I’ve had a feeling for three days. This derby looks like a moment of truth. Can Aubameyang go past David Luiz and score? Lacazette holds it up nicely, plays people in, and can bury a shot just inside the post.…
Maybe Emery will pick the right team on Saturday. His eleven should be Torreira+10 others. Good players like Torreira produce regularly. Big players win big games for you. Koscielny was a good player in his prime. For me, Azpilicueta was…
West Ham 1 Arsenal 0 Spurs 0 Manchester United 1 ———————– Arsenal were pitiful on Saturday. David De Gea was immense on Sunday, especially with his feet. At West Ham, it wasn’t the worst Arsenal I’ve ever seen. But it…
Looks like Unai Emery wants to contain West Ham today. Especially in the early stages at the London Stadium, rather than score first. His Arsenal teams rarely lead at half-time, as you all know. Today Emery has a good bench…
I reckon Arsenal are collectively strong enough to beat West Ham on Saturday. It’s a 12.30 kick-off and that suits me. A match like this, I’m too impatient to wait all day for it. The London Stadium is a big…
Spanish midfielder Denis Suarez is about to sign for Arsenal on loan from Barcelona. In style, he’s a very mobile attacking No 6. A 25 year-old dribbling playmaker with pace, Suarez could fit in quickly and help the team push…
Ruben Navas we know. But Ki-Jana Hoevert? We had never heard of this Dutch lad had we? Some regulars had sore throats and Jurgen Klopp picked an experimental team. And Wolves deserved to win. They had more passion, more intelligence,…
From Michael Budgen: Not enough time last week to reply to some interesting mails, but Rhys’s mail about player use got me thinking who plays the most, so I completely arbitrarily settled on 1500 mins, but that’s about 16 ½…
Blackpool 0 Arsenal 3 (FA Cup Third Round) _______________________ This was Unai Emery’s first FA Cup tie as Arsenal boss and a game he was expected to win comfortably. Because Blackpool supporters are at war with the owner and have…
From Martin : Afternoon Myles, A little surprised at the recent reactions to some of Arsenal’s recent results and performances. We all agreed that (1) Emery had inherited something far less than satisfactory in culture and quality, and (2) he…