Stoke 0-0 Arsenal: Welcome To Arsene's New Age Of Austerity

There have been two 0-0 draws played out so far in this glistening, still wobbly-legged, new Premier League season. Both have featured Arsenal. That’s right, Arsenal – the dandyish, free-scoring, always-trying-to-walk-it-in, ne plus ultra of attacking teams – have failed to score. Which, in fairness, they also failed to do in the first two games of last season, having also shed two key players. 
But what makes this arid start feel that much stranger is that we haven’t shipped any goals at the other end. The opposition onion bag remains unrippled, but our sheets are clean like they’ve been washed in God’s own launderette. No goals. At all. These are confusing times for an Arsenal fan, particularly one used to the kin...