Football Rolling

Morning all. I have to say I’m most amused by the focus on Arsenal and the ‘dark arts’ after the game on Sunday. We’ve had a procession of Man City players come out to complain about it or, at least, reference it. Manuel Akanji asked if Arsenal had mastered the ‘dark arts’: “Yes, I don’t…

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at the 2-2 draw with Man City on Sunday, discussing the early stages of the game in which the home side dominated, before we talk about the moments that changed the game. Rodri’s injury seemed…

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video Where to start? Well, how about the first few seconds when Kai Havertz bumped into Rodri, who stepped across his path. The Spanish international pretended he’d been caught in the face and the game was stopped for two minutes while he kept up the facade…

Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash with Man City, kick-off 16.30 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…

Morning all. It’s the third of three tricky away games today as we visit Man City. Traditionally a very unhappy hunting ground for us in recent seasons, we came away with a point last time out, and Mikel Arteta will be hoping to go one better this afternoon. In terms of the team, there don’t…

Morning. A quick Saturday round-up for you, ahead of tomorrow’s game against Man City. Mikel Arteta did a sit down with the Premier League’s media team rather than a pre-game press conference, and I thought this bit was kinda interesting. Asked about the schedule, with the trip to the Et115had coming after away games in…

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Phil Costa to talk about Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Atalanta on Thursday night. We discuss the difficulty of playing against the Italian side, especially in a week where this is the second of three very tough away games,…

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction Thank you David Raya. Not just for making an incredible double save from Atalanta’s second half penalty, but for saving us from a couple of day of navel-gazing and introspection ahead of Sunday’s trip to Man City. There’s enough to consider already, doing it with the sting…

Join us for live blog coverage of our Champions League clash with Atalanta, 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 on…

Morning. We’re in Champions League action this evening, as we take on last season’s Europa League winners Atalanta. The new convoluted format has been a topic of discussion, it’s a Super League by proxy, but the idea that we’re still playing on a Thursday – especially with a big game on Sunday – is a…