What to expect Saturday at King Power Stadium

3rd vs. 5th sounds like an intriguing matchup, right? Well, there will be more to the story than football when the Foxes entertain the Gunners on Saturday. What can we expect from Leicester City in this important Premier League match-up? Well, to start with, let’s toss up a few of…

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Supporters Club of the Week

Every Thursday Yankeegooner.net picks a group of Arsenal supporters in the USA to be the Supporters Club of the Week. This week’s honor goes to the NORTH BAY GOONERS based in Santa Rosa, CA. Every match day this group of dedicated Arsenal fans gather at the K&L Bistro, 119 Main…

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1 shot on target = 1 goal = 1-1 draw in Portugual

I’m sick and tired of writing cynical posts about the Arsenal Football Club. No, I really am. I have a deep affection for the north London side, but lately frustration has gotten the best of me. So here we go again..another cynical post. If you had the unfortunate opportunity to…

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Tuesday’s Predictions

Starting XI… Martinez Kolasinac, Mustafi, Holding, Bellerin Ceballos, Torreira, Maitland-Niles Martinelli, Lacazette, Pepe Score… Vitoria 2 – Arsenal 2

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Oh Captain, my Captain! Xhaka out, Auba in

It was hardly a stunner today when Unai Emery stripped the captain’s arm band from Granit Xhaka and awarded it to our leading goal scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, This was good news for Arsenal Nation as Xhaka has been in the headlines consistently since his disrespectful display coming off the field…

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Who’s the boss?

Does anyone care to venture a guess as to which one of these guys will be Arsenal’s manager one week from today? If you have another choice, let us know! Send your vote to yankeegooner1953@yahoo.com Cheers. Gunner1953

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Has the ship sailed for Emery?

We are now 16 games into the season and we are getting a lot of headlines. Unfortunately, the press has been mostly negative. In just the last few weeks headlines have focussed on Ozil, Xhaka, and Emery. Other names outside the club have also been included, such as Mourinho, Vierra,…

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Dropping points…and the beat goes on

Today is Unai Emery’s 48th birthday. Hopefully, the man has a nice day with friends and family to celebrate the occasion, however, it’s probably a bittersweet day for the Arsenal boss. As the team continues to struggle to find form, and points, rumors are flying that he will be sacked…

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Has Arsenal forgotten how to win?

Another disappointing performance for Gooner supporters everywhere. A 1-1 draw vs. Wolves at home is not what we expected. Following a week of Xhaka drama, Unai Emery went against his recent mindset and (allowed) Mesut Ozil a spot in the starting XI. At the end of the day, Ozil put…

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