The mood is low, but… Allow me to offer a ray of hope because from what I saw in our to defeat against West Ham there was reason for optimism. That optimism comes in the form of Benjamin White. I sit in Row 7 in the North Bank and something that I have not […]
‘A wasted week’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Have no fear. I’m not going to scream and shout. I would hope that you read this because I offer solutions and some unique analysis. Never wanted to do a match report and most certainly don’t ever want to try to get readers by being […]
‘Forgettable and consequential’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Oh boy, that game was rusty and forgettable. Oh boy, that game was memorable and consequential. So many things were true about this game that did not seem possible at the same time. We looked like we made more bad decisions in the first hour […]
‘Arsenal just elevated’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Sometimes it’s hard to see the big picture when you’ve just watched an individual game. Even if it’s a 5-1 win over City. Whatever the very large percentage of the footballing world is that do not support Arsenal, they are now talking about Arsenal in […]
‘If there were trophies for everything’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective by Mike McDonald The game was winding down. Max and I were in the Arsenal pub in Knoxville and the tension was palpable. About 30 Arsenal fans likely all thinking the same as me. We cannot drop any points to this Spurs […]
‘What if…..?’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective “Do I want to step into possible foolishness” Me, last night. The score against Palace in the Cup was good/possibly bad. One of those games where you want to win but you are kinda cool if you don’t. We remember the big impact that Dubai and […]
‘Feeling the need for fresh’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Although I’m about to relate Arsenal to food, I think that the comparison has validity. Alternatively, I’m reaching, but I believe I’m on to something. Read on…. I live in East Tennessee in a small community called Talbott. We are very much in […]
‘The door that didn’t slide’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective As I’ve been traveling and ‘blog absent,’ this will cover the Forest and Lisbon games. After the Forest game rolled around, I was less concerned about our form than I was about how Arteta was being viewed. I knew we would rebound […]
‘Crossing without finishing’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective For those that live in the United Kingdom, you might be familiar with a playground game called ‘Headers and Volleys.’ I say ‘playground’ but we played it everywhere. We played it before school. We played it during playtime. We played it during field hockey practice […]
As Premier League fanatics and supporters of a team on a roll, we now find ourselves in a dreaded international break. A frustrating time for multiple reasons; a threat to Arsenal’s momentum, no Gunners to watch and of course, the fretting over potential injures to our stars on duty for their countries. The latter has […]
