Morning all. Who cares if our only goal was a scrappy one, or scuffed? Not me. The fact that Reiss Nelson got himself into the box from the left wing was good enough. Being in the right place at the right time was all that mattered. Hitting the woodwork, forcing excellent saves or simply missing […]
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Morning all. Arsenal v Leeds Utd. A potentially tasty affair tonight. ‘Dirty Leeds’ as they were labelled many years ago, back in the day when a good old fashioned ‘take the ball and man’ tackle was permitted. Not now though as any kind of follow through after a tackle is usually deemed to be a […]
Morning all. Did you know that it was at The Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup eight years ago and against Leeds United when Mikel Arteta was handed the captains armband for the first time? Or rather had the armband left by his kit for him to put on. I didn’t know about it. I arrived […]
Morning all. Mikel Arteta: We’re going to try to be in the market to see options that can strengthen the team. That’s for sure and that’s our obligation, and we’re going to be working on that. My obligation is to give my opinion on the things we can improve. Obviously we have some bad […]
Morning all. A couple of weeks ago Man Utd beat City. ‘A superb counter-attacking victory‘ wrote the BBC website. ‘Devastating’ said the Guardian. ‘Spectacular’ according to Sky Sports and a ‘continuation of their stunning revival’ said The Mail. Invariably it’s the same when other clubs cause a bit of an upset, or shock result. The […]
Morning all. When Chelsea scored two late goals to beat us just a few days ago, it was clear that fatigue played a huge part. Similar was evident last night too as towards the end of the game Lacazette was on his knees and Torreira was playing with an energy bar in his hand. […]
Morning all. Go on admit it, you’re hung over and the first thing to pass your lips this morning was water with a strong painkiller. Or two. No such problems for our players, or at least I hope so. Our injury list has slightly improved with both Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos back in the […]
Morning all. Big Ben counts down tonight. The end of another year, another decade too. A decade which for Arsenal Football Club has been pretty rotten. It’s a decade of New Year scribbles for Highbury House too which is hard to believe. During the last ten years there’s been so many occasions when I […]
Morning all. The sun was shining, The Emirates Stadium filling steadily as kick off approached. David Luiz issued a final few words of wisdom as the players huddled together before Craig Pawson blew his whistle. Mikel Arteta took to his seat in the dugout for the first time at The Emirates. As head coach I […]
Morning all. A big game, a big test. Frank Lampard v Mikel Arteta in the battle of the young Premier League managers who once played for the clubs they now manage, or coach for the pedantic amongst us. Not so long ago they were squaring up on the pitch, today they’ll be barking orders […]
Morning all. A tough fixture tomorrow afternoon against Chelsea, a team playing better away from home than they are at Stamford Bridge, or at least their results suggest that’s the case. I’m looking forward to the game, seeing how two young managers, both ex players returning to the club they played for, battle it out […]
Morning all. Negative headlines, negative comments around the internet or on the back pages can all take a hike as far as I’m concerned because I think they are unwarranted. Ok, we didn’t make the most of our possession and scoring opportunities, our crosses were poor too but the areas of improvement Mikel Arteta and […]