Morning all! A later than normal blog this morning from me. Took a little longer than usual to get the engine started. Bit too much sunshine and rum at the weekend!
The only real Arsenal news floating about right now is that we are set to welcome two new Gooners into the Arsenal family – both Aaron Ramsdale and Fabio Vieira announcing over the weekend they were going to become father’s for the first time. Congratulation to both of them.
Uusual morning of transfer speculation. Things will not begin to move until after the international break so stop stressing! The Harry Kane to Real Madrid stuff is interesting though…
A quick mention on leagues finishing across Europe. It has been an interesting see.
Arsenal put the pressure on Manchester City for much of the season, with City coming out eventual winners, and winning their 5th title in 6 seasons.
Over in Germany, Borussia Dortmund really should have won the Bundesliga, but could only draw at home on the last day of the season. That opened the door for Bayern Munich to win their 11th title in a row. Munich winning the league on goal difference.
And then in France, Lens finished just a single point behind PSG, having push them all the way. It was PSG’s 9th in 11 years.
It is good to see teams pushing the likes of Manchester City, PSG and Bayern Munich so far. But it is also a concern that once again the predictable 3 won the title.
All 3 can vastly outspend (on transfers and wages) every other team in the league. The French and German leagues are already an uncompetitive borefest, and the Premier League could end that way.
At least over in Italy, Napoli held their nerve and won Serie A at a canter. The worry now is that “bigger boys” across Europe will be circling them like hawks looking to grab Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Min-jae Kim, and Napoli will be back to being a challenger rather than champion.
Football has always been about “those who spend the most”, but I have never known a time when top leagues like Germany and France have had the same winner 11 times in a row.
Manchester United won 5 in 6 in the 90s/00s, but looking into my crystal ball City could easily go on to win the next 5/6 league titles.
One thing that has always made football great is the story a league season tells. The game will not be the game if the end of the story is always predictable.
Enjoy your Monday. I am off to grab a 4th coffee.
Keenos
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon 
I am wondering how many living former Arsenal playesr are older than me. I will be 90 next month
(dob 10/07/1933).. I kept goal vs QPR in a London Midweek League game in 1950 aged 17. Injured at Highbury in a practise match. a week or so later, I missed out on youth Cup Final at Wembley in spite of best efforts of physio staff. Name in the programme but somebody else took my place. I did get to walk on the pitch with the rest of the NABC team in the morning but on crutches.
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