Mikel Arteta
No time for a full preview this morning as I’m off to the game pretty early. The team news is not looking too bright. Walcott and Koscielny are definitely out while there are mixed reports on Podolski and Sagna. Some say they’re not in the squad but Arsenal.com reckons they face late tests. Podolksi was…Read the Rest
We’re off to Everton tomorrow and it’s yet another chance to put things on track that we thought we had put on track but on closer inspection were laying on their side on a grass verge nowhere near the track. The Toffees should represent a much tougher test than the one we failed against Aston…Read the Rest
Great news. It’s been bugging me for weeks but I’ve finally worked out who it is this Arsenal team remind me of. It’s that rounded headed lovable loser and friend to black and white beagles Charlie Brown. Take a look next time we bungle an easily defendable free kick. Watch the players as they trudge…Read the Rest
Arsene Wenger made a curious point in his post-match press conference yesterday when asked what could possibly be done about Arsenal’s defensive instability. He said: We have just to keep working on that but it will be difficult now this week because everybody goes away. I’ll admit, none of us are particularly happy to have…Read the Rest
The fallout continues from the great lameathon that was Saturday’s defeat against Norwich with players, coaches and fans desperately searching for some answers as to how we could have turned in such a tepid performance. Arsene Wenger at least has been fairly brutal in his assessment: I am angry. We did not create a lot.…Read the Rest
Talk about rude awakenings. As I flipped open my laptop this morning, half awake, half asleep, looking forward to reading some news about Jack Wilshere’s continuing comeback instead I was assaulted by fifteen headlines screaming ‘ARSENAL GOALKEEPING CRISIS!’. Oh God, I thought. Vito Mannone must have finally agreed to take part in Wojciech Szczesny’s famous…Read the Rest
