Post-Wenger Era Finally Has 1st Soulful Moment

Mikel Arteta, I doff my cap, sir. You made it happen. Arsenal finally paid Arsene Wenger the respect he was owed but so often denied during his final seasons as manager. When Wenger was forced out by Ivan Gazidis' posers putsch in 2018, the soul went out of Arsenal. What made the club special, what…

Notes on West Ham 1-2 Arsenal: Lucky Leftovers

How players left over from Arsene Wenger's reign, like Rob Holding and Mohamed Elneny, have saved Arsenal's season.

Notes on West Ham 3-3 Arsenal: All Very Late-Years Wenger

Mikel Arteta's pulled off quite a neat trick in roughly 15 months as Arsenal manager. He's made this an Arsene Wenger team again. Not peak Wenger. Not double-winners, nor Invincibles. Arsenal under Arteta are more like something from the later-Wenger years. Terrific going forward, always with goals in them. Shite at the back, never more…

West Ham Rebuild is the Antithesis of Arteta’s Project

David Moyes and Mikel Arteta could form a case study in contrasting managerial styles. Moyes has been all about expediency, quick turnarounds inspired by getting the most from the players he has. Arteta, on the other hand, is content to play the long game. To implement a style of play that may not ideally suit…