Morning all. When the team news came through, I’d no idea Covid had forced Mikel Arteta to make a few changes. That’s assuming Mikel opted to change his team around because of it of course. I first thought ‘at last, he’s changing tact’. No Willian, Gabriel or Luiz. No Aubameyang or Pepe to start with […]
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Morning all. Arsenal face Chelsea at The Emirates today, just a few days after we were royally thumped by Man City. So often in the past we’d be tempted to deflect such a defeat by dismissing the League Cup, or that the manager had played a second string team which is true of course, but […]
Morning to you all. I hope your day is filled with joy, happiness and much love. And Zoom. We might not all be able to get together with as many family members we’d like to but there’ll be other years. Next year hopefully. Spare a thought though for those on their own, give them […]
Morning all. It’s Christmas Eve, with a difference this year as there won’t be much partying going on. At least there shouldn’t be where I live anyway, not being stuck in Tier 4. There’s little point in moaning about it though as moaning wont bring change. Sounds familiar eh. No sooner Santa and his reindeer’s […]
Morning all. So who was wishing for VAR last night then? An offside goal, a probable red card for Fernandinho and decision to be made about City’s second choice keeper after his rash challenge on Gabriel Martinelli. Arsenal v the nine men of City and yes, I’d have backed us to win. Our goal […]
Morning all. The crux of Mikel Arteta’s pre match interview was that he’s responsible for the results, he doesn’t read the newspapers or social media and the younger players are taking on more responsibility than they perhaps should be. I don’t blame him for not reading the sports pages and social media as it’s full […]
Morning all. Something rotten is going on at Arsenal. The dressing room is toxic according to headlines on NewsNow. Ex players are blaming current players, Edu, Mikel Arteta or all of them. Players were arguing during the game against Everton and one or two of them have gone behind Mikel’s back to complain about him. […]
Morning all. What a rotten few hours yesterday brought to many of us. Christmas was all but cancelled for many English folk as the South East and London were put into a Tier 4 lockdown. Panic ensued as people hit the shops before they closed at midnight whilst others desperately tried to escape England’s […]
Morning all. A trip down memory lane for Mikel Arteta as he and his players face Everton, the club our manager played for before signing for Arsenal. The young apprentice Mikel Arteta goes head to head with the older and more wise Carlo Ancelotti but he’s no Mourinho, not as far as defensive tactics go. […]
Morning all. It’s another big weekend for Arsenal where three points are much needed and it’s got to the stage where I think it doesn’t matter how we get them. Mikel Arteta and his players simply have to ride this storm and somehow come out the other side. I’m still not convinced Arteta is experienced […]
Morning all. Not quite the result Arsenal wanted or needed but a point is a start. After 35 minutes of looking lost against a Southampton team who were passing the ball around with ease, we finally woke up. But of course by then we’d gone a goal down. Similar to the opening goal we conceded […]
Morning all. At the moment, I’m sorry, but we have to take the bullets. Dropping and dropping down the table is not the situation we want to be in. But this is our reality right now and we have to face it. We have to face it being brave, fighting and no-one giving up or anything. It’s not […]