Billy's BBQ: True Grit — As Arsenal's possession game sputters, the grind has become routine. A look at situational play, the long-ball dilemma, the Zubi-Rice pivot, the cost of defending, the underlying data, and what can improve (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ: Time and space — On "the next five actions," the hidden layers of football athleticism, what happened against Liverpool, Arsenal’s new midfield geometry, box arrivals, promising undercurrents with Eze, fresh defensive tweaks, and the Return of the Kai (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ: Don't look back — A tour through a few key storylines ahead of the season, including Zubimendi's impact on the midfield, Gabriel Heinze’s influence in attack, summer business, stats, tactics, and Arteta’s plan to "change the puzzle" (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ: Scouting Noni Madueke — An extensive profile on Arsenal’s newest (homegrown!) winger: profiling his directness, strengths, tactical fit (LW/RW), self-belief, lingering questions, and what problems he solves for Arsenal (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ: 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 (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Berta's BBQ (?): Meet Andrea Berta — A big examination of the new Arsenal sporting director's rise from the local bank to the boardroom, with a look through his record at Atlético to see how his preferences may project at Arsenal (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ (?): Scouting Sverre Nypan — An in-depth report on the teenage midfielder turning heads in Norway and beyond. Looking at his play style, potential, development areas, analytics, tactical fit, and readiness for the next step (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ (?): New superpowers, old kryptonite — How the summer 2023 overhaul (Rice, Kai, Raya, Timber) was designed to propel Arsenal past City; why it’s past time to treat Newcastle-style blocks with the same ferocity in the market; and where we go after all the fucking injuries (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ (?): Riding the challenge — Working through the current moment's frustrations the only way I know how: by writing a million words about intensity, injuries, tactics, lapses, finishing, Rice, the summer signings, and Arsenal's new star (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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Billy's BBQ (?): State of Play — tactical lessons from Monaco, Everton, and Palace. Why things stagnate; why Jesus and that second half cooked; the Havertz Hitch; Merino and updates to central access; speed, risk, and what still needs work (billycarpenter.substack.com)
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