By Myles Palmer Marian Pahars and James Beattie could score, so this game is no walkover. Arsenal depend a lot on rhythm and momentum, so starting the season again tomorrow is fraught with dangers. It is the fifth time Arsenal…
By Myles Palmer Patrick Vieira should forget about Juventus and concentrate on beating Southampton, Panathinaikos, Blackburn and Mallorca. That Juve swap story is just another Marc Roger fantasy. It would, of course, suit PV’s agent if Juventus swapped Edgar Davids…
By Myles Palmer ____________________ England 2 Greece 2 Old Trafford ____________________ It’s a grand old game when you see 94 minutes of entertainment as compelling as this. Having had a week off worrying, I settled down for a mere 90…
By Myles Palmer I have been worrying about England before every game since Sir Alf Ramsey was sacked in 1973. Like everyone else, I have come to view the England job as one where brave men are tortured. Each masochist,…
By Myles Palmer Will Sheringham or Cole or Fowler partner Heskey against Greece on Saturday? Should Seaman and Keown play in defence? I’ve been dreading this week and looking for other things to talk about. Talking about Cole/Sheringham/Fowler has become…
By Myles Palmer _________________ Derby 0 Arsenal 2 ___________________ It did not take a genius to figure out that Arsenal would play better without Wiltord and Seaman. They played a lot better and beat Derby comfortably with two goals by…
By Myles Palmer Richard Wright is playing at last! Seaman, who was 37 on the 19th September, has a shoulder injury. Parlour and Bergkamp are also injured. Morale is low after Athens and today is a big test for Arsene.…
By Myles Palmer Do you want to interview yourself again? No, but it saves time.I’m short of time today.This odd format compresses, concentrates my thoughts.Maybe I can write five articles in the space of one. What did you think of…
By Myles Palmer When your team has 22 shots and Bolton have seven and the game finishes as a 1-1 draw you are very disappointed. Arsenal also had 15 corners against none.The fans were very frustrated and the team was…
By Myles Palmer The current issue of The Gooner fanzine has interviews with Alex Fynn and with yours truly.Alex says a lot of interesting things. I phoned him last night to bawl him out for saying that Chelsea are a…