Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 6, 2009, 4:31 am
Arsenal 2 – 0 Stoke City 1 – 0 Arshavin (26) 2 – 0 Ramsey (80) By Arsene’s own admission, failure to defeat Stoke City yesterday may well have seen Arsenal’s season fo...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 5, 2009, 3:35 am
Stoke City’s visit this afternoon has been relegated to a sideshow in the media circus surrounding Arsene’s failure to shake the hands of Manchester City manager, Mark Hughes, following th...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 4, 2009, 4:00 am
My name is Bond. Darius Bond… If I were an analyst working for an industrial espionage outfit commissioned to carry out a destructive interference programme on Arsenal, I’d be looking forwar...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 3, 2009, 1:00 pm
The Real Arsenal: From Chapman To Wenger by Brian Glanville Published by JR Books Brian Glanville does not hide his support for Arsenal and in this book he seeks to offer an alternative history to ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 3, 2009, 7:50 am
Carling Cup Quarter-Final Manchester City 3 – 0 Arsenal 1 – 0 Tevez (50) 2 – 0 Wright-Phillips (66) 3 – 0 Weiss (89) This morning’s news that hardware stores around ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 2, 2009, 4:39 am
The visit to Eastlands this evening presents the opportunity to forget, albeit for 24 hours, the result at the weekend and look to the future. A bright one it is and this Carling Cup fixture offers th...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 1, 2009, 8:30 am
The Official Illustrated History Of Arsenal 1886-2009 by Phil Soar and Martin Tyler Published by Hamlyn   This book continues to go from strength to strength. Twenty three seasons on from the...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Dec 1, 2009, 5:34 am
The merchants of doom have been out in force over the past twenty four hours, filling the back pages with their smug ‘I told you so‘ comments, as if the result on Sunday has not just knock...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 30, 2009, 4:24 am
Arsenal 0 – 3 Chelsea 0 – 1 Drogba (40) 0 – 2 Vermaelen (44) 0 – 3 Drogba (85) A scoreline which did not reflect the match but a result with which few could argue. It is a ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 28, 2009, 3:30 am
It seems that Robin van Persie was ill-treated in his jaunt to the doctors recently, the placenta coming from Muffin the Mule rather than the thoroughbred his ankle required. News of his likely absenc...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 26, 2009, 6:01 pm
The next installment from Darius of Stone Cold Arsenal: As I crossed the river to the north side of London on my way to work some time in early 2005, my attention was grabbed by a huge billboard adve...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 25, 2009, 6:17 pm
Kerrea Gilbert has opined that he will be leaving Arsenal in the New Year, looking for a January move to another Premier League club. Having plied his trade in the lower divisions on various loan deal...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 23, 2009, 1:02 am
The morning after the Saturday before brings little relief from gloom and despondency in some quarters. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, one result in November a season does not make. Well, u...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 22, 2009, 4:29 am
Sunderland 1 – 0 Arsenal 1 – 0 Bent (71) A title challenge is built over 38 games, lost not in a poor November defeat but in the failure to attain consistency over the course of the seas...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 21, 2009, 3:11 am
The Stadium of Light provides a welcome return to club football from the drudgery of the internationals. Arsene has had a mixed bag of a fortnight, losing van Persie, Diaby and Gibbs whilst welcoming ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 19, 2009, 6:01 pm
A robust little opener, the first in a regular Friday column from Darius of Stone Cold Arsenal. Déjà vu is a feeling that taunts Arsenal fans during this spell of every season. Whether it’s the c...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 19, 2009, 4:33 am
Disraeli is believed to have coined the phrase, ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’? Ole Gunner has a thing or two to say on the latter whilst dispelling a few myths at the same time: The ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 18, 2009, 5:06 am
For many years Arsene has been criticised for not bringing on England internationals at Arsenal. Little wonder since it is just another opportunity for players to get some sort of knack, at whatever l...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 17, 2009, 5:01 am
So RvP is going for the placenta and sweet potato mash, served with a nice Chianti to cure his ankle-aagh. Reports suggest that some colleagues at Feyenoord went to see the same quack and were cured i...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 16, 2009, 8:18 am
RvP’s ankle knack is going to keep him out for six weeks the club has confirmed today. In keeping with Arsene’s luck over recent years, this means he will miss around 10 games since the in...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 15, 2009, 5:02 am
If FIFA wonder why supporters of Premier League clubs hate international weeks, especially those that are for meaningless friendlies, then they should look at the case of Robin van Persie. Off the top...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 14, 2009, 2:59 am
A typical international week thus far. Injuries dominate the headlines and judging by the numbers of fallen at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will be struggling to put out a side at The Emirates in a fortni...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 12, 2009, 8:22 am
Arsene turned his attention to the Carling Cup tie at Eastlands, observing: Interesting, exciting and a good test. We will be faithful to our policy and of course put a team out who has a good chance ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 10, 2009, 6:01 pm
Darius from Stone Cold Arsenal issues his own personal State of the Union on 2009/10… International breaks are notorious for inducing chronic cases of Arsenalitis, so it is timely to reflect on...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 10, 2009, 5:10 am
Arsene mentioned in his Manager’s Email about the need for the players to retain humility in their quest for silverware. Almost suspiciously in tandem with that Cesc offered the view that the ca...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 9, 2009, 4:54 am
I have had belief since the first day of the season Thus spake Arsene following the win at Molineux at the weekend. Nothing unusual in his words, a manager that does not believe in his players is in ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 8, 2009, 4:33 am
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 4 Arsenal 0 – 1 Zubar (28 o.g.) 0 – 2 Craddock (35 o.g.) 0 – 3 Fabregas (45) 0 – 4 Arshavin (65) 1 – 4 Craddock (88) Until teatime...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 7, 2009, 3:38 am
The Black Country beckons on a bright Autumnal day with Wolverhampton looking to quaff the Banks whilst Arsene cooes, “Cootchy-coo” on their bellies. At least that was the rather disturbin...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 6, 2009, 5:17 am
The good thing about a Wednesday game is that the weekend is very soon upon us. The visit to Molineux, combined with Chelsea and Manchester United meeting at Stamford Bridge on Sunday is the opportuni...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 5, 2009, 12:27 am
UEFA Champions League Group Phase, Matchday 4 Arsenal 4 – 1 AZ67 Alkmaar 1 – 0 Cesc (26) 2 – 0 Nasri (43) 3 – 0 Cesc (52) 4 – 0 Diaby (72) 4 – 1 Lens (82) Wh...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 4, 2009, 4:51 am
Champions League action tonight and a chance to seal qualification. An Olympiacos defeat would almost ensure top spot. That said, previous seasons have shown that having the home leg first is no disad...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Nov 3, 2009, 5:28 am
Michel Platini is once more offering a charm offensive, seeking to make himself Monsieur Popular in his native country and with other bleeding hearts on the continent. Not so much charm directed at Ar...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 19, 2009, 5:25 am
The Champions League takes over from domestic football this week with the third group fixture involving a short hop, skip and jump across the channel to Holland. Theo Walcott seems unlikely to make th...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 18, 2009, 5:42 am
Arsenal 3 – 1 Birmingham City 1 – 0 van Persie ( ... two months. The opening goal followed a quarter of an hour of Arsenal dominance; Song slipped in the Dutchman in much the same way th...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 17, 2009, 3:33 am
Birmingham City arrive at The Emirates this afternoon, Arsenal hoping to continue their winning ways. A new club record will be set for scoring four or more goals in consecutive games if a drubbing is...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 16, 2009, 6:35 am
The usual injury concerns emerged following the internationals but compared to previous breaks, this fortnight has been relatively kind. Gael Clichy’s ankle knack presumably means Kieran Gibbs g...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 15, 2009, 5:30 am
“Oi, Blatter, it’s our ball and we’re going home!” might well be the cry of a thousand club managers as World Cup issues are clarified and muddied in one fell swoop. The most ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 14, 2009, 4:52 am
Dante may have had seven circles of Hell but it just proves that he was not interested in football for the eighth would have been all about the international breaks misconceived by FIFA. Still, one mo...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 13, 2009, 5:46 am
Anyone who doubted whether Arsenal would bother complaining about tapping up from Barcelona, received further evidence this morning as to why it is simply not worth it. According to The Guardian, FIFA...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 12, 2009, 5:10 am
Alternatively titled, “Txiki Sod” or “Txiki Buggers” but I suspected that those who receive this post via email may not have received it… Txiki Bigiristian made no bones...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 11, 2009, 5:00 am
Goalscoring centre backs are a premium in football. A gap in the Arsenal goalscoring market in recent seasons has been filled by Thomas Vermaelen this season, even William Gallas has got in on the act...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 10, 2009, 4:30 am
International football wreaked its havoc over the Arsenal squad within 45 minutes last night. Theo Walcott’s dead leg an ominous warning for the coming five days, an injury rate of 1 out of the ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 9, 2009, 5:26 am
The first weekend of the international break – let’s hope nobody takes that word quite literally this weekend – is upon us and quite a speedy few days by such standards they have bee...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 8, 2009, 5:06 am
Quiet days indeed with twenty players away on international duty at varying levels and with varying prospects of playing.  For the manager, it is, as he acknowledged poor timing but when are there ev...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 7, 2009, 4:55 am
The clamour for comparing the Invincibles with the current squad is likely to be answered very soon as Arsene seeks to regroup them by stealth. Henry is likely to leave Barcelona – according to ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 6, 2009, 4:59 am
International fortnight is upon us and a refreshing attitude from Fabio Capello in not calling Theo Walcott up because of fitness and lack of match time this season. Indicative of his inexperience at ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 5, 2009, 5:17 am
Arsenal 6 – 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 N’Zonzi (4) 1 – 1 Vermaelen (17) 1 – 2 Dunn (30) 2 – 2 van Persie (33) 3 – 2 Arshavin (37) 4 – 2 Fabregas (57...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 3, 2009, 6:08 pm
Blackburn arrive today, Allardyce revelling in his role at spoiler-in-chief of the Arsenal party. Self-agrandisement has never been his problem even if the truth is somewhat different to that which he...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 3, 2009, 5:25 am
Nicklas Bendtner received praise from his manager but the backhanded kind, just to keep the Dane’s self-confidence in check. Arsene said: Since the beginning of the season I’m very happy ...
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Yogis W. posted an article on A Cultured Left Foot - Oct 2, 2009, 4:43 am
Hangovers no doubt abound at London Colney, the sugar rush from all the tizers with jelly and ice cream at Arsene’s birthday party wreaking havoc with the squad’s fitness for the Blackburn...
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