Somebody’s gonna get it An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective My brother recently came back from Iceland. He loved it. Of all his stories the one that stood out to me was when he told me about a visit to a local cafe. He said that mid way through his cup of herbal tea […]
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A glimpse of the mountain top (Positives, Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-1 BUR]
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 – key takeaway from Arsenal’s win (Positives, Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-0 SEV]
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.’ […]
Arsenal’s left side is alive again! – Rotations and adaptations from the first 45 at Fulham examined in detail.
What a wonderful half of football that was! I know that we all have a feeling for why we played so good, no one is blind to that fact. But sometimes you know something from feeling but you don’t know the details of it. I have tried to concretize the rotations and adaptations in that […]
Reasons to be hopeful after ‘Monumental Saturday!’ – Found in Man City’s fixtures
Saturday felt like such a monumental moment in the season. The last few weeks have been so discouraging, peaking with the loss to Man City last Wednesday. Hope was beginning to dwindle. At half time on Saturday I think most people were begrudgingly accepting the new reality that we need to look down at other […]
Mikel, we have a problem -3 Plan B Solutions for Arteta to consider
Firstly, what is the problem? The problem is that teams have found a perticilur tactic that seem to neutrulize ours. A tactic that involves having everyone behind the ball, having the midfield and attack central and most importantly doubling up on our wingers when they get the ball. All this while focusing primarily on direct […]
Jesus the final piece of Arteta’s Pressing Jigsaw?
With the media praising Arsenal’s early transfer business and with the obvious excitement over the addition of Gabriel Jesus, in particular, there will undoubtedly be pressure applied on Mikel Arteta. As an ardent supporter of our cool Spanish manager, when I consider this, I have no issue with it. Because Arteta has, over several transfer […]
Jesus the Saviour is here – How are Arsenal shaping up against their rivals for 22/23?
When considering how we are shaping up for next season it is worth noting that we finished in 5th, just 2 points behind 4th and the season prior we finished 8th, 6 points off the mark. That shows improvement in position and points tally, and if the trend continues, we will be in good shape. […]
Arsenal need a Wing Man. Part 1 – The B-list.
As is widely known, Arsenal lack quality depth in most positions but it’s especially evident on the flanks. Today I will present to you some options from Europe’s T5 leagues that can really make a difference. Before we begin, I will briefly explain what I am looking for in my touchline winger for Arsenal […]