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 […]
Afternoon all. Yesterday, Arsenal announced that goalkeeper Karl Hein has signed a new contract which I think is good news. He’s 22 years old, 6’ 4” tall and already playing at international level for Estonia. Hein is happy: I’m delighted to extend my contract and continue my journey in this amazing club after six years. […]
Morning all. The Sun have a big headline followed by a big claim about Man City. I’ll leave you to read it for yourselves and form your own opinion about it’s validity. Euros 2024: Having been overlooked by Didier Dechamps for quite a while, William Saliba is now enjoying a strong Euros tournament with France. […]
Morning all. After what I thought was a dismal England performance against Denmark last, Gareth Southgate has allegedly said that he’s missing Kalvin Phillips – or at least the role he played in midfield. I cannot believe that England doesn’t have a player like him in the top two leagues of English football. Trent, as […]
Morning all. If I’ve managed to copy and paste the below information correctly, this is how fixtures from September through to January will look. September: Sat 14 Tottenham Hotspur (A) CL Match 1: 17–19 September 2024 Sat 21 Manchester City (A) September into October: Sat 28 Leicester City (H) CL Match 2: 1/2 October 2024 […]