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Tim Stillman - Page 36

Bedroom blogger and professional Arsenal fan. Victory through sanctimony.
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Is 3 The Magic Number?

As I have documented in this column many times before, when it comes to the setup of his team, Arsene Wenger is more alchemist than...

Alexis’ Midfield Runners

With Olivier Giroud unavailable at the outset of the campaign, Theo Walcott no longer interested in playing centre forward and Danny Welbeck injured, Arsene Wenger’s...

Mob Justice

Back in August, I wrote a piece about the volatile atmosphere at away matches. I wrote it in the wake of a 0-0 draw with...

Tellin’ Stories

Last week I attended a conference. Radio 4’s Aleks Krotoski was one of the keynote speakers. Dr. Krotoski is a podcaster and broadcaster, she effectively...

All Around the World (You’ve Gotta Spread the Word)

In recent years, Arsenal’s fanbase has evolved from a fairly local, parochial concept into a truly global concern. With the twin advents of social media...

Dressing Room 101

Arsenal move into April with their hopes of Champions League qualification hanging by a thread. It’s a familiar story, of course. The club and the...

Upgrading the Software

Throughout their history, Arsenal have had to take decisions in order to speed up the evolution of the club. This is true of every big...

1,2,3,4 I Declare A Spin War

Professional footballers (and indeed sportsmen and women) are not 'normal' people. To be sifted through the Serengeti of youth football, from playground cradle to academy,...

Ain’t Nobody….Like Koscielny

Being a centre half at Arsenal has to be one of the most unforgiving gigs in top level sport. Last August, in a piece on...

Lukewarm

Lucas Perez’s ascent at Arsenal has been gradual. This is because his Gunners career to date has comprised of a series of vignettes, with the...

Mes-anine

There are few folk heroes more celebrated in football history than the will o’ the wisp number 10. We are familiar with the well-worn stereotype...

Saxa-ma-phone. Saxa-ma-phone.

Squad flexibility is a desirable characteristic for a manager to cultivate. A player’s position or role should only ever be informed by how they serve...

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