In the final end-of-season review post, it’s time to assess how the forwards did for Arsenal in 2014-2015. As with the rest of these posts, each player will get a review, a one-word summary and a rating. 9. Lukas Podolski The German’s thunderous left foot wasn’t seen much in 2014-2015 as he was shipped off … More SMR end-of-season review 2014-2015: The Forwards
Going into the game away at Galatasaray, it was difficult to know how much Arsenal could actually get out of it. The game was almost a dead-rubber, and with a mix and match squad of first-teamers, fringe players and youngsters, I was struggling to see how much could be gained from the match to improve … More Rampant Ramsey lifts the Arsenal gloom
For 88 minutes in Belgium on Wednesday, Arsenal were dreadful. While for most part the Gunners had a degree of control on the game as Anderlecht rarely threatened, Arsene Wenger’s team struggled to make any impact going forward. Apart from Alexis Sanchez, the team looked laboured, and all the fluency problems that have blighted the … More Podolski powers Arsenal to an undeserved win
No cup defeat is nice or welcome, but it’s hard for Arsenal to have any complaints about going out of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday after the 2-1 defeat against Southampton. The Saints looked like a more cohesive team with the much-changed Gunners line-up not creating enough to merit going through. The main concern … More Disappointing cup exit shows rustiness of fringe players
As Germany deservedly celebrated their World Cup final win, there can’t have been a single Arsenal fan who begrudged Per Mertesacker, Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil their winning moment. It came at the end of a fantastic tournament, and was a double success for the three players following the FA Cup win at Wembley a … More Shortened pre-season to be tested by City
With the season over and a trophy in the cabinet, I’m going to assess the season for each member of the Arsenal squad and rate them. I’m sure there’ll be some disagreements about some of my ratings, so feel free to comment at the bottom with your thoughts. Finally, it’s the attackers. 9. Lukas … More The SMR Arsenal Squad Review – Attackers
It’s easy to blame injuries for Arsenal’s demise in the title race this season, and even easier to just blame the absence of one player for the major stumbles the Gunners have taken in the second half of the campaign. I don’t want to be so simplistic about what’s happened to Arsenal’s season, but on … More Returning Ramsey calms Arsenal worries
To say Arsenal’s recent form has been stuttering would be an understatement. Had Arsenal lost to Wigan on Saturday and gone out of the FA Cup, the season wouldn’t have just hit a stumbling block, it would have full-on fallen off a cliff and hit rock bottom. Instead, Arsenal somehow salvaged a draw before winning … More Arsenal begin to build momentum for the run-in
It’s difficult to fault Wenger’s reasoning. At the beginning of the 2011/2012 season, Arsenal suffered a crisis as first Fabregas and then Nasri (and Clichy (and Eboué…)) departed the club. They wanted to go, and there was very little that could be done to stop them. Then Wilshere got injured and, with our midfield in … More Can Aaron Ramsey save Arsenal’s campaign?
A week and a half ago, Tomas Rosicky’s rocket at White Hart Lane looked to have put a faltering Arsenal back into the title race. Now, you can all but write off any hopes of a league triumph. It’s not just that Arsenal have only taken one point from the last two games, it’s been … More Nervous Arsenal in danger of falling away
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