Arsenal and the waterpark (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 1 (2)-(1) 0 ATL]
‘Arsenal and the waterpark’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Now don’t be jealous. I live near two of the world’s best water parks. In fact, if I was American, I would probably say I live near seven of the best. Over in the US, they don’t think that four hours away is really […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – All Good Things Come to an End [OL 3-1 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! The dream of retaining the UWCL crown went out of the window on Saturday, when the Arsenal Women team surrendered to a better equipped, more experienced and more clinical Olympique Lyonnes, in France. Kim Little and her teammates were valiant, full of courage but came short against a team that was […]
Remember the Times (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-0 FUL]
‘Remember the Times’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective It doesn’t seem possible for a group of players who all looked so far from their peak one week ago, to do what we saw against Fulham. I was watching Lewis Skelly closely. I posted before the game that this game could change his Arsenal […]
Confessions of a man with an allergy
‘Confessions of a man with an allergy’ An Arsenal blog that might make you angry Back around 2016 I decided to dabble into politics. Not because I found it interesting, but because I realized how it was directly impacting my life and the life of my family. Very quickly, and because I have a brain, […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Seven Wonders Gunners hunt down the Foxes [ARS 7-0 LEI]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! If there were doubts around Arsenal Women’s level of concentration and focus for the home game against Leicester City, sandwiched between the UWCL semifinals against Olympique Lyonnes, those were blown away on Wednesday night. While the men’s team was fighting hard for an away draw in Madrid, Renée Slegers and her […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Gunners get the all-important win against OL [ARS 2-1 OL]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Football was back this week, after the last international break of the season, and the Gunners made sure they were ready for the big game. Hosting Olympique Lyonnes at the Emirates Stadium for the first leg of the UWCL semifinals, Arsenal Women were quick off the blocks and reacted superbly when […]
The details point to the point (Positives Needs & Hopes) [MCI 2-1 ARS]
The details point to the point An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Analyzing an elite game of football is a time consuming task. The amount of detail rises. The coaches know that the margins are smaller and so the margins themselves become the focus for the coaching staff. Talking about the space that Nico […]
Fly them back from the moon – how to bring the hysterical back to Earth. (For their good and ours.)
‘Fly them back from the moon’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I don’t believe that we’ve ever been to the moon. I believe Stanley Kubrick’s confession. All will be disclosed soon, I feel. A decent percentage of the Arsenal fanbase and football fans in general can’t leave Arsenal alone. They got in a […]
CONFIDENTIAL: FA INTERNAL CIRCULAR Subject: Competitive Balance, Public Morale, and the Ongoing Arsenal Situation
Distribution: Strictly limited to clubs, officials, and anyone who can keep a straight face To all participating clubs, Following a comprehensive review of this season’s entertainment objectives, we would like to remind all teams of their civic duty to ensure Manchester City continue accruing points in a manner that creates maximum emotional distress for Arsenal […]
“Miss Marple on a free transfer” (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 1-2 BOU]
‘Miss Marple on a free transfer’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I jest, but I don’t. If I was the CEO of Arsenal I would spend the next seven days doing detective work at Arsenal. If Arsenal don’t win the Premier League and today’s performance is replicated in the Champions League then the […]