The Arsenal Chronicle
The dugout18 Sep 2028
Julián Vila frozen out at Arsenal
This is not rotation. Julián Vila has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Arsenal is pretending otherwise.
Squad18 Sep 2028
A falling-out at Arsenal
Lautaro Brienzo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad18 Sep 2028
Words at Arsenal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Julián Vila is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout18 Sep 2028
Julián Ledesma knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Julián Ledesma trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout18 Sep 2028
No hiding place for Luo Boqing
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luo Boqing, and the manager let it.
Market18 Sep 2028
Julián Vila linked with a move away
The name of Julián Vila keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Arsenal say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- The dugout Julián Lobelos has become a man the manager trusts
- Market The shop window has Matteo Trombini in it
- Squad Luo Boqing wants out of the dugout
- Squad Questions about Tobías Barrionuevo on the training pitch