The difference a single goal can make to the perception of a performance is a remarkable thing. Had Olivier Giroud not headed home the winning goal in the 86th minute of yesterday’s clash with West Bromwich, the resulting 0-0 draw would have been met with accusations of toothlessness and a lack of desire for the … Continue reading Olivier Giroud’s late show keeps Arsenal clinging on in battle for league title
Arsenal welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Emirates on Boxing Day at the start of a run of games in which they cannot afford to drop a single point. It’s fair to say we have seldom struggled against West Bromwich at home – the last time they triumphed at the Emirates was a 3-2 win … Continue reading Boxing Day visit of West Brom is the first day of the rest of Arsenal’s season
Every footballer on the planet, whether you’re a Sunday league plodder or a Champions League superstar, will go through spells where things just don’t quite click. There are a million reasons why that might happen, there may be problems with fitness, with their personal life, with their finances - you may even find the odd … Continue reading Peaks and troughs: In defence of Mesut Ozil
As far as nightmare scenarios go, it was truly a week to forget for Arsenal as they twice squandered winning positions to slip to consecutive defeats. To make matters worse – if such a thing was possible – almost all of our rivals picked up six points to boost their Premier League ambitions while, in … Continue reading Arsenal’s Nightmare Before Christmas leaves them hopelessly adrift in bid for league title
After a lengthy spell out on the sidelines, Danny Welbeck is at last set to rejoin first team training – but where does the striker fit into the squad and Arsene Wenger’s plans? Danny has been out since April, when he suffered a knee injury in the penultimate game of the league season, a second … Continue reading Where does soon-to-return Danny Welbeck fit into this Arsenal squad?
The Arsenal we all know and hate came back with a vengeance on Tuesday night as we threw away the chance to go back to the top of the Premier League. It was the type of performance many of us hoped we had seen the back of this season where, having gained the upper hand, … Continue reading An early Christmas present for Everton as Arsenal conspire to turn victory into defeat
When it comes to the Champions League, it seems Arsenal are destined to be damned if they do, and damned if they don’t. Optimism was understandably high after the near-miraculous events of matchday six, which saw Ludogorets snatch an improbable draw at Paris Saint-Germain, paving the way for Arsenal to steal top spot in the … Continue reading It’s happened again: Bayern Munich draw sours festive spirit at Arsenal
Though it wasn’t as straightforward a victory as we would have liked, there was still sweet satisfaction in brushing aside Stoke at the Emirates on Saturday to keep ourselves well and truly in the mix at the top of the Premier League table. Getting results at home has proven somewhat more difficult these last few … Continue reading Progress aplenty as Arsenal produce the goods against Stoke City
The excellent form of both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil this season has inevitably set the balling rolling – and fingers typing – on the drawn out ‘will they, won’t they’ contractual saga. It’s not a new one for most Arsenal fans but there is a subtle difference this time around, in that there is … Continue reading Arsenal’s ‘exodus era’ is over but Ozil and Sanchez contracts won’t be just a matter of money
A quite remarkable turn of events on Tuesday night saw Paris Saint-Germain pull off a better impression of Arsenal than the Gunners are capable of themselves. Needing only to steer themselves past Ludogorets to guarantee top spot, PSG contrived to blunder their way to a draw in front of their home fans, thereby ceding first … Continue reading If managers could win man of the match, Arsene Wenger might have sneaked it for Basel win
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