This post is going to upset people, I’m sure. Those people who think any kind of criticism of the Club, the team, the coach is treason. Those who offer “go with the flow” or other equally inane aphorisms. Either that or they switch to logical fallacy and admonish me, saying “Look at what this young […]
The curious case of obtaining tickets for Arsenal games has become a very hot topic amongst Arsenal fans these past few months. The war on touts has been fully waged as the noise reverberating from the fan base grows ever louder as the opportunity to witness live the closest chance for Arsenal to reclaim a […]
This Arsenal team has got something about it, hasn’t? From one-nil down to three-one up in the Conti Cup final against Chelsea. From one-nil down to two-nil up in the Champions League against Bayern Munich. From one-nil down to two-nil up in the league against Manchester City. Three big games against three big clubs, at […]
In time to come An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective It’s 2026. You are in the pub talking to your mates about the Arsenal team of 2022–23. The discussion is about where they rank as the greatest Arsenal teams of all time. These conversations will happen in the summer of 2023 also, but it’s […]
What a month, right? From winning the Conti Cup against Chelsea to qualifying for the Champions League semifinals for the first time in ten years! We March on, don’t we?No, I won’t apologize for the silly pun. Last night’s win against Bayern Munich was intoxicating and you will have to pay the price for it, […]
Another thumping win in a North London Derby, what a delight! A brace from Caitlin Foord and a goal apiece from captain Kim Little and Frida Maanum painted north London red once again, propelling the team much closer to the top of the table. We might have moved from fourth to…fourth but we made a […]
How could we not score at the Allianz Arena?This question is still working me up, several hours after the final whistle.We definitely deserved more from the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, especially in the second half, yet we head home with what is probably the worst possible score we could take. […]
When you can’t see great An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I am a blessed man. Feeling very blessed. I think those are two different things. If there is one emotion in my life that I can’t shake, it’s that. I offer thanks at least twice in the day. Not just for the […]
What a wonderful half of football that was! I know that we all have a feeling for why we played so good, no one is blind to that fact. But sometimes you know something from feeling but you don’t know the details of it. I have tried to concretize the rotations and adaptations in that […]
“We cruised to victory against Reading…” reads the Arsenal website, in the aftermath of our thumping four-nil win against the Royals, at Meadow Park.Goals from Kim Little, Frida Maanum and Leah Williamson, as well as an own-goal from Emma Mukandi, sealed our third consecutive win in the league and helped closing the gap with the […]
