‘Five years later’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective August 13, 2021… … Where were you? I was in a hotel room in Chattanooga, Tennessee and sort of looking forward to the first game of the season. Another Friday night, but […]
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‘Wake me up in June’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [BHA 0-1 ARS]
‘Wake me up in June’ ‘An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective’ Well, well, well, what to make of tha Here’s the short version… First few minutes… The perfect start. During the game… has my team decided to be Burnley for the night? After the game… I still cannot believe that the feeling of being […]
‘Can we do this down the park?’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 CHE]
‘Can we do this down the park?’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I have never played for the quadruple. I have never played in front of 60,000. I have never plated for a team where millions are watching and hoping. I have never played under their expectation. None of my coaches come close […]
The Berta Ultimatum: Why Arsenal Must Double Down to Avoid Another ‘Nearly’ Season
The Berta Ultimatum: Why Arsenal Must Double Down to Avoid Another ‘Nearly’ Season It’s January 2026. If you look at the league table, everything seems rosy. We’re sitting pretty at the summit, six points clear of Manchester City. We’ve just thumped Portsmouth in the FA Cup thanks to a Martinelli masterclass, and the defence looks […]
‘A Stolen Epiphany’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [FAC: POR 1-4 ARS]
‘A stolen epiphany’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective There is so much good Arsenal content. I’d be surprised if another club comes close. After most Arsenal games I tune in to the Arsenal Vision instant reaction. The analysis is elite but for me, more than that I find that they felt the same […]
“Some, but not all…” (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 WOL]
“Some, but not all…” An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. On one level constructive criticism of Arsenal players seems somewhat harsh when we are in every competition and top of them all. On the other hand, the standards are so high that meeting them isn’t easy and if you fall away 5% then you […]
Lovely New Things (Positives Needs & Hopes) [BRU 0-3 ARS]
‘Lovely new things’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. A glass half full post. If we won what we want to win this season, and my posts were more glass half empty I’d be embarrassed. Even though there are always needs for improvement and analysis, I think it’s important that we bathe in the […]
Playing Against Arsenal (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 4-0 ATL]
“Playing against Arsenal“ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I’ve just started to write my ‘ preliminary notes’ for my boys high school season in the Spring. The few things that I want to focus on and ensure that we emphasize. I’ve learnt that when you coach a high school team here in the […]
Arsenal’s internationals: who shone, who scored, and who’s coming back buzzing
The October window delivered a proper mixed bag of friendlies and high‑stakes qualifiers, and plenty of Gunners (plus a few new faces in the squad) were right in the thick of it. Here’s how they got on over the past ten days—goals, assists, minutes, the lot—with an eye on how they’ll return to London Colney. […]
‘The brake or the gas’
‘The brake or the gas’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The dialogue among Arsenal fans after the Liverpool game has been quite fascinating. Apart from those that automatically start attention seeking and wanting over the top accountability for one game of football, the rest of us seem to be somewhat uniquely divided on […]