Posts Categorized: News Review

MAJOR TECHNICAL TALENT QUITS + NEW JAPANESE RIGHT BACK

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Arsenal head into deadline day evening with quite a lot of things moving in the transfer window. The biggest story yesterday was the botched PR of Ainsley Maitland-Niles. This is another superb example of what a lack of leadership does at a club. Long and short. Mikel Arteta and Edu have fallen out, so there’s… Read more »

HOW A FOOTBALL CLUB CULTURE FAILS (LONG READ)

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When Mikel Arteta arrived at the club, he came armed with a vision for how he wanted to play, and a remit to change the culture at the club. As it stands, it looks like he’s failing on both fronts. Building a culture is about establishing a unifying set of standards that everyone can exist… Read more »

‘MINI-ARSENE’ (LONG READ)

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The title of this headline is exactly what is wrong at Arsenal FC. Nothing sums up the imbalance of power or the lack of leadership and vision quite like the flow of people telling you that this ‘Mini Arsene’ term is bandied around in the unkindest of ways. Arsene Wenger was a monster of a… Read more »

ARTETA INDUCED HORROR SHOW HITS NEW LOW

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Mikel Arteta and Arsenal fans entered a new phase in the relationship which usually spells the end. Apathy. Arsenal put on such a bad performance, it was hard to feel anything for the day. You could have sympathy for the situation if you didn’t have the wider context of what’s been going on at Arsenal…. Read more »

BACK TO BORING + MOVERS AND SHAKERS

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Arsenal winning games makes life better. It’s as simple as that. In a complicated and stressful world, football is the antidote. Mikel Arteta has not made life easy over the past year, but it’s clear, if things get better over the next two months, fans will get back on side… because it’s hard to be… Read more »

THE KING RETURNS WITH A BANG + SUBLIME SAKA DOMINATES

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Pheeeeeewwwwwwww! Did Arsenal need that win yesterday! WBA made 11 changes. They rolled with kids. BUT WHO CARES. 6 goals was the medicine to the illness of the last two weeks. Bukayo Saka dominating the game with his special talents.

‘EDU OUT’ LEAKS AND WHAT’S LIKELY GOING ON

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You can pinpoint the moment everything went to shit for Mikel Arteta. It was a couple of summers back when Vinai put Edu out on his lawn to tell the world he was over the moon that Arteta had been given a promotion after 6 months and that they had both been put on the… Read more »