Written by Merlin96 When Arsene Wenger arrived in September 1996, Arsenal FC was a typical English team, featuring ‘hard-tackling box-to-box one-footed midfielders’, giant centre-halves and centre-forwards who couldn’t play football. They were one-dimensional and lacked versatility. Crucially, there was Bergkamp who had the physique to cope with the frenzy of English football and with the skills […]
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Morning all. Did anyone manage to stay awake until the end of the England match? No, me neither, what a boring game of football and if England want to go far at the Euros, they’ll certainly need to up their level of performance. A bit like Arsenal next season if they are serious about winning […]
Morning all. Having signed Granit Xhaka so early, I’m kind of disappointed no one else has followed him through the door yet. I know, the transfer window isn’t even open yet so I should be more patient but Conte, Guardiola, Mourinho and other managers will soon get going with their summer signings and Arsene could […]
Morning all. Sky Sports do this every year as they look back on the season gone by. What was your favourite moment, worst moment, most controversial moment, the list is endless and that’s because they have to fill their day with sport. It’s hard to pick out an Arsenal moment as being one of my […]
Forget blue, brown is best….. Morning all. From Southampton to Arsenal a couple of summers ago, from right-back to centre-back and finally central-midfield, Calum Chambers is heading out on loan this coming season and it’s looking like his old club are the team to get his career back on track. If we are to […]
Written by Merlin96 Lucius Annaeus Seneca: “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Claudio Raineri did that and won the 2015/16 title. He got lucky with the traditional Top-4 team in disarray due to managerial upheaval and a fractious dressing room. The Tiny Totts bottled it during home straight and Arsenal did the same during perennial […]
Written by Merlin96 Stats never lie. It’s the manipulation and interpretation that lie. Let’s compare goal-scoring stats which prove Giroud is 2nd only to Henry when it comes to goals scored. Thierry Henry’s goal tally went into double figures during each of his eight seasons with us, his lowest figure was 12 goals in 27 games during his […]
Morning all. New man Granit Xhaka will wear the No.16 shirt next season, Aaron Ramsey’s old number. The Welshman has switched to No. 8 as said yesterday. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think for his old club he wore the No 34 and for Switzerland the No. 10 but with Coquelin and Wilshere […]
Morning all. New man Granit Xhaka has been talking to the Arsenal Player: I spoke with [Nordtveit] about Arsenal and he told me it’s a big club, a family club and it’s very important for me to come here. Philippe played here and I play with him in the national team. Johan and Philippe have only […]
Morning all. Announced at last and this signing is a good one. Granit is strong, he leads by example and he doesn’t bottle tackles. All the attributes our midfield has been in so desperate need of. Francis Coquelin doesn’t shy away from getting stuck in either so now we finally have two strong players in […]
Morning all. One thing we all pretty much agree on is Arsenal need a striker this summer. A guy who pops up everywhere, knows where the goal is and sends the ball flying into the back of the net. Reading around the Arsenal blogs, so many names have been suggested. Ibra, Benteke, Lukaku, Aubameyang, Higuain, […]
Jibes from fans are nothing new for 66 year old Arsene Wenger but he thinks they could become a whole lot worse next season. The Arsenal chief believes that the changing landscape of the British football world could spell a totally new challenge in the upcoming season. So far this year, everything from this manager’s […]