Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland—x things we learned
There were far too many squeaky bums and clenched sphincters in the first half for anyone’s likings, but there’s no panning the results once we turn around and have a look at hot it turned out. On a weekend when all of our key rivals save Leicester dropped points, it was vital that we return […]
Against Chelsea, there's no way Arsenal can lose…
I mean it. There’s no way Arsenal will lose on Sunday. Set aside the 12 previous times Arsène has failed to beat Mourinho. Set aside the vaunted bus-parking that Mourinho adopts against his rivals—or the ominous dove-tailing of Chelsea’s ability to hit hard on the counter-attack and Arsenal’s propensity to concede on those counters—Chelsea can’t win, and […]
Mesut Özil unveiling, circa 2031
Mesut Özil has gone down in history as one of the Club’s greatest players of all time, having delivered a club-record 129 assists from 417 appearances over ten trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. After joining from Real Madrid in September 2013, Özil, then 25, made his Gunners debut in the fourth match of the 2013-14 season—a […]
Mesut Özil unveiling, circa 2031
Mesut Özil has gone down in history as one of the Club’s greatest players of all time, having delivered a club-record 129 assists from 417 appearances over ten trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. After joining from Real Madrid in September 2013, Özil, then 25, made his Gunners debut in the fourth match of the 2013-14 season—a […]
The Arsenal Amoeba
After avoiding embarrassment this past weekend, Hull manager Steve Bruce said that ”the problem with Arsenal is how do you set up against them? They’re fluid in their movement and their interplay. They interchange positions…where does Jack Wilshere play? where does Mesut Ozil play?” He’s not alone in this assessment. Commentator Tony Jones, speaking after […]
The Arsenal Amoeba
After avoiding embarrassment this past weekend, Hull manager Steve Bruce said that ”the problem with Arsenal is how do you set up against them? They’re fluid in their movement and their interplay. They interchange positions…where does Jack Wilshere play? where does Mesut Ozil play?” He’s not alone in this assessment. Commentator Tony Jones, speaking after […]
Olivier Giroud, master of the assist
Olivier Giroud started the season so brightly that we started dreaming of a 20-goal season, perhaps even contention for the Golden Boot. After all, following a a preseason of eight goals with three goals in his first three appearances, and five in his first six, it looked like Giroud would again repeat his second-season tradition […]
Olivier Giroud, master of the assist
Olivier Giroud started the season so brightly that we started dreaming of a 20-goal season, perhaps even contention for the Golden Boot. After all, following a a preseason of eight goals with three goals in his first three appearances, and five in his first six, it looked like Giroud would again repeat his second-season tradition […]
Özil, Draxler, and a future without Arsène
Earlier in the week, Arsène, pressed on his future with the club, said, “there is a point where you have to decide and there is a point where you have to make your decision public. You can take of that sentence the way you want it.” Perennially coy—and apparently enjoying it—Arsène, ever the wordsmith, always the […]
Özil, Draxler, and a future without Arsène
Earlier in the week, Arsène, pressed on his future with the club, said, “there is a point where you have to decide and there is a point where you have to make your decision public. You can take of that sentence the way you want it.” Perennially coy—and apparently enjoying it—Arsène, ever the wordsmith, always the […]
