Morning all. I’m still unsure whether I’m looking forward to tonight’s match or dreading it. I guess it’ll tell us whether or not we’ve improved at all since our opening two fixtures as Liverpool are probably the third best team in the league right now behind Manchester City and Chelsea, as far as the football […]
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Morning all. If someone had asked me whether or not our winning ratio was better when Mesut Ozil plays than when he doesn’t, straight away I’d have said the latter. I’d have been wrong. The margin might be small, but nevertheless, our results are better when he’s larging it up on the pitch. It’s not […]
Where to start? Well let’s be frank, it wasn’t a classic, in fact it was quite a poor cup tie. Blackpool will come away from it feeling as if they gave us a game and in truth they did, but only because Arsenal were well below par. Unai Emery had picked a strong side too, the […]
Morning all. You’ve probably seen the Paul Merson/Jeff Sterling clip by now which I think is brilliant. For his quick reaction to Jeff Stelling’s comment alone, I’ll forgive Merse for all the other odd comments he made. Not seen it? It’s here at FootballBurp. Sticking with the neighbours, Dele Alli signed a new six year […]
Morning all. I’ve started this piece three times already and all three have ended up being deleted. This is when I wish I was writing with a pen onto a piece of paper, or using a typewriter even as there’s something about screwing up paper and throwing it into the bin. Or ripping the paper […]
Morning all. Winter has well and truly arrived yesterday as temperatures struggled to reach six degrees where I live. Throw in the biting wind and it felt much colder. Logs in, burner lit and I was snug as a bug. Elsewhere though, horrid stuff was going on. At Leicester City, owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha‘s helicopter flew off […]
Morning all. Sit back, absorb the pressure, tire the opposition down and frustrate them. Get them rattled. Then in the second half, give them the full Arsenal. The best we can do and be. Bring on the fresh legs from the bench, the strongest bench we’ve had for a while and strut our stuff. A […]
Morning all. With neither Monreal or Kolasinac declared fit, Xhaka carried on where he left off on Monday night, at left back. Lichtsteiner gave Bellerin a rest and Sokratis returned to the defence giving Mustafi the chance to sit and watch on from the bench. As did Ozil, Lacazette, Iwobi, Torreira, Martinez and Jenkinson. The […]
Morning all. July 1906, Sporting Lisbon was born. It’s biggest rival is Benfica and the two clubs along with Porto are known in their homeland to be one of the “Três Grandes” (Big Three) clubs in Portugal. Never have Sporting been relegated from the Primeira Liga, not since 1934 anyway. One only has to type their […]
Morning all. Fifteen passes, ten players involved and a simple tap in to finish. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve watched that goal and it’s still as good as the first time. In fact it gets better each time. All three of our goals against Leicester City were classy. Swift passing, excellent movement and […]
Morning all. We, or perhaps I is nearer to the truth, keep going on about our defending. The media do too and that’s because we look vulnerable. But then yesterday a wave of positivity washed over me. Or reality. Opponents are getting through us to create scoring opportunities but we’re not conceding that many goals. […]
Morning all. Well if that isn’t Unai Emery sending a big fat message to Mesut Ozil, I don’t know what would be. To me that says, wake up, catch up and get with it. Based on talent alone, Mesut has to be one of our most gifted players but he needs to do more, work […]