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Tomorrow evening, Arsenal will be visited by a vision of a possible future. The clash with German titans Bayern Munich could end up being more than just a footballing lesson.
Arsenal’s opponents arrive 15 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, an incredible feat for a league that is arguably the most competitive in Europe.
They will employ Pep Guardiola next season as their manager. They boast an astonishing array of world-class talent in their ranks, combined with a financial base that will see them strongly through the coming changes threatened by Financial Fair Play.
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This was a blog that may never have been. I felt it best to wait until the final result of Arsenal's clash with Stoke before writing about the Potters, for fear of post-defeat doom ignoring the point in favour of 'who cares if it wins you matches'-style hand-wringing.
Fortunately, we bask today in a victorious glow, a victory both moral and physical. And it was a physical game. Rugby is a physical sport.
Anti-football
Arsenal fans hate Stoke fans. Stoke fans hate Arsenal fans. Arsenal players hate Stoke players and vice versa, and even the two managers hate each other. And it's for so many reasons.
The most obvious is the Shawcross incident that jeopardized Aaron Ramsey's career, and the lack of any kind of sympathy from Stoke, to a worrying degree.
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So. A left-back. Well, it's better than nothing.
Rumours about Mohamed Diame and David Villa have long since evaporated, and all Arsenal have left transfer-wise is the completion of the Nacho Monreal deal.
A good player, but would he have arrived if Gibbs wasn't hurt yesterday? No.
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So we’re hours away from the most disappointing transfer window, well… ever. Failing to sign players is hardly news and the excuses are all-too familiar. But the context is unprecedented: the season faltering, four points off the Champions League spot, with a squad that looks no stronger than rivals and a defence that plays considerably worse.
The pursuit of David Villa was an exciting distraction but it’s not up front where Arsenal need help. It’s at the other end of the pitch, where there are decent arguments for a new keeper, centre back, full back and defensively-minded midfielder.
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Theo Walcott's been under the spotlight of late. By 'of late', I really mean since August.
Ever since his much-publicised contract dispute came out into the open, along with his wage demands of 100k a week, he's been under constant scrutiny by the media and Arsenal fans as to whether he deserved to be the highest-paid player at Arsenal.
Generally these opinions varied between games. After a frustrating game spent running fruitlessly and stumbling on the ball against Swansea in the FA cup, many fans could be seen to say '100k a week', full of derision for what was surely a ridiculous demand for this inconsistent player who never lived up to the hype.
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