When we took on Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium amid the dying embers of last season, we thrashed a team that was already on the beach. In fact, Mark Hughes’s side were so lacklustre that the may as well have rolled out the deckchairs and called for the sangria, such was their general apathy … Continue reading Battle under the high ball will be key as Arsenal travel to Mordor to take on Stoke
It was messy, it was chaotic, it was shambolic, but, above all, it was absolutely mind-blowingly exhilarating. I can’t stress enough how playing the way we did against the Foxes is almost certainly going to cost us a lot of points this season, but dear lord did it make for sensational watching. Never content with … Continue reading From agony to ecstacy as Arsenal pull victory out of the fire against Leicester
Arsenal were much improved as they brushed past a workmanlike Benfica side in their opening match of the Emirates Cup on Saturday. Their performance against Chelsea in Shanghai a week previously was sluggish, insipid and short of ideas, so it was good to see a response from the Gunners that appeared to address some of … Continue reading Arsenal have too much for flimsy Benfica but they must cut out the mistakes if they hope to win Premier League
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 ÂŁ43million-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
News that former Arsenal midfield man Serge Gnabry has signed for Bayern Munich leaves me with an acute feeling of foreboding. The 21-year-old German spent four seasons at Arsenal and, after a decent run of first team starts early in his Gunners career, around the 2013/14 season, looked set for big things at the club. … Continue reading The one that got away? Former Arsenal man Serge Gnabry completes move to Bayern Munich
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?
There was to be no fresh delivery of pestilential lasagne as Arsenal were denied an against-the-odds spot in the Champions League as both Liverpool and Manchester City did the business in their respective matches. In truth it was always going to be a miraculous achievement to snatch a top four spot having left it so … Continue reading No poisoned lasagne means no Champions League for Arsenal despite spirited win
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