Posted in Waffle on Sep 7th, 2020
When I sat down to write this preview the first thing that struck me as I pondered the upcoming season was how much the whole vibe around the club, the players and the supporters had been changed by our FA Cup win, benefits both tangible and intangible were gained that day. If we had not […]
Posted in Club History, Interlull, Waffle on Sep 2nd, 2020
When I set about writing this piece I imagined it was going to deal only with our current group of goalies and how blessed we are to have – transfer window and budgetary issues permitting – two top class goalkeepers, following an era when that has not always been the case. But for me, it […]
The dilemma in reviewing the squad for this strangest of past season is whether to review the performance of the squad throughout the season describing chronologically an arc of progress, regress or oscillations in between, or to review the squad for its full potential as an abstraction where the last season is only an input […]
A Polo Mint, An Aero Bar, But No Turkish Delight Some thoughts on Arsenal’s midfield play in EPL Season 2019/20 What Do We Want? The crown of creativity and skilled at unpicking the lock of the most tightly parked defensive bus; a ring of steel providing a nearly impenetrable barrier in front of our defence; […]
Posted in Match Preview, Waffle on Aug 17th, 2020
Not unlike David Luiz or Shkodran Mustafi watching the ball settle into the back of our own net as I imagined, confusion, not to say panic, surrounded, my first halting drafts of this assessment of Arsenal’s defensive personnel. Had I bitten off more than I could chew? But where did this confusion really come from? […]
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