Tactical Analysis

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses Arsenal's 2-0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League.

Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil were instrumental as a sharper Arsenal side dispatched an abject Bournemouth 3-0 on Saturday at the Emirates.

Football matches turn on moments.

Saturday’s performance in the 0-4 win at Swansea was Arsenal’s most aesthetically pleasing display in the league since the win over Chelsea back in September, so what did they do differently?

Partey's growing influence on the way the team plays, how Wolves' back four led to so many chances for Arsenal, and how the law is an ass.

Mesut Özil and Granit Xhaka evidently didn’t read the script that Tuesday night’s home win over Sunderland was to be an end of season dead rubber played at walking pace by both sides.

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses Arsenal's 2-1 win over Wolves in the Premier League last Thursday evening.

Join Stephen Bradley as he analyses Arsenal's 1-0 away win over Burnley in the Premier League including why Martin Odegaard is key to any Arteta success

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.

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

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...

The sky’s the limit as Arsenal players are inspiring each other to become better players.

Join Stephen Bradley as he analyses Arsenal's hugely encouraging 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Stephen Bradley gets out of his sick bed to analyse Arsenal's 0-1 loss to Olympiacos in the Europa League.

Another game against Mauricio Pochettino, another struggle. "The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos,...

In this episode of Daily Cannon's Tactics Board, we pour over Arsenal's 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and wonders what long-term ramifications we can draw from it.

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses the addition of Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht to Arsenal's squad for next season and how he brings just what Arsenal have been missing for years.

A slight shock emerged at 11:45 on Saturday as Arsène Wenger named his starting XI and plumped for Danny Welbeck ahead of Theo Walcott. Walcott...

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has completed more than 200 passes more than any other Premier League midfielder so far this season. An injury suffered by...

Join Stephen Bradley as he reviews Arsenal's disappointing 3-2 loss against Manchester United on Thursday evening.

Mohamed Elneny and Francis Coquelin completed the most passes during Arsenal's 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough but, even so, the Gunners missed Santi Cazorla and Granit Xhaka massively.

‘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

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.

Can Arsenal maintain their recent run of good form when Manchester United arrive at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday?

Join Stephen Bradley as he analyses Arsenal's 2-0 win over Leicester City in the Premier League and Martin Odegaard's starring role.

Arsenal's defeat at Tottenham last season was a watershed moment for Arsenal and their tactical approach to the game. Lewis Ambrose explains more here.

With an abundance of central players, Arsène Wenger has been turning a blind eye to width so far this season. The Arsenal manager has too many...

Join Stephen Bradley as he tries, and fails, to draw positives from Arsenal's 3-0 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League

An assured Arsenal side rose to the occasion and turned in their best performance of the season to comfortably dispatch a much-fancied Tottenham Hotspur side who didn’t even land a body blow.

Stephen Bradley is back for Daily Cannon with a much more enjoyable game to analyse, looking at how Arsenal beat Newcastle United 3-0 on Monday night.

Arsenal managed to both play fairly well and also make life unnecessarily difficult for themselves against a very competent Bournemouth side. Here's how Granit Xhaka played his part.