23 02, 2026

Arsenal dominate the North London Derby as Eze and Big Vik shine

By |2026-02-23T09:01:24+00:00February 23rd, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|2 Comments

Football is mad, eh? On Thursday morning last week, I think almost every Gooner to a man/woman/child was at their lowest ebb. We had given up a two-goal lead against the worst team in Premier League history, and the media and rival fans were drinking in the misery, quick to trot out the 'bottlers' tag [...]

8 02, 2026

Big Vik seals it as Arsenal go nine clear with Sunderland win

By |2026-02-08T05:47:16+00:00February 8th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|1 Comment

I thought that was a hard-earned victory yesterday against Sunderland. They're a good team. A physical team. A team who know their strengths and is good at reducing its deficiencies. The data nerds may well raise an occasional eyebrow at how well they've done this season, but having watched them frustrate us and stifle us [...]

5 02, 2026

Closer together, scoring more: The tactical shift Benefiting Viktor Gyökeres

By |2026-02-05T06:22:25+00:00February 5th, 2026|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Tactics|0 Comments

So it looks like it's City in the final of the League Cup for us in March then. The current top two are battling it out for the first trophy of the season, after Newcastle went out with a bit of a whimper against Pep's 115 Charges FC, of which Pep isn't happy that Marc [...]

1 02, 2026

Cry me a river: Set-pieces, own goals, and a smiting of Leeds

By |2026-02-01T10:13:26+00:00February 1st, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, premier league|0 Comments

Being on a bit of a tour of Sri Lanka this week has definitely had its benefits and drawbacks when it comes to The Arsenal. I was able to use the convenient excuse of having to get up for various sightseeing exercises, so I didn’t have to deal with the aftermath of the United game [...]

21 01, 2026

No treacle, just proper football: Predatory Jesus and the San Siro masterclass for The Arsenal

By |2026-01-21T09:05:51+00:00January 21st, 2026|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Champions League, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta|1 Comment

Three goals, three points, an away win to the team currently first in Serie A, doing it with a rotated team, players in attack finding form. What’s not to like about yesterday’s 3-1 win at the San Siro? Before a ball was kicked, yesterday morning and afternoon, I was excited for this game. The reason [...]

15 01, 2026

Bossing the Bridge: Zubimendi’s brilliance, Vik’s relief and the frustration of a lifeline for Chelsea

By |2026-01-15T07:34:30+00:00January 15th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, League Cup, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

Arsenal went to Stamford Bridge last night, to a Chelsea admittingly short of a fair few important players, and absolutely bossed them to take control of this League Cup two-legged semi-final. So why do I not feel completely sated this morning? I think it's probably the feeling that this tie could - and probably should [...]

11 01, 2026

Wasps, vikings, and the return of Kai: FA Cup striker audition opportunity at Pompey

By |2026-01-11T09:12:21+00:00January 11th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

It's FA Cup action today for The Arsenal and after having a wee chuckle at the Tiny Totts (they were terrible in that first half so I'm glad I didn't bother with the second) yesterday evening as I was cooking, Arsenal need to get themselves a win at Fratton Park against Portsmouth. We've all spoken [...]

14 12, 2025

Arsenal scrape by against Wolves in another worrying day at the office

By |2025-12-14T11:09:02+00:00December 14th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

That was objectively bad yesterday. No 'ifs', not 'buts' - Arsenal just sucked a bit against a team who have made scoring goals and keeping them out look like Mission Impossible this season. I spoke about Wolves' form, about the problems they have, about the fact that they an injury to a key player and how [...]

29 11, 2025

Some good news from Arteta on the injury front

By |2025-11-29T06:38:05+00:00November 29th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference|0 Comments

So the good news from the press conference yesterday appears to be that despite coming off injured in midweek against Bayern, Leo appears to be fit, as confirmed by Mikel when doing his pre-Chelsea chat to the assembled media. That's a relief. Considering just how impressive he's been for us this season, losing him at [...]

21 11, 2025

Hints of unexpected returns ahead of Arteta’s press conference

By |2025-11-21T08:17:59+00:00November 21st, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference|2 Comments

Happy Friday folks - how we all doing? Let's start with some positive news, which is that yesterday afternoon Big Vik took to his Instagram to get pictures of himself in training. Given how Arsenal spend so much time trying not to give anything away by clearly selecting pictures they know won't include any players [...]

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