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
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
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
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
Sunday’s trip to Anfield to face Liverpool fills me with a sense of grim foreboding, particularly after last week’s woeful showing at Stoke City. Two wins from two matches would at least have given us a little insulation from the possibility of a hiding but, having squandered the chance to claim three points against Mark … Continue reading Liverpool vs Arsenal: The Gunners must leave Anfield with something to show for their efforts
Arsenal launched their season in fine style by taking victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday, stretching the Gunners superb run at Wembley to nine consecutive victories. Though there was a whiff of good fortune about parts of it, Arsene Wenger’s men showed more than enough in 90 minutes, and especially in the … Continue reading Perfect end to imperfect pre-season as Arsenal beat Chelsea to lift Community Shield
After something of a topsy-turvy pre-season campaign in which Arsenal have shown flashes of both brilliance and ineptitude, the summer’s preparations are set to come to a close at Wembley on Sunday in the Community Shield. And while I always crave artistic mastery from the Gunners, it would perhaps be nice just to see them … Continue reading Community Shield offers Arsenal chance to pull it all together ahead of Premier League campaign
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