Anam Hassan - Page 4
New Seriousness. Writer for The Arsenal Column. Will stare at your balding head.
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Tactics Column: Alexis is Arsenal’s superstar striker on the wing
There was relief all around as Arsenal finally overcame stubborn resistance from Watford to prevail 3-0 on Saturday. Aaron Ramsey got his first goal of...
Tactics Column: Partnerships abound as Arsenal destroy Leicester City
While Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud continue to battle for the centre-forward spot, it was Alexis Sanchez who stole the show. His hat-trick in the...
Tactics Column: Walcott stakes his claim while Cazorla masterful once again
In the not too distant past, Arsene Wenger spoke about a striker he signed in his second season in charge at AS Monaco, the Argentine...
Tactics Column: Oxlade-Chamberlain improves while Walcott underwhelms
As a contest – and perhaps as a spectacle even – Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle United ended when Aleksandar Mitrovic was sent-off on 16...
Tactics column: understanding Coquelin/Cazorla partnership v Crystal Palace
As a player, Pep Guardiola had a deep-seated fear of being attacked which he has carried with him as manager. On the touchline, he can...
Tactics Column: Alexis comes infield to wreak havoc in cup final
Looking back on the season, perception is invariably skewed to the now; things that happened at the start of the season seem an impossibly long...
Tactics column: United and Arsenal play the possession game
Jack Wilshere said it after Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Swansea: The Gunners find it tough against teams who like to play with the ball at...
Tactics column: Swansea frustrate as Coq blocked
It was a mesmerising sight, yet at the heart of it, there was also something a little odd. The Gunners were giving a display of...
Tactics Column: Alexis, Ozil stoke up promising partnership
Arsenal stuttered and spluttered their way to the FA Cup final thanks to two goals from Alexis Sanchez in a 2-1 victory. The Chilean wasn’t...
Tactics column: Arsenal’s high press, Coquelin hits
After fifteen intoxicating first-half minutes, everybody in the ground was left wondering how Arsenal weren't ahead. Later, those doubts were erased as Hector Bellerin curled...
Tactics Column: Francis Coquelin rises from the shadows to take centre stage
Is Francis Coquelin “The Answer?” The prophecy that a holding midfielder will fall from the sky and drop straight into the line-up and cure Arsenal’s...
Tactics Column: Walcott on the periphery, Ramsey, Giroud on top form
It wasn’t long ago that Theo Walcott was considered Arsenal’s most dangerous weapon, his breathtaking speed offering The Gunners a straight line alternative to their...