The case for Koscielny as a defensive midfielder

THE CASE FOR KOSCIELNY AS DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER by NACHIKETA For most of the past year now, whenever I see Arsenal play, we close down the opposition quickly enough but still do not get possession back as fast as we should, as fast as Barcelona do it. For most of the past year whenever I see …

Match Review: Mike Dean – Arsenal Vs Manchester City (0 – 2) [13/01/2013]

Match Review: Mike Dean – Arsenal Vs Manchester City (0 – 2) [13/01/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Mike Dean MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Mike Dean (2013-01-13) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …

Arsenal – Stoke: crazy assistants, mad tackles and bad punches. Oh and we won.

By Walter Broeckx So the Huns came to the Emirates and left with empty hands.  Fine. There are teams that you want to see trashed at the Emirates. The spuds come to mind. And in fact Stoke is such a team.  Winning 6-1 against Southampton is great but you don’t get a devilish great extra …

Arsenal v Rugby; a match preview

By Billy “the Dog” McGraw Stoke is an ancient parish somewhere to the north, in rugby playing land.  The name Stoke means “place” which more or less is right. But even a “place” can have a motto and Stoke’s is Vis Unita Fortior meaning  United Strength is Stronger – which is the origins of the …

Arsenal – Stoke: What can we expect from the ref?

By Walter Broeckx STOP if you don’t like referee talk or you think the ref plays no part in a football game. It will save you a few minutes of your life. CARRY ON if you are interested and I can tell you some strange things will be revealed for your delectation. The ref for …

What is the Arsenal and what does Arsenal represent.

By Don Don McMahon WHAT IS  THE ARSENAL…AND WHAT DOES ARSENAL REPRESENT? This essay on our Arsenal is neither intended to be exhaustive nor definitive. It is my best effort at trying (probably in vain) to paint a faint but pragmatic image of what the Arsenal is for us Gooners. It is a vision of …

Others miss, we get one. But still the press moan

By Tony Attwood . It was all a bit of a farce.  Tottenham didn’t get Damião, Everton didn’t get Leroy Fer or  Alvaro Negredo.     Odemwingie tried to do his own transfer deal, and got turned away from QPR, perhaps because he didn’t have the right sort of brown envelope available. . But still the press …

With or without cheese: welcome Nacho

By Walter Broeckx   People who tried to understand what Wenger said during this transfer window knew that if we would bring in someone it would be player(s) from Spain or Germany. He openly said that those are the two countries with the best youth education system for the moment and that this was the …