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 Walter Broeckx I found it rather amusing that in the past week or so we saw the usual resurgence of aaa posters at Untold. People claiming to know it all before it would happen and who said they were right because they had told us so. All this based on one defeat of course. …
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By Walter Broeckx The PL is a few days underway and we have seen again a few strange decisions. We have seen the usual anti-Arsenal decisions in our two matches. In a way they did cost us as the opening goal from West Ham was a gift from the ref by donating them a free …
Read More “Refs not knowing the change about offside decisions? That makes the PL a pub league.”
By Walter Broeckx After last weeks defeat I was away for a few days. Walking in Ypres and the surrounding where you can’t go more than 500 meters without seeing another graveyard with soldiers who died in the first world war. It is the ideal medicine to see the result of one football match in …
Read More “Eyes at the back of his head; football in perspective”
By Walter Broeckx A few changes compared to the team that started last week. Hector Bellerin came in at right back and Debuchy went back to the bench. Alexis started up front and Oxlade-Chamberlain dropped to the bench. Team in full: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud. On the bench: Ospina, Debuchy, …
Read More “Crystal Palace – Arsenal, 1-2 the most expected result maybe”
This is an experiment in taking referee reviewing to a new level. Note, because of the use of tables in what follows, if the text flows across to the right on your screen and into the adverts, press Ctrl – (that is control and minus at the same time). ARSENAL vs. CHELSEA COMPETITION: Community Shield …
Read More “Ref review Arsenal – Chelsea: the most comprehensive ref review ever.”
By Walter Broeckx Losing the first match of the season is most of the time a downer of course. But we didn’t play as we know we can play and we made a few vital mistakes. Both of them leading to a goal. And that was it. But how did it come that far? A …
Read More “The difference at the start of the season (and ways to make it better)”
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal made two changes compared to the side that beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the Community Shield. Debuchy came in at right back in the pace of Bellerin and upfront we had Giroud in the place of Walcott. And maybe one surprising name on the bench… Alexis. The team that started: Cech, …
In the last couple of weeks we have published four articles about referees… The Referees’ accuracy 2014-15. When it’s important you might as well toss a coin. A FRIGHTFUL REALITY: the world of Premier League refs is not all it should be 2015/16: An introduction to the Referees. Do not read this standing up. How …
By Walter Broeckx I have had the luck of being at Wembley when we played there two seasons ago in the semi final against Wigan. I always say that is there where the first signs became visible of our new team. A new team that would go all the way. Only 2 years later we have …
Read More “The Arsenal Belgium flag at Wembley is our Lucky charm”
By Walter Broeckx It would be interesting to see the line up for this first real competitive match in England. Cech to make the start in the first match and that against Chelsea so a bit of extra spice for him. Oxlade-Chamberlain was in the starting line up and Walcott started up front. Giroud was …
Read More “Community Shield : Arsenal – Chelsea : 1 – 0 To The Arsenal!!!”
By Walter Broeckx On the facebook group of my supporters club in Belgium, we have had, over the last few weeks, time to run a poll over each position on the field and consider who we think should be played in that position. The result of this poll gave us the following team Goal: Cech. …
Read More “DONE DEAL. Yes we really have built a team while the media weren’t looking.”
By Walter Broeckx In between the first (rather meaningless) cups we won this season and the first real trophy being at stake in the next weekend we are also still in the middle of the transfer madness season. Let’s start with that. One of my board members of the Arsenal Belgium supporters club posted on …
Read More “Avoid cold porridge. Watch the young guns instead of reading the transfer rumours”
By Walter Broeckx Following up on our article about the good things we have seen in the Emirates cup we continue with some looking back at the second match. The match against Wolfsburg was another story. A more difficult one. Wolfsburg played like a typical German team. Players who can run for 90 minutes and …
Read More “The wonderful Adelaide, superb Gabriel, Cech confirms, advice for Akpom”
By Walter Broeckx Looking back at the Emirates Cup we have a lot to feel happy about. Of course the amazing 6-0 win against Lyon was the most eye catching but the win against Wolfsburg was also very promising. Let us first analyse the win against Lyon a bit deeper. One could argue that we …
Read More “Looking back at the Emirates cup: doing that old Özil-Ramsey thing.”
By Walter Broeckx As exepcted Petr Cech made his first start for Arsenal at the Emirates against Wolfsburg. For the rest another 9 changes with only Özil keeping his place. Starting team : Cech, Bellerin, Chambers, Gabriel, Monreal, Arteta, Cazorla, Reine-Adelaide, Ozil, Wilshere, Walcott. Subs: Martinez, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Akpom, Coquelin, Hayden, Iwobi Cech with …
Read More “Emirates cup: Arsenal – Wolfsburg 1-0 to The Arsenal”
By Walter Broeckx After a lovely afternoon watching our first opponent Olympic Lyon we now turn our attention to the team we will play on this, the second day: VFL Wolfsburg. A team that was only founded in 1945 after the end of the second world war. Wolfsburg itself is a town that has a …
Read More “The Emirates cup : Sundays opponent VFL Wolfsburg”
By Walter Broeckx A bit late this match report but better late than never is what we say in our country. The big surprise (not for those who listened to Wenger in the last days) was the first start given in a home match to Iwobi. He started on the left flank in attack. Martinez …
By Walter Broeckx Pre-season looks extremely short this season. All that because of the fact that at the end of next season we face another tournament from some corrupt organization in order to injure as many players as possible or get them injured in the months after. And in fact our next opponent has a …
Read More “The Emirates cup: The curious history of Saturday’s opponent – Lyon”
By Tony Attwood It is interesting that on this day – 23 July – we should be back to news about Uefa and FFP, for today is the anniversary of the birth of Lt Col Sir Henry Norris, the man who financially rescued Woolwich Arsenal in 1910, offered the club debt free back to the …
Read More “FFP no longer under threat from legal cases – if it ever was!”
By Walter Broeckx A bit of news that went a bit under the radar (well for me it was but that could have been because of other things on my mind and so initially missing it) is the fact that we signed a player. Signed, sealed and delivered and he is ours as the old …
By Walter Broeckx A rather interesting team that started the finale of the Barclays Asian Trophy against Everton. Cech making his first start for Arsenal and for the rest as expected lots of changes from the team that started against Singapore XI. The only player to start again was Jack Wilshere. A complete new back …
by Walter Broeckx During the barren years the moaners came out will all kind of mantra’s that had one thing behind them in fact: Wenger out. They said that Arsenal would never win anything again as long as Wenger was in charge. 2 FA cups and a Community shield in 12 months time buried that …
Read More “Another myth has been busted as Arsenal continue to progress”
By Walter Broeckx So by now we should be in panic mode if we should believe the media. When I write this not a ball has been kicked by an Arsenal player in a league match and yet the end of the season is near. Once again we are doomed and lost. Why? Ah because …
Read More “Don’t Panic Don’t Panic! How to not worry but instead look forwards”
By Walter Broeckx It seems like only a few weeks ago that I was writing the match report of Arsenal matches (Sorry Tony…) and here we are again. First thing first the match between Stoke and Everton was a very boring 0-0 affaire and in the end Everton won the penalty shoot-out and so qualify for …
Read More “Barclays Asia Trophy : Arsenal – Singapore XI – Live match report”
By Walter Broeckx With the real thing finally coming closer I thought it would be nice to have a look at the first match of the season and to have a look at our opponents and the venue where the match will be played. The Barclays Asia Trophy is a tournament that is held every …
