Tag Archives: player ratings

Beastly Giroud Powers Arsenal into Fourth Round | Iwobi MOTM | Player Ratings

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

To use the football king of cliches, this was a game of two halves. What can we say about the first one? It was dire, the worst half of Arsenal football I have seen in a long while. We were … Continue reading →

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Theo near perfect, Alexis beats the drum, Ozil goes Bergkampesque on birthday: player ratings/ review

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

A great win that enabled us to level with MC and surpass the Spuddies in just two games. The Swans gave us a tough second half, much helped by the harsh sending off of Xhaka, but the boys showed great … Continue reading →

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Player Ratings: BFG and Koz Rule, Ozil Leads, Theo and Ollie Deliver

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

Evening fine, fellow Gooners. Great win at THOF and we’ll do a review tomorrow. But for now the player ratings. Cech: 8: unflappable and a big calming factor on the excellent CBs in front of him. Did his presence put … Continue reading →

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Player Ratings: Ramsey b2b beast, Ozil directs, Giroud delivers,Theo bullies

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

An easy win for the boys due to a professional performance, an early goal from a penalty and a beautiful box box goal by Rolls Ramsey. We threatened to let them back in to the game in the second half … Continue reading →

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9 Dec ’15: A New Star is Born, Ollie’s First Hattrick, Mesut silences Athens! Match Review

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

Sweet Sixteen for the Sweet Sixteenth Time in succession! Last night’s performance was not one of the best ones ever, but it certainly was close to it. Olympiakos are not strong enough an opponent to qualify last night’s victory as truly … Continue reading →

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Mesut/Alexis MOTM | Nacho Perfect | FlamCar in Control: Player Ratings | 8 Positives

Posted on November 24, 2015 by

Well that was just what the doctor ordered: high tempo, crisp passing, fine combination football and the stars of the show shining at their brightest! Not much time, but here are my eight positives of the game. Ozil and Sanchez’s … Continue reading →

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Newcastle v Arsenal match review + player ratings and MotM

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

NEWCASTLE v ARSENAL Brief summary: Arsenal started very brightly, and with some very slick one touch passes, they moved the ball about with great authority. But as often happens, very little in the way of clear openings. Krull was a … Continue reading →

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Managing Expectations: Player Ratings against WBA with weighting allowance

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

Unaccustomed as I am to writing long wordy stuff on things Arsenal, I thought I would dip my toe in the water that is known as ‘blogsphere’. So the purpose of this blog is a slightly different take on rating … Continue reading →

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Szczesny commands, Per & Kos top class, Giroud a cut above, Flamini the grinder: player ratings!

Posted on September 1, 2013 by

So 107 million pounds later we are still better than the spuds…Anyway straight to business, the player ratings. Szczesny (8.0) – I have to say today he looked like the keeper we want to have between the sticks. Commanded his … Continue reading →

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Santi dictates, Gibbs/Pod left side power, Theo gave us wings + Player Ratings

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Arsenal took a much-needed three points from last night’s match vs. Reading and hopefully it silences the criticism that has been plaguing the club as of late.  The 5-2 result was well deserved given the balance of play and it’s … Continue reading →

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