Ref Review: Arsenal – Olympiacos : a match of two halves

By Usama and Walter ARSENAL vs. OLYMPIACOS COMPETITION: UEFA Champions League MATCH NO. 2 DATE: 29th September 2015 VENUE: Emirates Stadium (London, England) MATCH OFFICIALS: REFEREE: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) 1st LINESMAN: Rob van de Ven (Netherlands) 2nd LINESMAN: Charles Schaap (Netherlands)   4th OFFICIAL: Mario Diks (Netherlands) First Half Fouls, Advantages, Cards, and Penalties Time Foul by Foul …

Just how well are Arsenal doing on a player by player basis?

By Tony Attwood Just how good are Arsenal players in relation to those of other clubs?  Obviously one answer is to look at the league table, and I will come to that in a moment, but there is another source of such information: the analyses of the type put out by WhoScored.com One of the …

Arsenal’s hidden star among the stellar performers, celebrated on the birthday of his most illustrious predecessor

By Walter Broeckx Of course the headlines were about Alexis and Özil and they were well earned and deserved. Alexis with two amazing goals and Özil with a goal and an assist and some amazing touches and vision. Yes they were the main stars of the show, at the end-point of some great attacks from Arsenal. …