Burnley v Arsenal: the injuries, and an encouraging run of results

Text By Bulldog Drummond Photo by Trappedinburnley Well, yes my headline is wrong.  Not “injuries” but “injury”.  It is Emile Smith Rowe.  He has an injury which is either groin, or hip or pelvic depending on who is talking.  The official line on 3 March was that “Emile had a scan yesterday, it doesn’t look …

The key tactical issue that Arsenal must observe in the game v Burnley

By Bulldog Drummond Prior to, and after the Leicester game the figures for Arsenal in relation to tackles, fouls and yellow cards looked very promising as it showed that Arsenal were following a key strategy.  The management have now fully realised that Arsenal winning is not primarily about how Arsenal play, but about how Arsenal …

We need to do well, they need to do worse. Could Arsenal really make the top six?

By Bulldog Drummond As we have noted a number of times, getting into the Europa League next season isn’t just about Arsenal winning games, it is about the clutch of teams above us doing less well than they have been. So I thought I’d have a little look at just how this is going, in …