Further Evidence Fans Are Too Hard On Arteta
23 HRS AGO - My Post a few days ago showing how Arsenal’s form since Boxing Day has been good enough to Expand
23 HRS AGO - My Post a few days ago showing how Arsenal’s form since Boxing Day has been good enough to secure a top four finish if spread across a whole season prompted a vigorous debate. If anything the weight of opinion was stacked against my optimistic outlook, with a sense that many supporters (including those who comment […] Collapse
This Win Meant Something: Chelsea Report & Ratings
4 DAYS AGO - You see what you want to see, don’t you? After our 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge last night Expand
4 DAYS AGO - You see what you want to see, don’t you? After our 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge last night there was a divide in the great confederation that is Arsenaldom. Some supporters saw positive signs in a gutsy, defensive effort and others saw a continuation of a sterile, cautious and uncreative brand of football. I am […] Collapse
Smith Rowe: the Jewel in Arsenal’s (Slightly Battered) Crown
7 DAYS AGO - I shall resist the urge to make jokes about Willian getting his first Arsenal goal at a point in Expand
7 DAYS AGO - I shall resist the urge to make jokes about Willian getting his first Arsenal goal at a point in the season where it does not matter one tiny, insignificant, flying fluck. In a comfortable win over already-doomed West Brom (a win which saw Fat Sam relegated for the first time in his career) it was […] Collapse
Arsenal vs Villareal, Part II or how to keep or kill hope for the season…
06/05/2021 - So the past week, we have been debating on whom should play against Villareal…The results Expand
06/05/2021 - So the past week, we have been debating on whom should play against Villareal…The results were quite interesting and at times even astounding… Ryan – Bellerin, Holding, Mari, Tierney (or Cedric) – Partey, Xhaka (or El Neny) – Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli (or ESR) – Auba was the most likely line up based on your inputs/votes […] Collapse
Pick your squad to face Villareal – Part I – GK
03/05/2021 - Our Villareal game is definitely the most important game of the season so far…If we quality, Expand
03/05/2021 - Our Villareal game is definitely the most important game of the season so far…If we quality, we would get the chance to play against Man Utd in the final of the Europa League and earn 1) A major European Trophy ; 2) A spot in next year’s Champions League. In the recents posts, comments have […] Collapse
Flipping Ek! Could We Finally Be Getting Shot of Kroenke?
26/04/2021 - There’s an extraordinary story in the news today that an Arsenal supporting tech billionaire Expand
26/04/2021 - There’s an extraordinary story in the news today that an Arsenal supporting tech billionaire has teamed up with three of the greatest Invincibles to attempt to buy out Stan Kroenke and take over our club. Daniel Ek, a Swede, is a founder of the music streaming service Spotify and reportedly has a personal fortune of […] Collapse
Time for a ‘Kroenke Out’ Campaign?
21/04/2021 - Well, that was embarrassing. After stunning us with the announcement that it was part of a new Expand
21/04/2021 - Well, that was embarrassing. After stunning us with the announcement that it was part of a new breakaway European Super League, Arsenal has executed a 180 degree turn and is now having nothing to do with the venture. A tweet from the club said: “As a result of listening to you and the wider football […] Collapse
Auba, Laca, Nketiah, Balogun, Martinelli – Which Forwards for next year?
17/04/2021 - LBG on the Laca debate: “Lacazette is finishing the season on a high. He may even lead us to Expand
17/04/2021 - LBG on the Laca debate: “Lacazette is finishing the season on a high. He may even lead us to glory in the Europa Cup and the Champions League next season. Should we extend his contract ( like Aubang, please not like Aubang!!) or cash in on a player who could otherwise be holding up the […] Collapse
3 points with style – what happened?
12/04/2021 - A strange feeling during and after the game…We managed the game well, we controlled the game Expand
12/04/2021 - A strange feeling during and after the game…We managed the game well, we controlled the game and we scored some nice goals. Ceballos had a good game – it has been a long time coming! Xhaka didn’t disappoint. Partey bossed the midfield. Pepe was running back. Martinelli scored. Holding and Mari were solid and Leno […] Collapse
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Arsenal in European Third Tier Competition? The Pros and Cons
2 DAYS AGO - It’s still unlikely we’ll finish as high as seventh in the Premier League, but not Expand
2 DAYS AGO - It’s still unlikely we’ll finish as high as seventh in the Premier League, but not impossible. If we do so we will be eligible for the new third-tier European tournament, the Europa Conference League. It will serve as the bottom level of the existing Europa League competition, which is being cut from 48 to 32 teams […] Collapse
Arteta to Make a Statement: Chelsea Pre-match and Predicted Line-up
5 DAYS AGO - Chelsea are in the Champions League final, are playing brilliant football under new coach Thomas Expand
5 DAYS AGO - Chelsea are in the Champions League final, are playing brilliant football under new coach Thomas Tuchel, are sitting fourth in the EPL and spent £220m in transfer fees this season. So it seems obvious that it will be an Arsenal win tonight. Sometimes you just feel it in your bones that your team will win […] Collapse
Rebuilding Starts Now: West Brom Pre-match and Predicted Line-up
09/05/2021 - We entertain West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates tonight in a game with little meaning for either Expand
09/05/2021 - We entertain West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates tonight in a game with little meaning for either side. The Baggies are certs for relegation barring an unlikely series of miracles and our season ended with a whimper on Thursday night as we were knocked out of the Europa League by the manager we sacked 18 […] Collapse
Pick your squad for Villareal – Part III – Midfielders
04/05/2021 - So for this exercise, we will imagine a 4231, which is the most used formation by Arteta…but Expand
04/05/2021 - So for this exercise, we will imagine a 4231, which is the most used formation by Arteta…but bear in mind that we could end up playing as a 433 or 442…so in your post, feel free to put your ideal set up… So who would be our double-pivot Who will be dribbling on our wings […] Collapse
Rest Everyone! Newcastle Prematch & Predicted Line-Up
02/05/2021 - With our one chance of glory teetering on a knife-edge and due to be resolved on Thursday evening, Expand
02/05/2021 - With our one chance of glory teetering on a knife-edge and due to be resolved on Thursday evening, our trip to Newcastle today feels like an annoyance and an encumbrance. We have no chance of achieving European qualification via the Premier League so this game is important only in its potential for us to build […] Collapse
It Could Be Worse: We Could Be Sp*rs. Plus Loanee Update
26/04/2021 - We’re having a rotten season in many respects. After the euphoria of the summer’s FA Expand
26/04/2021 - We’re having a rotten season in many respects. After the euphoria of the summer’s FA Cup win most of us probably thought this would be a campaign in which we showed significant improvement in the league and would be knocking on the door of top four. Instead we flirted with relegation after a dreadful run […] Collapse
Arsenal and the Americanisation of Football: an Unfashionable Opinion
19/04/2021 - I have spent a good deal of the last two decades living in North America (the United States then Expand
19/04/2021 - I have spent a good deal of the last two decades living in North America (the United States then Canada). As an Arsenal supporter it meant a lot of early starts (particularly when I lived on the west coast of the US) and a lot of bunking off work in the middle of the day […] Collapse
We Looked Like a Team: Prague Report & Ratings
16/04/2021 - Mikel Arteta has been accused of prioritising caution at times, but last night he sent out an Expand
16/04/2021 - Mikel Arteta has been accused of prioritising caution at times, but last night he sent out an attacking line-up and it paid off. In 24 minutes we completely overran Slavia Prague, scored three good goals and were a Rizla paper away from having a fourth. We looked like a team that knew what it was […] Collapse
A Chance for Some Fringe Players to Shine? Sheffield United Prematch & Predicted Line-Up
11/04/2021 - The psychological flaw that runs through this Arsenal team was in evidence again on Thursday night Expand
11/04/2021 - The psychological flaw that runs through this Arsenal team was in evidence again on Thursday night when we blew our chances of going to Prague with a lead and a clean sheet. That return leg now takes on huge dimensions. If we don’t qualify our season is over with weeks to go. It should mean […] Collapse
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Gloomers Take Note: Arsenal Are Showing Champions League Level Form
4 DAYS AGO - I’m still intrigued by the fall out from our battling 1-0 win at Chelsea. The performance Expand
4 DAYS AGO - I’m still intrigued by the fall out from our battling 1-0 win at Chelsea. The performance seems to have really frustrated – even angered – some supporters and led to an air of pessimism about our chances of progressing under Mikel Arteta. That view is wrong and the statistics prove it. Before I explain, first […] Collapse
Building our squad around Tierney, Saka and ESR…
6 DAYS AGO - So basically we have three players that have met expectations this season…Tierney, Saka and Expand
6 DAYS AGO - So basically we have three players that have met expectations this season…Tierney, Saka and ESR Some that have done relatively OK in Holding, Xhaka, Laca, Mari and we may be able to add Pepe, Gabriel, Chambers, El Neny Some that have failed to live to expectations in Partey, Martinelli, Auba, Bellerin, Leno, Willian I am […] Collapse
No more Europa League…end of the season in sight. What to do?
06/05/2021 - Emery’s Villareal beats Arteta’s Arsenal logically over the two legs. We had some hope Expand
06/05/2021 - Emery’s Villareal beats Arteta’s Arsenal logically over the two legs. We had some hope at the end of the first leg with Pepe scoring that PK that kept us in the tie but overall, we were outplayed in Spain. At the Emirates, we did not manage to take control of the game and had a […] Collapse
Pick your squad for Villareal – Part II – Defense
03/05/2021 - So a thin majority wants to start the game with Ryan between the posts…why not? I doubt it Expand
03/05/2021 - So a thin majority wants to start the game with Ryan between the posts…why not? I doubt it will happen but who knows… We are setting up the team as a 433 or 4231 and in any case, 4 at the back. So who starts for you? Right back: Bellerin, Chambers or Cedric RCB: Holding […] Collapse
Emery gets one over us but there is hope for Mikel to get us through to the final
30/04/2021 - So we lost against Villareal, away. We conceded two super soft goals within half an hour and when Expand
30/04/2021 - So we lost against Villareal, away. We conceded two super soft goals within half an hour and when we were down to 10 men thanks to Ceballos’ idiotic defending, I thought that we could just have lost our chance to reach the final…but no, we actually played better with 10 men – with more intent, […] Collapse
Who Should Lead the Line Against Everton?
23/04/2021 - Earlier in the week after, Lacazette’s injury, I brought Aubameyang into the starting line-up of Expand
23/04/2021 - Earlier in the week after, Lacazette’s injury, I brought Aubameyang into the starting line-up of my fantasy side, then I heard the news he is still out. I began wondering who will be leading the Arsenal lines in tonight’s game. The first name that came to mind was Eddie Nketiah. After my comments on Sunday […] Collapse
A Chance for Arsenal to Close the Gap on Spurs: Fulham Preview & Predicted Line-Up
18/04/2021 - After the heroics in Prague we entertain Fulham at the Emirates today in an early kick-off and Expand
18/04/2021 - After the heroics in Prague we entertain Fulham at the Emirates today in an early kick-off and we’re likely to see some squad rotation. The calendar is kind to us in the immediate future (we don’t play again until Everton’s visit on Friday evening, then have six days before the first leg of the Europa […] Collapse
A magical or horrible night in Prague?
14/04/2021 - First and foremost, the Covid-19 situation is not really under control in the Czech republic so I Expand
14/04/2021 - First and foremost, the Covid-19 situation is not really under control in the Czech republic so I am hoping that our club representatives (coaching staff, players…) will be ok. And now for the game… We dominated the first game at home although there were the usual hairy defensive moments. We lacked effectiveness in front of […] Collapse
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