Gutless Gunners. By Andrew Walker
It is an old football adage that a great team is built around a great spine. With that in mind, Arsene Wenger is in big trouble, writes Andrew Walker
It is an old football adage that a great team is built around a great spine. With that in mind, Arsene Wenger is in big trouble, writes Andrew Walker
Arsene Wenger is clearly an intelligent man and brilliant manager. However, in the light of his team’s 3-0 home humbling to Chelsea, he runs the risk of damaging his considerable credibility. Read on to find out why…
Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move to Real Madrid, and has called the possible presidency of Florentine Perez ‘Interesting’. After the severe grilling he apparently received last Thursday from the Arsenal shareholders, who could blame him? Yes, they have gone four seasons without a trophy, but he has transformed the club, made [...]
The title says it all, really. Arsenal do not have a ‘go to’ man, someone who can grab a game by the scruff of its neck, someone who can win it for his team. Fantasy Football actually brought this home to me – you want a points scoring Liverpool player, you pick Gerrard. You want [...]
I said I was excited to see Carlos Vela – and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a superb goal, Arsenal’s third, as their youth team played Wigan off the park. Jay Simpson, Millwall’s player of the year last season, was also excellent, netting the other two. Another highlight from the game was Lukas Fabianski’s brilliant double [...]
A lot has been written about Arsene Wenger recently; much of which will now die down after the ‘plucky underdogs’ beat Man Utd. But one swallow doesn’t make a summer. If there was a problem, it was there before the game, and it is there now. I for one don’t think there is. Wenger has [...]
Arsenal’s, obviously. They beat Sheffield Utd 6-0 at Highbury last night, with Carlos Vela netting a hat trick, Nicolas Bendtner two, and Jack Wilshire finishing the rout. The Telegraph’s take on the youthfullness: If Arsenal’s players had worn white nappies and carried red dummies, few would have been surprised. Their combined age was just 209 [...]