Now the season is done and dusted, it seems reasonable for everyone’s attention to turn to what I am sure will be another busy summer transfer window at The Arsenal. In this piece, I will take a look at the players who could leave the club in the next few months, along with who may […]
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Rice and Caicedo – Arteta is targeting central midfielders with the athleticism to give him more tactical flexibility.
It has been a frustrating week for Arsenal supporters, which saw a second half capitulation at home to a Brighton team, who themselves had been humiliated by Everton only days previously. The weak display at the Emirates was hard to explain, coming after such a magnificent, robust, and essentially strong outing at St James, only […]
Robin and Batman – The Brighton loss from a coach’s perspective
An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Sunday morning didn’t start well. Max knows a lot about football but doesn’t understand that if Jordan Pickford would’ve shuffled his feet before Gundogan’s free kick, then maybe he could’ve saved it. We had one of those arguments where you just realize that winning the argument is […]
Looking ahead the next 2 fixtures for Arsenal and City
Thoughts on the next games for the top two. Brighton v Everton Interestingly the next opponents for us and for City played each other this weekend and the game was both fantastic and informative. Pep has just been given a sneak preview of Everton’s game plan for them. They’ll cut off passing lanes, try to […]
Arteta is overthinking the injury situation, when he can just keep it simple.
I have never seen so much debate over line-ups since Saliba got injured. People bending over backwards trying to reinvent the wheel with never tried formations just to keep Holding out of the defence. Even though Arteta has priors with Xhaka at LB (it’s back ladies and gentlemen), I was pleased that he didn’t fall […]
Top 6 Major concerns from Sunday’s West Ham match to be addressed – And Quickly!
I got issues, but you got ’em too, So give ’em all to me, and I’ll give mine to you There’s just too much to say, too many feelings that need to come out, so I’m just going to keep it concise. I flew to London on friday morning, all the time I was there […]
Is forgotten man Kieran Tierney the one to re-ignite Martinelli until Jesus’ second coming?
A colleague on GT inspired me to articulate something that has been on my mind in recent weeks, by writing this excellent piece earlier today. Thomas Bahnson identified a problem that has become evident as Arteta’s team have recently struggled to break down a well-organised low block from Newcastle, Everton and Brentford. He also pointed […]
What to do about Nuno Tavares – stick or twist?
I’ve been watching Nuno Tavares closely in France and he’s not going to come back as a player whose weaknesses will disappear because of the role given. Still the same Nuno, threatening upfield but not safe. An asset to boost funds which is fine. An advantage of the loan system. We have Sousa coming through […]
The Zinckenko and Tierney dilemma – Arsenal’s Kolarov and Clichy?
The Kieran Tierney Dilemma Over the past three seasons, since his arrival from Celtic, Tierney has, without any doubt, been one of Arsenal’s best and most consistent players. However, he has simultaneously been our most injury prone and the timing of his time out in the past 2 campaigns has been at the crucial stage […]
January Window Gamble Backfired – Don’t blame the players running on empty
I knew I would be asked for my thoughts about Monday night, but I left it 24 hours in the hope I could be rational and constructive. Obviously, the last the defeat to Newcastle, when a win was required was hugely disappointing, but perhaps it was more the manner of that defeat. Arsenal failed to […]