Just because a journalist says AFC has a poor disciplinary record, that doesn’t make it true

“If Mikel Arteta needs solace regarding his team’s poor disciplinary record this season…”  The Guardian Thus the “poor disciplinary record” is taken as a given. yet as we have seen Arsenal have 18 yellow cards … which is exactly the same as Liverpool this season, and no one is talking about their disciplinary record.    OK …

How Arsenal’s much more positive tactics are resulting in more fouls

    Arsenal and Liverpool: how do they compare? The danger that lies ahead of Odegaard, Saka and Martinelli By Bulldog Drummond We have for many years been comparing tackles, fouls and the number of yellow cards that come from fouls per game, both for Arsenal and other top teams. This is a particularly pertinent …