First goal was always gonna be vital in a game like that. I said it would be a tight game and that’s what it turned out to be. Alexis Sanchez was buzzing around strongly from the kick-off and when he…
From David Ball : Buckleys What is Buckleys? It means Buckley’s chance or no chance. Buckley was an escaped convict in Australia about 180 years ago who ended up living with the aboriginals for about 35 years. An old saying.You’ve…
Here is the first review 20 years ago this weekend. Quite a trip; how we live and learn. Jason MacAteer was booed by Bolton fans in a friendly and was confronted by fans, no doubt hastening his departure from the club.…
From Daymee : balance Hi Myles, If there was a letter I’ve been writing for many weeks that needed more work, now I don’t need to write it anymore because Poet has said everything there is to say. A pure…
“Sometimes, we are maybe too nice,” said Wenger. “If you want to say our aggressive level last Sunday was not big enough, then I would agree with you. It is maybe linked with the fact we were too confident and…
From James : Ozil or Cazorla Myles, That was an interesting read by Poet. But he failed to touch on one scenario. In the current 4-2-3-1 system, Ozil and Cazorla should be competing for the same starting spot at Number…
Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 1 It’s Dutch pattern football, played strictly. Very precise and technical, wingers waiting wide and high, keeping the shape, not giving the ball away in silly areas. United were leading 1-0 at half-time after a…
From Poet : Balance is far more important than talent, as we all know. If it wasn’t so, the Madrid Galacticos would have won far more than they did. Our balance is simply not right, and we need the balance…
From Idriss Lamare : Deja vu, no? Hope you had a chance to read that interview in Complex mag with Gibbs and Walcott. Very amusing and sadly depressing. Walcott remarked that Jens was the most intimidating person he ever played…
From Simon : fickle f*ckers No surprise to see everyone falling on their swords again as Arsenal balls up another opening day fixture. Surely, all this hyperbole and title talk from the Arsenal team was a classic ‘set us up…