We asked every PickOurTeam writer to give their honest opinions on how their team fared this season. Here are the views of Arsenal writer Daniel Anwar:
Season in summary
Achieved the bare minimum. Scrapped into the Champions League spots, but never threatened to challenge. The League and FA Cup exits to Bradford and Blackburn respectively were disgraceful.…
The last time that Alan Pardew looked a little hot under the collar was after he crowd-surfed into the East stand after Papiss Cisse grabbed a stoppage time winner against Fulham. He emerged from the jubilant Newcastle supporters looking like an exhausted member of Madness, after three encores, including an extended version of ‘It Must…
QPR and Reading sealed their relegation fate while Wigan, Stoke and Aston Villa picked up valuable points in their fight against the drop. At the other end of the table, Robin van Persie scored on his return to the Emirates, while there were wins for Chelsea and Manchester City as Spurs dropped points in the…
Amongst Paul Lambert's chopping and changing last season, Grant Holt was one of the few constant features of the Norwich City side that finished comfortably mid-table in their first campaign back in the Premier League. His rise through the divisions was remarkable League Two, League One, Championship and Premier League in four consecutive campaigns…
It's awkward when a club captain finds himself on the bench; especially when it's because others are simply considered better in a particular position, rather than for tactical reasons. Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen has experienced this in recent weeks, with Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny preferred at the back, and the same fate has befallen Wigan's…
