Morning all. Sadly, the kind of performance we saw against PSV Eindhoven was nowhere near Old Trafford yesterday afternoon. The first half was more like a training session with a timid attacking unit up against a defence happy to let those up against them just pass the ball amongst themselves. Mikel Merino had a […]
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Morning all. David Ornstein had some news for us yesterday as he reported that Andrea Berta has reached an agreement with Arsenal to become their new sporting director. Berta became available in January after more than a decade at Atletico Madrid — where he was central to the Spanish team’s progress. It’s been […]
Morning all. No surprise really that Ethan Nwaneri’s goal against Manchester City last month is a contender for the Premier League’s Goal of the Month award. It was a stunner. If there was an award for assist of the month, then look no further than the Declan Rice 50 yard pass to […]
Morning all. When Jurrien Timber sat alongside Mikel Arteta in the pre match press conference, the ex Ajax defender said: I think the motivation is there. We showed in the group stages that we did really well, we have a good team and this is a beautiful game and a chance to change […]
Morning all. Did you guys by any chance watch Arsenal’s women v West Ham yesterday? I couldn’t believe what I was watching as West Ham raced into an early 2-0 lead. Renée Slegers had been talking in her pre match press conference about not giving up on the title, controlling what her team […]
Morning all. Both Ismeal Kabia and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji made the bench for the game against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday instead of just the latter as has been the case recently. It might be that the suspension of Myles Lewis-Skelly opened the door for Kabia and nothing more. However, I’ve not read or seen anything […]
Morning all. Another day, another game, although after today, the players have a bit of a breather as this weekend is FA Cup weekend. No rest though as Champions League football returns for Mikel Arteta’s team next Tuesday with an away fixture against PSV Eindhoven. After a dismal performance against West […]
Morning all. I’ll admit it, I was banking on Man City doing us a huge favour yesterday. Even a draw would have been enough to lift my footballing spirits but expecting anything from Guardiola’s team was stupid of me. Liverpool breezed to a 2-0 win. The league title is theirs to lose […]
Morning all. Liverpool’s draw at Villa Park in the week gave us a little piece of hope, then West Ham turned up at The Emirates and killed that hope dead through Bowen. Why do Arsenal do it to themselves? Last season it was against West Ham and Aston Villa at home that […]
Morning all. Finally, we know our route to the Champions League Final, if we’re to make it of course. PSV Eindhoven is our next challenge and they’ll be difficult to overcome. Stupid thing to write though really as every opponent at this stage will be tough. A potential tie […]
Morning all. When Darwin Nunez fired his shot wide in the final moments of Liverpool’s match against Aston Villa last night, I’m sure I could hear every Arsenal fan cheering. Liverpool had taken an early lead but before half-time, Tielemans and Watkins had given Aston Villa a 2-1 lead. On the hour, […]
Morning all. Having already been fined £65,000 for failing to control its players, Howard Webb admitted that Michael Oliver’s decision to send Myles Lewis-Skelly off against Wolves was a wrong one. It wasn’t a “horrendous mistake” he said however, I think the majority of people who were watching that game would strongly disagree. Any […]