Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
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How Arsenal away are so different from Arsenal at home Atalanta v Arsenal: player options ahead of the game What will Arsenal be facing in Bergamo on Thursday? By Bulldog Drummond There is no doubt that the changing tactics that Arsenal have used over the last couple of years have often bemused opposition …
Atalanta v Arsenal: player options ahead of the game What will Arsenal be facing in Bergamo on Thursday? By Tony Attwood Given that the first Arsenal game in this season’s Champions League is away I thought it was worth reflecting on Arsenal’s away record last season. Arsenal won 13, dreew three and lost …
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By Bulldog Drummond What will Arsenal be facing in Bergamo on Thursday? There seemed to be many occasions last season when it was hardly possible to write an injury update for Arsenal because there was just one or maybe two players out and we knew all about them. But now we are in …
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By Tony Attwood What will Arsenal be facing in Bergamo on Thursday? This is how Goal sums up the ongoing legal case: “City’s hearing is completely confidential and their fate will be decided by an unnamed three-person panel. They could be relegated if found guilty. The location of the hearing was even kept …
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By Bulldog Drummond The long, long road toward football’s reform. Could these be the first tiny steps? Since winning Serie B in 2011, Atalanta have been in Serie A and have (as far as I know) reached their highest position of third, three times in recent seasons. There has been a bit of …
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“England ‘could face Euros ban’ over regulator plan”. Arsenal win, while Tottenham manager ignores evidence to put faith in the old ways So if it is Tuesday that means its …. err…. Champions League, on Thursday. But that is ok because Uefa has said so. Just as the idea of UK having a …
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Arsenal win, while Tottenham manager ignores evidence to put faith in the old ways By Tony Attwood Arsenal remain in the top eight group of clubs for yellow cards this season, with 11 cards. If they carry on at this rate the club will end up with 104 cards. Mind you that would also …
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By Tony Attwood Is PGMOL holding the Premier League hostage? For Tottenham v Arsenal it looks like it In response to yesterday afternoon’s events The Guardian says, “It is an interesting part of the dynamic that for an hour it had been tempting to wonder if this was the kind of afternoon where Arsenal …
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Is PGMOL holding the Premier League hostage? For Tottenham v Arsenal it looks like it By Bulldog Drummond Showing just where they lie in the scheme of things, the Standard has an article on the Internet headlined “Tottenham XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League today” …
Arsenal away and Tottenham at home: who really has the advantage? By Tony Attwood Let us imagine that you are approaching the Tottenham v Arsenal game without any thought about the refereeing for the match, except perhaps that in a match of such a high profile and of such importance to Arsenal (who will …
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North London battles. Who has been top in recent years? By Bulldog Drummond Here’s an interesting league comparison that you probably won’t see anywhere else, since it runs against the message that the media wants. Arsenal last season were better away from home than Tottenham were at home. But the panic message is …
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By Bulldog Drummond Is Mr Gillett unconsciously biased in any way, or does he treat teams equally How referees are now penalising Arsenal for tackles, but letting other clubs run free The last ten Arsenal v Tottenham games have all been in the League and they take in the period from 1 September …
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By Bulldog Drummond Of course we do not say (unless somehow it has slipped through, and if it has we all offer our apologies) that PGMO referees are deliberately biased. Rather our argument is that referees have always been influenced by extraneous events – and the most obvious one is the crowd noise. …
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By Bulldog Drummond How referee bias will affect the Tottenham v Arsenal game We decided today to have a look at how clubs had changed their style and approach between last season and the first three games of this season, and yes we found quite a few interesting changes. But as we started …
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By Bulldog Drummond How referees justify VAR, how Man U justify losses, and how Arsenal cope with injuries How few clubs are matching Arsenal for progress The New York Times has an article on the strength of various clubs in the Premier League and of Arsenal says, “Similar to City. New signing Mikel Merino …
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By Bulldog Drummond How few clubs are matching Arsenal for progress How referee bias will affect the Tottenham v Arsenal game Before we get to Arsenal we might note that this is a fun time for Manchester United, who announced £113.2m net loss in their latest accounts, making this the fifth year running …
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How referee bias will affect the Tottenham v Arsenal game How clubs are avoiding accusations of the maltreatment of young players By Tony Attwood It is interesting in light of the problems facing some clubs at the moment to reflect on how Arteta’s reign has helped Arsenal progress. Of course the media …
How clubs are avoiding accusations of the maltreatment of young players Injuries start to wreck Arsenal’s season before it gets going For some Arsenal supporters (but not many journalists) the key issue of the moment is the choice of the referee for the game against Tottenham. It is not an issue for most …
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Injuries start to wreck Arsenal’s season before it gets going Arsenal and Chelsea en route for over 100 yellow cards each this season By Tony Attwood There are many ways in which a club can maltreat young players, and the most obvious is that the youngsters can be played too often, and then …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal and Chelsea en route for over 100 yellow cards each this season How Arsenal kept their yellow card total under control last seeason I suppose the real issue is why nothing is ever done about it. And by “it” I mean, players, who at club level are already playing …
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How Arsenal kept their yellow card total under control last seeason How do clubs try to improve their fortunes, and what works? Which club has the worst discipline record this season? Which team is the referee’s favourite with the least cards this season? OK if you have heard someone discuss this on the …
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By Tony Attwood How do clubs try to improve their fortunes, and what works? Welcome to chaos as the 20% of the League’s clubs have some “difficulties” Last season Tottenham put in 41% more tackles than Manchester City. As a result, Tottenham committed 47% more fouls than Manchester City but given the …
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Welcome to chaos as the 20% of the League’s clubs have some “difficulties” It is more than likely that child abuse is still rampant within professional football By Tony Attwood During the review of a book about Arsenal some years back I noted a comment on the volume under inspection, that with …
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It is more than likely that child abuse is still rampant within professional football Should Arsenal learn to shoot more often? By Tony Attwood Chaos in the Premier League? Most certainly for four clubs. Consider Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea… each with a different form of chaos, but each facing a chaotic …
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By Tony Attwood Should Arsenal learn to shoot more often? How are the supercomputers doing in predicting this season – and what they should be looking at? I have often in the past mentioned the horrors of child abuse within football. Indeed a quick search of the internet suggests that …
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