‘The day they became Arsenal’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I didn’t realize what I was looking at until I was in Kentucky. I took Max and his mate Jake to Cincinnati this weekend to watch the MLS opener vs Atlanta United. Terrible first half, better second half, Cincy won 2-0. The talk […]
Author Archive | Mike McDonald
A successful morning routine (Positives, needs and hopes!) AFC 4 – WAFC 0
A successful morning routine An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I lived in a regular semi detached house in Tring, Hertfordshire as a kid. Four boys, two parents, one tiny bathroom with no shower and a small bath. I was a scallywag of a kid. Only interested in being dirty and playing football. I […]
Running out of rubbish (Positive, needs & hopes.) AFC 3 – Sunderland 0
‘Running out of rubbish’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The worst of me isn’t fun to see. I think the American word is ‘jerk.’ I am nice 95% of the time. The worst of me comes out at the following times; After the third time that Brad Hackem wipes out my playmaker after […]
‘One Battle after another’
‘One Battle after another’ An Arsenal blog from a coaches perspective I’ve been told the movie is really good. We have 10 inches of snow right now, which is extremely rare. I think I’ll watch the movie today. The headline might be misleading if the movie is a sappy, romantic comedy about an agitated couple […]
Different and better, but why?
Different and better, but why? An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I was really encouraged by that performance. Really excited to see some much needed improvements. Then I went online and I seem to be one of the only ones out there that thought that the Almighty Carrot game was a big positive. […]
‘ The Odegaard Conundrum ‘ – (Positives Needs & Hopes) [NFO 0-0 ARS]
‘ The Odegaard Conundrum ‘ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Editor’s Note: Apologies for the late delivery of this article. Gunners Town has moved to a new server and there were some hiccups in transferring. This blog has become even more relevant since Mike delivered it on Monday this week. Apologies to Mike […]
‘A Stolen Epiphany’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [FAC: POR 1-4 ARS]
‘A stolen epiphany’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective There is so much good Arsenal content. I’d be surprised if another club comes close. After most Arsenal games I tune in to the Arsenal Vision instant reaction. The analysis is elite but for me, more than that I find that they felt the same […]
‘Arsenal decide to join the madness’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 0-0 LIV]
‘Arsenal decide to join the madness’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. Have you noticed how nuts this Premier League season has been? People often say that anyone can beat anyone in the Premier league and that is true, but it actually doesn’t happen quite like it has this season. It hasn’t been defeats […]
‘Every once in a while’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 4-1 AVL]
‘Every once in a while’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I try not to ever make this blog about one player. After a while though, certain players deserve credit aside from their team related performance. They need to be singled out because they are largely responsible for changing the game of football itself. […]
Little by Little (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 BHA]
Little by Little An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective This period of the season is likely to be the most forgettable month. If anything at all, maybe it’s the month of favour. Where Father Christmas showed up and left a few extra presents because he found out that dad was struggling to get it […]