Ultimately, nobody will remember how we won this game, only that we won it. There is no additional reward for completed passes, 90 per cent possession or barely breaking a sweat - the Premier League table only records points. And yet it feels right to acknowledge that we were ultimately pretty lucky to come away … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Southampton 1: A little bit of a mess…
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
Last season, a meltdown in the home straight cost Arsenal a place in the Champions League, this season it may well cost them the Premier League title. I'm reluctant to use the word 'bottled' when it comes to how we've performed in this campaign but, reflecting on how we've let it slide in these last … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Southampton 3: Is there any way back from here?
After back-to-back draws in which they squandered two-goals leads, it's fair to say Arsenal's grip on to the Premier League's top spot is hanging by a thread. There may well be additional twists and turns to come in what remains of this season but, with their points cushion now squandered, it's going to take something … Continue reading Arsenal v Southampton: Another slip will spell disaster
Arsenal's in-form stars produced when needed to get three crucial points on the board
Having sacrificed the FA Cup to rest weary legs, the pressure is now on Arsenal - and particularly manager Mikel Arteta - to ensure the Gunners come away from the south coast with three points on Tuesday. Most fans are reasonable enough to accept that some level of rotation was necessary against Southampton on Saturday … Continue reading Southampton v Arsenal: Pressure on Arteta to make cup gamble pay
Was Mikel Arteta's gamble the right one against Southampton?
Until Arsenal learn to curb their worst, most destructive tendencies, there will be no respite for a team that is clinging to a cliff edge.
Mikel is taking Arsenal to war in his efforts to turn the team's fortunes around. But is he charging headlong into disaster?
Progress was always going to be slow for Arsenal on the long road to recovery and Thursday's 2-0 win at Southampton was proof of just how far there is to go. Victory was a welcome tonic after two pretty abject defeats at Manchester City and Brighton since the Premier League season restarted but it wasn't … Continue reading Discipline is the name of the game for Gunners in hard-fought win
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