I thought that waiting a few days might mean I was able to write about the FA Cup final in a more considered manner. In the euphoria of such a victory, it’s easy to work in hyperbole and over-exaggerate something as the greatest or the best. But four days after Arsenal’s epic 2-1 victory over … More Yes, it was that good
Even in bad seasons when title challenges have fallen away, Arsenal have generally ended campaigns well to consistently secure the place in the top four. This season has been particularly bad and most fans had resigned themselves to Thursday night football, but just maybe Arsenal are beginning to get on one their end-of-seasons runs to … More Southampton seen off as Arsenal show signs of life
It wasn’t always pretty, it wasn’t always fluent and easy on the eye, but it felt like we got our Arsenal back on Sunday. One win doesn’t solve the issues that have risen from a turbulent second half of the season, but in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, Arsenal looked like a proper team … More Gunners graft to go back to Wembley
It might be too late to get Arsenal in the top four this season, and might have been a late sign of desperation from Arsene Wenger to show he’s willing to change, but something had to be done after the humiliation at Selhurst Park. The manager decided that the formation would be the big change … More Change in formation brings a more focused Arsenal
This week, Sam Limbert and James Bale talk about our less than satisfactory performance away at Anfield and our impending 4-0 comeback win against Bayern Munich. Yeah. We have the usual mix of insightful opinion, banter and some top 10 challenges too. Listen to the podcast via Audioboom Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or … More Bleeding for Arsenal
In many ways, the last couple of months have had a very familiar feel to them. Arsenal have fallen away in the title race, they’re going to exit the Champions League at the round of 16 and there have been the usual failings in the big games against strong opposition. But there has been another … More A decision to define the end of an era
Saturday’s 2-0 win over Hull won’t live long in the memory for Arsenal fans, but it was incredibly necessary to put some sort of momentum back into the season. Despite Chelsea dropping points at Burnley, the title challenge remains over for Arsenal, but with Bayern Munich to come on Wednesday, the Gunners would surely have … More Gunners grind out a win to stop the rot
This week Sam Limbert and James Bale talk about our win over Burnley and how much we love leaving it to the last minute. We have the usual mix of insightful opinion, banter and some top 10 challenges too. Listen to the podcast via Audioboom Susbcribe to the podcast via iTunes or Audioboom Follow The … More Bale hates pundits
Burnley came to the Emirates on Sunday with the worst away record in the league, consisting of just one point picked up on the road all season. Arsenal were back in form and had a centre-forward who had scored in his last five games. An easy home win was surely the only outcome. But after … More Eventful added time ends with three valuable points
After a slightly stressful festive period and third round of the FA Cup, it was nice for Arsenal not to need a late goal from Olivier Giroud to bail them out again as they comprehensively beat Swansea on Saturday. The 4-0 win will have been an eye-opener for Paul Clement as he begins the task … More A stroll in Swansea moves Arsenal back into the top four
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