Tag: Athletico Madrid

Much of the reaction to Arsenal’s defeat at Atheltico Madrid has been unnecessarily spiteful and wholly without perspective. I was as disappointed as any fan that the Gunners couldn’t find a way to get past Diego Simeone’s side on Thursday, particularly in their inability to at least find the net, but a great deal of … Continue reading A worrying lack of perspective from fans but plenty to be proud of in Arsenal’s defeat at Madrid

There are precious few occasions in football in which you simply have to shrug your shoulders after the final whistle and admit ‘we were unlucky’. But Thursday night’s 1-1 draw against Athletico Madrid was undoubtedly one of those occasions, a night in which we deserved more and simply didn’t get it. The only thing that … Continue reading Fortune favoured the meek despite sterling effort from Arsenal in Europa League