Congratulations to the Football Association. After years of tireless work, you have identified the real menace to the beautiful game: a teenager who got upset after being clattered. Not the clatter itself, of course. That was fine. A poor challenge, the kind that could have put a young player on the treatment table for a […]
…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we’re back! It is quite fitting to talk about the Arsenal Women’s somewhat tribulated, troubled new season during a tribulated, troubled personal time, so let’s get to it right away and try to understand how and why things went bad so early for Renée Slegers’ team during what was expected to be a breakout […]
‘Talkin’ bout an evolution’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Tracy Chapman reminds me of the time that I moved to America. She was so good. Not sure where she is now. I’ll look her up. Anyway, she has nothing to do with what I’m thinking. The title reminded me of her. I watched […]
‘See Man Utd, then see Arsenal’ Firstly, my apologies for not being able to blog the last couple of games. I was going to park my blog until after the Everton game, but there is something I cannot shake. I don’t like to talk about Manchester United. I dislike them more than any other club, […]
‘Good enough’ no longer good enough An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective There is a knock-on effect to footballers becoming much busier these days. I think that most of them are somewhat unaware of the details of what else is going on in the league. Even though video analysis will now be used where […]
A car with three gears’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I never like playing Brighton away. We’ve been pretty successful there recently, but they are always a team that I think are capable of beating us. Always well coached, unafraid, and capable. Capable of beating us at the same game. The result was […]
Raya, fire 🔥 An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective For some reason in the last week, I’ve had two people ask me who I thought was the best player at Arsenal. I get asked a lot of questions about Arsenal, but that one hasn’t come in quite a while. I had to think about […]
Shooting camp for Arsenal An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective I know that every game is different. Watch Arsenal score four at Sunderland with some of the best and most accurate shooting you’ve seen in a while. Players don’t forget how to shoot overnight. Without knowing exactly what happens at training I have often […]
Seven seasons and Mikel has been a busy boy. “Some managers inherit a squad. I inherited a crime scene and only Starboy survived the investigations.” (Source, Mikel Arteta (honestly)) Goalkeepers Bernd Leno – the guy who made a world-class save look routine and a routine backpass look like a near-death experience. Emiliano Martínez – still […]
‘A win for discouragement’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Arsenal are in a brand new position for the first time in a few decades. They are hot favorites to win the Premier League. This brings a different set of emotions. No longer are fans and Arsenal both wondering ‘can they?’ Motivation is tested […]
