19 10, 2024

Arsenal must play their game today, not Bournemouth’s

By |2024-10-19T10:13:11+01:00October 19th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Tricky one, this one today, because Bournemouth are no mugs. As Arteta said, Antonio Iraloa has created a well-drilled, well-coached, progressive passing (they’re seventh in the league on progressive passing numbers just behind us, Liverpool, Brighton, City and The Scum) team who have not had some of the results they - and a few - [...]

16 10, 2024

As they all trickle back, we’re starting to feel the Arsenal again…

By |2024-10-16T07:47:27+01:00October 16th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Internationals, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

I don't usually lead with stuff about the Arsenal women, because I'm not as close to the goings on, but seeing the news break yesterday that Jonas Eidevall had resigned as Head Coach was a bit of a surprise, I have to say. It's also very unusual these days to see a coach resign rather [...]

14 10, 2024

Rice returning to some form from last season?

By |2024-10-14T08:23:32+01:00October 14th, 2024|analysis, gooners, Gunners, Internationals, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Ok so it looks like Rice is safe from injury, following playing (and scoring) last night in the England game against Finland. I didn't bother watching it, I wasn't interested in it, I've just checked in to see the score and see some of the goals and Rice's one was a classic lung-buster from our [...]

15 09, 2024

What Arsenal, and what Tottenham, show up for today’s NLD?

By |2024-09-14T07:36:01+01:00September 15th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, History, injuries, Match Preview, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I bloody hate this fixture. Yesterday I spoke about the positives from Mikel Arteta's press conference , but today all of that hope and positivity is washed away, replaced by nerves and more nerves. This fixture has - again, as I mentioned yesterday - been kind to [...]

11 09, 2024

Who replaces Odegaard in midfield on Sunday? Some options…

By |2024-09-11T07:58:56+01:00September 11th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Internationals, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

So...I think that we're done now on these insufferable international breaks. And we have certainly suffered. First Calafiori, then Odegaard, but I think and hope that every other Arsenal player came through them and now we have the daunting task of picking up the pieces and assessing how we are going to go about preparing for the North [...]

7 08, 2024

Looking at Leverkusen; but is anyone looking at Nketiah?

By |2024-08-07T08:00:10+01:00August 7th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, friendly, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, midfield, Mikel Arteta, pre season, Transfers|0 Comments

It's Bayker Leverkusen tonight for The Arsenal in a game that feels like the first 'proper' friendly match this summer, if that makes sense? What I mean by that is that Arsenal are back on home soil, it's close enough to the new season that the team should be getting back to fitness, we have [...]

6 08, 2024

Arsenal’s strong transfer bargaining position is a welcome sight

By |2024-08-06T08:36:43+01:00August 6th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, finances, friendly, gooners, Gunners, midfield, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league, Transfers|1 Comment

Happy Tuesday campers, we all good? Tomorrow the team line up against Leverkusen in our penultimate friendly before the season kicks off properly and it'll be the return of Xhaka who I'm sure will get a good reception. I suspect Arteta might do something today, maybe not a press conference (or maybe he will?) but [...]

5 08, 2024

The Arsenal squad feeling whole again, right on time as the countdown begins

By |2024-08-05T08:08:11+01:00August 5th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, midfield, Mikel Arteta, pre season|0 Comments

With two week's to go until the season kicks off properly, it feels like the countdown to the season opener against Wolves is officially 'on now'. Not just because of the short amount of time left in pre season, but because we've also been treated to pictures of Saka, Saliba, Ramsdale and Rice all returning [...]

3 08, 2024

The Smith ends his Arsenal era, with Eddie potentially next out

By |2024-08-03T07:29:20+01:00August 3rd, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, midfield, Mikel Arteta, pre season, Transfers|0 Comments

We knew the day would come, we've been speaking about it for a while, but yesterday it was confirmed that Emile Smith Rowe, ESR, 'The Smith', left Arsenal signed for Fulham on a permanent transfer. I don't think I've seen such a universal sadness from Arsenal fans for a player who had essentially become a [...]

29 07, 2024

Some Merino-shaped Arsenal thoughts

By |2024-07-29T09:10:22+01:00July 29th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, midfield, Mikel Arteta, pre season|1 Comment

Happy Monday folks, we all good? It'll no doubt be a Riccardo Calafiori-infused week for us ahead of the Liverpool game and I'm sure that no sooner have I hit 'publish on today's ramblings, that they club will have announced his arrival. I guess it doesn't matter too much; we've said all there is to [...]

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