On Gloom and Doom

The sky is falling, or not

If you’ve been reading this blog for more than a few days then you’ll probably know that I try to take a rational approach to discussing the Arsenal. You can disagree with what I say, and many do, but we tend to have a discussion based in data rather than based in fear and speculation.

You will [...]

Arsenal are a fustercluck five years in the making

Arsenal’s loss to Swansea City took just 90 minutes in real time but was an event that has its roots in five years of groundwork.

For Swansea, that’s been five years of clawing their way to the top from League One to the Premier League. Buying prudently, taking players on loan who fit their system, and sticking [...]

Swansea v. Arsenal: Upping

upping

Sometimes I over-analyze things. Let me illustrate.

At home, Swansea concede the fewest fouls per game and commit the third fewest tackles per game.  They also only concede 11.9 shots per game on home turf because they are second behind Arsenal in possession and second behind Chelsea in pass completion rate. The Swans are also dead last [...]