19 09, 2015

Chelski preview: hair of the dog

By |2017-05-19T20:11:55+01:00September 19th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, premier league|2 Comments

The one good thing about playing on a Wednesday night followed by a Saturday, I suppose, is that it does give you an opportunity to wash the nasty taste out of your mouth after a stinging defeat. Of course, much like 'hair of the dog' works wonders, if we lose again against Chelski today, it [...]

18 09, 2015

Initial Chelski thoughts: midfield success wins the game

By |2015-09-18T07:32:36+01:00September 18th, 2015|analysis, gooners, Gunners, midfield, premier league, press conference, Tactics|0 Comments

Apparently there's some sort of international tournament starting today. I'll be darned if I know what it is, because my gaze is locked firmly on what happens at London Colney today and then Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Oddly, there hasn't been any team news to come out from yesterday like there normally is, so I'm guessing [...]

10 09, 2015

Time flies for Arteta, who needs games to show he’s still got it

By |2017-05-19T20:11:56+01:00September 10th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, gooners, injuries, midfield, premier league, soccer|4 Comments

Doesn't time fly when you're having fun, eh? This particular phrase has definitely struck a chord with me this morning, as I find myself back on the Metropolitan line train and slowly ambling myself towards my grey prison in central London for my first day back to work after a break in the sun. I [...]

25 08, 2015

Cech out our goalie, as well as a dodgy lino

By |2017-05-19T20:11:59+01:00August 25th, 2015|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Arsene Wenger, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|0 Comments

Not for the first time this season Liverpool were the beneficiaries of yet more dodgy officiating, yet for the first time this season, we were the beneficiaries of a superb Petr Cech display. Which would probably be the story of the game if you asked me to describe it in a paragraph or less. The [...]

17 08, 2015

Relief that The Arsenal are underway, with dominant display

By |2017-05-19T20:12:00+01:00August 17th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|0 Comments

I am a completely irrational football fan. Specifically, I am a complete irrational Arsenal football fan and if I'm completely honest, after the first weekend of football I was dreading anything but a positive outcome from yesterday's game against Crystal Palace.  That in itself doesn't sound too irrational to you, I'm sure, but when I [...]

14 08, 2015

Go easy on a returning Welbeck; football is like cards, not chess

By |2017-05-19T20:12:01+01:00August 14th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, gooners, Gunners, injuries, premier league, Rant|0 Comments

Today is the very definition of 'muggy', with my clothes sticking to me and general uncomfortableness being the feeling for today it seems. I also seemed to have stepped on to an artists impression of Victorian London, because there's fog everywhere, so all I need now is Sherlock Holmes to solve a crime for me [...]

12 08, 2015

Accommodating the best Arsenal players unbalances the team

By |2017-05-19T20:12:01+01:00August 12th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Formation, gooners, Gunners, midfield, premier league, Tactics|3 Comments

Hello hello you wonderful peers of mine. I hope you're not too caught up in your own inner torment and moroseness as we hit the halfway point in the week. The bad taste of a weekend defeat may still be lingering like a little morning breath (despite having brushed your teeth to within an inch [...]

31 07, 2015

The 'yeah but' brigade circling Coquelin

By |2017-05-19T20:12:03+01:00July 31st, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, gooners, Gunners, midfield, pre season, Rant|2 Comments

This morning I read Mr Positive himself, Paul Merson, talking about this weekend's Community Shield. He's predicting an Arsenal win, which is nice, irregardless of the context of the game or whether either side can truly be as 'up for it' as a Premier League game. But that's not what drew my attention to write [...]

21 07, 2015

Player adaptability will win Arsenal the league

By |2017-05-19T20:12:06+01:00July 21st, 2015|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Arsene Wenger, gooners, Gunners, midfield|3 Comments

Whilst hearing the news yesterday about Mattieu Flamini and his probable departure this summer (to Bastia or Galatasaray, depending on who you believe), I began to ponder Arsène's next move in the fabled 'DM' position. It's an interesting one because there is no simple hard and fast answer. There are so many different options open [...]

14 07, 2015

What if. What if. What if. Don't lose your sh*t gooners.

By |2017-05-19T20:12:07+01:00July 14th, 2015|analysis, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Rant|2 Comments

Honestly. I love our fanbase for the variety and volume of Arsenal fan that there is, but sometimes we all need to take a deep breath and chill the eff out, because life truly is too short. Yesterday one of the Arsenal lads in my office called out from his desk that Schneiderlin had finally [...]

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