Brentford is a difficult place to go and play football. They have a brilliant coach and a talented group of players getting the absolute best out of their resources. It is a study in how to run a club well. While they might not be setting the Premier League on fire this season, they are … Continue reading Brentford 1 Arsenal 3: A good win in a tricky fixture
You can take something different away from Friday night's clash with Ipswich on every viewing. It was at times dominant, at times wasteful and other times simply ok. It was a bit of a mystery of a watch. That's not to say we were bad, or that we didn't deserve the three points because it … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Ipswich 0: Not bad, not great but a win nontheless
We saw flashes once more of the Jesus we signed from Manchester City a few years back and it was a joy to behold.
In more ways than one, tonight really is an opportunity.
They really didn't have anything about them; no ambition, no guile, no threat.
Yes, he's taken his fair share of beatings at our hands too but there's something about Dyche that rankles me, that stirs up an irrational desire to see his teams humiliated
On another day, Arsenal put four past Monaco in the first half and we're talking about the most comfortable of Champions League wins imaginable. Today was not that day, however. While we are still talking about a comfortable win, the manner in which we came about it was a little more frenetic than any of us … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Monaco 0: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (finishing)
It still feels like it's early in the season and too soon to be making definitive statements and yet, despite that, our chances of an elusive Premier League title look like they've slipped away. That might sound like hyperbole, like there's still so many points to be won and lost, but the size of Liverpool's … Continue reading Fulham 1 Arsenal 1: Title hopes drifting away
Last season, dropping crucial points to Fulham hindered our title hopes. This season, we aim to correct past mistakes against a well-performing Fulham, emphasizing the importance of securing vital points.
We took three points, we closed the gap on Liverpool and we continued to irk the entire league with our staggering proficiency at set pieces – what more could we have asked for? Sure, it wasn’t the most eye-catching performance and it was a little more laboured than we might have liked at times but … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0: As the corners keep coming, the tears keep flowing
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