Helen Trantum

Magic doesn’t exist. I know that’s hard to take, and probably not one to share with any kids you might own/disown at a time when…

Joel Campbell has had something of a topsy turvy few games. Against Dinamo Zagreb he was a live wire, making one very smart assist and…

There’s only been one word on everyone’s lips this week at Cannon Towers this week: injuries. We spent approximately three times as long discussing that…

There’s a Chinese proverb which applies quite aptly to Joel Campbell. “Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.” Arsenal sign…

I have a special relationship with Stoke City Football Club. No, not that kind of special relationship! Quite the opposite in fact. Every time we…

Don’t ask me how I found a Manchester City fan in London. Suffice to say I did, and earlier this week we had some banter…

Sunday’s fixture is destined to be a firecracker, and not only because of the football. In some ways, it will be a game of ‘Arsenal…

Should you be judged by what you achieve or what you leave behind? Arsène Wenger has won quite a few pots in his nigh on…

Confidence will do wonderful things for a player. There was one moment in the second half of the game against Everton which perfectly encapsulated the…

At what point does Francis Coquelin start to be described as world class? On a day when a man most would deem worthy of that description…

Boring. That’s what Pep Guardiola said earlier this week about staying at the same club for 20 years. There is increasing speculation that Arsene’s departure…

The first half against Bayern was a reminder of Hector Bellerin’s Champions League debut to forget. In a game where Arsenal were very much second…

Tuesday’s game is a big one. And big Champions League nights are always great experiences, even when a poor result tarnishes the overall enjoyment. I’ll…

My history* teacher at school used to have a saying. (*sorry, I know I sound like a Liverpool fan banging on about history. I promise…

Bayern Munich are off on their high horse again. On a day where Arsenal’s ticket pricing has – again – come under huge scrutiny, a…

This is an Arsenal column. As such, I try not to write too much about Chelsea and in particular their tramp in a tracksuit manager.…

Mesut Ozil frequently runs games; he conducts them. It’s usually through simple, often underrated, moments that change the course of a particular play, but against…

Sometimes you can’t have your cake and eat it. We want our full-backs to be defensively minded players who prioritise keeping clean sheets above all…

We don’t have to do well to win the league. We just have to do better than everyone else, and that looks increasingly straightforward. It’s…

I have a confession to make. I didn’t watch the season’s first clash with our noisy neighbours live – in fact, I didn’t even watch…