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
We've had a terrible week, there's no getting away from it. Missed penalties, open goals, long-term injuries; everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong for Mikel Arteta's men and, perhaps worst of all, they haven't even performed that badly. Despite being shorn of several key squad members and the accumulated fatigue of a … Continue reading Arsenal vs Spurs: We can’t afford to miss this chance
Arsenal are at a defining moment in their season and the choices before them are stark. They can invest in the squad, reinvigorate the season and go full-throttle at the Premier League and Champions League or they can stagger on as they are until the reach breaking point. It's as simple as that. The Newcastle … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Manchester United 1: The season is hurtling towards the precipice
Much of the discourse around the game has been about whether Arsenal 'deserved' the win, about whether they 'did enough' to get three points. It's a nonsense argument.
Brighton's visit to the Emirates in the summer should have faded into memory by now some four months or so later but ask Arsenal fan about games they remember this season and it will be one of the first to mind. Not because it was a stand-out result or because of some particular moment of … Continue reading Brighton vs Arsenal: Remember that red card?
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
They really didn't have anything about them; no ambition, no guile, no threat.
Blog on You Gunners 