Posted in Review on Jun 5th, 2021
The defence improved. Thirty-nine goals were conceded in the league against 48 the previous season; third-tightest defence after Chelsea and Man City as opposed to eighth-best in 2019-20. Twelve clean sheets were two more than during the previous league campaign and fifth-best in the league (ninth-best in 2019-20). Yet, the improvement was not consistent enough […]
Posted in Review on May 28th, 2021
Embed from Getty Images In the business world there is an entire industry devoted to managing change within organisations. Most large organisations now have a Change Management function within them. I find the linguistics of this fascinating. You will notice that the term used is “Change”. Not “Progress”. It is almost as though there […]
I’m sorry that this review comes so long after the publication of Arsene Wenger’s autobiography, not least because it has given time for some apparently genuine anticipation to build up. With matches coming twice a week, each calling for a preview and review, it has had to wait for an international break. It only occurred […]
The dilemma in reviewing the squad for this strangest of past season is whether to review the performance of the squad throughout the season describing chronologically an arc of progress, regress or oscillations in between, or to review the squad for its full potential as an abstraction where the last season is only an input […]
A Polo Mint, An Aero Bar, But No Turkish Delight Some thoughts on Arsenal’s midfield play in EPL Season 2019/20 What Do We Want? The crown of creativity and skilled at unpicking the lock of the most tightly parked defensive bus; a ring of steel providing a nearly impenetrable barrier in front of our defence; […]
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