It took 18-months for Unai Emery, Raul Sanllehi and company to drag Arsenal down into midtable, far quicker than I could have imagined, and in my opinion it will take as much time, if not longer, to rebuild the...
Almost everyone realizes that Mikel Arteta’s reign is a marathon. But for Mikel himself it starts like a sprint. 3 days after his first ever game in charge, it’s get up and go again. This time it’s the post-Christmas...
In Arteta’s first game in charge, Arsenal did something they could only achieve twice under Emery’s reign. That was to register 17 or more shots on goal in a league game. According to the stats from the Premier League...
Previewing Bournemouth v Arsenal: Ball, teammate, opponent, space. Those are the 4 things Mikel Arteta told his players they’ll be working on. Even in the short training video that Arsenal Media put out, it was clear that there’s a...
In this podcast George and yours truly, Shotta, discuss the massive positivity among Arsenal fans on the signing of Mikel Arteta as head coach but wonder how long the honeymoon will last. In our opinion his biggest challenge is...
The battle between Everton and Arsenal, two clubs in crisis, always had a lot riding on it but the stakes went a lot higher when both clubs decided to hire new managers before the game and both were going...
Is it just me or is it almost tradition for Arsenal to have a December trip to Everton? Probably just an unwarranted impression and I’m not going to check the past schedule. But Everton have always made me a...
Based on press reports, the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the new Arsenal head-coach is imminent. I am loathed to grant them any credence given the long history of “fake news” by the mainstream media when it comes to...
After a week in which Arsenal managed to grab a win and avoid a defeat, one can understand why there was a bit more optimism going into a game against the English champions not only from the players and...
In this edition Shotta and Blackburn George, discuss Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester City; how the gunners were outclassed particularly in midfield and explain why this is further evidence of a grim future for the club. Is...