So the managers have now had their say. And with that, we have from both of them the following: Mikel Arteta Perspective before performance – Mikel started with humanity. A reminder that context matters, and that leadership isn’t just about the next result – it’s about grounding people before asking more of them. Adaptability […]
In terms of the actual result and end product, last night’s 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisbon on our own patch, will hardly go down as ‘one for the ages’. I used to collect the match-day programmes back when I was a kid. It was usually for big games I’d ask for one (FA Cup final, […]
I am still down after last weekend. A little more time between now and the result has helped, but not by a lot, I must admit. I think my biggest issue is that I am worried that nothing will change in a short period of time. As I said to somebody in the comments from […]
Arteta’s rally cry on Friday was that the fans needed to have a good breakfast, then “bring your lunch and your dinner”, as the atmosphere needed to be an intense one, for a fixture time that was usually a bit muted. Well, having stood in Block Five yesterday, I will tell you this: Those Arsenal […]
With Mikel Arteta and Andoni Iraola not due to speak to the press until this morning/lunchtime today, I’m left looking at training pics and videos to try to guess some team news, as well as looking at what the pundits are saying about this tough one tomorrow. Firstly, the training pics and team news, and […]
On Saturday against Southampton, we were victims of a late goal that knocked us out of the cup. Last night we were the recipients of a late goal, which may well have the same impact. We will know for sure in a week, but Kai Havertz’s last-minute winner in Lisbon was for sure a welcome […]
There we just two things that were good about yesterday’s performance and result against Southampton: I predicted the line-up spot on Max Dowman Perhaps you could also point to the impact Viktor Gyokeres made from the bench, following up his goals for Sweden with a smartly taken finish to draw us level in that second […]
At Arteta’s press conference yesterday, he was inevitably asked about the withdrawals of players from international duty and – according to the official site version of events, anyway – he played the most impressive of straight bats. To be fair, he will have known these questions would be coming; he’d have been briefed by the […]
I don’t really write about the Arsenal Women. I’m a follower, of course, I want them to do well, and of course I watch when I can, but I can’t profess to be an expert or know all the details about the WSL or Women’s Champions League, so I kind of hold my hands up […]
Ok, so, I think we know we have at least one guy coming back from the two sets of internationals, not broken, as Kai Havertz came off at halftime yesterday evening, having scored a penalty right on the strike of the half to put Germany one-up in Stuttgart. Phew. With him returning, having played an […]