Tactical Analysis

Join Stephen Bradley as he analyses Arsenal's return to winning ways, with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Southampton in the Premier League.

There are two schools of thought regarding Arsenal’s formation switch ahead of Monday night’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside.

See how Granit Xhaka's return to midfield changed the Gunners' buildup play and how Graham Potter tried to go for the win only for it to backfire completely

Football matches turn on moments.

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses Arsenal's comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.

I've just spent the last couple of hours having the 'pleasure' of watching Roy Hodgson metamorphose from 'incompetent buffoon' into 'tactical god', all because...

by Lewis Ambrose Has Arsène Wenger found his new midfield? The convincing manner in which Arsenal beat Everton on Saturday afternoon could be swept under the...

It was a case of 'What could have been' for Arsenal as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Benfica in the first...

For the fourth straight year, Arsenal’s festive fixtures featured a frustrating display on the South coast.

In this episode of Daily Cannon's Tactics Board, Stephen Bradley reviews Arsenal's 0-0 draw against Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend.

In just over a year at Arsenal, Xhaka has shown signs of being a quality midfielder, yet further improvement is needed.

Unai Emery has announced a commitment to playing “The Arsenal Way” since his introductory press conference. He has expressed his commitment to exciting and attacking play—but just what will that look like with him at the helm?

As a centreback, it's somewhat unusual for Shkodran Mustafi to consistently complete the most passes out of anyone on the pitch.

Slipping out of the title race and into the fight for Champions League places, questions are going to be asked of Arsenal's home form this season.

‘Control’ in a footballing context is an almost subjective word that means different things to different people. Whatever it is, Arsenal lacked it against West Brom

Another game, another debatable team selection from Mikel Arteta. Some things might never change...

Arsenal’s third Premier League game of the season saw them again pick the wrong players in the wrong positions, and it was no surprise they were on the receiving end of the wrong result.

After being frustrated for 86 minutes, Arsenal finally broke the deadlock against a dogged West Brom side thanks to an Olivier Giroud header.

He makes things happen but he's high-risk, high-reward player. Just how has Wenger got the Ox flying?

If you want an idea of the level of detail Mikel Arteta goes into when analysing and preparing for matches, then what follows will give you exactly that.

Arsenal came away empty-handed from Goodison Park after playing well for approximately two of the final 60 minutes against Ronald Koeman’s resurgent Everton side, who had only won one of their last 10 matches.

Arsene Wenger's pre-game presser has left me scratching my head about the tactics that will be employed against Leicester City. It looks like he will...

Arsenal succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City side who were both profligate and fortuitous, but also clearly superior in every department.

Jack Wilshere has revealed that Arsenal had a meeting regarding their set-pieces at the start of the season as they looked to improve their...

A disjointed and unconvincing Arsenal side achieved what they ultimately needed to against Marco Silva’s rejuvenated Hull on Saturday, but there is cause for concern moving forward.

Join Stephen Bradley as he tries to maintain his sanity analysing Arsenal's absurd 3-3 draw against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses Arsenal's lacklustre 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Third Round of the F.A Cup last Sunday.

For many, the highlight of Saturday’s win against Swansea was birthday boy Mesut Özil’s sumptuous volley.

Join Stephen Bradley as he reviews Arsenal's miserable 5-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Gabriel Martinelli was integral to Arsenal's build-up play against Newcastle, so he has to start against Villarreal on Thursday, right?

This week sees the start of the new Champions League season, with Arsenal travelling to Zagreb for the first group game. It isn't the first...

Stephen bravely returns to dissect one of the most dour matches of the season as Arsenal's winning run came to a boring end against Crystal Palace.

In March 2013, Arsene Wenger used a dead rubber Last 16 2nd Leg against Bayern Munich to experiment with a new line-up that would click and ultimately get Arsenal over the line and help them achieve that season’s minimum requirement of retaining Champions League football for the following season.

Since moving to the 3–4–2–1 system after losing 3–0 to Crystal Palace, Arsenal have played six games, won five and conceded only four goals.

Unpacking Arsenal's 2-0 win against Luton Town! Dive into their innovative tactics, relentless pressing, and how they secured 3 points to stay atop the Premier League.

Join Stephen Bradley as he manages to muster enough enthusiasm to review Arsenal's immensely drab 0-1 loss to Everton in the Premier League.

Join @bradley08 as he reviews Arsenal's impressive wins over Villa and Leicester. He focuses on the selection of Jorginho in the last two games, and how the Italian has unlocked a level of control previously unavailable to Mikel Arteta's midfield.

Stephen Bradley analyses how Manchester City managed to exert their will Arsenal, how they struggled to cope with runners, and why the Gunners were unable to fight fire with fire.

Join Stephen Bradley as he returns to discuss Arsenal's 4-2 win over Brighton last Saturday, and the Gunners' ever-improving chances of winning the Premier League this season.

Join Stephen Bradley as he reviews Arsenal's 3-2 win over Watford in the Premier League last Sunday.