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Arséne Wenger and the Arsenal bench feel the strain at Anfield. Photograph: McNulty/JMP/REX/Shutterstock
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Mesut Özil, Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny after Arsenal fell 4-0 down at Anfield – the latest in a series of horror shows in recent seasons. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Another Early-Season Breakdown for Arsenal but No Sign of Any Change
In the thick of Arsenal’s chronic breakdown at Anfield on Sunday it did not take long for football’s splurging social commentary to begin establishing just how bad this was compared with other abhorrences. How rotten exactly are things in the state of Arsenal? As bad...Caption:
The Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, left, failed to track Jesé Rodríguez, right, leading to Stoke’s winner. Photograph: Jack Phillips/JMP/Rex/ShutterstockThe Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, left, failed to track Jesé Rodríguez, right, leading to Stoke’s winner. Photograph: Jack Phillips/JMP/Rex/Shutterstock
Arsenal Put at Risk in the ‘Red Zone’ by the Lack of a Commanding Midfielder
It turns out the switch to a back three was not a magic bullet, after all. It is early days still, of course, but already the sense is that for Arsenal the move to the tactic du jour was just the 2017 version of their regular upswing in April and May. Nobody has...Caption:
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (AFP)
Arsène Wenger Confident Arsenal Can Prosper from Champions League Absence
London – For Arsène Wenger, the boot is on the other foot – well, almost. The Arsenal manager flagged up a trend at the end of last season when he noted that Chelsea and Leicester City, the two most recent Premier League champions, were unencumbered by the...Caption:
Spurs players look dejected during last season’s Europa League elimination by Gent at Wembley. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA