Noni, Ebe, Rodrygo, Martin, Cristhian, Kepa and Christian and why?
I haven’t been able to write for a while and now I’ve done 2 in 4 days God bless Jamaica I wanted to give my thoughts on all of our other signings and rumored signings, beyond the glorious Viktor who I spoke on on Monday. I have so much energy for Viktor. It’s almost […]
Šeško and The Gyök
It’s July 1st and the first day back in the office for Arteta, Berta and Fred, Arsenal’s new data analyst. An invite drops in Fred’s calendar from Mikel. **** Urgent Crisis Meeting**** 10am, my office. “Blimey” thought Fred, “Must be important, it’s in person. Mikel only ever meets the first team face to face. The […]
Are we going to see three at the back this season?
If rumours are to be believed, the holy trinity of Arteta, Josh K and Berta are in for no less than three attacking players this summer. A left winger, a central attacking midfielder and a striker are on the list. For arguments sake, let’s call them Rodrygo, Eze and Gyokeres. Now bear in mind that […]
Viktory!
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Today he might just give me what I’ve been wanting for around 3 years. Not just that but an overflow blessing as the Gyokeres deal may just happen as I sit here… That would be above and beyond. I first discovered Viktor Gyokeres back at the […]
Can Arsenal win the league without a striker?
So many debates have been had about which striker would be better, ‘prospect’ and athletic monster Sesko or ‘ready now’ flat track bully Gyokores, but we all have that nagging concern, what if we don’t land either? After all the club has previous for this kind of behaviour, most notably in the last two transfer […]
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 […]