Posted in match review on Mar 20th, 2018 51 Drinks »
You could be forgiven for not knowing that the U18 class of 2018 were playing the first leg of their FA Youth Cup semi-final this evening. It was something of a surprise that the match was not televised live. Perhaps Blackpool expected to take more in gate money (it was free to season ticket holders, […]
Posted in match review on Mar 16th, 2018 66 Drinks »
“If they score first the game could turn into a very nerve-wracking affair.” Having typed that in the preview it bore repetition in the pub pre-match and drew general agreement. The post-match gathering saw a wonderful mix of people from both sides of the pond looking forward to a juicy contest between two of Europe’s […]
Posted in match review on Mar 13th, 2018 8 Drinks »
As if to prove that I really am going senile I have just opened a message from Steve T asking why no Watford report? Odd, I thought, I wrote it when I got home on Saturday night. What a shame I didn’t remember to hit the publish button as well! So, for the first part […]
Posted in match review on Mar 8th, 2018 91 Drinks »
Arsene Wenger opted to play a flat back four in Milan. David Ospina returned between the posts behind the back four that struggled at Brighton on Sunday. Aaron Ramsey returned to the midfield in place of Alex Iwobi, and Danny Welbeck came in for the ineligible Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang. The manager said ahead of the game, […]
Posted in match review on Mar 4th, 2018 125 Drinks »
Well, Arsene Wenger did ring the changes and for whatever reason Hector Bellerin, Aaron Ramsey, and Danny Welbeck made way for Calum Chambers, Jack Wilshere, and Alex Iwobi. With a trip to Milan looming on Thursday the Arsenal were seeking a confidence boosting three points. The visitors started well and had the first meaningful effort, […]
Posted in match review on Mar 1st, 2018 80 Drinks »
Arsene Wenger reverted to a back four and as expected relegated Calum Chambers to the bench. Petr Cech returned behind Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, ans Sead Kolasinac. Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka lined up behind Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil, and perhaps surprisingly Danny Welbeck. Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was retained up front. Those players owed […]
Posted in match review on Feb 26th, 2018 111 Drinks »
The beauty of being at Wembley yesterday was not being able to post a review of the match last night. Looking at the press and other blogs today it seems that nearly everybody saw the same game that I did. Let me take that a bit further. The beauty of yesterday was the taxi turning […]
Posted in match review on Feb 22nd, 2018 71 Drinks »
The Arsenal went with a stronger eleven than was expected by some. Ahead of David Ospina was a back four of Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, and Sead Kolasinac. Ainsley Maitland-Niles got a second opportunity to partner Mohamed Elneny behind a trio of Alex Iwobi, Jack Wilshere, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Danny Welbeck was given […]
Posted in match review on Feb 15th, 2018 71 Drinks »
Just 200 miles from the Arctic Circle Arsene Wenger chose a strong mix of first team and cup team players to take on Ostersunds in the Europa League. The Gunners started with a flat back four of Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers, Skhodran Mustafi, and Nacho Monreal in front of David Ospina. Ainsley Maitland-Niles finally got […]
Posted in match review on Feb 10th, 2018 131 Drinks »
As I start this piece I should warn you I suspect it will be brief. Ahead of the North London derby the Gunners suffered the loss of Aaron Ramsey with ‘a minor groin’ problem. Jack Wilshere and Mohamed Elneny came in for Rambo and Alex Iwobi. The first-half appeared to be an attempt by us […]
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