Morning all. Here are a few snippets of Mikel Arteta’s post Bournemouth press conference where he talks about his group of players and transfers. The full interview is available on Arsenal.com. On the mood in the camp this pre-season: It’s been very positive since day one. We started at Marbella for two weeks and then […]
Morning all. A young squad has travelled to the USA for our pre-season tour. Goalkeepers: Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, Lucas Nygaard, Alexei Rojas Defenders: Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Josh Nichols, Jakub Kiwior, Ayden Heaven, Omar Rekik Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Michal Rosiak, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, […]
Morning all. Arsenal played Leyton Orient yesterday at London Colney behind closed doors. Mikel Arteta’s side won the game but scoreline are irrelevant at this stage of the summer. Now is about minutes for players as they strive to get match fit for the start of the 2024/25 season. Here’s how Arsenal lined up and […]
Morning all. The Athletic reports that Manchester United are exploring a deal to sign youth striker Chido Obi-Martin following the expiry of his schoolboy terms at Arsenal. The 16-year-old visited United’s Carrington training facilities earlier this week, with the club in early-stage discussions over a move. Arsenal made what they felt was a fair offer […]
Morning all. Arsenal are soon to jet off to the USA for pre season training along with a number of friendly matches. I say friendly but considering Liverpool, Man Utd and Bournemouth are the opposition, no doubt there will be a few tasty tackles going on. As it stands, Arsenal will be without a first […]
Morning all. James McNicholas has written another good piece for The Athletic. This one relates to how both England and Arsenal have a conundrum in common: who is Declan Rice’s partner in the long term? The turnover in central midfield (at the Euros) left Rice with a huge burden to carry. By the time the […]
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 […]
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 […]