By: Shard aka @ShardGooner Arsenal have ended 2021 in pretty good shape. In 4th place, semi-finals of the League Cup, and over the last month or so, playing quite well. But the new year is going to bring new challenges. Starting with the toughest of them on the first day….
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Podcast: After Arsenal’s 1-nil loss to Manchester City on Sunday, Pep Guardiola declared that Arteta knows everything but, in the opinion of yours truly and Blackburn George, Arteta knows nothing about setting up a team to score goals. Instead of getting better, Arsesal are getting worse. No wonder the Gunners…
#ARSMCI match preview by Shard aka @shardgooner When Arteta left Arsenal to join ManCity’s coaching staff there was hope among many Arsenal fans, including me, that he would learn from Guardiola and one day bring back that knowledge to the club as our manager. It didn’t quite happen as planned,…
A week that initially looked like a season-ending for Arsenal, with upcoming games against arguably two of the best teams in the country, has been turned into a season-saving act through sheer determination and will of Mikel Arteta. Remarkably, we recorded our first win over Liverpool in 5 years and…
FA Cup with Wembley in the background Arsenal travel to Wembley. It seems almost normal. Like the natural order of things is being restored now that Liverpool’s deal with the devil has been fulfilled. A record 30th semi final appearance and a chance to add to the glorious record of…
Freddie loses to Pep 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 the staff but also from those sitting…
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 the Titanic afloat or sinking? Should we take to the liferafts…
ARSvMCI: Preview A come from behind draw in midweek was enough to send us to the EL Round of 32 as group winners. I’ve been too busy to check who our opponents could be, but with the teams dropping down from the CL, it could get quite interesting. Or tough…