Why Arteta’s decisions cost Arsenal a place in the 4th Round of the FA Cup
In hindsight perhaps yesterday was not the best day to opt for my first away trip of this season. However, I was looking forward to Arsenal and Arteta building on the magnificent team performance against City and starting another glorious run in the competition we have won in 4 of the last 8 seasons. Obviously. […]
AWFC Journal: Crappy New Year! Lackluster Arsenal Women roll over for Birmingham City (BIR 2-0 ARS)
Birmingham City 2-0 Arsenal Women Crappy New Year, Gooners!It’s fair to say that no one really expected to start this 2022 in such a miserable fashion. There are many ways in which you can lose a football game when entering it as favorite but the team chose the worst possible one: the I-don’t-bother-that-much way.The […]
Post Forest Defeat Rant!!!
This was a bad day at office, a really really bad day at the office. There’s just no scope available to defend it. We were terrible from the first whistle to the end and can have no complaints about the final result. We are out of the FA Cup; we started the day talking about […]
The Road to FA Cup 15 begins today
The start of the FA cup journey begins for Arsenal in the Third Round against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. A club steeped long in English Football history and it’s always a wonder why they no longer grace the highest league. Forest is definitely a club that linger in recent memory when you recall […]
Mikel Arteta: The Soul to Success
While wallowing in the heartbreak from the defeat to Manchester City, I decided to distract myself by picking up a book and reading Phil Jackson’s Eleven Rings: The Soul to Success. For those unfamiliar with Phil Jackson, he holds the NBA record for the most NBA championships as a player and coach – famously known […]
Dusan Vlahovic: A Scouting Report on the world’s next elite striking talent
The January transfer window is now open! With Liverpool somehow getting the EFL to wrap around their finger and postpone the match against Arsenal we can sit and complain or open up a can of fruit and get into a juicy special. Transfer rumours. Oh how I love them. The best and worst time of […]
What Does A Statement Arsenal Summer Window Looks Like?
Arsenal spent the most money in the last transfer window in England but what you won’t hear in the headlines is that they spread it on six players, at an average of about 24 million euros each. Last season, it was quite evident that Arsenal lacked depth and it was a big reason why they […]
How to fill a Partey Sized Hole without a new Central Midfield signing during AFCON
The Arsenal community, whist bitter at the referring and VAR calls in the narrow defeat to Man City are still reveling in the performance of their young team. Without their manager to cajole and instruct them from the touchline, Arteta’s boys out thought, our fought and in truth, whilst with 11 men, outplayed, the champions. […]
A case for stability: Is The Kroenke Way all that bad in a chaotic world?
Football’s link to money has been well-documented. From highly paid players to mega-money buyouts, our beloved sport has become more about business than ever before. While there are indeed many success stories for risk takers in both business and football, it is often a measured approach made by the most successful people. Perhaps it’s worth […]
The Progression of Granit Xhaka’s role within Mikel Arteta’s system – In possession, high press and turnovers…
Gidday fellas! Round 2 for me on Gunners Town with a piece on Granit Xhaka after an absolute belter of a match for the Arsenal against City at the Emirates. If you were at the game, cheers to you. What a cracker of an atmosphere. The fans nailed the support for our young lads in […]