The Arsenal Women Journal – Manita in East London [WHU 1-5 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Renée Slegers’ team recorded a second win in as many league games as they put five past West Ham, courtesy of goals from Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius, Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo (2). Despite falling behind following an unfortunate own goal scored by Daphne van Domselaar, the win was never in […]
The day he sat the bench (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-0 NFO]
An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Perhaps one of the reasons that you are reading this is because you know I’m an Arsenal fan. Up until the last 20 years, viewpoints on games were written by neutrals. That has its benefits, but I found that I could predict what I was about to read […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – A Flying Start for the Gunners [ARS 4-1 LCL]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados!The opening game of the season didn’t start in the best possible fashion, but one moment of individual brilliance turned the game upside down and transformed a close contest into a one-sided performance and a thumping win. Goals from Olivia Smith, Chloe Kelly, Stina Blackstenius and Frida Maanum gave Arsenal their first […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Welcome Back, Folks!
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados!Welcome back, Champions of Europe; it was not a dream, it really happened. The Arsenal Women team are back in action and ready to defend their European crown, as well as preventing Chelsea from winning a seventh consecutive WSL title to capture a title that has evaded them since 2018/19.The season officially […]
‘The brake or the gas’
‘The brake or the gas’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The dialogue among Arsenal fans after the Liverpool game has been quite fascinating. Apart from those that automatically start attention seeking and wanting over the top accountability for one game of football, the rest of us seem to be somewhat uniquely divided on […]
Happy happy, sad sad happy (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 5-0 LEE]
Happy happy, sad sad happy An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective What to think about that game, right? It was like the events of a months worth of football in two hours. Lori, Max, his friend Jake and I were in Lexington, Kentucky to watch our friend Tyler Gibson play for USL team Oakland […]
‘Reasons and Excuses’ [MUN 0-1 ARS] (A Coach’s Perspective)
‘Reasons and Excuses’ ‘’An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective’ This is how I felt during and directly after the game. I don’t get flustered by much. I do have a list though. A short list. If you call QVC shopping network, a human picks up the phone and immediately asks you what they can […]
‘Art in motion’ (Positives Needs & Hopes) [Pre-Season Friendly: ARS 3-0 ACB]
‘Art in motion’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Well, I wasn’t expecting that. There wasn’t much ‘art’ against Villareal and the ’motion’ wasn’t jiving either. The game was littered with tactical nuance, experiments and improvements. Almost as if we had been storing this up for a rainy day, so to speak. ‘Sun on […]
Changes at Arsenal [Positives Needs & Hopes Extra Edition]
Changes at Arsenal Before I start, I have a favour to ask at the end of this piece I spend way too much time thinking about how Arsenal can be the best that they can be. I do it not out of lack of trust in the club, but because it’s my passion. I suppose […]
Dowman sells Martinelli to get Eze – (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-2 NEW]
‘Dowman sells Martinelli to get Eze’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Most of the time preseason games are instantly forgettable. This one might be remembered forever. It’s crazy to say that. Sounds like a horrific over-exaggeration. What my eyes saw however, was the potential birth of a superstar. Max Dowman has much to […]