A trophy for 8th place?
Over the past few seasons, Arsenal have been ‘bantered’ for finishing second and previously given seriously stick for Arsene’s misunderstood ‘Top 4 Trophy’ statement. As Arsenal fans, we live with this, knowing that 2nd is where the other 90 teams would love to be and Arsene was being realistic when stating that Champions League qualification […]
Liverpool fuming as Arsenal benefit from new rule
The new rule that was implemented at the beginning of the season, is not working out how it is supposed to, Liverpool are livid and are now pushing for it to be changed. I am off course talking about the ‘PGMOL/Liverpool Added Time Rule’ and it all came to a head at the weekend, when […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Gunners Held by Villans [ARS 1-1 AVL]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! While an away draw at Manchester United wasn’t such a bad result, the home draw against Aston Villa has a whole different taste to it, also because the visitors struck at the very end. It is not to say they didn’t deserve their point, though: Aston Villa had several chances to […]
‘In the end, it’s quality’ (Positives Needs & Hopes)[NEW 1-2 ARS]
‘In the end, it’s quality’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Where were you at 6:30pm UK time on Sunday? I had just dropped Max and Axcel off at their game. You need to know about Axcel. Axcel is a local legend. He is our family’s adopted soccer son. We drive backwards to go […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Draws and Prizes [MUN 0-0 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Getting out of Leigh Sports Village Stadium with a point and clean-sheet is a good thing, all things considered. Ahead of the match, Mark Skinner’s team were top of the table after two impressive wins against Leicester (4-0) and London City Lionesses (5-1), and Melvine Malard looked unstoppable in front of […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Manita in East London [WHU 1-5 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Renée Slegers’ team recorded a second win in as many league games as they put five past West Ham, courtesy of goals from Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius, Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo (2). Despite falling behind following an unfortunate own goal scored by Daphne van Domselaar, the win was never in […]
The day he sat the bench (Positives Needs & Hopes) [ARS 3-0 NFO]
An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Perhaps one of the reasons that you are reading this is because you know I’m an Arsenal fan. Up until the last 20 years, viewpoints on games were written by neutrals. That has its benefits, but I found that I could predict what I was about to read […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – A Flying Start for the Gunners [ARS 4-1 LCL]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados!The opening game of the season didn’t start in the best possible fashion, but one moment of individual brilliance turned the game upside down and transformed a close contest into a one-sided performance and a thumping win. Goals from Olivia Smith, Chloe Kelly, Stina Blackstenius and Frida Maanum gave Arsenal their first […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Welcome Back, Folks!
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados!Welcome back, Champions of Europe; it was not a dream, it really happened. The Arsenal Women team are back in action and ready to defend their European crown, as well as preventing Chelsea from winning a seventh consecutive WSL title to capture a title that has evaded them since 2018/19.The season officially […]
‘The brake or the gas’
‘The brake or the gas’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective The dialogue among Arsenal fans after the Liverpool game has been quite fascinating. Apart from those that automatically start attention seeking and wanting over the top accountability for one game of football, the rest of us seem to be somewhat uniquely divided on […]