Arsenal lost two games in a row at Sunderland and at home against the blues.
The Sunderland defeat was very difficult to take, we started well, created some chances via Cesc and Rosicky. Eduardo had some chances as well until Sunderland got over physical with little fouls that home teams can get away with and the fans got behind them which changed the game a bit. Still we had enough quality to beat them and it was very frustrating to lose the game in the end.
As for Chelsea, it was a strange game. We dominated possession and play from start to finish had some decent chances against a top team, failed to convert them and really conceded stupid and weird goals. That was expected the minute I saw Drogba playing against Porto as I know he put some spell on us since he came to England as we were the only team to beat back then, since he always "enjoys" his time against the mighty gunners. Some may think I am starting a conspiracy thing but I know for facts what he did and I am sure as long as the spell doesn't break he can only be on the winning side against any Arsenal eleven. That said I will try my freaking best to break it and I recommend all gunners fans around the world to try the same.
About the game though many may have questioned the lack of fire power without Robin. Off course there were some openings from which Eduardo beneficed that you know Robin would have buried but we all know Eduardo is also one clinical Dude. In this type of game as soon as you go behind it becomes difficult and with two goals behind you can really forget it. And no one can convince me that their first two goals were not plain luck. All really went for them during the game which bring me back to the Drog SPELL.
mardi 1 décembre 2009
jeudi 15 octobre 2009
Arsène Wenger keen on Messi plus international round up
Commenting for French television TF1, Arsène Wenger hinted on numerous arsenal insight. A part from helping on some Austrian words, he talked about Clichy and his slipping problems. He went on to talk about a Bayern Munich prospect a left back of Philippines and Nigerian origin playing for Austria.
Asked about his interest on Messi, he said who wouldn't want Messi in his team? He believes his problem with the Argentine national team is linked with the fact he has been trained so one-dimensionally in Barcelona since his youth. He said he likes to play youngsters in different positions to help them mature and adapt more quicker in new environment or system. Asked if Arsenal can match the big boys on getting players of Messi fees he said, if Arsenal chooses to spend few teams can match them from now.
The reporter told him :" Arshavin scored for Russia, does that please you?" Wenger said :"No, I would be pleased if he did not play." He was very concerned when Clichy got a knock in the game.
So in yesterday's international : Ramsy scored the only goal of a 2-1 losing Wales. Arshavin scored the equaliser for Russia. Clichy played 90 minutes for France. For a complete international review check http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/international-watch-
Asked about his interest on Messi, he said who wouldn't want Messi in his team? He believes his problem with the Argentine national team is linked with the fact he has been trained so one-dimensionally in Barcelona since his youth. He said he likes to play youngsters in different positions to help them mature and adapt more quicker in new environment or system. Asked if Arsenal can match the big boys on getting players of Messi fees he said, if Arsenal chooses to spend few teams can match them from now.
The reporter told him :" Arshavin scored for Russia, does that please you?" Wenger said :"No, I would be pleased if he did not play." He was very concerned when Clichy got a knock in the game.
So in yesterday's international : Ramsy scored the only goal of a 2-1 losing Wales. Arshavin scored the equaliser for Russia. Clichy played 90 minutes for France. For a complete international review check http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/international-watch-
mercredi 14 octobre 2009
More good news to Arsenal with Samir and Messi
Samir Nasri is due to return to action very soon. I like Nasri, he is a tidy player. I have known him while he was in Marseille. He is a very talented player. He did not show half his potential in his first season but nevertheless it was a pretty good season if you ask me. He played as a winger (right or left) but I believe he is a much better central midfielder. That's where the boss will try him, I believe.
Gabi Heinze has told some French television about the likely move of Messi to Arsenal. According to the Marseille center back, Messi is very excited about playing in the premier league and was asking questions to both Heinze and Teves about life in England, Arsene Wenger... They all agree the English League is the most competitive and exciting league in the world. Meanwhile, Ivan Gazidis and Juan Laporta are believed to be in advanced contact over the Messi transfer. The Arsenal CEO is ready to add more funds to the 70millions pounds reported earlier with Arsenal considered the third richest club in world football, the ex-american tycoon believes in order to surpass Man U and Real Madrid, Arsenal needs to invest heavily on one or two stars. The idea of a front three of Messi, Arshavin and Van Persie is too good for even Arsène who was a bit reluctant in the beginning.
More news are piling up on the Messiah. He is apparently not happy at Barcelona after losing his two best friends in Ronaldhino and Eto'o. In Argentina, he is blasted by the critics while he agrees with Maradona of the need of change. For the record Messi has a buyout clause of around 200 million pounds but Arsenal officials are lining a very healthy bid with interesting options that may tempt the calan giants. Pep Guardiola is believed to support the deal as he feels young Pedro is ready to take over with Iniesta coming back to form and other youngsters coming through meanwhile Barcelona are lining up a bid to bring Robinho who could replace Messi on the short term.
Gabi Heinze has told some French television about the likely move of Messi to Arsenal. According to the Marseille center back, Messi is very excited about playing in the premier league and was asking questions to both Heinze and Teves about life in England, Arsene Wenger... They all agree the English League is the most competitive and exciting league in the world. Meanwhile, Ivan Gazidis and Juan Laporta are believed to be in advanced contact over the Messi transfer. The Arsenal CEO is ready to add more funds to the 70millions pounds reported earlier with Arsenal considered the third richest club in world football, the ex-american tycoon believes in order to surpass Man U and Real Madrid, Arsenal needs to invest heavily on one or two stars. The idea of a front three of Messi, Arshavin and Van Persie is too good for even Arsène who was a bit reluctant in the beginning.
More news are piling up on the Messiah. He is apparently not happy at Barcelona after losing his two best friends in Ronaldhino and Eto'o. In Argentina, he is blasted by the critics while he agrees with Maradona of the need of change. For the record Messi has a buyout clause of around 200 million pounds but Arsenal officials are lining a very healthy bid with interesting options that may tempt the calan giants. Pep Guardiola is believed to support the deal as he feels young Pedro is ready to take over with Iniesta coming back to form and other youngsters coming through meanwhile Barcelona are lining up a bid to bring Robinho who could replace Messi on the short term.
mardi 13 octobre 2009
Exciting news despite international break!
The international break is the worst thing that can happen to our football. It becomes worse if a whole week of two games are pressed out of it.
As it went, the international it is, Arshavin captained a losing Russia team against Germany meaning Russia will go through the play-offs just like France with Gallas a scorer in a 5 nil win over Faeroe Island. Vermaelen captained a 2 nil winning Belgium team just like Rosicky who assisted one of the Czech goals. Senderos bagged a brace for Switzerland while Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott got injured.
The good news come from Argentina where Messi has told friends and relatives he hopes to join the premier league which is the best league in the world. He is believed to only want to play for Arsenal in the PL as they are the only English club that plays football the right way. Meanwhile Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal Chief Executive and Arsene Wenger are lining up a 75 million pounds january bid plus Fran Merida for the Argentina ace. Barcelona are also keen to get Fabregas but with the player reluctant to go back to Spain for the meanwhile, the Catalan giant wants first option on Cesc if he is ever to be sold by the gunners. Maradona thinks moving to North London could be very beneficial to both Messi and Argentina as he thinks new tactics and environment would help Messi get better as an individual as a team player.
Affair to follow!
As it went, the international it is, Arshavin captained a losing Russia team against Germany meaning Russia will go through the play-offs just like France with Gallas a scorer in a 5 nil win over Faeroe Island. Vermaelen captained a 2 nil winning Belgium team just like Rosicky who assisted one of the Czech goals. Senderos bagged a brace for Switzerland while Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott got injured.
The good news come from Argentina where Messi has told friends and relatives he hopes to join the premier league which is the best league in the world. He is believed to only want to play for Arsenal in the PL as they are the only English club that plays football the right way. Meanwhile Ivan Gazidis, the Arsenal Chief Executive and Arsene Wenger are lining up a 75 million pounds january bid plus Fran Merida for the Argentina ace. Barcelona are also keen to get Fabregas but with the player reluctant to go back to Spain for the meanwhile, the Catalan giant wants first option on Cesc if he is ever to be sold by the gunners. Maradona thinks moving to North London could be very beneficial to both Messi and Argentina as he thinks new tactics and environment would help Messi get better as an individual as a team player.
Affair to follow!
lundi 14 septembre 2009
More teachers may be required
For another trip to Manchester the gunners play well just to suffer another defeat and while suffering a lack of justice from the referee and lack from ... hem Lady Luck I guess.
We started very well the game. Gallas should have scored from Van Persie corner. And when City got a free kick on the right side of our defense, Micah Richards from an offside position heads a nothing ball towards our goal. I thought ALmunia could walk slowly to catch the ball instead he dived missed the ball who bounced off the post and on him for the opening goal.
After the goal things got even we still dominated the play and possession for the rest of the first half.
The second half started in similar fashion with us getting much of the ball. Rosicky made his first appearance in EPL since only God knows when and minutes after coming on he put his marks on the game. I though thought we substituted the wrong player. I thought he should have come for Diaby instead of Denilson. Anyway Rosicky found Van Persie on the edge of the City box and the Dutchman did so well: getting away from Lescott and finding the bottom corner for a splendid equalizer.
At that point Adebayor got crazy, he started kicking, stamping and I still could not believe how he finished the game. Actually I do know. Referees are incompetent in England. But there's another reason: the players don't make enough fuss of incidents. When Adebayor stamped Cesc I thought had it been Eboue Adebayor would be at least booked. When he kicked Song from behind I was sad to see Song resisting to show he is man enough. Had he rolled down screaming Adebayor was off instead Song was the one booked when he lost possession and kicked back the monster.
But you see him stamping Van Persie you do realize how much this Adebayor guy is an animal. That is nothing short of crimininality!
During all this period I don't know how we manage to not be ahead as chances were created after chances but when Cesc tried to find Clichy with a rather cheap pass possession was lost and when Richards beat Song on the left back position Bellamy put City ahead again. That relaxed the animal a bit and he was trying to mock or players dribbling left and right.
But if there was any doubt about the animosity of Adebayor it was cancelled as soon as he scored like all ex-gunners do against Arsenal. He ran 90 yards to provoke the away fans. You would think if not for the supporters that constantly backed him during his Arsenal days he would have too much respect to Arsène Wenger, the man who brought him when he was nothing roting the Monaco bench. He taught him, trained him and gave him the perfect opportunities to be a good player. For years he was a liability to the team but Le Boss kept faith on him and he eventually became good. He then offered him three times his initial salary from 25kp to 80kp per week! Calling this guy an animal is an insult to every single beast out there.
They eventually scored a fourth goal while we lost shape and discipline. Rosicky got one back and Van Persie found the post and had another shot just cleared. We had in the last three minutes or so enough chances to level the game but it was not to come.
I don't know why I still feel rather confident in this team but I had a good feeling about this season. We paly much better than last year and we can only get better with Arshavin, Walcott, Nasri, Wilshere and Vela still to bring more to the side. Another good sign is Van Persie finding his feet in the lone central role. He is being a revelation in the last couple of games.
We started very well the game. Gallas should have scored from Van Persie corner. And when City got a free kick on the right side of our defense, Micah Richards from an offside position heads a nothing ball towards our goal. I thought ALmunia could walk slowly to catch the ball instead he dived missed the ball who bounced off the post and on him for the opening goal.
After the goal things got even we still dominated the play and possession for the rest of the first half.
The second half started in similar fashion with us getting much of the ball. Rosicky made his first appearance in EPL since only God knows when and minutes after coming on he put his marks on the game. I though thought we substituted the wrong player. I thought he should have come for Diaby instead of Denilson. Anyway Rosicky found Van Persie on the edge of the City box and the Dutchman did so well: getting away from Lescott and finding the bottom corner for a splendid equalizer.
At that point Adebayor got crazy, he started kicking, stamping and I still could not believe how he finished the game. Actually I do know. Referees are incompetent in England. But there's another reason: the players don't make enough fuss of incidents. When Adebayor stamped Cesc I thought had it been Eboue Adebayor would be at least booked. When he kicked Song from behind I was sad to see Song resisting to show he is man enough. Had he rolled down screaming Adebayor was off instead Song was the one booked when he lost possession and kicked back the monster.
But you see him stamping Van Persie you do realize how much this Adebayor guy is an animal. That is nothing short of crimininality!
During all this period I don't know how we manage to not be ahead as chances were created after chances but when Cesc tried to find Clichy with a rather cheap pass possession was lost and when Richards beat Song on the left back position Bellamy put City ahead again. That relaxed the animal a bit and he was trying to mock or players dribbling left and right.
But if there was any doubt about the animosity of Adebayor it was cancelled as soon as he scored like all ex-gunners do against Arsenal. He ran 90 yards to provoke the away fans. You would think if not for the supporters that constantly backed him during his Arsenal days he would have too much respect to Arsène Wenger, the man who brought him when he was nothing roting the Monaco bench. He taught him, trained him and gave him the perfect opportunities to be a good player. For years he was a liability to the team but Le Boss kept faith on him and he eventually became good. He then offered him three times his initial salary from 25kp to 80kp per week! Calling this guy an animal is an insult to every single beast out there.
They eventually scored a fourth goal while we lost shape and discipline. Rosicky got one back and Van Persie found the post and had another shot just cleared. We had in the last three minutes or so enough chances to level the game but it was not to come.
I don't know why I still feel rather confident in this team but I had a good feeling about this season. We paly much better than last year and we can only get better with Arshavin, Walcott, Nasri, Wilshere and Vela still to bring more to the side. Another good sign is Van Persie finding his feet in the lone central role. He is being a revelation in the last couple of games.
lundi 31 août 2009
Arsenal against the world!
They all said Arsenal would do peanuts this season. They all like it when money is traded without responsability. They like it when xenophobia rules. They like it when bad people laugh. They like it when good people fail.
For a week every single bastard in world football was rubbing it into Arsenal for what they believe was a dive from Eduardo against a Celtic team who was heavily losing a game they could never win. From Platini to nobody everyone was on how to punish the cheating Arsenal striker. I remember when Pires got a penalty against Portsmout back in 2004 how he was made the biggest cheat in football too. What is more disgusting in this time though is the targeted Eduardo. This is a lad who got one of the most severe injuries in football from a Taylor challenge that almost ended his footballing career. He spent 18 months and is still to play normally. You can understand the psycholgical block he can have when seeing a fat keeper going into your feet. He never even apealed for a penalty. So there was no way he should get the treatment he recieved. Now the stupid UEFA are charging him for simulating a foul so he is facing a two match ban. I hope they ban him. That will highlight their incompentency to anyone who still believes they have any decency.
If the Eduardo incident is disgusting what happened Saturday was just a work of satan and of the highest order. We played manchester united off their own backyard. They were scared, out of thoughts and out of ideas. We were better in every department and Mike Dean, the stupid cuntish referee sent by the incompetent FA. Let's just remember he was charged for betting in the game. So you must belive he put his money on the stupid mancs that being the most forgiveable explanation of his behaviours. United chased shadow for a good part of the game and decided as usual to kick the gunners as their ever so found solution against Arsenal since the Invincibles. Valencia, the new toy of Ferguson wasted no time in going into red card offenses from the start of the game: kicking, elbowing and even using some martial arts waza without getting the smallest punishment from the referee. But off course as soon as Alex Song made a nothing challenge on a Man U player was I surprised to see a yellow branded with so much emotion from the mean Dean. But when Fletcher two footedchallenged Arshavin in the penalty area I was so concerned with the little russian's ability to get up. That is a life threatening tackle in my book. And Fletcher to say I got some of the man and some of the ball. Incorrect! You got all of the man and handled the ball! The tackle is a red card offense! The "denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity" is another red card offense. A bad tackle in the 18 yard area is a peanlty, handling the ball in the penalty area another penalty. So Fletcher made an offense that warrant two red cards and two penalties! What happened next? LUCK, said Fletcher! Cheat; The referee cheated Arsenal and waved play on. Dean said litterally "did anything happen? Play on lads." The russian fella showed the whole world he has grits something the xenophobic FA and Mancs truly lack. He picked himself up and scored a beauty though he clearly was injured the moment that piece of cunts from Scotland tried to murder him. He played on but was suffering and had to come off later in the game.
If that was not farcial enough what happened next was truly amazingly wonderfully farcial. The big bull from Everton playing for Mencheaters United answering from the name Rooney ran, kicked a ball out of play and fell with his thousands of pounds worth of fat on poor Almunia's fingers. The referee ran fiercely to point to the penalty spot to give Man U their first chance to shoot on target. The Fatbastard from Austin Powers dispatched the penalty as he just saved the world from Allien Invazion or more like saving the day for Dr Evil's evil empire. They were all like muwhahhahahahha muwhahhaa muwhahhahah. Dr Evil is safe for another day!
And when Diaby misplaced a header to trump his own keeper. They asked themselves. From 0 chance we scored two goals how evilful can you get!
They still have time for another comedy as Wenger has no reason to kick a poor bottle of water. The bad frenchman kicked a British bottle of water! How dare he? Where's the queen? This Great Britain we serve our queen with dignity and there's no place for continental people who kick the citizen Water Bottle. So Wenger gets a red card. Wow what a day for the United Kingdom. A team full of foreigners beaten. We gave them six yellow cards and one red one while we kicked them with only three yellow cards to live with. Great Day! Great Victory! They all deserve a knighthood!
jeudi 27 août 2009
Arsenal finishes Scottish job and awaits CL draw before super saturday showdown against Manchester United
Yesterday I missed the first half of the game as the electricity was missing as usual at this period of time in Senegal. I ran home early just to realize that all my efforts were for nothing.
Thank god just before the break of the fast it came back and I saw one nil to the Arsenal while people were heading down the tunnel. I waited for the half time highlights and saw the penalty incident which did not impress me at all. I hate diving. I hate it more when our players do it. Well I would love it if they won penalties against Manchester United or Liverpool as they have done it against us and we got no sympathy.
In the second half I saw some nice moves, nice football and three very good goals. The first one was great. Clichy found Bendtner on the left wing and the Dane back heeled the ball in Diaby's path. The leggy Frenchman cut the ball to Eboue who moved it to the free space in his right before sending a low drive to the left sidefooting the goal keeper. Nice football, nice goal!
The ever so impressive Denilson showed some brilliant staff intercepting, dribbling passing and running into space. He failed to follow Bendtner when the new number 52 trumped the goal keeper to cut back for the Brazilian. He set Vermaelen with a cute little flick a-la Zidane and it was him again at the heart of the second goal of the half and the third for the gunners. The Brazillian won the ball dribbled a couple of players before losing possession for a second. Arshavin got the rebound, found Aaron Ramsey who gave him back the ball. The Russian genius turned on himself and found the back of the net with a lovely drive. This was a typical genius goal that only the likes of Arshavin, Bergkamp etc score on regular basis.
Ramsey came off moments later through injury and we finished the game with ten players. In injury time Celtic got one back when Donati met a far post cross with a nice volley that hit the inside of the post and went in for a consolation goal to the visitors.
The champiosn league draw is today. We are in the first pot along Barcelona, Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, AC Milan, Bayern and FC Seville. This means we won't be in the same group as those clubs but we would not face the other english clubs anyway. One club from the second pot will be in our group those clubs being : Real Madrid, Inter, Lyon,CSKA Moscow , Porto, AZ Alkmaar, Juventus and Rangers. Another club from the third pot will follow : Olympiakos, Marseille, Dinamo Kiev, Stuttgart , Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Bordeaux and Besikta. The last club should be from Wolfsburg, Standard Liege, Maccabi Haifa, FC Zurich, Rubin Kazan, AFC Unirea Urziceni, Debreceni and Apoel FC.
A group of Arsenal, Rangers, Besiktas and AFC Unirea would do for me but Arsenal Real Madrid Fiorentina and Wolfsburg is also tasty not easy but entertaining.
On saturday is the big showdown against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The young guns will face their biggest test so far and we are all very confident going into this game. In the injury front it doses not look good for the central midfield where Cesc is a doubt while Ramsey is out. Nasri is also out but Rosicky may be available. The Cech did not play a competitive game since january 2008 so even if he is available he would only play a couple of minutes at best. Van Persie and Arshavin were rested with this game in mind and I hope they will respond to that. Manchester may be fresher as they did not play in midweek with the home advantadge so naturally they are favourites. But don't write us off!
Up the gunners!
Thank god just before the break of the fast it came back and I saw one nil to the Arsenal while people were heading down the tunnel. I waited for the half time highlights and saw the penalty incident which did not impress me at all. I hate diving. I hate it more when our players do it. Well I would love it if they won penalties against Manchester United or Liverpool as they have done it against us and we got no sympathy.
In the second half I saw some nice moves, nice football and three very good goals. The first one was great. Clichy found Bendtner on the left wing and the Dane back heeled the ball in Diaby's path. The leggy Frenchman cut the ball to Eboue who moved it to the free space in his right before sending a low drive to the left sidefooting the goal keeper. Nice football, nice goal!
The ever so impressive Denilson showed some brilliant staff intercepting, dribbling passing and running into space. He failed to follow Bendtner when the new number 52 trumped the goal keeper to cut back for the Brazilian. He set Vermaelen with a cute little flick a-la Zidane and it was him again at the heart of the second goal of the half and the third for the gunners. The Brazillian won the ball dribbled a couple of players before losing possession for a second. Arshavin got the rebound, found Aaron Ramsey who gave him back the ball. The Russian genius turned on himself and found the back of the net with a lovely drive. This was a typical genius goal that only the likes of Arshavin, Bergkamp etc score on regular basis.
Ramsey came off moments later through injury and we finished the game with ten players. In injury time Celtic got one back when Donati met a far post cross with a nice volley that hit the inside of the post and went in for a consolation goal to the visitors.
The champiosn league draw is today. We are in the first pot along Barcelona, Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, AC Milan, Bayern and FC Seville. This means we won't be in the same group as those clubs but we would not face the other english clubs anyway. One club from the second pot will be in our group those clubs being : Real Madrid, Inter, Lyon,CSKA Moscow , Porto, AZ Alkmaar, Juventus and Rangers. Another club from the third pot will follow : Olympiakos, Marseille, Dinamo Kiev, Stuttgart , Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Bordeaux and Besikta. The last club should be from Wolfsburg, Standard Liege, Maccabi Haifa, FC Zurich, Rubin Kazan, AFC Unirea Urziceni, Debreceni and Apoel FC.
A group of Arsenal, Rangers, Besiktas and AFC Unirea would do for me but Arsenal Real Madrid Fiorentina and Wolfsburg is also tasty not easy but entertaining.
On saturday is the big showdown against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The young guns will face their biggest test so far and we are all very confident going into this game. In the injury front it doses not look good for the central midfield where Cesc is a doubt while Ramsey is out. Nasri is also out but Rosicky may be available. The Cech did not play a competitive game since january 2008 so even if he is available he would only play a couple of minutes at best. Van Persie and Arshavin were rested with this game in mind and I hope they will respond to that. Manchester may be fresher as they did not play in midweek with the home advantadge so naturally they are favourites. But don't write us off!
Up the gunners!
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