Mikel Arteta

Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 0: A better performance but still no goals

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

Newcastle vs Arsenal: A result here would be huge

It was never thus before the Saudi takeover but the influx of money into the north east seems to have ignited a certain strident aggression that simply didn't exist before. No club seems to have felt that more than Arsenal.

Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2: Makeshift Gunners pay price

There's no disgrace in sharing the points with a title rival. At the business end of the Premier League margins are tight and high-stakes matches turn on moments. Hard-fought draws quite often result. And yet, for the third time already this season, Arsenal have dropped points from a winning position and, what seems on the … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2: Makeshift Gunners pay price

Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 0: The worst performance of the year

Me and my big mouth. I wrote before the game about how the trip down to the south coast would be trickier than many expected and that, despite their results this season, Bournemouth were a better side than they had so far shown. I hate that I was right. Arsenal were all over the place … Continue reading Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 0: The worst performance of the year