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.

Willock Woes

Credit: Vlad1988/Shutterstock.com Joe Willock is headed for the exit door. Arsenal are about to earn "in excess of £20 million" for the transfer kitty. All good, right? Well, not exactly. Newcastle United want Willock back. Of course they do. His hot streak at the end of last season broke club and Premier League records. Steve…

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…

Joe Willock is Testing Arteta’s Simple Mind

Mikel Arteta may be a fan of Simple Minds, he may not. Difficult to tell. One thing is clear, the Arsenal chief is getting a defiant message from Joe Willock: Don't you forget about me (sorry, had to be done). Willock is on loan at Newcastle United, but rather than shrinking into anonymity, the midfielder…

Joe Willock Needs to Crush it on Loan or Risk Being Forgotten

Joe Willock has drawn the short straw among Arsenal's fringe youngsters potentially on their way out of the club, at least temporarily, during the final hours of the winter transfer window. Willock to Newcastle United rumours are heating up, with the Magpies favoured to take the dynamic midfielder on loan: https://twitter.com/alex_crook/status/1356198718165446662 https://twitter.com/MarkyMBryans/status/1356196351915274240 I'll confess to…