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Three questions for Arsenal Women for the second half of the season

Arsenal Women return from their winter break this weekend with the visit of Bristol City in the FA Cup. I wanted to look at three questions ahead of the second half of the season but let me preface this by saying I don’t address the managerial situation here. I

Next Gen

The market for players in elite women’s football has become ever more crowded in recent years. In turn, this means the market for young players is following suit as clubs look for an edge by getting their hands on players just before they become superstars and become harder to

Daphne van Domselaar in focus

Back in July, I wrote a piece about Arsenal’s goalkeeping situation. Following the signing of Daphne van Domselaar from Aston Villa, I wrote about why I felt the Dutch goalkeeper was the perfect fit for Arsenal and a different kind of competitor for Manuela Zinsberger, who has previously seen

Sle Another Day

In November I wrote a piece about Renee Slegers adapting well to the precise and somewhat unique role of being an Interim Manager. The assignment of an interim is short-term by definition and it’s different from picking up a team and a club fresh, especially if you are an

Little Mix

‘She trained yesterday. It was just a precaution. With the busy schedule, we decided not to use her today. We’ll assess further going forward.’ This was Renee Slegers’ explanation for the absence of Kim Little against Aston Villa on Sunday. Given that Little retired from international duty in 2021