Morning all. Pre City, Mikel Arteta said he believed his team could win but to do so would require perfection from his players: Then you have to deliver in the right moment the right performance, and it has to be perfection because that’s what this last level demands — absolute perfection in every single ball. […]
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Morning all. Man City v Arsenal turned out to be men against boys. In every department on the pitch, they were superior and they exposed every weakness Mikel Arteta’s team had and with ease. Time and time again they just went through our midfield as if it wasn’t there. Guardiola has been at Man City […]
Morning all. Another day in the world of Arsenal and another game. A game we could do with winning but even a point would be a really good result. Is this the game which decides the title? Mikel Arteta: That game is going to be really important. But is it going to define the season? […]
Morning all. The managerial merry-go-round continues to move as Mauricio Pochettino appears to be on the verge of becoming Chelsea’s new boss whilst his old club have sacked their interim manager, Cristian Stellini after Totts were battered by Newcastle Utd on Sunday. I’m refraining from laughing too much over that result as we’re heading up […]
Morning all. Don’t you just love it when after a few ‘poor’ results, footballers decide to issue a rallying speech before the next game. This time around it’s the turn of Thomas Partey: I think everything depends on us – we have to go [to City] with the mentality to play football and plays we […]
Morning all. Seconds before kickoff, the Sky Sports cameras panned towards the Arsenal dugout. Mikel Arteta was wandering whilst his assistant Albert Stuivenberg sat, singing the words of the Arsenal song, North London Forever, together with the fans. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before, I loved it….. On a night when Arsenal needed […]
Morning all. Both the Arsenal men and women have suffered a setback in their chase for a League title this week. 2-2 at the London Stadium was a real disappointment for the men and then the women were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Leah Williamson suffered an injury early in the first […]
Morning all. I think I’ve just read more negative headlines about Arsenal in the hour than I’ve seen throughout the season so far. Basically, Arsenal have bottled a great opportunity to win the Premier League for the first time in 126 years. Yet there’s still seven games left to play…. Mikel Arteta on whether the […]
Morning all. Two games, 2-0 up and looking really good but both ended in a draw. Why, I’ve no idea but in both fixtures, the opposition seemed to have a lightbulb moment. At Anfield, the crowd responded after Alexander-Arnold and Granit Xhaka had their spat, yesterday, a lapse in concentration from Thomas Partey, a missed […]
Morning all. I watched the Aston Villa v Newcastle Utd game yesterday and wow, Unai Emery’s team battered the new big spenders. Ollie Watkins was superb, as was young Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn wasn’t bad either. Emery has shown what a good coach can do with a very good squad of players. Something Steven […]
Morning all. West Ham v Arsenal has thrown up a few classics over the years but last season’s was not one of them. Even Mikel Arteta admitted after the game that his team hadn’t played very well. We’d won, thanks to goals from Rob Holding and Gabriel but a classic it was not. Speaking to […]
Morning all. Yesterday, the Premier League announced that our already moved fixture against Chelsea, has been moved again so instead of a 5.30pm kick off on Saturday 29th April, the match kicks off at 8pm on 2nd May. The Metropolitan Police are reported to be responsible for the change. Neither of the two clubs are particularly happy […]