Posted in match review on Aug 20th, 2016 171 Drinks »
This was a match which neither side could afford to lose, and it showed. As early as the first minute the recalled Laurent Koscielny gave us a taster of what was to follow as he snuffed out the first attack of the match. Last week without him we shipped four goals at home but his […]
Posted in match review on Aug 15th, 2016 160 Drinks »
The opening weekend of the Premier League season. Every year the anticipation is the same. Surely we have learned from the past? This is our season? I’m looking forward to seeing the new boys. Yesterday add to that list I am watching the game with the future of the club, Junior Gunners both. Come on […]
Posted in match review on Aug 7th, 2016 112 Drinks »
That was one way to spend a Sunday. England rather thoughtfully wrapped up an unlikely third test victory at Edgbaston just before Arsenal and Manchester City took to the field in the Ullevi for our final pre-season warm-up match. I won’t call it a friendly as some of the challenges were of a very physical nature. […]
Posted in match review on Aug 5th, 2016 73 Drinks »
For the first leg of a Scandinavian weekend for the Gunners we warmed up for Sunday’s match against Manchester City with a match against Norway’s Viking in Stavanger. It would prove to be a very different two halves of football. We missed an early opportunity to lead when Mathieu Debuchy went to ground somewhat theatrically […]
Posted in match review on Aug 1st, 2016 116 Drinks »
Arsenal Player has allowed a look back at Arsenal’s clash with Chivas de Guadalajara in the early hours of this morning (UK time). The Mexican Super-Cup winners were weakened by national team call-ups ahead of the Olympics, but in the first quarter of the contest you would not have thought so. Benitez volleyed over from […]
Posted in Guest Tales, match review on Jul 30th, 2016 59 Drinks »
Unable to catch the action due to an obscenely early start to my golfing Friday, I am so grateful for one of ours, Dr Faustus for sharing a unique look at Arsenal’s win against the MLS All-Stars. I owe you, my friend. Thank you. The year is 2070. There is a football match being held […]
Posted in match review on Jul 22nd, 2016 104 Drinks »
Arsenal’s pre-season preparation stepped up a gear with the first team’s opening friendly of the season in Lens. With many players still absent it was very much a squad eleven on view and an opportunity for some of the youngsters to impress alongside experienced heads such as Matthieu Debuchy, Per Mertesacker, and Nacho Monreal. The […]
Posted in match review on May 16th, 2016 257 Drinks »
“I’m Rosicky” “No, I’m Rosicky” A guard of honour forms The morning after the night before. Ouch. The last match of the season invariably results in a tour of Highbury pre-lunch. It doesn’t get any less emotional with time. The old girl looked gorgeous, resplendent in the spring sunshine. Then on to join those who […]
Posted in match review on May 14th, 2016 153 Drinks »
The Arsenal Ladies have won their fourteenth FA Cup Final this afternoon, but their first at Wembley in front of a record crowd of 32,912. I saw lots of Arsenal supporters (including some ‘holics!) took the opportunity of going along and if Twitter was anything to go by even more watched the BBC coverage of […]
Posted in match review on May 8th, 2016 131 Drinks »
News that Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil were ruled out of the team at Manchester City by injury took some of the gloss off Southampton’s victory at the other end of Seven Sisters Road. City started on the front foot and the Gunners were pinned into their own half. In the eighth minute Fernandinho head […]
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