It’s Arsenal’s 3rd straight year in this 2nd tier of European football competition…ugh! Now, I’m not complaining too much (BS), however, it is my sincere hope and prayer we find a way to get back into the Champions League next season. We were so close last May until those nasty…

We are only 5 games into the season and the BS is already flying around AFC. 1 . Sokratis apologized for the horrendous mistake he make early in the 2nd half that brought Watford back into the game. 2 . Emery stated in his post-game press conference the team needs…

Now that the international break is over and the full squad reunites tomorrow for training let’s take a look at Emery’s potential starting XI vs. Watford on Sunday. With the hope that everyone is fit here’s my XI… Leno Maitland-Niles, Holding, Luiz, Kolasinac Xhaka, Guendouzi Ceballos Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang Possible…

If you are currently watching the USA/Uruguay match on FS1…you are probably comatose. Let’s hope Lucas Torreira stays on the bench to avoid any chance of injury in this painfully dull and unimportant contest of boredom, aka international friendly. After watching 1 1/2 matches of USA soccer during the international…

Do you know what I hate the most about the international breaks? Everything! Now being an American I guess the European qualifiers really don’t have a lot of meaning to us Yankees. Even though it’s fun to watch Arsenal’s world class players in action playing for their countries, I am…

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Just a quick note to ask everyone in Gunner Nation to send along your thoughts, suggestions, content ideas, questions, answers or anything else that comes to mind regarding this year’s squad and fixture schedule. Let’s get the conversation going! (I’m now up and running on Twitter, and will be on…

I must say I was quite shocked this morning when I saw the tweet regarding Mkhitaryan’s loan move to Roma. I wasn’t shocked that he didn’t fit into Emory’s current plans, however, I was shocked by the timing. With questions remaining in the mid-field, and with a lack of depth…

The first half was discouraging, but the second half was encouraging! When Dani Ceballos came on the pitch at the 60th minute the game changed dramatically. The pace quickened, the Gunners’ intensity increased, and the overall performance on the pitch rose from a C- to an A- in a mater…