Stephen Bradley

During an international break, the only thing that usually commands the attention of a club’s fans is the continued health of its players.

Last Sunday, when Arsenal’s team selection to face Manchester City was announced, there were two immediate reactions of disbelief.

After drawing 0-0 at home to Red Star Belgrade on Thursday night, Arsenal have secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Europa League with two games to spare, and did so without risking any of their big names players in the process. Job done, right?

Is it possible to be both optimistic and pessimistic about the same thing at the same time?

If you had asked Arsenal fans back in August to list any reasons that might cause Alexis Sanchez to want to leave the club, how far down would David Ospina have been?

After an encouraging first start of the season, it is clear that Jack Wilshere is an attacking midfielder now. This is a BIG problem for Arsenal.

With Arsenal recording their lowest ever home attendance against Doncaster on Wednesday night, you may or may not be shocked to learn that Stan Kroeke’s other teams are facing similar issues.

Over the last few years, I have bemoaned Arsenal’s resistance towards changing the way they play depending on the opponent they face.

I’ve had the pleasure of being able to write for DailyCannon since April 2011. Having an opinion is one thing, but being able to reach such a wide and knowledgeable audience on a regular basis is quite another.

There were two things we learned from the Stoke defeat last weekend. When everything goes to plan, Arsenal can play exceptional football. But when something very slightly alters that plan, everything falls apart.

Arsenal won their first league game of the season last Friday, despite playing a winger at left–back, a left–back at centre–back, another left–back at centre–back, and without the services of their captain, best centre midfielder and best attacker.

Just as Arsenal supporters got all the stress out of their systems from last season and were able to recalibrate their hopes and dreams, the new campaign is set to begin.

Here comes the money! Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for £198m in cash, up front. And he’ll make another £180.7m in wages for the next five years.

Alexis Sanchez has one year left on his Arsenal contract, and has given no indication that would suggest that he intends to extend that.

There is one question that lies at the heart of Arsenal’s transfer activity so far this summer; why have they let so many of their key players run down their contracts?

It’s so early in the summer, I haven’t yet even built my fantasy team that I will inevitably lose interest in by October, yet Arsenal have already just played their first match of their pre–season, a leisurely 2–0 win over Sydney FC.

Alexandre Lacazette is an Arsenal player. I’m not going to lie, it feels a little surreal typing that first sentence.

So, it’s the end of June, and we still have no idea as to whether Alexis Sanchez will be playing for Arsenal next season or not. Huzzah!

It’s been just over a day since Arsenal’s fixture list for the 2017–18 Premier League season was announced, there really is only one way to describe it – perfect. Here’s why

It’s only been 11 days since Arsenal’s final game of the season finished with a big German holding a small pot, but that’s been more than enough time for the relentless and merciless machine that is the transfer rumour mill to take over our lives and our social media feeds.