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Have Arsenal slip ups been a pressing issue? + Jack & Rambo thoughts

27th March 2011 admin

I am no tactical genius so the answer could be quite simple and could be slipping past me but from the evidence that I have seen over the last few seasons, when we fight to win the ball back and hem the opposition back then we are at our best and can beat anyone but when we switch that off

Lies, lies and damned captains + Van Persie a true Gooner

25th March 2011 admin

Stuart Pearce is having a blinking bubble bath if he is seriously considering picking Jack Wilshere for the U21 European Championships. Pearce has vowed to include the top players including Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll. With the latter it is not so much an issue as injury has robbed him of playing time during this season. Jack Wilshere is a different case, not only has he played almost a full season so far, he is in his first full year as an

Winning mentality can be explained in Lehmann’s terms

15th March 2011 admin

Jack's mate Henri Lansbury was in the thick of the action last night as he came off the bench with 10 minutes to play and he scored a nice goal and was involved in the late third. With all due respect, judging by his tweets, he is a little bit of a cheese. But he certainly has character on the pitch and I love his commitment. He wants to win and looks as if he doesn't know how to do anything but give

Many won’t agree but Denilson could be very important tomorrow evening

7th March 2011 admin

A big game tomorrow but I strangely feel somewhat relaxed about it. I like many Gooners are pretty much investing most of my emotional eggs into the Premier League basket and see the game tomorrow as a bonus. I asked the question on Twitter last night about which game would Gooners prefer to win, tomorrow's game or our big game against the Mancs at the Emirates and an overwhelming majority went for victory against the Mancs

Why Wenger’s squad is set to dominate English football

26th February 2011 admin

In my eyes our season changed after we lost 1-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. We came out the next Monday against Chelsea a totally different animal. Our work rate increased, our desire and commitment had shot through the roof. We no longer looked like a talented yet inconsistent side

Cesc’s absence could give Jack the freedom of expression

25th February 2011 admin

I was thinking about the implications of missing our captain in the next couple of games. There is a stat going around about Arsenal's win percentage this season with and without Cesc. Something like 70% with him in the side and 40+% without him. On the face of it, that sounds quite remarkable but I think those statistics are a little bit mischievous when you consider that we have often played our second string side when Cesc hasn't been

Arsenal Were Better (And I’ve Got The Stats To Prove It) / Lamps Knows Jack

18th February 2011 William Benn

Golly. That’s news to me, I must say. I thought when we completely out-passed teams like Chelsea and Man U and still lost that we were comprehensibly beaten? Was that wrong then? Passing is clearly the most important thing in football so I guess we must have been the best team in

Let the Arsenal v Barca talk commence

14th February 2011 admin

Although Barcelona are fantastic going forward, it is not what they do on the ball that scares me it is what they do when we have the ball that frightens me more. If it was a case of their attack against our attack then I would feel more relaxed about the game but Barcelona are the masters of pressing from the front. Everton caused us problems at the Emirates by stopping our players build up the game and it punctured our game.

Wolves (h) Post Match Thoughts: Slalom Skier Wilshere and Chocolate Van Persie impress

13th February 2011 admin

I was also very impressed with Andrey Arshavin. It was fantastic to see the old Shava back again after a few months. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that he had been doing extra fitness work whilst being out of the side because his work rate was as high as I can remember it ever being in the past. He ran more without the ball than he did with it and that hasn't always been the case with Arshavin

Uncover your eyes, Gunners appear unscathed & Red-top common sense shock!

10th February 2011 admin

Tomas Rosicky scored for his country against Croatia and that will hopefully do him some good. He started the season so well, so much so that we didn't miss Cesc who was yet to have the required fitness under his belt at the time but in recent weeks he has looked way below his best. His substitute appearance on the weekend (can't remember the score of the match) was pretty horrific to be honest. He is much much better than that and he is still a player I think very highly of. I thought he would have a big part to play this season, I really did but that hasn't been the case so

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