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Arteta’s new deal to 2030 shows where power sits, but reinvention matters more
Mikel Arteta's new deal runs to 2030, and Ed Aarons argues in The Guardian that it shows where the power at Arsenal sits. His title changed from head coach to manager on 10 September 2020, reflecting a wider remit. There's "no doubting the Spaniard's influence at the club", Aarons writes, from transfers to stadium works.… Continue reading
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Holmberg equalises in stoppage time as Arsenal Women draw with United
Arsenal Women 1-1 Manchester United, and it took until the fifth minute of stoppage time to get it. Smilla Holmberg got the goal. She arrived from Hammarby in January and that's her first for the club. Renée Slegers' verdict was "we wanted to be more clinical", which is the polite version of what the table… Continue reading
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Brighton blow Arsenal away 3-0 as unbeaten start ends
Brighton 3-0 Arsenal, and the scoreline was the flattering bit. Pascal Groß and Charalampos Kostoulas both hit them from distance before the break, and Cheme Andrés made it three just after the hour. Arsenal's first defeat of the season, and nothing about it was close. Arteta called it a big lesson and said his side… Continue reading
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Arsenal open to loaning Max Dowman out to aid his development
Three days after Max Dowman scored twice at Ipswich, the BBC reports that Arsenal would let him go out on loan this season if the right situation came along. Right circumstances being the key phrase, and the club deciding what those are. I can see the logic and I still don't love it. A 16-year-old… Continue reading