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Category Archive for 'Match Report'

Defense. Resiliance. Togetherness.

After the historically famous 1-0 scoreline away at Leicester in the 24th matchday, on 25th Febraury, of Arsenal’s 22-23 Premier League season, the discussions in the Arsenal universe have been centered mostly round the goals scored, including the ones chalked out by VAR, the penalty not given, one of the brightest talents in world football […]

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The Bard of London Colney: A Tale

In our last missive from the usually serene Western Front, your humble scribe and amateur military historian asked whether our Spanish general would spin a yarn of conquest or tragedy. Well, m’luds, I am pleased to report our Generalissimo Mikel (the San Sebastian Sun Tzu) outdid even the Great Bard of Avon himself weaving a […]

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Let’s cast our minds back to December 15th, 2019. Arsenal had just suffered a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City. Just three weeks prior to that humbling, the hapless Unai Emery had been relieved of his duties. Freddie Ljungberg had taken interim charge as we looked for a permanent manager for only the second time this […]

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The day started before dawn when I escorted the dog into the frigid garden to do his business.  Checking my messages I saw that TTG was already headed to the match from his lavish country estate, but was surrounded in his carriage by Hammers en route to their match with the Chavs, in their quest […]

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Mid-season Meditations

Saturday lunchtime match. Away at an old ground in the northwest. To a struggling team now well and truly in the thick of a relegation battle. Who recently fired their hapless young manager and brought in a grizzly manager who has a well-earned reputation of drilling his teams into a well-organized unit that makes life […]

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