Tactics: Höw May We Assist Yöu?
For many, the highlight of Saturday’s win against Swansea was birthday boy Mesut Özil’s sumptuous volley.
Tactical Analysis
Tactics: If you eat caviar every day…
After two exhilarating champagne and caviar displays against Chelsea and Basel, Arsenal were very much back to sausages at Burnley, but managed to escape Turf Moor with all three points after a somewhat fortuitous last-minute winner.
Granit Foundations – Why his integration took so long
In the first of his regular post-match tactics pieces, Amrit Rae explains why it’s taken so long to integrate Granit Xhaka at Arsenal
Long read: Wenger’s tactical plan starts to form
Arsenal’s Saturday stroll in Hull showed some hints of method to what has appeared tactical madness.
Tactics: Avoiding formation predictability
With the majority of things in football, once a team is successful in adopting an approach to winning – others follow suit.
Why Arsenal need a new Plan A
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 of…
The tactics behind Arsenal ladies record FA Cup win over Chelsea
Pedro Losa’s side maintained the Arsenal Ladies’ tradition of bringing one trophy home per season with the club’s 14th FA Women’s Cup triumph on Saturday against Chelsea at Wembley.
Poor home form: better defences or a worse Arsenal attack?
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.
Alexis Sánchez: Liberated by the right-wing
A second strong performance in a week suggested Alexis Sánchez is close to finding his best form again. A stop-start season has undoubtedly held the…
A New Hope: How Elneny can restore midfield balance and control
A north London derby at White Hart Lane is quite the occasion for a full Premier League debut. It’s even more daunting when you’re in red.…
Issues on the ball? Position is nine tenths of the law
Arsenal’s issues in possession against a defensive team were evident once again in the 0-0 draw against Hull City on Saturday I had intended to…
Is Wenger set to get his tactics wrong against Leicester?
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…
Was Mertesacker to blame for his red card?
Per Mertesacker saw red fewer than 20 minutes into Arsenal’s crucial game with Chelsea, but was he really to blame? There’s no doubt the German’s…
A Tale of Two Cities
Manchester City’s ability to dominate sides with their attacking ability is well known, but they rely heavily on individuals who Arsenal must look out for…
Bellerín needs to recapture form to blunt City’s left side
At the start of November, injury ruled Héctor Bellerín out of two of the biggest games of the season. On Monday, he will face his…
Ramsey and Özil: Arsenal’s Central Intelligence Agency
Boxing Day 2013, Arsenal won at Upton Park but Aaron Ramsey picked up a thigh strain which ruled him out until April. Mesut Özil had signed…
Cazorla leads the way in passing stats
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…
Rambo Returns
Arsenal struggled to a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road on Sunday evening but there is one positive thing to take from the game: Aaron Ramsey…
Controlling the chaos
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,…
Wenger should go for Chambers over Debuchy
It’s been a rough time at Arsenal for Mathieu Debuchy. After a move to the tune of £10m, the former Newcastle United man joined up…