Arsenal are at a defining moment in their season and the choices before them are stark. They can invest in the squad, reinvigorate the season and go full-throttle at the Premier League and Champions League or they can stagger on as they are until the reach breaking point. It's as simple as that. The Newcastle … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Manchester United 1: The season is hurtling towards the precipice
If you're a follower of the expected goals metric, known to most as xG, you wouldn't be surprised to learn that Arsenal generated enough chances to score more than three goals last night. It's not a measurement to everybody's taste, I understand that, but it is a useful way of judging the quality of chances … Continue reading Arsenal 0 Newcastle 2: High, wide and not very handsome
There's been a lot of talk around Arsenal's 'dark arts' already this season. Our willingness to slow the game down, to get physical, to innovate at set pieces; it's quickly become a feature of how we play our football and it's fair to say it's caused a stir. If there's any other side in the … Continue reading Arsenal vs Newcastle: Gear up for a big, ugly battle
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.
Brighton's visit to the Emirates in the summer should have faded into memory by now some four months or so later but ask Arsenal fan about games they remember this season and it will be one of the first to mind. Not because it was a stand-out result or because of some particular moment of … Continue reading Brighton vs Arsenal: Remember that red card?
Brentford is a difficult place to go and play football. They have a brilliant coach and a talented group of players getting the absolute best out of their resources. It is a study in how to run a club well. While they might not be setting the Premier League on fire this season, they are … Continue reading Brentford 1 Arsenal 3: A good win in a tricky fixture
You can take something different away from Friday night's clash with Ipswich on every viewing. It was at times dominant, at times wasteful and other times simply ok. It was a bit of a mystery of a watch. That's not to say we were bad, or that we didn't deserve the three points because it … Continue reading Arsenal 1 Ipswich 0: Not bad, not great but a win nontheless
We saw flashes once more of the Jesus we signed from Manchester City a few years back and it was a joy to behold.
In more ways than one, tonight really is an opportunity.
They really didn't have anything about them; no ambition, no guile, no threat.
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