Author Archives: rico

Lifeline or loan time? Busy week ahead?

Afternoon all. Does it really matter that Aston Villa beat Arsenal in a behind closed doors preseason friendly? Of course not. Friendly fixtures are nothing more than minutes on the pitch, experiment time for Mikel Arteta, a time to give every player available a run out. Also, it’s another chance to see fringe players, perhaps […]

What comes after Auba? £40 million price tag set.

Morning all. Still buzzing over Arsenal putting Liverpool in their place? Sure, me too. Like I suggested the other day, when there’s trophy to be won, the game is serious. The way the Liverpool players sloped off at the soonest opportunity, it was pretty clear they wanted to win. So many positives can be taken […]