Liverpool v Arsenal: Liverpool adopt a level of fouling not seen before

By Tony Attwood The Arsenal policy, as we have tracked it over recent years, is to try and cut tackles down dramatically, and this of course has changed Arsenal’s style of play.   In the end the referees are forced to reduce the number of fouls given against Arsenal players, simply because we are not tackling. …

For Arsenal it’s that déjà vu thing all over again

by Tony Attwood On 26 September 1970 Arsenal lost 5-0 to Stoke City in the League.   Which was surprising because prior to the match we had played nine, won five, drawn three and lost one.   We were sitting third in the league and with a goal difference plus +11 (although they didn’t measure goal differences …