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 Arsenal team at the start: Cech, Holding, Mustafi, Monreal, Bellerin, Kolisanac, Ramsey, Xhaka, Iwobi, Alexis and Lacazette. On the beach: Ospina, Mertesacker, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Giroud, Walcott. So no Özil as was said but Iwobi was fit again. At the back Koscielny didn’t pass his late fitness test and Holding took his …
By Walter Broeckx Having just returned from my holiday in Spain/Catalonia I think we might be at a turning point not just in geography but also maybe in the football world. First I have to say that when Barcelona got Cesc I vowed to never go back to Catalonia as long as they had him. …
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By Walter Broeckx The late match report. A bright start of the match with Chelsea going forward with more speed and Arsenal building up things a bit slower. Apart from a short taken corner has to be cleared by Welbeck to prevent further danger on the low cross. An unfortunate contact knee against knee between …
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By Walter Broeckx Sometimes when looking at football I don’t know if I have to laugh or smile. The end of the transfer window… in fact the whole transfer window it looks like a contest of who can piss the furthest. Or as the expression in my mother language goes: who has the biggest d*ck? …
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By Walter Broeckx A few unexpected changes to the starting line up. Holding takes the place of Mustafi who drops to the bench. Bellerin on the left again and The Ox on the right are the wing backs. The biggest news however comes up front. Alexis making his first start of the season at the …
By Walter Broeckx Hurray hurray huuuuuurrayyyyy Wayne Rooney has scored 200 PL goals. This has been a bit of a theme in the media after Rooney scoring a goal against Manchester City on Monday evening. Now of course scoring 200 PL goals is an amazing achievement. And as I have played against a very young …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting line up: Cech, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac, Bellerin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Özil, Welbeck, Lacazette On the beach: Ospina, Mertesacker, Coquelin, Elneny, Iwobi, Walcott, Giroud A first chance for Stoke when they break but Cech rushes off his line to smother the effort. Meanwhile it is clear that Bellerin plays on the …
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By Walter Broeckx Per Mertesacker not fully recovered or risked with maybe the possibility to see his cut go open again so a change at the back. Monreal being the central defender and Kolasinac slotting in at the left central defence position. Özil also back in the starting line up. On the bench we had …
By Walter Broeckx With Andrew not being around for the moment to write his pre-match referee preview I have taken the task to write about the man we all hate to see appear on an Arsenal pitch. Yes it is not only PL starting time. It is also…. Dean time. Over the years I have …
By Walter Broeckx Another match at Wembley and another Arsenal win in the end. We are rather building a nice run out on the pitch of the national stadium over the last four years. In this period we’ve always managed to win our matches at Wembley when it mattered. Some wins only after a penalty …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal with a few absentees in this match and certainly Ramsey and Özil will be a big miss. But Wenger taking no chances with them and letting them rest for the season opener against Leicester next week. Also no Mustafi and Alexis yet. Both have only started training this week and again …
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By Walter Broeckx With the Emirates Cup finished one could say that the fun part of the preseason is over. Mind you I don’t know if the players will have found this part the “fun part”. I can imagine them more thinking in terms of the terrible part. With all the running they have to …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal starting lineup: Cech, Koscielny, Elneny, Monreal, Bellerin, Ramsey, Willock, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette Koscielny with a header after a corner but the Sevilla keeper can stop it from going over the line. Sevilla counter and Arsenal defenders have to be alert to cut out a possible dangerous shot. A good infiltration …
By Walter Broeckx Ever since the stadium move around 2006 we had a bit of an argument amongst supporters about spending money. The fact that around that period Chelsea first was spending money as if there is no tomorrow and then were followed by Manchester City a few years later, made it all more difficult. …
By Walter Broeckx Now is everything. That is how things look in this world. I think this is what we could call modern times as it is more and more the norm in society. But in football this is really rising to ridiculous heights. Because of my interest in Arsenal and football in general, if …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal : Ospina, Maitland-Niles, Mertesacker, Monreal, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Bramall, Ozil, Iwobi, Lacazette Arsenal substitutes: Martinez, Bielik, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Coquelin, Elneny, Nelson, Malen, Nketiah, Giroud, Welbeck Chelsea with a long ball and as Maitland-Niles is beaten Per has to stretch out one of his long legs to prevent further danger. Chelsea with …
By Walter Broeckx Bye bye Wojciech Szczesny. So it seems. I’ve seen a video of you entering what appears to be the place where you would do your medical to join Juventus. I must be honest and say you that I will miss you. Even though you have been in Italy for 2 years I …
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal : Cech, Bielik, Mertesacker, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette Arsenal substitutes: Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Martinez, Elneny, Malen, Nketiah, Walcott, Bramall, Nelson, Ramsey. A last minute change in the starting formation as Per was sick prior to the game and so we had Elneny in his place in the team. That …
By Walter Broeckx After a long period in which I had been unable to write for several reasons I hope to be back in action for Untold Arsenal. And no better subject to start with as….the VAR. During the confederations cup the Video Assistant Referee or VAR has been used in each match. And I …
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By Walter Broeckx Arsenal: Ospina, Koscielny, Elneny, Monreal, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Lacazette, Giroud Subs: Martinez, Mertesacker, Kolasinac, Bielik, Bramall, Coquelin, Willock, Nelson, Ozil, Nketiah, Walcott A first start for Koscielny and Ramsey in this match. Maitland-Niles playing in the left wingback position and The Ox at the right hand side. Elneny playing in the centre …
By Walter Broeckx Well the least you can say about the starting line-up is that is rather newish looking. Arsenal XI: Cech, Bielik, Mertesacker, Kolasinac, Nelson, Coquelin, Willock, Bramall, Ozil, Walcott, Welbeck. Now arsenal.com lets get this stream working will you please. A good start from Arsenal leading to a free kick. The ball bounces …
By Walter and Blacksheep First, Blacksheep The 22 June 1947 was a Sunday. It was hot. In fact June 1947 was one of the hottest on record, and the summer proved to be a scorcher. It followed a desperately cold winter however and the wettest March we have had in Britain. Harry Truman was president …
By Walter Broeckx I was sitting in front of my computer when someone from our Arsenal Belgium supporters club posted a link to an article on the internet about Per Mertesacker. In this article it said that Per Mertesacker would stop his football career and would join the staff in another function for his last …
By Walter Broeckx One of the people who commented for the first time (I think) said: “The question is why did it take Wenger 29 games to change tactics?” Conte changed the system after they had been beaten by us at the Emirates early in the season. Now I have seen these kind of words …
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By Walter Broeckx A pilgrimage to Wembley or from history to historic… Usually when I write about my trips to London I get asked the questions about the trip from Belgium and the food. You ask, I deliver, Nicky. Getting out of bed at 4.30 (3.30 London time) followed by a quick shower and then …
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