Morning all. I read two ridiculous headlines on NewsNow yesterday. The first being how Arsenal’s transfer window is on the verge of being a disaster, the second about how Emi Martinez said his move to Aston Villa was a step up. Wrong! What he’s said is that a move to Villa is a step up […]
Morning all. The Europa League draw took place yesterday and in the same group as Arsenal is, League of Ireland side Dundalk, Rapid Vienna and Molde. Well that’s a kind draw if ever I’ve seen one. Short trips on the away days are always helpful. Our first fixture of this year’s competition takes place […]
Morning all. Do you care that Liverpool played an ‘under strength’ side? Are you bothered that the match needed to be decided on penalties? Does the fact that Leno’s goal was under pressure for large parts of the game really matter this morning? Did you love the Ainsley Maitland-Niles penalty? Three no’s and a […]
Morning all. The fixture to dread, a stadium to fear but during these times of Coronavirus, the atmosphere at Anfield will very different than ever before for Arsenal tonight. No crowd to sway the officials, no twelfth man to get behind the home team. How wrong was I… Liverpool proved on Monday that no fans, […]
Less than a year into his stint as Arsenal manager and it is fair to say that the Mikel Arteta era is picking up the pace and when you consider that the former midfielder has already won two pieces of silverware in such a short time, there is the reason for increased optimism at […]
Morning all. The next five days are going to be bonkers. Rumours, links, whatever you call them will go up a level I’m sure. Jim White will already be gargling with salt water, just to make sure his voice is in peak condition ahead of deadline day. His yellow tie pressed as if he were […]
Morning all. For all the hope and belief I and probably a number of Arsenal fans had going into the match against Liverpool, the reality is, at Anfield they were far superior to the team Mikel Arteta selected. After going 1-0 up against the run of play, defensive mistakes allowed Liverpool to equalise. The home […]
Morning all. The fixture to dread, a stadium to fear but during these times of Coronavirus, the atmosphere at Anfield will very different than ever before for Arsenal tonight. No crowd to sway the officials, no twelfth man to get behind the home team. Liverpool’s opening fixture was at Anfield. They won it but not […]
Morning all. Yesterday’s fixtures proved once again that the rules in the game are confusing. When is handball in the penalty area deemed to be against the rules and therefore a penalty? What about leading up to a penalty when a player has committed a handball offence and when does a players arm begin and […]
Morning all. The newspapers are in overdrive, even Sky Sports are joining in. Aouar is heading to Arsenal. According to Telefoot that is, a French television broadcasting programme which I guess France’s equivalent of Sky or BT Sport. Talks got underway last Tuesday they say but the Lyon chief reckons we as a club don’t have […]
Morning all. I can understand why Mesut Ozil didn’t feature in Mikel Arteta’s plans last night because an away fixture in itself is tough but against Leicester City, well, as I said yesterday, Arsenal haven’t won at the King Power Stadium for a few years. There wasn’t room for a player who wasn’t ready or […]
Morning all. Kieran Tierney remains unavailable for tonight’s fixture after suffering an injury just before the West Ham game kicked off. I doubt he’d have featured anyway as Mikel Arteta is likely to ring the changes for this Carabao Cup fixture against Leicester City. According to the official website, our Scotsman should be back training […]