Category: 19/20
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: A Fall from Grace
What a difference 18 months can make. After lifting the FA Cup aloft and signing a brand new contract with the club thought to be worth a whopping £300,000-a-week, who would have thought that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Arsenal career would be over just 18 months later? In that time, his form has nosedived, he’s been stripped…
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Contracts: A Going Concern
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more clubs are strapped for cash. Given the financial implications behind big signings, huge fees needing to be structured over a period of time when cashflow cannot be guaranteed, more and more teams have had to look to the free market. In recent seasons, Arsenal have struggled in the…
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Transfers: A Review of Arsenal’s 2019/20 Signings
Following Arsenal’s appalling 4-1 loss in Baku in the Europa League, it became more and more apparent to Arsenal power-brokers Raül Sanllehí, Josh Kroenke, Vinai Venkatesham and the scouting team that drastic action needed to be taken to boost Arsenal’s chances of ever becoming a competitive team again. Significant expenditure was required, expenditure that was…
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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: FA Cup Final – 1/08/2020
The number fourteen holds a particular significance at Arsenal over the next week or so. Heading into Sunday’s FA Cup final, Arsenal had the chance to secure their fourteenth FA Cup and in doing so, would likely see the future of captain and number fourteen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang resolved. The FA Cup has long been a…
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Arsenal 3-2 Watford: Premier League – 26/07/2020
As the Premier League finally came forward for its final curtain call, there was a sense of optimism around the Emirates Stadium. Following a disappointing 1-0 loss away to Aston Villa, Arsenal were hoping that there would be a renewed sense of vigour that had only been aided by the club’s new kit launch, with…
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Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal: Premier League – 21/07/2020
Heading into Tuesday’s Premier League tie with Aston Villa, spirits were sky-high for Arsenal. Off the back of a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool in the Premier League and a 2-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup, it seemed as though Arsenal would make short work of an Aston Villa side that was languishing…
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Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City: FA Cup – 18/07/2020
Arsenal’s history in the FA Cup is a proud and noble one. They are the record holders of the competition, and Arsène Wenger is the competition’s most successful manager, despite this, it’s not totally unreasonable to see why Arsenal might have come into Saturday’s game against the reigning champions Manchester City on the back foot.…
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Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool: Premier League – 15/07/2020
As last night’s Premier League game approached, it’s fair to say that Arsenal’s form since the restart has been something of a mixed bag. After a disastrous opening two games away to Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal soon turned their form around with impressive wins over Southampton, Sheffield United in the FA…