This is not a proper match report — I am still in Sweden for another two days and things will get back to normal for the Manchester City game on Wednesday — but a quick look at the things that stood out to me in our comfortable win over Birmingham. Firstly, the squad rotation. Arsene [...]
In the aftermath of our 1-0 defeat to Manchester United Pete Triplow from The Beautiful Groan (a hugely underrated and relatively unknown Arsenal blog) made a very astute observation: “It is a popular myth that you have to be perfect to win the league. You constantly hear how ‘Arsenal can’t win the league without a [...]
The atrocious quality of the stream that I used to watched today’s game against Fulham has left me feeling completely unqualified to make any poignant observations about our performance as a team. But even through the stuttery, blurry mess of a stream I feel confident enough to sing the praises of two players that I [...]
It might be Tuesday, two days after the great win over Manchester City, but if you’re feeling anything like me then you will still be grinning like an idiot. The post-match comments have focused mostly on the players widely considered to have been out most impressive performers at City, goal-scoring extraordinaire Samir Nasri and goal-saving [...]
AFCB writer Darragh Murray celebrates the impact of Samir Nasri so far this season… I have, for a long time, sang the praises of Samir Nasri and with his exceptional performance at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday, providing a hefty contribution to Arsenal’s three-nil victory over the cashed up City. Many have been [...]
Adetuwo ‘Yemi Jr. is back again to rate the Arsenal performances at City… Fabianski: Had an amazing game. It so surprising what a good run of games can do to one’s confidence. Made saves you would normally not expect any keeper to make. His handling was assured, decision making superb and reflexes top notch. 8.5 [...]
A number of Arsenal players were in action last night as the international break officially came to a close. Abou Diaby and Gael Clichy started for France in their 2-0 win over Luxembourg, with the former in particular impressing in his country’s win. Diaby had a number of efforts saved by the Luxembourg goalkeeper and [...]