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 […]
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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 […]
The Arsenal Women Journal: One For The Records
There is so much to say, so much to tell about the four-nil home win against Spurs that it’s truly hard to pick one player, one moment, one tactical aspect of this very welcome win. We could talk about the eighth straight clean-sheet; we could talk about Rafaelleʻs performance at the back (everywhere, actually…); we […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – An Underwhelming Night Under the Lights
Not ideal, right? Last night’s result leaves us in a very tricky position because we have to go to Amsterdam next week and win, if we want to make it to the Champions League group stage. All in all, the draw is a fair result as we started slowly and Ajax looked the better side […]
Stina Über Alles – The Arsenal Women Journal
What a nice way to start the new campaign! The four-nil win at home against Brighton had many protagonists and several highlights but, to me, Stina Blackstenius was the story of the night. The Swede, whose arrival raised a few eyebrows for all the wrong reasons, has been a constant pain for the Seagulls with […]