Regardless of the fact it came 50 hours after the conclusion of the win over Crystal Palace, Arsenal’s trip to Bournemouth was always going to be a tricky game. It had the potential to be a banana skin as the hosts fancied their chances having already beaten Liverpool at Dean Court this season. On a … More Erratic Arsenal avoid south coast humiliation
Arsene Wenger made six changes for the game with Basel from the weekend win at West Ham, but it was a much stronger side than expected for a game that seemed like a dead rubber. I didn’t expect to see Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in the line-up, but they both were in from the … More Arsenal’s strong selection pays off as Ludogorets stun PSG
Wednesday was one of the rare occasions when I went to watch the Arsenal and knew virtually nothing about our opponents. While a win was expected, this was a team that caused Liverpool problems previously in Europe and were not just representing themselves as a club, but Bulgarian football as a whole. In the first … More Majestic Mesut leads Champions League rout
Having made the trip to Sheffield last year for Arsenal’s embarrassing efforts at Hillsborough in the League Cup, I went into this year’s third round trip to Nottingham Forest in the rebadged EFL Cup weary that a much-changed Arsenal side could struggle again against a fired-up Championship team, especially with a few former Arsenal players … More Granit guides Gunners into the next round
With two new players making their debuts against Southampton, there was always a chance that Arsenal wouldn’t be at their fluent best with Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez understandably adapting to the team. As the debutants settled in, Arsenal laboured in the first 25 minutes on Saturday, but fought hard to come back from 1-0 … More Arsenal dig deep to win while trying to find fluency
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