Impressive Gabriel, Auba again and Fulham’s centre-back crisis: Tactical breakdown of Arsenal’s win over Fulham

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 19/09/2020

The first game of the new season, Fulham away and easy three points. The Fulham vs Arsenal was an easy game for us and the Gunners earned a deserving 0-3 win. Arteta decided to take a gamble on Gabriel, who had just arrived at the club and had a couple of

Classic Aubameyang, Arteta Masterclass and Number 16: Tactical Breakdown of Arsenal’s Masterful Win Over Liverpool

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 01/09/202001/09/2020

Arsenal vs Liverpool, Arteta Liverpool, Community Shield, EFL Cup

Three Community Shield games, three penalty shootouts, two of them involving Arsenal, and both of them ending in wins for the Gunners. We beat Conte’s Chelsea last time and this time, it was Klopp’s Liverpool. This is the second consecutive Community Shield game that Jurgen Klopp has been involved in

Aubameyang Double, Ceballos & Willock Pivot and Watford’s Lack of ‘Cojones’: Breakdown of What Inspired Arsenal’s Win Over Watford

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 31/07/2020

Why do I always get the feeling that we never like to win games easily? We always have to make things difficult for us even when we’re leading 3-0. That is exactly what happened in the Arsenal vs Watford game. Watford deserve credit for their fight and resolve to stay in

Tactical Howlers, Mixed Substitutions and a Resolute Villa: Tactical Breakdown of How Arsenal Succumbed to Aston Villa

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 25/07/2020

I think I speak for all of us when I say that I’m shocked to see us lose 1-0 to an Aston Villa side fighting relegation whilst we beat Liverpool and Manchester City in the space of a week. But it happened and Villa deserves credit for their performance, as they were fighting for survival in

Tactical Masterclass, Lethal Aubameyang and the Magic of the Cup: Tactical Breakdown of How Arsenal Propelled Themselves to a Win Over City

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 21/07/2020

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No one expected us to win the Arsenal vs Man City match. No one wanted us to win this match. We all knew that we were going to be the underdogs against a ruthless side like Manchester City who thrashed us 3-0 last time. However, this is the FA Cup and anything

Win Against the Champions was Nothing but a Test of Character and Here’s how Arsenal Passed

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 18/07/2020

Nobody expected us to beat Liverpool, nobody expected Van Dijk and Alisson to make errors, but both did happen in the Arsenal vs Liverpool game. We showed something absent under Wenger and Emery- character and we only have Mikel Arteta to thank for. On paper, we set up in the usual 3-4-3

Tactical Breakdown of What Contributed to Arsenal’s Controversial Draw Against Leicester City

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 12/07/202012/07/2020

Arsenal vs Leicester, Arsenal Leicester City Post Match

Arsenal vs Leicester City was a frenzied calamity of a match. Leicester have never won against Arsenal at the Emirates. Even during their title-winning 2015-16 season, we won that game thanks to a late Danny Welbeck header. But this game was different. Arsenal and Leicester played out a hard fought 1-1

Defensive Masterclass, Saka’s Influence And Two Incredible Goals: Tactical Breakdown of Arsenal’s Win Over Wolverhampton Wanderers

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 07/07/202009/07/2020

Wolves vs Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers

What a win in the Wolves vs Arsenal game! Never did I ever thought that we would win away, in recent times, against a team like Wolves, they have one of the best defensive records at home in the Premier League this season. They had a week to prepare for

Mikel Arteta’s Key Tactical Decisions That Led to Arsenal’s Cumulative Flourish Against Norwich

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 04/07/2020

The Gunners were on fire during the Arsenal vs Norwich game on Wednesday. Arteta's men put on a superb performance against the Canaries as they whipped them 4-0 at the Emirates. Easy win this one! Its been a while since we dominated a game. Last time we had a win like this

Tactical Innovations, Set Piece Calamity and Ceballos’ late Flourish: Tactical Breakdown of Arsenal’s Nervy Win Over Sheffield United

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 01/07/2020

Quite a game it was! I think we were expected to lose against a tactically innovative side like Sheffield United. Our last win at Bramall Lane was in a League Cup quarterfinal in 2007, with Eduardo scoring twice. And who can forget David Seaman’s incredible save in the last minutes

Mislintat’s Scathing Words About Arsenal’s Backroom Situation Echoes What we Have Been Saying for Months

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 30/06/2020

Sven Mislintat, Mislintat, head of recruitman Sven Mislintat

Former Arsenal head of recruitment Sven Mislintat believes that the club is an ‘absolute mess’, ‘dysfunctional and with no clear plan’. As the club goes through a crisis both on and off the pitch, these comments by the former chief scout at Borussia Dortmund could not be even more true than

Martinez’s Long Ball, Kolasinac at Centre-back and Holdini at Back:- Tactical Breakdown of Arsenal’s Win Over Southampton

by Gnaneshwar Rajan - 28/06/202028/06/2020

We won a game! Normally, I don’t sound surprised every time Arsenal wins a game. But considering what we’re going through, I have never been more excited for a win against a bottom-half club like Southampton FC. Anyway, on to the match analysis, I believe most of us where shocked when