fgl
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ON LAH - AND IF WE DONT GET RELEGATED I CHONG KONG YOUR SWIRL FINISH IBANEZ ... how? :mrgreen:
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ON LAH - AND IF WE DONT GET RELEGATED I CHONG KONG YOUR SWIRL FINISH IBANEZ ... how? :mrgreen:
wylde
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yeah..sit back and watch the show go on,all you Liverpool,Man U,Chelsea and the rest of the BPL fans...there will be a big fat egg smashed right at your faces at the end of the season..haha
A tough period that we are going through i agree,but it will all end soon
fgl
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Sorry, I am so attached to my baby
sure or not? :mrgreen: U wanna know whats my yearly salary? :twisted: hahahah
wylde
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fgl
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this is the funniest thing i`ve heard all day..
THATS WHY i on OUR man u luvin fren here ... :mrgreen:
wylde
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Gallas should apologise - Winterburn
Arsenal old boy Nigel Winterburn has told William Gallas he must apologise for his outspoken comments if he is to remain at the Emirates Stadium.
The Frenchman rocked the club this week when he criticised his team-mates, and one unnamed member of the squad in particular. He was then omitted from the side which lost 3-0 at Manchester City on Saturday amid claims he has already been stripped of the captaincy.
Winterburn told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek show: "Arsene Wenger has got to deal with it. If he takes the captaincy away and keeps him at the club, then obviously Gallas is going to have to apologise."
He added: "The players are then just going to have to accept that and get on.
"But importantly for William Gallas, he is now going to have to win back over the fans, because they are the ones who can make or break your career."
Gallas has claimed his comments were made off the record, although his autobiography, which was published in his native country last week, includes further uncomplimentary remarks.
Winterburn insists a captain has a right to criticise, but admits some of what the defender said should have remained in-house.
He said: "If you are not happy with a particular player, or you think they are not pulling their weight, you speak with the player, you speak with the manager.
"Some of the things as a captain he is talking about, that they need to be more consistent, they have got to pull together, they have got to be mentally strong, that's okay.
"As a captain, you have the right to come out and say that. But when you start going deeper into other things specifically about your team-mates, that's where it should be kept within the club."
Arsenal old boy Nigel Winterburn has told William Gallas he must apologise for his outspoken comments if he is to remain at the Emirates Stadium.
The Frenchman rocked the club this week when he criticised his team-mates, and one unnamed member of the squad in particular. He was then omitted from the side which lost 3-0 at Manchester City on Saturday amid claims he has already been stripped of the captaincy.
Winterburn told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek show: "Arsene Wenger has got to deal with it. If he takes the captaincy away and keeps him at the club, then obviously Gallas is going to have to apologise."
He added: "The players are then just going to have to accept that and get on.
"But importantly for William Gallas, he is now going to have to win back over the fans, because they are the ones who can make or break your career."
Gallas has claimed his comments were made off the record, although his autobiography, which was published in his native country last week, includes further uncomplimentary remarks.
Winterburn insists a captain has a right to criticise, but admits some of what the defender said should have remained in-house.
He said: "If you are not happy with a particular player, or you think they are not pulling their weight, you speak with the player, you speak with the manager.
"Some of the things as a captain he is talking about, that they need to be more consistent, they have got to pull together, they have got to be mentally strong, that's okay.
"As a captain, you have the right to come out and say that. But when you start going deeper into other things specifically about your team-mates, that's where it should be kept within the club."
fgl
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Cesc Fabregas
http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3059970/first-team/arsenal-v-fc-dynamo-kyiv Arsenal v FC Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Champions League
Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 19:45
Fabregas - The captaincy is a great honour
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By Richard Clarke
Cesc Fabregas has described his elevation to the Arsenal captaincy as “a great honour”.
The Spaniard was handed the armband on Monday as a replacement for William Gallas.
At 21, Fabregas is one of the youngest captains in the Club’s long history and he admits it will be emotional experience to lead the side out for the first time against FC Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night.
"It is a great honour for me to captain one of the biggest clubs in the world,” said Fabregas. “It is a proud moment. I know it's a big responsibility but together with my team-mates, I know we have the spirit and commitment to get back to winning ways and fulfil our potential."
loldude333
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Yeah..............happy days for all other Top 4 fans: Chelsea, Liverpool, Man U aaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddd................ASTON VILLA!
fgl
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Arsenal
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FC Dynamo Kyiv
- Bendtner 86
Arsenal
- Manuel Almunia
- Johan Djourou
- Mikael Silvestre
- William Gallas
- Gael Clichy
- Aaron Ramsey
(6 - Alex Song
- Denilson
- Cesc Fabregas (c)
- Carlos Vela
(76) - Robin Van Persie
- Substitutes
- Lukasz Fabianski
- Jack Wilshere
(76) - Nicklas Bendtner
(6 - Kieran Gibbs
- Gavin Hoyte
- Fran Merida
- Jay Simpson
- Stanislav Bogush
- Ebert Betao
- Ognjen Vukojevic
- Oleksandr Aliev
- Tiberiu Ghioane (c)
- Roman Eremenko
- Pape Malickou Diakhate
- Malkhaz Asatiani
- Badr El Kaddouri
- Ismael Bangoura
- Artem Milevskiy
- Substitutes
- Olexandr Shovkovskiy
- Oleg Dopilka
- Goran Sablic
- Carlos Correa
- Maxim Shatskikh
- Florin Cernat
- Andriy Yarmolenko
There were only three minutes left when the Dane controlled a long pass forward from Cesc Fabregas and thumped home the only goal from 10 yards out.
It was a sweet end to the Spaniard’s first match as Arsenal captain and just about deserved on the night.
Arsène Wenger’s side started brightly and should have lead before the break but they faded in the final 30 minutes and the eventual winner came when Kyiv were starting to fancy their chances.
Still a win is a win. And Arsenal have been bereft of good fortune in recent weeks.
This was hardly the dawn of a new age but it was a welcome fillip.
And that will do for now.
All eyes were on Fabregas and William Gallas ahead of the game. Both had missed the defeat at Manchester City, but the Spaniard returned to take up his new role as skipper. The Frenchman was back in the side aswell but, in the circumstances, under barely any less pressure.
Speaking of pressure, Wenger had tonnes of the stuff right now. An indifferent set of results had come about amidst (or because of) a lengthy injury list.
The latest were Samir Nasri (knee) and Abou Diaby (abdominal), who joined the queue at the treatment table after picking up knocks in training on Monday. But they were well behind the likes Kolo Toure (calf), Theo Walcott (shoulder), Emmanuel Eboue (knee), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Bacary Sagna (ankle), Emmanuel Adebayor (ankle), Eduardo (ankle).
That meant Aaron Ramsey came in on the right of midfield with Denilson moving to the left to accommodate Alex Song and Fabregas in the middle. Carlos Vela joined Robin van Persie up front so Bendtner dropped to the bench. Gavin Hoyte, a Premier League debutant on Saturday, was also named as a substitute.
It is too much to say this was a brand new Arsenal but there was certainly a very different feel in the opening stages.
Kyiv needed to win to keep their Champions League hopes alive. Technically Arsenal needed a win but, in reality, a draw would probably be enough.
Wenger’s men started with intent. Vela seemed determined to build on his Carling Cup potential and set up Ramsey to fire a shot straight at Stanilsav Bogush after nine minutes.
In fact the Welshman would have all four of Arsenal’s chances in the opening half-hour. However perhaps only that first one, and his slashed effort over the bar, were truly worthy of mention.
In the 35th minute, Van Persie twisted and turned in the area before firing off a shot that bounced off the body of the Bogush. The Kyiv keeper was coming under increasing pressure as Arsenal’s movement pulled apart the defence in front of him.
Gallas even had the ball in the net soon afterwards but he was clearly offside when he flicked the ball home.
However, just as Arsenal looked ready to take control, the visitors nearly scored. Gallas slipped and Ismael Bangoura raced through on the left. His sidefoot hit the outside of the near post and went behind.
The Ukrainians had a let off of their own five minutes from the whistle when Van Persie whipped in a free-kick and Mikael Silvestre knocked the ball over the bar from five yards out.
The half-time interval changed little. A couple of minutes in, Fabregas curled a free-kick off the far post where Van Persie collected. The Dutchman’s first effort came back off the keeper and his second was blocked by Gallas when it might have been going in.
Yet Arsenal looked ready to take over. But yet again Kyiv responded with their best chances. Bangoura fired wide before Olexandr Aliyev crashed a drive in to the chest of Alumunia.
Suddenly the game looked wide open. Arsenal had been broadly on top throughout the game but Kyiv were now playing cup football.
However the impetus did not last and it was no surprise to see Wenger bring on Bendtner for Ramsey midway through the half. Jack Wilshere replaced Vela for the final 15 minutes. In doing so he became Arsenal’s youngest ever European player at 16 years 329 days.
The youngster had not touched the ball when Almunia saved point-blank from Artem Milevsky. The entire Arsenal defence was waiting for an offside flag that never came and the Spaniard’s stop was crucial.
But Arsenal could have sealed their passage through a minute later when Bendtner arrived inches too late to meet Van Persie’s penetrating low ball across the face of goal.
After that it seemed that Arsenal had settled for the point. With Porto winning in Fenerbache it was good enough in any case.
Bendtner’s quality finish was maybe incongruent with the run of play at that time. Aliyev’s second yellow card for pushing the referee was more strange still.
However Arsenal go through. Let’s hope they have regained all their former strength by the time the Knockout stages comes around in February.
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