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Liverpool home v Arsenal away, and results the reverse of what you might expect Beware: the story about Arsenal is quite likely not true. By Tony Attwood The Liverpool reputation always lives on in the simple minds of journalists, and indeed it lives on, and on, no matter what the latest results. Personally, … Read More "Liverpool v Arsenal: how reputations dominate the pre-match commentary"
Beware: the story about Arsenal is quite likely not true. All the tricks that ManC might be preparing to pull – or might not By Tony Attwood Now here is a funny thing. Liverpool are at home to Arsenal in the next match, and Liverpool’s results at home this season are, well, what shall … Read More "Liverpool home v Arsenal away and results the reverse of what you might expect"
All the tricks that ManC might be preparing to pull – or might not How can Arsenal justify removing staff and putting up prices? By Tony Attwood One of the great problems with football used to be the lack of information that was made available, by which I mean that in olden times there … Read More "Beware: the story about Arsenal is quite likely not true."
By Tony Attwood How can Arsenal justify removing staff and putting up prices? It really doesn’t matter if other clubs try to copy Arsenal’s approach I am told that Manchester City have gathered a fair old range of arguments they can use to argue against the 100+ cases brought against them by the … Read More "All the tricks that ManC might be preparing to pull – or might not"
It really doesn’t matter if other clubs try to copy Arsenal’s approach How Arsenal evolved an approach to challenge ManC’s eternal stay at the top By Tony Attwood Arsenal, being a plc, is obliged by English law to produce detailed accounts each year, and very helpfully the excellent Swiss Ramble blog summarises the … Read More "How can Arsenal justify removing staff and putting up prices?"
How Arsenal evolved an approach to challenge ManC’s eternal stay at the top. Has football got a little too serious? Or are our players not focused enough? By Tony Attwood There really is something extraordinary about Arsenal’s production line of young players. Obviously it has something to do with the scouting department, but … Read More "It really doesn’t matter if other clubs try to copy Arsenal’s approach"
Has football got a little too serious? Or are our players not focused enough? Today’s suggestion for the Arsenal team tonight By Tony Attwood It would seem as if my daily ravings on this site about Arsenal having developed a method of progression up the league, while spending only a fraction of the … Read More "How Arsenal evolved an approach to challenge ManC’s eternal stay at the top."
What is wrong with the media coverage of ManU and what Arsenal are doing now Beware the quotes of what players said, they may well never have said them By Tony Attwood The headline shouts “Fantastic Fleetwood seal shootout success in Carabao Cup shock against Arsenal,” and of course the journos and supporters … Read More "Has football got a little too serious? Or are our players not focused enough?"
Previous notes: Fleetwood v Arsenal: the line up and a choice of goalkeepers Arsenal win, statistics look promising and it looks like a league of two teams By Tony Attwood There’s no real late news before the game tonight that I can see, but I have seen another go at choosing a team … Read More "Today’s suggestion for the Arsenal team tonight"
Beware the quotes of what players said, they may well never have said them Fleetwood v Arsenal: the line up and a choice of goalkeepers By Tony Attwood Now here is a headline which up to a year or so ago I never thought I would read: “Manchester United can end doom spiral … Read More "What is wrong with the media coverage of ManU and what Arsenal are doing now"
Arsenal win, statistics look promising and it looks like a league of two teamsa How much would you pay Arsenal to train your teenage son or daughter? By Tony Attwood As a regular blogger on football part of my work in this regard involves reading other commentaries and reviews in newspapers, sometimes pointing out … Read More "Beware the quotes of what players said, they may well never have said them"
By Tony Attwood In all walks of life there are people who love to say things like “the rules are the rules”. It seems to be a deep psychological need within these people – a need to be told what can and what can’t be done. A sort of opposite of creativity, in which … Read More "Fleetwood v Arsenal: the line up and a choice of goalkeepers"
Arsenal win, statistics look promising and it looks like a league of two teams On the passing of Ken Friar By Tony Attwood The media have found a new stick to bash Arsenal with – and they are using it to have give Chelsea a bit of a bashing as well. Here’s the Telegraph’s … Read More "How much would you pay Arsenal to train your teenage son or daughter?"
On the passing of Ken Friar By Tony Attwood There were some interesting statistics in yesterday’s game. Obviously Arsenal won, as we all expected them to do, but they did so not just by dominating possession (60% to Arsenal) but also by taking control of other events, such as goal attempts (20 to … Read More "Arsenal win, statistics look promising and it looks like a league of two teams"
By Tony Attwood “While questions have been asked of Arsenal’s attacking intent, there can be no complaints about their home form so far this season.” So says one of the Arsenal knocking papers as it launches its start of today’s game’s preview. But really that is a bit misleading, since after all Arsenal’s record … Read More "Arsenal v Everton: the game hidden from the live TV audience"
