Arsenal v Chelsea: why Chelsea can tackle and Arsenal must avoid it like the plague

By Bulldog Drummond Our games against Chelsea of late have not been too bad, despite all that the media would have you believe.   Here are the last 14 matches – enough to give a fair flavour of what has been going on. Date Match Res Score Competition 27 May 2017 Arsenal v Chelsea W 2-1 …

Arsenal v Chelsea: the injuries, plus referee ineptitude and disaster areas

By Bulldog Drummond It is at this point in the season that commentators start raging about how appallingly inept Arsenal are at everything, since we have five players out with an injury or illness.  And we might remember of course that previously it was Mr Wenger’s fault as no club, it was said, had as …

Arsenal v Chelsea: leaderless, clueless and visionless Arsenal (report)

By Bulldog Drummond Mikel Arteta sent Arsenal sack warning   Metro Twenty months down the line, the manager still has no vision and Chelsea’s visit is unlikely to be played in a full Emirates (The Guardian) Those two headlines give us a summary of what the media think – and indeed each is understandable in its …