Our last two trips to Craven Cottage have been deeply frustrating affairs. We're a better side than Fulham, there's no question about it, but they have found a way of late to outsmart us when it matters. Be it smart defending, wily transitional play, ruthless finishing or all of the above, the Gunners simply haven't … Continue reading Fulham vs Arsenal: Time to banish ghosts of recent past
I don't want Arsenal to lose games, it's annoying and irritating and uncomfortable. I'd rather than won everything there was to win, all the time and every season.
Football comes at you fast. It was only Saturday lunch time that we were digesting a comfortable 3-0 win for Arsenal over a pretty lacklustre Nottingham Forest side but already the focus shifted and the discussion has moved on. Tomorrow brings the Champions League and a fresh challenge. Three days is not much rest at … Continue reading Athletic Club vs Arsenal: We have a job to do
It's probably too early in the season to call this game a title-decider but that doesn't mean it won't have all the blood and thunder of a pivotal fixture. Under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal have an exceptional record against 'big six' sides in the Premier League and that has largely been built on the 'do-or-die' culture … Continue reading Liverpool vs Arsenal: Expect aggro at Anfield
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
Without wishing to tempt fate, it's difficult to see any scenario in which Arsenal don't qualify for the next round of the Champions League tonight. Nothing can or should ever be ruled out and nobody wants to appear arrogant but the deficit facing our Dutch visitors is so great that it would require the sort … Continue reading Arsenal v PSV: Finding new motivation
The unravelling of our Premier League season was slow at first but then accelerated until it hit the buffers at breakneck speed. The only real surprise was that we limped on for as long as we did as we relied on makeshift formations and individual brilliance to keep our ship afloat. At Nottingham Forest, though, … Continue reading PSV v Arsenal: Gunners need to show they can be a threat
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
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
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