Tom Vermaelen
This match was a textbook example of how a scoreline doesn't always reflect how well or poorly a given team is playing. While luck almost always normalizes over a course of a full season, it doesn't a...
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Arsenal outplayed Tottenham for almost 95 minutes of yesterday's edition of the North London Derby. Unfortunately, the game consisted of 97. However, it would be misguided to say that Arsenal deserved...
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This was not a match that you will rave about on your deathbed to your grandkids. It was not pretty, exciting or effective for long stretches - and frankly, any other opponent would have walked away w...
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The inquest into last weekend's capitulation in the FA Cup largely missed the point. Brickbats galore were directed at the players, with accusations of arrogance and lack of effort. I disagree.
At a ...
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I frequently post on the message forums of one of the larger Arsenal blogs out there. Earlier this season, I posted something to the effect of how we used to laugh at Liverpool, but really, we are the...
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This result comes down to nothing other than the fact that Arsenal could not be bothered to show up for the entirety of the first half. Anything approaching 90 minutes of full effort would have result...
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Arsenal spent 80 minutes politely knocking on Swansea City's door, an endeavor that shouldn't have been necessary with a 2-1 lead after a similar timeframe in the last game. That didn't work, so the M...
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The grand scheme of things will show that this draw puts us one win against a dreadful Montpellier side away from clinching passage to the knockout stages of the Champions League. That should not be f...
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This match was a microcosm of the relationship between these two clubs over the last six or seven seasons. United asserted their dominance without ever having to go beyond first gear, while Arsenal su...
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