Memo to Zidane : shut your gob!
By Myles Palmer I’m now utterly sick of Zidane saying : I want Vieira here. That is code for :I wanna win the Champions League and I can do that more easily if Patrick Vieira is winning the ball and…
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Memo to Zidane : shut your gob!
By Myles Palmer I’m now utterly sick of Zidane saying : I want Vieira here. That is code for :I wanna win the Champions League and I can do that more easily of Patrick Vieira is winning the ball and…
Today’s thoughts on Arsenal and Man United
By Myles Palmer Olympiakos were toothless, so my mind was wandering when I was watching them lose 3-0 at Old Trafford last night.I began to think about the United players and whether they were better than the Arsenal players.Two weeks…
Pires and Bergkamp will carve open Mallorca
By Myles Palmer MALLORCA have a new coach after Bernd Krauss was sacked, and striker Samuel Eto’o is suspended after his red card in the 4-0 hammering away to Schalke. So Arsenal are playing them at a good time. That’s…
Bergkamp shines, but Ashley Cole is badly missed
By Myles Palmer _______________________ Arsenal 3 Blackburn 3 _______________________ Six goals and three conclusions. Bergkamp played very well, Van Bronckhorst is not a left back, and this kind of result will happen while Wenger is rebuilding his defence. Just as…
Can Arsenal avoid Deportivo, Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid ?
By Myles Palmer _________________________________________ Manchester United 2 Deportivo La Coruna 3 ________________________________________ Deportivo would have beaten Arsenal, Liverpool or Leeds last night and beaten them comfortably. They could have won this game 7-4. Yes, Barthez gifted them two goals, but…
Richard Wright is here to stay
By Myles Palmer __________________________ Arsenal 2 Panathinaikos 1 __________________________ In a moment of insane optimism I predicted here that Arsene Wenger might discover his second great team in Athens three weeks ago.I thought it could be the start of something…
Richard Wright is here to stay
By Myles Palmer __________________________Arsenal 2 Panathinaikos 1__________________________In a moment of insane optimism I predicted here that Arsene Wenger might discover his second great team in Athens three weks ago.I thought it could be the start of someything bigHe didn’t.It wasn’t.Arsenal…
Can Arsenal’s fast, narrow attacks split three centrebacks?
By Myles Palmer Tonight’s game is a moment of truth for Arsene Wenger and his team.Arsenal did not play well in Athens against three centrebacks and Arsene rarely changes his style.His comments yesterday suggested the usual approach to this vital…
Arsenal to keep clean sheet despite dangerman Karagounis
By Myles Palmer JAPAN probably looked more inviting than ever to Arsene Wenger on Sunday with his friend Gerard Houllier in intensive care after cardiac surgery. The pressure on managers is huge and it is not helped by hacks writing…