Arsenal have to right the wrongs of last week with a comprehensive victory over BATE Borisov tomorrow night (Thursday). Last week’s ploughing contest in Belarus was both underwhelming and unworthy, even with the shocking state of the pitch, so the team has a lot to do to show that defeat was more down to a … Continue reading Bigger tests await but Arsenal must come through Europa League clash with BATE
Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny said he expects BATE Borisov to play a deep block when they face the Gunners in their Europa League clash at Emirates Stadium tomorrow (Thursday). The Frenchman was facing the media ahead of the clash and said he expected the Belarusians to play primarily on the counter-attack and look for set … Continue reading Koscielny: ‘The Europa League is more intense every year’
Unai Emery faced the media ahead of his side’s Europa League clash with BATE Borisov tomorrow (Thursday). The boss touched on the Champions League, the role of the fans in helping the team win, and, inevitably, on Mesut Ozil. Here’s what he had to say: On what he wants to see from his side… For … Continue reading Unai Emery: ‘Ozil needs to be consistent and available in training to help us’
If Arsenal entertain serious hopes of making it into the top four or into the latter stages of the Europa League, the deliberate omission of Mesut Ozil has to come to an end. Whatever you think of him, and there is no doubt he divides opinion, this squad is not improved by his absence, we … Continue reading Are Arsenal’s chances of success this season improved with Mesut Ozil frozen out of the squad?
Arsenal’s young talents made their Europa League hosts look positively pedestrian as they strolled to a comfortable victory in Ukraine on Thursday night. In a match that threatened to be a troublesome, physical contest, the Gunners lesser lights and rising stars made relative mincemeat of the opposition, taking the sting out of the match with … Continue reading Arsenal youngsters enjoy stroll in Ukraine as they shine in Vorskla win
The Unai Emery express continued to gather pace on Thursday night as victory at Sporting Lisbon took the Spaniard’s winning run to 11 matches. A fairly straightforward win was made a touch more impressive when weighed against the fact that Lisbon haven’t lost at home this year. Given their level of performance, that may come … Continue reading Sporting Lisbon 0 Arsenal 1: Gunners look comfortable in Portuguese stroll
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
Arsenal tapped into the much-vaunted ‘Wenger ball’ on Thursday night as they cut swathes through a naïve CSKA Moscow side. The Russian outfit played right into the Gunners’ hands in a gung-ho first half that yielded all five of the game’s goals. Although there were a surprising number of empty seats on show at the … Continue reading ‘Wenger ball’ makes a fleeting return as Arsenal put four past CSKA Moscow
After three good wins on the bounce, it is a shame that Arsenal don’t take to the field again for something like a fortnight. Winning is a habit and the confidence that comes with it so hard won, especially for a Gunners side that had hit rock bottom, and then kept on plunging. Still, a … Continue reading International break is lousy timing for in-form Gunners ahead of busy run-in
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