I am seriously considering not watching on Wednesday night. The pressure, the tension, the unbearable sinking feeling whenever Madrid cross the half-way line; I'll be putting myself through hell simply by switching on the television. We've waited years for a night like this, for the chance to play one of the world's great sides at … Continue reading Real Madrid vs Arsenal: Do whatever it takes to get through
We're not going to win the Premier League this season. It's a bitter pill to swallow but most rational, right-minded Arsenal fans have made their peace with it now. Our focus must turn to more realistic goals. The first priority with the title gone is to secure our spot in next season's Champions League and … Continue reading Arsenal vs Chelsea: Focus must be on top four
It wasn't even a bad performance at the City Ground on Wednesday night. The team was clearly better motivated, more ambitious, more aggressive and more incisive in its efforts to get forward. It was a 100 per cent improvement on the dross we were served up on Saturday against West Ham. And yet, despite all … Continue reading Nottingham Forest 0 Arsenal 0: No light at the end of the tunnel
We've been waiting for this fixture since the moment the final whistle blew at the Etihad last year. It was a fixture remembered not for any great feats of football but rather for the acrimony so long hidden from view that erupted at last. None of us can forget Erling Haaland's now infamous 'stay humble' … Continue reading Arsenal vs Manchester City: No humility, just revenge
It takes a lot to surprise an Arsenal fan these days. So often are we on the receiving end of 'never-before-seen' refereeing that it's become almost another challenge for us to plan for, mitigate and overcome during the course of a match. It was genuinely shocking once upon a time but now it's become part … Continue reading Wolves 0 Arsenal 1: A precedent for the unprecedented
It feels like it's been a while since we've got through 90 minutes in relative comfort. The rigours of the winter schedule in the Premier League, mixed in with various cup competitions, has made it a gruelling month or so in north London and we have had to dig deeper than is reasonable in order … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Dinamo Zagreb 0: About as comfortable as it gets
I don't think I've ever seen a side be so comfortable, so dominant and yet somehow manage not to win. But that was how it played out on Saturday evening as Aston Villa recovered from 2-0 down to snatch a point at the Emirates when, for all the world, they looked dead and buried. And … Continue reading Villa capitulation leaves season hanging in the balance
We're well past the half-way point of this month and we've still yet to see any additions to the squad. In fairness, hardly anybody in the league has managed to add players in this window but that shouldn't serve as an excuse for Mikel Arteta and company, our need is perhaps greater than any other … Continue reading Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Limping ever onwards
In the end, all that matters is that we took the three points. After a lousy few weeks littered with bad results and bad injuries, it was a relief to finally get a win under our belts again, even if it wasn't the picture perfect result we were looking for. We'd already passed up two … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Spurs 1: Just about enough
If you're a follower of the expected goals metric, known to most as xG, you wouldn't be surprised to learn that Arsenal generated enough chances to score more than three goals last night. It's not a measurement to everybody's taste, I understand that, but it is a useful way of judging the quality of chances … Continue reading Arsenal 0 Newcastle 2: High, wide and not very handsome
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