Status change An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Fans spend more time arguing about one thing than anything else in football. Who is the bigger club? Personally, I couldn’t care less. Maybe it’s the coach in me but what I care about is what just happened and what’s happening next. I know that the […]
Arsenal’s 2022/2023 Premier League campaign was a surprise to the masses. Many expected the Gunners to be battling it out for a place in Europe’s top flight, but instead, the North Londoners went toe to toe with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City for the title. Mikel Arteta’s men produced exceptional performance levels, accumulating 50 points after […]
‘Not far from the end of the book’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective There is a book…. A book that only one man sees. It resides in Mikel Arteta’s back pocket. He only lets his coaching staff see it a chapter at a time. He only lets his players learn from it one […]
The way you make me feel An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Do Arsenal turn me on? In a way, I suppose. A different way. Knock me off of my feet? More like get me up from my cosy corner, but sure. Are my lonely days gone? Well, they probably are. I certainly feel […]
To see Arsenal, see Manchester United An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The headline might confuse. I know we played a different United, don’t worry. I was just watching Villa v Man United after our game. Although United are on a four game winning run and this might not seem like the best time […]
The long-awaited return of Arsenal’s Ghanaian central midfielder is imminent. In recent season’s Partey’s absences have been blamed for the Gunners missing out on major trophies, but this season many hope his attributes will bolster us on the run in. He may even be in the squad for our trip to Nottingham tomorrow. What is […]
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 […]
In this edition we look back on Tuesday’s clash against Luton in the Premier League. HIGHLIGHT Paul Hepker: Wow! Could Rice have come up with a more important and glorious goal? Right player at the right time, and Odegaard with the perfect ball. This team is fire. What a game! Dave Seager: The determination of […]
What actually happened An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The benefit of not always being able to write these blogs the day of the game is that most of the emotion has subsided. If I pride myself in any one thing when I write it is attempting to point out reasons and solutions. That […]
