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Liverpool about pride (and points) + summer transfer plans emerging | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. It’s quite difficult to preview a game that ultimately is more or less meaningless for both sides. Nevertheless, I do think there are some interesting elements to today’s proceedings. Liverpool might well be ‘on the beach’, but the beach is a fun place to be, and at home in front of their own fans, […]
Mixed messages and fine margins | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. A quick Saturday round-up for you. Mikel Arteta was in slightly tetchy form in his press conference yesterday, and to be honest, I kind of understand that. Whatever else you can say about him, I don’t think you could even begin to question his desire to win and to achieve things at this […]
Episode 829 - That final step | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined first by Andrew Allen to discuss the 2-1 defeat to PSG on Wednesday evening. We analyse the match, Arsenal’s bright start and those early chances, PSG’s goals coming from our own errors, the tactical decision to go long so […]
Some Friday thoughts | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. I don’t know if the dust has settled, or the dust is still settling, but a few quick Friday thoughts before I try and switch my brain off a bit on the golf course. Emotion As I said in yesterday’s post-game blog, I felt sad after Wednesday night. I’m a little less sad […]
PSG 2-1 Arsenal (3-1 agg): A bridge too far | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video I won’t lie to you, I’m sad. I went to bed sad; I had sad, intermittent sleep; and I woke up sad; so that will probably be reflected in this post. I hope you will allow me that indulgence this morning. I’m just a fan […]
PSG v Arsenal - live blog | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Champions League semi-final clash with PSG, kick-off 20.00 We’ve got up to the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login […]
Make It Happen | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Defeat in Paris on Wednesday night ultimately defined Arsenal’s season. The painful defeat to PSG did not really teach us anything we didn’t know about this team and this season. Arsenal are very well coached, have a strong tactical identity and, as a result of how they are coached, they have a very high floor. […]
PSG second-leg preview: Make it happen | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning folks. Today could feel like a very long day. Arsenal are in Champions League semi-final second leg action against PSG later on, with the game finely poised after last week. We’re 1-0 down from the first game, but anything can happen in football. If you watched last night’s other semi-final, you had a perfect […]
Arsecast Extra Episode 638 - 05.05.2025 | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta picked a strong side ahead of Wednesday’s clash with PSG, did that play a part in how people felt about losing this game? We chat about […]
Time to look forward | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. Enough has been said about what went wrong against Bournemouth, and our season as a whole, for now. It’s possible those are themes we will have to revisit at some point, but there’s also the possibility that we never really talk about them in massive depth again. That, of course, is dependent on what […]
Variety | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. The focus for Mikel Arteta and his players will be 100% on Wednesday’s trip to Paris now. In the meantime, we have to pore over the defeat to Bournemouth, one which does have an impact as a fan on your levels of belief going into a Champions League semi-final. I think you can try […]
Arsenal v Bournemouth - live blog | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash with Bournemouth, kick-off 17.30 We’ve got up to the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login on […]
Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth: Binary Gunners again pay the price for lack of goals | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video There are a lot of stats doing the rounds this morning after our 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth yesterday. That loss, a game in which we went ahead through Declan Rice, means that we have dropped 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this […]
Bournemouth preview: Grind it out | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. On paper, in the current context, Bournemouth at home isn’t a game that’s going to get the juices flowing, nevertheless, I do think it could be a useful exercise ahead of PSG on Wednesday, and there is still a little bit of work to do after some recent results in the Premier League. Man […]
Friday thoughts - observing the universe | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. This might surprise you, but I woke up thinking about Bournemouth. I know it’s not the game people care about most, it’s not even the game I care about most, but I can’t help what my brain does and where my mind goes. I was thinking about how much Mikel Arteta could change things […]
MLS CM? | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
As Arsenal fans we are accustomed to debates over player positions. In the late 2000s we suffered a collective obsession with repurposing all of our defenders that couldn’t really defend into defensive midfielders for some reason. Arsene Wenger once pranked us all by seriously playing Samir Nasri as a ‘deep lying playmaker’ in a league […]
Further PSG reflections ... | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
The sun shone in Dublin yesterday, temperatures reached 23C – unusually warm for the end of April. I spent most of the day in the back garden, reading John Connolly’s new book. I fired up the Weber and cooked some steak, then ambled into the city centre to have a couple of pints of Donegal’s […]
Episode 828 - Half-time | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Tom Canton of Football London to discuss Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to PSG in the Champions League semi-final first leg last night. We discuss the way the visitors dominated the opening stages – were they very good or were […]
Arsenal 0-1 PSG: Lessons to be learned at 'half-time' | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video I remember many years ago now, watching Arsenal play Barcelona in the Champions League at the Camp Nou. It was 1999, and this was a side that had won the double the previous season, but for long periods of the game it felt like we […]
Arsenal v PSG - live blog | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Champions League semi-final clash with PSG, kick-off 20.00 We’ve got up to the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login […]
PSG preview: Solid foundations the platform for special moments | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. Today could be a long day as we wait for tonight’s Champions League semi-final first leg against PSG. It’s the first one since 2009, a long time to wait to put things right based on what happened that evening, but the excitement – and nervousness – is palpable. In terms of team news, […]
Arsecast Extra Episode 637 - 218.04.2025 | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we begin with Arsenal reaching the Champions League final after beating Lyon 4-1 on Sunday. We chat about how it could be the first of two finals for the club, as the men prepare to take on PSG […]
Arsenal make the Champions League final | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. As we start to look forward to our Champions League semi-final with PSG, let’s begin today with Arsenal reaching the Champions League final yesterday with a 4-1 over Lyon. What a result against a team with that kind of history and pedigree in this competition, and Arsenal Women will take on Barcelona in Lisbon […]
Sunday round-up: Semi-final action later, Palace, Copa del Rey | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. A very quick Sunday blog for you, starting with Arsenal Women who are in Champions League semi-final second leg action this evening. They’re in Lyon, 2-1 down from the first game and with a big job to do later on. Katie McCabe says: You have to have it all, you have to have […]
A new deal for Gabriel as defensive plans for summer emerge | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. On the way home from town yesterday evening, we had to pop into the supermarket to get a few bits and pieces. On the way in we met a dog called Otto. He was a Staffie, with brindle markings, and he was waiting outside with one of his owners. We said hello to […]
Aura | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
If I were to show you a photo of a random group of young people from the 1970s and then I were to show you a photo of a random group of young people from the 1980s, even if you ‘cleaned’ the images up according to modern photographic standards, it is very likely you will […]
Episode 827 - Unfocused | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Charles Watts to discuss Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace last night. It’s a strange game to analyse because it was clear minds weren’t 100% focused on the job at hand with PSG upcoming, so we delve into […]
Lots of minutes = a couple of days off | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. Ahead of the game against Crystal Palace on Mikel Arteta spoke about the players having a bit of time off before the Champions League semi-final: They will have a day or two off and then a full preparation, three or four days about what we have to do to beat PSG. So we’re […]
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace: The 13th draw | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction Arsenal’s drew for the 13th time in the Premier League last night, twice being pegged-back by Crystal Palace as the game ended 2-2. We began well, going ahead early through Jakub Kiwior. Martin Odegaard’s set-piece delivery from our left-hand side was good, Palace’s marking was non-existent, but […]
Palace preview: A tale of two semis? | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. It’s Crystal Palace at home this evening, and as I wrote yesterday, it’s a game that still matters even if Europe matters much more at this point. The semi-finals with PSG played a part in the pre-game questioning of Mikel Arteta and whether he wanted to rest everyone ahead of those games, his reply: […]
Monday night comedy as Champions League race hots up | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Good morning. I enjoyed some Monday night football last night. I don’t usually spend much time watching that lot, but I’d just seen episode 2 of the new season of The Last of Us, and I needed some comedy to balance things out. So, thank you to master of the craft, Victor Vicario, Sp*rs laugh-a-minute […]
Arsecast Extra Episode 636 - 21.04.2025 | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at Sunday’s 4-0 win over Ipswich Town. We chat about the team selection, Arsenal’s dominance of the game when it was 11 v 11, the two first half goals, the red card challenge on Bukayo […]
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal: A comfortable win in second gear | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video After the drama of the Champions League, it felt like Arsenal needed something a little more routine when we faced Ipswich yesterday, and for various reasons that’s what we got. The first reason is that even when it was 11 v 11, we were on […]
Ipswich v Arsenal - live blog | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash with Ipswich, kick-off 14.00 We’ve got up to the second live text commentary, updates, goal clips, observations and occasionally witty asides. If you want to join the chat, register an Arseblog Live account. To do that, go to Arseblog Live – click login on […]
Ipswich away: Less glamour but still a job to do | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning all. For fairly obvious reasons, today’s Premier League visit to Ipswich isn’t as glamorous or exciting as a midweek jaunt to Madrid, but even if the Premier League is done and dusted now, it’s still an important game as we look to close out the season well and with some momentum. Asked on Friday […]
Saturday round-up: Champions League Semis + Arteta's European message | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning from a very rainy Dublin. We don’t play until tomorrow so there’s not a massive amount going on with the men today. First though, we should wish Arsenal Women all the best as they get ready to face Lyon in their Champions League semi-final first leg at the Emirates early this afternoon (12.30). In […]
Changing our European history | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Morning. Has the dust settled after Wednesday? Do you even get dust after beating Real Madrid home and away? Perhaps it’s branded differently. Lose a game, the dust settles. Win in Madrid and London, and a fine, shimmering powder falls upon the mother earth. Or something. I dunno. You see, we don’t have a lot […]
The journey | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
It’s Thursday evening and the sun has finally come out in Madrid. I am sitting in my Air BnB and trying to collect my thoughts having spent a fair portion of my day staring at my phone and soaking up all the content. I keep scrolling through my camera roll to review the photos and […]
Episode 826 - The Real Deal | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Ryan Hunn of the Stadio Podcast to discuss Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid, and qualification for the semi-finals of the Champions League. We chat about the key moments of the game, the penalty miss and the penalty […]
Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal: Only one team deserved to win | Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog
Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video Arsenal are into the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 16 years, having completed a famous double over Real Madrid with a 2-1 win at the Bernebeu last night. The team was as expected – the same one that started the first leg […]