It's hard to forget those rock-bottom years when Pep Guardiola would lavish Arsenal and Mikel Arteta with sickly sweet praise.
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Arsenal 5 Leeds 0: Off and running but injuries steal some shine
It was a confidence-building win after the toil of Old Trafford but it was a win that was tarnished a little by what it cost us - a bit of a Pyrrhic victory
Girona 1 Arsenal 2: On to bigger and better things
I worried we might sink without a trace when Girona took the lead in the first half of last night's Champions League dead rubber. With a heavily rotated squad and not much to play for, it felt like the kind of game in which the players might sense the complete lack of urgency and coast … Continue reading Girona 1 Arsenal 2: On to bigger and better things
Arsenal 1 Manchester United 1: The season is hurtling towards the precipice
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
Arsenal 0 Newcastle 2: High, wide and not very handsome
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
Arsenal 1 Ipswich 0: Not bad, not great but a win nontheless
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
Arsenal 3 Monaco 0: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (finishing)
On another day, Arsenal put four past Monaco in the first half and we're talking about the most comfortable of Champions League wins imaginable. Today was not that day, however. While we are still talking about a comfortable win, the manner in which we came about it was a little more frenetic than any of us … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Monaco 0: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (finishing)
Fulham 1 Arsenal 1: Title hopes drifting away
It still feels like it's early in the season and too soon to be making definitive statements and yet, despite that, our chances of an elusive Premier League title look like they've slipped away. That might sound like hyperbole, like there's still so many points to be won and lost, but the size of Liverpool's … Continue reading Fulham 1 Arsenal 1: Title hopes drifting away
Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0: As the corners keep coming, the tears keep flowing
We took three points, we closed the gap on Liverpool and we continued to irk the entire league with our staggering proficiency at set pieces – what more could we have asked for? Sure, it wasn’t the most eye-catching performance and it was a little more laboured than we might have liked at times but … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0: As the corners keep coming, the tears keep flowing
Arsenal 3 Nottingham Forest 0: I can’t argue with that…
Three goals, a clean sheet, an opponent thoroughly dominated: what more could any of us asked for? Of course, three points is the only real target from any league game but consistency, stability, vivacity - these are all bonuses that point towards a team in form and in control. There's a lot more ground to … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Nottingham Forest 0: I can’t argue with that…
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