XG Building An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Firstly, apologies for the delay in writing. The plan this weekend was to drive to DC to watch the Arsenal ladies, not have my car give out on me and spend $600 on being disappointed. I’m still reeling from the weekend, so this will be shorter […]
Pedro Neto is one of the most exciting players in the Premier League, and one who seems to be linked with a move to N5 in every transfer window that passes us by. Here, I make the case of why singing the electric wide man WOULD be a good idea for the club this summer. […]
The Emirates Stadium was all prepared for a Premier League blockbuster on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, as Arsenal was to welcome Chelsea in a match pulsating with tension and consequence. Chelsea’s last gasp victory over Leeds in the FA Cup, however, has forced the fixture to be rescheduled. Under the tactical vision of Mikel Arteta, […]
Arsenal under Arteta are sitting 8 points clear at the pinnacle of the toughest, most competitive league in Europe, and it seems we Gooners are still able to find something to complain about. Despite dominating the ‘old enemy’ at their place, securing a comfortable win and a clean sheet, some supporters are amazingly still attacking […]
Christmas Gift? The smell of turkey in the oven, presents are being unwrapped and festive movies are being chosen, Arteta and Edu focus on the two games before New Years Day: a Boxing Day battle at the Emirates against the Hammers before traveling to the Amex a showdown with Brighton . Excitingly, with New Years […]
‘Almost all of them’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective So, football is a simple game. You just pass the ball 1000 times and tell your players to take turns being brilliant. Odegaard, your turn. Simple. The game yesterday seemed like that paragraph. Somebody had to step up and Odegaard did. All of these […]
Football history, yes, even before the Premier League, tells us that the most successful teams strengthen when they are on top. The great Liverpool managers of the 1970s always added 1- or 2-star signings each summer as league champions, even though in those days with only 1 substitute, it usually meant demoting a fan favourite. […]
You make it easy POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES You might say that the reason that yesterday‘s game looked easy was the because of the gulf in quality. I think you would be right to a certain extent. There is however the thought that quality is on paper and not necessarily what happens on the field. […]
