Mesut Özil has ‘legend’ status at Arsenal within his grasp
Some thoughts on Mesut Özil, how great he is/could be at Arsenal, especially if he helps to win the Europa League
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03, 2018
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03, 2018
Arsène to give new manager an ‘inheritance’ like he got?
It was a fair few years ago now that our Head of Academy Development (of variation of job title thereof) coined the phrase 'automatisms' in an interview when talking about the little partnerships and bits that 'click' within a component parts of a team, but that's what has me thinking this morning. Specifically after we [...]
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03, 2018
Just keep us in it, Arsenal
Morning all and a strange morning it is for me, because I'm not sure whether I want to go all out schadenfreude after those Tiny Totts lost at home to Juve, given that the footballing fates are so fickle and will probably punish me by seeing Arsenal all but out tonight with a hammering. On [...]
7
03, 2018
Tribalism within tribalism: the myopia of some Arsenal fans
Morning all, hope yours is a good one, filled with optimism for what the day ahead might bring? For me it's a standard working day but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to take what pleasures you can from it. After all, every day that passes by is a day you'll never get to relive, [...]
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03, 2018
It’s ‘Ex-pro two-penneth’ week for Arsenal
Morning folks. We're two days down from the latest Arsenal farce in the shape of the Brighton result, with two days between us and the next potential melt down on the pitch from a collective of Arsenal players with no confidence or belief. I guess you could call this the eye of the storm? The [...]
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03, 2018
It’s ‘Ex-pro two-penneth’ week for Arsenal
Morning folks. We're two days down from the latest Arsenal farce in the shape of the Brighton result, with two days between us and the next potential melt down on the pitch from a collective of Arsenal players with no confidence or belief. I guess you could call this the eye of the storm? The [...]
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03, 2018
Brighton defeat: Somebody end this. Now.
When The Management walked into the lounge yesterday at around 4pm and asked "how did they get on?" In reference to Arsenal's dismal 2-1 defeat away to Brighton, I think she was a little taken aback by my nonchalant "they lost. Meh. Do you fancy watching Blade Runner?" response. Her response pretty much summed it [...]
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03, 2018
Brighton away: first goal and 15 mins key
A night of karaoke and beer/rum has essentially obliterated my Sunday morning, so I think I'll keep today's pre match blog rather short, because from when I'm typing now kick off is about two hours away and the team news will be put by the time I've fried up my bacon and egg as the [...]
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03, 2018
Arsene’s historical words – did he mean them?
I find it very interesting how the narrative from Arsène and some of the players, like Petr Cech, are finding time to talk up the brilliance of Man City. Don't get me wrong, they are clearly a cut above the rest, they clearly will win the league and clearly, we are nowhere on their level. [...]
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03, 2018
Is there fight left in this Arsenal team?
Flipping heck it's cold. So very cold. Cold enough to freeze the soul. It's certainly not warm enough to survive without a boiler, which is what happened in our household last night. Let's just say that when you need to shower by boiling a kettle at 6am in the morning, you hardly feel set up [...]