Emery needs a master plan for Hazard

After a lovely bank holiday relaxing with the family yesterday, all of that has already been undone as I tap away at my iPhone this morning on the tube journey in to work, on account of what we’ll find out in the next 48 hours. By this time on Thursday our future will be known and I will be honest with you, it’s a horribly nerve wracking experience, more so than any other final I’ve worried about.

I suppose the wait for the match hasn’t helped but above all it does feel right now like this game shapes the next few seasons of the new regime at Arsenal. It’s fairly widespread knowledge that Arsenal essentially have two plans in place for the summer. The first is with the trappings of Champions League football and the riches it provides, which will enable us to buy...