Cesc Fabregas says that the William Gallas spat last season is now behind the boys, though Arshavin says no-one is allowed to sit near him on the team bus, he really is a complex character is our Billy, but I think he’s having his best ever season in football, which I think proves my point that centre backs don’t come of age until they reach their late 20′s, so in theory we have got many years left of watching Vermaelen.
The centre back situation is a little worrying, as we only have Senderos and fish head to come back, I’m not sure when Djourou will be ready but I think he will make it, so we have him, but the young guns are too young, so should we have a little look see in the window?
I would have said maybe he would put Song in there if needed, but I don’t think he’ll move him from the midfield in my lifetime, the one thing that cost us last year was losing Gallas, I think we missed him more than we missed Cesc.
I also think Cesc this season is a different player, I believe adding scoring to his game has given him a new dimension, remember Hleb? When we had him, how frustrating was the team to watch when no one had a shot, we’re a bit different now, what with Vermaelen having a pop from anywhere and Arshavin and Robin doing their thing, I think we only have three outfield players that haven’t scored. Happy days!
So the chavs beat the mancs, well we spanked the mancs so we have nothing to worry about, if the mancs had a goalscorer in their team they would have been 4 up at half time, next up for us, Sunderland, next up for the chavs, Wolves, and John Terry says it’s a tough game. We’ll see.
On the Ashley Cole injury, I’m hoping he’s out for the game, but then at the same time, I’m looking forward to booing his every touch, tough decision that!
Have a great day Grovers, it’s strange being talked of as a contender again, let’s hope that lasts eh!
We are too busy breeding whippets and racing pigeons oop ere to have any time for mincing!
im sure you call it diffrant things but it amounts to the same thing
right people im off have a good one
Yeah..he is a spud..papas in espanol..and signing for the Twitchy one’s crew is evidence that he and his agent share the same pipe..
Turner won’t available for sunderland.Cattermole and jones is out too.Turner is one of their better players
spuds have spent more than all of the big four, £150m
plus they have a new stadium to pay for, time will tell what those cunts are really made of
nishanth im more worried about our players getting injured, i’ll be keeping an eye on arshavin this weekend thats for sure
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/early-doors/article/209917/
The hard bastard we need
is Jonny Evans Pike from Dad’s Army, or am I imagining it?
Diaby is being protected from the international break by Wenger so that he can be ready against the Chavs.FFS,what the fuck has that wanker done to get such preferential treatment?
Is Fever Pitch a good book?
sounds like diaby is in high demand
“If Barca do not want Yaya then I can name eight other clubs, some of the biggest in the world, that are interested in signing him,” Dimitri Seluk told radio station RAC-1.
“One thing I can say though is that if he does leave Barca he will not go to Manchester City because he will sign for a bigger club.”
The holding midfielder penned a new deal at the Nou Camp in the summer but having started just four games so far this season, it appears Toure’s patience has finally run out.
“We understand that in any big team there will be rotations, but why is it always the same player that is rotated? How come [Seydou] Keita has played 10 games and Yaya four?
“A few months ago we renewed the contract with Barcelona despite having offers from some very big clubs.
“My question now is why did Barca want to renew Yaya’s deal? To have him on the bench? I do not understand.”
Turner, Cattermole, and kenwyne Jones are all ruled out of the Sunderland-Arsenal match
lol preferential compared to who jaguar?! if silvestre had gotten a knock then got called up wenger wouldn’t want him to go on international duty, noone is getting preferential treatment compared to anyone else
Look out your front window Jaguar: Daiby is in the driveway..
Compared to all,A.He hasnt done anything worthy to be picked ahead of a fit Nasri,Rosicky.We will probaby have some injuries after the break,so that Wenger can still play Diaby.I would dump this theory/assumptions if Diaby doesnt play against Chelsea.
It is Pat..
There are 2 kinds of Arsenal fans: Arsenal fan (1) — Thinks Bendtner, Eboue, Denilson, Diaby, Song, Almunia and every other player in our squad is crap and that we need to buy at least 5 players to win anything. Arsenal fan (2) — Understands that we owe our current run to Song’s midfield masterclass, Understands that Denilson was ‘statistically’ the best defensive mid last season (even though it was his first and is only 21), understands that Diaby offers physicality and will improve with time with passing and decision making, understands that Eboue is a very useful squad player, understands that Bendtner scored 15 goals last season (1 MORE than Berba, the same as Teves and 1 less than 24 million Ade)… even though he is still 21. I am Arsenal fan number 2. What are you?
is nasri in the france squad??
2)I am 2 apart from the Diaby part,YON.
nopes
Thanks mimi…nasty is my middle name.
*Yawn* yon…
(2) — Understands that we owe our current run to Song’s midfield masterclass, Understands that Denilson was ’statistically’ the best defensive mid last season (even though it was his first and is only 21), understands that Eboue is a very useful squad player, understands that Bendtner scored 15 goals last season and who believes
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And Diaby is a useless cunt who runs around the pitch like a headless chicken,hasnt shown no improvement in three years,gets selected not on his merit,rather on Wenger’s stubbornness to play him at any cost,and is the only factor, which prevents our team from being world class.
Yaya is done at Barca seems like. Mash is done at Liverfool seems like. Match made in heaven? I would hate for the dippers to get him.
What about sending some brochures of Diaby to those bastards at Madrid.Adebaywhore one worked well.May be,we can try that for Diaby as well.
Wow. they really are a bunch of blue ribboned silver up the arse pricks over at aclf. I would never post with that crowd, what a group of big worded clowns.
Jaguar,
as you may know, I don’t rate much either, but he had quite a good game against Spuds and I reckon that he is not necessarily THAT shit, Wenger just plays him out of position and it is harming his game…
*don’t rate him
Jaguar you must have an opinion on something apart from Diaby.He’s injured and won’t play for a while so you should forget he exists for a few weeks.
jaguar, can u just stop focusing all your energy on Diaby. he is not bad, he hasn’t reach his potential yet.
if AW plays him that means he is a good player. i trust wenger, and always will.
frustrating as he is, he gave me a few smiles v Pompey this year
Yon…put me down as no.2
Jaguar – you really don’t ever see Diaby do ANYTHING good for this team..??
Not even the physicality and energy that he brings to the midfield..??
Do you think his size helps us defending set pieces when the only other six footer we have is RVP..??
Have you seen him win flick ons from our goal kicks..??
Nasri and Rosicky are both far superior players but its a team game and different players are suited to different jobs..!!
Yeah,like Arsene considers Silvestre better over Senderos,Gooby?
Dont start me talking about him,Sharkey mate.I cant remember a single time, when he has used his head(no pun intended) while playing the game, apart from that glorious effort against Manures.
ok jaguar.
who vote for jaguar as the next arsenal manager???
you are praising song now. i bet you were crying for a replacement last year and saying he is shit. it is so obvious, soon you’ll see what diaby can do, i like this player.
remember it is not like football manager. Wenger knows and he showed us already.
Jabuar;
Your never ending, demented rabid ramblings about Diaby make you look like you have a thing for him!
Sort your nappa out sunshine! You’re makin a right tit of yourself….yet again!
gooby;
All Jaguar ever says is something about Diaby. Regardless of whether we have just played, won 16-0, or whatever, I guarantee you, Jag’s 1st post will be a slating of Diaby!
I find it effin hilarious, but I am not a psychiatrist!
I have never criticised Song,Gooby.I have been so critical of Diaby,Shitvestre and Wenger.But apart from these,I’ve never had a go at any other player.
Gooby your trust in all things Wenger is a bit overwhelming. Their are and always will be aspects to his management he could do better, and like all managers he has made mistakes. To trust him blindly is unnecessary imo, everyone needs a critic.
I lost the trust about his contractual policies, when he brought in that waste of space,Shitvestre on a two year contract,when Bobby the legend wasnt given the same.
Jaguar…how you can watch games and not see any good Diaby makes you sound a bit short sighted.
His cool finish vs AZ..??
Two big saving tackles late vs Brum.
Clearing headers and flicks on vs Wolves.
You really missed all of that….incl his other 3 goals..??
Jaguar;
You lie! You were way over the top with your criticism of Doris the tea lady!
just checked my ticketing account on Arse.com
massive leap for the mankind – 8K upwards, my position on the season ticket waiting list is somewhere in 33K region
Diaby, like Bendtner is just a bit too arogant and playing him off the bench with occasional start would leave him with a point to prove and improve his performances by a significant margin IMO…
do you make a young big headed player undroppable or do you keep him on his toes to teach him some humility? no brainer for me…
A source close to Barca told ESPN Soccernet: “Barcelona have made it clear they are talking about a loan deal only and it is hard to believe that will happen.”
“Barcelona were, at one time, very interested in Mascherano, but no longer. At one stage I would have said ‘yes’ that deal could happen, but now I would have to say ‘no’.
“I would say that Barcelona do not have the sort of funds to buy either Robinho or Mascherano.”
LAzer;
Why does everyone need a critic? But we aint talkin about 1 critic are we? And, in the main, we aint talkin about constructive criticvism, or criticism with some perspective… In fact, it is quite stoopid to think that as Gooners, we can offer objective criticism, as fans, that just goes against the grain.. .
W
do you make a young big headed player undroppable or do you keep him on his toes to teach him some humility? no brainer for me…
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No brainer for everyone ,apart from Mr.Wenger.
Suga3;
How do you know Diaby is arrogant? I have only seen him speak in very occasional interviews and he seemed quite, erm, quiet. Can’t say I was diggin his leather jacket mind…
He is too thick to be arrogant.Rather arrogance and stupidity are two sides of the same coin.
Discuss something else Jaguar!
Come on, let’s see if it is possible for you? In fact, let’s see if you can do it for a few days…
Bet you can’t!
Everyone needs a critic so they are honest in their job. Wenger was suprised at the shareholder meeting last year but it was a good wake up call albeit a bit over the top maybe. No one is above criticism in my book. And its the very opposite actually, the very nature of a fan makes you an automatic critic. I would like to think it is always constuctive but we have young brother Jag here to demonstrate the other side.
Still I would take the over the top with the balanced criticism any day rather everyone falling in line sheeps to the slaughter style.
he isn’t thick, Jaguar, he just has poor work ethic and that is it – he must think he already made it, being udroppable…
I mentioned earlier that JET has all the ingredients to become Diaby Mk II if not managed properly…
I would rather keep them on their toes than let them think that sun shines out of their arses…
LAzer…I hear ya but I’m also mainly/partly with Ooby on this one.
After a disappointing end to last season I’ve had to read some really out of order slatings of the great Arsene on here (and other places).
It went far beyond criticising individual errors he had made
Some posters and bloggers really set themselves up as knowing better than Arsene…unbelievable when you think of it. One of them (nameless) flew into rages if anyone dared suggest that Arsene knew better than he did.
Arsene resisted all the criticism and ‘advice’ from ex-pros and pundits alike over the summer…and we’ve not had a bad start so far.
I say Arsene Knows cos over the years I have doubted many things he has attempted but so many of them turned out way beyond my wildest dreams.
The way we play the game is beyond my wildest dreams.
I trust and believe in Arsene…why the fuck wouldn’t I (no offence intended).
Arsene banked £40m selling two players and banked the money !!
Arsene tod us that Rosicky and Eduardo wouild be like two new signings..thatreally got peoples bacjs up…but its turned out to be true.
Our CF – RVP £2.75m. Shitty’s CF – £25-26m. Man U’ s £30m + £32m. BlueScum – £24m.
Arsene’s a fucking genius …end of story.
What else MG?I can rant and rave all day about our Arshavins and Fabs.But at the end of the day,I have to be content with a misfit headless chicken in my favourite team’s line up.Thats a disgrace
Favourite team Jag….?? How many others you support then??
LAzer;
You said it yourself, the shareholders stick was over the top. Calling Silvestre a “geriatric” was shit that us on here might say (even though at 31, he aint!) But for shareholders to shout it at the managers face is fuckin out of order and disrespectful… Like saying your Missus is a slag or something!
Of course we slate and berate and we have our own ideas about formations and player selection (some more obsessive tha others!)
But, what I mean is, as fans, it is very very hard to be objectively critical, in fact its impossible as we have the club in our hearts, innit…
Wenger has made mistakes, as fergie has and all managers and if you hang around long enough, you will get people who want change for the sake of it and come up with all kinds of shite to throw at them to try and make people change their minds too…
Just look at the Labour government!
I am a closet Chav,Pool,Spuds and Manure fan.Does that answer your question,Sharkey?
Scum U fans wanted Fergie out before his hat trick of titles and b2b CL finals !
Look Sharkey you don’t need to provide the list to me mate, I could add another 50 things on their proving Arsene is a genius. My one and only point is no one is above criticism, that’s all. The nature of the criticism is of course up for debate and many of us react very negatively but that goes hand in hand with being a fan as well.
Believe me Arsene knows this too and accepts it.
Jaguar;
This isnt therapy fella! Go to a group session if you need to rant and rave all the time! This is supposed to be a blog where can discuss, debate and joke about ALL THINGS ARSENAL!
Not just slating Diaby!
Move the fuck on, please!!!
Yeah it does Jag…and thats a first…you generally ignore the questions I ask you.
I give you specific examples of good play by Diaby and you just ignore them.
Can I get a comment on his four goals from you…??
at the moment we have five cb vern gallas silvest dj and senderos,the way i see it is dj and senderos are 3-4 defenders and silvest is just there in case either of them gets injured,and dj will be fighting for a place and maybe senderos.alot fans say just dump silvest and get better centre half cover,i think people will find that not be very easy to do because as 5th defender he is not there as competition for a place he is only there in case 3-4 defender gets injuured and will be willing warm the bench for the whole season if needed,i realy dought any decent defender 23-29 who will be happy to that.i dont think silvest is that bad alot fans are judging him last season were he was on the bench for almost the whole season and was injured for half the season so was very rusty, and therefore needed are a real commander next to him and toure has never been that type he needed a adams type defender next to him,i know he would have done alot better with vern next to him becuase he is real commander and leader you can tell
Believe me I hear both of you, Sharkey/MG and I reckon we are on the same side of the debate really. I just don’t like the blind trust bit on Wenger or for that matter anyone. Objectivity is of course a problem but for every muppet slagging for no reason there are ones making valid points.
We should not simply brush our criticism under the rug if things turn out alright for the time being, bit of a Nazi-ish attitude that.
Fair play LAz..I didn’t mean to be so patronising… but you were here all summer, you know what I’m talking about.
Almost every mn and his dog thought they knew better, not on the details, but on the whole picture.
Now..looking back, its laughable, back then it used to drive me fucking mad !!
Grrrrr..
I am off for a bit.I hope,I wouldnt have to start with a swear word the next time,I post a comment here(That means the absence of a certain name from the team sheet).
Jag…give me the fucking comment before you go or whats the point…??
Evenin’ all!
MG, long time no speak! How’s it hanging?
leon,
it is not about getting rid of 5th choice and assuming that replacement will be 5th choice as well – I think we should get someone to rotate with Willy as TV’s partner, now let’s analyse our options at the moment, hmmm…
- Senderos? thanks, but no thanks, he could do well in DM though
- Djourou? long term injury means he can easily write off the current season and the next season he will be finding his feet
- Silvestre? don’t get me started…
LAzer;
I think we are fella. Well, I hope so!
Thing is, I am not even aware of these blind faith Gooners you refer to? I have been called an AKB, then a Doomer! My natural inclination is want the best for my club, players and manager… If the manager thinks this player will make it, then, OK, he might have an inkling of a clue!!!
Even though I seriously doubted it, I never slated Song and by association Wenger the way in which quite a few have done.
That for me, is worse than the blind faith thing you speak of…
But, I am fooked now!
haha@last summer and most of last year Sharkey. Trust me I know EXACTLY where you coming from…use to be a daily battle on here
I’ll admit I did my bit of rants and raves but didn’t break down all into the dramatic camp.
Alls well that ends well really, and like have always said I would like nothing more then Wenger and the boys to prove all of us wrong this year. Still early days but plenty to look forward to.
Zor0;
Yes mate! All good bruv…
How’s tings your end???
Silvestre may not be bad, and given all the stick he gets from some Gooners, quite professional, but what does it tell you if SAF offloaded him for 750K and that he was behind Johnny fucking Evans in the pecking order?
No wories LAz…it was just the repeated presentation of Arsene as a clueless c**t that always got to me.
I’ve never had a problem with anyone making rational criticisms/arguments even if I completely disagree with their conclusions.
The problem is that after any bad results it was like everyone came on here after ten bottles of Stella.
But you’re deffo right this irrational behaviour is a lot wider than football….I mean even after the WMD fiasco Bush abd Blair both got voted back in on either side of the pond.
Sharkey, you’re having a bit of an Arsene orgy over there…
You can Champ up the season so far, but to steam that heavily into Arsene knows territory, this early, seems like you’re setting yourself up for a fall… kind of like the people who predict the whole world will cave in after a loss.
Arsene has got it horribly wrong over the past few seasons and you’re talking about him like he’s beyond reproach?
ManG, I think the guy who asked the question had been a share holder / season ticket holder… if it’s an open floor, you have the right to ask an open question. Arsene took that whole thing way too much to heart and I think David Dein said something to that effect?
He’s getting it right this season, lets hope it ends in a trophy… but busting out arsene knows is a bit preachy Sharkey…
Jaguar, change the subject… please… change the subject.
Sharkey, I think a lot of people do come here after 10 bottles of stella… I’m pretty sure ManG has, and the rest
All good matey! Enjoying the footy, little worried about injuries starting to kick in now though!
Anyway, what do people think of Diaby then? lol
Suga3;
Wenger said he didnt want to rotate the CBs as they are forming a good partnership. Therefore, we would need to sign a CB who was happy to sit on the bench for weeks, maybe months on end, only getting reserve and maybe FA Cup games…
Who do you think would come in under those circumstances? And in a World Cup year too…?
I was gutted when Djourou got injured, as he was that very player, for me. But there are a lot on here who feel Senderos can do a job for us as well. And i am inclined to go along with them.
LAz you remember you(?) did a scaling thing with Geoff at one end (far right anyone?) and me and someone else at the other end regarding how positive/negatively LG’ers viewed the new season???
Could be due an update ??
Pedro, you got that spot on, definitely some alcohol fuelled rants on here some days! Gotta love them!
Zorro, I know I do it… I’ve written whole posts and trashed them in the morning!
Sharkey, keep up the positivity mate!
I would love to see those posts!
Anyone see this:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/524806/arsenal-tv-online-12-month-voucher-
Madrid 0-0 at half time
Pedro;
Hahaha! I am teetotal man!
And if Sharkey wants to dive headlong into Arsene Knows waters, you just let him be fella!
Ped you know the stick I used to get for being a proud AKB (my own definition of one anyways).
Seriously Arsene was getting slaughtered on here morning noon and night.
As far as I’m concerned the doubters have been proven wrong, thats my opinon and I’m sticking to it.
This season was supposed to be a total disaster cos we only had the one signing, and the stick he got when he talked about Eddy and Tom as new signings
So far we have seen a complete transformation in our teams approach and barring two dodgy results the season has been a fucking revelation.
Back in a bit…..
At least 10
I don’t think anything has been proved yet… this time last year, the press were talking about Brown as future England material… a few months later, well…
There are plenty of ifs and buts… and I still think we’re defintly a player short at the back and in my opinion, a player short in the middle.
You’re taking the minority view and casting it as the majority…
do you hear ?? german goalkeeper Robert Enke has died ..
What happened?
I’ll do the scaling on here again one of these days…maybe after the next time we have some problems and there is grove rage. just haven’t been following all the debate recently so lost track of the extremes. Plus maybe was a bit unfair to be ranking views on my part…
even Geoff that ol’ (young) mungler has lightened up these days and we sadly lost taliban Jimbo in the mix somewhere. Wish he would return, he was an easy no.1 on the debbie downer side.
I don’t know exactly what happened…
fair point about the World Cup, MG…
but I cringe when I think what happens if Willy gets injured (and he seems to be getting quite a few knocks recently) – we have fuck all depth there given our luck with injuries IMO…
Nothing has yet been confirmed about the cause of death, but according to German source Morgenpost Online, early signs point towards suicide.
The website quotes a spokesperson from the Hannover police as saying, “Enke has thrown himself under a train at Neustadt am Rübenberge.”
8 a side calls! Laters chaps!
That is fucking horrific…
Didn’t he used to play in England?
Have a good one Zorro!
http://goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2009/11/10/1617005/germany-goalkeeper-robert-enke-dies-aged-32
Pedro;
Who/what is trying to portray a minority view ans the majority one and why are you talkin like david cameron???
People are only giving their own views, from what I can tell… well, myself and Sharkey…
It is normally people about to slate a player who sart off by saying..
“Well, its obvious to everyone that xxx is fucking shite…”
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Enke is apparantly suicide…
Zorr0;
Laters bruv, take care…
Wow, the German journalist who was talkin about the Enke death/suicide, spoke better English than the British hacks…
i feel that silvest may be past his best but he real pro very experienced hed for younger players commingthrough and will be used for carling cup and fa cup games and it gives vern and gallas a rest sometimes as well his performaces were poor last season no question but feel he can play better than that but was not helped by tour who i am sorry i would have expected alot more from toure than that,i was one of the first to call for for silvest to sold but think more and more i feel he realy helps the young players and he will not be used for prem games.i feel its more likely he would put song back there to cover and use delinson,daiby,ramsey,or nasri one those players dm position,i would keep silvest for carling cup and fa cup games
too much positivity for my taste, its been 11 weeks, our injury list keeps getting longer, we have a rash of tough fixtures in Jan when Song and Eboue are away for ACN, Manure and Chavs will spend money in Jan, Gerrard and Torres will get healthy, and we have been down this road before. No way, am on the fence, the team has a lot to prove and a long way to go.
Leon
you forgot to include Rosicky, who plays that role as captain for his country
Worrying about shit that hasnt happened and may not is for the birds…
Masochists, the lot of yers…
The Chavs are our only competition this season
LAzer;
We have had a shit load of injuries and by the end of this month, early Dec, we will have most of those players back, bar Djourou…
And EVEN with all those injuries, we have done well. But feel free to jump off that bridge fella!
Pedro – you had your ten already..??
You’ve got your majority and minority back to front there.
This site is well known for its ‘gloom and doom’ and its Arsene slating, thats almost a fact, not quite, but a lot of people in blogland believe it to be so.
I can see why they think that but I don’t believe it was ever completely true or fair.
If they persevered a bit like I did, then they’d find some decent knowledgeable bloggers here as well as the ‘wifebeaters’.
Ps. Do you remember my first ever post….lol
london seriously risicky plays dm player i never new i have seen player there before but he such a great threat attacking wise i rather use him attacking midfielder but i never new he could play
ManG you fucking kill me….that bollox earlier about lovers and pillow talk was absolute classic
Madrid fans chanting for Pellegrini to get sacked
It just goes to show how injuries are the luck of the draw, if the mancs loose Rooney and Berbatov the are fucked, if the chavs loose Drogba and Anelka they are fucked if we loose Vermaelen and Gallas we are fucked, the dippers have already lost Gerrard and Torres and look at them.
Rosicky plays box to box for the Czechs, not CDM. He’s everywhere, doesn’t really have a position. Their game against Holland highlighted that when Rosicky was MOTM, or was it Baros? Either way, Rosicky was immense
Leon
It’s more deep lying play maker rather than DM, think Alonso and you get the idea
My money is on Madrid loosing this match and sacing the coach the following day
All good points LAz… but I look at how we have coped with the injuries so far, and I can only be pleased.
I look at the quality of subs we can make in recent games and I’m happy.
I’ve said many times its not only about winning shiny things for me.
Bet Wenger wished he had taken the Madrid job. Lol
Pat;
What game are you watching mate???
Sharkey;
Haha! Cheers fella!
Are Madrid playing in the Copa del Rey? If they are it is about as important as the CC, meaning not very.
Sharkey, it’s like anything isn’t it… the extremists tar the moderates…
I think I’m pretty fair and I wouldn’t say I’m in the minority… people like BBK and Jimbo are though.
Personally I think it’s a good balance… and the very fact that we get so many comments compared to sites of great positivity is a testament to that. Shit, we even get positive comments in the fanzines! I really care little for the thoughts of bloggers on sites like ACLF etc… ManGoonian aside of course!
I believe your first e-mail resulted in an exchange of e-mails?!
London – Losing two CBs could be a problem, but lets not pretend that Silv and Sendy are guaranteed to give up 3 goals per game every game.
We’ll still play most of most matches in the opposition half…..
Im not sure that losing one or both of them is the absolute death knell that some would paint it to be.
But if you look at Rooney, Drogba, Torres..then yo know thathose three teams could not cope.
I just don’t see us being so dependent on any one (or two) individuals.
Just the goal roll alone tells me that.
Copa del Rey is like the FA Cup. Alcoron beat Madrid 4-0 in the first leg. We’d murder Alcaron with our CC team. They’re 3rd tier ffs
London… the outlay madrid have spunked, every trophy is important…
Sharkey, losing Gallas or Vermaelen would be a disaster… it was last year and it was the year before.
I’d be happier if it was JD stepping in…
MG,
Madrid v Alcorcon – the second leg of the Copa del Rey round…
it was the first leg where they conceded 4 without reply
it’s like we lost 4:0 to Leyton Orient…
as I type this, VdV scores (80th min)
1-0 Madrid. Need 3 more in 10 minutes
That’s not how I believe it works in Spain Pedro, very different there, you get the sack if you don’t win the CL, hell they even sack managers when they do, Del Bosque being the example, they really don’t give a toss about this one.
london all those players are world class and any team would have problems if they lose those kinds of players who ever wins the prem will need some luck with injuries
Pedro;
Thanks for that! I try to give good blog!
If we lost Vermilli or gallas during january then that MIGHT be a problem, any other time of the season and we would cope…
Now, I hope that has untwisted a few pairs of knickers out there…?
I’m sure they wont sack him… but like Pat said, they chanting to get him out already… it’s not looking good.
Sharkey
The only point I was trying to make is that so much of what happens with injuries is in the lap of the Gods
SharkeySure Says:
November 10, 2009 at 19:40
Fair play LAz..I didn’t mean to be so patronising… but you were here all summer, you know what I’m talking about.
Almost every mn and his dog thought they knew better, not on the details, but on the whole picture.
Now..looking back, its laughable, back then it used to drive me fucking mad !#
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We arent even half way to the season and your saying its laughable?
Delusional is the word.
Pedro…you’re a beacon of fairness.
I’ve remarked on that many times…totaly objective when required, and when you;re not you even tell us why not…can;t ask for more than that.
1st post..yeah thats the one. Luckily it was you moderating that day and not ‘your cousin’!!
Anyways you can go fuck yourself now and have Stella’s no.11 and 12 before ManG accuses me of fawning over you
Suga3;
Thanks mate.
London;
Normally I would agree, but Real expect to win every game this season and after barca won the treble last year, Madrid cannot go out to a 3rd tier team! Plus, they aint been too happy with Pelligrini for a while now…
Lol
Sharkey did you forget to be “mature” today?
Madrid have hit the bar 3 times in the 2nd half
haha, Cheers Sharkey!
Right, I’m off… Play nice and say no to horse riding.
Stop being a suck up Sharkey!!
David, don’t be starting trouble ya hear?
Up pops Mr Logical…just as I was leaving …..shame that
Hope you have a lovely time on here tonight David… no honestly, I really do !!
Fair point London…no worries
Well Pedro
Seems abit unfair I cant tell an AKB to shut the fuck up but the AKB can tell people to go fuck themselves.
I feel like Fergie and the refereeing now adays.
Alcorcon nearly equalised…
i wouldn’t want Higuain or Gago for free.
in 10 minutes time Barcelona FC is to face the might of Cultural Leonesa
David – he was joking….
Madrid’s fans are hilarious, most football fans are fickle, ours more than most, but Madrids are just on another planet, crazy there, the board don’t help obviously
Confident Higuain is an absolutely quality player, I’d love him at the emirates!
Look up – its flown right over yer head !!
ManG
Think Benitez and the CC and you will get an idea of how Madrid treat the Copa del Rey, I haven’t seen Madrid’s team tonight but I would bet alot of money that Kaka is not playing.
Evening David.. did you read the news today
London-I only saw the last few mins online but kaka was playing may have been a sub though I guess