Arsenal succumbed to a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sunderland on a rainy Saturday at the Stadium of Light. Strong performances by Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and William Gallas were overshadowed by the lacklustre efforts of Tomas Rosicky, Samir Nasri, Eduardo and Aaron Ramsey as the effects of the international break well and truly took their [...]
While the world continues to argue over Thierry Henry’s ball we, quite wonderfully, have an Arsenal game to look forward to. The International Break finished up on Wednesday night and since then the boys have been returning home from various parts of the world to prepare for tomorrow afternoon’s tricky tie away to Sunderland. Sitting [...]
…The Daily Mail for this gem: “Arsenal ready to re-enter race to sign tough-tackling Sunderland skipper Lorik Cana” Oh. My. God. Will this rubbish ever stop? Have your say on the headline by leaving a comment.
Before I get labeled as a hopeless optimist and someone who doesn’t want to face the very real possibility of Arsenal finishing fifth, let me just say that Saturday’s game against Sunderland frustrated me immensely. It was another game without a goal, another missed opportunity and another painful exhibition of what we lack in the centre [...]
To get straight to the point, the reasons why Johan Djourou and Carlos Vela should start against Sunderland are: Kenwyn Jones will be playing. Emmanuel Eboue is our only other option on the wing. Well, the second is not strictly true, but if the manager’s pre-match comments are anything to go by then it seems [...]
Urgh – another disappointing result. Things were made a little bit better when Cesc Fabregas headed a late, late equaliser but for my money this outcome was just as disappointing as the game against Hull a week ago. I have to admit that although I stayed up until 2am to watch the game, the stream [...]