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Yesterday we spoke a little about Emile Smith Rowe’s development, and continuing down that line, I would like to expand on some thoughts. Smith Rowe has been fantastic since coming into the Arsenal team against Chelsea on Boxing Day. He has now started the last 5 league  games in row, ... read more

Arsenal’s return to form under Mikel Arteta has coincided with the development of Emile Smith Rowe. It all changed on Boxing Day when Gabriel tested positive for COVID19. As a result fellow Brazilian’s David Luiz and Willian had to self-isolate due to being in close contact with their colleague. With ... read more

Arsenal (0) 3 Newcastle United (0) 0 Premier League Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Monday, 18th January 2021. Kick-off time: 8.00pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Cédric Soares, Rob Holding, David Luiz, Kieran Tierney; Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Emile Smith-Rowe, Bukayo Saka; Alexandre Lacazette. Substitutes: Hector Bellerin, Gabriel Magalhães, Willian ... read more

Football players are just passengers on a train. For most clubs, that train has been running for well over a century. It has had ups and downs. Gone through dark tunnels and reached the top of the mountain. The train never stops (except for war and disease). A player gets ... read more

One of the commonly written lines by fans of Mesut Ozil is that he was frozen out by Arsenal following his comments over the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China. This is a fake claim created by Ozil fans in an attempt to paint their hero as a victim, and ... read more

Arsenal (0) 0 Crystal Palace (0) 0 Premier League Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Thursday, 14th January 2021. Kick-off time: 8.00pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, David Luiz, Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Dani Ceballos, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Alexandre Lacazette. Substitutes: Gabriel Magalhães, Willian Borges da ... read more

Rob Holding, you know… Fair play to Rob Holding. Last summer he looked out the door. Set to join Newcastle on loan due to Arsenal having 8 central defenders. The deal fell through at the last minute due to injuries and Holding has gone from strength to strength since. Holding ... read more

Arsenal (0) 2 Newcastle United (0) 0 (after extra time) FA Cup Third Round Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Saturday, 9th January 2021. Kick-off time: 5.30pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Cédric Soares, David Luiz, Pablo Marí, Kieran Tierney; Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock; Nicolas Pépé, Willian Borges da Silva, Reiss Nelson; Pierre-Emerick ... read more

The rise of social media has confided with fans having an unhealthy obsession with young players who have achieved nothing the in the game. Previously, “fan accounts” were for a clubs best players. Alexis Sanchez. Mesut Ozil. Aaron Ramsey. And so on. However with fans now driven by “being first”, ... read more

West Bromwich Albion (0) 0 Arsenal (2) 4 Premier League The Hawthorns, 9 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B71 4LF Saturday, 2nd January 2021. Kick-off time: 8.00pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Pablo Marí, Kieran Tierney; Dani Ceballos, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Alexandre Lacazette. Substitutes: Willian Borges da ... read more

Brighton and Hove Albion (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 1 Premier League The AMEX Stadium, Village Way, Brighton BN1 9BL Tuesday, 29th December 2020. Kick-off time: 6.00pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Pablo Marí, Kieran Tierney; Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Substitutes: Dani Ceballos, ... read more

Arsenal (2) 3 Chelsea (0) 1 Premier League Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Saturday, 26th December 2020. Kick-off time: 5.30pm (4-2-3-1) Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Pablo Marí, Kieran Tierney; Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli; Alexandre Lacazette. Substitutes: Dani Ceballos, Alex Rúnarsson, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, ... read more

Arsenal (1) 1 Manchester City (1) 4 Carabao Cup Quarter Final Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Tuesday, 22nd December 2020. Kick-off time: 8.00pm (4-2-3-1) Alex Rúnarsson; Cédric Soares, Gabriel Magalhães, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolašinac; Dani Ceballos, Mohamed Elneny; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Joe Willock, Gabriel Martinelli; Alexandre Lacazette. Substitutes: Bernd Leno; Kieran ... read more