Arsenal fans have gone through a lot but the amount of hate directed to former Arsenal player Robin Van Persie is unprecedented. I admit that as a fan, I was unhappy about his transfer to United especially considering the seasons we spent time and money to nurture him from a petulant (and often injured) raw gem to …
Arsenal looked to be cruising to a 2-0 win before Mertesacker’s red and a resulting penalty turned the game on its head. In a repeat of the Sunderland game, the Gunners defended stoutly to bring home all three points that temporarily moved Arsenal into fourth place. It was a roller coaster ride that turned from …
How often have we played Swansea this season already? Too many. Arsenal finished a professional 2-0 win erasing painful memories of a 2-0 reverse at home. The game was well balanced with Swansea playing solid possessive football that the Gunners could not match at times. However, the Arsenal made it count when it mattered with …
Arsenal produced a toothless display and were rightly shown the door against Blackburn at home. There was no drive, no urgency and no determination to put the game to bed. Wenger had a huge hand in it as well as he made sweeping changes to the team and played a side that didn’t have much experience together. …
A much needed 1-0 victory at home was sealed by Poldolski’s late freekick. Arsenal dominated the game from start to end but was unable to find a breakthrough until a tactical switch was made. Wenger, often criticized for being rigid with his tactics, should be given some praise for getting his strategy right today. The team had to face …
How do you judge a team that played for a full 89 minutes with 10 man? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Koscielny’s sending off at the 9th minute mark was obviously a turning point in the match but it would be foolish to forget the more pertinent things that one can read from …