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Arsenal, Identity, and Evolution
Once, while out skating, I took a crack to the back of my head in…
Farewell, Granit Xhaka. Arsenal Was Richer for Having You.
There was a time, a few years ago, when I could have kicked a ball…
Premier League 2022-23: This is our Arsenal
Do you remember what you were doing on May 7, 2006? My sister and I…
Football Twitter, Arsenal, and Coming Back to Myself
Getting older is a peculiar experience, particularly hitting 40. There are highs—a new decade, the…
We’ve Got Super Mik Arteta: An Alternative Match Report
At the start of 2020, despite the feel-good factor of Mikel Arteta’s late-December appointment as…
Finding Arsenal: The Value of Thinning the Herd
Fans like to believe that their club has some intrinsic identity. There is some quality…
Arteta-ball: An Alternative Match-Report
A win against Manchester United for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal show that the Spaniard was already imposing a much-welcome structure and order to proceedings