Simon Heald insists Arsenal are not as far adrift of the Big Two as recent results suggest and Arsene Wenger must stick to his master plan.

Simon Heald argues that Giovanni Trapattoni has the personnel to pull off a qualification miracle in the Stade de France, but to do so he must tweak his now-familiar tactical setup.

Simon Heald wonders if Chelsea might be going for six-in-a-row had Jose Mourinho been allowed get on with his job.

Football pundits should grow up. Arsene Wenger was right to defend his player. There's a world of difference between a dive and "tackle anticipation".

A prediction: Alberto Aquilani's Liverpool career in Eamo epithets: Lightweight Hopeless A bengal lancer Slimy. A slimeball and a wagon. A charlatan. No brain. Brainless Never be a player in a million years Alonso was a real player. This guy's a Benitez player. A robot. There are no good players in Serie A This guy can play a bit Bill. But hold on, the bar isn't here. The bar is Henry Shefflin.. let me finish Bill. This guy's not a Benitez player. Look at that Bill. That's real football. You can't