A new era has begun, folks. Mikel Arteta, the prodigal son, is about to lead his first training session as head coach of the Arsenal, after leaving the Club three years ago. It’s safe to say that the whole place is excited: the former Manchester City assistant coach had everyone lighted up during a flawless […]
COACHES vs FANS Positives, Needs and Hopes Part of me wondered if I was reaching a little with this thought. After dialing back the emotion of watching Arsenal trying to attack, I realized that these thoughts have validity….. Fans want defensive solidity and Arsenal fans would sacrifice their Granny for it. When it shows up […]
Following news reports in several media, it seems Mikel Arteta is due to become our new head coach. At the time of writing (Thursday), a press conference is to be held tomorrow (Friday), where he will seemingly be announced as the club’s new head coach. He was in the running following Wenger’s departure, […]
EVERYTHING JUST CHANGED Positives, Needs and Hopes What have you based your opinion on Mikel Arteta on? I’ve been coaching for 30 years this January. I’ve learnt over my years that there is an endless list of qualities in a great coach. I’ve also learnt that some are deal breakers that should instantly […]
New Arsenal 1st Team COACH? (Thanks to Getty Images) It now seems that our ex-skipper and the man who lead us to our first trophy in nine years in 2014 will be our new COACH and I for one am quite excited at the prospect. I have a soft spot for the man I […]
Arsenal’s 0-3 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday brought most people back down to earth following the amazing 9 minute spell which saw the Gunners end a nine-match barren run to win 3-1 at West Ham. It also highlighted just how bad things are. As many of the older generation reflect on how current day […]
ADRENALINE MAN Positives, Needs and Hopes He didn’t score. He wasn’t really the star of the show. He was however, the instigator. It’s not the first time that Gabriel Martinelli’s infectious attitude and energy have shown to be contagious. Prior to the 69th minute, Arsenal were in with a fantastic chance of coming second in […]
The 65th minute on December the 10th Positives, Needs And Hopes In my lifetime I cannot remember a more obvious sliding doors moment since Lehmann got sent off in the Champions League final. That’s a long time. Prior to the 60th minute I was seriously considering the short term future of the club. It’s hard […]
If Arsenal was a human being, we’d say it was sick. We’d say it had a chronic illness, extending for years. But what is this illness? To treat it, we need to know the diagnosis, before we can get to prognosis or cure. I could write many thousands of words on this – but here […]
How the next move by the Arsenal board is pivotal Trouble at t’mill Well the days are counting down, the moment is soon upon us, who will get the most talked about position in England? No I’m not talking about the General Election, there’s more than enough diatribe on the internet for you to read […]
