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Maybe too detailed for a newsletter topic, but do you have any guesses why we haven’t seen a left side with Hincapie overlapping at LB and Eze as a more inverted LW?

I guess a lot of us imagined that constellation on the left side, especially as we have struggled to create from there

That’s the most ai-generated statement, any footballer ever has made.

Kudus, Semenyo, Morgan Rodgers, Erebechi Eze

Al pretty well known in the pl, but I believe that’s a safe bet

Scouting strikers A huge examination into what Arsenal need — with detailed reports on Šeško, Gyökeres, and dozens of other targets based on fit, movement, physicality, projected usage, and yes, goal potential

The biggest newsletter yet.

First, a discussion of what qualities are most important to evaluate in a striker, and which will succeed at Arsenal.

Then, deep-dives on Šeško, Gyökeres, and dozens of other targets based on fit, movement, physicality, projected usage, and yes, goal potential.

Enjoy.

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

Which roles do you imagine Alvarez could take for the the team, as an alternative to the striker position?

Could you for example imagine a front three of Alvarez - Havertz - Saka?

Havertz for games requiring aggressive pressing and hold up play. Sesko/Martinelli for games requiring running in behind.

Scouting Martín Zubimendi A massive profile on Arsenal's likely midfield signing: his fit, function, defensive game, physical profile, press resistance, passing range, untapped skills, and potential to transform Arsenal

Here's my 8,000+ word profile on Arsenal's likely midfield signing: his fit, function, defensive game, physical profile, press resistance, passing range, untapped skills, and potential to transform Arsenal. Reads and shares are appreciated. ❤️

Lad, the EU are ignoring a genocide. I doubt they're gonna overturn a penalty.

Goal #1 = free-kick after Saka carried central
Goal #2 = free-kick after Saka carried central
Goal #3 = Merino goal after Rice+MLS got it central

"Risky" against some of the most deadly transition attackers of all-time. But you gotta get it in dangerous places to dangerous things.

Amerikanere stemte dørklokker i Nuuk før aflyst besøg, siger Steinmetz Repræsentanter for den amerikanske regering har i de seneste dage stemt dørklokker i Grønlands hovedstad, Nuuk, forud for det nu aflyste besøg fra USA's andend...

American officials in Greenland went door-to-door to find people willing to be photographed with Usha Vance. No takers. Which is wise – who wants to look like a collaborator?
nyheder.tv2.dk/live/2025-01...

Open and shut Back-fours, back-fives, and the question of space. Why Arsenal thrived against PSV and struggled in familiar ways against Manchester United — and what can be done about it

🔥 My new Arsenal tactical long-read is up.

I looked at why Arsenal thrived against PSV and struggled in familiar ways against Manchester United, beyond the obvious. Specifically: the differences in attacking back-fours and back-fives, how to create space — and what can be done next.

Today is Ides of March. Am taking no chances & got new table.

Transfermarkt notes 2026 as well. Well planed if 2027 + optional year is the case

Also Churchill’s judgement of Chamberlain’s decision, could prove to be true in the future, if Russia just attacks again after a few years:

“You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war.”

I agree. I think the Munich analogy is pretty precise here.

www.americanforeignrelations.com/E-N/The-Muni...

State capacity and political regime stability | 6 | The State-Democrac Two recent strands of research have proposed that state capacity facilitates autocratic and democratic survival, respectively. While convincing arguments

The Trump-Musk adminstration is trying to dismantle the US bureaucracy.

The short-term consequence may be to impede economic growth: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The long-term consequence is to destabilize democracy: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Her finder du DR's dokument om 'Grønlands hvide guld' Dokumentet om processen bag dokumentaren 'Grønlands hvide guld'.

DR offentliggjorde i går eftermiddags en redegørelse for processen bag kryolit-dokumentaren: www.dr.dk/om-dr/nyhede...

Læsningen giver mig anledning til at rejse i hvert fald tre spørgsmål.

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Don’t worry, we are still a lot who have chosen to ignore them for eternity after listening to them once.
Maybe the rest of Arsenals global fanbase is in that category.