the new era

by Omkar Rege Summer comes, summer goes but Arsenal always get beaten at Anfield. 3-1 this time around, but you could argue for the gunners' sake that the margin of defeat is getting smaller than previous years. The Arsenal boss Unai Emery said in his press conference that despite the defeat, they are closing gap on Liverpool, but are they really? Because despite the Pepe moments, the defeat felt awfully similar to the ones they have had in previous years. Still defensively fragile, and some of the silly errors that Arsenal made yesterday leading to 3 goals just makes you wonder if the coaching staff is really working on them. First half, Arsenal started with a 4-4-2 diamond formation which I thought was a bit dubious, as being so compact like that naturally afforded acres of space to Liverpool fullbacks Trent and Robertson. They pressurized Arsenal with their crosses and that eventually unsettled the gunners' defence leading to Joel Matip scoring Liverpool's fir...

by Omkar Rege A victory over Burnley has sort of become like the gift that keeps on giving to all gooners as Arsenal yet again got one up over Sean Dyche and his team of bullies on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang who has a 100 percent scoring record against Burnley ensured that Arsenal started their new campaign with a second straight league win. It was a fast start from the gunners as they looked sharp and ready for a very physical Burnley side, which is not to slag off the clarets but the fact is that despite the wins over Burnley in recents years, Arsenal have never really triumphed the physical battle against them. The big change this time around was Arsenal's new loanee Dani Ceballos who put a major shift in their midfield and beat the Burnley press quite effectively by his trickery and finesse on the ball. He looked really motivated and always seemed to be asking for the ball and also took the mantle of taking set pieces...