by rico | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. When Mauricio Pochettino arrived at Chelsea, great things were expected of his team/squad. The club had spend numerous of millions of pounds on new players both young and old and Poch, well he was the man to get them back into the big time. Things haven’t...
by rico | Sunday, April 21, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Takehiro Tomiyasu picked up a knock against Bayern Munich so Jakub Kiwior slotted in at left back. The rest of the team sprung no surprise really other than Declan Rice not having a midfield partner for the second league game running. The first half was...
by rico | Saturday, April 20, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Early yesterday evening, Arsenal FC announced that Sir Chips Keswick had passed away. He was a lifelong Arsenal fan who became a board member in 2005 before replacing Peter Hill-Wood as club Chairman in 2013. Seven seasons later and just after...
by rico | Friday, April 19, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. So the FA has taken the fun out of the FA Cup as there’s to be no more replays from next season. Better for Premier League clubs? Some yes but not all and certainly for the rest of the leagues. Apparently they weren’t even consulted before this decision...
by rico | Thursday, April 18, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. What is there to say other than we won’t be winning the Champions League this season. Mind you, not for one minute did I think we will. The only disappointment I have is not being knocked out of the competition but the fashion in which we were. The ‘not...
by rico | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. It’s conundrum time. Field the strongest team, risk injury and/or fatigue which in all likelihood will have an impact on the game against Wolves, or rotate one, two or more for tonight’s game? Playing Bayern Munich in Germany is a tough challenge for any...
by rico | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. I’m still disappointed with the defeat we suffered at the weekend as I’m sure we all are. Losing is no sin but at home with a squad more than capable of beating most teams in this league, well, it hurts. Factor in the stage of the season we’re at and...
by rico | Monday, April 15, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. When Crystal Palace beat Liverpool in the early game yesterday afternoon, the door opened for Arsenal to put a bit of space between themselves and Klopp’s team. But, to achieve that, Arsenal, including Mikel Arteta, had to respect the opposition and be...
by rico | Sunday, April 14, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Mikel Arteta held his post Aston Villa press conference yesterday during which he spoke about Jurrien Timber and when he might return: He’s still got a few steps to make. He needs to play a game, at least with the under-21s and he’s going to have an...
by rico | Friday, April 12, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Two good results in Europe last night as Liverpool were thumped 3-0 at Anfield by Atalanta meaning Klopp will have to play his strongest team in the next leg if Liverpool are to have a chance on progressing through to the next round. Aston Villa beat...
by rico | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. I’ve watch a number of replays now and I think the referee was right not to award Arsenal a penalty at the end of the game. Bukayo Saka instigated the contact with Neuer rather than the other way round. In real time, it looked an obvious foul by the...
by rico | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Ex Arsenal player Serge Gnabry talking ahead of tonight’s big clash: It’s a do-or-die game – that’s where we’re usually particularly strong. Reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League would give us a huge boost. It’s our big...
