Morning all. Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares have left the club. Both deals are loans but I think we can assume neither will be returning. It’s always a shame when transfers don’t work out but that’s football, sometimes what you see elsewhere doesn’t turn out to be what you get. Out of the two, Lokonga […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Well, after all the pre match build up of hope, England were beaten by Spain in last night’s Euros final. The ‘boys did us proud’ is all over the internet this morning, something I don’t wholeheartedly agree with. Considering the team Gareth Southgate selected throughout the tournament, they did well to get to […]
Afternoon guys. I’ve nicked this from James McNicholas of The Athletic who writes: Arsenal’s goalkeeping department is in the midst of an overhaul. If all goes to plan, they will complete the signing of three first-team goalkeepers in this transfer window. Beyond that, they are hoping to make multiple additions at academy level. The goalkeeping […]
Morning all. Ollie Watkins is the hero this morning as his late strike saw England defeat the Netherlands 2-1. Palmer’s pace was excellent, Watkins finish, superb. The Netherlands had gone ahead early in the game before Kane equalised from the penalty spot. Just how VAR thought the ‘challenge’ deserved a second look I don’t know […]
Morning all. France being knocked out of the Euros by Spain last night means William Saliba will get a few extra days break before joining his Arsenal teammates for pre-season training. Hopefully by then, he’ll have got over the disappointment of an earlier than expected departure. I don’t think I’ve seen him pushing opponents as […]
Morning all. Arsenal are one of two clubs interested in 20-year-old Watford and Colombia winger Yaser Asprilla, according to a report in yesterday’s Mirror with Everton being the other. Right now, the Watford winger/midfielder is on international duty with Columbia but his involvement has been limited so far. Columbia face Uruguay on Wednesday night/Thursday morning […]
Morning all. England defeated Switzerland last night but needed extra time and penalties to do so. Having gone 1-0 down, Bukayo Saka, who’d been excellent throughout, equalised with the kind of strike Arsenal fans are used to seeing. England’s penalty kicks were perfect, Ivan Toney’s incredible. The Netherlands scraped past Turkey in the later game […]
Morning all. It’s a big day for Gareth Southgate and England as Switzerland stand between them and a Euros semi-final fixture against the Netherlands or Turkey. Marc Guehi being suspended for this match has led to a lot of speculation about Southgate shuffling his pack a bit. That and the fact England have been pretty […]
Morning all. Riccardo Calafiori is the latest name linked to Arsenal. He’s an Italian left-back/centre-back and apparently, he had a good Euros. Italy didn’t mind you but hey, one player doesn’t make a team. Back in 1995 was the first time an Italian stepped foot into Premier League football when striker Andrea Silenzi joined Nottingham […]
Morning all. How lucky were England on Sunday? Another dire performance, another sit back and do nothing about it performance from Southgate, saved by a late late goal from Bellingham and another from Kane in extra time. It’s amazing how a supposed experienced manager can watch the same group of players play the same way […]
Morning all. Granit Xhaka and his Swiss teammates defeated Italy yesterday in the early game, then later in the day, Kai Havertz and his fellow countrymen dumped Denmark out of the competition. ITV pundit and Totts manager Ange Postecoglou had this to say about our midfielder/striker: I think with Havertz, he is one of these […]
Morning all. England will play Slovakia on Sunday in the Euros last 16 round. Slovakia finished 3rd in their group winning 1, losing 1 and drawing 1. Their victory came against Belgium. Win and either Italy or Switzerland will be their quarter-final opponents. Win that one and one of Romania, Netherlands, Austria and Turkey could […]