Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal – 14 years is way too long! This isn’t a peak Man United side by no means. Yes, they finished third last season and have some top players like Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, and now Cavani. But to win at Old Trafford after 14 years with some debasing defeats (8-2), […]
The System or the Game POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Some games feel more important than others. Yesterdays game felt particularly important. This might have been because our results have been as expected so far. This game was against an equal. It had the power to send us one point off top, but even though we […]
I will be touching on why I disagree with the Guendouzi loan to Hertha Berlin. Other topics covered include a question for Arséne Wenger you haven’t seen being asked yet and various thoughts on my problem with the Matteo Guendouzi loan. Moving onto the first issue… Arséne Wenger has released his new book, My Life […]
An Arteta-induced L Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal – PL review It is about time we got an away win at another big six club. But this game wasn’t it. Maybe we can beat City in the League Cup very soon. But not this time around. I can recall a time when City was a […]
Arsenal made significant moves to strengthen their squad in the transfer window for the remainder of the 2020/21 campaign. Thomas Partey was signed for £45m on deadline day from Atletico Madrid to put the cherry on top of solid business performed by the club. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1313245492030181384?s=20 For too long the Gunners have settled for second best […]
The truth is out there A number of so called Gooners out there have got very despondent with Monday night’s defeat and, bizarrely, some have questioned Mikel’s ability as a coach and his ability to attract big name players. To all of these naysayers I simply say….. Jog On !!! Mikel inherited a broken ship, […]
A Window to the Future Saturday at 5pm I sat down to make a coaching plan based on what I’d just seen. My son’s team had just been beaten 4-1 and I’d been asked to guest coach a session this Thursday. When deciding what to teach I always try to analyze what the root of […]
Episode 27 Pub Review: Leicester 0-2 Arsenal Carabao Cup – 23/9/20 Join Gav, Charlie, Alex and Paul in the Gunners Town virtual pub, as they analyze Arsenal’s scrappy win over Leicester to see them progress to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Two uglier goals you probably won’t find – but a win is […]
Episode 26 “No Fizz. No Bang.No Snap, Crackle or Pop.” Dave is joined by Mike, Paul and pod-newcomer Kaya in the all-Gunners-Town writer post-match virtual pub, to unravel what was a curiously disappointing performance by Arsenal against the Hammers. Arteta picked Ceballos and Saka to help break down an expected low-block – but it’s fair […]
The HUGE small detail Houssem Aouar may never sign for Arsenal. If he doesn’t don’t chuck this post in the bin because there’ll be another that this speaks to. When signing a player the very first step is identifying the needs of the team. If I had that job this would be my list […]
