#ARSFUL match preview by @ShardGooner Two confidence boosting results and performances see Arsenal’s season still on for a great escape. In the semi finals of the Europa League, and with a chance of re-establishing the natural order in North London. While the EL offers the glory of a European trophy…
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Podcast: Despite Arsenal’s recent win at Sheffield United, in this podcast BlackburnGeorge, @arseblagger, is in despair, unhappy with the football, Arsenal and Arteta. In his opinion, after 18 months there has been no improvement under Arteta. And there is “no change” in the offing. Appeal to our readers and supporters: We…
#SHUARS match preview by Shard aka @shardgooner Midweek happenings may have left us in a precarious position in the Europa League, but there’s no such issues in the Premier League where we are sitting safely in the middle of the table. A bit of gallows humour before we travel to…
A gloomy Mikel Arteta. Dear friends. It has been a very long time since I wrote a piece for my own blog relying almost exclusively on my friend Shard to generate some very insightful Premier League match previews while I follow up with post-match podcasts featuring the inimitable, outspoken Blackburn…
Podcast: Yours truly and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, describe Arsenal at home to Liverpool as a disaster as Arsenal are thoroughly outplayed and out-managed. We entirely agree with Arteta that it “is my fault” but unlike the manager refuse to throw the players under the bus. How much longer can…
#ARSLIV match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Liverpool may no longer be as good as the last couple of season when they were the benchmark for every team to judge itself against, but they are still a very good team. They’ll still be hoping to make the top 4 as…
Podcast: After Arsenal’s amazing comeback against West Ham on Sunday, yours truly and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger assess the performance of the Arsenal team, especially Odegaard, Lacazette, Aubameyang and Partey and conclude on the club’s chances of coming Top-4, Top-6 or Top-8. We provide the answer virtually at the very…
#WHUARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Mikel Arteta was brought in to English football nearly 2 decades ago by a young manager named David Moyes. He went on to become the 3rd longest serving manager at a PL club, behind the big 2 of Ferguson and Wenger. A great…
Podcast: Yours truly and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, are bright, happy campers after Arsenal’s defeat of Spurs in the North London Derby (NLD). We give full credit to Arteta for his tactics and team selection. Of the players, we single out Xhaka for extra praise for being the dominant player…
#ARSTOT preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner It’s time again for the one fixture fans and players alike look to first when they are announced. The greatest derby of them all. The bitterest as well, since Spurs got their lily-tighty-whities in a bunch by the idea of a bigger team moving…