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Azeez, please The psychological flaw that runs through this Arsenal team was in evidence again on Thursday night when we blew our chances of going to Prague with a lead and a clean sheet. That ... read more

Leno – 6, a good outing today to be honest. Bellerin – 5, his usual average self. Holding – 6, solid at the back and interesting up front. Gabriel – 6, solid. Cedric – ... read more

Odegaard is a doubt for tonight After last weekend’s capitulation to Liverpool, our Europa League quarter final (first leg) tonight has taken on even greater importance than it had previously. We have long known that ... read more

You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone David Luiz missed the Liverpool game after picking up an injury in training and, according to reports, may be doubtful for the rest of the season. ... read more

“We don’t know what goes on behind the scenes at Arsenal, but I have to say there’s a few of those players in the front part of the pitch who looked like a little mafia against Liverpool. It looked like a group of players who weren’t comfortable, like ... read more

“At all levels, effectiveness in this area is about showing our pride and passion for service,communicating purpose and direction with clarity, integrity, and enthusiasm. It’s about championingdifference and external experience, and supporting principles of ... read more

Poor all round What a disappointing return to Arsenal football action that was. In simple terms we didn’t turn up against Liverpool last night and the 0-3 scoreline was flattering to us. Last season we ... read more

Rejoice, the real football drought is almost over Real football is back at ... read more

Klopp will be hoping to add some bite to Liverpool coming out of the Interlull When the good ship Arsenal sails clear of the doldrums that comprise the current international break, we have the reigning ... read more

Not for the fainthearted Right now supporters are not quite sure what to make of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. Have we turned a corner? Are we progressing? Will any improvements inevitably be offset by our habit ... read more

Leicester 2016. It really should have been us I can’t say I watched either of the two England games that have been played so far during this Interlull and I’m unlikely to watch the third. ... read more

Sir Alex Ferguson commands Lazarus to rise and get stuck in to the opposition’s nippy winger One piece of news really lifted my spirits a couple of days ago. “Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka Out ... read more

Joy for Arsenal, heartbreak for one young Man Utd fan I was sitting in the Holiday Inn, London, one Saturday in May. It was once upon a time and so far away but the memory ... read more

She may be wearing Arsenal colours, but do we really want to end up like Veruca Salt? With a pandemic in full swing, grounds closed and our addiction still very much evident, the decision to ... read more

Past and Present Who remembers when we signed the Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva? It was the summer of 2002 and rumours went round that we were about to announce the capture of one of the ... read more

They told us he was the new George Best. We didn’t realise they meant he would be out on the lash every night and waste his talent… Having watched a middle of the table team ... read more

Where there’s a Will… A subject that has often fascinated or perhaps irritated this writer, especially as regards Arsenal players, is the brilliant skills often shown by our top players. Skills are different in many ... read more

Sleeping on the job I hear West Ham have a new club song, that goes: “We’re forever blowing three goal leads...” Not that we can afford to gloat. Yes, it was an impressive achievement to ... read more

Can we make the Hammers’ hopes go POP? Who would have thought even six months ago that facing West Ham in a Premier League game might be a daunting prospect? David Moyes has done an ... read more

A Puzzle for the weekend… As we were discussing the possibility of including Foden, Grealish or Mount in our squad, I reflected on our ... read more

Bye bye Totts Two North London clubs went into European competition last night with two goal leads tucked away in their back pocket and a clear expectation of progressing to the next round. This morning ... read more

More of this please We are very much in pole position in our Round of 16 Europa League tie as we entertain Olimpiacos at the Emirates tonight. A (mostly) impressive 3-1 win in the away ... read more

Should we Mount a bid? This Post from LBG was briefly published earlier this month but was quickly gazumped by another Post that was inadvertently uploaded at the same time. It deserves a revisit now. ... read more

What we need Resilience is a wall built brick by brick, it’s not a single unit that can be erected overnight. The last 15 minutes against the Spuds on Sunday were difficult to watch even ... read more

In these Covid-19 times, we have been hearing about agility and resilience when discussing supply chains, government and businesses. I feel like the term ... read more

A resilient line-up started and a very good start to the game punctuated with a beautiful ESR’s strike on the cross bar…A few minutes later and ... read more

The Arsenal training manual for today’s game I have three main areas of concern going into this afternoon’s derby clash with the noisy neighbours. Firstly, our inability to shake the habit of gifting goals (or ... read more

Cometh the hour… Naturally there will be a full pre-match tomorrow for our league game against the N17 swamp dwellers, but as a foretaste here’s something to ponder. Which of our players can be a ... read more