Morning all.
We all wanted some Arsenal news, well now we have some.
Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta is set to leave the club to become Parma’s new head coach.
The 29-year-old is expected to depart after five years at the north London club under Mikel Arteta. Cuesta had been in talks with the Serie A side for several weeks and is expected to travel to Italy on today.
If this move goes ahead then well done to Carlos. 29 is young for a manager/head coach these days.
Whilst we might not see much of what he does on the training pitch, he’s been part of Mikel Arteta’s team for five years and I’m sure he’ll be sorely missed. I wish him well. Maybe one day we’ll see him back at Arsenal.
The new seasons fixture list has been released this morning. AFTV Media have shared the full list on Twitter.
That’s a big opening day fixture isn’t it? A good one though but it does mean Mikel Arteta’s players will have to be at it from day one. Just 13 days later, we go to Anfield. Two massive away fixtures out of the way early. I like it.
The North London derbies take place in November and February.
It doesn’t make a difference who were drawn against for the first game because we need to be ready and able for a quick start regardless. The importance of having any potential new signings in before pre season kicks off is paramount in my opinion.
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