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 […]
Bigger than the Shield An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I had Max’s soccer team over to my house last week. They need to watch the game. Some of the parents did not send their kids because they didn’t see the value and others complained. This reminded me of how sport can be looked […]
The Arsenal fanbase have gone through various states of losing our collective mind over the course of this pre-season. First when we completed the signing of Declan Rice, having already secured the signatures of Havertz and Timber and extended Saliba’s contract. At this point everyone was OTT on optimism because we were going to […]
In the midst of anticipation and media speculation, Arsenal fans can now breathe a sigh of relief as the club’s new £100m signing, Declan Rice has finally arrived. The doubts created by the press about the deal’s completion were merely fleeting obstacles on the path to what was always destined to happen – a significant […]
Arsenal announced their first signing of the summer, Kai Havertz from Chelsea. While he predominantly played as a number 9 at Chelsea, he excelled at number ten or on the right-hand side in Bundesliga, and there is a school of thought that backs him as an eight, newly invented Xhaka-role at Arsenal. Let’s have a […]
1 – Realistically, at the start of the season, where did you expect Arsenal to finish? In the words of Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover 2 “not you, not you, not you, not nobody” expected The Arsenal to be challenging for the title. If we had been offered fourth in August, we would have bitten […]
