Morning all. How fitting it was that Arsenal were the first Premier League club to see the return of the fans. Nine months after Mikel Arteta tested positive for Coronavirus, bringing football in England to a halt and fans unable to be present even when the game resumed, The Emirates opened its doors on […]
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Morning all. Great news broke in England this morning and that’s the Covid-19 vaccination has been given the green light and it’s being rolled out as early as next week. Fantastic I think as by this time next year, football stadiums could be full again, if not before. More good news. Gabriel Martinelli is close […]
Morning all. The Premier League have moved a few of our fixtures. The new dates are as follows: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Sunday, December 6th. Kick off: 4.30pm. TV: Sky Sports. Arsenal v Burnley Sunday, December 13th. Kick off: 7.15pm. TV: Sky Sports. Arsenal v Southampton Wednesday, December 16th. Kick off: 6pm. TV: Amazon Prime. Everton v Arsenal Saturday, December […]
Morning all. A game of two halves? Yes because the second was certainly played with more energy. Arsene Wenger, throughout his Arsenal career, seldom gave players over 30 years old a long contract, if any contract at all. Don’t get me wrong, he gave a lot of players contracts who in hindsight he shouldn’t have […]
Afternoon all. Southampton threw away a 2-0 lead against Man Utd to lose 3-2 in the early game. Chelsea v Toots at Stamford Bridge is currently goalless and then in just under an hour, it’s the big one of the day as Arsenal take on Wolves at The Emirates. A win with a strong performance […]
Morning all. When the invincible squad broke up, Arsenal were clearly going to need a transition period. Partly because it seemed that 2003/04 broke up quickly but also because Arsene Wenger moved away from the strong athletic players to the smaller, perhaps more technical players like Fabregas, Nasri, Hleb, Flamini etc. Certainly in midfield. Patience […]
Morning all. Well I don’t know about anyone else but watching Arsenal last night was like a breath of fresh air. Molde were no walkover so let’s not forget that as we reflect on a big night in Norway when Arsenal secured their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League. Ok, the Norwegian […]
Morning all. The news of Diego Maradona passing away yesterday after suffering a heart attack didn’t really come as a surprise to me. His struggles with life had been made public over recent years but nevertheless, it’s still sad that one of footballs greatest players has shuffled off of this world. At least he’s at […]
Morning all. Molde, that’s what’s next for Mikel Arteta and his players. For Pepe, it’s an opportunity to redeem himself after the weekend. He’s bound to start in this match bearing in mind he’s banned for three League fixtures. He actually scored against tomorrow’s opposition in the home tie and a good goal it […]
Morning all. Leeds were good. Let’s not lose sight of that. They play football in a way I wish Arsenal could, albeit with our defence instead of theirs. They move at speed, their passing is quick and they use their wide men well. But we knew all of that long before yesterday’s fixture arrived. […]
Morning all. Leeds United have Kalvin Phillips back in the squad. I type that as if I know who he is but I don’t. Nor Rodrigo who could return after getting over Covid-19. Pablo Hernandez, Jamie Shackleton and Diego Llorente are all injured. Arsenal are without Sead Kolasinac and Mohamed Elneny after their positive coronavirus tests […]
Morning all. The media we’re on the Willian, Ceballos and Luiz incidents in a flash. No surprise because it’s there job to drag up dirt and write about it for a few days. Because it’s Arsenal, I expect it’s extra satisfying to have two stories hand to them on a plate. The Athletic were fed […]