THE FOOTBALL THREAD Vol 2
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doggieshaman
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its the post-international break hangover... totally no creativity yesterday, which, thankfully, is a rare thing nowadays. hope they bounce back quickly
extremers
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Bent strike downs Arsenal
Eurosport - Sat, 21 Nov 17:00:00 2009
Arsenal suffered their first defeat since September as they lost 1-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Darren Bent's second-half goal was enough to see the Gunners lose for the first time since their defeat at Manchester City on September 12.
The loss was also the first time Arsenal have failed to score all season, having managed a Premier League record 36 goals from their opening 11 matches of the campaign.
Bent's ninth Premier League goal of the season came with 20 minutes to go after he rose to head Andy Reid's corner.
The initial effort was off target, but the ball rebounded off the leg of Fraizer Campbell and back into Bent's path, and the England striker got to it just before Manuel Almunia to score.
The win means Sunderland stay on eighth place, but they are now level on points with Liverpool.
Sunderland's Marton Fulop - in for the injured Craig Gordon - was the first of the two goalkeepers to be called into action after five minutes.
Fabregas acrobatically hooked Bacary Sagna's cross back into the centre for Tomas Rosicky to fire a shot that forced a good reaction save from Fulop.
Typically, Fabregas was at the centre of everything good about Arsenal's performance, and he had chances of his own as he fired two long range strikes over the bar in the first half.
With Robin van Persie out injured, Eduardo was the lone front man for Arsenal. The Croatia international exchanged passes with Alexandre Song but was off balance as he arrived in the box, and he shot chipped over Fulop dropped wide of the far post.
Sunderland made several chances of their own, with the best of them in the first half falling to Steed Malbranque. The French midfielder fired two shots over the bar in the space of a few minutes.
After a quieter start to the second half, Arsene Wenger brought on Andrei Arshavin on the hour mark. The Russian's introduction brought fresh impetus to the Gunners, but once they fell behind Wenger also threw on Carlos Vela and Theo Walcott, but to no avail.
Fabregas was at full stretch as he tried to turn in a Vela cross in the dying moments, but could not get a touch on the ball.
Tony Mabert / Eurosport
Eurosport - Sat, 21 Nov 17:00:00 2009
Arsenal suffered their first defeat since September as they lost 1-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Darren Bent's second-half goal was enough to see the Gunners lose for the first time since their defeat at Manchester City on September 12.
The loss was also the first time Arsenal have failed to score all season, having managed a Premier League record 36 goals from their opening 11 matches of the campaign.
Bent's ninth Premier League goal of the season came with 20 minutes to go after he rose to head Andy Reid's corner.
The initial effort was off target, but the ball rebounded off the leg of Fraizer Campbell and back into Bent's path, and the England striker got to it just before Manuel Almunia to score.
The win means Sunderland stay on eighth place, but they are now level on points with Liverpool.
Sunderland's Marton Fulop - in for the injured Craig Gordon - was the first of the two goalkeepers to be called into action after five minutes.
Fabregas acrobatically hooked Bacary Sagna's cross back into the centre for Tomas Rosicky to fire a shot that forced a good reaction save from Fulop.
Typically, Fabregas was at the centre of everything good about Arsenal's performance, and he had chances of his own as he fired two long range strikes over the bar in the first half.
With Robin van Persie out injured, Eduardo was the lone front man for Arsenal. The Croatia international exchanged passes with Alexandre Song but was off balance as he arrived in the box, and he shot chipped over Fulop dropped wide of the far post.
Sunderland made several chances of their own, with the best of them in the first half falling to Steed Malbranque. The French midfielder fired two shots over the bar in the space of a few minutes.
After a quieter start to the second half, Arsene Wenger brought on Andrei Arshavin on the hour mark. The Russian's introduction brought fresh impetus to the Gunners, but once they fell behind Wenger also threw on Carlos Vela and Theo Walcott, but to no avail.
Fabregas was at full stretch as he tried to turn in a Vela cross in the dying moments, but could not get a touch on the ball.
Tony Mabert / Eurosport
extremers
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In Arsene Wenger's words, "this is the punishment for not finishing our opponent when we have the chances."
it's a reality check for the Gunners, I hope. the gunners displayed lack of creativity and control in the second half, letting two crosses whizzed past the front of the goalie without anyone to tap it in. seriously, i wished v.persie was there, he'll do wonders.
despite the horrid goal (obtained via corner kick) i feel that traore showed a lot of potential in being a great defender covering clichy and gibb's position. ramsey kept losing the ball which was disappointing actually.
it didn't help with the wet pitch, everyone's slipping and losing ball control. we'll take this defeat this time, and hopefully we can stall gaining 0 points from here on. COME ON YOU GUNNERS!
it's a reality check for the Gunners, I hope. the gunners displayed lack of creativity and control in the second half, letting two crosses whizzed past the front of the goalie without anyone to tap it in. seriously, i wished v.persie was there, he'll do wonders.
despite the horrid goal (obtained via corner kick) i feel that traore showed a lot of potential in being a great defender covering clichy and gibb's position. ramsey kept losing the ball which was disappointing actually.
it didn't help with the wet pitch, everyone's slipping and losing ball control. we'll take this defeat this time, and hopefully we can stall gaining 0 points from here on. COME ON YOU GUNNERS!
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fgl
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tpiledriver
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yes man holy duck defoe is in top form with 5 goals to his name. awesome number of goals, gotta respect arsenal's rivals tottenham for that scoreline.
haha fgl that white guy got flair n style, sad case for the blue guy. and his throw in is very sick! The distance is like a goal kick. try that someday man.
extremers
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Spurs are scoring so freely last night that I nearly forgot that Wigan is a Premier League team.
And yes, Poo did not win again
Spurs "bully kecik", with Wigan, trigger happy, with Arsenal kena trashing.
extremers
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totally unrelated, this vid makes me laugh so hard.
Why Arsenal Ladies are the best in Women's Premier League
Why Arsenal Ladies are the best in Women's Premier League
extremers
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isn't that the same case of Liverpool? winning against defending champs Manchester United but lost to Sunderland.
