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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Surgery went well.

So much going on in the world of football from one incident on the pitch.

Ramsey's on the mend.

The first step is the surgery, then the rehab. The club has done this before so I believe we are well prepared to handle the entire situation.

There are tons of people out there who simply have misplaced morals and brains. They chose to do the despicable and take out all their Arsenal hate to use it on this incident.

And we happen to be hated for all the reasons that make us the way we are - a footballing club with superb financial management. We are prudent, as much as us fans call for the big money signings, but the management of the club is second to none. Our debts are in control and you won't find us in a position to file for bankruptcy protection like, tomorrow. When the foreign owners of Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea choose to do that they're completely screwed.

Arsenal bloods youngsters and does this extremely well. We buy young talent and created polished gems. Then this makes people say that we're just a feeder club to clubs like Barcelona. Everyone wants to find an opening to screw with Arsene Wenger.

People who don't follow the Arsenal have all sorts of stupid theories and opinions. They don't know how shrewd Wenger is. Look at Adebayor. Banned for 4 games, with nothing better to do, has decided that it's appropriate once more to open up the Arsenal didn't want me files. It took a bus shooting for him to realise how lucky he is to be playing football at the highest level to actually stop being lazy. Keeps stating that he didn't make the move for the money. Look, you're the best paid player in the premier league. You make 8.5m Euros a year. Arshavin is our best paid player. He's in number 47 in the top 50 best paid. Adebayor is in the top 5. If he were still at Arsenal, he wouldn't be raking in more than Arshavin, being out of the top 50 altogether.

The whole Ramsey issue is not about us wanting to wallow in self pity. Another douche managed to rope Eduardo in and said we'll use it as an excuse if we don't win the league. Yet another uninformed asshole who simply talks without actually knowing what's going on. If Arsenal don't win the league, hell, even if they do, our problems ain't going to disappear. Our defending hasn't been the best and we're not cohesive enough. The goalkeeping department is a big big headache. Whoever mentioned an injury to Aaron Ramsey?

And if these scum knew better, Arsenal ain't going to take it lying down like they did 2 years ago. There's a good possibility that this incident could be a blessing in disguise (as painful as that is) and the final push for the players to unite and win the damned league title. Man Utd and Chelsea scum can savour their 6 points out of 6 against us and lick their lips but they both lost to Everton. And Chelsea just fell to City. You don't beat Arsenal and then lose to Everton and City. It totally defeats the purpose. The points ain't yours.

What we all want is for something preventable, to be prevented. That's all. We want our players to not get crocked by another player's recklessness. Malicious or not, recklessness is the problem here. Easy to say you're sorry when you're not the one with the broken leg. Shawcross is no angel either. He has made dangerous challenges in the past without breaking someone else's legs.

Then there are the people who blame it on Ramsey for having it coming. These people should just go screw it.

In contrast to last week, this week's going to be pretty hyped up even though we don't have a midweek game. For all the wrong reasons probably. I'm not even considering the international games.

Labels: Aaron Ramsey, headless fans

A Little Drunken Madness @ 9:47 PM

All too familiar. Shawcross attacked the player I've grown to love so so much

Pictures of Ramsey's injury are circulating the web and and generally disturbing.

This is horrifying.

What may be even more horrifying is that the Bridge-Terry saga is going to get much more media attention.

Anyway.

Stoke, are thugs. Ricardo Fuller, looks like a thug. Is a thug. He's due to face trial for assault.

Yet another team who enjoys having a go at Arsenal. Yet another of our players suffering a horror injury like that.

If you said that Arsenal are inexperienced then you are wrong now. It's the same bunch playing together for the past couple of years and unfortunately, an incident like this is nothing new. Unfortunately or fortunately, take it whichever way.

At 1-1, they went on to win the game. At St Andrews when Eduardo was the victim, we lost the lead and derailed our entire season.

This incident, if taken in a positive light, which Ramsey would want, is for the team to go from strength-to-strength. What's more positive now is that Eduardo is in the team and he's on the mend and he'll be there for Ramsey and the rest of the squad and they should all get through this better than the last time.

I'm beginning to think how lame the English are. Firstly, in the Chelsea-City game, they found it in themselves to boo Wayne Bridge, former player, dude John Terry screwed over, literally. Misplaced morals much? Someday, your best mate is going to sleep with the mother of your kids and she's going to moan with delight.

Then came the horror tackle on Ramsey and the away fans sang "There's only one Aaron Ramsey" and the Stoke fans, classy as they are, sang "There's only one Ryan Shawcross".

February seems like a bad month for Arsenal. Eduardo's injury is almost exactly 2 years ago. Had to be at an away game on a physical ground. Eduardo was on the rise since his transfer to Arsenal and playing well, showing us why Wenger brought him to Arsenal. This time, Ramsey finally is ahead of Denilson in the midfield pecking order and is looking fantastic, taking his chances and doing well. And then this happens. With modern medicine it's less like a career-threatening injury. At the end of the day, the psychological side is the much tougher part and you'd see that dudu isn't the same person. I'm sure he'll get there, back to his best. If you need a good example of someone who came out of it then we have Diaby. His fitness will always be a question mark but he has really came good this season.

Stoke pretty much have nothing to play for. They're not gunning for Europe, neither are they in the relegation dog fight. They're doing really well in the FA Cup, save for the draw against Chelsea. Was there a need to do that to Arsenal? I know we can't ask teams to be like Wolves and lie on the road (Old Trafford) and let the car run over you but seriously, there was no need for over-the-top challenges like that. Surely it's all about the desire to "put Arsenal in their place" and keep their 100% record against Arsenal at the Britannia but there was no freakin need.

And people are standing on the side of Shawcross. They're a bunch of retards really. Another case of misplaced morals and siding with the enemy. If you'd look at his initial reaction before his theatric showing of tears, he was bemused at the red card, actually taking the time to glance up to ascertain the colour of the card, not knowing what he really did. Only when he saw the condition of Ramsey's leg did instant remorse surface. If you fault Eboue for being overly-drama in his game, then this one is Oscar worthy.

Photo evidence:

Credit to Tony Pulis though. He enjoys having a go at Arsenal, mostly unjustified. In his post match interview he wished Ramsey all the best and refused to be drawn into discussions about the game.

Cesc won the MOTM award but he won't be going to celebrate with champagne anytime soon. The positives are, that we're within reach of the top 2. Chelsea dropped points today and it was important to win. We got it, but lost a great player in Ramsey but life still has to go on. The team has learnt and will cope this time. It'll take years for Rambo to come back and Eduardo isn't completely his old self yet. Like Diaby, all is possible. The team will rally around them and this team sure looks like a very close unit.

How good a captain Cesc is, will show in the remaining games. And what a signing Sol Campbell is. Cesc is not alone. He has other captains to help him out. Vermaelen is there too and he's such a fighter.

3 points of Chelsea. 2 of United. They are to play each other, and Liverpool, who will be trying like hell to get the last Champion's League spot. The team didn't manage to do it for Eduardo the last time round. This time, they have a chance to do it for Ramsey, with Eduardo.

Labels: Aaron Ramsey, headless fans, retards paving the way, what kind of fuckery is this

A Little Drunken Madness @ 3:33 AM

Saturday, February 27, 2010

I understand the dread surrounding stoke game

first post from my mobile. don't know how to input links with this so there won't be any lol.

stoke vs arsenal at 1.30am. it's the last kick off of Saturday gaMes, meaning united have already played their game and chelsea would have played man city as well. yet another match we have to win to keep up with the top 2.

it's not going to be an easy game and the team is well aware of stoke's threat from set pieces, the long throws in particular. clichy reckons we have it under control but I'll wait till I've seen for myself to agree.

the thing about delap is that he is their strong set piece taker from throw ins. what he adds to the game otherwise is debatable. gave away a penalty at the emirates after his clumsy foul on arshavin. the arsenal players should go to the britannia with that in mind and not let his long throw ability play into their heads.

a sucky outfield player means 11 vs 10 so if arsenal can make use of their "extra man" it might turn out ok for once.

please win.

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:10 AM

Monday, February 22, 2010

I like to Eboue Eboue.

In the blink of an eye, CNY is half over already. I think most of us had a very busy weekend considering that it was sorta the only weekend in the 15 days. Let's not count the last 2 days. I don't think any kiasu Chinese will wait till the last 2 days to go visiting.

Anyway, there's no midweek game so it's all quiet. The media can repost interviews post Sunderland and it's still boring. Cesc to Barcelona circus has taken a short short break, well at least until the next time Arsenal screws up.

Chelsea play Inter Milan for their round of 16 game and we did ours last week. Which means the team has an entire team to prepare for Stoke, a place the Gunner dread visiting and they should well learn from the FA Cup exit we suffered there. There can be no excuse for tired legs (lol Ferguson) and the lads should put Stoke in their places. Failure to do so would most definitely mean that we're out of the title race. Every game from here on end is decisive and dropping points is not an option. United may have faltered but Chelsea are still going strong even without playing well at all.

There's been much talk surrounding Walcott and a World Cup call-up but the lad knows that he needs to do well at the club level first. He also knows that he needs to improve on his final ball. I'd start him against Stoke and give them something to worry about while we worry about Delap. Although in the return fixture at the Emirates Vermaelen did very well in that game. He took it upon himself to clear the long throws and they didn't cause us any troubles.

Nicky B has received backing from the boss, like he really needs any. I hope he'll become more and more like a striker i.e. shoot when in good position. Don't need to take an extra touch, don't pass it out wide again when you have it in the centre too. And don't assume that the defender in front of you is definitely going to head the ball clear. Just go for it. Bottomline, is, don't be lazy.

Injury news haven't been updated but I'm hoping Arshavin returns. Stick him on the left with Walcott on the right and you'll have craft, creativity and speed. Then of course there's Cesc in the centre. If Diaby doesn't come back I'm hoping Ramsey keeps his place. Diaby of course, is still the preferred choice. We need all the height we can get.

Anyway, I really love Eboue.

He has come a long long way since the fans booed him off in the Wigan game at the Emirates last season. Do you recall twatybayor using that incident to blame his bad performance on the fans? This is how you win the fans over, something that Adebayor failed to do. He chose to give up and continue to be lazy. It wasn't until he realised that he could actually in a coffin (from the Angola shootings) that he started to be more appreciative of playing football and giving his best. Well his best got him nothing against Liverpool last night but he was trying. Anyway, Eboue got his head down and worked hard to win the fans back and I'm sure I'm not the only one who lub him many many now. There was always the easy way but he chose the harder way and came out stronger. His dribbling is breath-taking. I can't recall him giving away possession while with the ball to his feet all game on the opponent's flank. Finally. There is competition for that right back slot. And good competition it is. Sagna could take the cue and improve his attacking side and it's a win-win for the whole team.

Just like how Denilson should take Ramsey's cue to simply be a better footballer.Wenger's faith in Diaby is almost completely repaid now, so is Song's.

I'm not too excited about the World Cup. I don't care about who's going and who's not. In the past, like 4 years ago, I would be so interested in Arsenal players playing in the tournament and watching it for them. Probably how I came to like France when Titi, Pires and Vieira were playing. I think France is nonsense now though. And I would love if our dudes took the summer off to recharge and prepare for the next season than taking part in some tournament which benefits the bookies more than anything else and risk injuring our players. The international managers don't seem to care much about the condition the players are returned to the clubs anyway. I don't think they actually care if the player has to play through pain and injections.

To end off, I have a friend who thinks John Terry is hot. Jaw-dropping. Ashley Cole already has his 5th mistress and counting. Tiger has 18. (Is there a need to count?) Anyway, their records make JT's look juvenile. Only 1 Vanessa Perroncel. Of course, he prolly has more from the past. Smart enough to pay them all off to keep it quiet. Or he must really be damn farkin hot to charm their pants off and seal their lips too, although sealed lips sure means less for him.

Labels: Comrade Eboue, Stoke City, Theo Walcott, World Cup Nonsense

A Little Drunken Madness @ 9:19 PM

Sunday, February 21, 2010

A Striker Scores!

A game we needed to win, and we did. Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 at home.

And Denilson didn't start. He only came on in the 89th minute. Hah. That certainly was pleasing. Ramsey put in a decent performance.

1 game down, 11 to go in the league. As Arshavin says, we need to win all of them to stand a chance. Reasonably speaking, 9 wins and 2 draws should do the trick. Man Utd dropped all 3 points at Everton (Thanks!) and oh how I celebrated Jack Rodwell's goal.

Anyway, on the Arsenal game:

We dominated possession. Lost the ball and got it back pretty easily. Did well during the 50-50s and created a fury of chances up front. We should have scored a lot more goals with the scoreline getting comfortable earlier but it's Arsenal - we make things difficult for ourselves. The most negative of fans would have prepared for the worst, meaning Sunderland grabbing a dramatic equaliser at the death but it didn't happen because ex-sp*rs man killed off any chance of that with a foul on Fabregas which actually looked to be outside the box but the ref gave the penalty anyway. Not a match changing decision, but a welcomed out all the same. Now Arsene Wenger can't cry foul as much huh?

Song as usual did extremely well. He was there doing all the dirty work and he owned the opposition in one-on-one situations. The same cannot be said about Silvestre. I'm sure he should be looking at his performance today and how his positioning is atrocious. Not sure Sol Campbell would have done any better if he played but we do need Gallas fit asap.

Clichy was better, Vermaelen business as usual and Bendtner did pretty well, even if he screwed up a few clear cut chances. At least he didn't choose to pass the ball and tapped in the goal. Walcott showed how he offers a different sort of attacking play on the right but was poor when it came to the final ball. He needs more games to get back into it but he's definitely not a lost cause. I'd like him to start the next game as well. It's been a long long time since his pace has caused the opposition that much trouble and it's such a big welcome.

Undoubtedly, the show today belonged to Eboue. He got in there and despite playing at right back, shone more than Walcott when he went forward. He seemed to have the ball glued to his feet and it's as though his dribbling has improved immensely. Just a little drop of the shoulder and a twist of the hip and he's past his man. Created the first goal and did very well to get the the byline to pull back for someone to knock it in. If anyone need a lesson as to how an attacking full back goes forward, they can watch this performance. His quick feet left him on the receiving end of Lorik Cana's two-footed lunge and that fellow should have been sent off for that. Nani was. And Cesc was wrongly carded for a late block on Mensah and there was hardly any intent there, yet they both were cautioned in equal measure.

So, the story of the ManUre brother and my HTC Hero. I am unfortunately, a Starhub mobile user. And we got that big family dinner just now which meant that his only chance of watching the Everton v Man Utd game, was on my mobile.

Hahaha. Look at the outcome. He had a meeting with his friends after the dinner and kidnapped my phone and totally watched Everton put the last 2 goals past his team on my phone.

Awesome stuff. He has vowed never to watch a game on my phone again. And oh, I told him United will possibly drop points at Everton when I told him that Arsenal can still win the league and he totally dismissed it as impossible.

Never say never!!

Labels: Alex Song, Comrade Eboue, retards paving the way, Theo Walcott

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:09 AM

Friday, February 19, 2010

Getting MIO had better not be futile

Greetings. I signed up for MIO a week before CNY and they only managed to fix it today. Which is fine really, even though I missed the Porto game on TV. I caught it via an internet stream. Anyway, what sucks is that the Porto game did and if the lads don't pull off a winning result at the Emirates I would have gone through all that trouble just to watch 1 game.

No thanks to Fabianski and certainly, no thanks to the referee who needs a cornea and brain transplant. How he is still refereeing is beyond me. I bet a female referee would do better.

Injury news ahead of the Sunderland game is quite sucky as well. Song and Almunia make it back while Diaby checks back in. There are several implications:

1) Almunia is still our best keeper and because Fabianski is a match-losing keeper, he shall once more play though pain for the sake of the Arsenal team even though he isn't a match-winning keeper either.

2) Denilson sucks, but still will play even when Song regains his spot as DM because Diaby is out

The central midfield trip of Fabregas, Song and Diaby sure is a great set up but when one is down, why does it seem like fuckin Denilson gets to step in? For all of Arsene Wenger's belief in his players, I'm sure he believes in Ramsey too. I'd rather a kid with lotsa energy and drive to give away passes when going forward then some numbshite who only does backward passes and isn't disciplined enough to defend. He thinks he's so damn blardy skillful he can play his way out of trouble but he's so damn farkin weak he can't hold off challenges. I've really had enough with this dude. Not busting his ass to stop Rooney's goal at United was the last straw. You'd remember the 43-year old referee outrunning him. Was responsible for not running FASTER for Stoke's 2nd goal too.

It seems like Gallas, Arshavin and Eduardo will miss the following game at Stoke too. That could prove costly, so we'll save that for a later time.

I told the manUre bro that Arsenal can still win the league and he laughed it off. Who can blame him man. From this point on, every game is a huge test of our title credentials and if they don't go on a winning streak then that's it. As it stands, fate is out of our hands. We've got to keep winning and the team needs to start by not conceding early and defending better.

Sorry for such a negative post, but Denilson really sucks.

Labels: Neves Denilson, what kind of fuckery is this

A Little Drunken Madness @ 3:39 PM

Thursday, February 18, 2010

ARGH YOU ARSENAL.

Porto 2 Arsenal 1

This was a fucking frustrating game. It's not about losing. This Arsenal team does not look like winning anyway. Nice of Wenger to declare his concentration on the Champion's League and the domestic league. The players simply do not show up to anything.

It was a damn open game with end-to-end action. It's like all the defenders gave up defending and everyone was given abundance in time and space with absolutely NO ONE closing ANYONE down. It's the kind of game that a team like ARSENAL would enjoy and run rampage in, except that we were fucking poor in every department.

All Porto did was moan and whine and dive and the referee bought it all. You'd expect some sort of standard from referees in this sort of tournament but all we got was the douche who allowed the Thierry Henry double handball. You'd think that incident was a one off, but apparently not. This is a referee that thoroughly sucks through and through with no merits whatsoever. Nevermind that you missed the stone walled penalty from the foul on Rosicky. Porto's second goal? C'mon. It's a kick in the box and I can't remember the last time teams were allowed to take a quick freekick anywhere in the opposition's half. Players get booked on those occasions where they did not wait for the ref's whistle.

So yes. Our goalkeeping department. It says a lot when Wenger said that he had Almunia play through pain. And that caused us pain. I'm not sure it really redeems that fellow for both losses to United and Chelsea. So now we know that he was our BEST option because Fabianski, is simply, SHIT. To blame for both goals. He has bleated and bleated to the media and the official site on how ambitious he fuckin is, wanting to claim the number 1 spot in goal. All that talk and nothing he did that makes him a viable option, now or in the future. The worst thing is, I'm damn bloody sure he's going to keep his place when Sunderland visits. I'd play Mannone at this point.

The defence, was shit too. Campbell got owned quite a lot on pace but his recovering tackles were excellent. Vermaelen wasn't his usual self, and while Clichy looked as though he was waking up, he's back to the Clichy who plays headless. Srsly. There is something wrong with all of them.

In midfield, we have, Denilson. I fucking hate him, and he didn't change my opinion much. Why won't Wenger FUCKING PLAY RAMSEY? Or move Rosicky or Nasri into the middle and START Walcott or Eboue.

Then there's Fabregas, who simply looked terribly out of sorts. He basically got caught up with being pissed about people fouling him here there and everywhere in every way possible instead of simply playing his football.

Then there is Bendtner. Another bleater. Oh how he bleats about him being the chosen one. The one the fans wanted to be signed in the January transfer window. Oh how I will deliver. This fucker talks too much. Just fucking shoot the ball on target and then maybe talk more.

I hope the entire team's performance isn't a result of the release of the top 50 best paid footballers data. I mean, Our only representative is Arshavin at no. 47.

This is a team that is missing Song and Arshavin. Denilson is a fucking piece of shit. Arshavin, would have flourished today with all the space in the world for him to work his magic. I don't fucking get it. With all that space, we couldn't keep possession at all. Not only did we lose, this time, we didn't have 70% of possession. That is beyond horror, coming from a team who plays like fucking possession wins the game. And we gave the ball away so fucking cheaply it was like a whores for free day. The team must be too used to playing in SMALL spaces that they fail to capitalise when playing in HUGE spaces.

And the substitutions couldn't have came any later. With play being that fucking open, you need an attacking player with PACE to get in behind the defence. And we have Theo Walcott, who was only summoned at the 67th minute. By then it was too fucking late. You see, when you have the fucking LEAD, it would make greater sense to SIT BACK AND DEFEND. By then, having Walcott on the pitch wouldn't be effective at all.

I get the feeling that Arsene Wenger fucking believes in all his stupid players, but has misplaced belief in certain players. For one, I still don't get why he loves fucking DENILSON so fucking much. Over 150 appearances for Arsenal and still nothing. He's a fucking weakling who can't stand up to challenges and simply isn't up to the task if you asked him to DEFEND. Instead, he prefers to go forward and then PASS THE BALL BACKWARDS. What is the point? Since you love playing passing with the defence you might as well just stay back and defend in our half with your best friends while the good people attacking can actually attack without fear of something DIABOLICAL happening when they lose the ball, which is inevitable. Misplaced passes in acres of space? What nonsense is that?

Every single player on the pitch played fucking badly today and I really don't fucking get it. The game was there for the taking and no one bothered. Fabregas sure looked like he has agreed to go to Barcelona already. I don't want to hear any of these shitheads bleat some more. At least when the goats do it, they're supposed to.

ARSENE WENGER, PLEASE GET RID OF ALL THE WEAK LINKS IN THE TEAM. WE REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT ANY LONGER FOR THEM TO GROW UP.

P.S. WE HAVEN'T WON WHEN CAMPBELL PLAYS

Labels: Neves Denilson, Nicklas Bendtner, what kind of fuckery is this

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:37 AM

Friday, February 12, 2010

Stalkers! The scouts are stalkers!

Arsenal scouts are better stalkers than Man Utd scouts.

They made Ramsey feel more wanted and that's how he made the switch to North London.

I listened to what the two managers had to say to me and I was just more impressed by how much they [Arsenal] knew about me, what they wanted me to do to improve and the path they had for me.

Love this boy, really wish the boss valued him a little more than Denilson.

Injury news is heading towards the dark side once again, with Song and Arshavin possibly the latest casualties. Nasri's okay after suffering a slight knock against Liverpool and it's funny how the one who was taken off early on for precautionary measures is the most okay of them all. Arshavin's due to have a scan on his hamstring while Song looks to be out for more than a week.

We've got Diaby now, and he's definitely a starter in the midfield trio alongside Cesc. If Song is out, it makes way for Denilson's return. That is nothing short of diabolical. I really wish Ramsey is ahead of Denilson in the pecking order because Ramsey evidently has more desire and a higher work rate with a determination to want to change things. If you fault him for giving away possession, then do note that it's because he's making forward passes instead of opting for the safe route back to the defence, which happens to be Denilson's favourite route. Any more injures to our central midfield positions could be bad, except that we do have more attacking players who can fill in but the boss obviously prefers to put them higher up on the pitch.

Until the last 3 games, I never realised how similar Nasri and Rosicky are. Neither did I ever envision the two of them being fit at the same time, with Rosa being out for the entire 08/09 season. Nasri is also a player who has been dogged by injuries so it's nothing short of a miracle that both of them are fit. I suppose Rosicky is the player the boss will less likely want to risk because he is more fragile but his experience is invaluable and it showed in the previous game. His cross was utterly delicious.

Arshavin's absence might not be a bad one either, especially when we have Walcott back. He provides a very different option altogether and has a point to prove. I won't be surprised if he started the game at Porto.

Still some time to pass before the next match. Lots of things could happen and players can miraculously return from injury. I'm sure Mr Bendtner should be fit to start and finish and game by next week. I'd play him ahead of Eduardo.

Labels: Aaron Ramsey, Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:18 AM

Thursday, February 11, 2010

FINALLY. 6 OUT OF 6.

How are Gooners feeling now? Well after going through the 5 stages of grief, I'm sure a win over Liverpool makes it all fucking better.

Thank you Liverpool. Not too long ago, we won at Anfield, thanks to Wenger's screaming half time team talk. And from there, we went on a great run to make up ground.

Now, we got a 1-0 win at home off them and that makes it 6 out of 6 points off them.

This is a very significant result, considering that Man Utd drew with Villa and Chelsea lost the Everton (hahahahaha), it sure makes the lead those 2 have at the top much smaller. For all of Ballack's bleatings, you stupid cunts beat Arsenal just to lose to Everton. I'm sure it's more satisfying to beat Arsenal but YOU DROP 3 POINTS you stinkin blue cunts.

And then there's Harry Redknapp and Steven Gerrard who were targeting third spot. With this win against Liverpool and Sp*rs losing to Wolves (yet another hahahaaha), we've put 8 points between 3rd and 4th, which is massive.

Who knew a 1-0 win against Liverpool could be worth this much.

All that remains now is to keep winning the remaining fixtures and the table could look very different at the end of the season. As Wenger will put it, we have an 'outside chance'.

On the game...
I think both teams started pretty slowly in the cold. Defensively, there were major improvements. Almunia actually showed why he dethroned Jens Lehmann and look a lot more assured at the back. He made a fantastic save from Ryan Babel's shot and that was a match winning save. The back four operated better as a unit and Clichy managed to reclaim his former self from the devil. Eboue and Clichy did very well going forward and it is obvious that in our formation, the full backs make good contributions too, and to do that, you got to be in control defensively first.

Eboue is proving to be a very useful player. The difference between him and Sagna is that he brings a lot more to the plate offensively. No disrespect to Sagna but Eboue has very quick feet and he draws the foul much more easily, save for his theatrics.

Bendtner did well. He led the line and it helps to have a big striker in place to hold up the ball and play in the rest of the attacking players. He had a couple of clear cut chances which he screwed up but you can't argue about his commitment. I hope Wenger sees that starting a striker makes a huge difference. Arshavin was doing what he does best - feeding the striker. Had Bendtner done better with the chances Arshavin gave him, we would have been a goal up sooner.

Things are looking bright again. We got the win, the top 2 who beat us didn't. And Sp*rs lost. I enjoyed that one the most. Teach twitchy Harry to not state ambitions he can't live up to. And screw Ballack.

Lastly, we all know that this win is going to be marred with Cesc's handball. Not going to give a shit. A win's a win.

Thank you Liverpool once more!!!

Labels: Bendtner, Chelsea, Emmanuel Eboue, Liverpool, Manuel Almunia

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:47 AM

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

A team in need of redemption

Team news ahead of the Liverpool game ain't out yet, but I think it should be quite similar to pre-Chelsea.

It's high time Wenger started a STRIKER in his first XI. We only have 1 pathetic striker who keeps bleating to the media on how he's the one yet the manager doesn't seem to trust him enough to start him. I mean, where is the logic? If he's good to play 60 minutes, then start him, and then take him off. 60 minutes with a STRIKER could make a huge difference. Instead of being 2-0 down when you introduce him, perhaps our toothless attack may have reaped a goal thanks to putting a tall person in the box.

It's obvious that Wenger clearly thinks Bendtner isn't goo enough. Yet he refused to sign a striker. I don't think providing good competition for the big Dane is a bad thing, considering how much he needs to be brought back down to earth constantly because he's an arrogant ass who likes to get ahead of himself. But hey, no other striker except numero uno so the only thing Wenger can do now, is to START HIM.

Maybe he's just afraid numero uno will get injured again and then it'll prove our point. Seems like he's battling more with us fans than the likes of United and Chelsea.

The official site is ran a 'goal of the month' contest in which Rosicky won, for his goal before half time against Bolton. Kinda reminds you that not too long ago, Arshavin scored the 4th goal that sent us to the top of the league for like 3 days. Since then, it sure seems like confidence and desire have plummeted. Why, I really don't know. Did the team use up too much steam to make up ground on Chelsea just to lose everything we worked for?

We all kept talking about this run of 4 difficult games. I don't think we were sufficiently prepared. Then we got screwed. If you discount Vermaelen's goal, our attack has produced nothing since Villa, or Arshavin's goal against Bolton. Nothing. The boys are going to be entertaining Liverpool at the Emirates and from recent results, I'm sure Liverpool will have the belief and will aim to take a 2-goal lead to half time. This season, it's all about giving away 2-goal leads. Last season, it was all about drawing endlessly. Drawing doesn't hurt your pride as much, but it gives the manager his favourite reason of an unbeaten run that means nothing when you see that 5 draws is equivalent to 10 points dropped. 2 games lost however, is 6 points dropped, provided you win the remaining 3. As painful as it is, losing may be a better thing but the boys need to do a lot more to turn things around.

They need to be happy playing their football again. And defend better. And not close your eyes when Drogba shoots at you.

Labels: Nicklas Bendtner

A Little Drunken Madness @ 11:58 AM

Monday, February 8, 2010

The 5 stages of GRIEF of a GOONER

1) DENIAL
happens when you agree with Arsene Wenger that the team ain't that bad. Oh, there were positives here and there, so-and-so did well. Defending was poor, but we did well going forward (but didn't score). We're xx games unbeaten and that's fucking fantastic even if you draw nil-nil 5 games in a row.

2) ANGER
this is the part where we find places to put the blame on. Some gooners (the stupid ones) call for Arsene Wenger to be fired. Others blame Denilson. Then there's Almunia. Clichy came along. Oh, Walcott. Bendtner. Diaby. Eboue. RVP injured. Screw the Dutch FA. No new signings when we clearly need a centre forward.

3) BARGAINING
after United, win the Chelsea game and we're back in it. Beat this team and we'll go all the way. Oh, the team has been 2-0 down before. They'll turn the game around and put in a performance worthy to be in the history books. 3-0? No problemo. Pull one back and something might happen. Everything's going to be a-okay until the final whistle. 5 minutes added on - time enough to score 2 goals. It takes seconds to score one anyway (applies to all teams but Arsenal). Banging on superstitions - I'll wear my lucky Arshavin jersey for 1 week

4) DEPRESSION
bargaining doesn't help. The final whistle goes. Yet another loss. Tear yourself up inside. Stare at league table. bemoan the last 8 points lost. Throw a tantrum. Have a screw-everything attitude. Go on an eating binge. Finish a tub of butter. Listen to Arsene Wenger defend his team again. Scream at TV. Gesticulate at Drogba.

5) ACCEPTANCE
Transfer window is closed. title race is over. 9 points behind Chelsea. Team has zero desire. Denilson wasn't at fault for Chelsea defeat. Cesc might leave in the summer. Only the champion's league to play for now. Harry Redknapp is right about Arsenal. 3rd place is jeopardy. My life is over.

A Little Drunken Madness @ 7:46 AM

Same Old Arsenal, always crumbling.

Watching this game gave me such a headache.

I went about doing the things I needed to do, like doing my CNY spring cleaning (at an ungodly hour I know, considering that the game started at midnight) and simply felt nothing when Drogba banged in Chelsea's first goal on 7 minutes.

There I went, fixing a new shelf from Ikea for my house and then not long after, Chelsea was 2-0 up.

Same old, same old.

Once again, a performance that was piss-poor, even if it wasn't as bad as the display against United a whole week ago. The lads knew what was at stake and never found it in themselves to make things happen.

Wenger came out at midweek to say that he almost signed a player. That's simply adding fuel to the already big fire. Well, I'm not burning inside at least. I'm past that to the point of indifference. Hoping for the best simply has ended in disappointment and United and Chelsea have taken 6 out of 6 points off Arsenal this season. A lot of fans are angry, probably because they actually pay for season tickets, but seriously. I'm way past the stage of being pissed. It's just not happening, and it helps to be a bystander.

I don't think there has been a greater low as a gooner. Ever. Well last season was crap too, but at least the manager brought in someone in january to try and change things and Arshavin lifted the team and helped us to 4th spot. I don't understand why this time, with the right money spent, a player in January could help us win the title. Is a top 4 spot all we are playing for?

Not too much on the game really, because this result was always going to happen. I would act all surprised if something different happened but it didn't.

Liverpool's next and a loss and we're more than just screwed.

Wenger thinks Arsenal were the better team for some periods on the pitch. OMFG is my reaction. We didn't get in behind the defence, we created but missed out on the final ball, when we did get in a good final ball (RARELY), someone there screwed it up.

Indifference is the word. Resignation too. We all knew this 4 game fiasco was coming and did nothing to prepare well for it.

If you need a reason to be positive, then Chelsea face Villa next and United face Everton. But wait, we face Liverpool.

Labels: what kind of fuckery is this

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:58 AM

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Yup, we're such weepy fans

Wenger has claimed responsibility for the home defeat at the hands of Manchester United:

We lost the games and I am responsible for the results of the team. When you lose a game, you feel responsible. Of course, I want our fans to go home and be triumphant. When they go home and cry you feel responsible.

Did you go home and cry? I think we were up in arms in anger more likely.

Nothing much ahead of Chelsea besides John Terry being stripped of England Captaincy. Not dropped from England squad though. I thought that part was pretty important too. Anyway, you'd hope it'll play into his head.

Injury news is the same as the last game. Diaby has a chance of featuring. If he manages to pass fit then Denilson will be dropped for sure and we'll all be happy gooners. If he isn't though, Denilson will start the game for sure. I doubt the boss will go with Ramsey ahead of him because he seems to have a soft spot for that numb shite who doesn't help the team at all. We might as well be playing with 10 men really.

Tomorrow night's game is pretty important. We've gone to Stamford Bridge and won before but this won't be any easy game. Chelsea are a physical team and they've even spanked us when they came to the Emirates the last 2 times. Any chance of winning the game it would depend on the players on the pitch to make it happen. 2 different styles of football, one important result for both teams.

My hate for Denilson is growing stronger and it'll do good for him to know that and man up to the task.

Labels: Chelsea, Neves Denilson

A Little Drunken Madness @ 11:06 AM

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Finally, something to thank Hull City and Phil Brown for.

For the most pessimistic of fans out there, we actually have a result that went our way.

Chelsea only managed a 1-1 draw with Hull City at the KC Stadium.

It's more good news for United really, since they're only 2 points off Chelsea. The table is somewhat easier to look at now with all 3 teams being level on games played. We're 6 points off Chelsea and we play them at the weekend.

The team knows that it's a massive game. In fact, this run of 4 games were all massive but they crumbled like cookies against United. If they're itching to set the records straight then they have to at Stamford Bridge. If they do not even put on a fighting display then I'm ready to concede the title. Sometimes the result doesn't matter. Desire and effort shows for it too and if you have both then you're most probably going to come away with something, barring complications.

Yet again, the team who stands to gain this weekend is United. The result from the Chelsea-Arsenal game would yet again be influential.

I don't believe in calling games a 'must-win' since Arsenal is a top team and they're supposed to win every game.

So I guess every Arsenal fan is hoping against all hope that something special happens. It's times like these where you can see where the real fans are. Those who call for the head of Wenger should seriously take their own head. He brought us the good times, and has taken us through the ugly. He has made several miscalculations but they aren't light decisions. At this point, we can only trust that he knows what he's doing and the team will wake up.

A screaming Arsene would be a great welcome. He can start throwing boots in people's faces too. IDK, just get it together already and prove the world wrong.

Labels: Chelsea, Hull City

A Little Drunken Madness @ 6:12 AM

Monday, February 1, 2010

Complacency. It's part of Arsenal.

For all the angry Gooners out there, have lots of chocolate. I hear chocolate releases endorphins which tells your mind to be happy because it's better to be artificially induced to be happy instead of living in the aftermath of yesterday's defeat.

I could list a dozen players who could have changed the team but it would be impossible for them to even walk through the doors because we have the world's most stubborn manager. He threw the FA Cup away on the pretext of making the league top priority and look where we are now. The league could be out of reach by next Thursday and then there's only the European Cup left and chances are, that hope may well be screwed over soon.

Wenger claims that there is a lack of quality players for the right amount of money but seriously, he has the options and the possibilities but simply placed all his trust in his players who have done him ZERO justice at all.

1) Eidur Gudjohnson
He's a fucking striker with loads of experience playing for top sides like Chelsea and Barcelona. Available on short term loan. Gone to Sp*rs who happen to already have 4 strikers - Crouch, Defoe, Keane and Pavlyuchenko. how so that they happen to all be FIT? Gudjohnson has the ability still, to make a good contribution, even at 31. If Wenger always had protecting his players in mind, then a short term loan won't kill the talent he thinks he's nurturing.

2) Landon Donavan
Unproven at best, but a hit in the US. Sometimes it helps to take small risks that actually can amount to a big step. Is doing well for Everton. And he too, is a fucking striker.

3) Roman Pavlyuchenko
Disgruntled at Sp*rs. Cost them a fortune. May never be allowed to put on an Arsenal shirt but I doubt he ever caught onto the North London Rivalry since he came. Is Russian Teammates with Arshavin and too, a fucking striker. Has been a flop for Sp*rs but may do well for Arsenal. Moans a lot. Has been moaning about his lack of opportunities at Sp*rs. If we showed interest and he knows it he could have moaned his way to the better side of North London.

4) Ryan Babel
Yet another disgruntled player, this time at Liverpool. Is still young with potential and pace that can kill. Was that stinkin diver who caused us that Champion's League exit 2 seasons ago but if you remember that game, stinkin Bendtner blocked the path of a certain goal and he's still in an Arsenal shirt. He may not be an out and out striker but he certainly will make Arsenal better and fit our style of play perfectly. Wenger actually was looking at him too before he signed for Liverpool and recent pitch troubles have seen him wanting out and Birmingham wants him. If Arsenal showed the slightest interest I'm sure he'll be Arsenal bound instead, even if Liverpool don't want to sell. He makes a lot of noise on twitter. Could do a Darren Bent.

5) Marouane Chamakh
screw this fellow. Rose to fame with Arsenal's interest but then chooses to stay at Bordeaux. Good for him. Probably need 6 months to settle and his goal return in the FRENCH league isn't impressive at all.

6) David Villa
Looking for a new challenge, possibly in the Premier League. Spanish connecting with Cesc Fabregas, best mates off the pitch. That understanding between playmaker and striker is ever so important and if he had come, he would be able to make a big impact. Cesc cited Villa as the one player he wants to come most to Arsenal but of course, too expensive so Wenger never bothered pursuing.

And oh, he's a fucking striker too.

7) Andre Pierre Gignac
Performing well for the French team. Good goal return in the French league. Is a fucking striker. Possesses good physique (I mean height here). Don't really know a lot about him except that he's on Wenger's radar but Wenger ain't making a damn move for him coz he's yet another expensive fellow.

Bottomline: last season, it was all about not replacing the outgoing players. We lost Diarra, Gilberto and Flamini who happen to play the same holding midfielder position. Half a season later, Song stepped up and has been phenomenal this season. That part is solved, except the part where he's so damn good now he's irreplaceable when gone. Diaby did fill in nicely but you can't depend on Diaby to stay fit for prolonged periods of time. Denilson on the other hand, is a prick. It's obvious that the boss loves him a lot ever since he signed for us at 18. Has risen through the ranks and has been a first team regular for a long time. If laziness is a bug, then it jumped from Adebayor to Denilson with Adebayor departed. Like I said before, this little fucker is a lousy holding midfielder. He's crappy going forward too and you won't expect him to dictate play. So what is his purpose exactly?

We made a lot of mistakes and went through a lot to give Song time to be the player he is now. Are we going to keep going through these motions for each player to mature? We'd never see or even smell a trophy for the next 10 years. Then maybe they'll get better and then attract the attention of the Spanish wankers and leave. Wenger will be licking his lips in satisfaction with all the money in the bank and look at the team he has left. Their current state is nothing short of shambolic and quite frankly, I think Arshavin should be quite sick of playing for a club with no ambition. Last club during the peak of his career and he chose Arsenal. Sure does look stupid now.

Then there is Cesc. We need magic from the little maestro but it didn't happen but he was trying. He was trying when the rest were busy slacking off. He was making forward runs and trying his hardest to make things happen but they didn't. He desperately wants to win things and with the kind of team he is in, he is better off playing for the Spanish wankers really. We can't blame him if he makes that choice.

The saying is that Arsene knows. Does he really? Mistakes are made so that you can learn from them. In his case, the mistakes prevail. Can't ask for a win at Stamford bridge. We only can ask for a performance. If the team loses but they put in a great shift then there is no blame. It sure looks like there is no more fight in this team that is desperate for a major shake up to move forward.

They're not getting any and hence have to dig real deep to get something going. It seems like an angry Wenger only lasts 10 games. He should start dropping players to show that he means business, starting with Almunia and Denilson.

I listed 7 strikers that could have made the switch to Arsenal. the first 2 have been snapped up by people who saw a little further than what Wenger could have seen. There were options he had. He just simply dismissed them as too expensive. Spend the money, make a difference. At the end of the season, even if you don't end up with a fucking trophy you won't be faulted for not trying when you could have made a difference. Keeping money in the fuckin bank ain't going to win you anything for being the world's greatest miser. This is the statement of intent we will never get. Sit atop the league for 3 days and you think you've won it. He anticipated these 4 difficult games and was making plans early on. I guess he never expected that kind of result at home to United. We're halfway through the 4. It would take nothing short of a fuckin miracle to turn things around with the same group of numb shites in the team. Desire. where has it all gone to?

Lastly, with respect to our goalkeeping situation, Gigi Buffon has stated that he is under appreciated at Juve. One bold move to take a world class keeper to the Emirates could change everything. United moved for Van Der Sar. We could do with Buffon.

Labels: Arsene Wenger, Neves Denilson, transfer window hoo-ha

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:41 PM

This goalkeeping situation is fucking me up.

The defeat, was deserving.

First of all, we fielded a strong team. We wanted Song back and he was. The back four were as we wanted as well. Front 3? It was Nasri-Arshavin-Rosicky.

Arsene Wenger has refused to sign a striker yet he doesn't trust Bendtner enough to start him. Could be fitness issues, but we really need a good enough striker in Van Persie's absence.

Arshavin did his best to carry the team but he was left all alone most of the time. If he wasn't getting support you'd imagine everyone else to be busy defending their arses because of a United bombardment. We however found ourselves on the back of a 3-0 scoreline on 55 minutes.

By that time, the game is all over no matter what you do.

Almunia continues to be crap and I don't know what it takes for him to be dropped. He got Jens out of the club and was looking to be a solid replacement until this season came and we might as well not play a keeper there. His distribution is ever so poor and his throwing is nonsense as well. Then you look at our 2nd choice and it's Fabianski. Everyone wants to be the number 1 keeper but no one is good enough. It's all talk and no nothing else. Mannone has jumped on that bandwagon too, by declaring his intent to claim that number 1 shirt just after signing a new long term deal at the club. Goalkeepers often train separately from the rest of the team because it's a more specialised position so I guess the 2 behind Almunia should have an inkling that the position is there for the taking. But nooo, they all become best friends and talk a load of crap and under perform when given the chance. Mannone did well when the season started but if Almunia is dropped, Fabianski will be the one with a chance. It would take nothing short of a disaster for us to drop our first 2 goalkeepers if injuries do not play a part. Anyway, perhaps Almunia will get a dodgy 'chest infection' now. I really hope he does.

Then now we come to that left back position. Clichy got crocked. Gibbs filled in. Then Gibbs got crocked. Traore filled in. Traore was doing so well until he got owned. And then he got owned some more. Clichy came back. And he's getting owned. We have 3 good left backs and one who has been proven to be defensively sound with good pace but he's getting owned. And I thought the only criticism of Gael is that he can't cross. Otherwise, he does a good job. Now it seems that he has forgotten everything else. And still can't cross.

United haven't won at the Emirates in the league and now they have. They've won here in the Champion's League and by the same scoreline. Those were warning bells weren't they?

The Villa game should have set the bells ringing already. But they didn't. No goals in the game, and had Vermaelen not pulled one back for us it would have been 2 games in a row without scoring. I'll bring you all the way back to the FA Cup game at Stoke where our form was fantastic. Had we fielded a stronger side we stood a better chance of winning it. Going into the Villa game, the players will be a tad more tired but they have more belief. Perhaps they could have won and then this game could have been a lot more different.

As it stands, we're out of the FA Cup. Our title hopes look particularly bleak at the moment and it's almost as though the lads need the media and the rest of the world to write them the fuck off before they start producing the goods again. It's as though sitting atop the league isn't big enough for them to prove anything. The battle's not lost. Chelsea still to come and I think a loss sends more urgency though their veins more than a draw. Had we lost at Villa, the importance of this game would have been even more and perhaps they need that final push. Chelsea is in front now and if the boys still think they want to be in the fight for the league title they have to show it in the next game. United and Chelsea are to play each other and other difficult teams as well so there's a reason to keep on believing.

Anything less than a win at Stamford Bridge will be deemed a nightmare. We've got to claw back points and we've got to do it fast.

The transfer window slams shut tomorrow. Wenger will once again be faulted for not spending when there was a difference to be made.

Labels: Manuel Almunia, what kind of fuckery is this

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:55 AM