Arsenal Opinion Archives: 12/2016

With Arsenal players new and not-so-new doing us proud all year long (mostly), it’s been difficult to pick which one stands out the most.

Arsenal made five signings in 2016 but which was the best?

As much as Arsenal love to ‘walk the ball into the net’ at times, we do score some rather gorgeous goals for our efforts.

Ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace and Big Sam’s first trip to the Emirates as the new manager, we looked back at Arsene Wenger’s top five managerial rivalries.

As an Arsenal fan, it often feels like we’re reliving the same season over and over again. Here are 5 things we learned from 2016.

As it is traditional to have an end of the year review, here are my Arsenal Ladies player awards for the 2016 season.

With 2016 coming to an end, we look back at some of the highlights from the year.

As painful as it is, with 2016 coming to an end, it’s time to look back at some of our not-so-great moments.

Ever feel like we’re playing the same game of football over and over?

When I said I would do the Arsenal end of year review I thought I’d know what to say. Turns out I didn’t really

Who sets the tempo of Arsenal’s play?

Earlier this week, Olivier Giroud hinted that he is set to sign a new contract with Arsenal. Should he? Should Arsenal even be offering him one?

In trying to sum up the year so far, with all of its trials and tribulations, the same little tidbit comes to mind.

After he netted his seventh goal of the current campaign in a narrow Boxing Day win over MK Dons, Charlton’s highly-rated teenager, Ademola Lookman, is becoming increasingly close to a potential Everton move.

Olivier Giroud’s goal against West Brom reminded us that he can be useful on the day, and managing the player’s expectations will be the key for Arsenal to be able to compete this season.

A lot has been said of Mesut Ozil’s apparent inability to perform during Arsenal’s bigger games.

“Be careful what you wish for.”

Mesut Özil accomplished something last week that is both damning to his critics and completely irrelevant to his fans; he failed the ‘eye test’.

“Pain and suffering in various tempos.”

‘Tis the season to be…fed up? As the nights draw in ever earlier and the days get ever grey-er, Arsenal’s title challenge has wilted badly…