‘ The Odegaard Conundrum ‘ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Editor’s Note: Apologies for the late delivery of this article. Gunners Town has moved to a new server and there were some hiccups in transferring. This blog has become even more relevant since Mike delivered it on Monday this week. Apologies to Mike […]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Getting out of Leigh Sports Village Stadium with a point and clean-sheet is a good thing, all things considered. Ahead of the match, Mark Skinner’s team were top of the table after two impressive wins against Leicester (4-0) and London City Lionesses (5-1), and Melvine Malard looked unstoppable in front of […]
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta brought in David Raya into the club this summer to add some depth to his goalkeeping options, and that is proving to be excellent business as the Spanish shot-stopper has looked at home at the Emirates Stadium. BREAKING: Arsenal sign David Raya on a season-long loan from Brentford for £3m with […]
Thunder at the chess match An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Well, I’m not sure about you, but I was about to weep into my vegetable soup if we didn’t beat this version of Manchester United. Especially the last 15 minute version with Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans playing centre back. A team with […]
Yesterday Arsenal beat Manchester United at the Emirates stadium and took a further step towards their top 4 finish. The 3-1 win was far from a good performance from the Gunners, but at this point of the season, what is most important is the results and Arsenal got the results. Let’s have a look […]
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 […]
A Game of 3 Headlines POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES I love to write these post match thoughts. I find it cathartic. It’s my pub in a largely pub-less country. I’ll tell you what I love the most about the posts. It’s choosing the headlines and then the opening thoughts. I drove home yesterday after watching […]
Former Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck celebrates his 30th birthday today. Welbeck was a hardworking, likeable and perhaps underappreciated player. Remember that dramatic, do-or-die goal against Leicester City? That’s what Welbeck was all about. Sadly, injuries to an extent tarnished his career. A trip down a Welbeck themed Memory Lane. Signed from Manchester United in September […]
Match Preview Arsenal travel to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon in the hope of not only turning around their wretched record away record at Old Trafford, but also steadying the ship after losing three of their last four matches in the Premier League. Arteta will be looking for a much needed reaction after last week’s […]
Plots. Sinister dealings. These words may come to mind when you think conspiracy theories. In our everyday lives we are surrounded by conspiracy claims, from the Moon landing, to Religion, to Government laws. Anywhere you look, a conspiracy could arise. In Football there are many conspiracies at play, from a simple ‘’they cheated’’ or ‘’everyone […]
