Good morning, Arsenal Women aficionados! Today’s Arsenal Women Journal will be slightly different from the usual ones. I’ll be 100% honest with you, I didn’t want to write at all after the humbling 1-3 defeat at Stamford Bridge that ended any remote dream of breaking Chelsea dominance on the WSL. If anyone has a chance […]
Good morning, Arsenal Women aficionados! Before getting back to the North London Derby played at a sold-out Emirates Stadium, I would like to take a minute to celebrate getting into a second consecutive Conti Cup final. I know it is the “minor” trophy in the range of silverware we were aiming for, when the season […]
The Premier League 2023/24 season has now been going for nearly three months, which means that every team has now efficiently dusted off their wardrobe. There are no more “shaky start” excuses – the narratives have been set, and some of them have proved to be quite a shock. Throughout Premier League history, there have […]
In this edition we look back on the Premier League clash against Manchester City. HIGHLIGHT Steve Wellman: Saliba: Duels won – 100% Pass completion – 97% Fouls committed – 0% Dribbled past – 0% Haaland in his pocket – 100% Harry Scott: Declan Rice monster performance. This is why we paid […]
In this edition we look back on the Premier League clash against Bournemouth. HIGHLIGHT Steve Wellman: “Tsamina mina, eh, eh, Waka waka, eh, eh, £60 million down the drain, Kai Havertz scores again.” Dave Seager: Hard not to settle on the player and fan reaction to Kai Havertz. I am still far from convinced he […]
In the world of football, transfers have always been a topic of passionate debate and endless speculation. One such transfer story that has captivated fans is that of Declan Rice. The 24-year-old England midfielder has been at the heart of a recent high-profile transfer bid from Arsenal that West Ham turned down. Despite the rejection, […]
I know we’ve just had Valentines Day and no, it’s not ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart.’ There are obviously many details that could’ve been better against City. This piece could’ve been called ‘Score 1, Get 2 Free!’ We haven’t been yippy all season but some of the players felt the occasion. The focus could be […]
Where do we go from here? The question has been doing rounds in my head since the final whistle went at the Academy Stadium of Manchester. We deservedly lost to Manchester City and are now fourth in the table, five points behind Chelsea in first and three behind Manchester United in second. Manchester City leapfrogged […]
I’ll get to the referee later, promised.Tobin Heath stoppage-time equaliser is all I think about, at the moment. When the ball went in, I could not help thinking that justice was finally delivered because it would have been fairly hugely unfair to lose the game after that opener. Football isn’t fair, generally speaking, another reason […]
While wallowing in the heartbreak from the defeat to Manchester City, I decided to distract myself by picking up a book and reading Phil Jackson’s Eleven Rings: The Soul to Success. For those unfamiliar with Phil Jackson, he holds the NBA record for the most NBA championships as a player and coach – famously known […]
