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Complete domination tonight from Arsenal.

Just so good, Fabregas playing amazing.

Arshavin better than the bolton game.
Chamakh awesome, defensive paretnership looking great, Clichy playing surprisingly well too.

All round great performance.

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Almunia is looking more confident to which is great news.

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Vela goal 3 mins after he comes on again..

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6 - 0 Finish.


Fabregas (9)
Arshavin (30)
Chamakh (34)
Fabregas (53)
Vela (69)
Vela (84)

Great game.

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Matheus insists Braga should not be underestimated. "We have already achieved our first success of the season by reaching the group stages of the Champions League," he said in the Daily Star. "But that is not enough. Braga are not just going into this as tourists. Now we want to travel across Europe and win. "Arsenal are the favourites to win the match and the group - but we can spring a big surprise. "Nobody thought we could beat Sevilla either." Matheus accepts that Braga are likely to come under pressure from Arsenal but he believes they can pose an attacking threat of their own. "The key to the match for us will be to give our all and take advantage of the opportunities we get on the counter-attack," explained the 27-year-old. "I love Arsenal's incredible attacking style, but I don't intend to suffer from it. "I intend to enjoy it. Scoring at the Emirates would be an incredible moment for me to remember."




What Matheus?

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Speaking to France Football, Jose said: "I feel that this season it will be a very open competition, with six or seven teams who can win it.

"On the list are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. The other sides are a notch below."

**** off Murinho, you absolute tit.

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Arsenal and Chelsea get their Champions League campaigns underway tomorrow and Sky Bet are offering 2/1 for Arsene Wenger’s men to progress further than their bitter rivals Chelsea (4/11).

Arsenal are 11/8 to outscore their Premier League rivals in the first round of group matches (5/4 Chelsea and 3/1 Tie) and it’s 8/13 for both Arsenal and Chelsea to top their respective groups.

[Novo]

Braga should have taken a leaf out of Rangers book and played Ultra defensive

[30stone]

I actually agree with the pundits though, if It was Rangers against us tonight, we would have still won, not by as much but like 2 - 0.

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by DDRickyDD

Manchester United were very poor tonight. I was laughed at but this is the exact reason that I stopped supporting them and started supporting Chelsea.

If Chelsea have a couple of bad games and Man City go top of the PL,will you be asking Santa for a Man Citeh top for Xmas?
Talk about fickle,Jeez.

[DDRickyDD]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

Nottingham Forest not doing well at the moment.

They beat Preston last night at Deepdale. But everyone does that recently becuase of Preston's clueless manager. He only got the job because of his name. He simply isn't good enough and Preston need to get rid of him or they are going to find themselves in League One.

Originally Posted by alc09

Serious or wind up?

Serious. Why would it be a wind up?

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by 30stone

I actually agree with the pundits though, if It was Rangers against us tonight, we would have still won, not by as much but like 2 - 0.

With the team you had out tonight you would've pumped us.If you played a weakend side as Man U did,then our 9 man defence would've held on to a 0-0.

[30stone]

Originally Posted by spitfire

With the team you had out tonight you would've pumped us.If you played a weakend side as Man U did,then our 9 man defence would've held on to a 0-0.

Its very true, man united did play without their best and more fool them for underestimating you.

Glad Wenger played a strong side, we looked incredible i didnt want the game to end, I saw a report describing the Arsenal play tonight as Football Porn lol.

Who do you think will go through in the Man u/Rangers and Arsenal groups?

[spitfire]

In truth,Man U and Valencia.We want a Europa final in Dublin!
Arseenal and Shaktar in your group.

[30stone]

Wow i didnt realise you had Valencia..
Jeez thats a tough group for Rangers.

I want to see how we do away at Partizan Belgrade, i hear their stadium is nuts or their fans are lol..



Think i was quite impressed by every player tonight, not often that happens.

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by 30stone

Think i was quite impressed by every player tonight, not often that happens.

Apart from your keeper.
And no,you can't have Mcgregor!

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What did Almunia do wrong?

He get very unecassary (sp) hate, hes a great keeper when he has confidence, he has more confidence with the current back 4.

He made 1 quality save.

And one perfect interception had to dive along the floor just got his hand to it, if he missed, it would have been back post where they had a player unmarked and a definate goal.

Almunia played well.

Eboue and Denilson done the least imo.


Clichy was Surprisingly amazing.
Wilshire amazing
Arshavin great
Chamakh amazing
Fabregas out of this world
Nasri Quality

Not to forget song, our 2 new centre backs and sagna (who i think is always great.

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Player Ratings


Player Ratings

Almunia: 7 – He’s more and more gaining the confidence he needs ahead of much tougher games which he will have to face very soon. Keep it up Manuel.

Koscielny and Squillaci: 7,5 – Very little was asked from these two tonight, yet they never lost concentration and produced a fine display at the heart of our back four.

Sagna: 8 – With this rate he will not only make the EPL squad of the year for a second time but will also be one of our best players of the seasons. Hoping of course he can keep it up!

Clichy: 7,5 – Apart from that first half lapse in concentration which was not good to see as other teams would have punished him, he was a beast on the left. I still believe he needs to improve his defensive side of his game but in terms of willingness and workload when pushing forward, he is still one of the best.

Fabregas: 10 – How can you give less to someone who scores two goals, turns provider for his team mates and keeps on fighting until the very last second of the game?

Song: 6 – My lowest rate for today’s game. I counted something like 5-6 passes missed by Alex tonight as he looked out of sorts.

Wilshere: 8 – He will not be one of the best players in England in the future. Because he already is. Granted, he needs to gain that bit of experience required to do well against tougher opposition but how many 18-year olds play with such confidence and have such quick feet?

Arshavin: 8,5 – Like Cesc, Andrey scored and turned provider for his team mates when required. He enjoyed himself out there, loved to take on Braga defenders and when he’s enjoying himself, the end product can only be one.

Nasri: 7 – Back from injury and not as sharp as he will be in a week or two as he faded away in the second half. But still a very good game from Samir who I feel will benefit from the competition Tomas Rosicky will provide this season.

Chamakh: 8 – I love Nicklas Bendtner, I feel he is one of the most underrated players in our squad but Marouane is exactly what the Dane has to be when he reaches Chamakh’s age, 26 that is. And he’s mature, just look at how he stopped and grabbed the ball when flagged for offside so as to make sure not to be yellow-carded.

(Subs)
Eboue: 6 – I feel he tried one trick too many out there Emmanuel although you’ve got to love how he’s the first one to hug players when they score.

Denilson: 6,5 – Again very tidy in midfield and produced some nice tricks in the middle of the field.

Vela: 8 – Can he miss? Scored three goals in five days even if he was on the pitch for less than 45 minutes. I honestly believe Eduardo gave him a tip or two before leaving for Ukraine as Carlos is slowly becoming the new “Dudu” of Arsenal. I so much want to know if he can be so influential during the first part of a game and not just when the game is already put to bed.

[DDRickyDD]

Originally Posted by 30stone

Its very true, man united did play without their best and more fool them for underestimating you.

Glad Wenger played a strong side, we looked incredible i didnt want the game to end, I saw a report describing the Arsenal play tonight as Football Porn lol.

Who do you think will go through in the Man u/Rangers and Arsenal groups?

Man United and Valencia. Arsenal and Braga.

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Originally Posted by DDRickyDD

Man United and Valencia. Arsenal and Braga.

I think Man U and Valencia have it won.

I think Arsenal will go through, but not sure weather braga or Shaktar..

[bbfan1991]

Great match for Arsenal, glad that Arshavin got a goal.

I'm keeping positive for the Liverpool game at the weekend.

[30stone]

Football Porn last night eh..

[bbfan1991]

Reports suggest the Portuguese Football Federation want Jose Mourinho to coach the national side on an interim basis.

They hope the Real Madrid boss will agree to oversee the next two fixtures of the country's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

Portugal are currently without a manager after Carlos Queiroz was relieved of his duties earlier this month.

The former Manchester United assistant was absent for the start of European Championship qualifying after being handed a six-month ban for disrupting a pre-World Cup anti-doping test, but ultimately paid the price for his failure in South Africa.

With Portugal having taken just one point from their opening two games on the road to Euro 2012, it is imperative that they bounce back against Denmark and Iceland in October.

Long-term stability will be required if the nation are to remain competitive on the international stage, but for now a quick-fix option is being considered.

Negotiations
Portuguese Football Federation president Gilberto Madail has suggested that Mourinho could be drafted in to help steady the ship, and he plans to meet with the Real boss on Thursday.

Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes will also be in attendance as Portugal attempt to thrash out an agreement with the most high-profile coach to have emerged from their shores.

It remains to be seen whether a deal can be put in place, as Madail admits "negotiations will be difficult".

However, former Chelsea and Inter Milan chief Mourinho has admitted in the past that he would welcome the opportunity to coach his homeland at some stage.

Should he decide that now is not the right time, Portugal will turn their attention back to making a permanent appointment.

They have been quick to play down speculation that ex-Sporting Lisbon boss Paulo Bento has already been approached, while reports continue to suggest that Diego Maradona remains a surprise candidate for the role.

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Big Sam Stinging attack on Wenger

Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has made a blistering attack on Arsene Wenger’s ability to manipulate referees before matches even start, claiming he controls most of the media and being “very clever” about it.

Arsenal travel to Sunderland at the weekend in what could be another physical test for them with the Gunners having already claimed physical wins against Bolton and Big Sams Blackburn.

Of Arsene Wenger, Allardyce said.

“Arsene has most of the media in his pocket now and is almost…almost, affecting the officials so that you can’t tackle an Arsenal player. That’s something he’s very clever at working on and it’s almost working in his favour, you can see that.”

“Read his (Arsene Wenger’s) interview before the Stoke City v Aston Villa match, what he said and how he said it – he’s a very, very clever man in terms of influencing referees, officials and everybody in football. He can’t be brought up for it because it’s about another match – rather just before he plays us.”

“There is a perception that we kick everybody and Arsenal’s motivation is that you can’t tackle us as you aren’t supposed to. In terms of saying people are trying to injure players he’s trying to influence, through the media, the referees and that’s something they shouldn’t get sucked in to.”

“He’s deflecting attention from the situation which says the game of football is a contact sport. You have to try to win the ball at all costs and if someone doesn’t get it quite right people get injured.”


You go out to try and win the ball yes, you couldnt give a flying **** if your team is to slow and **** and injures players you fat bastard. Maybe wenger is influencing refs, but not enough imo, hence kevin davies and robinson for bolton didnt get sent off and definately should have.

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Big Sam Stinging attack on Wenger

Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has made a blistering attack on Arsene Wenger’s ability to manipulate referees before matches even start, claiming he controls most of the media and being “very clever” about it.

Arsenal travel to Sunderland at the weekend in what could be another physical test for them with the Gunners having already claimed physical wins against Bolton and Big Sams Blackburn.

Of Arsene Wenger, Allardyce said.

“Arsene has most of the media in his pocket now and is almost…almost, affecting the officials so that you can’t tackle an Arsenal player. That’s something he’s very clever at working on and it’s almost working in his favour, you can see that.”

“Read his (Arsene Wenger’s) interview before the Stoke City v Aston Villa match, what he said and how he said it – he’s a very, very clever man in terms of influencing referees, officials and everybody in football. He can’t be brought up for it because it’s about another match – rather just before he plays us.”

“There is a perception that we kick everybody and Arsenal’s motivation is that you can’t tackle us as you aren’t supposed to. In terms of saying people are trying to injure players he’s trying to influence, through the media, the referees and that’s something they shouldn’t get sucked in to.”

“He’s deflecting attention from the situation which says the game of football is a contact sport. You have to try to win the ball at all costs and if someone doesn’t get it quite right people get injured.”


You go out to try and win the ball yes, you couldnt give a flying **** if your team is to slow and **** and injures players you fat bastard. Maybe wenger is influencing refs, but not enough imo, hence kevin davies and robinson for bolton didnt get sent off and definately should have.