1 11, 2025

A potential tough watch as Burnley to sit in deep

By |2025-11-01T09:01:56+00:00November 1st, 2025|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Match day ten this season brings about yet another familiar challenge to it that we have faced for some years now: An away day low block. It used to be a tenet of Premier League football that when teams are at home, they are a little more expansive; their fans urge them to drive forward, [...]

28 10, 2025

Arsenal mastering marginal gains boils the media’s p*ss

By |2025-10-28T07:16:02+00:00October 28th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, History, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|1 Comment

They talk about us as 'paranoid' as a fanbase. They say that we're so vocal and that we are the most conspiracy-driven collective of supporters. We're apparently the loudest when it comes to believing that we have it worse than any other team. But isn't that any wonder then, that when you get the likes [...]

26 10, 2025

A game of transitions today against strong identity Palace?

By |2025-10-26T09:53:46+00:00October 26th, 2025|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Having successfully navigated and thoroughly enjoyed Hate Watch Saturday, I am now fully focused on match day Sunday and I gotta tell ya, the nerves are proper kicking in already. Last season, every time Liverpool slipped up, we weren't able to capitalise. I remember seeing that Liverpool had slipped up in match week 16 and drawn [...]

25 10, 2025

Arsenal’s not-so-secret on set pieces

By |2025-10-25T10:21:58+01:00October 25th, 2025|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference, Tactics|0 Comments

Happy Saturday folks. I hope wherever you are and whatever you are doing you have something enjoyable planned. Me, I’m going to get myself out for a run, then I’m going to settle down to watch some football at home this afternoon, as the Management and the mother-in-law are in London watching Black Sabbath: The [...]

21 10, 2025

Arsenal and Atletico holding up the mirror to each other?

By |2025-10-21T08:51:16+01:00October 21st, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

We're back again for a match day and it's a tricky one in the shape of Simeone's Atletico Madrid who come to town looking to spoil our party and recent form by picking up three points in this horrible large-league format. Arteta knows that a win today would be a big one and with 15/16 [...]

13 10, 2025

Calafiori’s very different look in an Italian shirt

By |2025-10-13T08:10:20+01:00October 13th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Defence, Internationals, midfield, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|3 Comments

The Arsenal Women provided the dosage of Arsenal football for many Gooners yesterday, albeit through the lens of a somewhat underwhelming 1-0 win over Brighton at home I hear. I say that mainly because I was out and about so couldn't watch the game, but I kept track on my phone and with Chelsea already [...]

4 10, 2025

Solving the low block problem: Why Arsenal need to be quicker against West Ham

By |2025-10-04T09:13:38+01:00October 4th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|3 Comments

Matchday Saturday, a 3pm kick-off, a game in which you'd normally be expecting Arsenal to pick up all three points against a struggling West Ham side and yet, here we all are, a little nervous about history repeating itself. Mikel was asked yesterday what he felt about the fact that Arsenal had lost 50% of [...]

29 09, 2025

Arsenal overcome controversy to stake an early claim in the title race against Newcastle

By |2025-09-29T08:34:43+01:00September 29th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Where to even start after yesterday, eh? I think I want to be broadly positive today, because when you snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat with a last minute goal in extra time, then you have to be feeling positive rather than dwell on some of the negatives. So I'm going to get [...]

28 09, 2025

We have an opportunity at St James’ Park

By |2025-09-28T09:34:31+01:00September 28th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, History, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

We have an opportunity today. One of the most frustrating part of last season - injuries aside - was that it felt like every time an opportunity opened up for The Arsenal to claw points back on Liverpool, we didn't take it, so they ended up creeping away from us until the lead they had [...]

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