Mother Nature hates FIFA
Meanwhile, over in Blighty…even Mother Nature is sad at the fact it’s an international break. She’s been up since about 5am crying and has soaked me through on my two minute walk to the tube station....
View ArticleInternational hierarchies and billionaire support for Arsene
Morning Gooners. Hope you’re holding out ok? I managed to get through Good Friday, which means a Saturday that can be spent having plenty of booze, as I’m at a friends Wedding in the City, so at least...
View ArticleGive Jack minutes, give Kroos a round of applause
I had an absolute skinful on Saturday night at a friends BBQ, which was followed yesterday by an all-day football tournament, hence why I wrote off writing anything until this morning. Bt what did I...
View ArticleLeveraging German heritage; more Vardy chatter and a sad Cristiano (hopefully)
Oh, hello there, how are you doing? I had a bit of a slack day yesterday. I try blogging every day about general random football-related thoughts, but yesterday was a bit of an off day for me, on...
View ArticleThankful for my German heritage
Yesterday I partook in some boating with the family, then I went to a quiz night which felt more like when my mum used to drag me along to her polymath evenings she did back when she was teaching, so I...
View ArticleRambo’s absence felt; I’m #TeamMesut tonight
So the Welsh dragon had its wings clipped and its fire doused yesterday, by the Portuguese who were it not for Ronaldo, would probably be liked by a lot more neutrals. That guy really is a narcissistic...
View ArticleArsenal players perform, potential ones less so
Watching Germany last night had a very familiar feel to it, as an Arsenal fan, I must say. Plenty of possession, control of the ball in the most part, finding it difficult to break down the opposition,...
View ArticleÖzil in a familiar situation
Yesterday felt like the first proper ‘World Cup’ day for me, as I managed to catch at least two and a half of the three games on TV, in between a Father’s Day BBQ in classic British overcast weather....
View ArticleArsenal are shopping at a level down, but there is a plan, at least
Sometimes it’s comforting to know that things don’t always change. I’ll be honest with you; after Germany lost to Mexico in their opening group game at the weekend for the first time in like a billion...
View ArticleGuendouzi and Torreira: the exciting Arsenal future
Morning folks. Holy moly it’s colder than an emperor penguin gathering point in London today. Well, it’s actually only about four degrees but when you add a biting bit of wind to it and the fact I’m on...
View ArticleLet the fixture list be kind and Lokonga/Camavinga be on their way to The...
Morning folks. Right, plenty to sink our teeth in to today, so let’s get straight to it and start with… France vs Germany / Portugal vs Hungary My second country, country of my Grandmother and usually...
View ArticleMaddison, Lamptey, White and Bellerin – are things going to start moving soon...
Another fun few games in the Euro’s yesterday, which was always good to watch as a neutral. I watched the second half of the Poland vs Sweden game and it had intensity, intrigue, plus a few goals to...
View ArticleLiking England for the first time in 30 years
I love that I have a surrogate team for international competitions. I am proud that I’ve got a little bit of German heritage in me and that when all else fails, usually, I can at least trust on that...
View ArticleThe Japanese are a dark horse
Howdy peeps – y’all good? I had a lot of work meetings on yesterday and whilst I’m happy to have the game on in the background when it’s internal, having externals in and them occasionally hearing...
View ArticleTakehiro’s happiness is a good thing
Morning campers, hope you’re all feeling fine, as we approach the first weekend in December which for me is Christmas decorations time! It seems as though the World Cup is leaning in to the craziness...
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