Codename: 00-17. Agency: The Arsenal. Mission: Infiltrate the Premier League title defence, disarm a newly promoted Coventry City, and do it all with the kind of nonchalant cool that makes M sigh and reach for the paperwork anyway. Tzolis arrived at the Emirates not as some rookie double-0 fumbling his first assignment, but as […]
‘Five years later’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective August 13, 2021… … Where were you? I was in a hotel room in Chattanooga, Tennessee and sort of looking forward to the first game of the season. Another Friday night, but […]
‘Stick it, li’l bro!’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Well, here is the first blog of the new season and I give full credit to Max McDonald for the title. I spent way too long thinking of something intelligent to write about in this opening piece, […]
Adrian Durham has managed to say the one thing that’s even more clueless than England’s final 30 minutes at this years World Cup — blaming Arsenal for England’s failures and questioning Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice’s commitment. “Arsenal lied about Saka’s fitness. Arsenal overplayed Rice. Saka and Rice need to choose Country over Club. Blame […]
Arsenal fans have spent over two decades waiting for a league title. Now that it’s finally arrived, the question most Gooners are already asking is whether this squad can do it again. The bookmakers clearly think so. Arsenal have opened at 6/4 favourites to retain the Premier League in 2026/27, ahead of Manchester City at […]
‘Undebatably Elite’ End of Season Review (Part 3/3) HOPES: Arrivals: Before we start, Santi Cazorla as an assistant coach. Would bring so much joy to the fanbase and inspiration for the players. Would encourage others to value improving their weak foot more than anything else. I’ll start with my personal choices. If you know how […]
There are football fans who celebrate success, and then there are football fans who celebrate Arsenal not winning the Champions League as if it’s a trophy parade of their own. This is the great contradiction of the 2025/26 season: The Champions League is being contested at the highest level, actual silverware is being lifted, and […]
‘Undeniably Elite’ End of season review part 2 (of 3) NEEDS: Balancing risk and control: This would not only help us to crack the shells of the hard eggs in the league, but make us a more entertaining team. That’s what our opponents fans seem to be demanding, anyway. I was reminded the other day […]
‘Undisputedly Elite’ End of Season Review (Part 1) Up until the month of May 2026 there was a fair argument that Arsenal Football Club were not in the same bracket as the elite. I have called Arsenal an elite club for the past two years at least but fans of other clubs had a fair […]
‘If not for Mikel’ A tribute to the main reason I’ve spent numerous days planning how to frame this piece. This is my attempt at finding the reason for the return of glory to Arsenal. The main reason. After thinking and overthinking, I couldn’t get away from the fact that Arsenal winning the Premier League […]
