Arsenal’s continuing malaise at the heart of operations | Richard Williams

Arsène Wenger’s consistent failure to purchase leaders and address problems in the middle of the pitch continues to amaze and appal in equal measure

If Brian Clough was displeased with a performance, his players knew about it.

There was an occasion at half-time during a Nottingham Forest match when, unhappy with a couple of failed stepovers and a cross that went behind the goal, he punched the culprit, Nigel Jemson, in the stomach.

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