Arsenal Review USA

For the first time in what seems like a lifetime, Arsenal return from an international break refreshed and revitalized as they dominate their cross town rivals in a well-earned 2-nil victory. Helping us unpack all the drama, off-the-ball-hustle, and surprisingly effective flank play from the Gunners will be returning guest Elliot Smith aka YankeeGunner, plus we'll unload some new prize trivia and give some tips on how to not completely lose your mind while watching tense matches...

It's November, ok?

Arsenal play the role of comeback kings for two successive home games, first against Norwich in the League Cup and then against Swansea in the Premiership. Helping us explain the squad's lingering defensive insecurities will be returning guest Garry Bowman, plus we'll talk about the politics of Lacazette's 70th minute substitutions and build up the shootout that's looming next weekend against Man City...

Arsenal scrape past Red Star Belgrade thanks to a Giroud/team-wide wonder goal, then put an over-pursuant and slightly over-tackly Everton to the sword 5-2 courtesy of the Lacazette-Ozil-Sanchez trifecta. We'll discuss why pure offensive talent is sometimes (err, a lot of times?) just better, re-evaluate Granit Xhaka's holding midfield learning curve and find a place for a bubbling-under Jack Wilshere...

Arsenal regresses to the Arsenal we know and (don't really) love with a 2nd half capitulation at Vicarage Road, opening up questions anew about substitutions, squad motivation and the usefulness of certain, lackadaisical German playmakers. Totally bailing us out on all the really tough questions will be Woolwich 1886 writer and Arsenal Review USA contributor Jon Shay, plus we'll discuss non-Alexis goalscoring and the upcoming matchups with Red Star Belgrade and Everton...

Arsene Wenger's men do what they have to do against the lesser lights of both Europe and the Premier League as they stroll past BATE Borisov and then Brighton a few days later, extending a little run of promising performances. We'll discuss team spirit in the absence of marquee stars, who at the club clearly enjoys scoring goals the most and whether or not this will be an international break that helps Arsenal's Premiership momentum...

Arsenal continue to make slow and steady progress gelling as a team as they likewise climb upwards in the Premiership table, thanks to a 2-nil home win over Tony Pulis’ West Brom. We’ll discuss League Cup pragmatism, inverse partnerships between Arsenal’s French strikers and how cool it must feel to tell Mesut Ozil to ride the bench, amongst other things…

Arsenal returns to winning ways in the their Europa League group stage debut beating Köln 3-1 before holiding a stubborn Chelsea side to an encouraging nil-nil at Stamford Bridge. Returning guest Martin Tomlinson helps us break down the action and weighs in on squad rotation, Alexis on the bench and his overall outlook on Arsenal's European campaign. Plus some fresh September trivia...

Arsenal leave us believing not a single thing will ever go wrong at the club again as they absolutely waltz past Eddie Howe's hapless Bournemouth at the Emirates. We'll discuss Welbeck's necking ability, turning it up to turbo in the passing game and the emerging multifaceted qualities of Alexandre Lacazette's forward play before dipping into the slightly less positive transfer-window-that-was and Europa League hardships...

Arsenal remain the living embodiment of the wise old axiom "Consistency's only a virtue if you're not a complete screw up" by again losing at Anfield, this time terribly, thanks to a plethora of errors and even larger quantity of disinterest. Joining us in the vicious cycle of sports nihilism known as "Arsenal analysis" will be returning guest Sam Limbert of The Big Diag, plus we'll try to nail down when exactly Wenger Prime died, discuss why the boss hates new signings but loves "potential" players and debate the level of disharmony at the upper levels of the club...so, you know, get the Arsenal season started off right...

Arsenal confirm every Gooner's nagging suspicion that old habits die hard by laying an egg at Stoke City, thanks to some more disorganized midfield play and perhaps one or two harsh refereeing decisions. Helping us unpack this latest load of away day malarkey will be returning guest Chris Jenkins, plus we explain our beef with laser-pointer-offside decisions and seemingly random lineup scrambling...

It's a new season with the same crazy defending as Arsenal and Leicester rekindle their positively insane gameplay in a last-minute 4-3 win. We'll talk Lacazette's complementary forward play, wasteful midfield and how exactly one catches an abdominal strain (i.e. Alexis' contract saga) with returning guest Elliot Smith aka Yankee Gunner...

Arsenal get in the rut of beating Chelsea at Wembley with yet another Community Shield victory, this time with the help of a regulation time goal from Sead Kolasinac and four superbly taken penalties. We'll discuss hair plugs, new season developments and exactly how well Arsenal have done in relation to the rest of the crazy crazy world of football transfers in this first podcast of the new season...

Arsenal put the doubters to rest as they out-fight and out-class Premiership champions Chelsea two goals to one in an epic FA Cup Final encounter. Helping us relive the whole unforgettable experience, praise Per Mertesacker's defense and prorate Arsenal's season after this immense achievement will be Arsenal matchday commentator Dan Roebuck, plus we'll go through listener's end of season reviews and fittingly award some end of season SWAG...

Impressive wins against Sunderland and then Everton on the final day of the season prove to be a day late and a dollar short as other results around the league leave Arsene Wenger's squad fifth in the table. We'll discuss the Frenchman's absence from the yearly lap of appreciation and this season's legacy in general, plus FA Cup Final lineup projections and why circumstances could work in this particular squad's favor heading into their showdown against Chelsea... As always, we'd like to trade you your thoughts on Arsenal's season in exchange for a chance at some free Arsenal SWAG in our annual End of Season Catharsis Survey. Don't be shy...