Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
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By Walter Broeckx Monreal out with a tight hamstring so we have Lichtsteiner who will play left back. Aubameyang is on the beach for the start of this match. Arsenal starting with : Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Lichtsteiner, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette. On the beach : Martinez, Medley, Guendouzi, Smith Rowe, Ramsey, Welbeck, …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting with: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette On the beach near the Thames: Martinez, Lichtsteiner, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Aubameyang No Özil who seems to have a back problem according to arsenal.com. Mkhitaryan comes back in the team. Also Iwobi back in the starting line …
By Walter Broeckx Walter Broeckx, chair of Arsenal Belgium and regular contributor to Untold recently visited London Colney. Part one of the story of his visit is published in Untold Arsenal (and Arsenal Belgium) get the VIP treatment at London Colney Now the story continues… As the rain was falling we didn’t really go outside …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal team: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette On the beach: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Kolasinac, Guendouzi, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck. Cech had to be attentive and come out on time to smother a ball before Watford could become dangerous. Lacazette being clipped in the penalty area but Taylor being …
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By Walter Broeckx Dean the ref today let us see how he does in the post Wenger era. Former gunner Yennaris captains Brentford. Arsenal team: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Elneny, Guendouzi, Mkhitaryan, Iwobi, Welbeck, Smith-Rowe. On the beach: Martinez, Bellerin, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Torreira, Nketiah, Lacazette My stream starting really bad but I think Leno …
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By Walter Broeckx Last weekend saw Carine and myself once again on the way to London. Not just to see the Arsenal play against Everton (which meant the result would never be in doubt) but to see other things as well. And to see a part of Arsenal not many of us will ever have …
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By Walter Broeckx No changes in the starting line up so we have Arsenal at the start: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette. On the beach: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Elneny, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck. The ref for this match sends shivers down my spine… Lee Probert…. if ever there was a …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal team at the start : Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Iwobi, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang. On the beach : Leno, Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Torreira, Ramsey, Welbeck, Lacazette. So one change was forced as Maitland Niles got a broken leg against City and lucky this time Monreal was fit so we got …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Ramsey, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang. Subs: Leno, Holding, Lichtsteiner, Elneny, Torreira, Iwobi, Lacazette. The new era starting today with also two new players in the starting line up : Sokratis and Guendouzi. Certainly the latter is a big surprise when we bought him I …
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By Walter Broeckx For many years I have been spending a lot of my spare time on reviewing the referees in the PL and more specific in Arsenal matches. I have done this on my own and I have done this with the help of other Arsenal supporting referees. And we have done this with …
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By Walter Broeckx Starting XI: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Chambers, Holding, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Torreira, Nelson, Iwobi, Lacazette, Nketiah Subs: Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Mavrapanos, Elneny, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Guendouzi, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang A first start for the new boys Lichtsteiner and Torreira and the return of Xhaka for his first match. Holding and Chambers is the central defensive pairing …
By Walter Broeckx The line up fort his first match in the International Champions cup against Atletico Madrid is: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Nelson, Smit Rowe, Aubameyang, Lacazette. So one could say some experience at the back and up front and Ramsey with the kids in the middle. A really troublesome start …
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By Walter Broeckx It has been a (long) while but here I am finally back again in action on Untold. The first match of a new era and I must say I feel as excited as…. well as excited as I was each season when we started again with playing some real football. I couldn’t …
By Walter Broeckx A match with nothing at stake apart from Tony being in Leicester. Wenger picked a team that would give whoever the new manager will be to have a look at some youngsters in the squad. Starting Xl: Cech, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Mavropanos, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Ramsey, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck, Aubameyang On the beach: Ospina, …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting this last Arsène Wenger home match with : Cech, Bellerin, Chambers, Mavropanos, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Wilshere, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Aubamayang, Lacazette. On the beach in the schadow behind Wenger: Ospina, Ramsey, Mertesacker, Monreal, Mustafi, Welbeck, Maitland-Niles A bit of a slow start from Arsenal at first. Burnley staying loyal to their game …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting with : Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Wilshere, Ramsey, Welbeck, Özil, Lacazette. On the Spanish beach: Cech, Chambers, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Nketiah The message at the start is clear: Arsenal has to score. A draw with more than 1 Arsenal goal will take us to the final. A …
By Walter Broeckx Well what a starting line up from Arsenal : Ospina, Bellerin, Chambers, Mavropanos, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Aubamayang. On the beach: Cech, Holding, Monreal, Osei-Tutu, Willock, Welbeck, Nketiah Mavropanos being the 200th player to make his debut for Wenger in the Wenger era and what a place to make it. …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting XI : Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Xhaka, Wilshere, Welbeck, Ozil, Lacazette On the beach: Cech, Holding, Iwobi, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, Nketiah First let me start with a player that is not involved. Santi Cazorla was out on the Emirates pitch to have a run around with a fitness …
By Walter Broeckx As if it was meant to be. This Sunday I will be going to London to see The Arsenal play in the stadium called Emirates Stadium. My wife will be there with me. As she has done in the past seasons since I gave her the Arsenal experience for the first time …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal team : Cech, Chambers, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Xhaka, Elneny, Willock, Iwobi, Lacazette, Aubameyang On the beach: Ospina, Mertesacker, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, Nelson, Welbeck, Nketiah So a first PL start for the young Willock. And som important players like Özil and Ramsey getting some good rest. Further no Bellerin and Koscielny in the …
By Walter Broeckx Team at the start: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette Beach: Macey, Chambers, Holding, Mertesacker, Kolasinac, Iwobi, Nketiah A rather slow start from both teams with both teams not really being fluent. Arsenal not committing themselves going forward and Moscow not really causing any real danger. The …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Chambers, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Elneny, Xhaka, Iwobi, Nelson, Welbeck, Aubameyang Bench: Macey, Holding, Monreal, Wilshere, Ozil, Lacazette, Nketiah A nasty first challenge on Nelson from a Southampton player. The ref could have done something with that as it was all about making sure to foul the young player. …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting with : Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette On the beach: Macey, Holding. Chambers, Kolasinac, Elneny, Iwobi, Welbeck A good start from Arsenal with Özil almost finding Lacazette. And hardly a minute later Özil picks out Mkhitaryan but he shoots wide. Özil with a one …
By Walter Broeckx The ref never makes mistakes, fouls, errors or whatever you want to call them. How do I know? Well because the media tell me so. You can find a in my eyes rather funny article (posted yesterday) about this if you follow this link It is an article from a person called …
By Walter Broeckx When does your club needs you most? Is it when they are winning the league or other things ? Or is it when they are struggling? That is a question that might have a different answer to any supporter. As is the notion of struggling. Because what is struggling? Is struggling being …
