The best thing about Arsenal in the Europa League is that it acts as a sort of light relief to the woes of their domestic campaign, a welcome distraction to the misery of yet another bad result at the weekend. There is something surreal about playing on Thursday night in the arse-end of Europe – … Continue reading Europa League campaign is sweet relief for weary Arsenal fans
Arsenal go in search of a third consecutive Premier League win today (Saturday) as they travel to Vicarage Road to take on Watford. The Gunners will be hoping to quickly recapture the form and momentum that saw them collect back-to-back wins over Brighton and West Brom leading up to the international break, and a clash … Continue reading Defensive improvements must continue if Arsenal are to take victory at Watford
For some professional footballers, an instinctive gift for the game has allowed them to progress right to the very pinnacle of the sport. For those select few, all the riches and adulation that go hand-in-hand with being a star player have come relatively easily, the result of them doing every day what they have always … Continue reading A triumph of hard work and a desire to succeed: An ode to Nacho Monreal
It certainly wasn’t Arsenal’s most polished performance of the year but there was enough about the team on Monday night to earn the three points against a typically industrial West Bromwich Albion side. Despite taking a first-half lead through Alexandre Lacazette, the Gunners were fortunate to be ahead at the break given the quality of … Continue reading Quality the difference as Arsenal edge past obdurate West Bromwich Albion
Consistency is an exasperatingly elusive beast but Arsenal must find a way to capture it if they are going to kick on from their draw at Chelsea last Sunday. Their bid to do just that begins on Monday night when they welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Emirates, with an opportunity to build a little … Continue reading Visit of West Bromwich Albion is a chance for Arsenal to build much-needed momentum
If the level of performance shown by the Arsenal squad is befitting of the shirt, the vast majority of fans accept that not every game will end with three points. So it was today against Chelsea as the Gunners at last did themselves justice in a game against the reigning Premier League champions and perennial … Continue reading Arsenal show they can mix it with gritty performance at Stamford Bridge
‘Meh’ is about as appropriate an expression as can be used to sum up the reaction after Arsenal’s cakewalk against Bournemouth on Saturday. ‘Meh’ because we knew it was perfectly possible that we might make the Cherries look absolutely rank, and ‘meh’ because victory really didn’t act as any sort of salve to the woes … Continue reading Mood stays sombre despite Arsenal’s comfortable win over Bournemouth
We are all back aboard the Arsenal bus this weekend and, as ever, the destination is a mystery that will only become apparent once the final whistle has blown. Will Arsene Wenger’s beleaguered side produce a superb performance and romp to a comfortable victory? It’s very possible. Will the team’s recent woes continue and the … Continue reading Arsenal vs Bournemouth: Lucky dip football has to end in must-win match for Gunners
It has been almost 48 hours since the transfer window slammed shut for the summer and still, as I ponder over all the ramifications and fall outs, I don’t have the remotest idea what Arsenal were trying to achieve. The argument about doing business early and avoiding last-day panic buys and frantic phone calls is … Continue reading Floundering Arsenal make bad situation worse with amatuer antics on transfer deadline day
The widely-mooted transfer of Alex Oxlade Chamberlain to Chelsea speaks to the dire situation in which both Arsenal and, more widely, football find themselves in the era of billionaire excess. That a player on the back of half a good season, and having been enormously unreliable in his preceding six years, feels that he can … Continue reading Alex Oxlade Chamberlain transfer is indicative of problem that is crippling football
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