Lewis Ambrose - Page 2
Lifelong Arsenal fan in exile who spends too much time on Twitter and rewatching games.
60 Posts
Tactics Column: Maitland-Niles shuts Watford down
"When you play 60 metres away from your goal then the controlling the counter-attack is important," Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports last season as Manchester...
Tactics Column: Hale End Product
"Mikel Arteta has helped them both to make a lot of actions near to the box. The qualities one against one, we say to the...
Tactics Column: Analysing Aaron Ramsdale at Burnley
"Claiming crosses is something that I like to do. With my height and my timing, I felt I could have an effect on a game...
Tactics Column: System failure as Arsenal try to press
One thing was clear as Arsenal were overrun by Chelsea on Sunday: the left flank was a problem. Both Chelsea goals came from Reece James...
Tactics Column: Opening game underlines the need ahead of Tierney
There's a brilliant Youtube video of Johan Cruyff explaining his diamond formation on Dutch television. You may have seen it already, if not, it's here.
"You...
Tactics Column: How different will Arsenal be this Premier League season?
After finishing eighth for the second successive season, a big summer was on the cards at the Emirates Stadium. With the new season just days...
Squad building: The enormous task ahead of Arsenal this summer
It's going to be a busy summer at Arsenal. Having finished eighth in the Premier League for a second year running, yet another overhaul is...
Tactics Column – The four seasons of Arteta’s Arsenal in 2020/21
The balance between short-term and long-term goals was always going to make this a tricky season for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta. Over the past few...
Tactics Column: Xhaka at LB? The same, but different
Arsenal finally won a late Sunday match! Playing the side bottom of the league, sandwiched between our Europa League quarter-final, wasn't ever likely to be...
Tactics Column: Breaking down Slavia Prague
The 2020/21 season is in the balance for Arsenal as the team face Slavia Prague over the next two weeks. Many probably considered the Europa...
Tactics Column: Left-wing bias and an Øde to pressing
Over and over and over again. No, not Paddy, but Arsenal getting in down Tottenham's right-hand side on Sunday evening. Jose Mourinho's side didn't seem...
Tactics Column: The direction of travel
This column is usually an attempt at analysis in terms of what Arsenal have done on the pitch, why they did it, and what the...