Posts By: Pedro

FIRING UP THE ATMOSPHERE AT THE EMIRATES

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Well, PGMOL did exactly what I said they’d do… 10 days after the Newcastle game, they planned their counter-attack on Mikel Arteta and they totally botched it. How bad? Michael Owen was calling the media ‘scumbags’ after the show went out and went full Donald Trump on the perception of the interview when he said… Read more »

ARSENAL – DEFENSIVE KINGS (FOR NOW)

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What a glorious weekend of Barclays Premier League football. Newcastle lost, and their fans got into a verbal with Kieran Trippier. Peak Geordie. Spurs were 1-0 up at 90 minutes, then exited the game on 97 minutes with ZERO points. WE GOT OUR SPURSY BAAACK! Chelsea vs Manchester City was a 4-4 thriller of a… Read more »

ARSENAL BULLY BURNLEY WITH HIGH BALLS AND SETPIECES – WOT?!

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Arsenal signed off for International duty with a carefully crafted win against a Burnley side I thought were very impressive. Vincent Kompany and Mikel Arteta were cut from the same Pep-G-athleisure-wear material and battled it out with two teams leaning heavily into the DNA of the great one. It was always going to be a… Read more »

ARSENAL BREEZE PAST SEVILLA + NEW MIDFIELDER APPEARANCE

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Arsenal cruuuuuuuuuuised to an exceedingly simple win against a totally outclassed Sevilla FC. How can these young Arsenal men be acting out in the Champions League like they’re seasoned veterans? We are not talking enough about how this rebooted Arsenal group of players are strangling sides like Homer Simpson on Bart before it was deemed… Read more »

4 IDEAS TO REBOOT PGMOL (LONG READ)

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The debate over referees went into overdrive yesterday with the pundit class leaning in to ‘tell the peasants they aren’t allowed to speak’ on the matter of refereeing ineptitude. Gary Neville called Arsenal and Liverpool dangerous for their statements – and had the audacity to reference his time as a player, forgetting the hold Ferguson… Read more »

‘I FEEL SICK! THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT!’

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Arsenal lost to Newcastle in a tremendous battle at St. James Park. We lost in the margins. Those margins once again being VAR in combination with the on-pitch referee. Arteta finally realised that playing it nice in the media doesn’t work. “How the hell did this goal stand up?,” “It’s embarrassing what happened. How this… Read more »

NEWCASTLE VS ARSENAL – THE GHOST OF SEASON’S PAST LOOMS

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The chatter before the game with Mikel Arteta was all focused on the dire performance against West Ham. What about the standards? Can the players recover? Are you worried? Journalists need soundbites and fans need drama. But I am not convinced there’s a major problem going out of the League Cup. You don’t care about… Read more »