Untold Players

Occasional articles on Arsenal’s players including youth, reserve and loan players. —————————————–

Untold Players is part of “Untold Arsenal” – an ever growing collection of articles and comment on numerous aspects of football from an Arsenal perspective.  A list of other sections within Untold Arsenal is given at the end of this page, and on the home page of the site.

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• St George and The Suarez: The Dragon who came to represent everything ‘Un-English’
• The DNA isn’t always purer on the other side of reality. Cesc back? Mr Wenger to PSG?

• The first transfer deal of the summer (!) has been done, as we prepare for sticky toffee.

• Where did all the injuries go? Where did all the rules go? Where did all the policemen go?

Four signings and a new hero

 Nasri speaks out, but it still looks like his agent is larking about

• Abou Diaby: be strong

• Arsenal youth to play semi finals next week!
• Does one player make all the difference?

• Third party ownership: the way European football is manipulated

The most bizarre rituals and superstitions in football

Arsenal set to sign. Quick find some more exclamation marks!!

• Fitting new players in the system, a case study

Cazorla the Spanish agent who moves the bus

• What is really going on inside Arsenal? It’s not so hard to work out.
• The case for Koscielny as a defensive midfielder
• With or without cheese: welcome Nacho
• Giroud: from flop to not so bad at all
• THE OFFICIAL ARSENAL TRANSFER DELUSION
• Signing Theo on the eve of Herbert Chapman day
• Theo signs. So what of Edinson Cavani?

• Theo and the transfer market dilemma

• Vorm was in vorm, but we’ve got Jack. Reflections on Swansea

• Song and Modric top flops in Spain
• Do we really need to buy anyone in January?
• Theo Henry
• Zaha is an Arsenal fan but we could still buy the best penalty area player in the world
• The only way forward is looking ahead
• The battle of the consumate keepers. Arsenal v Swansea, as Gazidis steps up
• This year / last year part two of our comparison. Man U, Man C, Tottenham, Arsenal
• This year / last year – a comparison so far

• False claims in football: cheating or a must?
• Wilshere and the balance between long and short term
• Something simple

Maybe we need a new (old) formation. A return to Chapman?

• Arsenal – Schalke04: 2-2, Borrusia Dortmund – Schalke04: 4-0
• Tonight’s game
• You don’t know what you’re doing
• Rolling grass, beer, roofs and the Würfel. Travelling to tonight’s game

• England run by idiots, players arrested, racism untouched

Need for speed

• Now that’s what I call a (reserve) team
• This is Arsenal, anything can happen
• Who is scoring the goals?
• If the FA were serious about racism and violence this is what they would do.

• Football journalism and player comments: It has all got totally out of control
• The midfielders in the first 6 games

Has Wenger made a mistake with Arteta?

• Looking at the defence
• This year, last year; a comparison of progress
• A new Arsenal forward this January

• How does one value football clubs vs players?
• Mannone, what a difference 10 months can make

• October becomes Rebotco, Keown’s son plays, as trends reverse at Arsenal
• Does Barcelona pay their players to speculate in the transfer market?

• • Arsenal v The Greeks. Billy hasn’t a clue
  • Djourou to score 2 goals on Wednesday: 175/1
  • Foreign players dive more than English players; English refs give support to English players.
• Football corruption allegations keep rolling along
• As cheap as the 6th division
• Playing clubs to win and not playing your strongest team
• This season v last season – more goals
  
• “Aaron Ramsey selection for City encounter baffles Arsenal fans”
• Jack’s back but who drops out.

• RVP – the concluding part to the series on what really happened
• Montpellier v Arsenal cancelled due to Theo non-signature
• RVP – what really happened part 1    ,,,  part 2
• The 31 players in Arsenal’s “25″
• Serge Gnabry – another exciting prospect
• Dejan Iliev makes it four
• Who said project youth is dead?
• Arsenal vs The Rugby Team – ref preview
• Is it time for a wage cap in the Premier League
• Numbered shirts were introduced by Chapman, or were they?
• Consider the midfield
• Ray Parlour and Martin Keown back playing this weekend.
• Nuri Sahin: part of an extraordinary revolution at Arsenal
• Darren Dein no longer has influence over players at Arsenal
• What ever happened to the notion of loyalty?
• Of loyalty
• RVP – it’s just that Nic Anelka thing all over again.
• Van Persie has gone to Man U; can Arsenal expect to push past them this season?
• Among the new players who is a replacement, who is extra

• The full Arsenal squad for 2012/13
• Opting out of Arsenal.  What happens when a player wants to break his contract
• Arsenal Reserves get a breakthrough of sorts
• Cazorla and Sahin, Vapour Transfers and the trapping of RVP
• Great Grandson of Arsenal star wins Olympic Gold
• The Myth of British Steel and Spine
• Arsenal’s two imminent signings complete the fabulous 10 new players for this season

It’s not about Wenger and individual players, it is about chemistry

 

• Santi Cazorla to Arsenal, and everything that can go wrong when money men own clubs
• Arsenal’s RVP strategy will soon be written up as a classic manoeuvre; no matter what the player does Arsenal win.
• Arsenal’s amazing new mid-field vision

• Liam Brady - celebrating the anniversary of his signing for Arsenal
• How do you replace a striker like Van Persie? (and apologies for the typo that originally occurred in this headline.  I’m obviously having a bad few days in the editing lounge)
• Continuing the search for the youngsters who will step up this season

• Last season Theo was brilliant - but who will play on the right this year
• Anders Limpar, David Rocastle, George Graham
• Arsenal’s big choice for the coming season.  Who is left on the left in attack?

• When a Tottenham goalkeeper hit an Arsenal supporter during a game
• It looks like we are going to make summer signing number5

• Why Ramsey is not Cesc and why Rosicky still has a future with us.
• Robin wants £30m for himself and isn’t worth it (according to the press)

• Football is back, at last

• Who played for Arsenal in the opening games - and what does it tell us?
• Mikel:the anchor in midfield

• RVP’s decision: What gives any player the right to dictate club policy?

• Untold Players: Santos or Gibbs?  Who will hold the left back position this season?
• Let us sing our Song – although maybe for the last time

Who will be Arsenal’s next captain?

• The Flamini Fallacy: Why selling Robin is good business for Arsenal
• What now
• Gone in 60 seconds
• A poem
• Prevention and curing
• Who is playing which game?
• Robin Van Persie – he signs where he wants (unfortunately for us).

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• The Next Gen, FA Youth cup and the new reserve coach
• When will our Bac be back?
• Szczesny, the number one… but for how long?
• Musing on the midfield: does Arsenal need a playmaker?

• A Van Persie-Giroud Partnership?
• Giroud is in – but who could it push out?
• Giroud will score 14 next season

EuroWatch: England crash out, the French depart and only our German gooners remain. Plus Marco Reus transfer chat

• It’s Patrick Vieira’s birthday
• Ray Parlour and Martin Keown will play in the FA Cup this season

• Robin Van Persie, match fixing and ice creams

• Farewell Nic Bendtner – it wasn’t so bad as some make out.
• Arsenal prepare to have six teams in 2012/13

Arsenal’s defenders.  Who do we buy?

Van Persie and Podolski at the Euros

It looks like we’ve bought Olivier Giroud

Euro 2012: what’s of interest to Arsenal fans?

Billy the Dog on the 3 players likely to sign this week.  Or not

Two big transfer tips from down the local: Seydou Doumbia and Marvin Martin

Half of Arsenal’s midfield and attack will be different next season

• The transfer window thus far: The chronicles of wasted time -
• All the players who will join us next season

Deliberate Injuries: an Untold investigation:

• Part 1 Sagna claims his leg was broken deliberately
• Part 2 How the injuries unsettle players

Possible transfers: Bas Dost

 Arsenal players at the Euros

• Looking back at last season : dealing early is what we should have done…but could we have really done that?
• The 10 players who could make a real impact next season

• The Good the bad and the great of last season – plus the buy of the season
• New previously unseen Bac Sagna video with a chance to learn some French!
• Green Gunners: Irishmen at Arsenal

The sad case of Gael Clichy

• Arsenal’s 25 for next season

This summer’s signings: Adem Ljajić

 Herzlich Wilcommen Lukas Podolski

• Next summer’s transfers: Ntcham

• The Robin Double: What it means for the player, Mr Wenger and the club.
• Awards Time: Robin wins, you can create your own award, and we announce our series

Mario Götze’s arrival precedes massive clearout

Javier Martinez

Why can’t Arsenal buy who they want when they want?

The summer transfers: Jan Vertonghen

Olivier Giroud’s transfer could come down to how well his club cope with being top of the league.

Do we really need to buy any more players this summer?

M’Vila

Who will come back from loan and play for us?

Lucas Podolski – the man, the myth

Detailed analysis of our new player, where he will play, and what it all means

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Being there: What you never see if you only watch Arsenal on TV.  Jens2 takes a bow

International games, abusing our players, remembering Lansbury

Freddie Ljungberg interview: insights, errors and memories of being sent off

The Ox will make it, even though a cow might break its leg

Frimpong attacks Piers Morgan: the full report

What Hazard really said: an exclusive Untold Arsenal translation of his interview in France about Tottenham, Arsenal, and Real Madrid

Vermaelen interview, the translation of the full interview

Thomas Eisfield, the new iceman

Thierry’s return…

Thierry Henry: the miracle man

• Arsenal 24 Coarse sand grains and small stones 7.  Sometimes being there is not enough
• A statue came to life
• Arsenal/Leeds – at least it is a game where we know the team in advance

 

• TRANSFERS: The media have suggested 89 transfers involving Arsenal this January.  Here’s a complete list.  We’re not sure they will all happen.
• PLAYERS: The conclusion of the New Ones series – Benayoun and Park
• PLAYERS: Santos – a useless fat man, or an unsung hero?
• PLAYERS: Arteta – another “desperate” last day buy who is working wonders
• THE NEW PLAYERS: A review of how they have settled in.  “The Pole”
  
• VAN PERSIE: The non-striker heading for the all time record
• PLAYERS: The embarrassment of riches – a statistical analysis
• PLAYERS: Finally let us move back to what is really important
• PLAYERS: Arteta is a gem, but spare a thought for poor Everton
• PLAYERS: Just a few internationals left to go, and no injury news yet
• PLAYERS: Carl Jenkinson at nineteen
• RESERVES: Ryo forced off injured early in a reserve game
• UNTOLD PLAYERS: Thank you David Moyes and welcome to the wise old head

TRANSFERS: How the transfer window really works (and the January edition has started already)

PLAYERS: Changes in the Academy structure will benefit Arsenal

 Who will be back at the back

Why Stuart Robson should be given the sack immediately

Arsenal’s “25″ is actually 32, as Wenger works the system

Bem Vindo André Santos

Per Mertesacker: the fact file

Arsenal now have three teams all ready to go

The Evening That Was: Deadline Day wrapped up

16 Transfer and Loan events – who did I miss out

Is the problem at Arsenal at board level?

Does he come “Per” plane?

Taking stock of the United debacle: transfers, injuries and the season ahead.

Beyond Yann M’Vila: Ignasi Miquel, Francis Coquelin and Marvin Martin

Yann M’Vila + Jack Wilshere = Wow! (Plus Martin and Coquelin)

Jádson Rodrigues da Silva in talks with Arsenal

Revealed, the trick that Barca are pulling to pay for Cesc’s transfer

Time to stop this transfer madness

Arsenal transfers, an alternative perspective

Untold defenders: how well did we do?

Joel Campbell, seven players and a new academy.

Player features (for the Cesc affair see below)

Arsenal sign the great grand son of the British Prime Minister

Thierry tried to play but I said no no no

The Cesc Dilemma: the real reason why Cesc should not leave

Bergkamp, player abuse, and players as managers

Arshavin loses his pace and form

We are all flesh and blood, just like the players

Why it is not the same for Jack, despite all the claims

Who is the most effective attacking player at Arsenal?

Next season’s new players – the complete guide (almost)

Hazard: the golden boy.  Or not?

Vermaelen: The Difference Between What is Said and What is Meant

Our new boy Ryodinho, a special talent

Next summer’s transfers – the most likely prospects

El Capitan we are behind you

Alex Oxlade Chamberlain sings

Jack is with us – long term

Has the real Samir arrived this season?

The players: first team, reserves, youth

Ramsey and Eduardo – two lost on the same day

Do we really win more games when Cesc and Van Persie play?

Arsenal sign Romelu Lukaku

Being more clinical in front of goal

Almunia: it’s been a really tough year

What the names of the Arsenal players mean

The 25 rule – complete squad analysis for all EPL teams

Arsenal’s transfer window, the “25″ and the unbelieveable official under 21s list!

The Emperor of Corsica joins Arsenal

Exactly how fit is Theo, and why is Koscielny so skinny?

Arsenal: one club, five squads, and no Bebé

Do Arsenal really get more injuries than anyone else?

The day the Youth Project was shown to be a magnificent success of the very first order

How Rosicky and Theo are following the path of Henry and Pires

Chamakh and Koscielny, the new signings

Let us not bring our own players down

How many defenders have we lost so far this close season?

What did we learn from the reserve team this week?

Finding and signing world class players: easier said than done

The latest on our “25″ as we prepare for the first game

This season’s team: the defence

This season’s team: the midfield

This season’s team: the front line

The day the Youth Project was shown to be a magnificent success of the very first order

Wenger reveals more about the team for the Liverpool game

Eduardo: the final salute

Who is lying and why: the Cesc interview with translation

Was the Cesc saga engineered by Arsenal and Cesc?

The day the Youth Project was shown to be a magnificent success of the very first order

Arsenal’s first team 2010/11 – the complete run down

Welcome Lauren, do us another Verminator act please

Robin van Persie: A gunner in the world cup final

Thomas Vermaelen: The exclusive interview

Players from the past: Remembering Martin Hayes

Defence: Was it the defence that was a problem last year?

Cesc: Why he won’t go now, but he might go later

The Squad: How the 25 player rule works, plus thee 25 registered players, the home grown rule, and the under 21s

Player reviews: Super Nick and Drogba

Reserves: Last season’s loanees – who will make it into the first team this coming season.

Youth: Arsenal become the first team ever to retain the Academy title which shows that the Youth Project which started seven years ago with a bunch of 11 year olds is now truly working.

The Cesc affair

Cesc signs five year deal in Barca

We all want Cesc to come to Barcelona

Cesc speaks on his future and gives his reasons

Barca and Arsenal: the secret deal revealed

How the truth started to emerge about Barca’s chaotic finances

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Reserves and youth

The players: new signings, the squad and past memories

Arsenal return to the reserve league after major concessions are gained

Previous Post: This season’s players, and the 25 player rule

Full index of posts: The players: first team, reserves, youth

Reserves: Last season’s loans – who will make it?

Youth: Arsenal become the first team ever to retain the Academy title

The Golden 30: Untold’s readers vote on the best of the 2009/10 youth squad

This summer’s transfers

Koscielny signs from Lorient

Arsenal’s other  new central defender: the most likely arrival.

Our latest superstar signing, Wellington Silva and a matter of balls

The Great Cesc Fàbregas Transfer Saga: what’s really going on

All the transfers this summer, Chamamh, Embiecilio, Roberts, Martinez

The Squad: How the 25, the home grown, and the under 21s system will work

Next season’s squad: who we’ve got who could we sign (the complete overview of all possibilities)

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