Arsedevils

What success ? Asked former Arsenal forward Paul Merson. This was in reply to Jeff Sterlings reference to Sky Sports’ interview with Pochettino and Spurs’ habit of falling short in the premiership title race when he asked “Is this the pinnacle of their success ?” Of course, every Arsenal fan ... read more

There’s been an interesting debate between Arsenal fans on social media over the last few days, but I recall something similar when Unai Emery was installed as the head coach at the Emirates Back then, the Spaniard had a certain amount of latitude in the team’s performances due to 22 ... read more

There can be hardly any doubt that Arsenal have as many issues in the middle as they do at the back and there have been many suggestions of the type of player they need along with a number of names, the newest among them being Pape Gueye. An outright attacking ... read more

Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu and RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano are said to be the top targets for Arsenal in the summer but the gunners will have to dig deep into their sparse pockets to land either. Bayern Munich and Barcelona are in the hunt for Upamecano and he will ... read more

Stan Kroenke has no more than another two seasons to get Arsenal back in contention for the major prizes. No one is miraculously going to buy out the American, not in its current state, so where is the motivation to improve the club in such a short time ? Money ... read more

Mesut Ozil has a beautiful gift. An immensely talented footballer with a sublime ability, exquisite touch and superb vision but like so many before him, he has chosen to waste periods of his career with an attitude and application that didn’t match the talent. He could have been one of ... read more

The news that Arsenal are allegedly considering a move for Adam Lallana is hard to swallow for any Gunners fan. He’s a reasonable player for sure, but if he’s not good enough for the Premier League leaders why should he be good enough for Arsenal ? It’s even more annoying ... read more

At this stage of the season I expected Steve Bruce to be looking for gainful employment at another club and as for Newcastle, I expected the usual struggle at the bottom of the table after losing the talented and well respected Rafa Benitez. I also thought that with the summer ... read more

Mikel Arteta’s work may have to begin again in the summer as Arsenal’s alleged fire sale gets underway. According to various sources apart from the likes of Xhaka and Mustafi, Ozil, Aubameyang and Lacazette could all find their way out of the Emirates exit door if the money is right. ... read more

There’s absolutely no doubt that Arsenal’s academy has probably the best crop of youngsters in the country at present. Over the recent seasons, Arsenal supporters have seen the emergence of players such as Joe Willock, Ainsley Maitland Niles, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson but as ... read more

David Dein is either the hero or villain for Arsenal supporters in the history books. Yet, it very much depends on how you look at the situation to agree which page you’re on and that isn’t exactly easy. The whole Dein story generates either affection, anger or a degree of ... read more

When Konstantinos Mavropanos arrived at the Emirates in 2018, many felt that the club had found a player with the potential to plug the holes in a notoriously brittle and nervy back four. An excellent performance against Manchester United in the 2017/18 season made the signing look inspired, but there ... read more

So the season is entering a crucial end phase and Mikel Arteta has had an endless stream of injuries and complex personnel issues to resolve without the benefit of being in charge for pre-season. This collection of facts doesn’t appear to worry a particular group of unforgiving Arsenal fans who ... read more

Unai Emery has failed to read the post mortem notes following the death of his Arsenal career. The Spanish coach seems somewhat delusional about his own role in his sacking, preferring to be the victim of circumstances. Emery had lost control of the dressing room and with each change of ... read more

This is not going to be easy for any Arsenal and Manchester United supporter to read, but I think it’s probably time to stop sticking our heads in the sand and stop being completely delusional. When Arsenal were arguably at the peak of their powers in the late 90’s under ... read more

I’ve been patiently waiting for signs that Arsenal’s new and improved, collection of head honchos are different from the likes of Ivan Gazidis and Stan Kroenke.  The summer of 2019 was something of a surprise, with a handful of unexpected additions which lead to every supporter having ... read more

I’m struggling to find new ways to get excited about draws, especially scoreless draws but I am getting used to the empty feeling of Arsenal leaving another ground with just a point. Afterwards, Arteta complained about the Burnley pitch, claiming the grass was too long and that it hadn’t been ... read more

The winter transfer window is finally over and in many respects it’s just a continuation of historic failure for Arsenal. There is a distinct feeling that despite adding Pedro Mari and Cedric Soares on loan, it was just another case of Arsenal plugging the visible holes in the leaking barrel ... read more

Look on most Arsenal fan forums and you’ll find the same questions regarding the gunners general transfer policy. There seems to be a mystifying and inexplicable need from Arsenal to sign players who are injured. It goes back years and features names like Kim Källström, Dennis Suarez, Kieran Tierney and ... read more

Arsenal supporters aren’t exactly impressed by the clubs clumsy loan transactions in the transfer window. Well let’s be honest, it looked like Arsenal were going to get through this transfer window without spending a bean but at last fans have news of at least one loan signing in Pablo Mari ... read more

At this time of the season, with not enough points, stuck in the middle of the premiership table and still wary of the relegation zone, a fixture with Sean Dyche’s battle hardened and begrudging Burnley, is not quite top of Mikel Arteta’s wish list. Arteta and Dyche are in desperate ... read more

There were solid rumours about Bruno Guimaraes being close to joining Arsenal but that is a thing of the past now. The Brazilian midfielder has joined Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon for a transfer fee of around £17m. I’m angry, really angry that a potentially top quality midfielder has slipped ... read more

Shkodran Mustafi’s time at Arsenal has been blighted by errors and unfavourable reviews, with the defender seemingly destined to leave the Emirates in either this transfer window or in the next. With his poor form and damaged reputation, it was always going to be difficult to move him on but ... read more

Alexandre Lacazette is a player known for the occasional strop during matches and when being substituted. During the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, he threw yet another act of frustration after being hauled off for academy product Eddie Nketiah 15 minutes from the end. It was an act which ran ... read more

There were lots of interesting plot lines in this FA cup encounter between the two sides, Arsenal and Bournemouth who have both been extremely poor for the bulk of the season. The performance of Bournemouth and Arsenal in this game would probably indicate the immediate future of each and go ... read more

Rumour has it that a couple of deals that Arsenal were hoping to close in the current transfer window are now at an end. The reason ? The same as every season, the reluctance to cement a permanent deal in January and spend hard cash. Yes, we are aware that ... read more

When Rob Holding came to Arsenal, many were baffled by Arsene Wenger’s purchase of the £2.70m defender from Bolton in 2016. The Frenchman gradually introduced him into the side, giving him time and experience at the top level of English football and by 2017, Holding looked on course for a ... read more

Arsenal haven’t always been sharp in their negotiations, in fact, if you needed a term for their recent contract discussions, then the word ‘pitiful’ is as good as any. That has had to improve but as yet, we have no real evidence that anything has changed but Gabriel Martinelli would ... read more