Santi Cazorla is the new Dennis Bergkamp
Is this another excuse to advocate a variation on 442? Yes unashamedly. Does it have a basis in common sense? Yes undoubtedly Am I suggesting this for all matches? No consistently Was this new piece...
View ArticleAs if by magic 4231 morphs into 442 for Arsenal’s busy schedule
There is much chatter at present about who we should buy mixed in with depression that Wenger will class Diaby and Rosicky as new signings. Most seem to want a new defensive midfielder to...
View ArticleIndonesia Here Arsenal Come but why? – Supporting Arsenal from Indonesia and...
It has often been claimed in recent years claimed that Arsenal’s business and commercial deals were far inferior to other teams in the Premier League and that the club was losing Millions each year due...
View ArticleWhy are Arsenal holding themselves back from challenging again?
Today I am delighted to welcome a writer who should need no introduction to most Gunners. Simon Rose has written an blogged for Arsenal’s longest standing fanzine, The Gooner, for the past 5 years and...
View Article#RockyRemembered
It comes around fast each year and it does not seem a year since most Gunners of a certain age begin to think about Rocky. The 31st March is the 12 anniversary of the tragic passing of David Rocastle...
View ArticleExclusive – Arsenal NOT to sign a 30 Goal a season striker this summer
Sorry to revisit the same subject on IND2OU but the obsession fans seem to have with something that is not truly a reality is grating somewhat again. I have twice previously written about the illusive...
View ArticleArsenal 2013 (BVB) versus Arsenal 2004 (Bayern) – Martinez/Schweinsteiger =...
Come on you know you have missed me writing about Arsenal switching back to the old formation to bring back the glory days. Where has Gooner (442) Dave66 been? The Champions League Final this Saturday...
View ArticleThe Curse of the Captaincy – Thanks TV5 but time to go quietly.
Well this is a great day for my site as I have finally secured a guest slot from Jane Cavendish. She is one of the best tactical writers on The Arsenal and I for one wish she would write more often but...
View ArticleThe Belgian influence at Arsenal is more than just Vermaelen and here’s why.
Welcome to the 2nd leg of this summer’s Global Gooner Passion tour, which today finds us just across the Chanel in Belgium. There is a growing Belgian influence on the Premier League so let’s find...
View ArticleGuðni Þorsteinn Guðjónsson – The biggest Icelandic Gooner since Siggi Jonsson...
So the 1 Nil Down 2 One Up antidote for the frustrations of the transfer window returns as my Global Gooner Passion series 2013 continues. Today we are still in Europe as we move across the...
View ArticleA love affair inspired by Mr ‘Tony Adams’ Arsenal in 1998 lives on across the...
Welcome to the fourth leg of this summer’s Global Gooner Passion tour 2013. Having strangely had all 3 stops in Europe so far, I am delighted today that we travelling further afield. We are in the...
View ArticleSuarez v Podolski – When it comes to attempts on goal surely it’s about...
I asked the question of twitter recently about what fans see in store for Lukas Podolski this season. Many see him as only a super sub but an equal number see him have a growing influence in 2013/14....
View ArticleOlivier Giroud, will he do for Arsenal? – Second Season blues or second...
Whilst being a home crowd favourite in his first season with his own Beatle themed fan chant from day one Olivier has failed to convince many that he was the replacement for our departed skipper. It...
View ArticleWhere will Wenger play Ozil? – Mesut CAM and Santi on the wing or vice versa
Well I wonder what I might choose to write about today? I think I will touch on Ozil as it is unlikely that any other bloggers will think of that! In all seriousness I will pen a few thoughts purely...
View ArticleArsenal were a great club before Arsene Wenger, lest we forget!
Just occasionally the blind adoration of our ‘current’ manager riles me ever so slightly. The over playing of how Wenger completely transformed Arsenal and indeed the whole of English football could be...
View ArticleCome back Gilberto – Buy a midfield Powerhouse to compete in June or nothing...
I have not written for some time on 1ND2OU mostly due to lack of time and partly due to lack of inspiration. It is sad therefore that my inspiration to write something relevant should come from our...
View ArticleWhilst the fans remembered ‘Rocky 7′ in the stands ‘Rosicky 7′ did it on the...
It is the 31st March and to all Gunners of a certain age and many more who soak up our history and heritage it is a day we remember one of our own. For me David Rocastle will always be special and he...
View ArticleSometimes there is nothing better in life than BEEing a Gooner in Finland
Okay so today the Global Gooner Passion series arrived in Finland in the form of an interview similar to that I did with Anna Lvova in 2012 when this all began. The Gunner who is the subject of the...
View ArticleMesut Ozil should learn from Dennis Bergkamp!
The same folk who advocate a large squad and squad rotation are telling me that certain players cannot be dropped. Well guys it is one or the other and you cannot have it both ways. If the large squad...
View ArticleWenger to unleash Sanchez and Walcott as wingers to change our season?
Cannot say I am a happy Gunner at present, nor am I totally unhappy, but suffice to say I could be a lot happier!! I am not going to dwell on all the aspects of our team that concern me at present as...
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