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Cups (and only one of them is golden!)

It's been a week or so since my last post, and there's quite bit to cover. Most of it is good, with one gigantic exception; that of the embarrassing Europa League exit at the hands of Olympiacos. I'll cover that first.

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Moving on ...

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Sweet Caroline!

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There are draws, and then there are draws ...

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When it ain't going for you...

Another Premier League draw for Arsenal, and another game they should probably have won. It's probably my imagination, but do Arsenal get punished more for individual mistakes than most other teams?

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January 13, 2020 13:12

Oh Mikel Arteta!

It has been another interesting week for Arsenal Football Club and its supporters. And for the first time in many months I can report on it optimistically. Not that I'm going to get too carried away by two decent performances and one good result; but this does feel different.

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January 5, 2020 12:42

A new era, a clean sheet and AFTV backlash

It has been quite a week for Arsenal. Although I'd actually go so far as to say that the least interesting part of it was the Everton game - a bore draw that was absolutely excruciating to watch. Just one shot on target the entire game (perhaps Aubameyang could have done better with it?), but there were nonetheless a few positives that can be taken from it.

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December 23, 2019 15:52

We won the argument ...

So, in much the same way that the Labour Party 'won the argument' - according to its auspicious leader - at the General Election, Arsenal 'won the argument' at home to Manchester City. In other words, they got stuffed out of sight.

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December 16, 2019 17:28

A Game Of Three Thirds

Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be able to report on an Arsenal victory! Yes, the mighty West Ham United were put to the sword on their home ground by a rampant Arsenal on a cold and blustery East London evening. Well, if only that were true ...

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December 11, 2019 09:36

Thank you. Next...

I went to the theatre last night. It was months in the planning. I'd reasoned with impeccable logic that there was no way that Arsenal were going to have a match on this particular Thursday evening; Thanks, Amazon Prime...

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December 6, 2019 12:10

New manager, same problems

New manager, new start; one might have hoped for. But whilst one could detect some improvement in the way the team was asked to play it is clear that there is no quick fix; and certainly not one that a couple of training sessions could sort out.

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December 3, 2019 09:48

We love you, Freddie!

And so the axe has finally fallen. And not before time! Hallellujah! The performance and result - and possibly the size of the crowd - were the final straws for Arsenal's owner and Board. The fans had, of course, had enough long before now.

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December 1, 2019 21:25

They call it 'noise'?

So, as anticipated, Arsenal slumped to defeat at Leicester City over the weekend. There's plenty to analyse, and lots of fallout since then.

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November 11, 2019 18:09

I've seen more than enough now

Post Wolves: I've been sitting at my keyboard for the best part of five minutes now, not really knowing where to start without finding myself repeating myself yet again. But in summary ... I think that Arsenal are in a negative spiral that is going to need drastic action to avert a very disappointing season. I have not had a 'good ebening'.

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November 4, 2019 12:10

Gotta love Twitter...

So, Arsenal got back on the winning track in the Premier League with a laboured 1-0 victory at home to Bournemouth on Sunday. But the most important thing is that victory was secured in a weekend when traditional top four rivals Spurs (oh dear!), Manchester United (they're in disarray) and Manchester City (wow - what a shocker!) lost, along with this season's hopefuls Leicester City and West Ham United.

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October 7, 2019 18:07

Hornets horror show

Final score: Watford 2 Arsenal 2. I was angry at the end of the game, but I try not to hit the keyboard immediately as it often helps to simmer down a bit. But ... if anything, time has given me a worse perspective on the game than the one I had at 90 minutes. So what have we got?

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September 16, 2019 10:27

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