Image Credit-CNN It’s the 18th of May 2014. A warm, sunny day and one of hope and promise for fans of both sides. Arsenal have gone 9 years without a trophy and the pressure is growing on manager Arsene Wenger. There is palpable tension in the air. Memories of the calamitous League cup final againstContinue reading “Reliving Arsenal’s 2014 FA Cup triumph”
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This Premier League season must be finished……at some point
Image Credit-Premier LeagueThe world is a quite frightening place at the moment. Our normal everyday lives have been turned upside down as we continue to battle with COVID-19. The virus has already had a devastating effect, taking the lives of thousands of people around the world. In times like this, football really doesn’t matter atContinue reading “This Premier League season must be finished……at some point”
Arteta tests positive for COVID-19 as football grinds to a halt
Image credit-Talksport It’s been a rather insane few weeks in the world of sport as the corona virus reaks havok on normality. The Premier League has been suspended until April the 3rd at the very earliest while multiple Champions League fixtures have been postponed. There was an assumption from some that football would somehow escapeContinue reading “Arteta tests positive for COVID-19 as football grinds to a halt”
In Defense of Modern Football
There is a huge amount about modern football to be concerned about. From dirty money to racism, it would be legitimate for any football fan to take a step back and question their relationship with the beautiful game. It is unquestionably becoming more unethical in many areas and we are seeing a growing challenge toContinue reading “In Defense of Modern Football”
That hurt…but
Arsenals Europa League campaign has come to can abrupt end after an extra time loss at home to Olympiakos. I didn’t manage to see the game in its entirety, just catching extra time so I won’t go into too much detail into the game itself. Unfortunately, I did have to witness that heart-breaking last minuteContinue reading “That hurt…but”
The results are finally coming..
image credit- premierleague.com With each game we begin to learn a bit more about Mikel Arteta as a manager. Of course, it’s still early days and he needs time but’s it’s safe to say that the young Spaniard is having an impact, on and off the pitch. Just ask poor Matteo Guendouzi. The Frenchman wasContinue reading “The results are finally coming..”
Just what we needed!
Well that was better. While the 4-0 score line was slightly flattering, the second half against Newcastle was arguably the most impressive 45 minutes since Arteta took over. I don’t think anybody expected this match to finish 4-0 in our favour after a pretty dire first half. Nothing clicked for us and we struggled toContinue reading “Just what we needed!”
Analyzing Artetas start
It’s been an encouraging start to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal career. While the results are still largely unsatisfactory, there has been some seriously encouraging performances, most notably at home to Manchester United and away to Chelsea. In his 9 games in charge, Arteta has overseen 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Considering where we wereContinue reading “Analyzing Artetas start”
An Argument against VAR
Video Assistant referring has arguably been the main talking point of the Premier League season and for good reason. It was meant to be the efficient mechanism through which obvious errors were overturned. Instead it has brought further confusion and has considerably slowed down a game that relies heavily on it’s pace and fluidity. InContinue reading “An Argument against VAR”
Arsene Wenger: The Early years
Arsene Wenger is most famous for his work with Arsenal, whom he took over in 1996 and has won multiple trophies for, however, one would be forgiven for not remembering his work prior to his Arsenal career. The Frenchman retired from his playing career in his hometown of Strasburg and just three years later heContinue reading “Arsene Wenger: The Early years”
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