The Stand Archives: 05/2015

Nine years. It’s a long time in a lifetime, let alone in football. For those of us of a Gooner persuasion, it’s a length of…

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made a return to the Arsenal squad for the final game of the season after being sidelined since the FA Cup quarter final…

Looking back over the season, there are a few key moments that resulted in us reaching third in the Premier League and the final of…

Mesut Ozil. If you don’t love him then I have to question your intellect. Heavily criticised since his arrival at Arsenal, those who pay close…

Joel Campbell has told the media in Costa Rica that he is obsessed with playing at Arsenal and will happily go out on loan again…

Victory through harmony. It may be the club’s motto, but it also applies to two of our most exciting yet divisive players. Mesut Ozil and…

Sunday afternoon’s third place play off* with Manchester United offered a graphic illustration of a problem which has begun to surface in the last few weeks. I…

Hector Bellerin believes that a top three finish is crucial for Arsenal and that they can challenge on all fronts next season. Speaking to Sky…

Gabriel may not have seen much action on the pitch since his arrival at January but he’s more than getting to grips with his new…

Horses for courses. It’s an oft heard British idiom to explain how you should select the best person for the particular job, and it’s exactly…

Hector Bellerin is pretty good at football. Arriving at Arsenal in the summer of 2011 along with Jon Toral from Barcelona, we all had an…

Francis Coquelin is no stranger to being out on loan but the defensive midfielder doesn’t feel as if one of his loan spells was particularly helpful.…

In an excellent piece by Amy Lawrence in today’s Guardian, Francis Coquelin described how it felt to be involved in that match at Old Trafford.…

After being recalled by Arsenal while out on loan at Charlton Athletic, Francis Coquelin has been something of a revelation – the missing piece of…

Swansea City manager, Garry Monk, played for the Swans for over a decade before becoming manager and Arsene Wenger believes more clubs should do this. Speaking ahead…

It seems rather odd that the manager, after years of never being able to select a settled lineup, is being quizzed on doing just that.…

The worries of the Arsenal world weigh heavy. That’s what Jack Wilshere found out back in the autumn of 2011, at any rate. With the…

Arsenal have one of the most diverse and extensive fan bases in the Premier League. In this short documentary, you get to see how a…