Today’s Football 25/26 Season

I once included him in a crossword clue when I was the resident compiler for the local paper:

area, btwArteta has shirt pulled after time wasted - penalty, perhaps? (4)

They very well might - but they will be the poorest champions I can recall. Leicester had a touch of magic and romance about them, not to mention character. This Arsenal side are leading by default. If they are the best side in this league - and they seem to be - then I don't think people can argue that the standard in England is all that high. I certainly think the overall standard in Europe at the highest level is as poor as it has been in a few decades.
The standard looks poor because players are well versed in the dark arts of stopping the flow of the game (feigning injury, taking 25 minutes to take a throw-in, etc). Add to this that Premier League refs are the weakest in Euorope in allowing them to get away with it, and the standard looks crap - because there's hardly ever two minutes of uninterrupted play for anyone to shine. But you're right, Arsenal would be the poorest champions because they are the worst offenders. Didn't one of them get a tap on the top of his head today (as the ball went out for a throw-in), then rolled around in 'agony' whilst HE WAS OFF THE PITCH!! They still stopped the game though!
 
Only saw the last 10 minutes of Arsenal v United. Noticed that Cunha 'stayed down' twice to waste time when he didn't need to. Didn't hear Neville mention it. I'm sure that he would have had a lot to say had it been Pickford against Utd.
 

Welcome

Join the Everton conversation today.
Fewer ads, full access, completely free.

🛒 Visit Shop

Support Grand Old Team by checking out our latest Everton gear!
Back
Top