Another game against Chelsea, another hurtful result.Once again, we are left ruing the missed chances, the lack of composure in front of goal. Chelsea took their chances while we didn’t and that, combined with some poor defending, cut our FA Cup journey very short. Jonas Eidevall reverted to a back four, with Liä Walti and […]
Creation 1 Denial 3 An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective This game was an odd one. It seemed like we were playing ourselves. Leicester are so predictable. Played the same way in the same formation for so long. Coming up against a team that has a smart coach with a smart backroom team killed […]
Last Saturday’s lunchtime’s goal fest at Villa Park, might have offered us an insight into what life without Thomas Partey could look like, in the short-term at least. As someone who’s views, I respect, suggested to me, with Jorginho playing at 6, Arsenal will have to outscore opponents, because we will concede goals. The adopted […]
23 games played, 17 victories, 3 stalemates and 3 defeats. 54 precious points on the board, which places The Arsenal at the top of the tree, on course for a special outcome. Astonishing. Not even the staunchest Mikel Arteta fan would have envisaged the Gunners becoming favourites for the title before a ball was kicked, […]
Saturday felt like such a monumental moment in the season. The last few weeks have been so discouraging, peaking with the loss to Man City last Wednesday. Hope was beginning to dwindle. At half time on Saturday I think most people were begrudgingly accepting the new reality that we need to look down at other […]
Agenda 1: Arsenal Crumble Gary Neville, again, on the bandwagon – “The only thing Arsenal have proven in the last few years is that they crumble at the end of the season.” Jamie O’Hara, with his usual impartiality – “When it comes to the last month of the season, I don’t think they’ve got the […]
Five minutes in February An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I’ve recently started writing music. Well, I can’t sing or play anything so it’s probably poetry until someone turns it into what the world expects from music which I suppose is music. I sit here in Cancun at a 3 day Dave Matthews concert […]
I know we’ve just had Valentines Day and no, it’s not ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart.’ There are obviously many details that could’ve been better against City. This piece could’ve been called ‘Score 1, Get 2 Free!’ We haven’t been yippy all season but some of the players felt the occasion. The focus could be […]
Why must we always miss a guilt edge chance when the games in balance? Why must we always concede only a few minutes after we miss a guilt edge chance? Why must we always give away goals for free to teams that don’t need any help from us? Why must we always have important players […]
A colleague on GT inspired me to articulate something that has been on my mind in recent weeks, by writing this excellent piece earlier today. Thomas Bahnson identified a problem that has become evident as Arteta’s team have recently struggled to break down a well-organised low block from Newcastle, Everton and Brentford. He also pointed […]
