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Note from the editor: This is the follow up on the the first article which you can read here. In fact both articles are part of one big article but because of the length we had to split it in two. For those who haven’t read the first article I would strongly advise to read …
Note from the editor: Regular readers will know Anne as she contributes on a regular basis to the comment section of our website. As she supports Barcelona but also likes Arsenal she has been following the Cesc saga in both media in England and in Catalunya-Spain. In this article today and in the next that …
Read More “Cesc, the hidden truth about the transfer saga in the media”
By Walter Broeckx Now let us try to have a look at the goals against and the way they were scored in the last season of the EPL. And we all know a lot of critics said about Arsenal and defending and now we can see how the goals went in. Shots/Goals 10-11 6 yard …
Read More “Shots, goals… the untold statistics machine keeps on rolling – part 3”
By Domhuaille Since the January window closed, the gloomers-doomers-moaners-groaners, anti-Wenger, whiners, pessimists, nihilists and Arsenal critics have infected the blog-sphere and too many Arsenal fan website with their incessant litany of dark vitriol against AW and bleak forecasts for AFC’s future. It is time that we separated the Facts from the Fiction and weeded out …
Read More “Facts versus fiction: Why the pessimists are mistaken”
By Dale Higginbottom In the first of these reflections of the season just gone, I thought I’d start off with something light. During the season I’ve made a point of highlighting the International breaks and players that were injured and subsequently unavailable for club selection. We’ve just had another round of international games and, other …
Read More “Untold Injury Review of the Season – Part 1, the International Injuries”
By Walter Broeckx After my first article on shots and goals I will try to see at what possible shot gives you more chance of success on scoring goals. And so I come up with the next table I made from last season. It gives you a comparison between the % of shots taken and …
Read More “Shots, goals… the untold statistics machine keeps on rolling – part 2”
By Phil Gregory After a season that ended in so much disappointment, many fans are calling for changes in the system we play, as well as the personnel themselves. Leaving aside transfer stories for now, let’s have a look at the tactical issues Arsenal had last season. As the most widely criticised area of our …
Read More “Arsenal tactics review, part one: set plays and centrebacks”
By Walter Broeckx In my ever going on search of new numbers and new angles I will have another look on comparing shots and goals. At first I will give you a table in which you can see how many shots where taken by each team in the EPL in the last season. And they …
Read More “Shots, goals… the untold statistics machine keeps on rolling – part 1”
By Tony Attwood For a while it looked like Man IOU and Liverpool (previously known as the Insolvents) were going to come a cropper over the Uefa financial rules which aimed originally to make clubs playing in European championships be financially solvent. But with those two, and Chelsea and Man City spending like they had …
Read More “Fifa aim to help Barca with the new 18 player squad rule. Arsenal not affected.”
London in the EPL, part 2 By Tony Attwood . As Mr Redknapp prepares for his day (or perhaps week), in court, defending himself against charges related to fraud and corruption during his previous managerial life, he has taken on a new life, doubling as the man asking the Tiny Totts chairman Daniel Levy to …
Read More “Inside the mind of H Redknapp. London in the EPL next season (continued)”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal have signed 19-year-old Finland Under-21 defender Carl Jenkinson from Charlton. He is 6ft 1in tall, which apparently now matters, is right-footed, and can play for England if he really wants to (he was born in England). He played for Charlton for the first time last December, and played in eight games …
Read More “Our first signing, more new contracts, the pre-season begins…”
Tony Attwood on London clubs in the Premier League. WHU down, QPR up, farewell pornography, hello F1. David Sullivan and David Gold said when they took over WHU that they budgeted for failure – that is to say relegation. Whether that is true or not we will find out now the club has gone down …
Read More “Farewell West Ham. Hello QPR. London in the EPL next season”
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By Walter Broeckx When I run in to a set of numbers I see from football I always try to see if I can find any logical numbers in them. So this time I was wondering if we can see if there is any link between possession and getting yellow and red cards. In general …
Read More “Is there a link between possession and the red and yellow cards?”
According to Virgin Money’s Football Fans’ Inflation Index 13% of season ticket holders in football league and Premier League clubs won’t renew for next season. They also claim that in the EPL 31% of regular match-goers who do not have season will reduce the number of games they attend. The Index also shows the average …
Read More “Arsenal tickets. Who is to blame for price rises?”
By Walter Broeckx To pass the time a bit I go on my search to see if football is something that can be spelled as a+b=c. In trying to find patterns I have looked this time into the shots and possession. The most logical thing would be that the more possession you have the more …
Read More “Is there a link between possession and shots? An Untold Analysis.”
By Tony Attwood Last summer we played a little game of guessing which players would break through into the first team this year? One name was easy and stood out: Jack Wilshere. We also had high hopes for Jay Emmanuel Thomas and Henri Lansbury. Plus there were several players who we knew would come back …
Read More “The four players who will join the first team next season”
By Walter Broeckx By being an Arsenal supporter I get to visit a variety of places. Of course I come to London to see us play. Or I come to London to play in the Emirates myself. Or I go to places like Liège to see us play in the Champions League. I was also …
Read More “Untold Arsenal meet Vermaelen gets a hint about our next big signing”
By Walter Broeckx As we were talking about my ref review of the year I mentioned in passing that Old Trafford idiom which seeks to explain why they usually get more penalties than other teams: “Because when you have more possession you obviously get more penalties”. People rightfully challenged me on this and asked me …
Read More “Is there a link between possession and penalties?”
By Tony Attwood The top four clubs in the Premier League have between them three different models of financing. Money from an established world-wide marketing scheme (Manchester United) Money from a very rich owner (Chelsea, Manchester City) Profit made from running the business (Arsenal) This blatantly obvious fact is easily ignored when the debate rages …
Read More “Just exactly how could any manager do any better?”
Untold Arsenal and Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Some final thoughts By Walter Broeckx, The Untold ref who will come back next season! My ref reviews have attracted a lot of interest and so did many of the articles I wrote about refs. The discussion after such articles was a …
Read More “The final ref review – part 6 – the curtain closes for this season”
