Better finishing? Check. Better awareness and organization defending set pieces? Obviously. The European Cup? Of course. But…On the heels of this afternoon’s performance and result, I consider harping on the aforementioned a little churlish of myself. We all know there are things we can do better and we all know precisely what they are. However, […]
Category Archives: Match review
Monday, we finally beat one of the big two during the past 24 months, and did it in convincing fashion – could we build on that result, take care of business, and keep the pressure squarely on the two Manchester sides? The pre-match buzz was almost as interesting as the match itself. It was generally […]
Wigan on Wednesday night; now that our fortnight break has ended, the games come fast and furious and we need to make sure we do not squander what we have achieved tonight. After Cesc’s frank admission of our mental weakness following the capitulation at Old Trafford, I began to wonder if we would ever shake […]
Last night was another situation where I had to step back after the final whistle and get away from this for a while. It allows me to calm down and put things in perspective. It is hugely disappointing to lose to United – again. For me, the worst aspect was our limp, toothless performance in what […]
……….Is qualifying for the Champions League last sixteen from a cupcake group…At least if you are Arsenal FC, that is. I did not enjoy this evening’s match – not one bit. In fact, I commented after the final whistle that I cannot recall being so angry after a match in which we won. Fortunately, I […]
Before anyone takes me to task over the title, it’s tongue-in-cheek, ok? Cesc is our captain, and remains a hugely important player to our side. Nasri has sparkled this season and may well take Cesc’s mantle in the long-term, but that will not happen until Cesc himself departs. Considering our Captain’s intermittent availability this season, […]
One thing caught my eye at the end of last night’s game and forgive me if I have got this wrong but straight after the match I watched ATV online and saw lone man out in the cold, he was walking around the pitch, clapping the fans, giving thumbs up to the fans – he knew […]
I love Arsenal Football Club. I absolutely love it. I have been with it for seventeen years, longer than my lovely wife and I have been together. I caught the bug while living and working in Peterborough, and have continued to faithfully and steadfastly follow it, while moving around different parts of the world. It […]
After that horrible home loss to Newcastle United, I dreaded the next two fixtures. Off such a limp, listless, uninspired and ineffective performance, we surely wouldn’t get much out of two difficult fixtures at Wolves and Everton. Lo and behold, we proceeded to pick six points up from these fixtures, moving a point ahead of […]
I would start this out by saying “What a difference a few days make”, but on second thought…Let’s not get carried away. We still have lots of work to do, and the result certainly camouflages many of the deficiencies that were so glaring during the just-ended two-match skid. But winning conceals a great many problems, […]
At least the first week of November is behind us. However, we still have three more weeks remaining in a month that this side has traditionally gone off the rails. Is it a coincidence? I do not think so. We still have too many issues that have not been rectified – issues that are undoing […]
The whistle goes to start the game, the home fans in high spirits and as it turned out, they had every right to be! Within a minute of the game starting, Wilshere fouls Eduardo 25 yards out but the free kick causes Fabianski little problem as he saves comfortably. Next up, Eboue wins a corner, […]