As the final whistle beckoned at the Etihad on Sunday, Arsène Wenger cut a disconsolate figure as he berated goalkeeper Petr Cech for taking a short free-kick as Arsenal desperately sought an equaliser from a match they should never have lost. Arsenal are in freefall, back-to-back defeats in the Premier League with just three wins … Read more
What a difference a week has made in the Premier League for Arsene Wenger’s team. They have lost two games in a week against Everton along with Manchester City and now trail leaders Chelsea by nine points. At the start of the week, the top bookmakers at Gamblingwebsites.org.uk had the Gunner as one of the … Read more
Any Gunners fan will tell you that every time that Wenger’s team puts themselves in a dominant position in the EPL, their team bottles it. Arsenal had the chance at the weekend to stake their claims as genuine title contenders on Sunday and after starting well, they blew it. Instead of finishing the weekend in … Read more
As much as Arsenal’s crushing victory in St Jakob Park this week was a squad effort, it was a personal triumph for former FC Basel player, Granit Xhaka. Returning to a former stomping ground and winning emphatically is always welcomed by players but for Xhaka there was the added spice of beating his brother. And … Read more
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has drawn similar comparisons between Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Blues forward Eden Hazard. Hazard has regained his scintillating form this term which helped Chelsea to the League title two seasons ago and with eight goals already this season the 25 year old is looking as dangerous as ever for the Blues. … Read more
After a thrashing of FC Basel in the Champions League, the Gunners will turn their attention towards the Premier League, as a visit of an all confident Stoke side has been scheduled for the 15th week of the Premier League. Lucas Perez struck his first ever Arsenal hat-trick against the Swiss side and the young … Read more
In danger of being remembered more for his injuries, Jack Wilshere needed to play regularly this season. At Arsenal, there was no guarantee of anything other than a long, hard struggle to get that. Keen to reignite his England career, it became apparent to Wilshere that he needed a loan spell. Despite making two cameos … Read more
Mesut Ozil arrived to Arsenal in 2014, after spending four years with Real Madrid. Ozil landed at Emirates Stadium as one of the biggest purchases Arsenal made in last years, and seeing his performances during this time, Mesut has demonstrated that the people who said that were right. Now, the German is having one of … Read more