Post-Wenger Era Finally Has 1st Soulful Moment

Mikel Arteta, I doff my cap, sir. You made it happen. Arsenal finally paid Arsene Wenger the respect he was owed but so often denied during his final seasons as manager. When Wenger was forced out by Ivan Gazidis' posers putsch in 2018, the soul went out of Arsenal. What made the club special, what…

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 Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: Pressuronomics

Arsenal's young players created and invited pressure during a nervy win over Leeds.

Martinelli and Shades of Eduardo da Silva

Gabriel Martinelli is more Eduardo da Silva than Thierry Henry or Nicolas Anelka.

Notes on Brentford 2-0 Arsenal: Bullied, Bored and Bollocksed

Arsenal lost 2-0 at newly-promoted Brentford. Angry? Well, that's your call. If anything, I'm kind of sad how little anger this shite-show of a performance and result evoked. Then again, you can't get angry about the outcome if you're not at all surprised by the outcome. Arsenal started the season with a defeat. Arsenal started…

Notes on Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal: Aubameyang Back to Save Arteta’s Bacon

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang must be a fan of deja vu because he's primed to do exactly what he did last season. Namely, save Arsenal's campaign and Mikel Arteta's bacon in the process. That's what happened a year ago when Auba's goals propelled Arsenal to an FA Cup win the team's Premier League performances offered no hint…

Notes on Arsenal 1-1 Fulham: Martinelli, Nketiah Impact Timely

Arsenal stumbled through yet another post-Europa League hangover by drawing 1-1 with Fulham at home on Sunday. That's one win, five losses and a draw in home games following European duty this season. Quite the come down from thrashing Slavia Prague 4-0, but it's not all doom and gloom. Eddie Nketiah's 97th-minute tap-in to cancel…

Aubameyang Must Reinvent Himself to Save Arsenal Career

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has dealer's choice to save his Arsenal career. Either he links play better than he has in the past, or he presses and tracks back to recover the ball with a frenzy he hasn't shown since his early days at Borussia Dortmund. Something's got to give for Arsenal's disgruntled skipper and highest-earner. Dropped…

Lacazette Could Play his Way to a New Contract

Alexandre Lacazette has his critics. A few lorry loads of them to be exact. They deride his fitness, stamina, movement, attitude and anything else they can think to criticise. Funny things is Lacazette's actually playing well this season. Arguably better than he has at any other time during his Arsenal career. He might even be…

Notes on Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos: We Need to Talk About Aubameyang

Arsenal's latest UEFA Europa League adventure is still just about showing signs of life after Mikel Arteta's team barely survived being embarrassed by Olympiacos again. Arsenal lost 1-0 at home on Thursday, but a 3-1 first-leg lead proved enough to avoid outright humiliation. The overall performance was slow, cagey and unimaginative. The Arteta/Unai Emery post-Arsene…