Break comes at a bad time amid our shoots of recovery
When only a few weeks back, perhaps for the first time ever, theprevious break for internationals in the wake of our derby day defeat, came as welcome relief from our woeful start to the season.
However the Arsenal have barely put a foot wrong since that much needed respite and as a result, we could’ve done without the threat of a flurry of international friendlies, putting a spoke in the wheel of our recent fine run of form. We may already be a quarter of the way through this campaign, but in some respects, with the trees shedding all their leaves and the first hint ofwinter drawing nigh, it feels as if the Gunners are only just getting warmed up. Well we’ve at least achieved the minor feat of a positive goal difference for the first time, after our perfunctory disposal of West Brom on Saturday. If I’d been amongst the few thousand fans who travelled down from Birmingham, I’d have been particularly perturbed, as Roy Hodgson’s side were unrecognisable as the same Baggies outfit who put us under the cosh on their previous outing at the Emirates and outplayed us on our own pitch.
