I’m still not saying it What was our aim at the start of the season? For me it was to finish in the top 4. I have no doubt that for the club it was very much the same, so let’s examine where we are in relation to that goal. In the table on […]
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Electricity brings fire: 12th Man Emirates Fans bring Gunners glory over United (Positives Needs & Hopes)
‘Electricity brings fire’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Even though I haven’t been to the Emirates this season, I’ve started to take for granted that the crowd have become the 12th man. After the game on Sunday I was wondering why it seemed like a beautiful inevitability that we came back from 0-1 […]
Gooners: chill! Smith Rowe’s return trumps Mudryk’s non-arrival.
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 […]
He Wasn’t There: Arsenal’s impact sub not yet at the Club [ARS 0-0 NEW](Positives Needs & Hopes)
‘He wasn’t there’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I’m writing and scrolling through social media at the same time here. Everybody seems to have the same opinion. That we needed somebody from the bench to change the game. Funnily enough I think that this would’ve been only half the solution. Maybe it would’ve […]
Eddie’s up to the job as Hammers, hammered – Bring on Brighton!
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 […]
Mykhailo Mudryk: the Man Arteta needs? or the next Pepe..?
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 […]
What I Am Thankful For – An Arsenal Thanksgiving Feast
Today is Thanksgiving in America, a holiday created centuries ago to celebrate a bountiful harvest and annually spent with your closest friends and family. It’s a time to hold your loved ones close, and to reflect on all of the things you are thankful for in your life. I, for one, am thankful that Arsenal […]
“Almost all of them” – Arsenal’s Player of the Season to date [WOL 0-2 ARS] (Positives Needs & Hopes)
‘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 – solid foundations allow Arsenal to demolish Chelsea’s home [CHE 0-1 ARS]
‘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 […]
Time To Declare: why I believe Arsenal will be Champions [ARS 5-0 NFO] (Updated)
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 […]