It’s been a catastrophic season so far. But perhaps yesterdays performance may just be a catalyst for change. In this piece, I provide an in-depth match review, discussing the formations/tactics deployed by Mikel Arteta, a general review of the game followed by highlighting individual performances. Initially, it seemed that the hybrid 3-4-3 would be retained […]
Episode 16 “The Merry Month Of August” Chris, Mike, Gav and Woz talk the FA Cup players who stood out, the impact this will have on next season, Willian, as well as redundancies at Arsenal that have just been announced. Another bite-sized chunk of Arsenalness delivered fresh to your cranium. Tune in and see why […]
Before the days leading up to the FA Cup Final, I had a few thoughts rushing through my head. With so much riding on this game, European qualification, bragging rights, the chance to win Arteta his first trophy, our fourteenth FA cup and a win increasing the odds of Aubameyang committing his future to Arsenal, […]
Can we sign Trust? I don’t trust Arsenal. I don’t think I have for over 10 years. My son and I get comfortable and excited on the couch. Out Arsenal run. My son looks at me. He does it every game. It’s a mix of fear and adrenaline I see in his face. He’s only […]
Vital Statistics from Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City Premier League • Matchday 35 • 12th July 2020 A bitterly disappointing result that included far too many individual errors at both ends of the pitch, defeat to them will never be easy but it hurts even more when they are a really poor side and we ourselves […]
Vital Statistics from Arsenal 1-1 Leicester City Premier League • Matchday 34 • 07 July 2020 In a performance that showed resilience, battle, structure and a superb attitude, we can find ourselves unlucky not to take the 3 points after the damaging red card and our unfortunate inability to finish key chances and put the […]
Vital Statistics from Wolves v Arsenal Premier League • Matchday 33 • 04 July 2020 Structure, hard work and attitude, right through the team – the simple part of football that’s been missing for too long. POSSESSION Interesting to note that again we didn’t have the lion’s share of possession, gone are the entirely ball […]
Perception protection POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES If you read my last post you’ll know I talked about the different ways to win. I felt that Arteta won the Southampton game tactically. This didn’t surprise me as I see this as a strength. It will happen again. Yesterday, was very surprising. In a way I’m not […]
Money could save us, Money could kill us Positives, Needs and Hopes It’s March. It’s 2021. One year from now. Could this happen?….. Who would’ve thought that Arsenal would be where they are today? After a fairly miserable 19/20 season where Arsenal tumbled prematurely out of Europe and failed to make it back in, the […]
Arsenal vs Leeds FA Cup third round preview Born and raised in Leeds for a third of my life, its hard to not feel a sense of affinity or almost nationality when it comes to football clubs, as is the case for me with Leeds United. Although I started supporting Arsenal in my teens, there […]
