Mikel Arteta (Image: Getty)
Mikel Arteta has ballsed-up Arsenal’s season – and more trouble is just around the corner. You can tell the wheels are starting to fall off when daft excuses are given for unacceptable defeats.
Arteta blamed the match ball for his side’s 2-0 Carabao Cup loss to this week.
It wasn’t exactly moving all over the place like a children’s plastic flyaway or the 2010 World Cup Jabulani.
If Arteta doesn’t like Puma equipment, it’s tough luck. He’ll have to get used to it, and quickly.
The are ending their 25-year affiliation with Nike from next season. And guess who is going to be making the new one? Puma.
had a starting XI that cost £365 million against , which was £13m more than their Saudi-rich visitors.
Even without , there was enough talent on the pitch to put one foot in the final.
The title is also there for the taking but the Gunners are on course to fall short yet again. And if they do, it will be Arteta’s balls that will be in a vice.
VAR sucks
VAR is continuing to suck the life and joy out of football.
is right, we need more top managers standing up against this awful infection of the game before it spreads to critical levels.
A referee’s main aim is to go unnoticed for the duration of the match, it means they’ve done a good job. They don’t want to be doing stadium announcements.