Liverpool showed their class at Anfield in the Premier League and although Arsenal managed the game well in the first 45, they conceded an extremely preventable goal and although this was always going to be a massive test against this level of opposition, the lack of potency from their primary
Author: The Highbury Flyer
With One Impressive Transfer Window Under Their Belt, are Fans Beginning to Warm to the Kroenke’s
I can imagine the reaction of the majority of fans to a headline that suggests a thawing in relations between supporters and the Kroenke’s. Josh Kroenke’s recent PR exercise tried to offer another olive branch to the masses after the fiasco of the failed Super League by embarking on a recent spending
Carrick Employs Smoke and Mirrors as United Caretaker
If I were Ole Gunner Solskjaer, I would be particularly annoyed to see Michael Carrick, part of the Norwegian's coaching staff, being appointed manager of Manchester United, in a role that was mine, and talking about a newfound positivity and winning mentality just days after my embarrassing dismissal. Let’s not whitewash
Time to Stop Beating on Pepe and Recognise the Real Failures
Two Hale End Boys Have Rejuvenated and Inspired a Tired and Ambitionless Arsenal side
For some fans, the jury is still out on this latest incarnation of Arsenal, but the contrast between the side that lost its opening three matches and this vibrant version is stark. Arsenal looked clueless and overwhelmed, without energy and spirit in the opening matches. The lack of performances rather unfairly meant
Emile Smith Rowe Takes on the Ramsey Role and it Looks Like a Perfect Fit
Talk of the return of Aaron Ramsey is extremely premature, mainly because his age doesn’t fit the Arteta/Edu blueprint but there's another reason why Arsenal should be reluctant to woo an old flame, Emile Smith Rowe. The two players are quite different but they share a positive mindset, which is geared to attack.
The Year Football Stood Still – 1989 | The Year of the Greatest Conclusion to a League Season…Ever.
Arsenal managed to pull off one of the most remarkable First Division Title wins ever against Liverpool in the 1988-89 season, but it was a season littered with ghosts and shadows. At one stage, it was thought that the campaign would be completely cancelled following the Hillsborough disaster. No one would have been surprised
How Ben White is Perfectly Justifying the Price Tag and Faith of Manager Mikel Arteta
Manchester United at Crossroads | United Need a Different Approach Than That of Solskjaer
Sir Alex Ferguson’s face wore a pained expression looking down from his seat at the Theatre of Dreams. Deep within the exceptional Scot, one sensed a growing storm of rage and frustration as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool exposed the myth inside the walls of Old Trafford that United under Ole Gunner Solskjaer was
The One Man Arteta Needs | Massive Transfer Boost for Arsenal as Serie A Midfielder Rebuffs New Contract
Arsenal Back in the Run for Highly-Rated French Midfielder but is he the Type of Player the Gunners Need?
Blinkered Arsenal Fans Could Hinder Progress for Young Gunners
One win and Arsenal are Barcelona, one loss and they are the Aldershot reserves. From the dizzy and emotional highs of a stunning win against local rivals Spurs at the Emirates to the wet and depressing Amex stadium where Arsenal fought hard for a point, the supporters are continuously elated or deflated in
Newcastle United Have Become the Richest Club in the World but Money is no Guarantee of Success
Some Arsenal fans immediately went into panic mode when it was announced that the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United had been completed. The £305m deal to rescue the club from the hands of jaded businessman Mike Ashley was finally rubber-stamped by the Premier League four years after it was proposed. Arsenal
The Time has Come for Aubameyang to Leave Arsenal | The Exit Door is now Open in the Summer
It’s becoming abundantly clear that Arsenal captain and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is no longer the threat he once was in the Premier League, and the Gunners no longer have a striker in their possession that can grab 20 plus goals per season, especially on the big occasions. The man that fans once felt
Arsenal Transfer Rumours Roundup Related to Newcastle United, Chamberlain, Martinelli, Lacazette and More
The Saudi takeover of Newcastle has fuelled the imagination of the press in terms of who they are likely to buy at the first available opportunity and there are rumours of surplus Arsenal players being on that transfer list. Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Rob Holding, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah and even Pierre Emerick Aubameyang are
That Old, Familiar, and Good Feeling About the New Arsenal Defence.
There was a time that many will remember when the opposition hated playing against a synchronised Arsenal defence that spent hours working hard on basic drills from which unity was born. The back four of Dixon, Adams, Bould and Winterburn fashioned under George Graham has since achieved legendary status and rightly so,
Edu’s Performance in the Summer Transfer Window was the Best in Many Years
Edu Gaspar’s reign as technical director of Arsenal was under intense scrutiny this summer with many fans sceptical about his ability to deliver in a demanding summer transfer window. Some supporters even wanted him gone before the transfer window even began. The situation was amazingly complex with Arsenal having to move players on