EL: CSKA Moscow – Arsenal : 2-2

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 …

Teams and injuries: how Arsenal will line up tonight and when the injured will return

By Bulldog Drummond As so the final episode in our little series about Arsenal v CSKA Moscow.  Here is the injury top ten, and yes shock horror we have gone up the table to 7th according to Physioroom. Pos Club Total men gone Last man down What he done 1 West Ham United 8 A …

CSKA Moscow v Arsenal: a warm welcome awaits

by Bulldog Drummond The Sun has reported that the small number of valiant Arsenal away fans will each be given a fur hat at the stadium tonight with the words “Russian Warm Welcome” on them.  Since the game kicks off ludicrously at 2305 local time I think they might be needed. And why have a game …

CSKA v Arsenal. The background of unexpected results, strange refereeing and moves towards a proxy war

By Bulldog Drummond The frigid way in which the English newspapers and websites consider English referees and their controlling organisation PGMO, contrasts remarkably with the way in which the media elsewhere look at the issue of refereeing. We’ll have a look at this on Untold once today’s Arsenal game has been and gone, but for …