Morning all. When the team was announced and both Thomas Partey and Oleksandr Zinchenko were named in it, I’m sure every Arsenal fan breathed a sigh of relief. I bet Mikel Arteta did too when he knew both would be available because the NLD is a game which neither manager wants to lose. Unlike Conte, […]
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Morning all. It’s Derby Day. The day north London fight for bragging rights in football. The winners will go top of the table, or in Arsenal’s case, stay top of the table. A draw and it’s as we were at the start of the day but I can’t see the points being shared. Not […]
Morning all. Arsenal’s women beat their Ajax counterparts 1-0 last night and that was enough to keep them in Champions League this season. The draw for the group stage takes place on the 3rd October. For now, the women have their own international break which will hopefully allow Beth Mead to recover after being head-butted […]
Morning all. The season resumes at The Emirates on Saturday in the North London Derby. The league campaign kicks off again at The Emirates on Saturday after a strange international break, and it couldn’t resume with a better fixture. Unprecedented is one of the hundreds of words that is overused when writing about or discussing […]
Morning all. It’s a big night for Arsenal’s women as they need a win if they’re to advance in the Champions League. There’s no away goals rule so a good old 1-0 to the Arsenal would be enough. Good luck to them. On the mens side, it’s all about injuries and if reports in the […]
Morning all. Ex Arsenal employee Raul Sanllehi has spoken out about Arsenal, I think for the first time since he departed. His main moan about the way Arsenal are right now relates today is Mikel Arteta being the manager rather than head coach. I do not agree when clubs call the first-team coach “the manager”. […]
Morning all. I don’t know if there are any Strictly Come Dancing fans out there but Big Tony Adams was shaking his stuff on the dance floor for the first time with his partner. He was lowered down onto the stage sat on a cannon whilst dressed in a red suit, white shirt and a […]
Morning all. With 15 year old Ethan Nwaneri having had his record breaking moment last weekend, it’s hard not to wonder who’s next. Perhaps no one again this season although I wouldn’t bet on it. If Mikel Arteta’s players can secure top spot in the Europa League Group before the final fixture or two, then […]
Morning all. Why in life do we look for problems when there are none? Why do we oft look for a negative instead of making the most of a good situation and why is it, the “what if” often looms large? The human brain is a complex thing but it’s always busy, perhaps wondering what’s […]
Morning all. The chatter about central defenders in the Premier League used to be about Virgil van Dijk, Harry Maguire, Jon Stones, Antonio Rudiger, Nathan Ake, the old boy Chelsea signed and even Tyrone Mings. The best of course, or at least the player most praised by pundits galore, has been VvD. The man mountain, […]
Morning all. It seems wrong to be writing about 22 men kicking a bag of air around on the day of the late Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, but life goes on. The now King Charles knows that, as do all of his family who’ve barely stopped for breath over the last few days. Pre […]
Morning all. Remember this? Of course you do, the sarcastic tweet from Ivan Toney after the opening fixture of last season. The comment was humiliating but that’s social media for you. Mikel Arteta used the comment to motivate his team in the return match at The Emirates, a match we won 2-1. Thomas Frank made […]