Monday, September 30, 2019

Post-ManUre: Scrapfest

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We’re not exactly sure what a “scrapfest” is in footballing terms, but whatever it is we’re sure it accurately describes the spectacle that is two sub-par teams like Arsenal and Manchester United hacking up a football pitch for 90 minutes as they make straightforward tasks like kicking a round ball to a teammate look incredibly difficult. We’re of course talking about Arsenal’s recent 1-1 draw against their (former) arch-rivals, which unfortunately typified their average performance over a hot-and-cold couple of weeks in the Premiership, the Europa League and the League Cup. We’ll discuss when players like Pepe need to finally come good, try to slap some identity into Unai Emery’s very dissociative identity disorder-afflicted team, and also take some time to laud Arsenal’s younger players…