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Premiership Round One - Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 3 Arsenal
The best way to start the season off by picking up all three points on the road away at Sheffield Wednesday with the thanks going the way of two of our recent signings, Kubo and Timo Werner who scored the goals to ensure we start with a win from a fixture that has proven a bit hit and miss for us but we got it right today for a change.
For some reason I expected Wednesday to line up with five at the back as they have done in recent seasons but the 442 they come at us with did cause us some issues but we stayed strong to start the season with a win but also very pleasing to see the players get going straight way with Werner rating up as a result of his brace.
Leeds United up next who got off to a blinding start after beating Everton reserves and with them being a bookies early favourite for the title, we expect nothing but a tough game from Tims side.
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FA Cup Round One - Arsenal 2 - 0 Bristol City
Main outlook in this one was to avoid a potential banana skin after being drawn against City in League One and we did that with a solid win thanks to goals from Gomez and a first for the club from summer signing Asprilla who gets his account off the mark for us so well pleased to see that.
No doubt that the score should have been more really with us dominating the stats but the five at the back kept that score to just the two goals which we will happily take and look forward to the round two draw.
A cup run would be very good for the club this season so fingers crossed the second round draw is kind to us.
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Premiership Round Two - Arsenal 1 - 4 Leeds United
After a couple of good results in the league and cup, Arsenal tasted defeat for the first time this season with a crushing 4-1 defeat at The Emirates at the hands of Leeds United which actually saw Arsenal lead at half time through Khephren Thuram but a a second half in which the home side just switched off saw the visitors come back to get the result. The stats do suggest a more even game than a big defeat like this but Leeds took no mercy and were lethal in front of goal much to the frustration of the Arsenal boss who spoke after the final whistle ;
" Leeds are a top side who we know only to well from their success in the league and fair play to them today for coming back the way they did but we feel we deserved something from it but its the way the cookie bounces at times and although we played just as well, their class up front was the difference and when you lose your main front man just before half time its always going to be an uphill struggle but none the less, we have other players who should be stepping up. The main thing that frustrates me is how we just fell apart late in the game to concede three goals in four minutes but that is the game we play and the way it goes sometimes. We just look to the next and hope to turn this result round ".
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Total for July so far - 571Comment
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Premiership Round Three - Arsenal 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
After defeat in the last round it was important that Arsenal avoided back to back losses and next up at The Emirates was a visit from Blackburn who are getting to grips with the new Manager Tony Ayre following Ryan Fields decision to leave Ewood Park at the end of last season.
The win did eventually go the way of the home side with goals coming from R_Bentancur, Y_Pino aand R_Sallai but no doubt Rovers will feel hard done by with the stats suggesting a more even game than the score line stated.
The Arsenal boss spoke after the game ;
" We had to make a few changes due to injuries mainly up front with Timo Werner not making the squad and at game three to have the injuries we did is a tough call but a massive result to put the defeat to Leeds behind us. Harsh on Blackburn if Im honest but a wins a win and at times you get them when you dont deserve them and today I think that luck was on our side ".
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Total for July so far - 762Comment
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FA Cup Round Two - Arsenal 6 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Round two in this seasons FA Cup saw Arsenal on the better side of the draw, avoiding some of the bigger sides in their quest to progress to round three and with League Two Bolton Wandrers also looking to progress, The Gunners couldn't afford to take any chances and fielded a strong side which in turn secured a solid 6-1 for their efforts.
Still without Timo Werner, it was up to Asprilla to step up and lead the line and he didn't let his side down, getting another goal along with strikes from Kubo, Morrison, Raum and a double from Pino to book their name in the third round draw.
The Arsenal boss spoke after the game ;
" Ok we maybe got one of the easier games from the draw but we still had a job to do in order to avoid a potential banana skin and exit from the cup but the players really played well today and a big win sees our name in the draw for round three. We dominated the game from start to finish which allowed us to give a decent part of the game to Houben along with some other squad players so all in all a very good day in the office ".
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Premiership Round Four - Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal
The game has seen a merry go round of Managers during the pre season with Managers from the lesser EFL eague option to join the elite in FFO and next up or Arsenal was one of those sides Aston Villa who parted ways with Ian Greaves and bringing in the experienced Keith Drummond to steer the Vila Park ship going forward.
Both Villa and Arsenal have had similar starts to the season so its no surprise that a tough fought out game ended in a point a piece which will maybe disappoint The Gunners when you look at the chances they created but none the less, a good result away at a tough fixture in the league and the fact it took a 89th minute penalty to rescue a point, you wont ear many from Arsenal saying they were hard done by. The first Gunners goal coming from Defender Schlotrbeck.
The Arsenal boss spoke after the game ;
" Under Ians management, Villa were a tough side to break down and Keith has certainly continued that trend and had a very good start to the season and life in the Premiership. We created some good chances and maybe a little bit frustrated not to have taken more than we did but we found ourselves chasing the game and we were fortunate to get a late penalty to get a draw which is pretty much a fair reflection of where both sides are right now and the starts that both have had to the season ".
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Total for July so far - 1239Comment
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Premiership Round Five - Arsenal 3 - 0 Crystal Palace
Always nice to get a result in a London derby and after the draw in our last game this was just the result to lift some morale although it came at the expense of the mighty Eagles. We set up expecting to face a five at the back, a tactic Lee like to use so we went a bit more top heavy to try and cause problems and it worked with goals all coming in the first twenty six minutes from Pino, Joe Gomez and Reece James while we limited them to just one attempt on target at the same time.
Games against Lee are usually hard fought affairs as he sets up a tough side to break down and although we wont three nil today, the stats do suggest that we had to work for it. A return of ten points from five games now which is decent enough and with some of the other games going our way, its been a good day in the office.
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Champions League Group Game One - Manchester United 0 - 4 Arsenal
Away at Man Utd isn't the ideal fixtures to start this seasons Champions League but we return back to North London with the best possible outcome, a four nil win and clean sheet to boot.
A slightly different set up from our point but everything clicked and to be leading three nil at half time with a double from Asprilla and one from Pino, we knew that we had the game in the bag and then it was capped off soon into the second half when Pino got his second of the game to make it four.
All in all, a solid performance away at a tough place, were the stats worthy of a four nil win ? Im not sure but we more than deserved the three points to get our Champions League campaign off to the best possible start which will go a long way with the quality of side in our group.
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Total for July so far - 1579Comment
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Premiership Round Six - Newcastle United 2 - 3 Arsenal
A double by the in form Yaser Asprilla helped secure a win on the road for Arsenal to keep the run going for the Gunners. Reece James scored the opener before Asprilla got his sixth and seventh goals of the season to move Arsenal up to second place in the table. At two nil up at half time, it was Arsenals game to lose and a second half that saw Newcastle score two, the Gunners managed to get the all important goal and pull a massive three points for the club.
The Arsenal boss spoke after the game ;
" A fixture that over the seasons has been very hit and miss for us. They beat us in the cup semi final a couple of seasons ago and in the league they have had results against us. We deserved the win today but it shouldn't have been as close as it was to be honest, we dominated the game but as we know, you can never write Newcastle off and on another day it could easily have gone the other way but the main thing was the result which we got via a very solid performance against a good side ".
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Total for July so far - 1785Comment
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Premiership Round Seven - Arsenal 0 - 3 Southampton
A very poor result for us this at a time when we could have done with a result, the game comes round to give you good swift kick in the gonads. We have to be going into games like these and getting something from them, especially with their poor form that they have been on but we really cant have any arguments with the result as The Saints got what they deserved and we did too.
The season has been mixed so far and we just cannot get into full swing. Something isnt clicking for us and I think that a couple of changes could be needed to enable us to play they way we wanted to at the start of the season. A performance and result to forget for us, we move on.
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Total for July so far - 1926Comment
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Champions League Group Game Two - Arsenal 1 - 0 Barcelona
After such a good result in the first group game against Man Utd, it was important that we followed that up here with another result and we did that, although by a close score line, we make it two wins from two to make the perfect start in the Champions League. Timo Werner has had a slow start to the season so far, injured for a few games but scored a vital goal for us in this one which we hope will be the start of a run for our new signing.
We knew it was important to get something from this especially after our poor result in the league in our last game against Southampton, they have been on a bit of a patchy run of form and we with them fielding four players skilled 20 or less, we had to take advantage and although the stats do suggest a point each was maybe a more fairer reflection of the game, Ill take the three points with open arms.
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Premiership Round Eight - Chelsea 2 - 3 Arsenal
The first London derby against Steve and his new side since his move from Madrid and we get one over on the blue side of London. Result wise very pleased to pick ll three points up away from home, at a tough place and side to face and it being a London derby but performance wise we could and should have been so much better than we were.
The game has a habit of dropping some strange games and I feel this was one, our goal was peppered from start to finish but a strong performance from Owusu Oduro between the sticks was a key reason for us holding out for the win. We took some criticism for making the change in goal pre season but hes been one of our best players so far.
All in all, we were very poor and the stats do suggest nothing should have been the outcome other than a win for Steve so I do feel his frustration but it was a massive win for us in a massive game for both clubs.
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Premiership Round Nine - Arsenal 1 - 2 Barnsley
Last game we sat here and posted about winning but not deserving it at all and this time is the revers, we played well and deserved the win but didn't mange to get the win over the line which is disappointing as we should be getting something from games like these at home but we cant be to frustrated after the performance and result in the last game as we really got way with one and this was our reward for that.
Good to see Werner now getting among the goals, the reason why we bought him but we do have to be more clinical in the final third than we have been today.
We were hoping to be able to release some transfer news after the final whistle but a testing week in the game off the pitch regarding some integrity or lack of from some quarters of the game has meant the deal is still some way off right now but we are hopeful it will be completed.
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FA Cup Round Three - Liverpool 2 - 0 Arsenal
The first of double header for Arsenal as they face Liverpool twice away from home in just two days with the first game coming in the FA Cup. One of the harder draws for the Gunners that they could have got and with a bit of stuttering form, it was Liverpool who won with no complaints coming from the North London side as the stats do back up a deserved win for the red side of Merseyside.
The Gunners boss spoke after the game ;
" With near ten games in the league played, a couple in the Champions League and now a round three exit in the FA Cup, something isn't clicking for us. We take nothing away from Livi and his sides win today, they were better than us and we yet again couldn't get going. We set up to try and make it hard for them to break us down but it was disappointing to see just how easy they made it look against us when normally we are better than how we played but we cant cry over spilt milk and all that, we lost against the better side today and now rule a possible cup off the season for us so very disappointed today ".
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