TERRACE TALK: Arsenal - Even staunchest fans admit Wenger’s got fair crack of whip

I was still feeling so devastated following our midweek debacle against Monaco that I was left struggling to muster sufficient enthusiasm to wander around to our encounter with Everton.

In the past I’ve quickly been able to put such gut-wrenching games into perspective, able to appreciate an Arsenal defeat isn’t the end of the world and that there’s “always next season”.

Yet after a confrontation with my own looming mortality following a cancer scare last year, it feels as if I can no longer afford to be quite so philosophical...