Sorry for announcing my arrival on these pages with a huge dump of despair, but bloody hell it’s painful being an Arsenal fan at the moment, writes Tim Palmer. As another shambolic transfer window unfolds, I’m wondering exactly why I…
Nineties Arsenal cult hero John Jensen is back at Arsenal – as Scandinavian scout. His legendary non-goalscoring exploits spawned the T-shirt “I saw John Jensen score”. The radio commentary in the QPR match in 1994 was also very entertaining. One…
Bad news for both team and club, as captain Laurent Koscielny asks for his contract to be cancelled. A club statement says: “Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel to the US for our pre-season tour.” “We are very disappointed by…
Some interesting quotes re Arsenal’s first new technical director, Edu Gaspar who has been given a massive task. Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) president Rogerio Caboclo said: “Edu built a story inside the CBF, helped to elaborate a methodology of work…
See the Kroenke Out campaign has started in earnest at the 3-3 draw at Borehamwood. The Express says Arsenal chiefs are set to make a trip across the Atlantic this week for a meeting with Kroenke. Meanwhile some criticism of Arsenal’s…
To become a professional football player, one of the requirements many expect to be in place is for the player to be at least 18 – this is not always the case, though. Mbappé, one of the most valuable footballers…
So, Arsenal News Review carries on in some form. Some great correspondence thanking Myles for all the hard work and dedication over the years. More about that later. There have been one or two people who said they want to…
A Classic Number 10 To watch Mesut Ozil in action is in many ways a throwback to the 80s and early 90s. An era when players like Carlos Valderrama and Gheorghe Hagi lazily strolled around the pitch. A Cruyff turn…
Second part of this pre-season report covers Wenger’s many midfielders.
ANR had a correspondent at nine pre-season games. This is Part 1 of his analysis of players’ performances.