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Wenger and the War vs Stupidity
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” The above quote would make a very aspiring New Year’s resolution for all Positivists. It is attributable to Mark Twain, the great American writer, who is renown for his pithy but profound observations about the human condition, […]
Arsenal Failing Without Santi Cazorla
As the game evolved on Sunday between Man City and Arsenal I had this surreal sensation of a slowly unfolding train wreck. From the moment the ball ricocheted from midfield to defense after Cech’s back-kick and somehow eluded both Gabriel and Koscielny to find the clearly offside Sane, who went on to score, it was […]
Gooners: Trust The Unbiased Data, Not The Mainstream Media
In my last blog, less than a week ago, I called readers’ attention to the mainstream media’s deliberate lack of attention to Arsenal’s statistically significant 13 game unbeaten streak. After the club’s thrashing of Stoke last Saturday, some of us may have expected a change in tone, some token appearance of even-handedness and fairness. […]
Arsenal’s Deplorable Unbeaten Streak
The silence is deafening. No media headlines, none of the uber bloggers beating the drum. Nobody seems to know that in the Premier League: Arsenal are unbeaten in the last 13. Arsenal are unbeaten at Home in the last 6. Arsenal are unbeaten Away in the last 7. Nothing to see here? So it would […]
No Cry Babies Needed At Arsenal
There is a cry-baby culture developing in the wider society that seems to have pervaded the supporters of our great football club, at least among those who frequent Arsenal-twitter. On a societal level, very recently we have had the pathetic, hilarious spectacle of colleges and universities in my country (the good old USA) setting up […]
The Arsenal Defense And The Jay-Z Phenomenon
What does Arsenal’s defense have to do with currently famous American rap-artist, Jay-Z? Apart from him once posing in an Arsenal strip, there is a tangential connection. Stick around and I will share with you. I will start with the premise that there is a large body of Arsenal fans hanging fiercely to the belief […]
The Goal Is 86 Points – Arsene Wenger
Something really important was stated by Arsene at last week’s AGM, which from my reading has hardly been picked up by the football commentariat and especially the Arsenal bloggers whom one would assume are supposed to support the club. He said: “…. the championship will be decided between 82 to 86 points and what we […]
Arsenal: If Only We Had Santi Cazorla
Last Saturday’s disappointing nil-all draw with Middlesbrough had many of us fans, including yours truly, rushing en masse to the comforting refuge of captain hindsight; somehow the result would surely have been better if only we had Santi Cazorla. I don’t blame fans for thinking this way given the pernicious effect of “Recency bias” […]
Wanted: More Streakers At Arsenal
By now readers are familiar with my research on the importance of winning streaks as a predictor of Arsenal winning the league (read my first and second blog on the subject). So after last weekend the streak now stands at 6-wins and the league table now reads: Position 2nd Games played 8 Wins 6 Loss […]
Santi Cazorla or Aaron Ramsey: Wenger’s Dilemma
It is the interlull and idle minds have idle thoughts. At the risk of arousing the mischief-makers in the fanbase, who eagerly need a scapegoat du jour to feast on when the going gets wobbly, there is something intriguing about the future role of Aaron Ramsey when he returns from injury given the way the […]
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