You don't have to cast your mind back far to recall the sort of beatings we used to take at the hands of Manchester City. In fact, in the oil money era, we became a bit of a whipping boy for City, regularly coming away from the Etihad on the end of ignominious defeats as … Continue reading Arsenal 5 Manchester City 1: A long overdue thumping
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
Much of the discourse around the game has been about whether Arsenal 'deserved' the win, about whether they 'did enough' to get three points. It's a nonsense argument.
Preston aren't 2008 Barcelona, everybody knows that, but that doesn't mean we can't all enjoy a comfortable win.
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.
In terms of optimal outcomes, Wednesday night's win over Bolton was about as close to ideal as we could have hoped for. Securing passage to the fourth round was the goal, of course, but in terms of offering our promising young stars a platform to showcase what they can do, in terms of getting some … Continue reading Arsenal 5 v Bolton 1: A night for young stars to shine bright
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