The lack of midweek action is going to be an issue this season, because things are going to feel really slow. When you play once a week, there are benefits which should become apparent during the season. The players should be fitter, suffer less fatigue and injury, and hopefully that will prove beneficial. It gives the manager more time on the training ground to drill his team, so we should be better prepared and more organised. But for fans, it means twiddling our thumbs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays when we'd much prefer to see the lads out there (especially on not Thursdays!). At a club like Arsenal, the lack of football doesn't mean a lack of scrutiny. We're still a club that...
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