It’s so easy to be reactionary when you watch your team slip to defeat and equally as simple to be an expert after the occasion, when the dust has settled. For the most part, I try to take a rational, balanced view in the wake of defeat and really look beyond the simple reasons for … Continue reading Difficult to see Arsenal’s silver lining as same mistakes come back to bite against Liverpool
Arsene Wenger is facing a real predicament as he prepares for Sunday’s season-opening match in the Premier League against Liverpool. Brazilian Gabriel looks set to be out for up to eight weeks with damaged ankle ligaments, Per Mertesacker is sidelined until Christmas through injury, and Laurent Koscielny has been ruled out by the boss as … Continue reading No Koscielny means a real defensive headache for Arsenal ahead of season-opener
It really was the most Arsenal of days as the Gunners beat Manchester City 3-2 before losing centre back Gabriel to a nasty injury in their final friendly of the pre-season campaign. It was great to see Arsene Wenger’s side outplay their big-spending opponents for long periods of the game, even if they were a … Continue reading Injury curse strikes again to taint Arsenal’s win over Manchester City
For Arsenal fans, it has never been wise to let a successful pre-season campaign raise hopes of a barn-storming season ahead, or for a few good performances to convince us that ‘this is going to be the year’ for a particular player. More often than not, the first few games of the regular season put … Continue reading The Arsenal duo making statements ahead of make-or-break campaign
After a lengthy and worrying lull in activity at Arsenal it seems things have suddenly exploded into life in the last week or so. No sooner had young centre back Rob Holding arrived from Bolton – presumably to provide some cover for the first-choice trio of Laurent Koscielney, Gabriel, and Per Mertesacker – than the … Continue reading Plenty to chew on in action-packed week at Arsenal
Rumour persists that Arsenal have made a big-money move for Argentinean striker Mauro Icardi. Social media went into meltdown today when Icardi’s wife – who also happens to be his agent – sent out a tweet from London, with speculation rife that she is in town to meet with Arsenal representatives. There has been no … Continue reading Who is Mauro Icardi and should we be excited yet?
At what point does it become acceptable to panic over the lack of signings made by Arsenal this summer? Is it too early to indulge in a bit of hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing, or should I wait until a week before the start of the season, when we are all losing our collective shit? After a … Continue reading Signings are Coming…or at least we hope so anyway!
Thierry Henry is said to have turned down the chance to coach Arsenal’s Under 18 side because it would mean calling a halt to his fledgling career in TV punditry. By all accounts, Arsene Wenger gave Thierry the choice of becoming the full-time coach of the Under 18s or continuing as a pundit – the … Continue reading Was Arsene Wenger right to issue Henry ultimatum?
It is deeply unfair to judge a footballer before he has played so much as a minute for his new club, but I have to say I’m not excited by the arrival of Takuma Asano. This transfer window is the biggest one I can remember for a decade and so many clubs are plotting big … Continue reading Why striking starlet’s arrival at Arsenal is a transfer window worry
There’s been much speculation since the departure of England manager Roy Hodgson that Arsene Wenger is being lined up to take the job. As with practically every England manager since Glenn Hoddle, Hodgson departed under a dark cloud after another abject tournament performance from an England side, which resulted in them being dumped out by … Continue reading Arsene Wenger for the England job? Don’t bank on it!
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