Time to declare An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. As you read this, you are reading the fourth rewrite of this opening paragraph. I have been tempted to write about what you are about to read for a while, but have resisted until I was sure. I wasn’t thinking that yesterday‘s game would be […]
Time to declare An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. As you read this, you are reading the fourth rewrite of this opening paragraph. I have been tempted to write about what you are about to read for a while, but have resisted until I was sure. I wasn’t thinking that yesterday‘s game would be […]
*Written before our 2-0 defeat to PSV* Arsenal’s winning run came to an end on Sunday as they dropped two points to a Southampton side which has proved an immovable object in recent years. It seemed as though it was going to be a comfortable trip down South as we created multiple chances early doors […]
Adjusting to shorter games An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I don’t think it’s a coincidence anymore that we are not looking as comfortable in games. I didn’t think it was necessarily fatigue at first but this cannot be ignored. I’ve loved that we have picked largely the same team every week. It’s undoubtedly […]
The gift of oxygen POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES An Arsenal blog from a Coach’s perspective (Expanded Edition includes link to podcast at end of post) Watching yesterday’s game I had that yucky feeling. We were snatching at most all of our shots. It just looked like one of those games that could’ve gone on all […]
After securing Europa League knock out football with a 1-0-win last night over PSV, Arsenal can get back to their impressive Premier League campaign with a visit to St Mary’s. Thursday’s win was an eight successive win across the 2 competitions since Arteta’s team were beaten at Old Trafford in September. Because of their impressive […]
The gift of oxygen POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES An Arsenal blog from a Coach’s perspective Watching yesterday’s game I had that yucky feeling. We were snatching at most all of our shots. It just looked like one of those games that could’ve gone on all night and we weren’t going to score. The rest of […]
Looking back The 21/22 season was the first in living memory in which Arsenal wasnʻt competing in Europe. The club had found itself in disarray after the departure of Arséne Wenger, enduring a chaotic spell under Unai Emery, shades of mismanagement during the Sanllehi era, and then a period of Covid-induced disruption and economic upheaval […]
Luck and Nuts POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES There have been a few points this season I’ve had to check the top left corner of my television. You know the corner where the score resides. I feel like I can’t quite believe this is Arsenal that I’m watching and that the score is what it says […]
It felt oddly refreshing following our victory in the NLD to see Ian Wright heap praise on Ben White on MOTD. Having signed for a much maligned £50m in the summer of 21/22, White has been arguably one of Arteta’s most reliable, consistent and trusted performers. The Englishman has barely missed a game since he […]
