Arsenal Opinion Archives: 06/2018

Since his move from Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016 Granit Xhaka has split opinion but his improvement is undeniable.

After Arsène Wenger’s announcement that he would leave Arsenal the carousel of potential successors was in full swing before finally landing on an unexpected name. So how did Arsenal end up picking Unai Emery and now that the dust has settled, what can Arsenal fans really expect from their new manager in the new season? 

Unai Emery has taken the reigns from Arsene Wenger for little more than a month but has wasted no time in a big shakeup at the Emirates.

It will have escaped nobody’s attention that Alex Scott and Eni Aluko are female pundits offering their opinions at the World Cup. In this mini-pod, Lee Hurley briefly discusses the problems women face in the footballing world while asking why we tolerate the awful standards delivered by male pundits in the game.

Germany made a losing start to the World Cup, falling 1-0 to Mexico, and surprise, surprise – guess who was in the firing line? That’s right; our own Mesut Ozil seems to be the fall guy again.

It will have escaped nobody’s attention that Alex Scott and Eni Aluko are female pundits offering their opinions at the World Cup.

When the day came for Jack Wilshere to leave Arsenal, I thought I’d be sadder.

On Tuesday afternoon the first round of World Cup matches drew to a close, so let’s take a look at how the Arsenal players are getting on at the tournament so far.

Tight. Stingy. Stubborn. Just three of the insults thrown at Arsene Wenger during his time at Arsenal, but his behaviour in the last few transfer windows before he left was more than a little odd, so what was going on?

After 11 games, it is interesting to note that discipline records are very good at the 2018 World Cup. Is that due to VAR or the referees leniency with regards to the rules on yellow and red cards?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Arsenal don’t like it up ’em; Arsenal are too nice; Arsenal need some more characters when it’s not going well.

Alex Iwobi insists he’s a better dresser than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, taking a light-hearted shot at his new teammate in an interview on national team duty.

Arsenal already have two defensive signings already on the way in Sokratis and Stephan Lichtsteiner. With an Aaron Ramsey extension looking more and more likely, and the club being sorted in attack, a goalkeeper seems the most important signing.

There are countless reasons why you can be proud to be an Arsenal fan. One of the proudest regards I have for Arsenal however, is how they strive for respect and encourage diversity and equality. In particular, how they have led from the front in Women’s football.

Unless a phone call is made in the next couple of days, Alexandre Lacazette, Jack Wilshere, Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi will be watching the World Cup at home.

An early wake-up call, a meeting with the Pope and Manchester United’s low valuation led to Danny Welbeck becoming an Arsenal player.

As the transfer window opens and the conveyor belt of new signings starts to pick up the pace, let’s look at five Arsenal could make to excite fans this summer.

I was lucky enough to be invited to the FA Women’s Football Award 2018. It was the 20th annual edition celebrating the best of women’s football.