31 01, 2024

Arsenal unlock stubborn Forest – eventually…

By |2024-01-31T07:58:54+00:00January 31st, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, History, Match Review, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

When I penned my thoughts yesterday morning about how the game would be another difficult to break down Forest side, that we’d be up against a team who wanted to rapid transition counter and a side that would want us to have the ball, I don’t think I envisioned a first half that was quite [...]

23 10, 2021

Impressive Arsenal blow away Villa

By |2021-10-23T08:57:23+01:00October 23rd, 2021|Arsenal FC, Attack, Formation, Match Review, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Leaving the Emirates last night, after Arsenal had blitzed Aston Villa over 95+ minutes, I’m sure I wasn’t the only Gooner thinking “that’s more like it” as I queued for the Victoria Line at Highbury & Islington. One swallow does not a summer make and one performance does not a ‘click’ or ‘turnaround’ materialise, but [...]

8 09, 2021

COVID curse for Arsenal? Where have all the midfielders gone?

By |2021-09-08T07:11:40+01:00September 8th, 2021|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, injuries, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Could all just be rumour. Could just be 'The Internet' and 'Internet People' being all 'Internetty', but with ESR not in the Under-21s England squad yesterday, as well as not being in the squad for the full international team over the weekend, the rumours started to circulate that Emile was 'ill' and in the current [...]

28 07, 2021

Arteta’s reliance on those already here – a dangerous game?

By |2021-07-28T08:11:57+01:00July 28th, 2021|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league|0 Comments

I decided to go for an early run this morning and as usual, put on my headphones and had a listen to an Arsenal podcast or two. There was one topic which I did find interesting during the run, which was from the lads on the Arsenal Vision podcast, in which they touched on the [...]

25 07, 2021

Arsenal’s shape and fitness is starting to show

By |2021-07-25T13:17:00+01:00July 25th, 2021|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Formation, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

I know pre season friendlies aren't supposed to mean anything, that you can't read too much in to them and that had we lost yesterday's 'behind closed doors' friendly at London Colney to Milwall then we'd all have shrugged and said 'move along', but I have to tell you I did enjoy watching the game [...]

16 07, 2021

Saliba, Lokonga and Smith Rowe’s number

By |2021-07-16T08:08:59+01:00July 16th, 2021|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, contracts, Defence, gooners, Gunners, pre season, premier league|0 Comments

My whole thing about how we become so aware of transfers that by the time they actually happen, the joy of the signing isn't as joyous as the 'old days', also works for players leaving too. I've bleated on so much about Saliba lately that when it was confirmed by Arsenal and then on Marseille's [...]

15 07, 2021

Nearly halfway in to the transfer window – is anyone else starting to be concerned?

By |2021-07-15T08:18:22+01:00July 15th, 2021|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, contracts, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league, press conference, Transfers|2 Comments

I didn't watch the game against Hibs on Tuesday and so didn't actually manage to catch some individual performances. So the sight yesterday of a slightly rounder Willian on the pitch, with various pictures of him looking visibly chubbier as he faced off against the Scottish team, would be utterly hilarious, if it wasn't so [...]

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