A report lately stated that Lucas Torreira has asked to leave. Our Uruguayan offers a different edge compared to other midfielders we’ve had in recent years. I like him – he’s combative and tenacious, and I feel we need to keep him if he is open to staying. If not, he can go. […]
At five foot five Lucas Torriera isn’t a player who will tower above most players on the pitch. But when you think about size is that what matters to the position that you play in? For myself, I see a lot of myself in Torriera when playing at grassroots. For starters I am also the […]
Whoever The Arsenal decided to appoint to succeed the sacked Unai Emery, was always likely to be met with criticism and negativity by many of the club’s supporters and there were no exceptions made for Mikel Arteta. With the most common criticism being the most obvious one. His lack of any previous managerial experience. However, […]
EVERYTHING JUST CHANGED Positives, Needs and Hopes What have you based your opinion on Mikel Arteta on? I’ve been coaching for 30 years this January. I’ve learnt over my years that there is an endless list of qualities in a great coach. I’ve also learnt that some are deal breakers that should instantly […]
Last week, I was fortunate and grateful receive an invite to an event at DWF hosted by Tom Mungovan @tvanmungo, at which David Dein was the guest speaker. Thought I’d share a thread with some of the key highlights – and there were many – David is an absolute gentleman and hugely visionary and engaging character […]
Mr. Arsenal….captain, leader, legend….but wrong on our opening day defeat… He’s a boss in many ways. I doubt there are many, if any, Gooners alive who don’t rate Tony Adams. Every club seemingly has a pre-eminent player, who represents the best triumphs and spirit of the club in question. For Man United, it’s […]
If Ramsey leaves, can it hurt Arsenal? Aaron Ramsey is a player whom I like a lot. Yes, he scored two FA Cup final winners for us, against Hull City and Chelsea respectively. However, he is yet to sign a new contract, and could well leave us. Even as a well-liked player amongst us, […]
Nietzsche Knew Best …… Arsene arrived at Arsenal in October 1996, under a blaze of overwhelming mockery. The press did not know him, the fans did not know him and the players did not know him. Tony Adams summed up the consensus: “At first, I thought, what does this Frenchman know about football? […]
It seems that Grant Xhaka is the current Arsenal first teamer facing the scrutiny of a ‘hard to please’ Gooner fanbase. This may well be largely because of what he isn’t rather than what he is. Whether Wenger sold us on an idea, other ‘knowledgeable’ fans on social media did or the media did, the […]
Through the looking glass at Arsenal A.W There is a rumour doing the rounds that things are afoot. The 3 musketeers are in Dortmund trying to prise Aubameyang away from his current masters and Wenger is nowhere to be seen in this scenario. One of the theories that has arisen from this, is that they […]
