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James McNicholas

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Arsenal Correspondent at The Athletic

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  • Arsenal and Mikel Arteta, what next? 'We have to prove that we can do it'

    5 days ago | nytimes.com | James McNicholas

    After their elimination in the Champions League semi-finals by Paris Saint-Germain this week, it will now be five years without a trophy for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. In the summer of 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, both Arsenal and Liverpool had the strange mischance to lift silverware in empty stadia: Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions in an Anfield devoid of fans, while Arsenal won the FA Cup final in a cavernous, echoing Wembley Stadium.

  • Our writers on first-leg lessons, tactical battles, predictions

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence |James McNicholas

    Arsenal are hoping to reach the Champions League final when they face Paris Saint-Germain in their semi-final second leg on Wednesday, but to do so, Mikel Arteta's side will have to overturn a 1-0 deficit after losing at the Emirates. Last week, Ousmane Dembele took just four minutes to erase any lingering elation left from Arsenal's quarter-final victory over Real Madrid. But while PSG were tactically superior and technically brilliant, they failed to add to their advantage.

  • Set-piece weakness exposed again in limp defeat

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | James McNicholas

    If Arsenal hoped to take some momentum into the defining week of their season, they have been disappointed. A limp 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth, the first time they had ever been beaten at home by the south coast club, means they go into Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Paris Saint-Germain with much to ponder - and plenty to improve.

  • James McNicholas answers your post-PSG questions

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | James McNicholas

    And so to Paris we go after a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first leg. There was a bluntness in Arsenal's performance, partly down to PSG's impressive midfield, while Ousmane Dembele and Gianluigi Donnarumma put in game-changing displays. But the difference is still only one goal. What should Mikel Arteta do for the second leg next week to make a difference?

  • Arsenal suffered against Paris Saint-Germain

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | James McNicholas

    "We're at half-time."That was Mikel Arteta's message to his players. They may have suffered a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain, but Arsenal's manager was keen to emphasise that the tie remains very much alive. Given the way the game started and finished, Arteta may be relieved about that. PSG opened the scoring through Ousmane Dembele after just four minutes.

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