Up The Arsenalarsenalman.dblog.orgEngrave blogging platformhttps://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.htmlThu, 07 May 2026 11:18:25 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/dTnelOh.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/disciplinary-issues-are-halting-progress-at-arsenaldisciplinary-issues-are-halting-progress-at-arsenalThu, 17 Dec 2020 17:02:33 GMTAt the end of yesterday's match, there was a weird sense of deja vu because it really felt like we have been here before. The first thing we did was concede a silly goal and then move things further by equalising but then just when we seemed...Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:02:33 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/a2WoaKJ.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/arsenal-vs-aston-villa-that-was-disgustingarsenal-vs-aston-villa-that-was-disgustingSun, 08 Nov 2020 22:00:48 GMT I'm so pissed, I don't even know where to start. I mean, I've seen us play some horrible games in my time, and this match was right ...Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:00:48 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/RjC0Wwd.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-will-be-an-emotional-return-to-the-emirates-for-emi-martinezit-will-be-an-emotional-return-to-the-emirates-for-emi-martinezSat, 07 Nov 2020 22:59:42 GMT A lot can happen over the course of a season and last season, we experienced a rollercoaster of emotions that culminated in unpreced...Sat, 07 Nov 2020 22:59:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/jN526et.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/a-combination-of-youth-and-experience-hands-the-gunners-an-easy-victorya-combination-of-youth-and-experience-hands-the-gunners-an-easy-victoryThu, 05 Nov 2020 22:53:18 GMTOkay, let me start by saying that Mikel Arteta is one of the prettiest managers I've ever seen in football. Everything from his hair, facial expression and that beautiful leather or was it silk jacket today was just perfect. On the other han...Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:53:18 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/7qp8eRb.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/manchester-united-vs-arsenal-review-i-really-enjoyed-thatmanchester-united-vs-arsenal-review-i-really-enjoyed-thatSun, 01 Nov 2020 19:09:12 GMT source As I sit in front of my laptop with a glass of whiskey and a belly...Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:09:12 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/3nXAOCX.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/arsenal-vs-leicester-review-that-was-very-frustratingarsenal-vs-leicester-review-that-was-very-frustratingSun, 25 Oct 2020 21:47:42 GMT I hate the fact that I knew this was how the match would go down. Right from the beginning, you could sense the uneasiness in the te...Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:47:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/CdjGhUM.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/is-nicolas-pepe-a-victim-of-tacticsis-nicolas-pepe-a-victim-of-tacticsTue, 20 Oct 2020 10:07:57 GMTNicolas Pepe joined Arsenal from Lille in what is still our most expensive transfer ever. He joined amidst a lot of fanfare, but despite the transfer fee and seeing flashes of his brilliance, we haven't still seen the true depth of his quali...Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:07:57 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/WngaFX0.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/manchester-city-vs-arsenal-review-we-made-them-work-for-itmanchester-city-vs-arsenal-review-we-made-them-work-for-itSat, 17 Oct 2020 21:07:42 GMT This was one of those matches that had "end to end" stuff but ironically didn't have enough end product. The Citizens s...Sat, 17 Oct 2020 21:07:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/vB7LQLv.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/aouar-joel-covid-19-scare-and-saliba-might-be-leavingaouar-joel-covid-19-scare-and-saliba-might-be-leavingFri, 09 Oct 2020 13:09:33 GMTThis transfer window still feels very surreal. We brought in virtually all our targets and strengthened parts of the squad that lacked quality. Added to that, we also managed to extend the contract of certain players in the squad, and I'm su...Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:09:33 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/BF3ap9o.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-is-partey-time-at-the-emsit-is-partey-time-at-the-emsMon, 05 Oct 2020 22:11:21 GMT Congratulations Arsenal fans, we just signed one of the best defensive midfielders in the World from Athletico Madrid. ...Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:11:21 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/B33cSyO.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/liverpool-vs-arsenal-carabao-cup-match-review-it-wasn-t-vintage-but-it-was-effectiveliverpool-vs-arsenal-carabao-cup-match-review-it-wasn-t-vintage-but-it-was-effectiveFri, 02 Oct 2020 10:35:51 GMTI wasn't able to watch the match live because of my terrible internet yesterday. However, after watching a while ago, and despite seeing highlights of the match, it was still a "heart in mouth" type of game to behold. I don't think t...Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:35:51 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/Inpwgm5.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/that-s-how-you-win-a-football-matchthat-s-how-you-win-a-football-matchSat, 12 Sep 2020 14:45:30 GMTOh glorious football, you're back again. How I've missed you and all the joy you give me. I know, sometimes you cause me pain and I wish you never existed, but that's just me being human. What a treat you served up for us today; we put Fulha...Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:45:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/vvImcL5.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/do-you-think-we-re-ready-for-the-new-seasondo-you-think-we-re-ready-for-the-new-seasonTue, 08 Sep 2020 18:21:45 GMT Just a few days to the start of the season and things seem to be shaping up quite nicely at the Emirates...Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:21:45 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/utdBQhP.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/what-to-expect-when-you-re-not-expectingwhat-to-expect-when-you-re-not-expectingFri, 22 May 2020 18:28:03 GMT I've generally skipped football news because there's barely any substance to any information rumour outl...Fri, 22 May 2020 18:28:03 GMThttps://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arsenal4life/2HS8Uc11-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/what-do-you-think-about-partewhat-do-you-think-about-parteTue, 19 May 2020 12:22:18 GMT Hello guys, it has been quite some time since we talked, and that's largely due to the strange times we're living in. It really feel...Tue, 19 May 2020 12:22:18 GMThttps://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbWH2p3WZ6CsrhN1W3ii937qDAC5FaA8xFDzpKaMe8Fv8/arsenal4life.gifhttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/a-trip-down-memory-lanea-trip-down-memory-laneSun, 12 Apr 2020 16:09:30 GMTHello Gooners, I hope you're having a quiet quarantine, I know I am. Football, I mean actual football and none of the transfer gidt and speculation has been off for what seems like an eternity. In that period, I'm trying to get my life in or...Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:09:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/uSkmNrW.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/hello-football-i-miss-youhello-football-i-miss-youWed, 08 Apr 2020 22:05:42 GMT Hello Football my love, how have you been? It has been a long time. I really want to tell you how watching old clips of volleyed goa...Wed, 08 Apr 2020 22:05:42 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/nC9nlH8.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/arsenal-head-coach-tested-positive-for-corona-virusarsenal-head-coach-tested-positive-for-corona-virusFri, 13 Mar 2020 05:26:30 GMT A large part of...Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:26:30 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/zjdrI1Z.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/winning-ugly-can-also-be-beautifulwinning-ugly-can-also-be-beautifulSat, 07 Mar 2020 20:41:39 GMT The resurgence under Mikel Arteta has been astronomical, relatively speaking of course. We would have been in way bett...Sat, 07 Mar 2020 20:41:39 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/qLDSImp.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/time-to-stand-up-and-be-countedtime-to-stand-up-and-be-countedThu, 05 Mar 2020 19:51:24 GMT I can only think of a few things more tedious than being an Arsenal fan these days; one of them is a caged wrestlin...Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:51:24 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/PiZpazM.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/very-shameless-and-very-proud-i-don-t-carevery-shameless-and-very-proud-i-don-t-careSat, 29 Feb 2020 20:03:27 GMT We're having a horrible season by virtually any standard you want to rate Arsenal Knocked out of the EFL by a bunch of Liverpool babi...Sat, 29 Feb 2020 20:03:27 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/ph3tiPe.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-had-no-right-to-lose-that-matchwe-had-no-right-to-lose-that-matchFri, 28 Feb 2020 06:46:03 GMT Here I am again, struggling with my thoughts as I put pen to paper to discuss the colossal failure we experienced last night. It all...Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:46:03 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/5PfVLUZ.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/where-will-we-be-without-leno-s-saveswhere-will-we-be-without-leno-s-savesWed, 26 Feb 2020 09:12:27 GMT I took time out to rave about our club's leading goalscorer yesterday, and I don't think there's any doubt about the fact that ...Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:12:27 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/pAObSkO.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-have-the-best-striker-in-the-league-and-you-know-itwe-have-the-best-striker-in-the-league-and-you-know-itTue, 25 Feb 2020 10:19:54 GMT There are many reasons why an Arsenal fan should be grateful to Arsene Wenger, despite how his final two seasons went out in a whimp...Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:19:54 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/yj4wXxz.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/is-it-too-soon-to-say-we-re-back-because-i-m-getting-excitedis-it-too-soon-to-say-we-re-back-because-i-m-getting-excitedMon, 24 Feb 2020 07:50:24 GMTI couldn't write my usual rant about the game immediately after because I got home an hour before kickoff, after being away from home for a week at my friend's. My house was very dusty, and I had to do some cleanup. After the cleanup, I too...Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:50:24 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/YSEwPgf.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/is-it-luck-or-improvement-the-everton-testis-it-luck-or-improvement-the-everton-testSat, 22 Feb 2020 13:24:39 GMT Things have felt very different in the red half of North London ever since Mikel took over earlier this season. After a shaky start ...Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:24:39 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/sy3hRdo.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-keep-winning-and-we-keep-smilingwe-keep-winning-and-we-keep-smilingFri, 21 Feb 2020 07:29:15 GMT We had an entertaining but daunting fixture against Greek champions, Olympiacos who got demoted to the Europa League a...Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:29:15 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/N7rwMnj.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/europa-league-more-like-road-to-redemption-coygeuropa-league-more-like-road-to-redemption-coygWed, 19 Feb 2020 12:41:00 GMT So yeah, it's back to Thursday night football for us and in a little over a day, we'll be guests at Greece again...Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:41:00 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/2pX3H8S.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-won-convincingly-kept-a-clean-sheet-and-were-purringthat-felt-goodwe-won-convincingly-kept-a-clean-sheet-and-were-purringthat-felt-goodSun, 16 Feb 2020 22:00:51 GMT The last time I felt this good about our team, we were trudging down the tunnel after a victory against Manchester Uni...Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:00:51 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/9z2Xm1P.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/i-hope-we-win-but-i-m-really-worriedi-hope-we-win-but-i-m-really-worriedSat, 15 Feb 2020 07:40:21 GMTThe boys are back in London and are ready to go out on the pitch again. The warm weather training in UAE a couple of days ago seems to have done the team a world of good because there seems to be a good mood around the Emirates and we'll be ...Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:40:21 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/xJ68J2U.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-didn-t-work-out-but-no-hard-feelingsit-didn-t-work-out-but-no-hard-feelingsTue, 11 Feb 2020 19:12:54 GMT Footballers and managers are constantly in the public's eye and that means that everything they do or say can and will be used against them. Mainstream media agencies are quite good at taki...Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:12:54 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/REfkkbH.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-s-easy-to-forget-how-young-guendouzi-isit-s-easy-to-forget-how-young-guendouzi-isFri, 07 Feb 2020 12:44:33 GMT The head coach talked openly about the need for this break and said it will give the players a bit of time away f...Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:44:33 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/7oUGQBG.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/i-think-it-might-be-time-to-give-up-on-ozili-think-it-might-be-time-to-give-up-on-ozilTue, 04 Feb 2020 12:59:45 GMT When I think of Mesut Ozil, I think of assists, deft touches, exquisite passes and most importantly, I think about hope. When he was...Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:59:45 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/b3laoyw.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/that-was-horrible-the-international-break-couldn-t-have-come-soonerthat-was-horrible-the-international-break-couldn-t-have-come-soonerMon, 03 Feb 2020 00:09:06 GMT It's been a theme at Arsenal to see us take one step forward and then a few steps back, and the evidence from the g...Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:09:06 GMThttps://i.imgur.com/S5YM6HS.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-got-cedric-but-it-feels-like-deja-vuwe-got-cedric-but-it-feels-like-deja-vuFri, 31 Jan 2020 13:19:18 GMT I've never been a fan of the January transfer window because of its disruptive nature and the fact that most signings made...Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:19:18 GMThttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/pablo-mari-is-a-gooner-but-i-m-just-mehpablo-mari-is-a-gooner-but-i-m-just-mehWed, 29 Jan 2020 18:28:42 GMT So we got Pablo and I bet you don't know him or have ever heard of him, well until a couple of weeks ago, neither had I. I...Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:28:42 GMThttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-played-well-eddie-scored-saka-scored-that-feltgoodwe-played-well-eddie-scored-saka-scored-that-feltgoodTue, 28 Jan 2020 09:37:03 GMT source On the 5...Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:37:03 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/8wgEIZrz-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/i-m-happy-about-the-stalemate-at-the-bridge-but-supporting-arsenal-has-become-extreme-sportsi-m-happy-about-the-stalemate-at-the-bridge-but-supporting-arsenal-has-become-extreme-sportsTue, 21 Jan 2020 23:25:24 GMT Okay, that was fun but please can we never do that again? If you're ever looking for a situation that epitomises the phrase ro...Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:25:24 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/Ery4IK3o-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-is-time-for-lacazette-to-step-upit-is-time-for-lacazette-to-step-upWed, 15 Jan 2020 10:04:18 GMT Watching that game against Crystal Palace was absolutely awful, especially in the second half. In the first half, we ...Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:04:18 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/WzY89T5Q-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/come-on-you-spurscome-on-you-spursSat, 11 Jan 2020 09:44:39 GMTHeavy Sigh. This feels really horrible and I'm probably going to regret this but I'm about to ask a favour from our bottlejob noisy neighbours in North London. ...Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:44:39 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/tTJpNZ3N-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-just-beat-manchester-united-why-am-i-so-scared-of-leedswe-just-beat-manchester-united-why-am-i-so-scared-of-leedsSun, 05 Jan 2020 16:25:12 GMTThinking about our game against United on Wednesday still gives me the chills. It wasn't about just getting three points over our eternal rivals but the way we ...Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:25:12 GMThttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/it-wasn-t-just-winning-it-was-domination-and-look-at-that-clean-sheetit-wasn-t-just-winning-it-was-domination-and-look-at-that-clean-sheetWed, 01 Jan 2020 23:01:00 GMTI'm sitting in front of my laptop with a cup of whiskey, a big grin on my face and a heart dipped in happy juice. It's truly been a long time since I felt this way about my team and the quality we showed today against the red devils, makes i...Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:01:00 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/DqMQIYe8-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/eddie-didn-t-fail-leeds-leeds-failed-eddieeddie-didn-t-fail-leeds-leeds-failed-eddieTue, 31 Dec 2019 07:25:45 GMTThe sheer number of exciting youth talent at the Arsenal these days is cause for well, excitement. In virtually every game week, at least one Hale end graduate features and that is testament to their improvement, rather than out of compulsio...Tue, 31 Dec 2019 07:25:45 GMThttps://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/arsenal4life/LWLE6gco-image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/losing-never-felt-so-goodlosing-never-felt-so-goodMon, 30 Dec 2019 16:24:36 GMTI couldn't believe my eyes when I saw us dominate proceedings from the start of the game. By the 30th minute, we had already registered more than 6 attempts and by the 37th minute, we took a well-deserved lead through a corner kick that flic...Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:24:36 GMThttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/we-didn-t-win-but-it-felt-goodwe-didn-t-win-but-it-felt-goodFri, 27 Dec 2019 17:59:00 GMTI couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at the match stat after 10 minutes of play. We had actually made attacking moves and despite the attempts of Reis Nelson, Saka, and Maitland Niles to play terribly, we actually looked like a team focu...Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:59:00 GMThttps://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdU89AQhAtQXr7tJ9txTvTSpqKj2cTGYwVbbjLLiaPFBm/image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/these-players-need-to-impress-artetathese-players-need-to-impress-artetaMon, 23 Dec 2019 19:42:54 GMTLife comes at you fast when you're a football fan and this season has really been chastening for us Gooners. The early season excitement of splurging on top talents has dissipated into this confuckulated mess characterised by flacci...Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:42:54 GMThttps://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeueetTtef1jpcKC4gbVHDZDvX53BrZreex3Zd2BgV9E3/image.pnghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/drab-draw-and-zero-confidence-over-to-you-artetadrab-draw-and-zero-confidence-over-to-you-artetaSun, 22 Dec 2019 13:31:36 GMTAs the referee blew the final whistle, both sets of players kept their head low and trudged down the tunnel, while both set of fans were equally apprehensive and the ominous feeling of disappointment engulfed the blue side of Merseyside on ...Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:31:36 GMThttps://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_16x9/public/images/arteta_1.jpg?itok=Ospik1XOhttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/arteta-to-the-rescue-and-some-team-newsarteta-to-the-rescue-and-some-team-newsFri, 20 Dec 2019 17:28:36 GMTI've been away for a while and for good reason too. The past ten days have been tedious on a personal level and I didn't have access to my laptop to whine about how awful our season has been so far. Two weeks is a long time in football and i...Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:28:36 GMThttps://i.redd.it/mbj7mspwqo341.jpghttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/winning-actually-feels-weirdwinning-actually-feels-weirdTue, 10 Dec 2019 10:43:27 GMTAs the referee blew the whistle to bring the game to an end, Freddie Ljumberg ran into the pitch and hugged virtually everybody on it. His reaction mirrored that of millions of Arsenal fans worldwide and it really was a relief to see the mon...Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:43:27 GMThttps://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_16x9/public/images/Team.jpg?itok=fNavZFCIhttps://arsenalman.dblog.org/this-is-the-worst-arsenal-team-i-have-ever-seenthis-is-the-worst-arsenal-team-i-have-ever-seenThu, 05 Dec 2019 22:44:39 GMTOkay, that's it, I'm done with these guys. Okay, maybe not done but I'm done. This was yet another frustrating game in one of the most frustrating seasons ever. Being an Arsenal fan should be classified as an extreme sport and I swear this t...Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:44:39 GMT