Arsenal tactics

Tactics: How Arsenal’s resilience and Wenger’s innovation beat Pep and City

Arsene Wenger’s decision to adopt a back 3 paid dividends as The Gunners were able to overcome Manchester City in extra time at Wembley and advance to yet another FA Cup Final.

Protesting Wenger at Wembley? Don’t be an idiot

Arsenal head to Wembley this weekend and some people want to take their protest banners along. Aren't games like this the reason we all invest...
MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: Headcoach Arsene Wenger of Arsenal FC before the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on February 15, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Marc Mueller/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Arsene Wenger can’t win at Sutton United

Arsenal travel to Sutton United on Monday night in the FA Cup with Arsene Wenger probably aware that he can’t win no matter what happens.
Arsenal tactics

Tactics: Ox stars as Arsenal’s makeshift midfield marches into 5th round

When the teamsheet came out on Saturday, some worried Arsenal may have to continue their wait before getting a first win at St Mary’s since Southampton’s return to the top flight in 2012.

Player Focus: Walcott vanishes but still manages to shine

With Arsene Wenger choosing to give his star players a rest after the 2-2 draw at Tottenham last weekend, Theo Walcott was deployed on...

Tactics: How Wenger masterminded cup final victory

Arsenal lifted the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday with a dominant 4-0 win over Aston Villa. The game was always likely...

Making history look easy

Arsenal cruised to their record-breaking 12th FA Cup win on Saturday without a single Arsenal fan having a heart attack during the 90 minutes...

Winning is not enough – especially for Mesut Ozil

Nine years. It’s a long time in a lifetime, let alone in football. For those of us of a Gooner persuasion, it’s a length of time...

Road to Wembley: This time last year Arsenal win the Cup!

Well, this series has proven a lucky charm! For the second year in a row, we find ourselves finishing the League season with another game...

Preview: Arsenal v Aston Villa

She wore. She wore. She wore a yellow ribbon. Records Arsenal are returning to Wembley, and this weekend marks a record 19th appearance in the FA...

Why Theo Walcott must start against Aston Villa

Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final, Paul Williams examines Theo Walcott's chances of a place in the starting line up Three days until Wembley, are...

Why facing Aston Villa won’t be any easier than Liverpool

Are some Arsenal fans too quick to celebrate facing Aston Villa instead of Liverpool in the FA Cup final?

The Reality Gap

Younger readers may need to Google him, but comedian and writer Ben Elton used to talk about something called the "reality gap". It's the gap...

Road to Wembley: Arsenal go the distance against Wigan Athletic

Ahead of our semi-final tie against Reading, we run the rule over our corresponding 2014 victory over Wigan Athletic.

Arsenal's away support is in a different league, but why?

With Arsenal's fantastic 9,000 travelling contingent receiving widespread praise for the atmosphere at Old Trafford, we look at the contrast with the home support and what we can do to close the gap.

It's Nacho year, United, it's ours!

We look at how Arsenal's understated left back is having a season to remember.

Five things we noticed at Old Trafford

Five things that really stood out as Arsenal defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Coquelin pairs tenacity and timing to dominate United

Francis Coquelin continued his meteoric rise with another tenacious display against Manchester United.

Player focus – Danny Welbeck

You grow supporting a club and dreaming that, maybe one day, you’ll score the winner in front of thousands of fans chanting your name. Maybe not how Danny dreamed it, but he's a Gooner now.

Road to Wembley: This time last year Arsenal breeze past the Toffees

Ahead of our quarter final tie against Manchester United, we run the rule over our corresponding 2014 victory over Everton.

Dat Guy a better transfer as Reliant Robin’s wheels come loose.

Arsenal and Manchester United have swapped a pair of strikers in the past few years, but who got the better deal?

Two sides: why I hate Spurs more than United (I think)

As Arsenal travel to Old Trafford this weekend, we look at why our rivalry with the Red Devils can be put in the shade by our local relationship with Spurs, despite being much more competitive

How to live with a Manchester United fan when you're Arsenal

Just how do you cope living with a Manchester United fan, especially when Arsenal are playing them? Anita Sambol explains all here.

Two sides: why I hate United more than Spurs (I think)

As Arsenal travel to Old Trafford this weekend, we look at why our rivalry with the Red Devils can be more intense than with Spurs, despite geographic differences

Manchester United's world class trio vs Giroud – a gulf in quality

Ahead of Monday night's FA Cup clash with our rivals, we look at how £13m man Olivier stacks up against players collectively worth in excess of £90m.

The Curious Case of Calum Chambers

Calum Chambers has fallen out of favour since the festive period - the question is why? After a shaky weekend performance, Daily Cannon looks at why things are no longer going so swimmingly for the summer signing.

No Trains From Manchester- Thanks BBC Sport

Arsenal fans were left furious with the news that the BBC had moved their FA Cup quarter final to Monday night.

Arsenal or Manchester United – who comes out on top on paper?

Arsenal will travel to Old Trafford for the FA Cup. So which team is most likely to come out on top if the match was played on paper?

Mesut Masterclass – Özil earns freedom of North London with immaculate display

Mesut Ozil has come in for much criticism since his move to Arsenal, most of it unwarranted. With his performance against Boro he went some way to shutting up his critics.

"Impossible" to stop Santi, says Karanka

Santi Cazorla is producing some of the best football of his career at the minute, and the little Spaniard shows no sign of going off the boil any time soon.

Arsenal dominate City slayers with slick possession

Lewis Ambrose looks at the tactics behind Arsenal's comfortable win over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday at the Emirates.

The Road to Wembley – This Time Last Year

In another regular feature during this season’s FA Cup run, Daily Cannon reminisces about how Arsenal got on this time last year. Ahead of our 5th Round tie against Middlesbrough, we run the rule over our corresponding 2014 victory over Liverpool.

Wenger close to being most successful FA Cup manager ever

Often accused of not caring about the FA Cup, it is a rare man who betters the Arsenal manager's record in the competition.