by rico | Thursday, October 31, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Getty Images. Morning all. Mikel Arteta didn’t really spring any surprises with his team selection last night. Setford, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Sterling, Martinelli, Jesus. Subs: Raya, Nichols, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven, Partey, Rice,...
by rico | Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Have you heard the joke about the two hard of hearing guys who go into a pub, buy a beer each only to find out they’ve had to pay an extra fiver because there’s a live country and western band playing later in the evening? No, Google it, it’s funny albeit...
by rico | Monday, October 28, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. My answer to the heading is no, not really. We should have shown composure up front to win. Certainly in the first half when we were at our best. Jurrien Timber and Bukayo Saka made a more than welcome return to the side which meant Thomas Partey dropped...
by rico | Sunday, October 27, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Other than their style of play, Liverpool are pretty much the same team of last season with only Chiesa arriving in the summer and even he’s not been fit enough to play. Jota has been ruled out today’s game through injury as have Alisson, Elliot and...
by rico | Saturday, October 26, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Arsenal face Liverpool tomorrow and it’s fair to say that in the past, regardless of whether the matches were played at Anfield or in north London, they’ve produced some classics. We’ve seen some of the worst defending too as well as some cracking goals....
by rico | Thursday, October 24, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Afternoon all. Jack Wilshere has left his role as head coach of Arsenal’s U18s side to join Norwich City in a first-team coaching role. Our old midfielder said that the opportunity to step up a level came at the “right time” in his career. Talking to...
by rico | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Last night’s 1-0 defeat of Shakhtar could have been more convincing had scoring opportunities not been spurned. Three corners in the opening minutes of the game, the best opportunity to convert one of them fell to Riccardo Calafiori but he got his...
by rico | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Another day, another game. A day to hopefully put the performance against Bournemouth behind us and show what we as a club and team are all about. The reaction to Saturday’s game has been extreme in my opinion, certainly in the media. For the last two...
by rico | Monday, October 21, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. A funny old weekend of football really and not in a comedic kind of way. Man City scored in the last minute of added time to secure a win over Wolves and Liverpool defeated Chelsea. Both games had moments of controversy. Stones’ goal was disallowed...
by rico | Sunday, October 20, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. What is there to say other than Arsenal were the authors of their downfall yesterday evening. A terrible ball played by Leandro Trossard was read by Evanilson and as he tried to take advantage, William Saliba pulled him back and over. After showing the...
by rico | Saturday, October 19, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. I watched Mikel Arteta’s pre-match press conference yesterday and he seemed pretty upbeat. He looked like a man who’d just had two weeks holiday. Anyway, not only was he upbeat but the injury news he shared was positive too. On Bukayo Saka: It’s not a...
by rico | Friday, October 18, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. It looks like Jack Wilshere could be on the move as Norwich are reported to have offered him a first team coach position. We all know he loves Arsenal but if he wants to test his coaching skills at a higher level then staying with our under 18’s isn’t...
