The Arsenal Chronicle
Match27 May 2034
No end in sight to Arsenal's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Arsenal has to find a result from somewhere.
Match27 May 2034
Chastening afternoon for Arsenal
A 0‑3 beating by San Martín was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad29 May 2034
Nahuel Pezzini keeps Arsenal in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match27 May 2034
Arsenal are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 8 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
Squad29 May 2034
A row about effort at Arsenal
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gianmarco Nalin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad29 May 2034
200 appearances for Nahuel Pezzini
200 games in these colours. Service of that kind gets rarer every season, and the crowd knows it.
Looking ahead29 May 2034
Arsenal face Madryn in the game that matters most
Two sides from the bottom of the table, three points, and an afternoon that will be described afterwards as a relegation decider by whoever loses it.
Boardroom29 May 2034
Nobody left the Arsenal dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout29 May 2034
Interim Coach: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Ramiro Breccia plays
- The dugout Ricardo Núñez is still being punished for one mistake
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Chapa