If there is one accusation that cannot be levelled at new Gunners boss Unai Emery it is a lack of resolve. Removing Colin Lewin, Boro Primorac, and Jens Lehman from the coaching and backroom staff is one thing, but allowing Jack Wilshere to move on (effectively telling him he wasn’t key to his future plans)…
Movers and shakers: The players who could be headed for the door at Arsenal this summer
As new head coach, Unai Emery, gets to grips with his squad ahead of the World Cup, we look at who may be on their way out of the club in what could be a busy summer for Premier League teams. Jack Wilshere The midfielder and long-time Arsenal fans’ favourite has been locked in negotiations…
Reasons to be cheerful: How Unai Emery could be a perfect fit for Arsenal
The more I hear about Unai Emery, the more I find myself encouraged. I admit that I was among those a touch underwhelmed when the news broke on Monday that the Spaniard was on the verge of being appointed as successor to Arsene Wenger, the first new manager/head coach the club has appointed in a…
Let’s end the Arsene-era with a win and begin Arsenal’s next chapter with the ghost of 2018 laid to rest
Sunday’s trip to Huddersfield carries with it far greater importance for Arsenal than many have given it credit for. Arsene Wenger’s final game in charge at the club after 22 years will be the focus of the match, and rightly so, but the reality is that the Gunners need to take at least a point…
A worrying lack of perspective from fans but plenty to be proud of in Arsenal’s defeat at Madrid
Much of the reaction to Arsenal’s defeat at Atheltico Madrid has been unnecessarily spiteful and wholly without perspective. I was as disappointed as any fan that the Gunners couldn’t find a way to get past Diego Simeone’s side on Thursday, particularly in their inability to at least find the net, but a great deal of…
Fortune favoured the meek despite sterling effort from Arsenal in Europa League
There are precious few occasions in football in which you simply have to shrug your shoulders after the final whistle and admit ‘we were unlucky’. But Thursday night’s 1-1 draw against Athletico Madrid was undoubtedly one of those occasions, a night in which we deserved more and simply didn’t get it. The only thing that…
Arsene Wenger’s decision to step down has given fans something to rally around at last
The announcement of Arsene Wenger’s departure on Friday sparked something that hasn’t truly happened for a long time, the Arsenal fanbase came together. It has been months – years perhaps – since there was such a collective feeling of goodwill around the club, a single focal point around which the fans and followers of the…
Different line-up but same old result for Arsenal as they throw away points at Newcastle
It may have been an Arsenal side with an unfamiliar look in action at Newcastle on Sunday but the mistakes, the stupidity, and the result had an all-too-familiar feel to them as the Gunners lost out at St James’ Park. The match followed a pattern that we have all seen countless times before in 2017/18…
Tepid Arsenal turn up the temperature to get the job done against Southampton side
Quite why it took a series of setbacks to provoke Arsenal into action is anyone’s guess but provoked they were as they outscored an irritating Southampton side to take all three points at the Emirates on Sunday. After a truly woeful opening 20 minutes or so, Arsenal again found themselves behind as Saints’ greater industry…
‘Wenger ball’ makes a fleeting return as Arsenal put four past CSKA Moscow
Arsenal tapped into the much-vaunted ‘Wenger ball’ on Thursday night as they cut swathes through a naïve CSKA Moscow side. The Russian outfit played right into the Gunners’ hands in a gung-ho first half that yielded all five of the game’s goals. Although there were a surprising number of empty seats on show at the…
Arsenal vs Stoke: Gunners must spark some life into virtual dead rubber
The visit of Stoke to the Emirates Stadium tomorrow (Sunday) has something of a hollow, listless feeling to it. Though we have been without Premier League action for the greater part of a fortnight and that, in and of itself, should be reason enough to be excited and motivated for the match, it still feels…
A case for the defence: The top performers Arsenal should be looking at this summer
Quite how well Arsenal will finish this season remains to be seen but what remains clear is that they will need to do some business in the summer to ensure they are in a position to make progress next year. The most pressing need seems to be in defence, where the decline in performance in…
