Predicted starting XI v Rangers

The Gunners will play Mikel Arteta’s former club Rangers on Saturday in their 2nd preseason warm-up match of the season. After a rather dismal performance at Hibernian, Arsenal need to get momentum swinging in their direction before heading to the U.S. next week. I predict the boss will start a…

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Rust and dust everywhere in preseason opener

It wasn’t any football master class on Tuesday in Edinburgh, Scotland, in fact, it looked more like the early preseason scrimmage it was. The rust and dust was everywhere. Obviously, training camp has only begun and the players definitely need more conditioning and drilling to get match fit before August…

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It’s Match Day, Gooner Nation!

It feels like Christmas Eve as Arsenal kicks-off the club’s 2021/2022 preseason today in Scotland at Hibernian. Yes, I know, it’s only a preseason friendly, however, it will still be great to see the Gunners back on the pitch after a 51-day absence. Hopefully, in the process, we will get…

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Bukayo might have missed today, but will be on target for years to come!

Bukayo Saka was not in England’s starting XI on Sunday v Italy in the Euro 2020 final, yet Arsenal’s young star came on and played an important role in the match’s outcome. Unfortunately, it was not the magical moment all of England had hoped for. Piers Morgan said it best…

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UPDATED: Yankee Gooner’s 2021/2022 Arsenal squad wish list

This is an updated posting to correct an earlier one inadvertently posted before it had been edited! Sorry about that.   Here’s my wish list for the complete Arsenal squad by opening day! Aubameyang, Saka, Martinelli, Pepe, Lacazette, Balogun (Forwards) Partey, Lokonga, Aouar, Smith Rowe, Sanches, Elneny (Midfielders) Tierney, White, Gabriel,…

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Arsenal puts pen to paper with Nuno Tavares

Hopefully, today’s announcement will be the first of many to take place in the days ahead as 21-year-old defender Nuno Tavares has officially signed a long-term contract with the Gunners. Tavares will serve as the primary back-up to Kieran Tierney at left back, but he can also play other defensive…

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Edu and Arteta are between a rock and a hard place

Wouldn’t it be fun to be a fly on the wall when Edu and Arteta hold transfer talks? As fans of the game, we watch the transfer headlines, links and rumors everyday while the window is open. It must be a complex and mind-blowing task to sell, to buy, to…

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They say the great ones always get away

Today is opening day for Arsenal’s first team training camp at London Colney, but there is one guy in particular I am missing the most. That guy is Emi Martinez. Here’s why… Emi is a world class GK. Just yesterday he made three saves in a penalty kick shoot-out v…

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POLLS RESULTS: Who will win Euro 2020?

The results are in, and the poll is closed! Who will win Euro 2020? ENGLAND – 48.15% ITALY – 37.04% SPAIN – 11.11% DENMARK – 3.7% Thanks for voting!

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