Arsenal Review USA

Arsenal have only a wasteful Edison Cavani to thank for escaping Paris with a point in midweek Champions League action before they return to the welcoming pastures err....docks of Hull City, where they finish out the week with a fairly comfortable 4-1 win. The Twin Cities Gooner Garry Bowman will discuss confusing formations, the offensive/defensive tradeoff we get with Alex Iwobi plus striking while the penalty iron is hot...

Arsenal make it 2-0-0 since spending some f***ing money in the summer transfer window, but only just as they have to rely on some fairly charitable refereeing to score a last-gasp penalty against the dreaded Shane Long and Southampton on the weekend. Since we're still a little worried they haven't shaken the habit of over-elaborating in front of goal we've brought back Kevin Mooney of USA.Arsenal.com to talk offensive directness, center-back pairings, midfield depth and much much more in lieu of a busy week of games against PSG and then Hull, plus some Parisian prize trivia...

Arsenal FINALLY kickstart their season with three valuable points, courtesy of the Alexis-Ozil duo and an all around barnstorming first half performance. Kyle will be playing the podcast's Shanghai correspondent for the weekend along with Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Xhaka analysis from returning guest Elliot Smith, plus a new weekly Arsenal Haiku segment and brand new (Arsenal!) scarf trivia...

Who are we kidding, "baby steps?" Arsenal needed a massive leap when it came to their outfield chemistry and transfer policy, and unfortunately the second week of the new Premiership season gave them neither as they drew nil-nil to Leicester (has anyone told you they're last season's champions?!) and added just as many players to their roster. We'll discuss/debate/pull our hair out over what monstrosity could possibly be beneath the iceberg tip that is Arsenal's transfer embargo plus debate non-existent Theo Walcott stats and whether or not we really give a rip about Rob Holding's potential, plus offer up the easiest prize trivia contest ever… Also, here's your reminder that we have an Arsenal Review USA Sunday Podcast League (Fantasy Premier League) that you can join using the code 243927-84019. Go ahead and email us the name of the team you enter into the league at invincibles@arsenalreviewusa.com if you want to get in the hat for some prizes at the end of the season.

Arsenal start off in a way in which we really hope they don't mean to continue as they lose another home opener, this time to Jurgen Klopp's rampant Liverpool side. Our man in the ground -- Sam Limbert of The Big Diag -- will give us his on-hand account of Arsenal's inexperienced center back duo, plus help us debate the questionable merit of waiting to purchase so late in the transfer window and pick over the few positives of Arsenal's three goal offense... ...and while you're waiting for Arsenal to not buy anyone, you may as well join our Arsenal Review USA Sunday Podcast League (Fantasy Premier League) using the code 243927-84019. Go ahead and email us the name of the team you enter into the league at invincibles@arsenalreviewusa.com if you want to get in the hat for some prizes at the end of the season.

Audio feed from the Arsenal - MLS All-Stars pre-game Google Hangouts with Patrick from the OC Gooners & Justin from the Chicago Gooners...

Break the game preview podcast seal by getting the mini-episode from iTunes, the raw RSS feed or our archive. We preview the return of *real* football as Arsenal seek revenge (of sorts?) for their FA Cup dismissal at the hands of Watford and look to continue the momentum they started before the international break. Helping us break down some earth-shattering head-to-head analysis will be returning guest Martin Tomlinson, plus absolutely we may or may not have a lock of Alexis' hair for a trivia prize...

Things go from "slightly better than meh" back to just flat out "meh" as Arsenal knock off Hull 4-nil at the KC only to lose their FA Cup quarterfinal to Watford at the Emirates. We'll debate the cost of starting the B squad against Barcelona in midweek Champions League action and discuss the team's disappearing/fully disappeared defensive base before serving up some "More Assists Than Ozil" prize trivia...

Arsenal's mojo appears to be taking its sweet time returning as the Gunners fire more blanks at home to FA Cup buddies Hull City. We'll discuss the joy of replays, scour the Hull match for any positives imaginable and of course talk Barca anticipation with Rick and Adrian from Arsenal America, PLUS we'll get their advice on preparing for Arsenal's two matches in US this summer...

Arsenal appear to get their mojo back with some long-awaited three points in the league as they blitz Bournemouth in the space of two minutes away from home. Helping us peer ahead into a future where Arsenal might just gain some momentum will be returning guest Elliot Smith, plus we'll discuss goal sources, playing Aaron Ramsey in his least favorite position and top of the table six-pointers before unveiling our anti-Big Four prize trivia...

Arsenal survive two potentially disastrous away fixtures to hang on to top spot in the Premiership by first matching Liverpool goal for goal at Anfield and then shutting the defensive door on Stoke at the Britannia. Helping us decide whether these results are truly worth getting excited over will be returning guest Kevin Mooney of USA.Arsenal.com, plus Chelsea buildup, a quick prorating of Giroud's rising stock and a brand new, easy-peasy Chelsea themed prize contest...

In the space of 3 days Arsenal see-saw from a four-nil loss against Southampton to an assured two-nil home win over Bournemouth that puts them (at least temporarily) top of the table, so naturally we'll discuss the implications of this Jekyll and Hyde nonsense, our shiny new(ish) DM and other squad rotations going into the new year and whether Big Per had the best bloopers moment in the last ten years; plus we'll tease your early 2015 assists knowledge over some Peak Ozil SWAG in the new prize trivia...

Arsenal emphatically confirm their title credentials with a hard-fought victory over rivals Manchester City courtesy of two fine goals, a brace of Ozil assists and whole lot of grit. Helping attempt the impossible task of picking the best performers out of such a collectively awesome team performance will be Garry aka the Twin Cities Gooner, plus we'll look ahead to Arsenal's Alexis-less festive period and talk dangerously wide-open game plans before unveiling our Ozil tshirt trivia contest...

Arsenal turn in their most professional week of football yet as they achieve the seemingly-impossible in Athens by securing passage to the Champions League round of 16 before coasting past hapless Villa on the weekend. Helping us measure the value of 16 successive knockout round UCL appearances, rate Arsenal's injury stand-ins and tell Joel Campbell to not get out while he can will be returning guest Tim Bostelle of 7amkickoff.com.

Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey pull the strings as Arsenal finally adds to their Premiership wins column, defeating Sunderland 3-1 on a nervy day at the Emirates. Helping us evaluate the defensive nous of Wenger's reshuffled lineup, put a value on the increasingly invaluable Petr Cech and look ahead to Arsenal's date with European destiny Wednesday night will be Andrew of Arseblog, plus baby celebrations aplenty and "Grecian Thunder" Champions League trivia…