‘See Man Utd, then see Arsenal’ (Observations after an impressive Munich outing)
‘See Man Utd, then see Arsenal’ Firstly, my apologies for not being able to blog the last couple of games. I was going to park my blog until after the Everton game, but there is something I cannot shake. I don’t like to talk about Manchester United. I dislike them more than any other club, […]
‘Good enough’ no longer good enough (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 LEE]
‘Good enough’ no longer good enough An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective There is a knock-on effect to footballers becoming much busier these days. I think that most of them are somewhat unaware of the details of what else is going on in the league. Even though video analysis will now be used where […]
A Car With 3 Gears (Positives Needs & Hopes) [BHA 3-0 ARS]
A car with three gears’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I never like playing Brighton away. We’ve been pretty successful there recently, but they are always a team that I think are capable of beating us. Always well coached, unafraid, and capable. Capable of beating us at the same game. The result was […]
Raya, fire! (Positives Needs & Hopes) [SUN 0-2 ARS]
Raya, fire 🔥 An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective For some reason in the last week, I’ve had two people ask me who I thought was the best player at Arsenal. I get asked a lot of questions about Arsenal, but that one hasn’t come in quite a while. I had to think about […]
Shooting camp for Arsenal (Positives Needs & Hopes) [NAP 0-1 ARS]
Shooting camp for Arsenal An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I know that every game is different. Watch Arsenal score four at Sunderland with some of the best and most accurate shooting you’ve seen in a while. Players don’t forget how to shoot overnight. Without knowing exactly what happens at training I have often […]
They all rolled over and one was left… (Arteta’s 7-Year Arsenal Cull)
Seven seasons and Mikel has been a busy boy. “Some managers inherit a squad. I inherited a crime scene and only Starboy survived the investigations.” (Source, Mikel Arteta (honestly)) Goalkeepers Bernd Leno – the guy who made a world-class save look routine and a routine backpass look like a near-death experience. Emiliano Martínez – still […]
‘A win for discouragement’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 2-1 CHE]
‘A win for discouragement’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Arsenal are in a brand new position for the first time in a few decades. They are hot favorites to win the Premier League. This brings a different set of emotions. No longer are fans and Arsenal both wondering ‘can they?’ Motivation is tested […]
“Time for the Coach to coach…” – A Transfer Window summary for rational Gooners
‘Time for the Coach to coach’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I couldn’t write after the Villa game and I wanted to pause before I wrote after the last day of the transfer window. I always do better when I pause. I come down on the fact that three […]
Quantum of Tzolis
Codename: 00-17. Agency: The Arsenal. Mission: Infiltrate the Premier League title defence, disarm a newly promoted Coventry City, and do it all with the kind of nonchalant cool that makes M sigh and reach for the paperwork anyway. Tzolis arrived at the Emirates not as some rookie double-0 fumbling his first assignment, but as […]
‘Five years later’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-0 COV]
‘Five years later’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective August 13, 2021… … Where were you? I was in a hotel room in Chattanooga, Tennessee and sort of looking forward to the first game of the season. Another Friday night, but […]