23 02, 2026

Arsenal dominate the North London Derby as Eze and Big Vik shine

By |2026-02-23T09:01:24+00:00February 23rd, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|2 Comments

Football is mad, eh? On Thursday morning last week, I think almost every Gooner to a man/woman/child was at their lowest ebb. We had given up a two-goal lead against the worst team in Premier League history, and the media and rival fans were drinking in the misery, quick to trot out the 'bottlers' tag [...]

19 02, 2026

Unprofessional and abysmal Arsenal draw to terrible Wolves

By |2026-02-19T07:54:28+00:00February 19th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant|2 Comments

That was an utter disgrace yesterday. I am starting this blog the night of the game. I never do that. This was an unprofessional Arsenal performance. This was a disgraceful performance. I am embarrassed. This is falling apart. Two wins in nine. This is a football side who have spent two-thirds of the season being [...]

16 02, 2026

Professional display see’s Arsenal safely navigate Wigan at home

By |2026-02-16T08:51:17+00:00February 16th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review|0 Comments

Yesterday was as comfortable as you're going to get as an Arsenal fan visiting the Emirates this season. We all kind of suspected it; after all, I'd spoken before the game about how Wigan had recently lost their manager, were not in form, and, frankly, they probably feel like they could do without this cup [...]

8 02, 2026

Big Vik seals it as Arsenal go nine clear with Sunderland win

By |2026-02-08T05:47:16+00:00February 8th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|1 Comment

I thought that was a hard-earned victory yesterday against Sunderland. They're a good team. A physical team. A team who know their strengths and is good at reducing its deficiencies. The data nerds may well raise an occasional eyebrow at how well they've done this season, but having watched them frustrate us and stifle us [...]

4 02, 2026

Havertz haunts Chelsea once again – Wembley here we come

By |2026-02-04T06:51:48+00:00February 4th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Defence, gooners, Gunners, History, League Cup, Match Review, Mikel Arteta|2 Comments

I really don't like Chelsea. I'd go as far as to say I hate them. I hate what they represent. I hate the way they started the spiral of financial doping that is now so prevalent in the game. I hate their game model of stockpiling players and then farming them out on loan. I hate [...]

1 02, 2026

Cry me a river: Set-pieces, own goals, and a smiting of Leeds

By |2026-02-01T10:13:26+00:00February 1st, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|0 Comments

Being on a bit of a tour of Sri Lanka this week has definitely had its benefits and drawbacks when it comes to The Arsenal. I was able to use the convenient excuse of having to get up for various sightseeing exercises, so I didn’t have to deal with the aftermath of the United game [...]

18 01, 2026

The wrong attacking approach means dropped points for Arsenal against Forest

By |2026-01-18T09:15:09+00:00January 18th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant|1 Comment

I have a real sense of gnawing frustration this morning. I watched the United/City game, and I just assumed United would be pants and City cut our lead, not the other way around, so by the time kick off came for our game, I was buzzing. There's nothing like a Sean Dyche mid-block slog-fest to [...]

15 01, 2026

Bossing the Bridge: Zubimendi’s brilliance, Vik’s relief and the frustration of a lifeline for Chelsea

By |2026-01-15T07:34:30+00:00January 15th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, League Cup, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

Arsenal went to Stamford Bridge last night, to a Chelsea admittingly short of a fair few important players, and absolutely bossed them to take control of this League Cup two-legged semi-final. So why do I not feel completely sated this morning? I think it's probably the feeling that this tie could - and probably should [...]

12 01, 2026

The Martinelli show puts Arsenal through against Pompey

By |2026-01-12T07:40:01+00:00January 12th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review|0 Comments

I couldn't watch the game yesterday due to family commitments and a birthday celebration for The Management, which meant watching the game on replay and benefiting from knowing the result. It has its upside, in that you feel perfectly calm watching the game unfold, knowing that Arsenal have safely progressed and done so with plenty [...]

9 01, 2026

Opportunity missed as Arsenal deliver an inhibited second half against Liverpool

By |2026-01-09T08:45:53+00:00January 9th, 2026|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, midfield, premier league|2 Comments

That was about as much fun as the weather last night. Arsenal had an opportunity to really lay down a marker against an injury-hit, beleaguered, and not really in form (despite what the ‘unbeaten run will tell you) Liverpool team. And they just didn’t take it. The opportunity was there, and no such marker was [...]

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