As it has done for most of the season, Arsenal’s attacking efficiency masked defensive fragility as they registered a 4-1 success over Fulham. For all the Gunners impressive attacking combinations, they remain vulnerable to a stiff breeze, let alone a side languishing in the lower reaches of the Premier League and, in some ways, they … Continue reading Arsenal 4 Fulham 1: The search for the Gunners missing defence goes on
Goals win games but defences win titles. The old adage is a tired one but nobody can say it isn’t true. Even for Pep Gurdiola’s swashbuckling Manchester City side, who netted more than 100 goals on their way to Premier League title glory last season. Alongside their success at the top end of the pitch, … Continue reading Goals, goals, goals! How Arsenal need to stop conceding if they want to progress under Unai Emery
When Arsenal put together a complete 90-minute performance, they will be capable of giving almost any side a run for its money. They are not fit to the vie for the league title just yet, of course, but they are playing some good football and picking up points where they have been dropped in seasons … Continue reading It’s a team of two halves as Arsenal continue search for consistency despite Newcastle win
Inch over the line as Arsenal did against Cardiff on Saturday, it did feel as though the Gunners made progress at last in their efforts to move into a new era. The progress may have been microscopic in relative terms but progress it was, even if the way the match played out bore a lot … Continue reading Arsenal hoping slow and steady will win the race as they edge past Cardiff
There is no escaping the fact that defeat to Manchester City on Sunday had a real anti-climatic feel about it. That’s more, perhaps, because I had allowed myself to get swept up in an excellent pre-season campaign and the general feeling of positivity around the new manager, more than the outcome. I had convinced myself … Continue reading Arsenal 0 Manchester City 2: An anti-climactic start but more to come from Emery’s Gunners
Things for Unai Emery to think about as Arsenal prepare for Premier League return
Does Mesut Ozil fit the bill as Arsenal captain?
The more I hear about Unai Emery, the more I find myself encouraged. I admit that I was among those a touch underwhelmed when the news broke on Monday that the Spaniard was on the verge of being appointed as successor to Arsene Wenger, the first new manager/head coach the club has appointed in a … Continue reading Reasons to be cheerful: How Unai Emery could be a perfect fit for Arsenal
Sunday’s trip to Huddersfield carries with it far greater importance for Arsenal than many have given it credit for. Arsene Wenger’s final game in charge at the club after 22 years will be the focus of the match, and rightly so, but the reality is that the Gunners need to take at least a point … Continue reading Let’s end the Arsene-era with a win and begin Arsenal’s next chapter with the ghost of 2018 laid to rest
If Arsenal approach Sunday’s Carabao Cup final in anything like the same way they did against Ostersund they face humiliation. Where the plucky Swedes were able to score two goals and fashion opportunities enough for a few more, Manchester City are more than capable of scoring half-a-dozen and putting the game beyond the Gunners inside … Continue reading Practicality must prevail if Arsenal hope to overcome Manchester City in Carabao Cup showpiece
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