On this weeks episode of ‘Batsh!t Crazy Arsenal Talk’, we are spotlighting ex-professional footballer-pundits and their blatant non-objectivity. (AKA doing what bosses command.) John Barnes & Rio Ferdinand both stuck to the ‘throw cr@p at Arsenal and see what sticks’ narrative, with full effect over the weekend. John Barnes – Arsenal have to play well […]
The score reflection An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Before Arsenal went on the Dubai break there were two issues. One was turning into a major short term issue. The other was a long term issue that we were happy to park in the long stay car park. The long term issue was turning […]
Again, everyone’s favourite misogynist is up to his old tricks. Again, the only person related to football in the Middle East not earning £300k + a week, is bagging out Mikel. Again, I’m getting really concerned for his mental wellbeing. I’m guessing that somewhere in his murky past, Richard Keys was seriously wronged by Arteta, […]
Expectation and the Unexpected An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective It’s important to me that what I write is from a place of passion but balanced by the eyes of a neutral. That’s hard to do but important if analysis is going to be good. Max and I got a flavour of how much […]
West Ham United’s performance in the Premier League this season has been relatively sub-par. The Hammers have managed to scrape out results here and there but have yet to gather any real momentum. Meanwhile, Arsenal Football Club has been brilliant, establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. The Hammers let go of their […]
The opening game of the Premier League is replayed in West Bridgford when Nuno Espirito Santo’s side takes on title-chasing Arsenal. Nottingham Forest host their first Premier League game of 2024, with Mikel Arteta’s team looking for momentum that hopefully takes them back to the top. In the reverse fixture, Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka […]
Madness: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Arsenal may be toppish of the league at the halfway mark, but our ability to stay at the top has become less and less convincing every week. Chance after chance spurned, our attackers all enduring the brownest of patches, whilst certain Ukrainian […]
In this edition we look back on Sunday’s clash against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League. HIGHLIGHT Paul Hepker: Two huge calls going our way for a change: a VAR goal check that, let’s face it, they could easily have fudged. Just drawn a red line and said “OFFSIDE”. And then the Odegaard handball. […]
Mistakes and Moments An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Dear Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs fans (there has to be at least one of you reading), This is an Arsenal fan who has been where you are. Well actually, we’ve been where United and Chelsea are but we’ve never quite been as nakedly barren […]
Arsenal have made yet another bright start to the Premier League, showing some of the promise they made last season. Meanwhile, West Ham United have had to endure a rocky start to their campaign. The Gunners opened the exit door very wide over the summer, letting go of many long-time squad members. Most notably, Granit […]
