Despite three defeats in a week, it was only ever going to be a matter of time before Pep Guardiola’s runaway league leaders were crowned champions. The only real surprise being the manner in which the title was confirmed: with cross-city rivals Manchester United being beaten at home by bottom of the table and almost […]
When I started writing this post it was in the immediate aftermath of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City picking up where they had left off before the international break and ripping Everton apart with a performance that was as impressive and as scintillating as we have seen on numerous occasions this season. My original thoughts were […]
Arsenal’s recent woeful form and the agreement of the vast majority of Arsenal fans that a change in manager is needed, led Mrs Football Nerd and I into a conversation about the merits of the different members of the elite echelon of modern football managers last weekend. I remain steadfast in championing Pep Guardiola as […]
About the only good news last weekend from an Arsenal supporter’s perspective was that we were able, thanks to Liverpool, to celebrate Invincibles Day for another season. For those not fully versed in such matters, this is the point in the season when the last Premier League unbeaten record falls and the legacy of Arsenal’s […]
I guess it was almost inevitable that with so many, myself included (https://football-nerd.org/2017/11/17/football-nerd-weekly-ramblings-despite-what-the-managers-tell-us-the-balance-of-power-has-shifted-in-the-north-london-derby/), anticipating Tottenham to really make a statement, to lay down a marker to their progress and aspirations in last weekend’s North London Derby; that Arsenal would conjure up, as they have proven capable of from time to time, one of those largely […]
So here we are in the depths of the latest Interlull (© Arseblog), enduring yet another interruption to the normal flow of the Premier League season for a round of international play-off games and friendlies that hardly demand too much of our interest and attention. For me, and I suspect the majority of football fans, […]
After what is often described as ‘the longest 2 months of the year’ for us football obsessives, it is time to get back into the more familiar way of spending our time; for the next 10 months (actually 11 if we factor in the World Cup!) it will be back to submersing ourselves in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The main hope for the chasing pack in this midweek’s round of league fixtures was that Liverpool would shake off their recent woeful form and do everyone a favour and take points off Chelsea; in the end it was only Manchester City that were able to capitalise and Antonio Conte’s men actually increased their lead […]
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