Arsenal Opinion Archives: 12/2019

On Monday, Gabriel Martinelli kicked off an online debate when he started and scored against West Ham United.

Arsenal sealed top spot in their group and ensured a more favourable draw for the knock-out round of the Europa League, but it was not pretty.

Arsenal hiring Carlo Ancelotti before Unai Emery would have weirdly felt like a step sideways but the Italian is exactly what Arsenal need at this moment in time.

Down the decades, Arsenal fans have been spoiled with a succession of top-class goalkeepers but this seemingly unbroken alternation between club greats and journeymen since WWII doesn’t include one very notable exception – John Lukic

Reiss Nelson turned 20 on Tuesday, and it’s about time he gets another chance to start for this Arsenal team.

It was the team all Arsenal fans wanted, for a little while at least, so there was much excitement ahead of the game followed by a lot of sadness, some jubilation and a weird sense of disbelief that Arsenal actually managed to win a match.

Over a year ago, Nick Cohen wrote a piece for The Guardian saying football fans should be asking hard questions about the money behind leading clubs and, on Human Rights Day, those questions still need asking.

The race for top four in the Premier League is, to use a common expression, tighter than a duck’s arse, which is also said to be what is squeezing out Arsenal’s performances this season.

Arsenal against Brighton was a lot of things, few of them good as we moved closer to the relegation zone with our first home league defeat of the season, so here are 23 things I noticed from Thursday night.

Looking through some stats, I thought it an interesting distraction to have a gander at the players Unai Emery picked the most often this season to see if I could make a first XI.

Freddie Ljungberg’s first match as Arsenal manager didn’t result in a win but it did give us a lot more entertainment, so here are 22 things I noticed during the game.

I find it hard not to think of Theo Walcott when I watch Nicolas Pepe play, but probably not for the reasons you’re thinking.