This topic stems from the scouting video the Arsenal Vision crew made on Osimhen. I looked forward to watching it as I hold them and Victor both in high regard. But I came out of it feeling conflicted about what I saw. I came out of it thinking he is a deeply flawed footballer that […]
In this edition we look back on Wednesday’s clash against Lens in the Champions League. HIGHLIGHT Paul Hepker: Havertz opening the floodgates: 4 goals in 14 minutes, 6 goals from six different goalscorers. A joy to behold. Thomas Bahnson: Has to be the Havertz goal. It just feels so big when he succeeds. The biggest […]
Gunners Have Been Ruthless in Champions League Group Stage Arsenal have qualified for the last 16 of the 2023/24 Champions League with one game to spare. They have been ruthless in the group stage of the competition, particularly at home where they have defeated PSV Eindhoven 4-0 and Lens 6-0. In their final group game […]
In this edition we look back on Saturday’s clash against Brentford in the Premier League. HIGHLIGHT Paul Hepker: Cobra Kai with a lightning strike at the far post to send us to the top of the table. Best supporting actor: Saka, for the perfect assist. Dave Seager: Another late winner to celebrate and the amazing […]
Something’s wrong, but something’s right An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Admission time. I have a big one. An admission, I mean. I have an excuse for this. I was about 7, I think. I hope anyway. My memory is that I preferred watching ice dancing to football when I was young. My admission didn’t […]
Far be it for me to ever put myself in the manager’s shoes, (as if we armchair pundits would ever be so bold), but if I was Mikel Arteta I would be in Leverkusen’s Bay Arena on Monday night. Not to say hello to Granit, as he will not be there, but to watch the […]
In this edition we look back on Saturday’s clash against Burnley at the Emirates. HIGHLIGHT Paul Hepker: Leo Trossard’s courage and commitment. He surely has to start every game. So consistent. Dave Seager: Zinchenko’s best game of the season and my MOTM. Does this give Arteta a new option? (See headlight) Steve Wellman: Zinny’s expertly […]
A glimpse of the mountain top An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I wonder how many goals Arsenal have scored this season that were not scored by our striker. I never really research stats, but here goes. I’ll be right back. Ok, got it. We’ve scored 37 in all competitions and 26 were scored […]
Suffocation revelation An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The result against Sevilla mattered. How much did the performance matter though? Not a huge amount beyond creating confidence and better habits. Part of me wants to say that this performance was the best of the season and the other part wants to say, ‘no way.’ […]
In this edition we look back on Saturday’s clash against Sheffield United at the Emirates. HEADLIGHT Steve Wellman: Apart from the obvious, 3 shots (on target), 3 goals from Eddie, the performances of Smith-Rowe and Havertz in the 8/10 roles. Without standing out, they both did what was needed and provided the links to the […]
