Arsenal unsurprisingly have been linked with numerous central midfielders since narrowly missing out on the Premier League. For a while, there seemed to be a debate on whether the target to improve the first 11 should be a left sided 8, now Havertz has moved further forward, or a defensive midfielder now that Rice has […]
‘If you hadn’t noticed’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Conversation with football friends is for most their favourite part of the experience. It’s the part I dearly miss living in the hills of Tennessee. I love writing because I love writing but also because there are so many people that jump in the […]
Following Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool, Sky Sports have drafted a memo to the EPL setting out the news rules they require to be implemented immediately. 1: All Arsenal players must exit the field of play straight after the game “Just get down the tunnel. You’ve won a game. It’s three points. Now, get down […]
The long-awaited return of Arsenal’s Ghanaian central midfielder is imminent. In recent season’s Partey’s absences have been blamed for the Gunners missing out on major trophies, but this season many hope his attributes will bolster us on the run in. He may even be in the squad for our trip to Nottingham tomorrow. What is […]
Keeping things short and sweet… A new regular feature on Gunners Town, using the framework started during lockdown on the Gunners Town Pub podcasts… Our writers each offer a highlight and lowlight for the previous Matchday, and then shine a headlight on what lies ahead for the Gunners. What do you think? Give us your […]
Arsenal and the castle An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Have you ever had to go South in order to go North? Have you ever had to try to explain this to a child? I’d say that I’m a pretty calm and lucid guy. At least my kids tell me that I am. A […]
The previous pre-season was the most interesting in a long while. There we got first glimpses of the inverted fullback, the high line, pressing from the front, the lone 6 and our new exciting signings, especially Jesus, Zinchenko and Saliba. We saw several impressive performances and results against top European opposition. This time around there […]
A reminder of the past and future An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective It was a little tempting to look at that performance and wonder why we couldn’t do that for the last six weeks. It’s tempting. I have to remember that I played football for the first half of my life, and […]
I don’t think anyone has any problem with our attacking output from midfield or attack in most games. We all love the chemistry of the team. There lies a strength in the collective where six players (Martinelli, Saka, Jesus, Odegaard, Xhaka, Trossard) are sharing the attacking load equally. That’s what makes us so dynamic. But […]
An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Sunday morning didn’t start well. Max knows a lot about football but doesn’t understand that if Jordan Pickford would’ve shuffled his feet before Gundogan’s free kick, then maybe he could’ve saved it. We had one of those arguments where you just realize that winning the argument is […]
