Arteta’s Cup Taketh and Giveth

Mikel Arteta's inconsistency at Arsenal was summed up by two contrasting Cup performances in five days.

Project Resale

Mikel Arteta enjoys luxuries most managers can only dream about. Arsenal's results and performances are poor, but Arteta can blame it on the other guys. Arsenal have spent a fortune even after finishing eighth last season, but it's okay because Arteta needs to make this HIS squad. Never mind the botched deals he'd already been…

Notes on Brentford 2-0 Arsenal: Bullied, Bored and Bollocksed

Arsenal lost 2-0 at newly-promoted Brentford. Angry? Well, that's your call. If anything, I'm kind of sad how little anger this shite-show of a performance and result evoked. Then again, you can't get angry about the outcome if you're not at all surprised by the outcome. Arsenal started the season with a defeat. Arsenal started…

Saliba Syndrome

William Saliba vs. Mikel Arteta is a modern-day cold war. Or so it seems. Nobody's certain what exactly is going on with Saliba, who is supposed to be Arsenal's centre-back for a glorious future, except for the small detail that he can't get on the pitch for his parent club. Saliba's status has quickly become…

Ben White, Much Ado About Something

I'm not saying somebody up there likes me (should be in with the classics), but barely days after a post about Arsenal's toothless transfer posturing, rumours emerge the club is about to get serious. In this case, serious means shelling out £50 million on Brighton & Hove Albion defender Ben White. Not to play six…