As we all wait with baited breath on the injury to Mkhitaryan, my mind has already started to shift to tomorrow's game against Southampton and wonder what happens if our Armenian has suffered the suspected medial ligament damage that Arsene spoke about immediately after the game on Thursday night, then it really will be a race [...]
A fantastic win, some great performances from Özil and Ramsey, Lacazette back in the goals. What’s there not to be very happy about this Friday morning?
Some thoughts ahead of the home game for Arsenal against CSKA Moscow, including how I think we need to start - fast.
On Sunday before the game I posted my preferred line up which included Özil, Lacazette, Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan, with our number 10s starting on paper out wide although in all honesty in my mind I saw it as a very fluid system. I remember writing years ago about Rosicky and his mobility (when not on [...]
I occasionally get sent pieces from people who are interested in writing and whilst often it isn't quite in the style that I have, every once in a while there's an opinion that I think is worth sharing, which is why today's blog has come from Soham De. He's a budding writer and has written [...]
Sometimes football can be a real grind. To play, to coach, to manage, it can be a right old slog and when The Management's family came into the kitchen yesterday at halftime - gingerly entering wondering in what mood I'd be in - all I could really report was that the first half had felt [...]
Some pre match thoughts ahead of this April Fool’s Day game against Stoke City at The Emirates
Bleugh. International friendly weekend. The most pointless of all weekends. Can't be dealing with it. So I think I'll just not. There are plenty of other things out there to focus on. Like finding out a way to filter out people who constantly sniff on the tube. Or conclusively solving the issue of the constantly [...]
Last night I had a dream about the Tiny Totts. I know, more like a nightmare, but it was to do with a new tactic that Pochettino has adopted. A cunning and devious tactic that yet again flouted the rules of football. You see, not content with clearly instructed his teams to cheat by diving [...]
Some thoughts on appreciating Arsène’s early work at the club, whilst still wanting change, with a new manager