"Arsenal are not boring, not all the time anyway, but they are a constant reminder of why music hall died. The main act is worth waiting for, and on Saturday Ian Wright enthralled the stalls to a roll of drums and clash of cymbals, but there is often a lot of indifferent juggling in between."
The opening paragraph of David Lacey's match report in the Guardian on Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton in August 1993 neatly summed up the situation at Highbury. Solid defensively - barring the Mick Quinn inspired reverse on the opening day of the 93/94 season - a distinct lack of creativity was suffocating the team. Any excitement would invariably come through one man.
