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Media attack foreign refs but remain silent about PGMO refereeing By Tony Attwood It has taken the elimination of England from the World Cup for the English press to wake up and recognise what much of the rest of the world has been talking about for some time, but now it seems we …
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How English media refuses to challenge Fifa over its manipulation of TV pictures by Andrew Crawshaw Thursday and Friday night this week see the penultimate round of group games in the Champions League. Here is a reminder of the state of play in the four groups Group A Team P W D L …
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Arsenal are the most penalised team by referees among the current top four. By Bulldog Drummond On 14 December 2020 Arsenal were 15th in the league, five points away from the three relegation places. And the media was of course full of Arsenal’s decline. The Guardian newspaper could hardly contain itself with its …
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Arsenal are the most penalised team by referees among the current top four. When we played Man U and the ref and VAR ref were both from Manchester The bent triangle: four major issues that show all is not right with refereeing By Tony Attwood Not many British people living in the UK …
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By Tony Attwood Below are the snapshot video highlights and second more conventional highlights https://youtu.be/a7XaAwd8Y2s https://youtu.be/8LHdTPDFwKY Using the system we have been operating for a couple of years now, of taking games from both sides, adjusting for home and away (which was not necessary this time since both sides were away) this is …
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By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v Milan 13 December 2pm, and the approaching Super League ruling It seems to be part of an increasing arrogance on the part of the people who manage the daily affairs at Arsenal, that there is nothing on the club’s site about how one can watch a recording of …
Read More “Arsenal v Milan: the score prediction based on the season so far, and the team.”
Arsenal are the most penalised team by referees among the current top four. By Tony Attwood Back in November we published the article ENGLAND’S TEAM BEING TARGETTED BY FOREIGN REFEREES? WHY IS NO ONE LAUGHING? In that article we said, “Gareth Southgate has suggested that the England world cup team might be a …
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Data gathered by Tony Attwood For details of all the latest articles on Untold Arsenal, organised by subject, please see our home page The myth perpetrated by the media is that Arsenal have no contingency plan for injuries and thus when an event comes along such as Gabriel Jesus’ current situation, they are …
Read More “21 separate reports tip Mykhaylo Mudryk to be coming to Arsenal in January”
Arsenal v Milan 13 December 2pm, and the approaching Super League ruling By Tony Attwood Whichever way the Super League legal decision goes, it is going to be a problem. At this moment European Court is deciding if football clubs have the right to break away from Uefa and run their own competitions without …
Read More “The court is about to decide on the future of Super League. What now?”
For details of recent articles and our current series please see the home page By Tony Attwood Arsenal play their third game of the interregnum having lost to Watford in a closed game in which those members of the first team who were available played in the first half and then the …
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by Andrew Crawshaw Aston Villa v Arsenal – the match preview part 1 In his press conference, Jonas Eidevall confirmed that there were no new injuries and that both Kim Little and Lina Hurtig are progressing as they recover from their injuries but that neither would be ready for this game. Both are expected …
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by Andrew Crawshaw Can Vivianne Miedema score for her fourth game in a row? Will the other Arsenal forwards find their scoring boots to ensure that we win by more than one nil. Will we get more towards the free-flowing football that we produced at the start of the season? These are some …
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By Tony Attwood According to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, four people have been arrested in Brussels as part of the investigation into suspicions of corruption by Qatar in the European Parliament, At least one member of the European Parliament is involved, that being Greek MEP Eva Kaili. There are growing suggestions that the case …
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Arsenal attacking problems: what attacking problems? By Tony Attwood In this analysis, the raw stats are provided by Who Scored while the analysis and comparisons have been undertaken by Untold Arsenal. And what we are looking for are the factors that have helped the current top four in the Premier League (Arsenal, Manchester …
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Does the team that is top after 14 games usually go on to win the league? by Sir Hardly Anyone We now have 44 players reported as being in Arsenal’s sights for a January transfer. The most commonly mentioned players are Mykhaylo Mudryk: 17 listings Danilo: 10 listings Cody Gakpo: 9 listings …
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By Tony Attwood The bad news continues for Arsenal as they risk losing Gabriel Martinelli That comes from a site bearing the “Fansided” logo meaning it is part of the operation of Minute Media based in Chicago. They go on to say, “It’s not looking promising for Arsenal at the moment.” So one may ask, …
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By Sir Hardly Anyone Back to the football: Watford video and Arsenal v Lyon 8 December preview The latest news circulating is that, according to the Standard Granit Xhaka has flown straight to Dubai to join Arsenal, after Switzerland were beaten by Portugal in a competition in Qatar. According to a report in English, …
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By Tony Attwood Does the team that is top after 14 games usually go on to win the league? There is a really interesting piece on SportsMole – a site we often quote when it comes to the prediction of the teams for a game. It opens… “Barring an early EFL Cup exit to …
Read More “Is the injury to Gabriel Jesus equivalent to the assault on Eduardo in 2008?”
ARSENAL WOMEN – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW – WE GET THE TOUGHEST OPPONENTS by Andrew Crawshaw After a win in the WSL at the weekend, albeit one which saw us lose ground to both Chelsea and Manchester United who both won by far bigger margins, we return to Champions League action …
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Will Arsenal win the league this season? The simple statistic that shows that Arsenal are on course to win the league Are Arsenal really playing like a title winning team in attack and defence? By Tony Attwood The news about Gabriel Jesus needing an operation means that the regular anti-Arsenal media have …
Read More “It never rains but the journalists want Arsenal to drown in a mess of their own making”
How much have Arsenal’s rivals spent on transfers in recent years? By Bulldog Drummond The second Arsenal game since the 0-2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 November takes place at 3.30pm this Thursday. The media are already setting up their Arsenal Crisis story with headlines about Arsenal having been beaten in first …
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Gabriel injury: why no replacement is needed by Sir Hardly Anyone Here they are, the six most reported players in relation to moves to Arsenal in January. You can read the details about all of them below. So if you think that journalists talking about the same transfer over and over means the …
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The 37 players tipped to be coming to Arsenal this January By Sir Hardly Anyone The Gabriel injury has been something that the media has been desperately waiting for. Having universally predicted a season of failure for Arsenal they have ceaselessly been playing catch-up through the season as Arsenal have fulfilled the promise …
How much does a club have to spend on transfers to get a trophy? By Tony Attwood The latest financial figures from Arsenal show that for the year ending in May 2022 Arsenal made an operating loss of £45.5 million, down from a loss of £107.3 million the year before. This was the …
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WSL 2022-23 Arsenal v Everton – Match Preview by Andrew Crawshaw Brought forward a day, to allow more preparation time for our Thursday evening Champions League game against Juventus, Arsenal Women take on Everton at Borehamwood on Saturday afternoon with a 14.00 kickoff. arsenal.com are covering the game live with a broadcast starting at 13:00 …
