Arsenal contract error means Saka can walk for just €50m. Or maybe not…

By Tony Attwood There is a story being propagated at the moment that Arsenal are willing to sell Bukayo Saka for just €50m.  Following this comes the usual shock horror stories about incompetent Arsenal, and how the current employees and the board members are not fit to run a drinking session in a location that makes …

According to refs, Arsenal’s fouls are twice as bad as Liverpool’s this season!

By Tony Attwood Our view is that Mr Arteta introduced a radical new approach last season, after Arsenal finished 2019/20 with an astonishing 86 yellow cards – the highest of any team in the league.   This very high number (averaging over two a game) not only influenced the way players played after they had been …

What do the first five games tell us about the rest of the season?

By Tony Attwood One of the constant themes of football journalism and blogging is that the fans know more than the manager.  It is a theme encapsulated within phrases like “Odegaard has operated as a no.10 this season with Emile Smith Rowe dropping to the bench, but Arteta started both against Burnley to show their …