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Hammering at the Emirates

West ham travelled in the North direction, Arsenal had their task cut out, And with their patience and conviction The result was merely a doubt. With all the possession in the world Over and above having Odegaard It was a night that belonged To hammers' tall and back standing guard There were chances, there was hope Post was hit and headers were missed Arsenal attack was potent it looked Still not close to test Areola's fist.,  Sitting deep, they played only to defend West ham hoped Arsenal bombardment to end It never stopped nor hammers' booing Rice Against the run of play, Arsenal conceded twice This was one of those games when its not your day or night Not winning against a group of cowards Doesn't dent one bit of our might

Santa Arteta to break the Anfield curse ?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has summoned the Kop to rise to the occasion i.e. visit of the league leaders Arsenal league leaders Arsenal league leaders Arsenal on Saturday. Not a typo. Demanding an atmosphere at Anfield is novel. If anything, that place needs to be taught to respect people watching the game at home, that those people may want to listen to some commentary or half and full-time whistles. Regardless of the fact that Anfield is a certified noise factory, Klopp's urging for more support echoed foreboding. We, in the last 10 outings at Anfield have managed the best possible outcomes in the form of draw 03 times. Yeah, but the results against City were even more damaging to the brain, even fatal for young Gooners. However, against all odds, the breaker of the curses,  hater of the luxury players and waver of Martinelli strode past his ex-boss to break the shackles of the Man City fixture. Arteta has a knack for special victories and accounting for Klopp's fear bef...

Fingers crossed for sanguine Saturday

This post will spare you gooners of all the permutations you must be doing or atleast should be doing to find out how Arsenal may climb to the top of the PL ladder once again. The urge for wanting a calm Sunday wouldn't be settled by anything other than looking at the PL table at least 10 times before bed Saturday where the top spot is claimed by Arsenal. Quite a Sunday that would be, wouldn't it. As calming and recliner level comfortable it sounds, it can be equally easy to achieve. Yes, easy. A draw against seagulls should not be herculean and that can quench our thirst. However, this may involve some sackings here and there at other clubs like Liverpool but it's their business and none of ours. Arsenal not losing to brighton, ManU beating Liv by atleast 4 and Villa not winning against Brentford do the trick. See, easy, told you. Not able to write anything further because now I have crossed and fastened my fingers with a red and white cord. Cheers and COYG

Back in CL knockouts; Back where we belong

There wasn't anything riding on the result for Arsenal against PSV. Yeah, it sucks the interest out before the kickoff but that doesn't mean the teams can't give us entertaining 90 minutes. But they didn't. LINEUP Easily the strongest Arsenal side ever on the bench. The likes of Saka, Odegaard, Rice, and Jesus are bench-worthy in a World XI team on video games. Jesus might do away with the reserves of the team. Playing XI is not good enough, Arteta should have been brave and pushed a few academy teenagers in there. They are gonna blame you, Mikel, for ruining their Netherlands trip, there was so much they could do visiting nearby cafes. KNOCKOUT STAGES AWAIT The Gunners do enter the knockouts in style, topping the table and everything. Facing Bayern in the round of 16 is out of the equation if you know what I mean. A bitter pill to swallow those two matches last time around. I still remember watching on an LCD screen with all-black hair on my head. Things have changed a...

Arsenal smash club record at Villa park

Complete Match Analysis Aston villa won the match by one goal to nil against Arsenal. Analysis Complete See, I am an Arsenal fan and not a hired columnist. As far as breaking the record goes it was we who made it possible for Villa to surpass their club record of 14 home wins in a row. Had only the clear cut goal scoring opportunities been converted, I would not be drowning myself in litres of zero alcohol beers (Universal blog) right now and questioning the results of Palace v Liverpool or excessive celebration by Arteta culminating in his suspension from the game or that Jorginho could have controlled the game better against Villa. It is hard to register the result at the moment, though a pinch of solace lies in anticipating Sp*rs' loss against Newcastle tomorrow. Cheers and COY Gunners

Mikel's math or Pep's prophecy

It really takes some balls to claim that City would win the Premier League again this season when its only mid-season, a time when WE not City like to sit at the top only to warm the throne for other teams. While not so hairy manager was making this prophecy on winning the league and a day later endorsing his claim fiercely by managing a humongous amount of shots (02) against Mr Goodebening's Villa side, our comb-friendly and intelligent Mikel was doing his math to arrive at the answer for a recurring question on 'who wants to be a millionaire'. Not because he wants to be a millionaire because he is one already but just to answer some journalist. The question was about points enough to win a PL season to which Mikel responded 96 -100 in the present-day scenario. He was in his right mind not saying that Arsenal are definitely going to achieve this number. Not at all did he mention that we are going to win this season or lose this season or tumble at the end of this season to...

Set piece kings Arsenal now 5 clear at the summit

It was a late kick-off at Kenilworth Road for the Gunners, so late where I live that by the time the game ended, it was nearly morning. Posting this right after the match, I won't be exaggerating if I say that the above image keeps flashing in front of my eyes, it's a bit distracting though while trying to write. The game started with a rush of energy from the men in red which was Luton of course because we were wearing that tennis ball-inspired jersey once again which appears more like uniforms of stadium security personnel and airport runway staff. Even with these neon all around Ben White looked sleepy for most part of the first half until he made a well-placed assist to Jesus. In hindsight, it was a good ball from Mr. 200, Saka to White which made space for the assist. I hope Saka gets some bonus for that. Anyways, converting that assist, Jesus scored Arsenal's second with a header, blinding the Luton keeper with his VFX eyebrows. Luton equalized twice, scor...

200th for Saka, 1st for Mikel !

'It’s like watching a kid raise, and get older, mature and evolve. And he still has the same humility and willingness to get better and better and get to know the people close to him in his life, and the impact they have on him. All the academy people who worked with him as well over the years to make him the player he is today, they have to take a huge compliment of who Bukayo is today. And then let him be. Bukayo is a special guy, we have him with us hopefully for many years to come.' were Mikel's words on Saka and his development. Believe me or not guys these are the same words I had thought to write for my blog. Mikel is a genius in more than one way, there is no other answer as to how he read my mind :-). You can argue with me about who is the best No. 7 in world football right now. Stats may not be on my side but I will argue till I sleep that Bukayo is to be counted among contenders. And no I am not high, just a loyal fan. The fact that none of our players who starte...

Rest day for Tomi and Martinelli against Luton ?

We are on the back of a win against Wolves that looked pretty much comfortable, probably only during the first half not the better half coz football teams don't have spouses :-). A true Arsenal team got to give us fans a reason to sweat in this cold weather with a few nervy minutes in the end. Thank you team for that. Arteta (who I admire more than my salary) may like to rest the electric wire Martinelli (rest) and positional star Tomiyasu (calf issue during the Wolves match) for the outing to Luton on Tuesday only to be replaced by 100 % Ist team players for at least 17 teams in the PL Trossard and White, respectively. Here is the predicted lineup Trossard Jesus Saka Havertz    Odegaard Rice Zin Gabi Tequila White  Raya