Mikel Arteta

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0: A bad game, a good result

I won't look back on this game with any great fondness. The only thing of importance or interest to emerge from it was the three points and, at this stage of the season, that's all that matters. With the league title race over, our focus is now on keeping those sides below us firmly where … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0: A bad game, a good result

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

Arsenal vs Southampton: There’s no such thing as an easy win

When we collapsed during the final stages of the 22/23 campaign, a 3-3 draw with Southampton at the Emirates was one of the final nails in our coffin. A game we were widely expected to win against the struggling Saints, we simultaneously gave up soft goals at one end while spurning golden opportunities at the … Continue reading Arsenal vs Southampton: There’s no such thing as an easy win