No swashbuckling, but no buckling either
Swansea 0-2 Arsenal Optimism is not an emotion I have much associated with this stuttering season, during which all our weaknesses have been laid bare on far too many occasions,…
Half-Arsednal
Arsenal 0-1 Blackburn So I voiced my inner fears in yesterday’s preview with these words: “The effects of a disjointed performance and a cup exit on the players, the fans,…
One nil to the Arsenal²
Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal Backs-to-the-wall, fighting spirit, riding our luck, throwing our bodies at everything, defiance &c. (And I’ll skate over ‘missing a hatful in the first half’). Yes, there’s something…
“What was it like watching Arsenal, grandpa?â€
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool Oh, ho, whoa! Another evening of football that encapsulated everything you need to know about Wenger’s latest, and possibly last, Arsenal side. Put that on a DVD…
Ten glorious minutes
In a season dotted with more than its fair share of lacklustre moments and peppered by curiously slow build-up play, the quick-fire four-goal salvo at the beginning of the second…
Up tight (everything’s not alright)
Arsenal 0-2 Manchester City What can I write that won’t make us all teeter over the edge again and bash our already bruised heads against brick wall, or wail uncontrollably?…
Getting used to sausages
Wigan 0-1 Arsenal One-nil to the Arsenal, that old war-cry of a result, forged during an era when we were often dour but brutally effective in defence. It was a…
A three point turn as the handbrake eases off
Arsenal 2-0 WBA Back to winning ways and – ahem - it’s all on again! Given that we couldn’t realistically expect to go from 0mph – Swansea – to 100mph…
“Forwards, not sidewaysâ€
Arsenal 0-2 Swansea This time, the broken crests are merited. Arsenal are all at sea after a performance so dispiriting, so lacking in any redeeming points, that the only conclusion…
Nil nil, hey hey, kiss it goodbye
Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal “The thriller at the Villa†I spent a little while on Saturday morning musing about whether the new sponsorship deal could have an immediate uplifting effect…
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