5 04, 2026

Southampton defeat: One prediction right, but Arsenal got everything else wrong

By |2026-04-05T08:17:22+01:00April 5th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, injuries, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Rant|0 Comments

There we just two things that were good about yesterday's performance and result against Southampton: I predicted the line-up spot on Max Dowman Perhaps you could also point to the impact Viktor Gyokeres made from the bench, following up his goals for Sweden with a smartly taken finish to draw us level in that second [...]

4 04, 2026

Reading between the Arteta lines as Arsenal face Southampton

By |2026-04-04T08:35:35+01:00April 4th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, FA Cup, injuries, Internationals, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, press conference|1 Comment

At Arteta's press conference yesterday, he was inevitably asked about the withdrawals of players from international duty and - according to the official site version of events, anyway - he played the most impressive of straight bats. To be fair, he will have known these questions would be coming; he'd have been briefed by the [...]

29 03, 2026

Stop breaking our players

By |2026-03-29T09:58:09+01:00March 29th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, injuries, Internationals, Mikel Arteta, Rant|4 Comments

Madueke's withdrawal was expected from the Engaldn Camp. He was pictured leaving the match on Friday in a knee brace, so I don't think anyone was surprised that the outcome was that he'd return back to London Colney. But Saka? And Rice? Apparently, according to the official England Football website, it is for 'medical assessment.' [...]

24 03, 2026

Players dropping from internationals – we need warm weather Insta pics to relax us

By |2026-03-24T08:38:33+00:00March 24th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, injuries, Internationals|0 Comments

Well now, isn't it interesting to see the number of Arsenal players going down and not available for their international teams, eh? Of course, there are two sides to this coin, with an upside and a possible downside. I don't believe that Arsenal could get away with just chatting to international managers this close to [...]

10 03, 2026

Asterisks and advantages: FA Cup Draw and Leverkusen

By |2026-03-10T06:59:03+00:00March 10th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Champions League, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Yesterday I went through my preferred draw for the FA Cup, from the most favoured, through to the least favoured, which unsurprisingly had Port Vale at the top, City at the bottom. Southampton were in second and, as a team who are currently in eighth in the Championship and currently fighting for a play-off space, [...]

5 10, 2024

Got enough fullbacks? Arsenal v Southampton preview

By |2024-10-05T07:17:58+01:00October 5th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Defence, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference|0 Comments

It's another home match day today and it's the visit of the Saints and Aaron Ramsdale to The Emirates at three o'clock this afternoon, as we aim to continue our form going in to the international break. Yesterday I took a look at our opponents and the type of game we're likely to face, their [...]

4 10, 2024

A look at Arsenal’s pressing opponents tomorrow – Southampton

By |2024-10-04T07:54:59+01:00October 4th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference, Tactics|0 Comments

Mikel Arteta will take to the stage today at London Colney for his pre match presser at some stage this Friday and ahead of that I thought I'd take a look at who we're up against tomorrow, in the shape of a newly promoted Southampton side, with a very familiar face about them in between [...]

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