Match report by Omair Javed aka @omijaved: Saka and Pepe celebrate their goal Arsenal continued their recent tradition of playing close tight games and winning them with the occasional moment of brilliance as they came out on top against Sheffield United with 2-1 scoreline. Saka and Pepe scored in space…
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Written by @shardgooner After a frustrating, if not unexpected loss to Liverpool, Arsenal avenged themselves by inflicting a penalty shootout defeat in the League Cup. The reward; a game against Manchester City. It’s a trophy I’ve never seen us win so it would be nice if we could this time….
Podcast: Arsenal losing to Liverpool is nothing to be ashamed of. They hardly ever lose at Anfield and to be honest they outplayed the gooners. But what are the lessons to be drawn by Arsenal? Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, is his usual outspoken self; the club must is pissing down…
LIVARS preview by @shardgooner Over the past decade, Arsenal has been compared to various clubs who have been upheld as the standard Arsenal should aspire to. I can’t remember if it started with Gazidis holding up Bayern Munich as the template, but it certainly spread after that. Told to emulate…
Ozil in the embrace of Arteta in the early days Mikel Arteta sent out his 2nd XI last evening to face an equally diminished Leicester team in a 1st round Carabao Cup match and Mesut Ozil didn’t even make the squad. It was a dull, boring encounter reflecting the quality…
Podcast: Blackburn George, the Arseblagger and yours truly, Shotta fail in our attempt at being sincerely happy after Arsenal struggle to defeat a very poor West Ham in our recent EPL game. Arsenal demonstrated a striking lack of creativity; while having far superior possession were out-shot 14:7 by a technically…
@omijaved Arsenal followed up the impressive opening day win at Fulham, with their first home win of the season by beating fiery but toothless West Ham in late Saturday kick-off. The scoreline ended 2-1 in favour of the Gunners with strikers Lacazette and later his replacement Nketiah getting on the…
@ShardGooner: Right after Arsenal scored the 2nd in their 3-0 win at Craven Cottage, Arteta made a point to go to the new coach, indicating his impact on the set piece goal. Having sold Martinez to where John Terry can get his grubby hands on him, rumors indicate coach Georgson…
New Podcast: Yours truly, Shotta and Blackburn George, aka the Arseblagger, observe that it was a happy, enjoyable victory by Arsenal without “Him”. George was happy with the performance of the team and all the players who made an appearance on the pitch. Also we discuss “Him”, as well as…
Matchday routines have undergone much change in recent times. Not just due to the Coronavirus for fans who traveled with the team, but also thanks to social media for those of us who watch from afar. Mine has become less elaborate over the years. No longer do I feel the…