Counter could be intuitive for Arsenal in daunting trip to Anfield

Only discipline will do for Arsenal as they travel to Anfield tonight (Saturday) to take on league leaders Liverpool. The Gunners have been atrocious from a defensive point of view this season, with no real improvement in terms of goals conceded on last season, and that issue will be in sharp focus against a side …

Dyche Smash! Arsenal are wise to Burnley’s filthy football as they secure much-needed success

If success over Burnley proved one thing above all else it’s that Arsenal are more willing to get their hands dirty now than they have been for a generation. Despite Sean Dyche’s overt attempts to smash the Gunners into submission on Saturday – using the same tactics he employed against both Liverpool and Tottenham – …

Goals, goals, goals! How Arsenal need to stop conceding if they want to progress under Unai Emery

Goals win games but defences win titles. The old adage is a tired one but nobody can say it isn’t true. Even for Pep Gurdiola’s swashbuckling Manchester City side, who netted more than 100 goals on their way to Premier League title glory last season. Alongside their success at the top end of the pitch, …

Perfect storm of injuries and errors sees return to bad old days for Arsenal in Southampton defeat

Defeat on the south coast today (Sunday) saw a return to the bad old days for Arsenal as a poor Southampton side were gifted a 3-2 win. As so often the Gunners did in Arsene Wenger’s later years, we allowed a relegation-threatened side the opportunity to get on top of us with an error-strewn display …

Arsenal 1 Huddersfield 0: Turgid Terriers make Gunners sweat for win

There will always be teams in the Premier League whose game plan is to stifle, frustrate, and generally muddy the waters. Today (Saturday) that team was Huddersfield. They came within 10 minutes or so of getting away with exactly what they had come for – a point – and, in fairness to them, that’s ok. …

Arsenal can’t afford to be in a giving mood as Huddersfield come to town

No room for charity from the Gunners as Huddersfield visit Emirates Stadium

Is Arsenal’s derby win proof that club needs to rethink Aaron Ramsey contract stance?

Aaron Ramsey’s game-changing impact on Sunday’s north London derby adds much credence to the view that the decision not to offer him a new contract should be revisited. Frankly, even before the 4-2 victory over Tottenham, I held the view that letting such a talented squad member leave for nothing was short-sighted and a little …