Sometimes, we will turn up there and blow them off the park, making them look every inch the average team they are.
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Sporting 1 Arsenal 5: About as good as it gets
We didn't just get a result, we put Sporting to the sword.
Sporting vs Arsenal: A test of what we’ve learned in Europe
Football is still football, of course, and nobody has re-invented putting the ball in the back of the net but there are some changes that, if we're being honest, have caught us out. Both the team and the manager have shown a little naivety.
Arsenal 3 Nottingham Forest 0: I can’t argue with that…
Three goals, a clean sheet, an opponent thoroughly dominated: what more could any of us asked for? Of course, three points is the only real target from any league game but consistency, stability, vivacity - these are all bonuses that point towards a team in form and in control. There's a lot more ground to … Continue reading Arsenal 3 Nottingham Forest 0: I can’t argue with that…
Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 0: A better performance but still no goals
In football, as in life, you don't always get what you want or deserve. For my money, Arsenal were much the better side at the San Siro last night - more ambitious, more threatening, and more productive - but they came away with precious little to show for it. While that, in and of itself, … Continue reading Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 0: A better performance but still no goals
Newcastle 1 Arsenal 0: It’s hurting but it’s not working
Our trip to Newcstle on Saturday was, in many ways, a microcosm of our last few months without Odegaard.
Newcastle vs Arsenal: A result here would be huge
It was never thus before the Saudi takeover but the influx of money into the north east seems to have ignited a certain strident aggression that simply didn't exist before. No club seems to have felt that more than Arsenal.
Preston North End 0 Arsenal 3: Easy wins are nice, whoever the opposition
Preston aren't 2008 Barcelona, everybody knows that, but that doesn't mean we can't all enjoy a comfortable win.
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 1 Shakhtar 0: A win never felt so bad
It may ultimately have been a victory but it feels like we took a step backwards in achieving it.
