Lewis Ambrose - Page 3
Lifelong Arsenal fan in exile who spends too much time on Twitter and rewatching games.
76 Posts
Tactics Column: Arsenal’s evolving right flank
Last week I took a look at the changes to Arsenal's left-hand side. They didn't cover themselves in glory at Watford on Sunday, particularly defensively,...
Tactics Column: Variations on a theme on the Arsenal left
One of the major criticisms throughout Mikel Arteta's first two years in charge of Arsenal was that everything was far too predictable. Arsenal almost always...
Tactics Column: Arsenal play in Man City’s half
"In the first half especially we had many moments where we pressed them high, sometimes they broke our press, they’re a great team so they...
Tactics Column: Arsenal finally get creative with structure
"We had to maintain and not be impatient to lose any structure in our play because we were controlling them quite well, but we needed...
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...
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