Written by Football NerdMay 12, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings – Arsenal ride their luck while Spurs and Feyenoord feel the pressure.

Well that wasn’t how I thought last weekend was going to turn out at all! As I wrote on these very pages last week (https://football-nerd.org/2017/05/05/football-nerd-weekly-ramblings-abject-arsenal-plumb-new-depths-while-feyenoord-could-make-the-dream-a-reality-this-weekend/), I thoroughly expected Tottenham to keep the pressure up on table-toppers Chelsea, but instead their single goal defeat at the London Stadium saw them virtually hand Antonio Conte’s side the […]

Written by Football NerdMay 5, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings – Abject Arsenal plumb new depths, while Feyenoord could make the dream a reality this weekend.

As an Arsenal supporter there is only really one place to start this week and that is with yet another weak-willed capitulation, this time for the final time at the home of our nearest-but-not-so-dearest North London rivals. Criticism of yet another abject performance from Arsène Wenger’s side should in no way denigrate from the quality […]

Written by Football NerdApril 28, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Chelsea progress, Arsenal show some grit, Feyenoord on the brink and Messi steals ‘the greatest show on earth’

The main focus of the weekend here in England were the two FA Cup Semi-Finals at Wembley; whether you are in favour of the semi-finals being played at Wembley, or as a traditionalist like me think that the big stage should be reserved for the Final alone; it is undeniable that playing these games at […]

Written by Football NerdApril 13, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Carragher brands Arsenal ‘cowards’…sadly he is right. Chelsea march relentlessly on while Feyenoord just about keep the dream alive and the Champions League returns.

Say what you like about Jamie Carragher and his tactical analysis work on Sky Sports but no one could deny that the former Liverpool captain: a) knows a thing or two about defending, or b) played every single game in his career with unquestionable commitment and passion; so when someone like that questions the character, […]

Written by Football NerdApril 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Premier League & Eredivisie Leaders both stumble but bounce back.

The big shock at the weekend was Chelsea being beaten by a resurgent Crystal Palace at home, in a game that they somehow contrived to lose despite taking an early lead through Fabregas. Two goals in five minutes put Palace 2-1 ahead before the game even reached the quarter of an hour mark, a lead […]

Written by Football NerdMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Protest marches at the Emirates, Feyenoord wobble and the Miracle of the Camp Nou.

As covered in a previous post for You Are My Arsenal (http://youaremyarsenal.com/behind-enemy-lines-undercover-anfield/), I had the ‘pleasure’ of being at Anfield last Saturday evening to watch Arsenal’s latest apologetic capitulation against a top six side. Three days later, as I emerged from Arsenal tube station heading to the second leg Champions League game against Bayern Munich, […]

Written by Football NerdFebruary 17, 2017February 17, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- Chelsea stumble ever so slightly, Barca shocked in Paris, while it looks like the beginning of the end for Arsène.

Having pretty much declared the Premier League title race over on these very pages last week, it came as a bit of a surprise that Chelsea were held to a draw at Turf Moor, not in any derogatory sense towards Burnley, Sean Dyche’s men boast a highly impressive home record, but simply because, for the […]

Written by Football NerdFebruary 10, 2017February 10, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings- and then there were two! Gunners and Reds bow out of title race.

The perceived wisdom ahead of their visit to Stamford Bridge last Saturday lunchtime was that Arsenal needed to win to keep alive any feint hope of staying in the title race. The fact that they didn’t and that they went down with barely a whimper was far from surprising; the only real shock was that […]

Written by Football NerdJanuary 6, 2017

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings – Intense festive period all about keeping pace; now the real race is about to start.

Unlike any other of the major leagues in Europe, the Premier League programme intensifies over the festive period. This year in particular offered a test of survival for the clubs with all of them having to play 3 league matches within at most 10 days. The scheduling this year saw a number of teams playing […]

Written by Football NerdDecember 22, 2016

Football Nerd Weekly Ramblings – Déjà vu all over again, is this yet Groundhog Season for Gooners?

So here we are again, having gone to the top of the table with victory over Stoke City last week (albeit only for 24 hours until Chelsea won their fixture); as soon as Arsenal needed to prove their title credentials, us Gooners find ourselves in an all too familiar position. We were led to believe […]

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