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
FA’s trust in Fifa results in potential huge losses for football from World Cup Chaos looms in the Champions League draw. Of course – what did you expect? By Tony Attwood If you take any interest in the World Cup (and of course there is no particular reason why you should – it …
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Not all football tactics mean success – but some do. Manchester United owe around £1.3bn. So how are they going to pay it? By Tony Attwood The draw for the next round of the Chapions League starts at 11am UK time, and different times in other zones, with the last 16 round games …
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Guardiola can often get away with saying anything… but now… A different tale, a different view, a different analysis of football By Tony Attwood The Uefa data was released overnight: “Chelsea made English record £355m loss in 2024-25 season.” That was more than double the second-worst in Europe. And what makes it even more …
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Guardiola can often get away with saying anything… but now… A different tale, a different view, a different analysis of football By Tony Attwood There is an old saying which is used to describe some businesses: “too big to fail” If things go wrong, it is believed, someone, somewhere, will rescue the company, …
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A different tale, a different view, a different analysis of football Beware the world cup and all its build up By Tony Attwood Several English newspapers are attacking Guardiola today, claiming as the MSN group of papers are, that he “has made a sizeable omission from his latest rant regarding Manchester City’s spending compared …
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Beware the world cup and all its build up Does any part of football finance happen without delays and threats? By Tony Attwood I am of an age that I can remember when there was no football on TV, and of a Saturday my father would take me to watch Arsenal Reserves; kick off …
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Why clubs that start the season well, need to be sure they can keep up the pace What might happen if Tottenham get relegated? By Tony Attwood US government officials have been warned that there could be “catastrophic” security consequences if cities hosting World Cup matches do not receive funding that has been frozen. …
Why clubs that start the season well, need to be sure they can keep up the pace What might happen if Tottenham get relegated? By Tony Attwood During the course of today, 25 February, a statement was released in the United States by a significant number of government officials and their departments which …
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What might happen if Tottenham get relegated? What really happened at WHL, and why changing managers is such a laugh By Tony Attwood There are still 10+ games to go in the Premier League and 13 in the Championship, but already we can start making predictions (or if you prefer, jumping on the …
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What really happened at WHL, and why changing managers is such a laugh How the World Cup will disrupt clubs and the start of next season By Tony Attwood There has been little talk about what happens if Tottenham go down, and some suggestions that the quality of the team will probably bring them back …
By Tony Attwood How the World Cup will disrupt clubs and the start of next season Why changing the manager mid-season generally makes things worse Although they often don’t acknowledge it, journalists can write tripe sometimes. Like, “Arsenal’s shortest away trip of the season felt, going into the game, like their biggest test …
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Why changing the manager mid-season generally makes things worse The media sinks into the mud as Arsenal rise to the heights By Tony Attwood Most fellow Arsenal fans I know are feeling rather good about this season. Yes we all know that the lead that we had at one time has been cut back …
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The media sinks into the mud as Arsenal rise to the heights By Tony Attwood As you may have noticed yesterday, the one significant contribution made by the new Tottenham manager was that he shouted a lot. And when that didn’t work, he shouted some more. That was an interesting development, I thought, …
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The Arsenal Teams and the Meduia mish mash By Tony Attwood What on earth can I say? Another victory over the tiny totts and has anyone noticed that the gap between first and third is ten points and 25 goals? Or that Arsenal have seven wins and one draw against Tottenham in the …
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Tottenham v Arsenal. Arsenal once more find themselves playing 12 men Approaching the derby, we wonder, are Tottenham short of cash? By Tony Attwood Of course, the main consideration today is this afternoon’s match and the team we might put out. And I will deal with that below, but before I do I wanted …
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Approaching the derby, we wonder, are Tottenham short of cash? Tottenham Ho v Arsenal: how the two sides are doing of late by Tony Attwood The PGMOL have appointed Peter Bankes will be the referee for today’s Arsenal game. He is one of the top awarders of fouls, giving over 22 fouls per game …
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Tottenham Ho v Arsenal: how the two sides are doing of late The issue about sacking Arteta, changing the team, and sorting Arsenal once and for all By Tony Attwood I am sure we have all seen, over the years, differences between home and away performances by clubs, but I really can’t remember …
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The issue about sacking Arteta, changing the team, and sorting Arsenal once and for all The biggest scandal in football today is still unresolved By Tony Attwood So the criticism of Arteta continues hour by hour, with correspondents to the national media saying he obviously can’t win the league, so get someone else. As …
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The issue about sacking Arteta, changing the team, and sorting Arsenal once and for all The biggest scandal in football today is still unresolved By Tony Attwood It is a rather unfortunate reality of English football is that the media deems it necessary for the game to have controversies. The reason this is …
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Possible names for Tottenham’s stadium, and the season compared Arteta is performing miracles. Turning Arsenal into Spurs II won’t help matters. by Tony Attwood There are a lot of things I could say are wrong with football in England, but right at the very top of the list, I think it would have …
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By Tony Attwood Arteta is performing miracles. Turning Arsenal into Spurs II won’t help matters. Don’t think it is all over yet: it certainly isn’t Here’s a list of Tottenham managers since 2023. I know I have run this before, but as there are now some people who think that Arsenal should copy Tottenham’s …
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Don’t think it is all over yet: it certainly isn’t By Tony Attwood One of the things we can see from comments on this site, and indeed on other blogs and of course within the media (which loves and runs the story) is that the recent slippages in results at Arsenal is all due …
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How are Arsenal doing compared to recent years; and what is possible? By Tony Attwood And so we are told Arsenal are not worthy of winning the league because Arsenal couldn’t win the game last night. Which of course, sets up everything for the summer. If Arsenal do recover their form and win …
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Wolverhampton v Arsenal; the referee; PGMO launches a fight back Wolves v Arsenal: the interesting twist that others don’t want to repeat By Tony Attwood So we come to that point before a match where it is time to shut up, save for looking at predictions of the team, and any last minute …
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Liverpool v Arsenal: with Tierney in charge Arsenal are in trouble Time to sack Tierney, according to one part of the media By Tony Attwood This morning’s article is late – my apologies – but I have come across an issue the likes of which I have never seen before and I have been …
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