Author Archives: rico

Arsene Wenger – “It was funny, but…” Forget Mourinho, forget Utd and concentrate on Atlético.

Morning all. Nobody that day, not the referee, the fans, nor Arsene Wenger himself, just why he was sent off late in the game. Turned out it was for kicking a water bottle after RvP had what would have been an equalising goal ruled out for offside. No seats available, so Arsene Wenger took to the […]

Sokratis the first of three in at Arsenal? Atletico away goal not such a bad thing?

Morning all. Before you think I’m going bonkers, of course I’d much rather we were heading to Madrid with a 5-0 advantage and to be honest, we certainly had enough chances to do so but in typical Arsenal style, we conceded a goal late on. But, perhaps all is not lost, not yet anyway. Since […]

Simeone stats don’t make good reading. Bad news ahead of tonight.

Morning all. Here we are then, crunch time, well, round one. Arsenal v Atlético Madrid and Salzburg v Marseille as the four sides do battle for a place in the Europa Cup Final. So which team is the 888 free bet favourite to lift the big cup in May? Atlético Madrid (current odds, 11/10) Atlético have been […]

Next Arsenal manager details leaked? The end of backward passing if it’s true…

Morning all. We knew this would happen from the very day Arsene Wenger announced he was leaving at the end of the season. Every man and his dog are being linked to replace him, well, not everyone but you know what I mean. Allegri, Henry, Arteta, Vieira, Enrique and Ancelotti are just a few from […]

Arsene Wenger’s parting gift for fans isn’t nice….

Morning all. There was little different on show yesterday than there’s been for most of the season. A slow start, poor defensive work and awful passing. But hey, for once it was nice to watch on without frustration or anger. This predictable style of football will soon be over and something different will replace it. […]

Hypocrites! Questions to be answered today? Serial chokers don’t disappoint!

Morning all. Have to laugh at the serial chokers who yet again lost an FA Cup semi-final yesterday. Despite having an advantage after playing their home games at the national stadium all season and taking an early lead, they flunked big time. I detest both clubs but out of the two, there could only be […]

Classy Ivan and classy Arsene. Those ‘Magic Hat’ moments should not be forgotten.

Morning all. In the words of one of the greatest ever singing duos who’ve ever lived, ‘It’s only just begun……’ Actually, I strongly suspect that’s not the case as there’s little chance Arsene Wenger suddenly woke up yesterday morning and decided to quit his job, no more than I suspect the club suddenly decided enough […]

Vieira heading back to Arsenal? Should Arsenal fans write off next season, regardless of what the summer brings…?

Morning all. It’s highly likely that Arsenal will be playing European football next year. Not be default anymore after City won the League Cup because we don’t take their place as runners up but with City securing Champions League football by way of winning the league, I think I’m right in saying that that Europa […]