Arsenal take several first-team hopefuls to Asia retreat

It’s been another difficult summer for Arsenal. The early arrivals of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud were initially inspired, but now underwhelm, as captain Robin van Persie prepares to walk away.
Arsène Wenger has felt the strain more than most, and after two weeks of intense criticism and question asking, he will no doubt be glad to retreat to Asia tomorrow afternoon, as the club begin their tour of the Far East.
A chance to get away, and focus on the business of moulding his much critiqued new boys into an ever-evolving new-look squad.
Wenger took training on Friday morning already in the knowledge that van Persie would not be travelling. He will stay behind in a bid to work on f...