Yankee Gooner

If the Gunners have any hopes of advancing to the Europa League semifinals, they better find a way to score some goals. But then again, what else is new this season? After 47 games, Arsenal is averaging just over 1.5 goals per game. I have said this more than once ... read more

What happened this season to put Arsenal Football Club in the category of “underachievers?” There have been matches of pure brilliance when we think the lads have finally caught on to what Mikel Arteta has been preaching. Then there are those matches when the lads look lost, bewildered, unattached, dismal. ... read more

Mikel Arteta addressed the press prior to Arsenal’s home match v Slavia Prague. The Arsenal manager is dealing with several key injury question marks which could dramatically impact his starting XI for this match. Martin Odegaard… “Again, we will assess today how he’s feeling. He’s been carrying an injury for ... read more

[Here is a reply Yankee Gooner received to an earlier post following the Liverpool game. Enjoy the read.] April 4, 2021 at 2:18 pm by Le Gall We’ve just lost 3-0 against a team which has reached Champions League’s form at exactly the right time. ... read more

Everyone seems to have an opinion about the continuing rise and fall of Arsenal football (including me), but what will this team put together on Thursday following a miserable defeat to Liverpool? I’m sure their confidence has been rattled, and the manager is assuredly riding their tails this week in ... read more

Is it the system or is it the player? Man, I wish I knew where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been hiding this season. The Gabonese scoring machine has had a very difficult season for Arsenal, and in many cases has disappeared from the pitch, even when he’s on it. The Liverpool ... read more

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What has been a rollercoaster season for Arsenal, hit the bottom of the big hill on Saturday as the Gunners imploded in the second half and were throttled by Liverpool 3-0 on the Emirates Stadium pitch. For whatever reason I can’t explain, this club lacks the ability, or talent, to ... read more

Due to several injury updates, I have revised my Arsenal starting XI for today’s Liverpool match. [4-2-3-1] Lacazette Aubameyang, Odegaard, Pepe Elneny, Partey Tierney, Gabriel, Mari, Bellerin Leno ... read more

Here are some statistical odds and ends to ponder on a Friday. Remember, the Gunners are back in action tomorrow at 3 pm EDT on NBCSN! Arsenal has 9 Premier League games left to play this season. Combined, those 9 teams have totaled 288 league points. Break that down, and ... read more

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Yankee Gooner is back from a brief vacation and ready to discuss all things Arsenal! So, let’s begin with Saturday’s key Premier League showdown with the defending champions, Liverpool. Arsenal could possibly will face the Reds without two key players on the Gunners side. Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe ... read more

International breaks always provide a certain amount of angst for the domestic clubs and their supporters alike. We are proud to see our players selected by their home countries, but when a club like Arsenal supplies national teams with a large number of important players during these breaks, we  hold ... read more

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is yet to join up with his fellow England teammates as the Three Lion prepare for a World Cup qualifier tomorrow v San Marino. The Gunners staff has kept Saka in the Arsenal training center to evaluate a hamstring injury. Sources say this doesn’t appear to be ... read more

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Arsenal are bearing down the homestretch of this season’s Premier League schedule. Following the international break, the Gunners will have just nine league games left. If they could run the table, the equation would look like this: 9 wins = 27 points = 69 total PL season points. Is that ... read more

Besides the one point, there was a lot to take away from that wild and wooly football match on Sunday at the London Stadium. As a fan of the game, it was terrific drama to watch, however, as a supporter of the Arsenal Football Club, once again it was pure ... read more

Here is the list of Arsenal senior team players currently playing for their nations during this international break… Bernd Leno – Germany Alex Runarsson – Iceland Cedric Soares – Portugal Kieran Tierney – Scotland Mo Elneny – Egypt Thomas Partey – Ghana Granit Xhaka – Switzerland Martin Odegaard – Norway ... read more

The Gunners travel across town to play West Ham United on Sunday. Arsenal beat the Hammers in their first meeting of the season on September 19th, 2-1, at Emirates Stadium. Here is my predicted Arsenal starting XI for Sunday… [4-3-1-2] Aubameyang, Lacazette, Saka Odegaard Xhaka, Partey Tierney, Gabriel, Luiz, Bellerin ... read more

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Yankee Gooner has once again polished his crystal ball and is ready to making predictions for the clubs advancing to the Europa League’s quarterfinals. Here we go, the final eight clubs in this year’s Europa League competition will be… Arsenal Tottenham AC Milan AS Roma Granada Ajax Rangers Villarreal The ... read more

The Gunners head into Thursday’s Europa League Round of 16 2nd Leg with a 3-1 aggregate lead over Olympiakos. After Sunday’s huge win over Tottenham Hotspur, I expect Mikel Arteta to rest a his regulars in order to be rested and ready for West Ham United on Sunday. With that ... read more

Which was yesterday’s top story at the North London Derby: the match or the fact Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in Mikel Arteta’s doghouse? A lot has been written and discussed about Mikel Arteta’s decision to bench the club’s captain for being late for such a big match, however, in my opinion, ... read more

I wonder if Jose Mourinho is still looking down at Arsenal today after the Gunners totally dominated Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday for a 2-1 win. Congratulations to the entire staff and team for putting together and playing such a remarkable performances at The Emirates. Only if the Arsenal faithful had ... read more

Today’s line-ups are out, and here they are: Arsenal: Leno, Tierney, Gabriel, Luiz, Sedric, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Lacazette [4-2-3-1] Tottenham: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Reguilon, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Bale, Lucas Moura, Son Heung-Min, Kane [4-2-3-1] IT’S TIME TO GET PUMPED-UP GOONERS AND MAKE NORTH LONDON RED!    ... read more

Sunday is North London Derby Day! Will north London be red, or will it be blue? There is a lot on the line for both clubs as they line-up for their second encounter of the 2020/2021 season. Tottenham Hotspur won the first match 2-0 back in December on the Spurs home ... read more