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Tim Stillman - Page 1

Bedroom blogger and professional Arsenal fan. Victory through sanctimony.
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Absolute Cinema

‘When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.’ This is a section from Sun Tzu’s legendary...

Bringing Rice to the Boil

In the 2021-22 season at West Ham, Declan Rice played in a midfield double pivot with Tomas Soucek. During that season, Rice was the deeper...

The Yellow Bib

There is an old adage that the star that burns twice as bright burns for half as long. This is an analogy often used for...

The Sharp End

The first thing that Arsenal tried to do in the transfer market this summer was to buy a centre-forward. The club were heavily linked with...

After Eight

Since Mikel Arteta moved to the current midfield structure (a six and two eights, essentially) in 2021-22, the ‘left eight’ role has been one of...

I Can See for Myles

Ethan Nwaneri is a name that has been on the lips of Arsenal fans since his (slightly mischievously conceived) first team debut against Brentford in...

The Second Quarter

When a team aspires to compete for the league title, usually the first half of the season sees them ‘in the lab.’ The rhythm of...

The In-Tray for Arsenal Women’s Next Manager

Following the resignation of Jonas Eidevall earlier this week, Arsenal Women are on the hunt for a new coach. In our Arsenal Women Weekly Substack...

Love (It’s Who You Know)

To date, a large part of the story of Gabriel Jesus’ career is of two World Cups that didn’t quite go as he wanted them...

Layers

Among Mikel Arteta’s great coaching triumphs during his spell at Arsenal is his ability to find solutions and problem solve. The absence of Martin Odegaard...

Different Faces

Injury to Martin Odegaard, a one-game suspension for Declan Rice and a fixture list that saw Arsenal travelling to Tottenham, Atalanta and Manchester City in...

Sliding doors

The integration of talented academy players at a club like Arsenal has always been a little bit chicken and egg. Do clubs and coaches create...

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