Arsène Wenger
Remember when we used to have matches won in the tunnel? Remember the steely eyed focus from our team of talented warriors? And the panic in the faces of the eleven lambs to the slaughter alongside them? Remember Vieira and Keane? Remember Pizza-gate? Remember passion? Yesterday in the tunnel as they waited to come out…Read the Rest
It seems ironic that two days before we face Robin Van Persie for the first time since his defection last summer Arsene Wenger’s press conference should be dominated by talk of Theo Walcott and his own precarious position at the club. Did I say ironic? I meant a horrifying reminder of the club’s inability in…Read the Rest
I’m a happy boy today because it’s the Milk Cup tonight and I love the Milk Cup. What’s not to love? All the excitement of a matchday, and a cup competition at that, but none of the pressure because at the end of the day, hey, it’s only the Milk Cup. We know it’s low…Read the Rest
In the aftermath of Saturday’s shaky 1-0 win over QPR, Jack Wilshere, talking through his thoughts and feelings on his successful return to the side, inadvertently hit on the issue facing this Arsenal side this year and in recent seasons: Last time I played a Premier League game, I was playing with Fabregas, Nasri and…Read the Rest
It’s always nice to welcome back a player as supremely gifted as Bacary Sagna. He’s quite possibly the best right back in the league and our most consistent performer when he’s not nursing broken legs and yet… it’s probably the one position I’m not that bothered about strengthening at the moment. Carl Jenkinson has done…Read the Rest
Morning, morning. Well after all the bally hoopla of yesterday’s annual general I got a call from young master Halls asking me if I’d like to step in and take the reigns of what he calls his daily ‘web log’ to explain my ‘largely dismissive and patronising way with minority shareholders’. I’ve had it under…Read the Rest
