Posted in match review on Nov 18th, 2017 169 Drinks »
I suggested in the preview that we have a performance in us every Autumn. Thankfully so it proved today in the most important home game of the season. The neighbours were destroyed, and aren’t we glad about that. The performance was built on the rock provided by Laurent Koscielny, Skhodran Mustafi, and Nacho Monreal. Please […]
Posted in match review on Nov 5th, 2017 77 Drinks »
I was doing my usual write-up as the match progressed but decided at the end of the game to delete everything and consider a little further what I had just seen. The manager surprised many with his formation and selection for the trip to free-scoring Manchester City. With Per Mertesacker ruled out by illness and […]
Posted in match review on Nov 2nd, 2017 58 Drinks »
The Gunners ‘cup team’ featured one change from the Carabao Cup win against Norwich last week, with Joe Willock replacing Alex Iwobi. If the latter is being saved for the trip to the Emptihad on Sunday could that mean we could go with a similar line-up to the one that took a point home from […]
Posted in match review on Oct 29th, 2017 80 Drinks »
Football can be a funny old experience at times. The visit of Swansea (it could have been anyone) was a case in point. The pre-match half pint was livened by the presence of a number of Arsebloggers who have not been together for a long time. Hence the mood as we headed to the Grove […]
Posted in match review on Oct 24th, 2017 152 Drinks »
The expected eleven took to the pitch against Norwich and after a cagey start the match started to take shape. In the seventh minutes shots were blocked at both ends. First to get a chance was Olivier Giroud while at the other end City’s Murphy was denied. That activity proved to be misleading as the […]
Posted in match preview, match review on Oct 23rd, 2017 88 Drinks »
You’ll forgive the somewhat different approach to reporting on the match at Everton. The first weekend of half-term is time to be spent with others and the Arsenal takes something of a back seat. I did get back from golf with the grand’holics in time to see the second-half and saw the salient moments of […]
Posted in match review on Oct 19th, 2017 61 Drinks »
The Arsenal lined up at the Marakana pretty much as predicted in the preview with the exception of Mohamed Elneny dropping into the back three, and fit-again Francis Coquelin slotted into midfield. Would the so-called cup-tie team come up trumps again? The Gunners started on the front foot but Elneny’s through ball evaded Theo Walcott’s chase […]
Posted in match review on Oct 15th, 2017 90 Drinks »
I don’t get to too many away games, and so tend to look forward to them when I do get lucky with a ticket. This was my second of the season, and following the draw at Chelsea I was definitely anticipating the match at Watford despite having to drive up from the West Country due […]
Posted in match review on Oct 1st, 2017 43 Drinks »
A very unusual day, from the absurdly early departure to catch a coach because in the 21st century we cannot get a train from Swindon to London before lunchtime, to the equally tortuous journey home down the M4. What happened in between, footballistically and socially, was extremely enjoyable. The only downer on the best parts of […]
Posted in match review on Sep 28th, 2017 83 Drinks »
An hour after the match has finished I am trying to retrieve the details of a contest I would normally have written up in real time. I have the disadvantage of a full tank of Guinness, courtesy of a very special manager’s leaving drinks, but the advantage of a sobering kebab roll. Kebabs really should […]
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