It can be argued that after the defeats Arsenal are in a far worse place than Manchester United who of course we play in our first game of the season, given that Manchester United have had three wins ...

Thus in playing Arsenal, Villareal will consider it to be a bit like playing Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid or Barcenlona as they do twice each season. And we might note that in their home game with ...

Given Villareal’s record in recent years, it may come as a surprise to realise that Arsenal have only beaten Villareal twice in six competitive matches. However, if we just look at the Champions ...

Now, if the past is anything to go by, the FA and Fifa will say that the courts “don’t understand football” and carry on regardless. And then fall flat on their faces, while desperately trying to ...

As I have already pointed out, pre-season matches are not about winning, but about bedding new players in and making sure that the new players start to get used to the tactics that the team employs, ...

There is a line in the Guardian’s preview of Arsenal for the season that says that “there remain concerns about a lack of creativity in the squad.” ...

Now the first thing to note is that it is going to happen very rarely – each of the 20 Premier League clubs will be involved with “extra access” twice in the entire season, and on each occasion it ...

Of course, this is trivia, and of course Tottenham’s ranking is greatly reduced by last season’s utter disaster, but still – over ten years Tottenham have come above Arsenal six seasons running from ...

The keyword in all this is “frustration”. It has nothing to do with all the players Arsenal are buying. It is that we should beat the Tots and nothing else matters.