Dry Bland Unseasoned

Last night the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium was one of the most toxic it has ever been. So much was going from VAR to Xhaka’s substitution. With all this drama, one thing must not be forgotten. That’s the football being played by Arsenal.

Dry, bland and unseasoned. That is how I describes the way Arsenal are currently playing. There is no creativity and no flair. Frankly, I just don’t know what type of football it is. Are they an attacking side or a defensive side? Are they meant to sit back, soak up pressure and then attack on the counter? Are they meant to build pressure by keeping the ball and try to break down the opposition? Are they a pressing side, pressing from the front and then attack directly, when winning the ball? I just don’t know. There is nothing to Arsenal. There is only one man that can answer these questions, and that's Unai Emery.

Racism in Football

The new premier league season is only two weeks in and we’re already facing a racism crisis. In the super cup final, Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham missed the crucial penalty against Liverpool. On the weekend, Paul Pogba missed a penalty against the Wolves. On both occasions, the players were racially abused on social media.

Just like every other time, people come out condemning what has happened and everyone is up in arms. They can’t believe this has happened in the beautiful game. When Tammy Abraham was racially abused by his own fans, everyone put it down to “well that’s Chelsea fans for you”. Now Paul Pogba has been abused by his own Manchester United fans. The narrative is that it’s not Man Utd fans. It’s in fact people posing as Man Utd fans.