Let the Mikel Arteta Era begin.

It’s time for a new era to begin.

Today, Arsenal finally announced the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the club’s new head coach on a three and a half year contract.

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Match of the Decade No.11 “Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal dominate Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich.”

Number 11: “Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal dominate Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich.”

Match: Arsenal 2 – 0 Bayern Munich | Date: 20th October 2015 | Competition: Champions League Group Stage

This football match is, without a doubt, the most underrated Arsenal game of the decade.

On this day in 2015, a tactical masterclass from Arsene Wenger led Arsenal to a memorable victory over Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich.

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The FA’s treatment of VAR is ridiculous; they need to implement it wherever possible.

An underdog’s story is special. The ability to beat the odds and shock the system is always an intriguing narrative to unravel. However, due to the FA’s incompetency about VAR, Swansea City were unable to experience their own triumphant tale last weekend.

I, for one, am a big advocate of the implementation of VAR. It does not slow the game down significantly, nor is it the end of football as we know it. If bringing in more technology, like VAR, to make the game fairer results in my favoured team losing more often, so be it. I’d rather see my team lose fairly than see my team win by cheating.

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