Many Arsenal fans have been shouting from the rooftops, ‘Arsenal need a world class striker in January to win the league.’ There are two ways of looking at this. Yes because it would help the team put away chances which Olivier Giroud may not be doing currently. However, if Arsenal don’t get that new world […]
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With the end of the first half of the EPL season upon us, with Arsenal’s visit to Newcastle being their 19th league match, the club are in a good position with their current position on the ladder and the club getting through to the knockout stages of the Champions League. With this, a survey of 100 […]
1. Who has been Arsenal’s best player in 2013/14 so far? 1. Aaron Ramsey- 52% 2. Per Mertesacker- 26% 3. Laurent Koscielny- 12% 4. Wojciech Szczesny- 4% 5. Someone else- 3% 6. Mesut Ozil, Bacary Sagna, Olivier Giroud- 1% 2. Who’s going to be our most important player in the second half of the season? […]
Who was Arsenal’s best player in 2012/13? Santi Cazorla- 73% Mikel Arteta- 13% Laurent Koscielny- 7% Theo Walcott and Per Mertesacker- 3% Jack Wilshere- 1% Who is going to be our most important player in 2013/14? Jack Wilshere- 44% Santi Cazorla- 15% Laurent Koscielny- 13% Theo Walcott and Mikel Arteta- 4% Gonzalo Higuain, Cesc Fabregas, […]
With the 2013/14 season only a few weeks away from starting, it was time to look at where our positives lay in the 2012/13 season and where we must look to improve in the upcoming season. As many of you may have seen, I conducted a survey with a number of questions being asked, regarding a […]
In a match which ended in a stalemate, Aston Villa put in a very good performance to get the point which moved them out of the relegation zone. The Arsenal display generated severe disapproval and disappointment from the fans at the ground, after a sub-par performance from the team. Line-Up Arsenal lined up in their […]
In a match where Arsenal weren’t really troubled, but weren’t at their best, they deservedly got the 3 points with a 2-0 win. The result guarantees their qualification through to the next stage of the Champions League competition. Line-Up Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1, their usual formation, with the only change being Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain […]
As this formation has been talked about on social media this week, about how a 3-5-2 would suit the team, I will do a piece about how this formation will suit the team, in my opinion. This formation can adapt to a 5-3-2, so allows for a strong midfield and attacking options, but also allows […]
The last few matches has shown that Arsenal’s defensive structure can at times, be very poor. When the team comes up against tactically astute teams, it seems we get found out, and make very basic structural defensive errors. Below are some examples of our defensive line for when we conceded our 2 goals vs Schalke. […]
How do you start with a match which Arsenal played so badly? In a hugely hyped match, due to Robin Van Persie’s move to one of the team’s biggest rivals in Manchester United, Arsenal didn’t put in a good display. The team were totally outplayed, and didn’t really look like winning the match. For me, […]