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 There are of course, multiple reasons why a club buys this player and not that, and obviously many of them are touched upon by commentators in different media. Quite often the reason is an upgrade on a previous player in a specific position, but sometimes it is to freshen up part …
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How clubs can use the current chaos to get rid of internationals and look after players’ well-being Guardian newspaper’s having a laugh – at our expense By Tony Attwood “Uefa paid off an alleged lover of Gianni Infantino while he was its general secretary, The Telegraph can disclose…” We don’t really need the …
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Guardian newspaper’s having a laugh – at our expense Is it time for Arsene Wenger to return to the main stage? By Tony Attwood I know, I know, I don’t write about Fifa and Uefa because all they do is take away Arsenal’s players, run them into the ground in pointless international matches and hand …
Is it time for Arsene Wenger to return to the main stage? There are alternatives to Fifa, but journos and those in power, dare not mention them By Tony Attwood “Infantino is getting his karmic kicking, but why did football take so long to rebel against Fifa?” So reads a headline above an article by …
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. There are alternatives to Fifa, but journos and those in power, dare not mention them Is the way international football organised really the right way forward? By Tony Attwood This is not a suggestion that I have heard anyone make, but it struck me that as Mr Wenger already works for Fifa, if …
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By Tony Attwood After days of telling us that Vinícius Júnior is not renewing his contract nad could be coming to Arsenal we read in the papers today that the player (note that – it is the player not the newspapers) “has ended summer speculation over his future by agreeing a new six-year contract with …
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Real Betis and Arsenal. Shock horror; match delayed. Traffic in streeet! Game report!! argh!!!!!! Could Arsene Wenger be the next head of Fifa? By Tony Attwood The thing about pre-season matches is that if you win handsomely it is a great indicator for the year ahead, and if you lose, well, it was just …
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By Sir Hardly Anyone. Our man with a spot. Delighted to bring you the very latest commentary from the on line coverage of Arsenal against Hello and welcome to live text commentary of this friendly in Dublin between Arsenal and Real Betis. It was meant to kick off at 19:30 but then there was …
By Tony Attwood Arsenal agree purchase of Bruno Guimaraes (updated) Why are Arsenal always portrayed in such a negative light … Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger managed Arsenal from1 October 1996 to 13 May 2018. He won the league three times, was the only person ever to lead a team through an unbeaten Premier League season, …
This article was updated at 0924, 5 August. The rise of Como and the rise again of Cesc Why are Arsenal always portrayed in such a negative light … by Tony Attwood According to stories appearing in the media Newcastle are agreeing to the sale of Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal for £75million, …
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By Nitram …. And how that even caused the bookies to get it so wrong! The thing is, no matter what Arsenal do we are always seen in a negative light. The glass is always half empty. Kind of like, ‘yes they did okay last year (winning the league) but this year …
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You might think the Fifa squabble is all over, but there’s another explosion around the corner. How times change and how the Arsenal team is changing “Arsenal can complete six transfers this week including Vinicius Jr and Bruno Guimaraes”. That at least is according to the Express, although their record on prediction transfers correctly …
How times changen and how the Arsenal team is changing The two Arsenal factors that are making the headlines this morning By Tony Attwood Now this might get a big confusing, because it seems there are only two combatants in football having a bash at each other, but there are at least two …
The two Arsenal factors that are making the headlines this morning Arsenal get off to a flying start with 1-4 victory In the past it was all about managers who had won the league and to some or other extent had a major impact on football, the way it was played and …
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Arsenal get off to a flying start with 1-4 victory Welcome to the first Arsenal game of the season, complete with the line-up and what nots By Tony Attwood Sometimes the media go their own way each picking up on different points about Arsenal, the club’s transfers and where it is going. But …
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An it wasn’t just Arsenal, who were of course bereft of all of their international players; this was the star performance of Max Dowman, who scored and assisted and took the eye in exactly the way we have all hoped for. It was of course, just a pre-season friendly, but even so. It was a …
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By Tony Attwood live from somewhere or other, but he’s lost the map…. Yes it is Girona v Arsenal played at 7pm BST, and it is a friendly – which means there are going to be lots and lots of substitutes in the second half, so everyone can have a bit of a run …
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Fifa was bonkers years ago. Now it is just beyond complete insanity Now is the moment to remove Infantino from everything to do with football By Tony Attwood So are Arsenal about to sign Vinícius Júnior? Well, some of the media think so, and others think that Arsenal already have. Obviously, as a …
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By Tony Attwood Gianni Infantino’s notion of selling the World Cup to private investors has been withdrawn, after lasting something like a day. Uefa, you may have noted yesterday, had pulled out of the World Cup as a result. And with no European nations in the tournament, the rest of the world didn’t really …
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What do enormous corporations do when they are challenged? Exactly what Fifa does We all make mistakes, but some mistakes are just too big to ignore By Tony Attwood Fifa supposedly represents the world football activities of countries large and small. From Cape Verde and San Marino to Russia and Brazil. There are …
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We all make mistakes, but some mistakes are just too big to ignore Fifa teeters on the edge; punishment is not agreed; Infantino wants football cut in two. By Tony Attwood When something goes wrong in a big corporation, the answers are always the same. First they say, “Oh you don’t understand” treating …
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Fifa teeters on the edge; punishment is not agreed; Infantino wants football cut in two. Man City oppose Leagyue By Tony Attwood So let’s imagine that you wanted to run a World Cup football event that made a lot of money. Maybe you had a few ideas up your sleeve about how the …
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By Tony Attwood What happened when Arsenal stopped being no-hopers and won the league? Just how many goals will are needed to keep a club in the Premier League The Premier League’s plans to offer £1.5bn to the Football League as a solidarity payment will be discussed at a meeting of the 20 …
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By Tony Attwood What happened when Arsenal stopped being no-hopers and won the league? Just how many goals will are needed to keep a club in the Premier League The Premier League’s plans to offer £1.5bn to the Football League as a solidarity payment will be discussed at a meeting of the 20 clubs …
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Arsenal’s Strongest Starting XI Based on Current Form Why Arsenal joned the Football League rather than the Southern League by Tony Attwood Interestingly, it is not a qustion I have heard asked very much: “What happens after Arsenal win the league?” It is an interesting question not least because of that fact: it …
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