I recently made the move from Brisbane to Berlin to live meaning, among other things, a change in the environment with which I watch the Arsenal play. For years my local stomping ground for watching Arsenal games has been the Pig ‘n’ Whistle but that has since changed to The Oscar Wilde Irish Pub . […]
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A few days ago I wrote about the apparent change in Abou Diaby’s role in our 4-3-3 formation. I stated that I felt that Diaby’s best position is slightly further forward than Cesc Fabregas, allowing him to use his dribbling to drive into the penalty area while Fabregas dictates the play with his creative passing […]
Examining Arsenal’s 4-3-3 from last season. Does it work and how has it been improved for 2010/2011?
The days of Arsene Wenger’s revolutionary fluid 4-4-2 are all but gone and the manager’s decision to move to a more Barcelona-like 4-3-3 has been the biggest shift in tactics in his 13-year tenure at Arsenal. But does it actually work? And is it the best fit for this group of players? To answer these […]
Arsenal were rewarded with all three points for a concentrated and energetic performance against Blackburn at Ewood Park. The home side caused trouble for us throughout the match with their game plan to attack aerially via long balls but our boys stood up well, scoring two goals either side of Mame Biram Diouf’s equaliser to […]
AFCB’s new tactics guru Andrew Enloe gets the chalkboards out for the very first edition of ‘The Short Corner’… In the world of Arsenal blogging, it seems the tactical side gets put on the back burner with most articles focused on team spirit and Arsene Wenger’s much-vaunted “mental strength.” This has its place of course, […]
The main story thus far in the World Cup isn’t all the wackiness going on with the French and England squads or the vuvuzela’s. Not by a long shot. The main story of this tournament is and will continue to be the refereeing. Every match seems to have at least one major gaffe, an entire […]
American President John F. Kennedy once famously said: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” If you’re the French national team, your response to that clarion call is: “We can do very little”. France took one on the chin on Match Day 7 as Mexico […]
Apologies for the delay in getting this posted. Andy & I had a bit of a publishing mix-up. Got it sorted & updates will be more timely going forward. ***** The history! The pageantry! The anticipation! The crazy, vuvuzela-playing fans! Sepp Blatter telling everyone we’re in South Africa! Yes, the World Cup is upon us. […]
Greetings, fellow Gooners. Welcome to the AFC Blog Arsenal Squad World Cup Preview. We’ll do some quick hitters on all the Arsenal players involved in the upcoming World Cup to kick things off, and list each player by group and team so you can follow along. As we move through the month-long tournament for the […]
After a weekend off from blogging I’m refreshed and ready to tackle all things Arsenal. The agenda for this week sees the away leg of our Champions League Round of 16 clash with FC Porto followed by a home game in the league against Sunderland. They are two games that probably sit in the medium-hard […]