Get rid of the cut-outs, real people are coming back!

Good news, UK prime minister Boris Johnson has now confirmed that football supporters can return to stadiums beginning May 17th at the earliest. Speaking in the House of Commons the prime minister confirmed that he will allow up to 10,000 supporters or 25 per cent of capacity, whichever is the smaller,…

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Are the Gunners ready to play with the big boys?

After watching yesterday’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City, I am now convinced Arsenal will finish the season in the middle of the Premier League pack with the likes of Crystal Palace, Southampton and Leeds United. Mikel Arteta has so much work to do before Arsenal gets even close to the…

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A draw on Thursday, and now a huge test on Sunday

Arsenal outplayed Benfica on Thursday with some very strong performances, however, the goals failed to follow their effort, and the Gunners returned to London with a 1-1 draw. The second leg of the UEL’s Round of 32 tie will be on Thursday in Athens. As we all know, this is the…

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OPINION: Can we please act like human beings?

Can we please act like human beings towards each other? Every day it seems some one in the football world is being threatened or violated on social media, or on the internet. Many of these words are racist and cruel. This has to stop. Look, I’m no prude and hardly…

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The Gunners have patched their once leaky defense

The Gunners have strengthened the defense this season. Even with an occasional costly error or two, Mikel Arteta has found a way to patch the leaky and vulnerable defense Arsenal was so famous for. Here are a few stats to back-up that opinion… In the 36 games (in all competitions) Arsenal…

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Back to the Europa League, and a trip to Rome to face Benfica

Arsenal is getting ready to resume action in the Europa League on Thursday with a Round of 32 1st Leg match v S.L. Benfica. Due to COVD-19 travel restrictions, in and out of the UK, the match will be played in Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Benfica is a talented…

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A big win, and the forgotten man

Sunday’s match was a joy to watch. The Gunners looked very impressive with their high press, their creativity and their overall spirit. Only a couple of poor defensive moments prevented this from being their top performance of the season. Kudos to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for finding the form we expect to…

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Who will Arteta start on Sunday?

Who will Mikel Arteta have in his starting XI on Sunday? I have revised my choices, so here they are… [4-2-1-3] Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka Odegaard Xhaka, Elneny Soares, Mari, Holding, Bellerin Leno Predicted final score… ARSENAL 2 – Leeds United 1 COYG!

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Rambo 2.0, probably not gonna happen, and why it shouldn’t

One of the great things about the internet and social media is the amount of “hearsay” that gets published every day. Rumors, baseless information and innuendos run rampant throughout the on-line world. However, there was one story that caught my attention, and even though I don’t think it is even…

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