We are giving Leeds a golden opportunity with that makeshift defence of ours. But they don't look arsed either. Is this a training match?

What a dull championship style game. For Wenger this is Carling Cup stuff. I don't suppose they are charging CC prices tho.

Agree. I think players like Jenkinson could be traumatised by that. If you absolutely have to play rookies because you have made a complete hash of rebuilding the squad, then the very least you can do is prepare them thoroughly, give them some very strict, basic instructions (like don't venture ...

I can take a defeat. I can take the fact that we had a weakened side. But I cannot take the abject and utterly inept way the available players were organised and coached. Two inexperience midfielders in front of a shambolically organised back four. With four forward going players who have no idea ...

Makes sense to me. He is saying that he couldn't develop any more, because every season brought the same situation, and he couldn't see it improving. And that wasn't his fault, he needed to be in a better team which could genuinely challenge, not fall at the final hurdle every time.

Dein wasn't shafted at all. The reason he was kicked out was because he went behind the back of the board, attempting to get Kroenke on board by doing a deal with him on his shares, WITHOUT saying a word to the board. Of course he envisaged Kroenke as the owner and himself as chairman. Whatever you ...

They are very close friends and neighbours, so it is almost inconceivable that Dein didn't discuss with Wenger whether he should defend him in public and do this interview. These interviews don't just suddenly happen, but are usually 'offered' to journalists/TV when they want to do some PR. What is ...

Definitely a legend. Cesc's ability to read a game and then pull the strings was second to none. There were times, as at the San Siro, when his forward midfield play completely ran the game. When he threaded through passes which no-one else saw, angles as precise as a snooker maestro, he was good as ...

For the love of god, just let him go. It's not worth the aggro, or quibbling about £5m difference when we could be getting on with rebuilding. He's done enough for us, show him a bit of mercy, instead of holding him as a hostage. Wenger won't even spend the money he has, why does he need to extract ...

Nasri had one brilliant spell for the first half of this season in his whole career at Arsenal. Now he wants top dollar with vague threats of leaving if he doesn't get it. I've had enough of these people. If he doesn't like it, then fine find somewhere else. He's another one who has flashes of ...

Ha ha, what a bunch of sourpusses. Actually I hope to see a great game of football. With no particular preference I can sit back, enjoy it and hope to see some epic stuff from the likes of Messi and Hernandez. If you actually like football, as opposed to wallowing in the tribalism that goes with it ...

Ha ha, what a bunch of sourpusses. Actually I hope to see a great game of football. With no particular preference I can sit back, enjoy it and hope to see some epic stuff from the likes of Messi and Hernandez. If you actually like football, as opposed to wallowing in the tribalism that goes with it ...

I thought Cesc was trying to grab Chamakh's arm to pull it down. IF he was, then he was doing the right thing, just not quick enough. No question though, he is by a long shot our best player. Nasri could be up there with him soon if he keeps it up.

You hear this time and time again. However, I don't think it is appreciated how much the fanbase has changed. We used to have a young fanatical crowd who loved the singing and chanting (as did most clubs). The middle classes who prefer to sit and just watch had their bit in the east and west stands ...

I think what really bothers people is the realisation that Barca are in a different league to us. Fab going there just confirms what we saw in the two matches this year. It will be a bitter pill for Wenger, but it is hardly surprising. The delusion that we were somehow closer to them than City or ...