Gunner Banana: an Asian blog about Arsenal FC.

The pain we Arsenal fans have to endure during the transfer season is difficult. It often gives other clubs the impression that we consistently make lowball offers or prefer to pay in instalments. Witnessing the club make an opening bid for Rice, only to anticipate the inevitable rejection, feels like a familiar dance. On my…

Areas of improvement during the offseason: Aaron Ramsdale: Develop his weaker foot skills, enhance his game reading abilities, and strengthen his command of the defense. Train his passing like he is an outfield player. Practice his dribbling too. Why not? These improvements will aid him in his pursuit to replace Pickford as England’s goalkeeper. Look…

Apologies for the click-bait-ish title. Just an amateur having fun. Anyway… We can’t wait for Chelsea to crash and burn. This is the crazy club that went on a player buying spree. They disregarded the Financial Fair Play rule and spent obscene amount of money, without getting any results. Where are the Fair Play policemen?…

As the end of the season draws near, we set our sights on the future. Because presently, we can only control what we can control: playing our best football and hoping Manchester City slips up. There is still a chance we can end up as Premier League title winners if the showrunners throw in a…

It is an unbearable experience to watch your favorite team surrender a two-goal lead in two consecutive matches, especially now that we are in the midst of a title challenge. Sunday games decide my mood for the coming week. Will there be a bounce in my step or are my shoulders slouched on Monday? Arsenal…

Takehiro Tomiyasu Takehiro Tomiyasu’s immediate future appears to be certain as he sustained an injury after playing only 9 minutes in the second leg against Sporting during the Europa round of 16. It was disheartening to witness the depth of our team being so abruptly depleted. It is probable that he will be out for…

To clarify, I am a 40-year-old Asian residing in Singapore who has been a supporter of Arsenal since I turned 16 years old. This was around the time when the English Premier League gained popularity in Singapore. As I was relatively new to football and wanted to stand out from my male peers who were…

Kieran Tierney was once considered a potential future Arsenal captain, but during the end of 2021, Arteta did not make any public statement regarding his preference for the role. This left me perplexed as to why it took him so long to select a captain and bring stability to the team. The traditional and non-flashy…

In the last two months of the 2022/2023 English Premier League season, Arsenal will have 10 matches scheduled with six of them in April and four in May. The first game of this run of matches will be against Leeds at the Emirates Stadium on April 1st. However, before that, there will be a brief…

Like most football fans I woke up early at 4am Singapore time to catch the Arsenal vs Sporting game. I’m unsure how other football enthusiasts across the globe enjoy their matches, but personally, I prefer to watch mine on my iPhone with earphones. I curled up comfortably on my sofa, with a throw pillow to…