When you can’t see great An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I am a blessed man. Feeling very blessed. I think those are two different things. If there is one emotion in my life that I can’t shake, it’s that. I offer thanks at least twice in the day. Not just for the […]
Creation 1 Denial 3 An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective This game was an odd one. It seemed like we were playing ourselves. Leicester are so predictable. Played the same way in the same formation for so long. Coming up against a team that has a smart coach with a smart backroom team killed […]
Actually, unsurprising An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective A derby is supposed to be where form goes out the window. A different type of event where no excuses are expected. You just show up give your best and win. If you want to go back into your slump afterwards, then fine, but it’s a […]
The jubilance continues after Christmas for the Gunners as they now find themselves 7 points clear at the top of the league after an emphatic win against West Ham on Monday night. With Arsene Wenger watching on from the stands for the first time since leaving the club, his successor inspired his side to a […]
‘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 […]
‘When you read the book from the beginning’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I want to start with an admission. I have barely looked at the Premier League table for many many years. My doctor had asked me what I thought was raising my blood pressure because I am a calm guy. I […]
The Arsenal boys are getting excited about the up coming World Cup, some have different reasons. My inside contact at London Colney managed to grab some screenshots of the latest team WhatsApp group chat and very kindly forwarded them to me. Steve WellmanEnglish by birth, Australian by choice. Traffic Engineer, Arsenal ST Holder, Sun DreamTeam […]
Time to declare An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. As you read this, you are reading the fourth rewrite of this opening paragraph. I have been tempted to write about what you are about to read for a while, but have resisted until I was sure. I wasn’t thinking that yesterday‘s game would be […]
Time to declare An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective. As you read this, you are reading the fourth rewrite of this opening paragraph. I have been tempted to write about what you are about to read for a while, but have resisted until I was sure. I wasn’t thinking that yesterday‘s game would be […]
Adjusting to shorter games An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I don’t think it’s a coincidence anymore that we are not looking as comfortable in games. I didn’t think it was necessarily fatigue at first but this cannot be ignored. I’ve loved that we have picked largely the same team every week. It’s undoubtedly […]
