Imagine the effects of letting Diego Simeone loose in Arsenal’s dressing room | Barney Ronay


Hiring the Atlético Madrid coach would be entertaining but surely Arsenal need a steady pair of hands rather than such a revolutionary regearing of this one-man club now Arsène Wenger’s time is clearly up

When they start feeling sorry for you: that’s when you really need to worry. Towards the end of Arsène Wenger’s press conference after Arsenal had been swatted and ragged around the Emirates Stadium like a half-dead bird being toyed with by an indolent cat, there was a strange period where Wenger became unusually angry and incoherent.

Mention was made of the “scandalous” refereeing decisions Arsenal’s manager seemed to genuinely believe were responsible for that supine 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich. Now and then his voice clogged a little with anger, or fatigue, but he still seemed to be talking mainly to himself.

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