Arsenal Talk and News
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Let’s have some perspective (on everything!)
Evening Gooners! It’s been a little just over a day since Arsenal dropped two points at home to Liverpool, how are we all feeling? I’ve tried to see the positives in the whole thing as far as I could, but like most Arsenal fans, my mind keeps wondering to what it would be like if…
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Now is the time that Arsenal MUST push on
Have Arsenal had a better weekend than that this season? As far as weekends go, that one was pretty special. After a hard fought victory on the south coast on Saturday evening, Arsenal were left in the advantageous position of sitting back and relaxing on Sunday, as many of their rivals faced difficult matches, while…
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Reflecting on the Wolves game and looking ahead to another big weekend
Good morning Gooners! Happy Friday, the weekend is nearly here. I know there’s been a lot of football lately, and at first I was glad of the break, but after I saw everyone else play in the Cup in midweek, I really couldn’t wait for this game to come round so I’m glad the wait…
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Arteta has a big problem right now and another on the rise
Happy Friday Gooners! It’s nearly match day again with Arsenal returning to Premier League action tomorrow night under the lights at The Emirates ahead of an unprecedented week off, so it’s vital to take maximum points tomorrow night so go into this mini-break in the best possible position. Arsenal continued their impressive European run with…
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Aston Villa v The Arsenal aftermath: Should we be worried?
How are we all feeling today Gooners? I must admit, I’m still really struggling from the weekend’s gut punch which has left me wondering the last time an Arsenal result hit me this hard. In the grand scheme of things, I don’t think a defeat is terminal in terms of our aspirations this season. I…
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Chelsea v The Arsenal aftermath: One pointed gained or two points lost?
That’s the million dollar question isn’t it? On the face of it, a draw away at a team who are looking like a potential title rival doesn’t look too bad. On the flip side, with Arsenal playing against 10 men for over half of the game, many would believe, and rightly so in my opinion,…
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Chelsea vs The Arsenal – Player Ratings
Chelsea vs The Arsenal – Player Ratings Arsenal came back down to earth with a thud at Stamford Bridge as they had to come from behind to claim a point against ten man Chelsea. Arsenal were surprisingly without William Saliba in the starting lineup, due to a knock he picked up in training, and were…
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The Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 – Player Ratings
I wrote about the near perfect game earlier in the season when referring to the Leeds home match and this was another one of those, ‘perfect apart from…’ games. What a game! After the results on Saturday, Arsenal knew how huge this game was and you could tell from the off that they were keen…
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Thank you, Brazil!
The Arsenal fan anxiety surrounding each international break is a very real thing and it has returned in earnest lately. This all stems for having had seemingly countless seasons ruined by major injuries to key players in years gone by where the football world has contrived against us to dismantle our squad and with it,…
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We need to talk about set pieces
I think this post might be more rant than opinion, but we need to talk about set pieces, and specifically, the general opinion regarding Arsenal’s use of them to score goals and win football matches. Arsenal’s effectiveness from set pieces has been widely reported in the past few years, with that Sky Sports graphic, showing…