Everton – Arsenal : 2-1 time to start a new run

By Walter Broeckx Arsenal with an almost unchanged team from the one that beat Stoke last Saturday. The only new player from the start was Hector Bellerin who started at right back. Gabriel who started at right back last weekend moved to the middle to replace Mustafi just as he did when Mustafi went off …

Everton v Arsenal: the teams, the psychology, and Wenger copying Chapman

by Tony Attwood Mr  Wenger has been in upbeat mood of late, saying, for example, “When you look at the teams around us, you can see that the margin of difference between the teams has shrunk a lot. So the way you respond in every single game is absolutely vital. “What is for sure is at …

Everton v Arsenal: a case study of changing managers

By Tony Attwood Last month every media outlet this side of Proxima Centuri told us at least 15 times that November was Arsenal’s worst month.  Only one outlet (this one) gave the reason why November was Arsenal’s worst month. The reason is that whereas in the olden days, the fixture list was drawn at random …

Everton v Arsenal Tuesday 13 December 2016. The Match Officials

by Andrew Crawshaw Referee – Mark Clattenburg.  Age 41 from Durham and FIFA Accredited Assistant 1 – Simon Bennett.  From Staffordshire and FIFA Accredited Assistant 2 – Richard West.  From East Yorkshire Fourth Official – Mike Dean.  Age 48 from Mersyside This will be our third time this year we have had the ‘pleasure’ of …