Keir Starmer comes out as a Wengerist
Keir Starmer is a long-time Arsenal supporter. He both represents as an MP and lives in areas of North London that fall within the Arsenal diaspora.
His line on Arsenal hasn’t been entirely consistent recently
He told the Sunday Times on 20th September:
‘I’m an Arsenal fan, yeah. But I could watch any football game whoever was playing’.
Back in 2009 however he spoke to Stephen Moss in the Guardian:
Starmer’s hobby is football, and as well as watching Arsenal he turns out twice a week for Homerton Academicals, who play not far from his home in north London
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2009/sep/21/keir-starmer-director-public-prosecutions
The Observer (5th April 2020) had an update
He is a huge Arsenal fan,” says Patrick Stevens. “He goes with the same group of his mates to a pub off the Holloway Road before every match. Keir also organises five-a-side games every Sunday and Monday. He sends out the texts and collects the subs.” Asked about his playing abilities Stevens added: “He is a midfield general … with a silky left foot
However in the Observer (4th October) he has come out finally as a Wengerist. He lists his boyhood hero as Thierry Henry and his favourite footballing memory as the 2003-4 season when under Wenger Arsenal were known as ‘The Invincibles’.
Finally he notes that he wishes he could be a better footballer.
It seems clear from this that Starmer is a Wengerist. A measured, cautious and defensive approach to matters without excessive scoring.
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