The plan
Leaving aside the failure to qualify for the Champions League group stage for a moment – which, make no mistake, is catastrophic – and Arsenal’s summer has been a good one. Jonas Eidevall has bolstered his side with five top-class players. Swedish defender Amanda Ilestedt, who scored four goals at the World Cup (one behind the Golden Boot winner, Hinata Miyazawa), World Cup winner Laia Codina, Canada striker Cloé Lacasse, Australia midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross and the England forward Alessia Russo have all come in to strengthen a squad that was so heavily depleted by the end of last season.
