A lot of Arsenal fans seem remarkably relaxed about how things have panned out during this pre-season campaign for the Gunners. How I envy those people, those rational, level-headed souls who are capable of looking beyond inconsequential, one-off friendly fixtures and taking in the wider picture. That’s not to say that I’ve worked myself into … Continue reading It’s time for Arsenal to bring some order to a pre-season campaign of chaos
As far as stern pre-season tests go, it doesn’t get much more rigorous than taking on the Bundesliga’s sneakiest cheat merchants. Bayern Munich were not just a step up in class from the opponents we faced in Australia, they were a relative leap into the stratosphere, and it was a welcome chance to step up … Continue reading Plague-striken Arsenal hang tough to snatch win from devious scoundrels Bayern Munich
Arsenal slipped through the gears on Saturday as they eased past the Australian League’s very own Stoke City subsidiary, otherwise known as West Sydney Wanderers. In some ways, it was good for the players to face up to something a little more physical than the rather genteel outing against Sydney FC a few days previously, … Continue reading A good workout for Arsenal as they go 12 rounds with the Australian Stoke City
Arsenal kicked-off their pre-season campaign with a comfortable, if somewhat profligate, victory over Australian champions Sydney FC on Thursday. To be fair to the Gunners, as profligate as they were, it was a very eye-catching performance going forward, with plenty of movement, invention and incisive running from those given playing time. A few missed chances … Continue reading Young Gunners to the fore as Arsenal ease past Sydney FC in pre-season opener
Official confirmation of Alexandre Lacazette’s arrival at Arsenal brings our summer signing tally to two, but how far does that move us forward us a squad and do we still need new faces before we can realistically call ourselves title contenders again? Even the most blinkered of Arsenal fans will concede that we were miles … Continue reading New signings are a good start but will they be enough to make Arsenal title contenders again?
It’s a question we have faced many times as a club before but, until now, we have never really had much of a choice when it has boiled down to money or principle. In the case of Alexis Sanchez, however, and against the cash-rich backdrop of today’s Premier League, we find ourselves with a few … Continue reading Should Arsenal put principle ahead of price and make Alexis Sanchez see out his contract?
With Arsenal reported to have lodged a £43million-bid for Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette, you have to wonder why we just didn’t wrap this deal up 12 months ago. Money was not an issue for the club – the cash was available then just as it is now. Nor were we late to the party in lodging … Continue reading Arsenal have a second chance at Alexandre Lacazette – let’s not make the same mistake twice
As far as fixture lists go, Arsenal’s 2017/18 line-up is probably about as favourable as it gets. Inevitably, when the Premier League releases its fixture list, fans immediately turn to their end-of-season run in, and I have to say the Gunners can look forward to what should be (yes, I know) a comfortable April and … Continue reading Reasons to be cheerful as Arsenal’s Premier League fixture list is released
Of all the things I thought June might bring for Arsenal, the announcement of our first summer signing in Sead Kolasinac was so far down the list as to be microscopic. It is a rare occasion indeed, almost unprecedented in fact, for Arsenal to get a decent piece of business done so early in the … Continue reading One down, two to go: Arsenal swoop early to announce Sead Kolasinac as first summer signing
As the manager and his staff step up their bid to bring players into Arsenal over the busy summer period, there will also necessarily be a thinning of the squad as the Gunners look to free up space and raise funds for new arrivals. But who is likely to depart the Emirates as the manager … Continue reading Who is likely to leave the Emirates as Arsenal prepare for busy summer?
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