22 01, 2021

Moles and Odegaard: Arteta has his say

By |2021-01-22T06:51:25+00:00January 22nd, 2021|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, press conference, Transfers|0 Comments

We've had ourselves a press conference yesterday ahead of the FA Cup game tomorrow and Mikel had plenty to say on a number of different things, including some of the exits that we've had, with Sokratis getting the platitudes, as well as Mesut - to an extent anyway. He has obviously said nice things about [...]

10 01, 2021

Smith-Rowe and Tierney the difference makers against Newcastle in the cup

By |2021-01-10T09:30:30+00:00January 10th, 2021|Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review|0 Comments

A win is a win is a win. Am I right? Arsenal got that win - their fourth in a row - courtesy of a superb Emile Smith-Rowe finish and then a much needed Aubameyang goal in extra time, but whilst we can all agree that was a laboured performance last night, what I think [...]

29 08, 2020

Arteta and Arsenal’s midfield test at the Community Shield today

By |2020-08-29T08:50:15+01:00August 29th, 2020|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, friendly, Match Preview, midfield, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|1 Comment

Match day for The Arsenal! Alright, it is only the Community Shield and ok, it’s Liverpool. But a match day is a match day and this is one in which I don’t have the usual nerves or fear of what a result will do to our season. That’s because, frankly, it doesn’t matter. As Arteta [...]

19 08, 2020

Flexible formations for Arsenal ahead of ‘set systems’

By |2020-08-19T08:02:52+01:00August 19th, 2020|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Defence, FA Cup, Formation, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics, Unai Emery|1 Comment

Morning folks and welcome to another midweek of this weird pre-season we find ourselves in. What's weird about it is that even though the FA Cup is still relatively fresh in the minds of most of us (despite Arsenal's attempts to pour cold water on it through signings, redundancies, sackings at the top, etc), we [...]

8 08, 2020

Torreira wants out as Willian and Coutinho are on the horizon

By |2020-08-08T07:47:46+01:00August 8th, 2020|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Transfers|3 Comments

Howdy folks. Right, plenty to talk about today, so let’s get at it, starting with Willian who was apparently ‘done’ on Monday and now we’re obviously just waiting on official confirmation from the club and player and I suspect that might happen tomorrow or Monday depending on the Chelski result in the Champions League tonight [...]

4 08, 2020

I see Willian logic, but I’m not 100% behind it

By |2020-08-04T07:53:28+01:00August 4th, 2020|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, contracts, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league|3 Comments

Morning folks and welcome to another post-FA Cup final victory day. It really is rather blissful and I think i'm going to see if I can continue to ride the crest of this particular wave for as long as possible. If it can take me well into the weekend then that'd be just grand. There's [...]

3 08, 2020

The FA Cup win as the positive ‘sliding door’ moment we needed

By |2020-08-03T08:01:04+01:00August 3rd, 2020|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Europa League, FA Cup, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

I spent intermittent moments of yesterday just smiling to myself. If the Cup final of 2019 cut deep and was a wound that took long to heal, this weekend's victory in the FA Cup helped to stitch up some of that wound. It was like the lollipop you got at the doctors when you were [...]

2 08, 2020

Arteta, Auba and Arsenal mastermind an FA Cup win

By |2020-08-02T09:07:24+01:00August 2nd, 2020|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Tactics|0 Comments

This is going to be a fun blog to write today, because The Arsenal, we won the bloody cup! I am a happy man. Last season I felt broken after that Europa League final. It really hit me hard and had knock in effects this season, even affecting my ability to become optimistic and hopeful [...]

1 08, 2020

Nothing silly in the FA Cup Final today, Arsenal

By |2020-08-01T10:39:57+01:00August 1st, 2020|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

It’s cup final day and I am a very nervous man. Today’s game isn’t just the last game of the season, it isn’t just about a shiny silver trinket, it is also a financially and footballisticly significant crossroads the club finds itself in. I so desperately want us to win the FA Cup today. But [...]

30 07, 2020

Holding’s dreadlocks to help win the FA Cup for Arsenal?

By |2020-07-30T07:51:26+01:00July 30th, 2020|Arsenal, Arsenal Transfers, FA Cup, finances, gooners, History, Transfers|0 Comments

T-minus 57 hours and counting from the FA Cup Final as I type out today's Arsenal-related nonsense and I have to say I feel just as nervous as I have done all week. As I've already said on a podcast and the blog, this could all go very well or very bad and mentally I'm [...]

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