Such was the fanfare that surrounded the January signings of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, it was easy to forget where Arsenal need strengthening most. That is not to say that either player won’t make a big contribution, but that our arrivals aren’t intended to shore up a defence that has conceded 36 goals in […]
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It has been an underwhelming start to life at Arsenal for Alexandre Lacazette. Considering the money spent in the summer to get the striker to sign from Lyon – and perhaps the weight of expectation based on previous great Frenchmen to don the shirt – he has struggled to show his quality. The 25-year-old former […]
It is mystifying that, despite all his drawbacks – injury problems, poor form and lack of quality relative to English football’s elite – Danny Welbeck remains an Arsenal player. The former Manchester United striker was signed in 2014 to add more firepower and fulfill his undeniable potential he showed as a youngster: sadly, that objective […]
The final score at Wembley on Saturday, a 1-0 defeat for Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in which Harry Kane scored the winner, implies a tighter contest than the one we saw. The 13-time English champions were completely outplayed by our north London rivals, which goes to show that the divide in north London is becoming […]
For all the controversy and uncertainty surrounding the off-field leadership of Arsenal, there is encouragement to be taken from the club’s January business. The Gunners have made truly world-class signings in the shape of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Attacking midfielder Mkhitaryan was the best player in the Bundesliga as recently as 2015-16 and will […]