Tag: Gabriel Jesus

  • Premier League – Matchday 12: Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest

    Arsenal, fresh off the international break, got back to winning ways with a solid 3-0 victory at the Emirates over Nottingham Forest. The squad looked refreshed, recharged and refocused, especially Bukayo Saka – who scored 1 goal and assisted Thomas Partey on another. Saka’s goal was simply outstanding. It came about after Martin Ødegaard’s shot […]

  • Premier League – Matchday 7: Arsenal vs. Southampton

    Playing a relegation-embroiled team like Southampton gave manager Mikel Arteta a chance to rotate his side in a few key positions. Raheem Sterling came in for Gabriel Martinelli at left-winger. Leandro Trossard was dropped to the bench, with Gabriel Jesus coming in for him. This forced Kai Havertz, who’s been excellent at striker, to drop […]

  • Premier League – Matchday 6: Arsenal vs. Leicester City

    Football is a funny old game. If you simply looked at the score line you’d think Arsenal battered Leicester City and weren’t under any stress or pressure. You would only be half right. In the first half, it felt like the Gunners had 80% possession. Totally dominate, controlling the tempo and playing mostly at the […]

  • Carabao Cup – Round 3: Arsenal vs. Bolton

    Mikel Arteta rotated his side heavily in their 5-1 home rout over Bolton Wanderers to advance to the 4th round of the Carabao Cup, where they will face Preston North End. He started 2 teenage full-backs in Myles Lewis-Skelly (18) and Josh Nichols (18) with Jakub Kiwior handed a rare start at right center-back. He […]

  • Matchday 5: Arsenal at Manchester City

    Mikel Arteta and Arsenal came agonizingly close to pulling off a sensational 2-1 victory over Manchester City, while playing the 2nd half down a man after Leandro Trossard picked up his 2nd yellow colliding with Bernardo Silva, possibly not hearing referee Michael Oliver’s whistle and kicking the ball away. It’s wild Arsenal had another post-whistle […]

  • Champions League Matchday 1: Arsenal at Atalanta

    Arsenal begin their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo, Italy. The London-based side were their normally solid self in defense with David Raya making a world-class double save when he stopped striker Mateo Retegui’s penalty and subsequent rebound header. It saved the point for the Gunners, who were incredibly flat […]

  • 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 […]