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By Tony Attwood Another weekend goes by. Another example of why penalties can be so crucial. Putting aside the goalless affair, what about Inter? So…we should probably start with a reminder of the fact that this is going to be the toughest game of the season so far. Here are the comparative domestic …
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How Arsenal’s rise is based in part on the success of the Academy Which football stadium is the biggest self-inflicted disaster of all time? By Nitram This is a follow-up to my article on the 7th of January: The last three and a half years and the very remarkable statistic, which delved into, amongst …
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By Tony Attwood Which football stadium is the biggest self-inflicted disaster of all time? Putting aside the goalless affair, what about Inter? And so as we approach the next Champions League match, we do so with the knowledge that Per Mertesacker is to leave the Arsenal academy at the end of the season. …
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Putting aside the goalless affair, what about Inter? By Tony Attwood We recently commented upon the dissatisfaction of West Ham fans with their Olympic Stadium, given to them by the UK state and which many WHAM fans hate. We have also noticed the oddities in that financial deal. Now moving on we …
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How Arsenal benefit from realising this is a team game By Tony Attwood It was deeply disappointing yesterday only to get a draw and not yet another win – but of course the memory will fade, and indeed even in the unbeaten season we had some draws that it is best to forget. …
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by Tony Attwood Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber, Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli. On the bench…. Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Eze, Trossard, Merino, Havertz, Lewis-Skelly. So that talk about protecting Bukayo Saka what with him playing every England game and Arsenal games, Mikel Arteta is as good as his …
Arsenal sign new throw in coach as improvements continue to flow Forest v Arsenal: how the referee will affect the game By Tony Attwood One of the things I have come to dislike about Unai Emery is his desire to cover his own tracks by complaining about everyone around him. Of late Arsenal …
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Forest v Arsenal: how the referee will affect the game Forest against Arsenal: the best of times v the worst of times By Tony Attwood Arsenal have lost two matches this season – and both have been away from home – at Liverpool on the last day of August 1-0, and at Aston Villa …
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Forest against Arsenal: the best of times v the worst of times How Arsenal benefit from realising this is a team game By Tony Attwood The Referee on saturday is Michael Oliver. And if you have been here before for a match preview, you will know that our argument is simple: which referee the …
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How Arsenal benefit from realising this is a team game How to deflect from reality: refereeing figures for the league cup are bonkers By Tony Attwood There are good times and bad times, and for Nottingham Forest, we can certainly say these are not the best of times. Their recent form in …
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Just as we thought the injury crisis was over… How to deflect from reality: refereeing figures for the league cup are bonkers By Tony Attwood At the end of this little piece there is a question which reads: Arsenal are the second highest goal scorers in the league with 49 points. ManC are top …
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By Tony Attwood William Saliba and Leandro Trossard, are each back in the side having not played againsts Portsmouth in the Arsenal victory in the FA Cup third round,. Kepa Arrizabalaga is in goal for the second match running after seeming making a special request to face his previous club.. Wilo and Gabriel are …
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Just as we thought the injury crisis was over… How to deflect from reality: refereeing figures for the league cup are bonkers By Tony Attwood Liam Rosenior will oversee his first match as Chelsea manager at home in the League Cup game tonight, and of course the team will be trying to show …
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How to deflect from reality: refereeing figures for the League Cup are bonkers Chelsea v Arsenal in the League Cup semis tomorrow By Tony Attwood There is, of course, always a profound danger in believing anything you read in the media, and yes, we made the fatal error of forgetting that yesterday. Having explored …
Arsenal’s relationship with the FA Cup gives them credibility few clubs can match. They’ve lifted the trophy 14 times—more than any other English club. Whenever Arsenal put a run together in this tournament, the question comes up: could they win it again? After several convincing performances this season, that question feels fair, and the …
Chelsea v Arsenal in the league cup semis tomorrow When things are going wrong at the club, what should the owners do? Why are newspapers always so negative about football? By Tony Attwood We know refs are seeing the same clubs over and over, and that if you want to know a result in …
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By Tony Attwood When things are going wrong at the club, what should the owners do? Why are newspapers always so negative about football? Well, we’ve been debating the speed at which managers come and go and how changing managers a lot doesn’t really seem to do much good, and lo and behold …
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Why are newspapers always so negative about football? And so Arsenal march on once again; next up it is Chelsea By Tony Attwood My view in answer to that question above, as you may know if you are a regular reader here, is that you keep supporting your club. I support Arsenal because my …
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And so Arsenal march on once again; next up it is Chelsea By Tony Attwood To answer that question in the headline, I took a look at the s Daily Telegraph football website on the morning of 12 January. There were 17 stories there, and all were predominantly negative and thus together gave an …
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By Tony Attwood What does today’s victory mean for Arsenal? In its previews of the match, the media couldn’t find much to worry about in terms of playing Portsmouth away, and so it turned out to be. But given that there were no thoughts of an Arsenal defeat, the media naturally reverted to …
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By Tony Attwood How journalists don’t have a clue what it is like to be a supporter And so Arsenal sail through as Tottenham go out, which seems about right. Meanwhile, the media turns en masse on Martinelli. There’s a lot of talk about Thomas Frank being in charge of Tottenham by the end …
By Tony Attwood Portsmouth v Arsenal: history, progression and injuries Portsmouth v Arsenal – past games, the holders out and more on the referee According to the Sun, there was a huge punch-up among players at the end of the Tottenham / Aston Villa game at the weekend. But then I guess we are …
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By Tony Attwood Portsmouth v Arsenal – past games, the holders out and more on the referee Liverpool had no shots on target. Will Portsmouth do better? Portsmouth v Arsenal: Arsenal are top of the “Last Six” league With any club that Arsenal is playing, it is important to understand where that club stands …
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Liverpool had no shots on target. Will Portsmouth do better? Portsmouth v Arsenal: Arsenal are top of the “Last Six” league By Tony Attwood As for yellow cards, referee Tony Harrington is middle of the road, waving three a game on average. The lowest in the Premier League is Craig Pawson on 1.92 …
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The latest in our series on Arsenal’s record-breaking 100 consecutive seasons in the top division is now published, along with an index to the whole series: Arsenal in the late 1950s and the hopes of a revival Recently on Untold Arsenal we have…. Portsmouth v Arsenal: Arsenal are top of the “Last Six” league …
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