Tag Archives: Paulista

Koz, Gabriel, BFG: Three Great CBs, but what is the best pairing?

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

Arsenal are blessed with three fine CBs and long may it continue. Koz and the BFG are still Arsene’s first choice CB couple but Gabriel Paulista is pushing hard to get in there. I love all three of them and … Continue reading →

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Paulista HERO! | Move Ozil to left, Sanchez to right | Ramsey new # 10!

Posted on September 20, 2015 by

Post game musings whilst my anger fades away…. I am an angry man. I am angry at Ref Mike Dean for allowing himself to be completely intimidated by the bully Diego Costa. And I am angry at Gabriel for being … Continue reading →

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Cech behind Gabriel and Koz | Le Coq behind Jack, Mesut and Santi: Lyon Preview – Line-up

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

Arsenal’s home cup friendly against Lyon promises to be another fine test. I will be checking on the team’s ability to dominate the game around the Southern France’s team ‘D-area’, as we have been so impressive in doing this in … Continue reading →

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Welbeck and Gabriel to start | Can we make it eight in a row? Burnley v Arsenal Line-Up and Preview

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

Burnley – Arsenal —   It Would Be Great to Get Number Eight Wins, in the league, in a row, that is… And, as much as Arsenal are clearly in their best run of form in many a season, and … Continue reading →

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Gabriel & Coq Beastly, Giroud & Ospina Decisive, Ozil Delivers: 8 Positives from Game.

Posted on March 1, 2015 by

A messy Coq au Vin, yet the sheet remained spotless! Well that was a hard-fought and very necessary win. Both teams sat deep and played it safe in the first half, and not so much happened in front of goal. The … Continue reading →

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Paulista first start | Theo, Santi, Ozil, Rosa behind OG: Preview & Predicted Line-up

Posted on February 14, 2015 by

Arsenal – Middlesbrough FA Cup 5th Round Match Preview Minimal changes or Roll the Dice? What Would Constitute a Win? Following on from the last post on this fine blog, I thought I might try my hand at a little … Continue reading →

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Ozil AND Santi, Gabriel debut, Coq sole DM? Preview | Line-up

Posted on January 31, 2015 by

Arsenal-Aston Villa Match Preview Aston Villa at home.  Gooners would like to think that this is a guaranteed win, a fine way to spend a Sunday afternoon and a good chance to start the post January, business end of the … Continue reading →

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Paulista: More Koz than Mertesacker?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by

Still no official news re the signing of Gabriel Paulista which is a bit worrying given the comment by Arsene on the 25th January, saying the club was close in completing the deal: ‘”It’s on the line and I think … Continue reading →

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