18 04, 2024

Arsenal out with a bit of a whimper against experienced Bayern

By |2024-04-18T09:31:32+01:00April 18th, 2024|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

And so the Champions League run for The Arsenal comes to an end. Not with a bang, but sadly with a bit of a whimper, as Bayern saw out a tense affair in Munich by beating us 1-0 with that second half headed goal by Kimmich. It was a momentary lapse of concentration from our [...]

17 04, 2024

Season-defining game for Arsenal against Bayern tonight?

By |2024-04-17T09:29:35+01:00April 17th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

It's the big one today and potentially a season-defining one, although I really wish that it wasn't, because I do worry what might happen if we go out tonight. That's a very real possibility, because: We do not have an amazing pedigree in Europe. We have a pretty pants record against Bayern. We've just come [...]

15 04, 2024

Emery out-tactico’s Arteta to leave title talk for Arsenal shelved

By |2024-04-15T08:36:35+01:00April 15th, 2024|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Unai Emery|0 Comments

Yesterday was not a fun day. Yesterday a big chunk of hope that we might end the wait for a league title crumbled away. Yes, we are just two points off Man City and yes, there are a few games left still to play, but we aren't up against any other team. We all know [...]

10 04, 2024

Uncharacteristic Arsenal mistakes leave Bayern tie in the balance

By |2024-04-10T09:21:13+01:00April 10th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant, referees|0 Comments

I've calmed down a little bit from my initial rage at the final whistle last night. Calmed down, but still not completely calm, because that last moment of the game should have, I think, been a penalty on Bukayo Saka. Let me show my workings here on how I get this conclusion: Neuer makes clear [...]

9 04, 2024

Arsenal must remain patient and resolute – this is still Bayern

By |2024-04-09T08:18:28+01:00April 9th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

Here we are boys and girls. The big one tonight. It's Bayern Munich at the Emirates and as soon as the draw was made a few weeks back, we all collectively took an intake of breath as Arsenal fans, because we all know the history of playing them in this competition. It ain't great. 12 [...]

8 04, 2024

Prepping for Bayern whilst admiring the Premier League table

By |2024-04-08T08:58:58+01:00April 8th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Champions League, Defence, gooners, Gunners, premier league|0 Comments

Morning folks and happy Monday to you and yours. We got an unexpected bit of good news yesterday, didn't we, eh? Honestly when I saw Liverpool go one up in the first half against an injury-hit and out of form Man United, I was tempted to just turn the TV off and go and do [...]

7 04, 2024

This Arsenal team…my word…I’m running out of superlatives…

By |2024-04-07T11:54:02+01:00April 7th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

This Arsenal team is REALLY good. Like, REALLY good you know. I was proper nervous about yesterday. Brighton have lost one game at home all season. Liverpool could only manage a draw. The Scum got beat there. Only West Ham have picked up maximum points at the Amex and even that was a smash and grab [...]

6 04, 2024

The difficult challenge of Brighton – not many teams win there…

By |2024-04-06T09:07:48+01:00April 6th, 2024|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

We're back up and running again today with another Arsenal match as we try to navigate this death run month that is April and it's a trip to The Amex for Arteta's lads in the early evening kick off game. And folks, I gotta tell ya, I think this will be a tough one tonight. [...]

1 04, 2024

As expected – the stalemate that suits The Arsenal

By |2024-04-01T09:25:59+01:00April 1st, 2024|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

As I and many others predicted in the build up to this match, there would be no basketball-style game, leading to goals galore. Instead, this was every bit the chess match, played between two teams who are stylistically even matched and two managers who follow similar footballing philosophies. There was the inevitable chiding online from [...]

31 03, 2024

Cagey chess match football: City v Arsenal preview

By |2024-03-31T09:40:46+01:00March 31st, 2024|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, History, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

It’s the big one today and, as I suspected but didn’t say, the butterflies and nerves for this game against City later on are starting to kick in. Arsenal travel to Manchester trying to do something we haven’t managed to do in nine previous attempts in all competitions. You have to go back eight years [...]

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