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It has been a long season filled with ups and downs. Arsenal finished it at third place which is a good result given the sorry state the Gunners put themselves in early this year. I am just glad this season is over and done with. Glad that we’ve made the most out of a season […]

How often do you get to see the word ‘traitor’ being thrown around in the summer in football? Too many times. Fans cannot bear to see their favourite players leave the club. Worse still, move to a club of direction competition. But what they do not understand is that football is a job to these

In a game billed to be a must win for either side, footballing fans got the fireworks and one of the best and worst displays in football. Arsenal ran out 1-0 winners with over 60% of the possession, peppering the City goal with 13 shots (5 on target). City responded with no shot on target

Excellent excellent news that Fabrice Muamba is on the road to recovery. I am not a very optimistic person and hearing how he did not breathe for almost a full 16 minutes and his heart did not beat for 2 hours, I did not feel that his chances of recovery were good even if he

I was shaken up to witness possibly the most awful scene on the football pitch. Fabrice Muamba collapsed around the 41st minute, away from play. If I recall correctly, he was face down before paramedics and doctors from both team swarmed over. At this point you watch the reaction on the players’ faces. It wasn’t

I didn’t catch the game. Had an early class today and I felt that 0-4 was insurmountable with the inconsistency of this team. We are really great against Spuds but were completely trodden over at Liverpool. How we got 3 points is more because pool were tremendously wasteful. Losing to Milan 0-4 wasn’t a surprise.

What do you say after watching the Liverpool game. We’re shit. 4-3-3 doesn’t work for us. Game after game, we can’t hold the ball, we get exposed on the flanks because we’re too clumped in the middle and sometimes we spread the 3 too far out and can’t thread a ball sideways because the opponent

If you started watching the gunners in the 1990s you will remember the standard 4-4-2 that was played every game. Arsenal tried 4-5-1 when they first played CL and it didn’t work well. Post invincibles, AW took on a 4-3-3 to accommodate the new fulcrum of the team – Fabregas. We distinctively looked more like Barcelona except

I seldom write or update this blog. Whenever I do, it’s got to be something that I really need to get off my chest. So obviously, it’s about Arsenal this time. I picked Arsenal as my team when i was 8 years old. I did it without watching them play. I read extensively and found

I will start off this post by saying that I am one of the converts who prefer solid, consistent and organized football as compared to flashy and near sucidal styles. I think what makes a great football team is one that can tighten its midfield and turn the game with quick forays to the final

I seldom ever comment about signings but here’s some special mention for new boy Thomas Vermaelen. Honestly speaking I do not watch the Dutch Eredivisie and I have no first hand information about him but he looks decent. Strong in the air and has a good command of the box. Something that has been lacking

This transfer season looks to be an interesting one with Kaka and C. Ronaldo already going for record fees and AC Milan and Man Utd both losing their key playmakers. As much as this is a serious setback to both teams, you can be sure they’ll get replacements and everything from Ribery to Benzema have

I’ve been an Arsenal supporter for 12 years and must be lying through my teeth to say that I’ve been a happy fan these few years. There are so many things to like about them yet so many things to hate as well. Isn’t that what you get for loving a football club? I love