Arsenal 1st team favourites not ‘Deadwood’ will have to be sacrificed for the...
So transfer speculation continues and we all get sucked in. We just cannot help ourselves can we? Who are we bringing in? Stellar signings, returning heroes and unproven kids are all in the media mix...
View ArticleSchneiderlin is the perfect player so beware of cheap imitations – But being...
So we are into the second week of the January transfer window and still no concrete evidence that Arsenal are moving to address their issues. That is not to say that the club is not working hard and I...
View ArticleThe Coquelin and Cazorla combination just works sadly for Ramsey and Wilshere
After my last piece on the confusion between our desire for a defensive midfielder and/or midfield enforcer, my friend and occasional contributor to 1ND2OU Jane Cavendish, left an extremely insightful...
View ArticleTactical de-selection of Ozil and Walcott for North London Derby possible.
It was enjoyable to watch Ozil on Sunday versus Aston Villa and to a slightly lesser degree Theo Walcott also. The German looked sharper and decisively impacted the game at key moments with his...
View ArticleThe Selection of Gabriel over Mertesacker – A Season Defining moment says...
Apologies for there being nothing from me for some time but just occasionally something occurs that I feel worth writing on. In truth there are so many Arsenal blogs and bloggers these days and the...
View ArticleGabriel offers Wenger the exciting attacking options offered by a 3 man defence
Yesterday I began to write about my early admiration for Gabriel (pre-injury) and his attributes and I suggested my pondering on what he might mean for the team might would continue. Whilst it is very...
View ArticleExclusive – The Coquelin Blog that you won’t have read yet – Is he the 4th...
There are many articles in the press and on Arsenal sites correctly and understandably lauding the emergence and the form of Francis Coquelin. This is hardly surprising given the fairy tale aspect of...
View ArticleArsenal’s Mouthwatering Barcelona Style front 3 set for 2015/16
I have not written a new article here for a while but as is often the case a few thoughts that are hanging around in the back of my mind are brought to the fore by events. The events in question are...
View ArticleWenger the time is now for a Midfield Diamond Geezer – Allow Ozil to create,...
So here were are with number 4 in the series ‘Spicing up the tank without breaking the bank’ that aims to consider alternative ways to improve Arsenal in 2015/16 outside of big signings. How Wenger...
View ArticleThe Invincibles Formation with the 2015/16 Squad!
‘Spicing up the tank without breaking the bank’ Part 5 Okay so here we are at the end of my mini-series looking at ways to vary our systems and approach with the same players. I thought I better get...
View ArticleNo Schneiderlin, No Vidal, No Carvalho, No worries!
I am continually involved in conversations on social media and face to face, with friends and fellow Arsenal supporters about the need or otherwise for central midfield additions. It seems to be the...
View ArticleGabriel is the ‘New Keown’ and his partnership with Koscielny is the future
Anyone who has watched Arsenal over the last 30 years will read the title of the blog and think one of two things I suspect. They may think and correctly, that is a huge compliment for Arsenal’s newest...
View ArticleMaureen cannot park the bus today so counter attacking Arsenal expected
So big games are coming thick and fast early in the season and tomorrow’s is about as big as they come folks. The erratic early season form of both sides only serves to provide additional pressure on...
View ArticleOh Arsene and Arsenal what to do? – An Arsenal Poem of sorts!!
I have been finding it difficult to find the time or the inspiration to write of late. I guess this is down to having to write an original piece for Shoot every other week which I want to do well if I...
View Article“It is the Disciplined Central Midfield Pairing that gives Arsenal the...
This piece had been rolling around in my empty head for a while now but it was one of those that needed some research to prove a theory or hunch. It has been nagging at me on and off and every time I...
View ArticleArsenal in for James McArthur but is Mascherano also a target?
I have not written a piece like this for a while but the current injury crisis combined with the fast approaching winter window has sucked me in. So here comes one of my speculative blogs on what may...
View ArticleArsenal’s Bottle is back and it’s full of Team Spirit
On Monday someone pointed out to me it would be a good day for me to write on my own blog as it had been a while. I agreed as I had a piece in mind but I did not a first realise that they had a...
View Article27 Points the target and the first 3 crucial at Goodison Park
I have some time on my hand and feel the need for some therapy so writing about Arsenal usually does the trick. Hard to know where to start however after the tumultuous week or so the Gunners have had....
View ArticleWhat next to get the best from Aaron Ramsey after Xhaka’s Arrival?
The addition to the Arsenal squad of Granit Xhaka has certainly got most Arsenal fans excited. Some are more familiar with him then others and most, like me will be looking forward to seeing him in...
View ArticleWill a Diamond be a Wenger’s best friend?
Yesterday I wrote a speculative piece exploring the possibility of playing Aaron Ramsey in the centre, nominally of the 3 behind the striker. The article was born out of both positive and negative...
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