The idea that the Bundesliga is both a proving ground for Premier League youth talent, and a league that teaches them the virtues of counter-attacking, efficient football, remains as relevant as ever. Emile Smith-Rowe and Reiss Nelson have both benefitted from this state of affairs, and that in itself has put the Bundesliga in a […]
Episode 14T “Preparing for the Cup Final • Maximizing Creativity” Our resident tactics experts (and Gav) discuss the upcoming Watford game – and whether it should be used as a test-run for the Cup Final against Chelsea. Mike and Woz also explore ways of getting more link-up between our midfield and attack in the current, […]
Episode 13 “Bad Football. Bad Banners.” Mark, Gav and Chris lament the lacklustre performance against Aston Villa, the banners above the ground, as well as the weekend’s dead rubber against Watford. Another bite-sized chunk of Arsenalness delivered fresh to your cranium. Tune in and see why the new Gunners Town Pod is gaining followers. Don’t […]
The 90 minute commercial Sometimes I wonder why Coca Cola bother with advertising. Where I live many people call any fizzy drink ‘a Coke.’ That’s when you know you’ve got a successful product, right? The Villa game was an inadvertent 90 minute commercial for the bleeding obvious…. that Arsenal need a creative player or two. […]
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal Premier League Review I must say – I like Villa. Like Arsenal, the biggest club in their city and region. And have won the European Cup no less – let’s be frank, we haven’t. And we had one of our greatest FA Cup wins against them in 2015. Arguably the greatest, […]
Episode 11 “Beating Champions” Dave, Mike and Woz discuss how Arsenal managed to beat Liverpool in the Premier League earlier this week, and what they need to do to beat the reigning FA Cup Champions, Manchester City, at Wembley on Saturday. Another bite-sized chunk of Arsenalness delivered fresh to your cranium. Tune in and see […]
Vital Statistics from Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City Premier League • Matchday 35 • 12th July 2020 A bitterly disappointing result that included far too many individual errors at both ends of the pitch, defeat to them will never be easy but it hurts even more when they are a really poor side and we ourselves […]
Vital Statistics from Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City Premier League • Matchday 34 • 07 July 2020 In a performance that showed resilience, battle, structure and a superb attitude, we can find ourselves unlucky not to take the 3 points after the damaging red card and our unfortunate inability to finish key chances and put the […]
Polish the rocks to buy the diamonds POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Many years ago I was in Memphis sitting in a restaurant late at night. I was chatting with a local man who was imparting one pearl of wisdom after another. As is life, we only remember the odd thing here and there. For some […]
Arsenal VS Norwich: Arteta’s Attacking plan proves the best form of Defence Arteta’s Arsenal secured three points against Norwich in ruthless fashion in the kind of display we need if we want to finish with a chance at qualifying for Champions League football. Arsenal rarely gave Norwich room to breathe on the pitch, with Arteta […]
