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There’s work to do…….

Arsenals performance at home to Liverpool at the weekend was well below par even with the relatively weakened lineup Mikel Arteta was forced to select. From the very first minute Arsenal were completely outplayed by a Liverpool side who had been struggling. Arsenal were passive throughout and showed none of the attacking threat displayed inContinue reading “There’s work to do…….”

It’s time to trust in youth.

After a disastrous first few months of the 2020/21 season the past month has given Arsenal fans a much needed lift. Few would have been optimistic when Arsenal went up against Chelsea on St. Stephen’s Day. Mikel Arteta was under pressure with significant portions of the Arsenal fanbase calling for his sacking. The Spaniard neededContinue reading “It’s time to trust in youth.”

The Curious Case of Arsenal’s attack

Arsenal have had a relatively successful start to the 2020/21 season with 3 wins out of  6 in the premier league with defeats coming away to Liverpool and away to Manchester City and at home to Leicester respectively. They have progressed past Leicester and Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and have got their Europa League campaign off to aContinue reading “The Curious Case of Arsenal’s attack”

Arteta could be special but Arsenal have to back him

The Premier League is over and Arsenal have just finished in their lowest position since 1995. Even without the devastating impact of the corona virus, which infected their new manager, it has been a season of instability at Arsenal. Few could argue with the decision to relieve Unai Emery of his duties back in November. In fact, according to some,Continue reading “Arteta could be special but Arsenal have to back him”

Summarising Mikel Artetas Arsenal career so far

Image Credit- Getty Images Mikel Arteta really has had the most surreal start to a managerial career. The Spaniard took over in November with Arsenal in the midst of their worst crisis’ in decades. Expectation was high when he was announced as the successor to Unai Emery. He was tasked with performing an almost impossibleContinue reading “Summarising Mikel Artetas Arsenal career so far”

Team of the Emirates era

Image credit-populous.com Leno Sagna Mertesacker Koscielny Monreal Fabregas Cazorla Ozil Ramsey Van Persie Sanchez The isolation boredom is here and reall and teams of the Emirates era have been doing the rounds. It’s sort of fun and light which is something we could all use right now. Leno Goalkeeper was a tough decesion. I reallyContinue reading “Team of the Emirates era”

Reliving Arsenal’s 2014 FA Cup triumph

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”

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”

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!”