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…
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#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…
Podcast: Shotta and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, discuss whether Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Burnley was down to the referees cheating the Gunners out of a stonewall penalty or just a plain case of bad luck. PS: On further reflection, after the podcast, me and George are convinced that if the…
#BURARS match preview by Shard aka @shardgooner Europe has provided a welcome distraction from the league for Arsenal. So much so that a lot of Arsenal fans are starting to look forward to the remaining part of the season with some hope of making all our pre-season goals. Top 6,…
Podcast: In our post-match review of Leicester v Arsenal, yours truly and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, give full credit to the so-called Arsenal “deadwood” and to Mikel Arteta for a magnificent victory over Leicester. Is the wave now in Arsenal’s favor? Appeal to our readers and supporters: We are one of…
#LEIARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Playing Leicester brings up some ‘What If?’ moments for me. What if 2015/16 had ended differently. What if Brendan Rodgers had been appointed as Arsene Wenger’s successor. What if Jamie Vardy had opted to move to us. Maybe it’s natural to feel this…