LeeDixon

Back in my playing days we always liked going to West Ham, the Arsenal teams I played in enjoyed some good results there and the short trip across town never held much fear for us. Times have changed though, and few are expecting Arsenal to get an easy ride at Upton Park in the late Saturday kick-off. The Premier League table offers a clue to the clubs' respective form: seventh plays eighth here, with the east Londoners one place above their north London neighbours after a strong start to the season. Accepted football wisdom has this down as big and strong versus creative and skilful, but it's not quite as simple as that. That assessment of Big Sam's teams is a little unfair on Allardyce. He's been around for some time now and has come up with a successful system. Sure, West Ham...