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By all accounts, Swansea City have had an excellent season. The work Michael Laudrup has done this year is nothing short of remarkable. Who would have bet on them winning the Capital One cup? But it's also hard to argue with...read more »

It seems churlish to talk of Liverpool's defensive frailties following a stonking 6-0 win over a witless Newcastle side, but it may still be necessary. After all, it's not like the Magpies offered much going forward. If Newcastle's best attacking talents...read more »

The award for the worst win of the season goes to Arsenal, for their stunningly bad 1-0 victory over 10-men Fulham. We've all heard that 10-men can be hard to play against, but the Gunners took this to all new levels,...read more »

I have to admit it: I feel a little sorry for Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen. Yes, he's been the architect of his own downfall at the Emirates, but that doesn't make his story any less sad. It's got so bad, that The...read more »

Though pundits aren't keen to admit it, Arsenal have made a serious improvement to their defense over the last couple of weeks. A 3-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich appeared to spark recognition in Arsenal players, Arsene Wenger and...read more »

Arsenals transfer wish-list has grown into an almighty beast. For my money, the Gunners could use an experienced keeper, a new centre-back, a right-back (to replace Bacary Sagna's creaky legs), a defensive midfielder and a striker or two. I'm sure Arsene Wenger...read more »

FC Basel are a club who have attracted a lot of attention thanks to their exploits in the Europa League this season and it would surprise nobody if transfer vultures began to circle over the club's best players. This brings me...read more »

Despite Arsenal's defensive renaissance over the last couple of weeks, there's something festering in the heart of Arsenal's back-line. Something stinky and off colour. There's a certain something about the Gunners' defense that seems to poison everything it touches. Wojciech Szczesny, Arsenal's...read more »

Arsenal's under-fire defense needs to be examined this summer. There's no getting past that. Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal's benched captain, looks like a man devoid of confidence. The once assured, Belgium bruiser has suffered a serious fall from grace. Then there's Per Mertesacker,...read more »

Arsenal's performance against Bayern Munich last week will have compounded their critics. It's been so easy to simply label Arsenal's defense a 'mess' and have this taken for granted. But recent performances against the Germans and Sunderland (when they were down...read more »