Arsenal Review USA

Arsenal crawl up inside their own metaphorical jacket of glumness for the opening 15 minutes against Swansea before venturing out for fresh air and a 4-nil win at the Liberty Stadium, courtesy of yet another Giroud strike, two contributions from Swansea players and an unhappy little tally from Alexis Sanchez. Offering insight into Wenger's offensive selection dilemma and Alexis' latest strop will be returning guest Chris Jenkins, plus the many stages of Arsenal games and Iwobi's dark deal with the devil known as Own Goal...

Arsenal turn in yet another disastrous first half performance as they completely underestimate FA Cup minnows Preston North End, only to have their cup hopes rescued by Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud (who else?) 2nd half strikes. We'll discuss whether his latest brush with death (and terrible offside traps) has really taught them anything, how exactly one goes about metering squad leadership and the Giroud's 80 minute fermentation process...

Giroud again proves the doubters (mostly) wrong as he nabs another winning goal, this time in incredibly spectacular fashion during Arsenal's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. Fittingly, we caught up with the Giroud-loving Elliot Smith to talk Arsenal's evolving offense, resting concerns during fixture congestion and why everyone's afraid of Bournemouth, plus Top 5 goal lists and Bob Bradley's nearly-impeccable Britishisms...

Why Arsenal -- while frustrating -- weren't actually that bad against West Brom, Giroud's wet cement offense & the best sloth-turned-roadrunner goalkeepers Arsenal have ever faced, all covered on this impromptu but incredibly satisfying production...really...

Arsene Wenger's side Arsenals it up just in time for the holidays as they drop not one but two losses on their Premiership resume to send themselves spiraling down the league table. Giving us some perspective on these two untimely losses will be HeisenBergkamp/Martin Tomlinson, plus weirdly successful managers against Wenger, Arsenal's recent history of back-to-back league losses and the squad's outlet problem all analyzed...

Arsenal celebrate the passing of November as they turn on the swagger against Basel to seal top spot in their Champions League group, then soldier through an always-tasty encounter with the miserable neanderthals known as "Stoke" to briefly move to the top of the Premiership table. Helping us try to find a home for Lucas Perez, quantify Lee Mason's haplessness and look ahead to Everton and Man City will be returning guest Garry aka the Twin Cities Gooner, plus the risky world of signing world class players and more...

Arsenal whimper away from the EFL with a disappointing midweek loss to Southampton at the Emirates before Alexis gives them the three goal shot in the arm they need as the Gunners run away 5-1 winners at West Ham. Helping us desperately look for replacement Alexis parts/alternative goalscoring options and weigh out Arsenal's less confident fringe players will be returning guest Jon Shay of Woolwich 1886, plus some discussion on the Ox's improving but bi-polar performances and the post-Brexit exchange rate for golden retrievers...

More draws abound in midweek as Arsenal allow PSG to come from behind to spoil their Champions League plans of topping the group before dispatching Bournemouth in a late rally to return to winning ways in the Premiership. We'll discuss the resurgence of long passing pro Granit Xhaka, things to be/not to be thankful for in November and defensive problems against rich French clubs, along with some unbeaten trivia...

Arsenal return from the international break with a whimper as they sit firmly on the back foot for 88 minutes before rescuing a point courtesy of that man again, Olivier Giroud. We'll discuss where this effort ranks among Arsenal's stinkers so far this season and try to make sense of some bizarre starters in the team sheet, as well as identify the newest teacher's pet at Old Trafford and unveil the latest prize trivia...

Things get nervy as Arsenal first have to come from behind in Bulgaria to defeat Ludogorets (courtesy of an insane piece of Ozil finishing) before eking out a draw with the local poultry mongers at the Emirates. Helping us diagnose Arsenal's derby impotence will be Andrew of Arseblog, plus we'll talk November improvements, wonder goals and José meltdowns before unveiling Kevin Wimmer's favorite prize trivia contest...

Arsene Wenger's squad takes care of business easily enough in midweek EFL action as they dispatch Reading 2-0 but then come up against a slightly more testing (possibly desperate) Sunderland side at the Stadium of Light. Helping us evaluate their eventual 4-1 win and the emerging super-sub-ability of Olivier Giroud will be returning guest Elliot Smith, plus we'll touch on the Ox's composure issues as well as the buildup for Sunday's North London Derby...

Arsenal run riot in the Champions League as they put six past Bulgarian side Ludogorets and then turn around and score precisely 0.0 goals against a packed-in Middlesbrough. Helping us evaluate the vastly different gameplans between Arsenal's two opponents and mull over the psychology behind playing a free-scoring Premiership side at their place will be Sam Limbert of The Big Diag, plus we'll also discuss Ozil's new Ramsey-role and the sticky situation of switching tactics mid-game as well as offer up some six-goal prize trivia...

Arsenal make it tough-sledding against Swansea as they narrowly emerge with a 3-2 victory at home, winning their sixth straight game in the Premiership. Helping us pick over very yellow red cards and the continued success of the roving Alexis formation will be Arsenal matchday commentator Dan Roebuck, plus we'll ask him some excruciatingly-difficult "Would You Rather" questions submitted by listeners and finally reveal the Alexis home kit winner...

Arsenal obliterate Champions League party-poopers Basel before blundering their way to a last-second victory against jammy Burnley at Turf Moor, but we couldn't care less as we celebrate a real, live winning streak on Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary at the club. Helping us unravelthe stats on a beefed up Theo Walcott and turn a blind eye on forearm goals will be returning guest Tim Bostelle of 7amkickoff, plus we'll give our favorite Wenger sideline dramas and catalog the virtues of the crappy away win...

Arsenal break their Chelsea duck in terrific style after similarly wiping the floor with Nottingham Forest in EFL Cup midweek action. Helping us understand this alternate universe we've entered will be Adrian Cazares of Arsenal America, plus our take on the exact cause of Chelsea's apparent malaise and the usefulness of the flagrant no-look/bench-gazing pass...