Oliver Holt writes that the Premier League is poisoning our game
Arsenal humiliated Chelsea in 5-0 rout, writes OLIVER HOLT. Arsenal are not choking. They are resurgent. They have dealt with the blip and now they are playing like kings again. Arsenal need to get back to winning ways, writes Holt.
The Premier League announced the scrapping of FA Cup replays on Thursday. The decision was not how the elite club owners presented it to the public. Premier League is poisoning our game, writes Oliver Holt. FA Cup replay replays will be scrapped for the first time in a decade.
There is a great stigma attached to the idea of 'choking' in sport. It is used as an insult, an accusation of weakness that implies lack of character and moral fibre. That's not this Arsenal. It is not that Arsenal are choking, it is that they are choking.
Arsenal had conceded two goals in their last ten games before this tie. They conceded two in just 14 minutes against Bayern Munich. Arsenal shrunk in the face of the occasion, writes OLIVER HOLT at the Emirates. Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League tie.
Bayern Munich loom large in the repeating pattern of Arsenal's most recent appearances in the competition. Arsenal have failed to win a single game in the last 16 of the tournament. The Gunners have lost to Bayern Munich in the past two rounds of the competition in Germany and Spain.
Arsenal do not look anything like a team about to fall apart again. Call it a lesson learned, or simply the benefit of experience but they look like they are not going to be in trouble again. Arsenal beat Brighton 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night. Click here for more Arsenal news.
The Premier League is heading for self-destruction, writes Oliver Holt. This is about many, many clubs in the English top flight. And in this case, the price is being paid by loyal, local fans. The price of the Premier League has been paid by local fans, writes Holt.
Arsenal are not going away this season, writes OLIVER HOLT after draw. It is the season of rebirth and English football is waiting for Pep Guardiola's side to put the hammer down and accelerate away from the rest of the field. Arsenal drew 1-1 with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.