Notes on Arsenal 5-1 Everton: Goal Rush Too Late

Arsenal's five goals on the final day of the season came too late for Champions League football.

Notes on Leicester 0-2 Arsenal: Pressing the Case for Recovery

Whisper it, but Arsenal suddenly look like a team to be reckoned with in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta's squad is unbeaten in seven games. Some of the performances, I'm looking at you Norwich, Brighton and Palace, have been far from inspiring. Yet some have been awesome, and Saturday's 2-0 win away at Leicester belongs…

Notes on Burnley 0-1 Arsenal: Partey Police

Arsenal won another Premier League game 1-0, this time seeing off more relegation fodder, in the form of Burnley, on Saturday. Sean Dyche's cloggers rarely inspire excitement, but they poured it on at times at Turf Moor. It meant a rearguard action was needed, something that brought out the best in Thomas Partey. The midfielder…

Luiz Renewal Rumour Dampens Post-Leeds Vibes

Optimism abounds in the world of Arsenal again after Sunday's 4-2 win over Leeds United. The football was crisp and creative, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got back among the goals and Mikel Arteta made brave choices with his team selection. All good, right? Well, not quite. Rumours emerged barely before the dust had settled that Arteta wants…

Notes on Southampton 1-0 Arsenal: We Need to Talk About Gabriel

Arsenal's FA Cup adventure in 2021 was brief and ended with a whimper after losing 1-0 at Southampton in the fourth round on Saturday. A draw to be feared proved as scary as expected when a heavily rotated Arsenal team was outfought and outrun by the Saints. The deciding goal came as early as the…

Notes on Arsenal 1-1 Southampton: Walcott Confirmed Worst Fears

Theo Walcott knows it. Southampton know it. At this point every team in the Premier League knows it. There's nothing to fear from Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. Walcott was bold enough to actually say it after he ran rings around Arteta's men during Wednesday's 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal held on to earn…

Gabriel Magalhaes is In the Air Tonight

The shameless pilfering of Monsieur Phil Collins isn't a statement about the status of Arsenal's deal to sign Gabriel Magalhaes. He's officially signed. No, really, he has. I'm telling you it's finally happened. Gabriel's in the air because of the chief attribute he'll bring to Arsenal's forward play. The Lille centre-back has been signed to…

Monchi Shows Arsenal How It’s Done

Monchi won a sixth Europa League/UEFA Cup title with Sevilla on Friday night. Monchi could've been Arsenal's technical director. It didn't happen, but seeing him win again should show Arsenal how it's done. The it in question is building a competitive squad and consistently regenerating without the massive financial backing most of your rivals enjoy.…

Palace Intrigue is Becoming Arsenal’s Favourite Pastime

Arsenal is barely a football club anymore. Instead, this once-proud institution represents little more than a series of palace coups played out in excruciating detail for the edification of a baying public. Some coups are bloodless, some are bloodier than a lazy afternoon spent with Richard III. Raul Sanllehi's exit from north London, along with…