By Myles Palmer Am I optimistic? Yes. Why? Because Arsenal have won only three of their last 11 Premiership games. They are better than that. Arsenal have to be better than that. I expect them to beat Leicester now that…
QPR 2 Luton 1 A few jolly moments last night at QPR with my good friends Doug D’Arcy, Chris Wright, Nick Blackburn, Steve Burtenshaw, Joe Kinnear, Arsene Wenger, David Dein and Boro Primorac. Hundreds of police when I reach Shepherds…
By Myles Palmer It seems I was wrong about Bergkamp on Saturday.I’m reliably informed that he was at Highbury early and did some running that was seen by TV technicians.He had not recovered from his stomach upset. He did not…
By Myles Palmer Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1 There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. Something seriously wrong that we don’t know about. How else to explain so many leads lost? So many games where Bergkamp didn’t play. We…
By Myles Palmer Arsenal 2 Sunderland 2 ———————————— Memorable for one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen in my life. A decision by Gilles Grimandi, in the 82nd minute, who passed the ball to Vieira while he was 25…
By Myles Palmer Arsene Wenger is an agreeably transparent manager who does not duck a question. If you ask him why he did something, or why he did not do something, he tells you. He is not evasive, keeping some…
By Myles Palmer The big Latvian stopper, who wears the No 3 shirt, cruised through a promising Premiership debut in the 6-1 demolition of lethargic Leicester. His positional play was good. His passing was good. His heading was very good.…
By Myles Palmer Arsenal 6 Leicester 1 Amazing! Extraordinary! Revolutionary ! Arsenal scored two goals from corners and two from crosses. Thierry Henry had two headers on target. Five of the six goals were scored from INSIDE the penalty area.…
By Myles Palmer ________________ Arsenal 6 Leicester 1 _______________ Referee: Dermott Gallagher Attendance: 38,007 ARSENAL: Alex Manninger, Lee Dixon, Igors Stepanovs, Tony Adams, Silvinho, Robert Pires (Ashley Cole, 85), Gilles Grimandi (Nelson Vivas, 77), Ray Parlour, Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry,…
By Myles Palmer On Christmas Day 2000 Arsene Wenger had to ask himself two questions. Do I drop Manninger for Lukic? Should I drop Henry for Wiltord? Before the game I thought Anfield was pivotal. And I will alway remember…