Church or Cathedral? The crucial quality Arsenal needs from their new signings
I have spent way too much thinking time trying to figure out who would be the best left-wing signing for Arsenal? That’s the exciting position to ponder because we all know it’s between two or three at striker and I’ve asked the good Lord for Viktor Gyokeres for three years and so at some point […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Champions of Europe! [ARS 1-0 FCB]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! You didn’t dream, it was real: Arsenal are champions of Europe (again!). In what could be described as one of the biggest upsets in women’s football, Renée Slegers and her players defeated the mighty Barcelona Femení in Lisbon. A goal from Stina Blackstenius was enough to bring home the second UWCL […]
Mikel Merino: Arsenal’s Jack-of-all-Trades
Who has been the best Premier League signing of the summer of 2024? There are plenty of worthy candidates. Elliot Anderson and Nikola Milenkovic have helped transform Nottingham Forest from relegation battlers to Champions League contenders, whilst Maxence Lacroix and Ismaila Sarr have proven integral in Crystal Palace securing their first-ever major trophy. Dean Huijsen […]
Nonsense where nothing should’ve reigned (Positives Needs & Hopes) [LIV 2-2 ARS]
‘Nonsense where nothing should’ve reigned’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective So the game against Liverpool might end up not really mattering for either team If we had lost however it would have been rather different. If the performance had continued in the second half the way we started the game then it could’ve […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Final Goodbyes [ARS 4-3 MUN]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Up until the hour mark, everything looked perfect: we were hammering Manchester United at home, Mariona Caldentey was presented with the supporters’ Player of the Season award and Alessia Russo was on track for the WSL Golden Boot and FWA Footballer of the Year double, all of that happening in front […]
So much, so good, except the big bit… [PSG 2 (3)- 1 (1) ARS]
‘So much, so good, except the big bit’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I’m not sure if I ever buy the idea that a team is ‘not ready to win ……….’ Listening to people ramble on about Arsenal needing this or that before they can win is understandable and partially true. I have […]
It just wasn’t meant to be
It just wasn’t meant to be, No repeat of ‘Rice, Rice, baby’ We couldn’t get over PSG, It just wasn’t meant to be It just wasn’t meant to be On a cold night in gay Paris They was no after Partey It just wasn’t meant to be It just wasn’t meant to be Bakayo had […]
According to AI, This Is The Signing Arsenal Needs
Arsenal fans have been through a wild season filled with soaring expectations, brilliant flashes, and that persistent feeling that one more key addition might transform a very strong club into a championship contender. Arteta’s squad, having grown a lot from his first days, now seems to be gunning in the right direction. Still, if there’s […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – A Costly Hangover [AVL 5-2 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! As soon as the starting XI came out, everyone could sense a difficult afternoon at Villa Park. By making seven changes to the team that put four goals past Lyon and qualified for the UWCL final, Renée Slegers decided to rest her heroes and give valuable minutes to players usually relegated […]
The Rue to the Final
Ben White right back. Jurrien Timber left back. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Declan Rice sharing the holding midfield and left eight roles. Mikel Merino up front. That is what I wanted to see when the team sheet for PSG was announced yesterday evening. I had, though, reluctantly accepted on my way to the match that my […]