- The day I talked to the Quinn – Ireland and Arsenal Hero
Arsenal 2017-20 I loved the mindfulness that transpired from every answer I got from Louise.During the thirty minutes I got to spend with her, she walked me through ... read more
20 hours ago - We see things THEY’LL NEVER see! – Arsenal is in our Blood
THE RETURN TO GUNNERSTOWN OF DB’S SEASON DIARY….. So here we are, on the eve of a crucial European second leg tie against Benfica, hanging ... read more
2 days ago - “You make me laugh!”: Inside Mesut Özil’s Fractured Relationship with Emery
This piece is part of a larger work on Unai Emery’s Arsenal tenure, which will soon be released… A magician on the pitch, Özil was ... read more
2 days ago - Pepe and Willian shine as Arteta tactically outsmarts Rodgers at the KP!
Finally arriving at party The Arsenal set up 1) In possession Utilising the familiar 4-2-3-1, Arsenal were building through the thirds in a 2-3-5 shape. Cedric would initially remain ... read more
3 days ago - A Coaches Coach: how Arteta’s coaching skills ran the Foxes ragged
A coaches coach POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES I wasn’t really ‘Wenger Out.’ I wasn’t ‘Wenger In’, either. I was more ‘Wenger frustrated.’ I ... read more
3 days ago - Zaha, Maguire and Partey: Inside Arsenal’s 2019 Transfer Window – Failed Targets and Lost Leaders
This piece is part of a larger work on Unai Emery – soon to be published in its entirety here on Gunners Town. Arsenal’s Champions ... read more
4 days ago - Free speech is a right, not a right to hateThere are two statements that appeared on my feed recently that sum up a depressingly, growing number of our fan base at the moment. Anonymous (supposed Arsenal fan) on Twitter: ‘When you play well you get zero abuse. They deserve everything they get and more” Granit Xhaka: ... read more5 days ago
- Europa League Final Fallout. A Glance Back at Arsenal’s Miserable European Finale
This piece is part of a larger work on the Unai Emery Era – Keep a watchful eye on Gunners Town for the entire upcoming project. ... read more
6 days ago - …. and the door slides open: How these 3 Arsenal players might have saved Arteta’s future……… and the door slides open POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES In the 14 months that Mikel Arteta has been at Arsenal he has experienced every curve of the rollercoaster that most managers would enjoy and endure in a decade. I sit here a few hours post game and I wonder ... read more6 days ago
- Time for Aubameyang to silence his Critics including Jamie ‘Spurs’ Redknapp
Still this player from August If you had told me in August, on the back of his double two goal FA Cup Wembley heroics that I would be asked ... read more
7 days ago - Thanks for the memories, Heccy – You have not become the player we all believed you would!1 week ago
- Measuring Arteta’s progress solely on Premier League losses is bad for your Mental Health!
I believe It is unfair to criticise other Arsenal supporters based on my own fragile state of mind but equally I need to block them out. I find myself ... read more
1 week ago - The Absence of Automatic: how City’s slick beast was too good for Arsenal’s rag-tag strangers
The absence of automatic POSITIVES, NEEDS AND HOPES Everyone seems to be dealing with their own level of disappointment after yesterday. Some have gone for ... read more
1 week ago - An Exclusive Doctor’s Insight into the Old and New Bellerin, pre and post ACL
The Heads Up campaign hopes to encourage more men to feel comfortable talking about their mental health, and feel able to support their friends and families through difficult times. ... read more
2 weeks ago - The Journey and The Scoreboard: why Gooners need to keep calm and trust Arteta [Positive Needs & Hopes]
The Journey and the Scoreboard POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES In a strange kind of way I was interested to see Benfica yesterday. I’ve researched many of their players ... read more
2 weeks ago - Arteta is raising Arsenal’s Tempo with fast thinking players and fast moving football.
Stepping up in CF Role? Arsenal fans are happier after this weekend than they were after the previous and this is hardly surprising. Despite the later second half blips, ... read more
2 weeks ago - Arteta’s attacking dilemma ahead of Arsenal’s most important game of the season (Benfica Match Preview)
Arsenal travel to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico to face Benfica in the Europa League round of 32. Match Preview Arsenal resume their Europa League campaign on Thursday evening, when they ... read more
2 weeks ago - Despite the Crazy Substitutions, Arteta is a Coach with a Plan and the players are with him – Onwards
Odd Subs at Villa Park I, too, cannot wrap my mind around Mikel Arteta’s substitutions. I can’t explain why he keeps playing Willian on the left, I can’t ... read more
2 weeks ago - Arsenal 4-2 Leeds: A quality performance seals the deal, as Auba snatches the Match Ball {Detailed Analysis}
Aubameyang on point [Image Credit: Arsenal} A line-breaking pass from deep, positional rotations and a smart finish; elements that were on display in Arsenal’s first goal against Leeds (described ... read more
2 weeks ago - When the Coach got to coach – the 3 missing pieces Arteta used to tame El Loco
When the Coach got to coach POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES I was really looking forward to yesterday’s game. Off the back of two losses and another potential fan ... read more
2 weeks ago - Over the moon or Overmars, Stan and Josh talk dosh.After grabbing a wild card entry, the LA Rams failed to make an impression on the NFL Play offs and ended the season empty handed, again. Short armed Stan, looking to generate more funds to bank roll he favourite (American) football franchise, zoomed in Josh in for a meeting to ... read more3 weeks ago
- The Night Thierry Henry Destroyed Leeds at Highbury in the Premier League – An I was there occasion!
Unplayable The Arsenal face a traditional old foe in Leeds United in February. Amazingly this match will be the first league meeting between these two giants ... read more
3 weeks ago - Arteta’s Arsenal 4231 in 2021 needs an Olivier Giroud with Pace? – Edouard or Lukaku anyone?
Neither big earner a perfect fit I read two excellent whilst differing articles on Sunday, after Arsenal’s limp attacking display at Villa Park. Both were posing questions about Arteta’s ... read more
3 weeks ago - Could The Cherries Spanish Left-back Diego Rico be the perfect understudy for Kieran Tierney?
Tough gig to understudy the player who is the first name on the team sheet Having only just seen the close of the January Transfer Window, the one area, ... read more
3 weeks ago - Big Wednesday ahead for Arsenal’s injury-riddled Ladies: why are they struggling?
Twelve games, seven wins, forty goals scored, eleven conceded. Good numbers – or not?Fourth place in the table, nine behind Chelsea and Manchester United at the top ... read more
3 weeks ago - Good onya Mat Ryan – Joining a hectic Arsenal Aussie invasion ….The Aussie invasion has been a slow burner. Mat Ryan became the first (male) Aussie to play for The Arsenal since 1978 when John Kosmina played his one and only league game for The Gunners vs Leeds United on August 19th.
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3 weeks ago - The Penalty Box Problem – how Arteta can fix Arsenal’s goalscoring disfunction
The Penalty Box Problem POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES Well, that wasn’t November and it wasn’t January. It was somewhere in between. The Keeper was very good, defence was ... read more
4 weeks ago - A 10 Point Assessment of Arsenal’s January Transfer Window
How did they do? In the days after the window closes for most fans will be mentally assessing how the club performed in the January Transfer Window. On the ... read more
4 weeks ago - Arsenal never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. (Since forever.)
Faced with the chance to climb into the upper echelons of the (misleading) Premier League table and capitalise on the recent shabby performances of our Super ... read more
4 weeks ago - Arsenal loans Ainsley Maitland Niles to West Brom: shrewd business or tragic misstep? You decide…So, Transfer Deadline Day passed through with not too many fireworks from the Arsenal camp. Most of the touted departures happened except maybe for Reiss Nelson. There’s no agreement between Arsenal and Valencia for Reiss Nelson on loan – the deal is not happening. Other clubs interested but ... read more4 weeks ago