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 […]
Down comes Fàbregas’s banner, down goes his legacy as well.
We have long since left behind an era in which players will remain with one club for the entirety of their careers. We know now that it is myopic and misguided to pin our hopes on any one player committing himself, pledging himself, to one club. Football stop operating on such sentimental principles a long […]
Down comes Fàbregas's banner, down goes his legacy as well.
We have long since left behind an era in which players will remain with one club for the entirety of their careers. We know now that it is myopic and misguided to pin our hopes on any one player committing himself, pledging himself, to one club. Football stop operating on such sentimental principles a long […]
Ramsey at 23 > Fàbregas at 23 (and other heresies)
Amidst the heartache and recrimination of Cesc’s move to Chelsea, one source of solace has been the idea that we didn’t bring Cesc back in part because our midfield is already a bit crowded and, just as vitally, full of young, on-the-verge-of-breakthrough players. Chief among them, of course, has been Aaron Ramsey, whose emergence this […]
Ramsey at 23 > Fàbregas at 23 (and other heresies)
Amidst the heartache and recrimination of Cesc’s move to Chelsea, one source of solace has been the idea that we didn’t bring Cesc back in part because our midfield is already a bit crowded and, just as vitally, full of young, on-the-verge-of-breakthrough players. Chief among them, of course, has been Aaron Ramsey, whose emergence this […]
