This week on WTTGT, one writer particularly excelled with a fantastic interview with Arsenal’s legendary captain, Frank McLintock. While things are not going so well on the pitch for the Gunners, it’s fair to say that there is some sanctuary on the WTTGT…
The two greatest footballers in the world are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both play in La Liga and both are icons around the globe.Yet how can two such wonderful attacking players have equal success but have such contrasting styles?
So, what can I say? Arsenal score five goals in a game and still ended up losing 4-3. Unbelievable! I think it goes without saying that Arsene Wenger is hanging on by a thread to his near 15 year tenure at Arsenal. How ironic would it be if what transpired to be Wenger’s last game as Arsenal manager was a 4-3 loss to the team that he defeated in his first match as Arsenal manager back in 1996?
Periods of transition do not come as stark as they did for AC Milan, regarded as one of Europe’s true giants with seven Champions League wins, in sinking to the depths of the Europa League at one point in the last three years at odds with such proud European tradition, they hit the lowest ebb with annihilation in the Champions League by Manchester United.
11-year-old looking Tom Carroll looked a seasoned pro in the middle of the park, made all the more impressive by the white-hot atmosphere created by fans of the Greek side.
Manchester United of course play Chelsea at home on Sunday in the Premier League and with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at three players who we should be wary of going into the game.
Four Premier League games each this season and the two Manchester clubs had already scored 32 goals between them. T
Let’s be honest, in more ways than one the sun never really turned up in North London this summer. And for Arsene Wenger, the disappointments of the last few months have seen his decisions come under very close inspection from the media and fans alike. So what should Mr. Wenger really have done?