Morning all. That was so like Man Utd wasn’t it. On the brink of being knocked out of the Champions League before a VAR decision went in their favour. Penalty given which Rashford tucked home. I so wish we’d had done the same at Wembley. Harsh on PSG perhaps, lucky for Utd, maybe but if […]
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Morning all. With nine fixtures left and four teams fighting for two places in order to secure top, where do you see the points going? We can have a guess as a bit of fun and then when the season is over, look back and see who came closest. Or if I can work out […]
Morning all. Short and sweet today, a bit like me….. Quieten down now! The under 23’s played last night and according to reports, the scouts from Germany were out in full force. Well, the Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund ones. They’re looking at our youth players in a way Arsene Wenger’s used to spy on […]
Morning all. Life as an Arsenal fan hasn’t been as unpredictable in years. In the seven months of Unai Emery, I don’t think we’ve seen so many players used by a manager. Arsene Wenger always had a deep squad but he seemed to put his faith in the same players week in week out regardless […]
Morning all. Where to start eh. What I don’t understand is how Torreira received a straight red card for his challenge on Danny Rose which was as Jermaine Jenas said, a pass/tackle rather than a reckless studs up tackle when previously in the game, the same Toots player challenged Bernd Leno for the ball with […]
Morning all. Arsenal v Southampton :- Leno, Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi, Lacazette Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Monreal, Guendouzi, Suarez, Ozil, Aubameyang 2-0 Arsenal v Bournemouth:- Leno, Jenkinson, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Torreira, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang Subs: Cech, Mustafi, Elneny, Iwobi, Suarez, Ramsey, Lacazette 5-1 Two very different teams, two very […]
Morning all. Those two things are. Dirty Bournemouth and Carl Jenkinson! I always thought Eddie Howe was one of the good guys, a nice guy who believed in playing good football but what was on show last night was different to that. Seems to me he’s resorted to the ‘Arsenal don’t like it up em’ […]
Morning all. One of the things I like about Unai Emery is his honesty. He’s not afraid to discuss his players performances in public regardless of whether what he has to say is positive or negative. He doesn’t go over the top either way. With Mesut Ozil, all he’s really said is that the player […]
Morning all. The wheels are coming off around us aren’t they? Mike Dean had a big bust up with Maurizio Pochettino after the Toots were beaten by Burnley at the weekend, resulting in Dean being removed from their match against Chelsea tomorrow night and Poch being charged by the FA. Chelsea lost the League Cup, […]
Morning all. While we were coasting past Southampton yesterday afternoon, up at Old Trafford, Utd had a tough game against Liverpool. They dropped two points which really helps our chase for 4th spot, and they picked up three injuries. Four if it’s turns out Rashford is out for a while too. Karma for his assault […]
Morning all. Back in December, we travelled to St Mary’s having not lost a match in twenty two. Admittedly, we’d not always played scintillating football but what we were doing is grinding out results. Unai Emery was animated on the sidelines, the players responded and the substitutions were having positive impact. During that good run […]
Morning all. Rennes it is then in the Europa League, a decent draw for us too I’d say. On paper at least. March 7th at 17.55hrs in France and then the following week it’s The Emirates for an 20.00hrs start. We were first out the pot so should be playing the home tie first but […]