Our last two trips to Craven Cottage have been deeply frustrating affairs. We're a better side than Fulham, there's no question about it, but they have found a way of late to outsmart us when it matters. Be it smart defending, wily transitional play, ruthless finishing or all of the above, the Gunners simply haven't … Continue reading Fulham vs Arsenal: Time to banish ghosts of recent past
I don't want Arsenal to lose games, it's annoying and irritating and uncomfortable. I'd rather than won everything there was to win, all the time and every season.
It's hard to forget those rock-bottom years when Pep Guardiola would lavish Arsenal and Mikel Arteta with sickly sweet praise.
For the first time in a decade, Bilbao were back on the biggest stage and my word were they up for it. The stadium was rocking, the atmosphere was intense and the players were blood and thunder from the outset.
Football comes at you fast. It was only Saturday lunch time that we were digesting a comfortable 3-0 win for Arsenal over a pretty lacklustre Nottingham Forest side but already the focus shifted and the discussion has moved on. Tomorrow brings the Champions League and a fresh challenge. Three days is not much rest at … Continue reading Athletic Club vs Arsenal: We have a job to do
It's probably too early in the season to call this game a title-decider but that doesn't mean it won't have all the blood and thunder of a pivotal fixture. Under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal have an exceptional record against 'big six' sides in the Premier League and that has largely been built on the 'do-or-die' culture … Continue reading Liverpool vs Arsenal: Expect aggro at Anfield
Nobody enjoys losing but, like victories, defeats come in different forms and some are more palatable than others. Arsenal's defeat in Paris on Wednesday night was painful and disappointing but it was a defeat worthy of the club and the fans. It was a defeat that showed character, that showed resilience and that showed a … Continue reading PSG 2 Arsenal 1: At least we went down fighting
Arsenal aren't yet out of this semi-final tie but the manner of their defeat at the hands of PSG on Tuesday night makes the likelihood of a comeback seem remote. It was a disappointing night to say the least. It was a flat, listless, timid and ineffectual undertaking for large parts, so far removed from … Continue reading Arsenal 0 v PSG 1: Hopes hang by a thread after Champions League chastening
I am seriously considering not watching on Wednesday night. The pressure, the tension, the unbearable sinking feeling whenever Madrid cross the half-way line; I'll be putting myself through hell simply by switching on the television. We've waited years for a night like this, for the chance to play one of the world's great sides at … Continue reading Real Madrid vs Arsenal: Do whatever it takes to get through
Nights like these live long in the memory. Over the course of a season we see plenty of wins, a lot of draws and a sprinkling of defeats too. But there are some fixtures, some results that just stand out above all others, that come to mind where all others fade quickly in the memory. … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Real Madrid: Sweet dreams are made of this
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