Arsenal as divided as ever...Signing Lacazette won't solve the problem
First day of the season, at home to Leicester. That is when it all starts up again, if the result isn't right. Then away at Stoke and Liverpool, fixtures that are never easy. By the time Arsenal return to the Emirates to play Bournemouth on September 9, they could all be at each other's throats: just like last season. Ivan Gazidis, the chief executive officer, stood at a meeting with supporters last Thursday and pleaded for unity, but he isn't going to see that, unless the team gets off to a flyer. There is a fundamental disconnect at the club's heart now. Last season, when Arsenal were the only occupants of the Premier League's top six to miss out on the Champions League, Gazidis promised change. That failure was going to be a 'catalyst for change', in fact. And then Arsenal won the FA Cup and Arsene Wenger signed his new contract. And there's the problem, because Wenger doesn't think Arsenal need change. He thinks they need him. His philosophy, his