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Archive for December, 2016

A New Year = New Hope

A decent pub lunch with friends, now a refreshing bottle or two of lager (I’ve changed!), and a brief preview of tomorrow before retiring into the now traditional musical New Year’s Eve. What follows tomorrow is a testing day on many levels. For the Arsenal there is the small matter of facing a Crystal Palace […]

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A couple days back at base and I am catching up with my email. Among it all the update on the figure raised for the Arsenal Foundation on this season’s charity matchday against Stoke City earlier this month. £258,214, a new record sum donated by the players, staff, and supporters of the Arsenal. Well done […]

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The Long Slow Bond

Home just in time for kick-off after taking a lively pup for a swim and a run, it was time take up position around the television seated next to the eldest grand’holic. It took a while to sort out an English commentary, and we succeeded eventually, but not before learning the Spanish for “it looks like […]

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Yo ho ho, and trust me I am full of it as I grab a few minutes to preview the Boxing Day match in between little bouts of helping out and lots of sampling different drinks and pieces of food. By Tuesday I will be, as Bez once screamed in Arabian Knights, “size of an […]

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When you have seen as many Christmas fixtures as those of us who have left our teen years long behind, then you will have seen many that leave an imprint on your life. Who knows, you might be attending your first match against West Brom this Boxing Day and the 8-5 victory will never leave […]

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It’s Happened Again

Both sides made one change at the Emptihad. The Arsenal opted for Alex Iwobi over Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, whilst City brought in Fernando for Gundogan. As the clock ticked over four minutes we had a dream start on the break. Hector Bellerin sprinted over half the length of the pitch and played the ball to Alexis. In […]

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“We know we are on a long-term target and that we have to go through some disappointments. We have done extremely well, but what is important in football is that you respond and that we focus to do better in the future. We are a strong team away from home and that’s what we want to show […]

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Too early for a preview, but I can’t take three nights off this side of a Christmas when I may well be conspicuous by my absence. I ask mates for their suggestions for a post. The creative juices were clearly flowing. Picture this strapping Welsh lad suggest in that oh so lovely brogue “Try a […]

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So what did I know beforehand? Nothing. Arsene made the obvious enforced change of Hector Bellerin for Skhodran Mustafi but otherwise kept faith in the players who swept West Ham and Stoke away. Could we retain the goal threat and fluidity displayed in recent weeks? Everton rested Gareth Barry but the midfield trio still retained […]

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When you look at the teams around us, you can see that the margin of difference between the teams has shrunk a lot. So the way you respond in every single game is absolutely vital. It’s a very important period where everyone has to be absolutely focused on our results and on the way we […]

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