Category: Mikel Arteta

  • Matchday 2: Arsenal at Aston Villa

    This one was personal, even if Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said otherwise. In the run up to the match, comparisons between Arteta and the Aston Villa boss, and former Gunners manager, Unai Emery were rampart, especially after Villa pulled off the double against Arsenal last season. The discourse around the two Spanish managers has gotten extremely toxic, with most of…

  • Matchday 1: Arsenal vs. Wolves

    Arsenal won their season opener 2-0 over Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was not the prettiest match Mikel Arteta’s men have ever played but that’s expected as it is the first game of the season. The players are still working themselves into game shape and Arteta is still refining his tactics. For the game, it was an uneven performance by the Gunners.…

  • Fringe Finds

    Arsenal football club begin the 2024/25 season at the Emirates hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mikel Arteta, now in his 6th season as the manager of the Gunners, is looking to lead his team to their first Premier League title since 2003. He and his group must topple the beast that is Manchester City, who’ve been insanely successful since Sheikh Mansour bin…

  • Mikel Merino On The Move?

    Now that Arsenal have officially signed Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori for £42m, and he’s completed his medical and joined the squad on their preseason tour of America. It’s time for the club to turn their attention to the next summer deal: a midfielder. Declan Rice, who the Gunners signed last summer for a club record £105m, ended up being one…