Two teams 1 One team 0 An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective “ I’ve been in football a long time. Games like today make me realize that when it’s time to leave football behind, I won’t be missing anything.” That was Roy Hodgson. On Saturday. I’ve seen Roy Hodgson upset, and he still manages to […]
Plucking the fruit An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Some people say that the verse in the Bible, “you will reap what you sow” is more of a threat. I’ve always seen it as an encouragement. It warns me about my behavior, but when we think of the word behavior because we were trained […]
Less Skyfall, more Goldfinger An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective For most of us, James Bond has been around our whole lives. I grew up with Roger Moore. He was my favorite. Probably because he was simply James Bond to me. I think I somewhat resented Sean Connery and Timothy Dalton. I felt bad […]
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 […]
Too much time to think An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I have this theory about Mikel Arteta. Essentially, he makes better decisions with less time to prepare. If I was in a better mood I’d study past games to prove my point but I know that I’ve had this feeling quite a few […]
Of Equal Importance An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective My life experience has led me to understand that one of the most enjoyable times of a man’s life is when he is part of a band of brothers. Men need a group of men in their life. When a man finds this experience he […]
The score and the game An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective A fan’s perspective: We want to win We want entertainment A coach’s perspective: We need 3 points We want our game plan to work We want to make progress as a group We would prefer to entertain, if the game allows I think […]
Be like Leo An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The game was, yet again, too emotional for me to be able to analyze with clarity. So, I paused and re-watched. I didn’t realize quite a few things that I now know. After giving them some quality time, a cuddle and tucking my emotions into […]
The distraction trick An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. Are you having more and more people asking you if you think Arsenal will win the league? I am. I’m finding it really hard to answer that. I think it’s because I don’t want to say yes. I feel like I’m somewhat in a daze. Like I’ve […]
The one that doesn’t have them An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Control and consistency. If you were to ask the elite football coaches for the two things that they strive for more than other it will be these two. Everybody’s trying to attain what Arsenal have achieved already. Nobody’s going to hand out […]
