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Arsène Wenger admits he used to plead for financial fair play rules but says ditching them is the only way Premier League clubs will be able to compete. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/AFP/Getty Images
Disillusioned Arsène Wenger Calls for End to FFP in Major U-Turn
Arsène Wenger has lost faith in one of his guiding principles and called for financial fair play to be scrapped. The Arsenal manager says clubs have found a way to bluff around Uefa’s regulations and it has effectively rendered them unenforceable. He feels that if the...Caption:
Frank de Boer has made a disastrous start at Crystal Palace but his players are struggling with an extreme transition after a relegation battle under Sam Allardyce. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
Palace and Arsenal Epitomize Premier League’s Lack of Joined-Up Thinking
Now the honeymoon period has well and truly fizzled out, extinguished by so much sideways football that soon Louis van Gaal will be making a pilgrimage to Selhurst Park to see what all the fuss is about, it comes as no surprise to learn Crystal Palace appear to be...Caption:
Arséne Wenger and the Arsenal bench feel the strain at Anfield. Photograph: McNulty/JMP/REX/Shutterstock
Arsenal’s Continuing Malaise at the Heart of Operations
If Brian Clough was displeased with a performance, his players knew about it. There was an occasion at half-time during a Nottingham Forest match when, unhappy with a couple of failed stepovers and a cross that went behind the goal, he punched the culprit, Nigel...Caption:
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