What a weekend… Spurs v City 1-5. United v Arsenal 8-2. For City this was this was a power demonstration. For Arsenal and Manchester United it was the end of an era. Arsenal is no longer playing at the same level as Manchester United. City’s offense seems to be Spanish influenced. Diagonal serial, three little…
Sometimes you come over numbers that just says it all. Disregard that the team is in general weak and the lack of quality strikers and defenders. Sometimes statistics is the way to go. Arsenal Szczesny 16 PL-games from the start — Sagna 128 matches Vermaelen 39 matches Miquel 0 matches Jenkinson 0 matches — Frimpong…
We have witnessed it for several seasons now, the tendency to focus on circumstances beyond their control and simply “feel sorry for themselves.” Earlier in this blog, I wrote the following will be a critical success factor for Arsenal’s season: We may find it frustrating, but the mental strength remains the big question mark for…
This list deals with players during the coming season that will be especially interesting to watch. It is not the same as the best players or even key players. But there are players who will have some sort of major importance during the season. The list, like all the lists are of course entirely subjective…
The never ending Fabregas drama seems to be over. Highly respected BBC now writes that Cesc Fabregas is close to signing for Barcelona. According to the BBC, referring to a sources high up in Arsenal, the final details will be finished before the weekend. After years of speculation, rumor and fights see Cesc Fabregas-soap opera…
The deal has been going on for some time and today it was finalized, Alex Chamberlain signs with the Gunners. – He is an exciting young player who will give us the creativity and offensive qualities, says manager Arsene Wenger to the club’s website. The 17-year-old was a contributing factor in helping Southampton move up…
Goalkeepers are in general a little special, this one is no different. This event takes place in a league match between Chiangrai and Dessai’s Siam Navy in the Thai Soccer League. Brazilian Edvaldo is left lying in the penalty area after a dogfight with goalkeeper Chinnakorn Deesai in Siam Navy. The Thai goalkeeper goes berserk…