By Bulldog Drummond Previously Arsenal v Leicester, Leicester’s declining tackles, Arteta confirms tactic Arsenal v Leicester: the yellow card kings against the tackle champions In the previous articles we have considered the extraordinary way in which Leicester were committing more tackles than any other club, but getting far fewer yellow cards and giving Liverpool a …
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by Bulldog Drummond Arsenal get a yellow card for every seven tackles. Leicester get a yellow card for every 17 tackles. This article continues from Arsenal v Leicester, Leicester’s declining tackles, Arteta confirms tactic Looking at our results across the games since resumption we can see the obvious improvement in Arsenal – plus the increase …
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By Bulldog Drummond Both the Mail and Telegraph have reports on Mikel Arteta saying that Arsenal play better without fans. He’s probably the first Arsenal manager to say something along these lines since Herbert Chapman denounced the “boo boys” back in the 1930s. The Mail actually has Arteta saying, “When they play in front of …
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