All posts tagged "Arsenal"

  • Can Arsenal break through a psychological barrier against Chelsea?

    Arsenal have a psychological barrier standing in the way of beating Chelsea, who, with due respect to north-London rivals Tottenham, have been their fiercest London foes in recent years.  The Gunners haven’t triumphed over the Blues in...

    • Posted January 21, 2016
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 3-3 Arsenal

    Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal doesn’t particularly favor either side.  Both managers will walk away from the match frustrated by the result, with each team having surrendered leads in a topsy-turvy, utterly compelling Premier League thriller.  Despite...

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City

    It’s a little known fact that Petr Cech is an avid drummer. The thirty-three-year-old goalkeeper covers rock bands such as Foo Fighters, The Script, U2 and Nirvana and uploads videos of his work onto his small, discreet...

    • Posted December 21, 2015
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur

    Arsene Wenger has a love-hate relationship with time. On one hand, time can cure all, and in a seventeen-year career filled with highs and lows, Wenger knows this well. In a perfect world, with time comes opportunity;...

    • Posted November 8, 2015
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  • MOTD: Bayern Munich 5-1 Arsenal

    What sets Arjen Robben apart? Blistering pace, excellent ball control, and an incredible first touch. In the sixty-fifth minute of Bayern Munich’s Champions League meeting with Arsenal, his first touch shielded a wayward clearance and brought the...

    • Posted November 4, 2015
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 2-1 Everton

    Arsenal switched tactics for their midweek battle with Bayern Munich and impressively delivered a 2-0 win from two goals on the break, salvaging their knockout round aspirations in the Champions League. In their third match this week,...

    • Posted October 24, 2015
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  • MOTD: Arsenal 2-0 Bayern Munich

    London cabbies are famous for their knowledge of their city and to an only-slightly lesser extent, of their football. Last November, I traversed across the pond to England and whilst in London caught Manchester United’s Premier League...

    • Posted October 20, 2015
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  • Can you see the Red Moon rising?

    This was an amazing weekend for both stargazers and Manchester United supporters, as by the end, they both could see the sight of red when looking up! The 2015/16 Premier League season started with a Blue Moon...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur gear up for Capital One Cup clash

    It’s a trope that England’s domestic cups have lost their weight; the Capital One Cup even more so than the FA Cup. Today, Manchester City breezed past Sunderland in front of a half-empty stadium and tomorrow, Liverpool...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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  • Costa’s tricks won’t cease until Arsenal stop falling for them

    Diego Costa winds up opposition defenders in every match he plays, but rarely with such aplomb that it could warrant a man of the match award.  It was Costa’s provocation of Gabriel into a sending off that proved the turning point...

    • Posted September 19, 2015
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