The divergence in performance between Arsenal’s cup and Premier League games has been one of the talking points of the Gunners season so far. A shadow side has handed out insouciant shellackings against the likes of Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Nottingham Forest so far in this campaign, while the ‘first team’ have played in a semi-permanent state of discombobulation. A large part of this is due to the lower intensity of the cup games and the quality of the opposition. Nottingham Forest think they have a shot at promotion from the Championship this season and came to the Emirates waving the white flag. The 3-0 win in Germany was actually more akin to the sort of pendulous, haphazard,...
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