Swaggering Arsenal want title attack, not defence
Arsenal started last season as nearly men but their title win has given them a swagger – as Coventry discovered on the Premier League’s opening night.
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Arsenal-Coventry is live today and if you're not watching a newly-loaded Gunners side with Konsa in the mix, you're missing the point of August football. • Villa's scrambling for a Konsa replacement while the market's picked them clean—that's what happens when you sell your best defender and wait until Saturday to find an alternative. • Fifty-five million for Konsa is Arsenal spending like they've finally accepted that defending matters, which is either visionary or a sign they've panicked about last season's vulnerabilities. • Brighton telling Liverpool to jog on for Minteh is the clearest statement of summer: nobody's scared of anyone's budget anymore, and good for them. • Arsenal defending their title with a patched backline is the least interesting outcome, so obviously that's where we're headed.
Arsenal-Coventry is live today and if you're not watching a newly-loaded Gunners side with Konsa in the mix, you're missing the point of August football. • Villa's scrambling for a Konsa replacement while the market's picked them clean—that's what happens when you sell your best defender and wait until Saturday to find an alternative. • Fifty-five million for Konsa is Arsenal spending like they've finally accepted that defending matters, which is either visionary or a sign they've panicked about last season's vulnerabilities. • Brighton telling Liverpool to jog on for Minteh is the clearest statement of summer: nobody's scared of anyone's budget anymore, and good for them. • Arsenal defending their title with a patched backline is the least interesting outcome, so obviously that's where we're headed.
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