Nathan Reynolds

Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Maintaining momentum Arsenal overcame their Premier League season-opener trauma with an important 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace. Then the 4-2 result at home over Leicester City displayed what many believe this team can look like, consistently, this season. However, the next three matches are just as, if not more, important. To be a true top four team, and eventually get back to challenge for titles, Arsenal have to clinically put away teams in the bottom half of the table - home and away. Up next is a trip to newly promoted Bournemouth...

Photo by Christopher Lee/ Can Bournemouth survive in their return to the Premier League? Not only are Arsenal playing well and feeling the positive energy from their supporters, but they are tied atop the Premier League with Manchester City. The Gunners are one of only two teams to win both of their opening fixtures. And if the Amazon series wasn’t enough of a reminder of how different the start of this season has been, they can look north to where Manchester United sits bottom of the table. Up next is a pair of newly promoted clubs starting with Bournemouth this...

Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via To the Emirates with momentum. There is quite the positive buzz around Arsenal at the moment. Solid summer additions and a strong Premier League opener. A young and exciting squad that the fanbase appears to be behind. Plus, an enjoyable look behind the scenes in the All or Nothing docuseries. Personally, I’ve enjoyed getting to know Mikel Arteta a bit deeper than the typical press conferences. Reports from training indicate that key players are returning from fitness issues and things seem smooth at the moment as Arsenal...

Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via The home opener at the Emirates as the Foxes come to London. A year on and a fresh reminder from Amazon’s All or Nothing series has Arsenal and its supporters with a dramatically different feeling heading out of matchday one. A squad improved, a positive preseason, and a road win to begin the new Premier League campaign. Mikel Arteta and the Gunners now prepare for the home opener at the Emirates as they welcome Leicester City on Saturday. Despite a lack of incoming transfers (so far) and the sudden departure of their long-time...

Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Those opening weekend feels. The stage is perfectly set to put the struggles of last season behind them and begin the 2022-23 campaign with a statement. Opening the Premier League season on the road once again. Everyone is well aware of how poorly Arsenal started last season and how long it took them to pull themselves out of both the numerical hole in the table as well as the perception it left across the league. Now with a new striker up top, a brilliant attacking line behind him with an extra year of experience, how far can Mikel...

Photo by Warren Little/ And it begins again. We’ve finally arrived at the week. A summer of international football, transfer dealings, transfer rumors, and friendlies in the US. Now we get back into the rhythm of the Premier League. Season previews, predictions, and the much anticipated All or Nothing docuseries on the Gunners’ 2021-22 season. We get the fortune (and risk?) of opening the league on Friday night once again. With the Amazon series putting the Brentford opener last year fresh into our minds, can Mikel Arteta get this season off to a better start at...

Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Last season’s third in the nets for the Gunners set for a big test. Last season Arthur Okonkwo earned his first professional contract as he became Arsenal’s third goalkeeper and a regular on the bench throughout the year. But with a pair of young stoppers also in contention for that split U23/bench role, Okonkwo is getting the opportunity to test himself at the senior level for the first time. The club announced a season-long loan to Crewe Alexandra in League Two. Good luck, Arthur — Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 29,...

Photo by Visionhaus/ The Gunners are back in Europe. Last season just didn’t feel right. Arsenal lacking European football was odd. And truthfully, I watched a lot fewer Champions League or Europa League matches throughout the season. After qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the 1996-97 season, Arsene Wegner built Arsenal into a European mainstay. Now back in the Europa League and with a rebuilt squad, can Mikel Arteta not only maintain this level but bring the Gunners back to Europe’s top club competition? England has the highest coefficient of any European nation,...

Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via From League One to the Scottish Premiership. Takehiro Tomiyasu had a bright debut season but is returning from injury. Cedric has his moments but isn’t going to lift the team back into the Champions League positions. The club has an increased match load returning to Europe and a new right-back remains on most supporters’ wish lists. It would be great to have a talented, young fullback putting pressure on Cedric for that second role. Ryan Alebiosu could fit that mold one day, but he’s not there yet. After progressing nicely...

Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via One for the future heads to LaLiga 2. While Arsenal are in the midst of their American preseason tour, work back in London continues as the academy looks to prepare the next line of Premier League-caliber Gunners. After a marquee season both at the U23 level and deciding his national team future, attacking midfielder Marcelo Flores will join Real Oviedo in LaLiga 2 on loan next season. Seen as one of Hale End’s brightest stars at the moment, this looks like a terrific move to a club aiming for promotion to La Liga. Best of luck...

Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Checking in on Edu’s to-do list. So far it’s been a productive transfer window for Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus, Matt Turner, Fabio Vieira, and Marquinhos, with an expected announcement of Oleksandr Zinchenko any day now. And while the club may still sign another one or two new players, there are several contract decisions looming for Edu and Mikel Arteta within the current squad. There are a handful of contracts expiring at the end of the upcoming season, but for many of them, their fates seem rather clear. The likes of Bernd...