Barca & Madrid Shame Spain
I’m sitting in a service station, 14 Japanese teenage tourists are playing on a teddy picker screaming like Wayne Rooney had just walked into their dorm naked with a £200 pack of fags in his hand. Quite bizarre, quite irritating…
Anyway! Not as irritating as the disgrace that offended my eyes last night. Watching a Jose Mourinho set up with no strikers was amusing, watching him try and suck the joy out of the Bernebeu was not quite so amusing. Madrid have a heritage that is completely disrespected when he plays like that. If I was their President and I was paying out a £180million wage bill to watch that, I’d be pretty damn miffed. Ok, we all like to win, but jeez… it’s not like he’s working on a Stoke budget here!
The Spanish teams totally shamed themselves last night. The standard cheating that comes as part of the package in La Liga was on show for all to see. Sure, they might be more technically gifted than some of our mid table teams but they still have to cheat to gain an advantage. There is nothing more vulgar than watching grown men feign injury. There is nothing more cringe making than watching professionals roll about on the floor like they’ve just been slammed in the head with a bar stool.
For the honest man, there is nothing more boring than La Liga.
The World Cup Final was tarnished in the same way. European teams have no honour and I hate to watch it. The very fact that fans of other clubs are still highlighting Bobby P’s dive against Portsmouth when we were at Highbury tells you how good we have it over here. If that were two Premiership teams out there last night, there would have been uproar in our papers and possibly a UEFA inquest. Football in our League is about integrity, the fans don’t pay to see people out cheat each other. Sure it happens, it does in many sports, but it doesn’t often happen in such shameless fashion.
Last night over shadowed another great night from possibly the most amazing footballer who has ever graced the planet. This morning it’ll all be about Mourinho highlighting the conspiracy of UEFA. He paints a compelling case, it is amazing how many decisions go Barcelona’s way… we know first hand the power of the Camp Nou after watching Robin take a red card for a ridiculous decision. However, as a professional manager of one of the worlds most prestigious clubs, comments like that are outrageous and bring the game into total disrepute.
He should be banned for a long time for his statements… he’s out of control and his comments left a taste more disgusting than the one I had for the football match itself.
In other news, Fulham spanked Bolton 3-0 at home. Marvelous, Stoke turn them over 5-0 the week before us, then relegation fodder Fulham beat them the week after. We really need to address our play. We should be tanking teams like Bolton especially when there is so much riding on the match.
According to Youngguns website, Thomas Vermaelen could be pencilled in for a reserve team outing against United. If that goes well, we might just see a return to action in some capacity before the end of the season. We’ve kept you posted about his injury as best we can, the truth is, no one at the club has had a clue about his return for a while. I’m a bit sceptical about him coming back, I’d rather he was just taken out altogether and given a proper preseason. Wheeling him out in one of the final games would just be a nice PR stunt that would give Arsenal fans the assurance we don’t need another defender. We don’t know how he’s going to react to 5 games, this could be recurring just like it was for Rosicky. We need to go out and sign a quality centre back who can compete next season from the start.
I’d also like to pre-warn all of you about the traditional end of season tactics Arsene uses to convince us only one or two super signings are needed. If we’re out the hunt after Sunday, he’ll use the remaining games to play some of the exciting kids we have coming through, the average age of the team will fall to fourteen and a half, we’ll win our games and all of a sudden, we won’t need to worry about signing new players because we’ll have a crop that could possibly dominate world football next season.
Don’t fall for it… it’s the oldest trick in the ‘I believe in my squad’ handbook.
We have Manchester United coming up on Sunday. I’m not really sure what to expect. On paper, we have what it takes to turn them over, in the players heads… well, who knows what goes on there! I’d love to think the players are really motivated to at least upset United’s run for the Premiership, I’m just not sure they are. I’d guess many of them are more interested in their holidays, or setting up a twitter account like Abou Diaby did yesterday.
Still, at least Eboue has been wheeled out to speak the press. Nothing quite like a rousing piece in the Independent to stir all the Arsenal fans and players into believing again! Honestly, I do wonder what the PR department at Arsenal are thinking about letting our worst fringe players loose on the press? Why can’t we have Robin or Cesc in the press rallying the troops? Why is it always Nik B, Eboue or Denilson?
The Daily Mail have an interesting story about Pat Rice retiring at the end of the season due to a chronic knee injury. A story I have to say is about as believable as an Almunia wrist injury! Dear oh dear… what will they think of next?
Anyway, that’s your lot for today, see you in the comments!
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I want Aguero so much too. The guy is so so special. If we sell Arshavin and Nasri and put Aguero on the left wing. We will be a top class team.
Forget Falco
Its all about Eto o
guys get on talksport
marcotti talking about de rossi joining arsenal in summer with bendtner going the other way
what was marcotti doing on the ian collins show…
now yer talking MG. that means a striker in as well.
phv dont use the next Messi shit!!!! No one is that good like the real one!!!!
MARK GOONER says:
April 28, 2011 at 22:55
pls say this is true. De Rossi would be awesome!!!
finally a flamini replacement.
arsenal4ever will you be protesting or cant you be bothered?
lurch De Rossi shits over Song and Flamini
A fighter with great technique.
I wont cause not from UK but I like the idea of it very much. Ticket price increasing is a joke so other things. They have my full support.
yeah i appreciate that A4E, i mean he brings industry and fire back to the midfield not since seen post the flamster.
So you want others to do what you cant be arsed to do yourself,interesting that some very opinionated people are just keyboard warriors, snuggled up safe and sound and let others do the real work, what a great fan
I am bit confused cause atm they are talking about Star Wars. I tuned in to the wrong show?
arsenesabemejor says:
shut the fu.. up. Typical AKB comment. Get a life kid. Leave me alone I wont answer to you anymore. What a fool you are.
exactly lurch. Heard from interest after M`Vila but would prefer someone like de Rossi. Has experience and quality. Exactly what we need.
Must have hit a nerve, you cant be that unhappy with everything at the Emirates, its the real fans that do something when they are unhappy, typical glory hunter, stick to the made up transfer gossip
I am out cause need to get up early. Have a life like someones doesnt, lmao
One last thing: ABM why you not just fukk off to ALCF? Better place for you to be, hahahahahahhaha
arsenesabemejor stick to the toilet where you belong!!!
I am supporting the Arsenal since Highbury so I am not just a glory hunter. bye bye
and age and winning experience A4E also a player that understands crowd craft and not afraid to come on heavy.
bring it on.
A4E why do the people on there actually do something about what they feel passionate about?
Lurch the AKB like arsewillbemajor will say this is a bad signing cause killing Frimpong and Coquelin.
This is Wengers last chance!!!!
ABM didnt I say to leave me alone? THX very much. Hope you got it now. You arent worth for having a discussion about Arsenal.
A4E its easy to tell everyone else to go and get in a protest fact is you cant be bothered to do it yourself, pretty much shows what sort of fan you are, theres plenty of time for you to get to the ground, if it really bothered you
The new in list then
De Rossi
Cahill
Baines
Falcao
Hazard
And we’d win everything going
Its not a discussion I am just pointing out that you are that great a fan when you expect others to fight your battles,bit like the cowardly generals who are happy to send in the troops on the front line but dont want to get killed themselves
abm like I said go to the toilet! Better for you. Disgrace to call me not a fan but I dont give a shit on your oppinion. And I never said they should go. Get the facts right before talking shit. You really need to find a reason for your life instead talking such bullshit!!
arenal4ever
I guess you have not seen Iturbe. He is the new Messi. The same height, the same dribbling abilities,same pace, left footed, same end product, Argentinians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKMXAsoCQN4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msxHFcJSXA8&feature=related
looks great phv but dont forget Messi scored a lot of goals. Anyway it seems Wenger scouted the wrong young players again
. GN
U Brits getting excited about the royal wedding or what?
only: It is reported that the transfer will cost Porto €1.5 million, with €1m going to Cerro Porteno and the rest to the player’s agent and his father.
Great Wenger and we paid for Wellington 3,5 mill. He lost even the taste for the greatest talents out there. Time to go.
Old posting from the brilliant Tim vickery on iturbe…….
Perhaps the stand out Libertadores debut last week came not from a club but from a player, Juan Manuel Iturbe. Aged just 17, he has already attracted considerable attention, being dubbed ‘the Paraguayan Messi’. It is an impossible comparison, although Iturbe did his best to live up to it when he came on for Cerro Porteno of Paraguay at half-time in their match against Colo Colo of Chile.
This was perhaps the most entertaining game I have seen in some time. Quickly two goals down, Colo Colo found some form, reducing the deficit and threatening more. The Chileans continued to play some sparkling stuff after the break but to no avail. The introduction of Iturbe took the game away from them.
Iturbe – ‘the Paraguayan Messi’? Photo: Getty Images
It took Iturbe less than a minute to get on the scoresheet with a goal out of the Messi handbook, cutting in on the diagonal, exchanging passes, making space with his acceleration and low centre of gravity and poking in a little left-footed shot at the near post. Towards the end of the game, he rounded off Cerro Porteno’s 5-2 win with another special goal, turning his marker and guiding home a precise finish.
Iturbe, who celebrated his second goal with lots of badge kissing, came through the youth ranks with Cerro Porteno, Paraguay’s most popular team. This match marked a sensational return to their colours for the talented teenager. He had been away for a year after falling out with the club.
It was a significant year. Iturbe’s parents were among many Paraguayans who moved to Argentina in search of work. Though he grew up in Paraguay, Iturbe was born in Buenos Aires. And, 16 years later, when he fell out with Cerro Porteno, Argentina swooped.
Paraguay had awarded Iturbe a senior cap in November 2009, bringing him on as a substitute against Chile. But because it was a friendly, it is not binding. Seeing their opportunity, Argentina got him into their youth structure. He went to the World Cup as part of the sparring team for Diego Maradona’s men. And this year he starred for them in the South American Under-20 Championships. The best thing about a disappointing Argentina side, he even scored the winner against Brazil.
Iturbe, then, is kissing the badge of Paraguay’s most popular club but has thrown in his lot with Argentina at international level. And he will not be with Cerro for long. He turns 18 in June and is set to join Porto in Portugal.
Iturbe is a footballing citizen of the world. Perhaps before his time is out, he can join Penarol of Uruguay and re-educate them in what it takes to win the Copa Libertadores.
when will fans realize what wenger is doing has nothing do with picking best young talent out there welllington silver yes he paid 1.5 mill but he is out opn loan for what 4 years off course arsenal will not be paying his small wages.and when he finally does comw into the first team he will only get 5k a week.evon in firast team squad players like bretna dj delinson diaby song wilshire ect at best are on 40k evon kos evon though paid 8 mill for he is at best on 30 k a week and the same chamakh and i no dought he will keep bretna as he knows he were get top striker not only would have pay at least 15 mill and he would have pay out at least 60k a week.
and what pisses m e off evon more that dj is acually happy with his season because wenger drummed into these players that finishing second is good enough i garantee manu players will not be happy until have least fa cup and prem and evon they will still want more and that the attitude arsenal players should have but these players like song delinson dj bretna clichy ect have drinking wengers coolaid for far to long. boy oh boy does tosser wennger got to go
come on gunners, we won barca this season fair and square, why can’t we win manU on Sunday. Wats up with the rumour about benzima joining arsenal…
de Rossi? Really? Hard to believe as I can’t see him leaving Roma ever, but this is the kind of player we should be linked with. Enough of this freeby and discount player shit.
De Rossi would be a statement of intent: a skilful and experience (captain) player with fire to support our young but talented midfield.
Gives me a boner just thinking about it.
“The sister of Arsenal and England footballer Jack Wilshere has been convicted of smashing a glass into a man’s face during a pub row”
Fuck me! This is why Wenger doesn’t like to sign English players.
Anyway, on a more positive note, I was wondering whatthe chances are of us selling fab to Real Madrid in a part xchange with Benzema? I’m still thinking about De Rossi. If we were to bring in, say, Baines, Cahill, De Rossi and Benzema to replace Cesc, Clichy, Denilson then that’s a spine right there. and probably not too pricey.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A32&version=NIV
tia,
some can’t handle the truth and are happy in the golden cage, without realising that someone replaced the real thing with the fools gold…
I’m still waiting for my golden handcuffs deal. any sort of gold would do.
there you go, make yourself comfy
http://www.anorak.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/coles_golden_handcuffs.jpg
Jimbo
will you keep saying falcao is shit?
steve mclaren is being considered for the assistant managers job.
please tell me you’re joking…
if such an idea even arose in AW’s head, he needs to be booted out this very moment, as you know where this shit is going, don’t you?
Kingsley
What do you mean Mclaren????
Where’d you hear that????
fuck, I would rather have Malcolm McLaren and he has been dead for over a year!
Falcao looks like he can hit the target alright. Is he up to Arsenal standard
Sorry, let me be more specific, pre 2006 Arsenal standard 
Morning/evening Suga
Has Geoff gone away?
So Wenger is saying that he cup defeat damaged our belief.
Thats odd, I am sure he was only telling us last week about how much Mental Strength these players have!!!!
Mclaren hey!!! I am not against that. Whilst he is not the best Manager in the World, he does have a lot of success as an Assistant Manager and maybe that is his forte
…..& morning/evening to all.
steve fucking mclaren?
g’day gnarley
no idea, perhaps he just figured that he can’t be bothered, kudos to Pedro for manning the fort, I know how hard it is to write something meaningful everyday!
ptg,
hiring Schteve is a slap in the face for the likes of Bouldy et al – I mean, really?
besides, a perfect yes man for Wenger and a future figurehead once he is moved upstairs, and that’s why it’s a big fat ‘no’ from me…
I doubt it is true anyway, but seriously fellas, put the umbrella and dodgy dutch accent to one side.
You are thinking about Mcclaren the Manager, whereas you should be thinking about Mcclaren the assistant Manager. You know the one that helped Man Ure win a treble, and a title in every year he was at Man Ure. At the time it was reported that Mcclaren and Kidd before him played a big part in Man Ure’s success.
Maybe it is SUGA but what we really need now is experience in these roles. Neither Bould, Grimandi or Vieira have a lot of that.
I think Mcclaren is a great shout, and I certainly dont see him being a yes man.
ptg,
and how long ago was that exactly? another has been? thanks, but no thanks…
ptg,
by more than just holding own with yoofs, Bould has earned the right to be the no.2, if Adams could do it, so can SB…
agreed on Vieira and Grimandi, ridiculous ideas on both counts, IMO…
*his own
Judging by the early blogging on here, pat, gooby, suga, dream10, moray & kingsley didn’t get invitations to “the wedding”
I can’t beleive how much its affecting the sheila’s down here. They love it. I’ll be switching it off for the footy comes on, or more to the point, finding another tele
haha!
I have been invited but turned them ponces down
I am off to my mate’s wedding in two weeks time, should be a much jollier affair
join us on today’s thread!
SUGA IMO Bould is more likely to be a yes man and more of the same.
Bould is given some of the best youth players in the world to work with, yet I hardly see us winning everything at Youth Level!!!!
Just because he has had limited success with the Youth Team, does not mean he is neccessarily going to be any good as a number 2. Sadly you are doing a Wenger and being Sentimental as Bouldy played for Arsenal.
Maybe Mcclaren got ideas way above his station and thought he could hack it as a Manager. Maybe now he realises his strengths lie as a number 2.
Either way it is just a name plucked out of the sky and I dont believe there is any truth in it whatsoever.
But I would love an experienced head coming in at Number 2.