Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 29 Aug 2012, 15:20

Arsenal Football Club

Arsene Upbeat After Draw, Plenty Of Positives To Be Seen

Wenger saw his side struggle in the attacking third of the field against a determined Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday but remains confident that Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Gervinho, supported by attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla, will eventually all come good.

“The understanding was missing,” said Wenger. “One month ago Cazorla and Podolski did not know each other. There is work to be done on the training ground. There is potential, but something is missing.

“I am very positive about my team. We haven’t scored in two games, but we played against two units that defended very well.”

The Premier League has rapidly become a gladiatorial arena, where fans bay and cat call after every performance. Arsene Wenger is undoubtedly under pressure this season, but then when hasn’t he been? With over £4oM invested into his squad for this season, it might be an idea for Arsenal fans to wait before venting frustrations.

Just a thought!