Barcelona v. Arsenal: Return of the Good Bad and Ugly

My regular reader knows that I have retired the Good, Bad, and Ugly format for post match analysis. But much like Phil Collins, the Good Bad and Ugly is only in semi-retirement. I have the right to bring it back and make a preposterous “comeback” album erm, blog any time the game fits. In this case, [...]

Barcelona v. Arsenal; Keys to the Game

Arsenal travel to Spain to play footballing cliches Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 and never before has a sentence used so many words to say so very little. In the spirit of that opener, I invite all of my readers to relax, try not to take the game too [...]

Messi 4-1 Arsenal; the TAO of Wenger comes up short

Early on in the season, Wenger said that in order to win trophies a team has to have Talent, Attitude, and Opportunity. It’s what I’ve cheekily called the “TAO of Wenger” and now that we’ve been knocked out of the penultimate trophy left in this season it’s a good time to take a look at last [...]