Former Arsenal and Manchester City right back Bacary Sagna has named Gabriel Martinelli and Phil Foden as the Premier League’s two outstanding attacking players this season, while also stating that Arsenal’s William Saliba is the best centre back in the division. As part of a varied interview, Sagna backed Brighton to keep surprising people and […]
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Morning all. I’m going to start by mentioning Leandro Trossard. Against Newcastle, his corner kicks were little short of dire, his performance marginally better but yesterday, he looked good. He had no right to win the header for our opening goal but win it did. I feared the worst though when he walked alway clutching […]
Morning all. It’s been another week of football which has seen the officials hitting the headline. For both Arsenal and Man City, European fixtures passed without too much fuss as both clubs won their games comfortably. I think Sevilla registered just the one shot on target throughout the game which says a lot about the […]
Afternoon guys. A win tonight and we could be through to the knockout stage if PSV lose their fixture against Lens. Great if it happens but there’s still plenty to play for as finishing top of the group should in theory, se3 us drawn against a less strong club in the next round. I say […]
Morning all. Could last night’s fixture between Totts and Chelsea gone much better for Arsenal fans? Actually, it could as I’d have loved the result even more had it been Totts v Luton. Two red cards for the home team, a number of injuries and a defeat. Injuries are cruel and there’s nothing be be […]
Morning all. What a game! It had everything. Two tough tackling, fully committed sides with two really strong defensive units. Goal scoring opportunities were few, tackles were aplenty. Kai Havertz with the worst which from then on, added extra spice to a game already quite spiky. Havertz escaped with just a booking, much to the […]
Morning all. A trip to Newcastle on a rainy Saturday evening is a hood enough reason to be concerned. A dodgy start to the season for Eddie Howe’s team saw them lose three of their opening four games, however, since then, they’ve gone eight games without defeat. Ten games done, 26 goals scored, and the […]
Morning all. I’m really disappointed after Arsenal were dumped out of the League Cup by West Ham last night. Had there been VAR, West Ham’s first goal would have been disallowed I’m sure. Had Zinchenko not gone to sleep, perhaps they wouldn’t have scored a second and as for their third, well, deflections happen. Ramsdale […]
Morning all. Arsenal take on West Ham tonight in the League Cup and yesterday, Mikel Arteta delivered an honest press conference. He admitted to bringing Gabriel Jesus back too soon after his previous injury and this time, there’ll be no repeat. In turn, this is likely to mean an extended run for Eddie Nketiah in […]
Morning all. Man Utd are in a bad way and pretty much have been since Alex Ferguson left. Even during his final season, despite winning the Premier League title, a decline looked imminent. They’ve switched managers, spent lots of money but Utd just aren’t what they used to be. We know how that feels and […]
Morning all. No GabrielJesus, no Martin Odegaard and no Gabriel. Instead, in came Jakub Kiwior, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah. 28, 50 & 58 minutes, the times of Eddie Nketiah’s goals. Added to them, a penalty from Fabio Vieira and lastly, Arsenal’s 5th came from Takehiro Tomiyasu. In the absence of Martin Odegaard, […]
Morning all. Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus are set for a spell on the sidelines which is rotten news. On Jesus: The scan shows that there is a muscle injury and we might lose him for a few weeks again. With Gabby I cannot give you any timeframe because he always surprises us, but there […]