I am writing this six or seven hours before Arsenal’s League Cup match against Crystal Palace. Cautiously optimistic. Performances against English teams over the past four or five weeks have exposed the weaknesses in the Arsenal squad. I remain convinced, as I wrote before the start of the season (loathe as I am to make…
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Arsenal 25/26 Season. Let’s not conflate ambition with achievement
Arsenal have had a busy summer. With the arrival of Viktor Gyökeres summer shopping spree has come to an end – unless, of course, there are surprises lined up. While Gyökeres, an out-and-out-striker is “the missing piece” in Arsenal’s plan to win the Premier League, Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez is, without a doubt, one of the finest players…
Arsenal Will Not Win The English Premier League
It’s still early doors, but…. The next English Premier League season starts on 16th of August. Anything can happen between then and now. Let me say, at the outset, that I have always been terrible at Fantasy Football (I very rarely finish above last place in any league), and I don’t really like predictions. So, let…
The Next Stage of VAR is in Nanotech Coatings
Like most sports football has become more competitive, more intense, louder and attracting a wider spread of fans and following over the past two decades or so. All of this has attracted more money and interest… with emphases on greater efficiency and investment in the game; from the stands to the field to the kit,…