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I’m in a loopy mood after a crazy Sunday of football, so don’t be surprised if that comes across in the rest of the post. Just look at the headline, for goodness sakes. First things first, let’s talk about our game. A 3-1 win against Stoke, our sixth home win in a row and we’re [...]
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Where would we be without Robin van Persie this season, eh? The captain was the dominant force against Sunderland, combining class and a devastating ability to find the back of the net to score both goals in a 2-1 win. It begs the question: is there a better player in the Premier League at the [...]
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A lot of people, myself included, believed that with five signings made and good results achieved against Swansea and Dortmund, our boys had turned the corner after the mauling at Old Trafford. Well if they did, it seems they stumbled down the deepest, darkest, dirtiest dead-end alley one could possibly imagine. The defending in yesterday’s [...]
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There was a lot to be happy about in last night’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund. First, the result. A point against arguably the strongest German champions in the last five years in front of their ferocious home support. Absolutely satisfactory in my book. Second, the determination shown. We were on the back foot for [...]
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Sunday the 28th of August, 2011. The day when the Arsenal Football Club, our club, were handed their heaviest defeat in Premier League history, conceding eight goals and slumping to 17th on the table. It was painful. It was embarrassing. It was surreal. A six-goal loss to a team we aim to compete with each [...]
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The following is a guest post from Mark Thompson, a London-born Berlin-based Gooner who is filling in for me while I take some time off in Sweden. Two games in to this 2011 Premier League campaign and a quick number crunch reads one draw, one loss, no goals scored and two conceded; Gooners haven’t seen [...]
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I had a lot of fun watching last night’s win over Udinese. We scored early, absorbed a lot of pressure, defended like lions hyenas and somehow managed to come away with a 1-0 victory. It was a similar story to the Newcastle game: we looked relatively harmless going forward and most of the good work [...]
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