AFC 2 – CP 2…A disappointing result reflecting a disappointing outing…
19/10/2021 - In the end, we can say that we did not deserve more than a draw given the fact that Palace Expand
19/10/2021 - In the end, we can say that we did not deserve more than a draw given the fact that Palace dominated the game from the moment we took the lead through Auba’s goal until the 70th minute…We even basically rescued 1 point thanks a late stoppage time goal, courtesy of Lacazette… The performance was disappointing […] Collapse
From Arsenal misfit to Marseilles’ fans’ favourite – The curious Journey of Mr. Guendouzi
12/10/2021 - A few years back, Guendouzi had us raving about his heart on the pitch and his courage on the Expand
12/10/2021 - A few years back, Guendouzi had us raving about his heart on the pitch and his courage on the ball. He played a lot, definitely beyond his years but his fiery persona fueld by his impetuous youth on and off the pitch led to some hairy moments, including the one with Maupay that sealed his […] Collapse
Arsenal Fans at War (Again)
06/10/2021 - There’s a strange thing with Arsenal fans historically: they like to have a fight with each other. Expand
06/10/2021 - There’s a strange thing with Arsenal fans historically: they like to have a fight with each other. The biggest punch up in recent years was the Wenger debate. The IAWT (In Arsene We Trust) v WOB (Wenger Out Brigade) rumbled on for around five years before Arsene vacated the top job. Fans were going at […] Collapse
Brighton Pose a Tough Challenge: Prematch and Predicted Line-Up
02/10/2021 - You have to give credit to Brighton and Hove Albion and their head coach Graham Potter. Since Expand
02/10/2021 - You have to give credit to Brighton and Hove Albion and their head coach Graham Potter. Since getting back into the Premier League in 2017 they have established themselves as a good, competitive side and they’re really reaping rewards this year for the solid groundwork they have been putting in. I doubt many of us […] Collapse
Arsenal v AFC Wimbledon: Pick Your Gunners’ Starting 11
22/09/2021 - Tonight we entertain AFC Wimbledon at the Emirates in the Carabao Cup as we hope to make it three Expand
22/09/2021 - Tonight we entertain AFC Wimbledon at the Emirates in the Carabao Cup as we hope to make it three wins on the bounce. With the North London Derby looming on Sunday Mikel Arteta is sure to want to protect some of his key players, but he’ll need to balance that urge with the necessity of […] Collapse
Is the next game critical for our EPL season?
10/09/2021 - So we have played 3 games in the EPL for 3 losses against: Brentford: 2-0 away Chelsea: 0-2 at Expand
10/09/2021 - So we have played 3 games in the EPL for 3 losses against: Brentford: 2-0 away Chelsea: 0-2 at home Man City 5-0 away So 0 point, 0 goal scored, 9 goals conceded. Our next few games are: Norwich at home Burnley away Tottenham at home Brighton away Palace at home So 3 games at […] Collapse
Few hours left and then the transfer window closes…
31/08/2021 - Here are the major outs: Runnarsson Bellerin (pbbly loan) Luiz (end of contract) Mavro (loan) Expand
31/08/2021 - Here are the major outs: Runnarsson Bellerin (pbbly loan) Luiz (end of contract) Mavro (loan) Saliba (loan) Willock (sale) Willian (contract termination) Nelson (loan) Here are the major ins: Ramsdale – 25 Mln Tomiyasu – 25 Mln B.White – 50 Mln Tavares – 19 Mln Lokonga – 15 Mln Odegaard – 30 Mln Could still […] Collapse
Are we all alcoholics looking for salvation with another Cup….?
25/08/2021 - So our Cup jousts start today with a EFL Cup game against West Brom… Given our lack of Expand
25/08/2021 - So our Cup jousts start today with a EFL Cup game against West Brom… Given our lack of European football and limited ambitions in the EPL, it is fair to say that Cups will be given more priority by AFC this season and that we could expect Arteta to field a strong line-up in national […] Collapse
A Win to Kick Start Arsenal’s Season: Chelsea Pre-Match and Predicted Line-Up
22/08/2021 - Sometimes you just know, don’t you? I am 100% confident that we will beat the West London Expand
22/08/2021 - Sometimes you just know, don’t you? I am 100% confident that we will beat the West London pretenders this afternoon and that will it be a VERY GOOD THING for a number of reasons. Obviously, any Arsenal win is to be celebrated, but victory today will also silence (temporarily at least) the cacophony of negativity […] Collapse
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Arsenal vs Palace, the battle of two former AFC captains…
15/10/2021 - On one side, Palace will be coached by P.Vieira – one of our legendary and most decorated Expand
15/10/2021 - On one side, Palace will be coached by P.Vieira – one of our legendary and most decorated captains. Since he left the club, we are still search for the “New Vieira” not only for his amazing football skillset but also for his personality on the pitch and as a captain. If you were to ask […] Collapse
Newcastle mode-on: If you could buy any midfielder to play next to Partey in our 4231 system, who would it be?
11/10/2021 - Imagine that all of a sudden, Kroenke decides to finally massively invest in our club or that he Expand
11/10/2021 - Imagine that all of a sudden, Kroenke decides to finally massively invest in our club or that he decides to sell to a mega-consortium with unlimited funds…Edu and Arteta are given a blank check for one player and only for a player that can play in the midfield next to Partey, money is not an […] Collapse
The back 4 +1 = our biggest improvement so far?
05/10/2021 - Arteta has opted to play in a 4231 set up again this season. Since he has arrived, he has acquired Expand
05/10/2021 - Arteta has opted to play in a 4231 set up again this season. Since he has arrived, he has acquired with Edu a lot of defensive-minded players: Ramsdale, Runaarsson Tomy, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Mari, Nuno So that is 2 GKs and 3 Full-backs and 3 CBs… This year he is fielding all his latest recruits […] Collapse
Rowdegaard Rising: Has Arteta Cracked the Creativity Conundrum?
28/09/2021 - We are fortunate to have two such creative attacking midfield talents as Emile Smith Rowe and Expand
28/09/2021 - We are fortunate to have two such creative attacking midfield talents as Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard. Yet some supporters have been doubtful as to whether the two can be accommodated in the same starting line-up or whether they are in an either/or situation. Indeed, when we signed the Norwegian on a permanent deal […] Collapse
More Turf at Turf Moor? Long Grass Fails to Entangle Gunners (plus Ratings)
19/09/2021 - And so we continue to climb slowly out from the trough of despond into which we had descended Expand
19/09/2021 - And so we continue to climb slowly out from the trough of despond into which we had descended after the first three games of the season. A splendid Martin Odegaard free kick was enough to secure the points away at Burnley yesterday in an unspectacular game during which our forward line failed to fire on […] Collapse
Possession football? Attack? Counter-Attack? Press? Counter-Press? Long balls…?
03/09/2021 - FGG and GB were having a debate on our tactical approach: Under Wenger, we were clearly Expand
03/09/2021 - FGG and GB were having a debate on our tactical approach: Under Wenger, we were clearly attack-minded and towards the end, with a clear leaning towards possession football; Under Emery, we were tactically like a cameleon – changing according to the opponents but the idea was clearly based on quick transition football; Under Arteta, we […] Collapse
2-0 for now and a man down…not looking good
28/08/2021 - Well well well…Xhaka just got a red card, not necessarily justified but could have gone Expand
28/08/2021 - Well well well…Xhaka just got a red card, not necessarily justified but could have gone either way… Soares is having a horrible day at the office, Chambers and Auba too… ESR and Odegaard not very good as part of the midfield three and Saka is just absent…Holding and Leno not being so bad given the […] Collapse
Entering the Plague Pit (The Emirates)
24/08/2021 - Rather than drone on about how bad Arsenal were against Chelsea, I thought I’d give an account of Expand
24/08/2021 - Rather than drone on about how bad Arsenal were against Chelsea, I thought I’d give an account of my day at the stadium. It’s been 17 long months since there has been a ‘full’ Emirates stadium. I managed to get to a game in December against Vienna. That occasion was a surreal experience sitting 3 […] Collapse
Ramsdale, White, Tavares, Lokonga, Odegaard…Job done?
19/08/2021 - So it seems that we have: Invested 35 Mln EUR in our back-up GK, Ramsdale Invested 50 Mln EUR for Expand
19/08/2021 - So it seems that we have: Invested 35 Mln EUR in our back-up GK, Ramsdale Invested 50 Mln EUR for a Centre-back, White Invested 8 Mln EUR (plus add-ons) for our back-up Left-Back, Tavares Invested 17.5 Mln EUR (plus 4.5 Mln add ons) for our back-up Central Midfielder, Sambi Invested 35 Mln EUR (plus 5 […] Collapse
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What does AFC future look like for Saliba at this stage?
13/10/2021 - For a third successive season since joining us, Saliba is on loan. This time in Marseilles. He has Expand
13/10/2021 - For a third successive season since joining us, Saliba is on loan. This time in Marseilles. He has become an automatic starter there and his displays get a lot of attention and appreciation. He is now also the captain of the U23 French team. In particular, people are praising his anticipation skills and his ability […] Collapse
The Sands of Tyne: Will Saudi Megabucks Push Arsenal Further Down the Pecking Order?
07/10/2021 - News has emerged that the sale of Newcastle United to a Saudi consortium is about to be completed. Expand
07/10/2021 - News has emerged that the sale of Newcastle United to a Saudi consortium is about to be completed. Barcode fans will be delighted to see the back of Mike Ashley and are already licking their lips at the prospect of the spending spree to come. But for the rest of the Premier League it’s not […] Collapse
A Grinder in Brighton but Arsenal Pinch a Point (Report & Ratings)
03/10/2021 - As predicted in yesterday’s pre-match, our away day trip to the seaside turned out to be Expand
03/10/2021 - As predicted in yesterday’s pre-match, our away day trip to the seaside turned out to be tough going. Brighton are flying high and full of confidence and they dominated proceedings yesterday. On the balance of play they probably deserved all three points, but that’s not how it works. Resilient defending from Arsenal plus wastefulness on […] Collapse
First NLD to AFC…London is red for now :-)
27/09/2021 - I did not see the game but just the highlights and read the reactions from coaches, players and Expand
27/09/2021 - I did not see the game but just the highlights and read the reactions from coaches, players and pundits alike and it seems that: We played quite well Spurs were quite poor So ultimately, the result needs to be assessed against these two critera: We played quite well with a good pressing, some good front-foot […] Collapse
Burnley – Arsenal, another 3 points in the bag?
18/09/2021 - Finally, some AFC Football again! Since there are no cup games at the moment or European football Expand
18/09/2021 - Finally, some AFC Football again! Since there are no cup games at the moment or European football for us this season, it seems we are having AFC Footie withdrawal symptoms… So today’s game is so welcome! We are playing at Burnley who is also struggling. They are not a great team by any means but […] Collapse
The squad is there now. How do you set it up? Who is in your starting XI?
01/09/2021 - Transfer window is over. Arsenal tops the chart in the EPL this season in terms of net Expand
01/09/2021 - Transfer window is over. Arsenal tops the chart in the EPL this season in terms of net spender…but then again, if you look at the pedigree of players joining clubs, you would say that Chelsea and Man Utd have done well with respectively Lukaku-Saul and Ronaldo-Sancho-Varane. On an interesting note, Chelsea have bought for roughtly […] Collapse
Torreira out, who is next?
26/08/2021 - As Torreira is joining Fiorentina on a season-long loan, Arteta mentioned the club is working on Expand
26/08/2021 - As Torreira is joining Fiorentina on a season-long loan, Arteta mentioned the club is working on exits and the following players have been linked with moves away: Willian to Corinthians once his contract is mutually terminated; Nketiah rumored to join Crystal Palace; Nelson could also join Crystal Palace but on-loan after signing a long-term contract […] Collapse
Building a team for the future but at what cost and with which guarantees?
23/08/2021 - Arteta has been saying that since he arrived 20 months ago, he had to change many things at the Expand
23/08/2021 - Arteta has been saying that since he arrived 20 months ago, he had to change many things at the club in terms of the way it operates, its culture…and to be fair, some positivity and changes were visible in his first 6 months with a new-found defensive resilience and 2 Trophies: An FA Cup and […] Collapse
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