22 10, 2022

A great Gabriel day – for him and us

By |2022-10-22T08:57:06+01:00October 22nd, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, contracts, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Happy Saturday you wonderful people. It might be an Arsenal-less one, but hopefully you can find enough enjoyable other things in your life to have a good one nonetheless. The good news from an Arsenal perspective today is that Gabriel - the big one at centre half - confirmed that he’s signed a new deal [...]

18 09, 2022

Arsenal must win all the duels against Brentford

By |2022-09-18T09:12:54+01:00September 18th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

It's finally a Premier League match day again for The Arsenal and I've got that usual feeling of butterflies in the stomach that occur in the morning of a game. All week I've been thinking about Brentford, I've listened to podcast previews, I've ruminated on how the match might unfold and in my head I've [...]

4 09, 2022

Midfield is key for Arsenal at Old Trafford

By |2022-09-04T10:18:38+01:00September 4th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, injuries, Match Review, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Might be a bit of a short one today as I need to head off to London to do a spot of shopping and meet a few friends for lunch and I'm running a little late, but I wanted to pen some pre-United match thoughts on here before I toddle off. Firstly, having watched some [...]

14 04, 2022

Why do I now fear Arteta’s selection approach?

By |2022-04-14T08:11:17+01:00April 14th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant, Tactics|1 Comment

I chose my words to the title for today's musings quite carefully here. I know there are people that are convinced that Arteta is, from a tactical perspective, a man who knows his onions and he has shown that at times this season. I also know that there are a proportion - a small one [...]

1 04, 2022

Focus and five subs – Arteta press conference thoughts

By |2022-04-01T07:52:10+01:00April 1st, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference, Tactics|1 Comment

The arrival of yesterday's press conference was a timely reminder that the infernal international break is now behind us and we can fully focus on all things Arsenal and Premier League, which is a-ok with me. Arteta talked about the need to refocus his players after the international break and whilst the team news is [...]

9 02, 2022

How are you feeling about The Arsenal?

By |2022-02-09T07:55:55+00:00February 9th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

How are you feeling this morning? I mean, generally, of course, I like to keep up to date with how you're doing but more specifically how are you feeling about The Arsenal? Are you feeling excited like it's the start of a new season all over again? Or are you a bit like me in [...]

31 12, 2021

COVID crippling any well-though game plans

By |2021-12-31T10:03:27+00:00December 31st, 2021|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

I didn't manage to catch the training pictures from 29th that the club released, so had a little look this morning, as I pondered to myself why on earth I give a monkeys about seeing players doing their shuttle runs at London Colney more now than I ever have before. Then it dawned on me: [...]

19 10, 2021

Overly-structured ArtetaBall isn’t working: Palace

By |2021-10-19T08:18:19+01:00October 19th, 2021|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Formation, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant|1 Comment

At just before the hour mark I looked up to the big screen behind me yesterday and saw that with two thirds of the game gone, we were labouring, with Palace in the ascendency. And I hoped for a change. The set up wasn’t working. Crystal Palace we’re pressing across the pitch in an organised [...]

28 11, 2020

Arsenal’s balance and a high press might beat Wolves

By |2020-11-28T08:20:04+00:00November 28th, 2020|Attack, Defence, Formation, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Moring folks and welcome to Saturday. How you doing? Y'alreet? I'm fine, thanks for asking, although I did stay up too late watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly last night and my body clock is such that it doesn't matter what time I go to bed, I'm always up around 7am. That's not [...]

10 03, 2020

Arteta’s impressive presser breathes hope for City away

By |2020-03-10T07:38:19+00:00March 10th, 2020|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

As we all suspected it was a press conference day yesterday and, whilst I still don’t think we’ll be getting anything from the game on Wednesday night, Arteta’s convictions and the way he articulated himself in the press conference, had me thinking that maybe...just maybe...he has some kind of blueprint for success. It’s unlikely because [...]

Go to Top