The Arsenal Women Journal – Disenchantment Day as Gunners crumble before Chelsea
It’s not really a déjà-vu but it feels like one.Wolfsburg is going to the Nou Camp, Chelsea is going to Wembley and we are left dealing with our regrets and recriminations. Another big day is gone and we are left disappointed by a team that looks still very vulnerable to pressure and struggles to cope […]
Nketiah and The Lost Puppy: Something’s broken at Arsenal and they better fix it fast [SOU 1-0 ARS]
Somebody at Arsenal has lost their puppy. The puppy has been kidnapped and sadness spread around the squad. Results aside, there seems to be a sadness. A stream of sadness that I have felt watching Arsenal the last three games. Admittedly, I am watching these games on the television screen and cannot see everybody all […]
In-depth Scouting Report: Arsenal’s Reported Striker Target Victor Osimhen
Having let go of the former captain and their main striker Aubameyang in the winter, and failed to secure the signing of Dusan Vlahovic, Arsenal are paying for their mistake of going into the latter half of the season with no established backup striker. It is clear that Arsenal need to sign a striker (or […]
Arteta’s Five Biggest Mistakes in Saturday’s Brighton Loss
Anyone who knows me or reads my articles will know that I am an admirer of Mikel Arteta but even the best coaches get tactics and decisions wrong. On a lucky day the odd poor call may not cost your team, or you may have time in a match to readjust or even reverse a […]
EVERYTHING you need to know about Arsenal’s striker target, Darwin Nunez?
There is no doubt that strikers are on top of Arsenal’s summer shopping list. Having failed to acquire Dusan Vlahovic in the winter, Arsenal reported also had interest in Jonathan David, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Alexander Isak, but it seems that ahead of the summer they are broadening their search. One of the new names that […]
No-show Arsenal doubles down on poor Palace performance – but CL spot still possible [ARS 1-2 BHA]
The game didn’t start at 4:05pm POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES It’s not too late. It seems like it is, but it’s not. The situation and our push for Champions League football is still possible even though it seems like we are throwing it away. What has been too late however, is how our coach and […]
The Big 3 things Arteta has done to make ‘his’ Arsenal a top 4 contender
“What is the realistic target for Arsenal and Mike Arteta this season?” If you asked to an Arsenal fan before the season started(or the summer transfer window ended), the most common answer might have been 6th place in the league and getting back into the Europa League. It doesn’t sound particularly ambitious considering that Arsenal […]
No Tierney, Thomas or Tomi tests Arteta’s tactical touch: is this formation his salvation?
Whilst there is no escaping the stark fact that Arsenal were very poor and outplayed by an organised and well-drilled Palace side, we equally cannot ignore that prior to Monday, Arteta’s team had successfully engineered 5 successive away wins in the Premier League. In isolation, it is therefore logical to view the 3-nil defeat as […]
AWFC Journal: Arsenal Ladies crush Foxes to stay in Chelsea chase
We had to win and we won. We had to score a lot and we did – although we left it late in the game.We didn’t quite match Chelsea’s 9-0 win but we scored five past Leicester and made sure we did our bit but unfortunately Chelsea also won easily against Reading, which means that […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – End of the Road
That’s it, our European journey came to an abrupt end at the Volkswagen Arena, last night.It hurts but we can hardly say the outcome was unfair: over the two legs, Wolfsburg has been the better team. Although we grew into the game and could have had more luck with some of our shots, the first […]