Morning all. We want to continue to win and strengthen our position in second place because that’s far from being done. We have an opportunity to get closer to Chelsea and we want to take it. – Arsène Wenger If we can win tomorrow and then the gap will be seven points. At this stage […]
Author Archives: rico
Morning all. Back in the summer of 2000 – French midfielder Emmanuel Petit was approaching 30 years old. He’d been with us for three seasons and together with Patrick Vieira, he bossed our midfield with great success. That summer, he moved to Barcelona. Injuries and playing in defence didn’t help him during his first season, […]
Morning all. When things are going a bit wayward, which to be fair has been all too often, we soon hear from a few of the players on the official website. They talk about how they’ll learn from defeats or individual errors and how they’ll move forward and make things better. Then comes another defeat […]
Morning all. A few headlines yesterday afternoon were about Abou Diaby. Talk is, he’s to be offered a pay as you play deal. Firstly, I haven’t a clue whether it’s true but secondly, it wouldn’t at all surprise me if it was… When Diaby has been fit and healthy, which I know seems a lifetime ago, […]
Morning all. Back in May 2004, Arsenal were top of the tree, Invincible, playing the best football in Britain and arguably the most entertaining in Europe or anywhere in the World. Arsenal’s worldwide appeal is a testament to that expansive football. A football that any Chelsea fan can only dream of… But that was as […]
Morning all. The Steven Gerrard swan song has been halted, hoorah! I’m so pleased that Liverpool were booted out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa, I really am and I’m not trying to suggest that playing Villa in the final will be an easier opposition as they won’t judging by their performance yesterday but […]
Morning all. Well that was all a bit too close for comfort, but to be honest, I wasn’t surprised at all. Reading were up for it in every sense. A bit of bullying, a few elbows and whatever way they could, they stopped us from playing football. Alexis was battered but he didn’t wince or […]
Morning all. I do like reading Mark Lawrenson’s comments, especially as he’s had to change them all so often recently: Reading will try to make it difficult for them but even if Arsene Wenger’s side find themselves in a battle or under pressure, they are better at dealing with it than other Arsenal teams of […]
Morning all. Gary Neville – horrid, dirty footballer, turned well respected football pundit. There aren’t many of those. Listening to him analyse a match, it’s clear he knows what he’s talking about and when it comes to talking about his old club, he holds nothing back… Right now, his view is that Utd need a […]
Morning all. Just two days to go before Arsenal step out at Wembley once again. This time we face Reading FC, a side who have struggled this season in the Championship. Steve Clarke, an old mate of Mourinho is their manager and I bet the two will have an exchange of words before we kick […]
Morning all. British sprinter Richard Kilty says he is willing to bet £30,000 that he can outpace Arsenal speedsters Hector Bellerin and Theo Walcott over any distance they fancy. This comes about after recent media reports stating that full-back Bellerin has overtaken England winger Walcott as the fastest man at Arsenal over 40 metres. All […]
Morning all. Sorry, it’s back to me again after Kev’s fine post yesterday so if you’ve any sense, you’ll jump straight to the comments section to see who’s around… Not a lot of news around today so I’ll keep it short and gossipy….. According to Kicker – Arsenal are ready to make a new, improved offer to […]