Manchester City remind Arsenal that there’s a long way to go before they are ready to challenge for the premier league

by The Highbury Flyer - 24/02/2021

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At times, in the first 45 minutes of the Arsenal v City game, you could be forgiven for thinking the visitors had 15 players on the pitch, such was their ability to surge forward, keep possession, win the ball back, and completely overrun their hosts. Arsenal could barely get beyond the

Arsenal Finally Find Their Form and the Net in the Chelsea Drubbing

by The Highbury Flyer - 29/12/202029/12/2020

Those that read my pre-match review must have thought I’d been at the Sherry after I claimed that Arsenal could get a much-needed win against Chelsea. Rather than a claim, I had some form of insight, the result seemed almost inevitable after a poor run of results and dire performances. Weeks of

Arteta looking down the barrel of gun after another defeat to ordinary Everton

by The Highbury Flyer - 21/12/202022/12/2020

It’s hard to find new ways to write a reasonably enthusiastic review after another loss and another poor performance. Just where the 2-1 loss in the Everton v Arsenal game fits into the greater scheme of things is hard to say because, after a while, it becomes difficult to apply any sort

Five Part Action Plan : Major Tactical Overhaul And Remodelling That Arteta Needs to Make at Arsenal

by The Highbury Flyer - 03/12/202003/12/2020

Initially, Mikel Arteta managed to cast a spell on the players left behind by Unai Emery and after securing two trophies, signing Thomas Partey and extending the contract for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, things looked as if they were on track at Arsenal. Fast forward 10 games into the new season and Arsenal look less likely than

Brutal Action Required : Where do Arsenal go From Here

by The Highbury Flyer - 16/11/202016/11/2020

Let’s be realistic about Sunday’s embarrassment faced by Arsenal against Aston Villa. It was a mauling! A comprehensive whopping where the Gunners displayed zero quality or resilience. The Gunners were awful and not one player avoided the considerable negative attention of fans and critics. I couldn’t remember a more insipid performance from

Reasons to be Cheerful After An Absolutely Resolute Performance at Old Trafford

by The Highbury Flyer - 04/11/202004/11/2020

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The Gunners grabbed all three points from the United v Arsenal game after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a second-half penalty for the visitors. The Gabonese forward ended a run of five games without a goal as he sent De Gea the wrong way and put the Gunners ahead on 69 minutes. The

Predicted Lineups, Team News and Predictions as Arsenal Look to Kill Off a Wounded West Ham For Maximum Points

by The Highbury Flyer - 19/09/202019/09/2020

Arsenal Vs West Ham, West Ham, Arsenal v West Ham

Arsenal v West Ham is always a mouth-watering game and early form will count for nothing in a game where David Moyes’ side will want to finally get their campaign underway with a point or all three. West Ham, in their previous Premier League outing against Newcastle, had periods that should

Impressive Gabriel, Auba again and Fulham’s centre-back crisis: Tactical breakdown of Arsenal’s win over Fulham

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 19/09/2020

The first game of the new season, Fulham away and easy three points. The Fulham vs Arsenal was an easy game for us and the Gunners earned a deserving 0-3 win. Arteta decided to take a gamble on Gabriel, who had just arrived at the club and had a couple of

Looking Out for an FA Cup Hero to Follow in the Footsteps of Aaron Ramsey

by The Highbury Flyer - 01/08/2020

The FA Cup is just around the corner and as Arsenal prepare to tackle their in-form fellow Londoners Chelsea, fans are looking at the players that could probably turn the game on its head. Aaron Ramsey was the ultimate FA Cup hero for Arsenal after a decade at the club and

Predicted Line-up and Teams News as Arsenal Face Another Uphill Battle Against City

by The Highbury Flyer - 18/07/2020

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Fresh from pulling a rabbit out of a hat against Liverpool, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal face the former Premier League champions Manchester City in the first leg of the FA Cup semi-final. The same Manchester City that beat Liverpool 4-0 at the Etihad just weeks ago. Arsenal have a history of doing things

Arsenal Need to Urgently Decide on a Long Term Partner for Saliba and These are the Possible Options Being Touted

by The Highbury Flyer - 26/05/202026/05/2020

Not a day goes by without increased speculation on many proposed Arsenal transfer targets. Now that the dust has appeared to settle on the Thomas Partey story, the press has turned their attention to Arsenal’s distinctly creaky central defence. Supporters are salivating about the arrival of the highly-rated William Saliba but

It’s now or Never for Rob Holding’s Career At Arsenal as Potential Transfer Decisions Threaten to Further Derail his Career

by The Highbury Flyer - 27/04/202027/04/2020

It feels like Rob Holding (24) has been at the club longer than Arsene Wenger was, but we are still waiting for him to emerge as the finished article that we thought the club had bought back in 2016. The towering 6ft 2inch center-back was purchased by Arsene Wenger from

Young Gunners Overwhelm Bournemouth in a Competent FA cup win but There’s More Misery in Defence

by The Highbury Flyer - 29/01/202029/01/2020

There were lots of interesting plot lines in this FA cup encounter between the two sides, Arsenal and Bournemouth who have both been extremely poor for the bulk of the season. The performance of Bournemouth and Arsenal in this game would probably indicate the immediate future of each and go some

Rob Holding: the Future Defensive Hero or an Overrated and Overhyped Enigma

by The Highbury Flyer - 29/01/202029/01/2020

When Rob Holding came to Arsenal, many were baffled by Arsene Wenger’s purchase of the £2.70m defender from Bolton in 2016. The Frenchman gradually introduced him into the side, giving him time and experience at the top level of English football and by 2017, Holding looked on course for a

Arteta’s Hopes for Holding’s Immediate Premier league Return Dashed by Rusty and Lacklustre Performance

by The Highbury Flyer - 11/01/202011/01/2020

Rob Holding is seen by a great many fans as a future Arsenal captain and the mainstay of the Arsenal defence for years to come. Rob Holding has however had a bumpy ride under Unai Emery, whom he couldn’t completely convince in his abilities and later suffered a knee injury which

Arsenal’s London Derby With Chelsea Is All About The Performance Rather Than The Result

by Amiya Saha - 29/12/2019

Mikel Arteta’s brief reign has given him very little breathing space, with the games coming thick and fast in the FA Cup and the domestic and Europa League. A total of 4 games in 13 days against the likes of Manchester United, Leeds United, Crystal Palace and first up, the

Time for Arsenal to look for a new Partnership in the Centre of Defence to stop Gifting Goals

by The Highbury Flyer - 12/12/201912/12/2019

Sometimes it’s the fans that tend to see the most obvious things from afar and current defensive conundrum of Arsenal appears to be fairly straight forward from a supporters perspective. Having tried the various permutations of Luiz, Mustafi and Sokratis, it’s time to drop all three and look elsewhere. Ljungberg may

Former Arsenal star Claims That Arsenal Shouldn’t Splash the Cash in January.

by The Highbury Flyer - 30/11/2019

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Lee Dixon wears a pained expression when talking about Arsenal these days and he stops just short of declaring that Unai Emery has reached the end of his Emirates career. However, Dixon was adamant that Arsenal shouldn’t be tempted to buy their way out of trouble in January by drafting in

How Unai Emery’s Arsenal Captaincy Decision Should Have Gone Down Rather Than the Shambles That Actually Happened

by The Highbury Flyer - 28/09/201928/09/2019

The question of the Arsenal captaincy has been rumbling on for a while and it’s gathering momentum again on social media. Now it appears that Unai Emery has let the players choose who they want in the position. There will be five in total, five ? That’s half the team give or

Martinelli, Holding, Willock, Nelson and Bellerin all Contribute in Helping Supporters Envision the Future for Arsenal by Running Riot Against Nottingham Forest

by The Highbury Flyer - 26/09/2019

Arsenal Vs Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest

Oh what an evening it turned out to be for Arsenal fans who saw a young Gunners side dispatch Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Emirates. There were so many highs that one didn’t know which to put at the top of the list. It could have been the return of Rob