NUTS AND BOLTS

It is common to write “five thoughts” about football matches these days, but I have had six, so here goes and two hoots to protocol. This is 2012 and I’ll do what I want:Firstly then, my second thought (as my first one is unprintable, libellous and mig…

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal: Analysis

A long trip up to the Etihad stadium in Middle Eastlands for Gooners was a quietly optimistic one as a point was definitely a realistic hope, with three points on the minds of some of the away fans and hopefully … Continue reading →

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City: Analysis

A poignant minute’s silence for Gary Speed (R.I.P) turned into spontaneous applause and chants of ‘one Gary Speed’ before kick-off in a sold out Emirates which saw Fabianski, Djourou, Squillaci, Koscielny, Miquel, Frimpong, Coquelin,…

VIDEO – Reactions after Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

Arsenal’s and Manchester City’s managers and players offered their points of view on the Carling Cup game the two teams played last night.

Will Robin van Persie grab the Premier League Golden Boot this season?

Following his fantastic performance against Chelsea yesterday (during which he scored only his second career hat-trick), Robin van Persie is now the leading goalscorer in the Premier League with 10 goals in 10 games. RvP looks set to fight it out for t…

RvP champions Arsenal recovery but refuses to comment on Arsenal future

In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, Robin van Persie backed an Arsenal recovery following our torrid start to the Premier League season. RvP insists that there is no need to panic; He has complete faith in Arsène Wenger and believes that the playe…

PER FILO E PER SEGNO

FOLLOWING EVERY THREAD IN THE TAILOR’S TRADE9 Or So Questions Post Fulham 1. Why, dear Mr Mancini, did you replace City’s best player – David Silva – with City’s best journeyman – Pablo Zabaleta – with the score delicately set at 2-1, thus sending out …

Aguero, Dzeko, Tevez, Balotelli! Who will score the most goals?

It was a great start to the season for the blues at the Etihad stadium on Monday night. Premier League newcomers Swansea started well playing some nice possession football but were well beaten in the end by four goals to nil.

City created a host of ch…

Will Dzeko ever come good for City?

It’s no secret that the big Bosnian has been a disappointment since his move from Wolfsburg in January.
After impressing in Germany and the Champions League Edin came to City with everyone expecting him to make an instant impact. But for some reason i…

Chelsea reaction: Was it really that bad?

I have been reading some of the stories and comments from City fans and pundits about this game and I think maybe we are overreacting just a bit.
The usual negative, boring opinions are back again and to be honest I’m bored of reading about them. The t…

Arsenal vs Wigan: Problems Persist

For Arsenal it was the same Achilles heel which has blighted us all season. Our soft defending has seen two points slip away at a crucial time of the season. The result isn’t a catastrophe but it is certainly a huge annoyance given Wigan had 10 men at the time and we had 3 points

Edin Dzeko confirms “good offer”!

The top Bundesliga striker Eden Dzeko has been variously linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd in the last few months, and is now ready to leave Wolfsburg after receiving a “good offer”, and wants showdown talks with the Wolfsburg management.
“I hope and think that Wolfsburg will let me go,” Dzeko said. “Last [...]

Man City transfer rumours June 2nd – Milner, Dzeko, Maicon, Oanuhu and Ibrahimovic

With Robert Mancini aiming to make the Man City team his own after inheriting all his players from Mark Hughes, we can expect a hell of a lot of transfer activity at the Eastlands this summer.
Todays papers are full of Man City transfer news, starting with the revelation from Sport that City have made a [...]

Man City transfer rumours June 2nd – Milner, Dzeko, Maicon, Oanuhu and Ibrahimovic

With Robert Mancini aiming to make the Man City team his own after inheriting all his players from Mark Hughes, we can expect a hell of a lot of transfer activity at the Eastlands this summer.
Todays papers are full of Man City transfer news, starting with the revelation from Sport that City have made a [...]

Arsenal transfer rumours 8th April – Dzeko, Eboue and Hangeland

As the end of the season approaches and Arsenal’s defensive weaknesses have been exposed by Barcelona, it is no surprise that the papers are speculating who Wenger might bring in to strengthen the back line this summer.
The French manager indicated this week that “something needs to change”, and with Silvestre, Campbell and Gallas all [...]

Wenger – No chance of Chamakh, Balotelli or Dzeko, In fact I may buy no-one!

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger seems to becoming short of patience with the fans that keep clamouring for him to spend millions on expensive players just because Arsenal have lost a few games.
Arsenal have been linked with many good players, but with Wenger’s philosophy of not buying unless the player is young and cheap, [...]