Morning all. One more round of World Cup qualifying fixtures tonight and that’s international football 2025 over and done with. Spain, Denmark and Belgium feature tonight meaning Leandro Trossard, Christian Norgaard, David Raya, Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi are likely to be in action. Ecuador have a friendly fixture in the early hours of tomorrow […]
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Morning all. The simple answer to the question in the headline is, we’ll find out on Sunday. Mikel Arteta is a crafty manager in my opinion and I think both Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel will be in the squad to face Totts. We may not like it or agree with it, but the game […]
Morning all. We’re half way through this international break but this last week has felt like a month. So far, it’s good news on the injury front but of course, there is still one game for our players to feature in. Bukayo Saka and Ebe Eze secured England’s 2-0 victory over Serbia, both […]
Morning all. Call me selfish, I really don’t care but when our players aren’t called up for their respective country, I’m pleased. These guys can talk about how proud they feel representing their nation but I bet there are times, many times I’m sure when they just wish they could stay at home instead […]
Afternoon all. Arsenal have played 17 matches in total this season, winning 14, drawing twice, and losing just once, with an aggregate score of 37-7. We are four points clear at the top of the Premier League and joint top of the Champions League group stage with a perfect record. Not to forget we […]
Morning all. So our “clean sheet” run came to an end, as did our winning run. Shock horror, we drew a match away from home. The world has ended, the hopes of Arsenal winning the league are over and we might as well write this season off right now. At least that’s what […]
Morning all. The vibes which came out of Mikel Arteta’s pre-match press conference prior to yesterday’s key match at The Stadium of Light gave us the surprising impression that maybe one, even more of our many injured and missed forward players might actually return to supplement the hard working Mikel Merino in our attack […]
Morning all. Last fixture before the international break this evening as Mikel Arteta and his players go up against Granit Xhaka and his Sunderland teammates. It’s not just Xhaka who has history with Arsenal though as Daniel Ballard joined the club as an 8 year old before making a permanent move to Sunderland in […]
Morning all. Not big Gabby but Gabriel Jesus who is getting closer to a return to the squad. Talking to Arsenal Media, he was asked: How are you feeling at the moment, are you close to coming back? Yeah, I’m feeling great, man. My knee’s responding very well. So now I’m looking forward to […]
Morning all. As the casualty list continues to grow we may see Arteta left with no alternative but to lean into the Mikel Merino option this side of the international break. Following on from the recent Gabriel Martinelli muscular issue we now have to add a Viktor Gyokeres muscle twinge (possible hamstring) into the equation. […]
Morning all. Match day again today with Arsenal travelling to the Czech Republic for a Champions League fixture against Slavia Prague. So far this campaign, Slavia have been beaten 3-0 by Inter Milan, drawn 2-2 against Bodo/Glimt in Prague and drawn their last match 0-0 in Italy against Atalanta. I read this about Slavia, […]
Morning all. I have never been one who needs to be proved right, nor do I like the phrase “I told you so” or anything similar. It’s pointless in my opinion. In football, conversations are not usually right or wrong because in the main, you and I offer opinions and opinions are never one […]