Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
By Tony Attwood Why do Arsenal always do so badly away from home under this referee? Burnley v Arsenal. Cue talk about games coming thick and fast In 1976 Burnley were relegated from the Football League Division 1. Then, years later, they were in the fourth division. By 2015 they were back in …
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What do you do when you invest half a billion pounds in players and it goes wrong Why do Arsenal always do so badly away from home under this referee? By Tony Attwood Ahead of today’s game against Burnley, Crystal Palace have asked for their next match in the league cup, against …
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What do you do when you invest half a billion pounds in players and it goes wrong Why do Arsenal always do so badly away from home under this referee? By Tony Attwood This summer Arsenal spent £267m on transfers – at least that is according to Skysports. And yes, I do …
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Just published today in the “100 Seasons in the Top Division” series 1935/6: Arsenal have lost their manager but still come good And recently on Untold Arsenal Burnely v Arsenal (tomorrow at 3pm). Cue talk about games coming thick and fast By Tony Attwood The referee for our match this weekend is Chris …
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Why did Liverpool collapse? The lesson Arsenal learned but Liverpool have not. Arsenal’s owners’ cunning plan: doing better than the Unbeaten Season By Tony Attwood So we’ve just had a couple of games (including the one with the under 21s) and we are off again, and this time there’s a novelty – no …
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Arsenal’s owners’ cunning plan: doing better than the Unbeaten Seasonts) By Tony Attwood According to that magnificent source of dubious information, the Sun, “Liverpool on worse run than any other club in Europe’s top five leagues with Arne Slot now third favourite to be sacked.” That may or may not be true, but …
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Arsenal v the Yellow Card Kings in the League Cup: the team and the ref 8 men injured, but still top of the league. Can Arsenal cope with this? By Tony Attwood If there is a definition of a jolly evening, I suppose last night was it. The Arsenal win, of course, but …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal v Brighton tonight: Brighton as favourites? Arsenal on TV again tonight in the League Cup The Carabao Cup is a now you see it now you don’t compeittion, at least when it comes to VAR – and tonight it seems it is now you don’t. No VAR tonight, and that …
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Arsenal on TV again tonight in the league cup Exeter City v Arsenal under 21. FL Trophy 7pm (Sky Sports) By Tony Attwood Sop first of all, apologies; I think I confused my palace with my Brighton. It is not Palace tonight who are playing Arsenal. It is Brighton. I have an …
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by Tony Attwood 8 men injured, but still top of the league. Can Arsenal cope with this? Arsenal live on TV again on Tuesday So, having had a match to watch last night on TV with the youngsters, we’ve now got another one with the old timers tonight. Arsenal v Brighton at 7.45pm. …
Arsenal live on TV again on Tuesday The two teams that make Arsenal what it is today By Tony Attwood Under-21 teams are hard to judge sometimes, especially when a club like Arsenal is willing to promote players from the under-21s into the first team squad. It’s great for us to watch, but …
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Arsenal live on TV again on Tuesday Arsenal tackles and cards – how are we comparing and why is it all so strange? By Tony Attwood Now here’s a headline you don’t see every day: “With Arsenal clear and rivals stumbling, is the Premier League title race over?” And what makes it all the …
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The two teams that make Arsenal what it is today Arsenal tackles and cards – how are we comparing and why is it all so strange? By Tony Attwood Now you may have missed this little fact, but there is another live Arsenal match on tomorrow (Tuesday) – and its actually on Sky at 7pm. …
The two teams that make Arsenal what it is today By Christophe Jost I know nothing about how football clubs are run, but, I do notice one thing: there is a team on the field/in the training ground and there is a team actually ‘running the club’. That team running the club …
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Why would any player choose to go anywhere other than Arsenal? By Tony Attwood Do you remember all that talk about how awful Arsenal were last season? It was raised in the media for months because of their alleged dirty play. You might recall all the talk of six red cards etc etc. …
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Over the past few years, Arsenal has been dealing with quite a lot of injuries, and that alone has become rather problematic for the team. But thankfully, they are focused on trying to bring back some of the top players. However, some of them are ways off from coming back. If you’re into …
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The Arsenal referee today and Palace’s escapeds in Europe Arsenal v Palace: what’s going on in the background By Tony Attwood As I am sure you might have noticed, the media wants NEWS, not everyday chit chat. Each day must bring forth something NEW. And preferably something that can be published in capital …
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Arsenal v Palace: what’s going on in the background Arsenal face Crystal Palace away: the form and prognostications By Tony Attwod Thomas Bramall is the referee for the Arsenal game today. It is his first Arsenal match. Also having a first, but only a first of the season, is Chris Kavanagh on VAR. …
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Arsenal face Crystal Palace away: the form and prognostications Now there has been a bit of rumouring going on that really, the club we have to watch out for, is Chelsea, with their strange financial processes and outreaching arms travelling in multiple directions. Indeed, we have to ask, how on earth it is that …
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Why would any player choose to go anywhere other than Arsenal? Young players, misleading media, best defences, and problems out east By Tony Attwood And so tomorrow at 2pm it is Crystal Palace at home. Watch out for articles talking about games coming thick and fast. But also there is the news that …
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Young players, misleading media, best defences, and problems out east The clubs with the best academies: Arsenal second best in England By Christophe Jost I know nothing about how football clubs are run, but I do notice one thing: there is a team on the field/on the bench and there is a team …
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By Tony Attwood Clubs with the best academies When something goes wrong with a football club, it might just be the owner’s fault The Guardian’s preview of Arsenal for this weekend is primarily about a 15 year old – which is interesting, given just where the club are in the league at the …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal are currently one point behind where they were after eight games in 2023 and two points behind the 2022 position. Which suggests that although we can be delighted with Arsenal’s league position, we should not start thinking this is the greatest Arsenal team in years. But nevertheless, there is something …
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Why PL managers are sacked so often – and why it usually doesn’t help An amazing win: can there be more to come? It seems to look as if there can. By Tony Attwood Moving on from my last piece about managers being sacked, I found an article in the Guardian which looked at …
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An amazing win: can there be more to come? It seems to look as if there can. By Tony Attwood Find a club that is failing to reach the highest levels of football that its supporters might wish for, and you will find pressure on the manager. Much of that pressure emanates in the …
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