Arsenal's sporting director, Edu, is set to leave the club, it had been revealed. The Brazilian, who made more than 120 appearances for the Gunners, re-joined the club in 2019 and worked under Raul Sanllehi before ultimately replacing the Spaniard as sporting director. Edu worked closely with Mikel Arteta and masterminded a rebuild at the … Continue reading Edu to leave Arsenal
Our trip to Newcstle on Saturday was, in many ways, a microcosm of our last few months without Odegaard.
It was never thus before the Saudi takeover but the influx of money into the north east seems to have ignited a certain strident aggression that simply didn't exist before. No club seems to have felt that more than Arsenal.
There's no disgrace in sharing the points with a title rival. At the business end of the Premier League margins are tight and high-stakes matches turn on moments. Hard-fought draws quite often result. And yet, for the third time already this season, Arsenal have dropped points from a winning position and, what seems on the … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2: Makeshift Gunners pay price
When it comes to injuries, however, your luck can evaporate in a matter of days and we find ourselves going into this year's clash with Liverpool in an entirely less fortunate position
Me and my big mouth. I wrote before the game about how the trip down to the south coast would be trickier than many expected and that, despite their results this season, Bournemouth were a better side than they had so far shown. I hate that I was right. Arsenal were all over the place … Continue reading Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 0: The worst performance of the year
Believe it or not, the international break was actually a welcome distraction for Arsenal.
International football has become a void we all stare into for long periods without really knowing why.
Ultimately, nobody will remember how we won this game, only that we won it. There is no additional reward for completed passes, 90 per cent possession or barely breaking a sweat - the Premier League table only records points. And yet it feels right to acknowledge that we were ultimately pretty lucky to come away … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Southampton 1: A little bit of a mess…
When we collapsed during the final stages of the 22/23 campaign, a 3-3 draw with Southampton at the Emirates was one of the final nails in our coffin. A game we were widely expected to win against the struggling Saints, we simultaneously gave up soft goals at one end while spurning golden opportunities at the … Continue reading Arsenal vs Southampton: There’s no such thing as an easy win
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