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 […]
Down comes Fàbregas’s banner, down goes his legacy as well.
We have long since left behind an era in which players will remain with one club for the entirety of their careers. We know now that it is myopic and misguided to pin our hopes on any one player committing himself, pledging himself, to one club. Football stop operating on such sentimental principles a long […]
Down comes Fàbregas's banner, down goes his legacy as well.
We have long since left behind an era in which players will remain with one club for the entirety of their careers. We know now that it is myopic and misguided to pin our hopes on any one player committing himself, pledging himself, to one club. Football stop operating on such sentimental principles a long […]
Ramsey at 23 > Fàbregas at 23 (and other heresies)
Amidst the heartache and recrimination of Cesc’s move to Chelsea, one source of solace has been the idea that we didn’t bring Cesc back in part because our midfield is already a bit crowded and, just as vitally, full of young, on-the-verge-of-breakthrough players. Chief among them, of course, has been Aaron Ramsey, whose emergence this […]
Ramsey at 23 > Fàbregas at 23 (and other heresies)
Amidst the heartache and recrimination of Cesc’s move to Chelsea, one source of solace has been the idea that we didn’t bring Cesc back in part because our midfield is already a bit crowded and, just as vitally, full of young, on-the-verge-of-breakthrough players. Chief among them, of course, has been Aaron Ramsey, whose emergence this […]
Arsenal 1-1 Everton: disappointing at first blush but a fine result, actually…
On a weekend that started so brightly, with Man U and Chelsea losing and Man City drawing with Southampton, it feels a bit disappointing that we didn’t maximize the opportunity by seizing all three points against Everton. After all, we were at home and have gone for six wins and a loss from seven fixtures. […]
Arsenal 1-1 Everton: disappointing at first blush but a fine result, actually…
On a weekend that started so brightly, with Man U and Chelsea losing and Man City drawing with Southampton, it feels a bit disappointing that we didn’t maximize the opportunity by seizing all three points against Everton. After all, we were at home and have gone for six wins and a loss from seven fixtures. […]
