The returns of Nasri and van Persie: prodigal or pathetic?
They were to be the core of Arsenal’s renaissance, technically gifted players capable of turning a game on its head through individal flourishes or team chemistry. Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie, along with Cesc Fàbregas, comprised one of the most potent attacking trios in the Prem…until each of them bolted in acrimonious, avaricious ways. Last […]
Özil, Draxler, and a future without Arsène
Earlier in the week, Arsène, pressed on his future with the club, said, “there is a point where you have to decide and there is a point where you have to make your decision public. You can take of that sentence the way you want it.” Perennially coy—and apparently enjoying it—Arsène, ever the wordsmith, always the […]
Özil, Draxler, and a future without Arsène
Earlier in the week, Arsène, pressed on his future with the club, said, “there is a point where you have to decide and there is a point where you have to make your decision public. You can take of that sentence the way you want it.” Perennially coy—and apparently enjoying it—Arsène, ever the wordsmith, always the […]
Mesut Özil unveiling, circa 2031
Mesut Özil has gone down in history as one of the Club’s greatest players of all time, having delivered a club-record 129 assists from 417 appearances over ten trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. After joining from Real Madrid in September 2013, Özil, then 25, made his Gunners debut in the fourth match of the 2013-14 season—a […]
Mesut Özil unveiling, circa 2031
Mesut Özil has gone down in history as one of the Club’s greatest players of all time, having delivered a club-record 129 assists from 417 appearances over ten trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. After joining from Real Madrid in September 2013, Özil, then 25, made his Gunners debut in the fourth match of the 2013-14 season—a […]
