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
We saw flashes once more of the Jesus we signed from Manchester City a few years back and it was a joy to behold.
They really didn't have anything about them; no ambition, no guile, no threat.
We took three points, we closed the gap on Liverpool and we continued to irk the entire league with our staggering proficiency at set pieces – what more could we have asked for? Sure, it wasn’t the most eye-catching performance and it was a little more laboured than we might have liked at times but … Continue reading Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0: As the corners keep coming, the tears keep flowing
They're bumping along the bottom at the minute but they won't be there forever, let's kick them while they're down.
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