Why Arsenal Are Better Off Without Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey's struggles have cost Arsenal during the Premier League title run-in. Now it's time to move on from the inconsistent midfielder.

Notes on Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal: Les Enfants Terribles

Arsenal's young squad was hamstrung by Mikel Arteta's inexperience during the critical 2-0 defeat at Newcastle.

Notes on Arsenal 3-1 United: Arteta’s Crazy, Entertaining World

Why Arsenal have become a crazy, but highly entertaining mess under Mikel Arteta.

Control, Discipline and Captains

Arsenal need a better captain to control a team that loses discipline too easily on the pitch.

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…

Notes on Manchester City 5-0 Arsenal: Arteta’s Cooked

A 4-1 win at home to Norwich City after the upcoming international break can't be enough for Mikel Arteta to keep his job. Not after the Arsenal manager presided over yet another car crash in a meaningful game, this time losing 5-0 to old boss Pep Guardiola and Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on…

Ode to Odegaard

Credit: Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock.com Mikel Arteta wants to bring Martin Odegaard back to Arsenal. So what else is new? The Norwegian remains the apple of the Process King's eye, even amid those ongoing and tasty rumours involving James Maddison. Reuniting with Odegaard after last season's brief loan spell wouldn't rev the engines nor put a…

Notes on Burnley 1-1 Arsenal: Frugal Gunners Stuck in Neutral

Spurning golden chances and gifting goals to the opposition. It's the Arsenal formula for mid-table mediocrity in 2021. The Gunners' self-sabotage act under Mikel Arteta reached new levels during Saturday's crazy 1-1 draw at Burnley. Arteta watched his main men in attack fluff their lines in scarcely believable fashion over and over again. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,…

Xhaka’s Become Arteta’s Poster Boy

Granit Xhaka and Mikel Arteta. Boy, do they need each other. Arteta needs Xhaka because the accident-prone midfielder's peaks and valleys in form draw a nice parallel to the manager's own rocky tenure. Xhaka's hit a peak recently. He's playing some of his best football in an Arsenal shirt. His passing is quick and proactive,…

United Fear Factor No Longer Exists for Arsenal

Arsenal fans might not want to admit it, but games against Manchester United have come with a fear factor attached for far too long. Whether it's infamous drubbings at Old Trafford, like 6-1 in 2001 or 8-2 in 2011, dodgy refereeing decisions, -- see Mike Riley and THAT 50th game -- or being cut to…