Tag Archives: Arsenal FC
Arsenal’s 3rd CB: A Tough, Wonderful Dilemma
[As featured in Arsenalvision.co.uk: http://www.arsenalvision.co.uk/articles/4701-arsenals-3rd-cb-a-tough-wonderful-dilemma.html ] On the face of it, Arsenal have an easy addition to make to their squad: a veteran center half who can be relied upon more confidently than Calum Chambers to back up the Mertescielny … Continue reading
Dortmund (home) – Fairly Beaten, But Fairly Good
It would be tempting to say that Arsenal faced a first test this season and came up short. That seems to be a popular storyline in the media. That simply isn’t the case, however. Arsenal have had some tests already. … Continue reading
Norwich – Mesmerized Watching a Loom Work
So we won 4-1. And a couple of players (the ones who weren’t still missing), weren’t at their best: Cazorla, Arteta. Flamini got injured in the first half and had to come off. Norwich played well for most of the … Continue reading
West Brom away – Match Thoughts
First the positives, then some concerns, then some criticisms… THE POSITIVES Rosicky was a terrific sub who immediately injected energy, creativity and tempo into an attacking midfield that seemed to lack it for most of the game. He assisted Jack … Continue reading
Napoli home (CL) – Match thoughts
Some quick thoughts… When I saw the pregame lineup I tweeted a couple of different times that I figured this midfield of (Arteta, Flamini, Ozil, Ramsey, Rosicky) must mean that we were going to put on a modern, North London … Continue reading
Work rate – here’s the difference it makes
We all love players who work hard, but sometimes it’s difficult to see what difference hard work makes if it’s away from the ball. It’s even more difficult to spot if hard work didn’t happen. Take a look at Aaron … Continue reading
Swansea Away: Ozil Stoops to Conquer
Mesut Ozil had easily his quietest game in an Arsenal shirt at Swansea in what was probably the most important game the team had yet played with him as a Gunner. Strangely enough, he deserves some credit for that. Once … Continue reading
WBA v. Arsenal (COC) – Match thoughts
FIRST HALF -Bendtner looks like exactly what he is, which is a player struggling to feel his way around the pitch for the first time in a competitive match in many months. He doesn’t look robust at all. Still, he … Continue reading
Arsenal Tactics: What Serge Gnabry taught us about Theo Walcott
Arsenal beat Stoke City 3-1 from goals scored from three different set pieces. This amusing and ironic novelty comes from having a wonderful set piece taker like Mesut Ozil, but easily overlooked is that it was also born of a … Continue reading
Mesut Özil’s Song Dedication to Real Madrid
Is there really that much to say about what the continued sniping at Mesut Özil from Real Madrid means? The last week has seen both Carlo Ancelotti and Florentino Perez (again) claiming that Özil left Madrid under less than honorable … Continue reading
The Forward Observer 