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Arse (n.) = an Arsenal player or fan Arse drivel (n.) = crap spouting by the press about Arsenal, usually about the team's imminent demise Arsenalicious (adj.) = pertaining to footballing greatness and style Arsquire [Arsq.] (n.) = honorary title given to esteemed Arses (eg. Mr. Fredrik Ljungberg, Arsquire) arsetimate (vb.) = to consider the strength of an Arsenal side arsewiped (adj.) = injured intercescuality (n.) = when a midfielder, usually of prodigious talent, is able to seamlessly fill in for Fabregas Invinciblitis (n.) = acute nostalgia for the Invincibles era Le Prof-iteering (n.) = the buying and selling of players at a huge profit Theo (vb.) = to hurry, or move very rapidly (eg. Will you please Theo up, we're going to be late for the match) Young Gun (n.) = member of the Arsenal youth team. Any Arsenal player under the age of 21 Head on for a full Lexicon of Arse.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
A Partizan Performance from Fabianski
Posted by Andre The Giant With Chelsea playing at home against Marseille and the match being shown on Sky Sports 1, it seemed almost unfathomable that Arsenal’s away game, down in the lows of Sky Sports 4, would be on … Continue reading
Step It Up, Samir
Posted by SmartArse After Saturday’s debacle OleGunner on twitter created a Guardian chalkboard highlighting the differences in passes made in the game by Samir Nasri and Tomas Rosicky: by Guardian Chalkboards The diagram clearly shows a a greater proportion of Rosicky’s … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Opinion, Player Focus
Tagged Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky, West Brom
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Arsenal Shocked… and Shocking!
Posted by Sonuvagun Hang Manuel Almunia, sack Arsene Wenger, chop off Diaby’s legs… there’s a lot of Arseteria in the blogosphere this morning, as well there might be after yesterday’s disastrous performance against the (supposedly) lowly Baggies. You probably watched … Continue reading
Bent Goal Deflates Arsenal. Time to Switch Gods?
Posted by Sonuvagun Ouch. That was a bumpy landing after midweek’s flight into footballing Nirvana, back down to a scrappy 1-1 draw (which felt like a loss) at Sunderland. We were well below par, especially in the first half, but … Continue reading
Posted in Match Report
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Arsenal 6, Braga 0, The Cesc Fabregas Show
Written by Andre The Giant “Are you watching Tottenham Hotspur” sang the Ashburton Grove faithful last night as Arsenal showed just why they are the most consistent team at the early stages of the Champions League with a 6-0 demolition … Continue reading
Arsenal Stroll Over The Wanderers
Posted by Sonuvagun There can be few finer highs for Arsenal fans than the one enjoyed in the final stages of Saturday’s home match against Bolton. Picture the scene: Alex Song had already given us the all-important and oh-so-comforting two … Continue reading
Top Six Transfer Window Comparison; A Rebuttal To John Cross
Posted by SmartArse “Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp…made – and succeeded with – an audacious move for Rafael van der Vaart. Chelsea spent big, Manchester City, too and Manchester United spent more. All of Arsenal’s title rivals strengthened. Arsenal didn’t.” So … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Opinion, Transfer Talk
Tagged Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, man united, Premier League, Tottenham, transfer window
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