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)
We didn't just get a result, we put Sporting to the sword.
Football is still football, of course, and nobody has re-invented putting the ball in the back of the net but there are some changes that, if we're being honest, have caught us out. Both the team and the manager have shown a little naivety.
In football, as in life, you don't always get what you want or deserve. For my money, Arsenal were much the better side at the San Siro last night - more ambitious, more threatening, and more productive - but they came away with precious little to show for it. While that, in and of itself, … Continue reading Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 0: A better performance but still no goals
It may ultimately have been a victory but it feels like we took a step backwards in achieving it.
We need to show signs of life again from an attacking perspective because we've looked stodgy at times. Ethan Nwaneri has the tools to change that.
That's not to say it was the complete performance because there were things we could have done better but, where we needed to be, we were efficient and laser-focussed.
In the darkest depths of our Europa League years, I would cast envious glances at Tuesday and Wednesday nights, wondering if we would ever see Europe's best at the Emirates again.
There was more than an air of pragamatism to Arsenal's display in Bergamo on Thursday night as they opened their European campaign with a largely uneventful draw.
Despite an indifferent start to their domestic season, Atalanta are worthy participants in this year's competition and have acquired a reputation for quality football under coach Gian Gasperini.
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