Another day, another win for our girls, who fought off a determined Aston Villa side to claim the three points at Villa Park. Despite falling behind within six minutes in an artic night, Katie McCabe & Co. managed to stay composed, keep their heads cool and see out a very assertive four-one win away from […]
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The Arsenal Women Journal – Big Viv, Big Win [ARS 1-0 JUV]
What a crucial, welcome, deserved win at the Emirates Stadium for the Arsenal Women team, against Juventus. After being held to a draw in Turin, Jonas Eidevall’s side managed to see off the Italians and make a big step towards the knock-out phase. It is not done yet, but we are incredibly close to sealing […]
Versatile McCabe the solution amid Injury crisis as Arsenal Women keep pace – Arsenal Women’s Journal
It could have been easier. It should have been easier. We held on to the goal scored by Vivianne Miedema and got a truly deserved win, but Everton had two huge chances to equalize and snatch a very unlikely point at Meadow Park. Although we cannot prevent opponents from having chances to score, we ought […]
Two sides of the same coin – Arsenal Women’s Journal
As soon as the final whistle went, I was feeling disappointed. We dominated the possession for a vast majority of the game, didn’t concede much, had at least three great chances to win the game and yet we had to settle for a draw in Turin, home of Joe Montemurro’s Juventus. Of the two teams […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – All good things come to an end [ARS 2-3 MUN]
At home. To Manchester United.It doesn’t get much worse than this, in terms of ending an amazing 14-games win streak. Maybe Manchester United didn’t deserve to snatch the whole three points but they didn’t deserve to lose, for sure. From our side, we looked disjointed and insecure: we couldn’t keep hold of the ball, distances […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – A Night to Remember at Meadow Park [ARS 3-1 WHA]
Winning at home to West Ham might not be the fondest memory some of the die-hard Arsenal Women’s fans have but it was very special to me, as it was the first Arsenal Women game I ever attended. Despite arriving late to Meadow Park (!) I didn’t miss much and could see the awful mix-up […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Steady Sailing as Arsenal dispatch Zurich in convincing CL display
Jonas spoke, the players listened.The Swede was very vocal about the need of being humble after the win in Lyon, pushing away any talk about us winning the Champions League or being favourites to replicate our success from 2007, and the team responded with a mature, assured performance against Zurich.Goals from Jordan Nobbs and Lina […]
A Beautiful Historical French Revolution – The Arsenal Women Journal
What a night at the Groupama Stadium! A sensational win at the defending champions, built on a clever game plan perfectly executed by the players on the pitch and lots of solidarity across the different units. This Olympique Lyonnais team had never conceded more than four goals in their whole history and didn’t lose a […]
Double Hard Fought Sunday – The Arsenal Women Journal
It was a pleasant Sunday for us, Arsenal fans, but not an easy one. For those who watched the men’s match at Leeds and then tuned-in to watch the Women’s take on Reading, it was double joy and double pain. Jonas Eidevall’s team edged the Royals not without difficulty, despite what the league table might […]
The Arsenal Women Journal: Every inch Counts
Champions League, here we come!It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy, but we made it to the group stage, which was the ultimate goal. Vivianne Miedema’s long-range strike was enough to see off a spirited Ajax side that threatened to spoil the party, midway through the second half.A matter of inches, really, exactly those that […]