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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

We Need Change.

Football has evolved plenty over the years. We fans have sooooo much to say.

I'm reading team news (other teams too) and specifically, stuff on Liverpool. They're probably going to finish 6th or 7th, and haven't won the league since 1990.

It's how funny, that their fans are pondering the following:

Rafa Benitez or Fernando Torres?

Apparently if Benitez stays, Torres wants out. If Benitez goes, then Torres possibly stays.

These things will never be up to us fans.

Arsenal, according to statistics, aren't any much better than Liverpool, but the extra 3 games that we've won and the fewer draws means that we're in 3rd place, possibly 4th. If we relinquish 3rd spot to Sp*rs, it would be unthinkable. It is still mathematically possible, provided we throw the last game at home and Sp*rs win their next 2.

Whatever it is, 3rd is absolutely necessary to seal right now, because not playing those extra 2 tricky qualifiers for the group stages of the CL would mean that we won't go through almost half a season with a lame 'game-in-hand'. These days, it's way better to have friggin' points on the board. This 'game-in-hand' nonsense did not bode well for Arsenal, a team that has developed 'complacent' as her middle name.

While the scousers are debating Rafa's exit, there is a bunch of Gooners who are calling for Wenger's head. They have gotten quite a tad louder this season, and it's hardly a surprise. I don't think it's 100% warranted, but I think the management at the club and the players need a good kick in the butt. We just aren't good enough as of late and Wenger does what he always does, by defending each of their sorry asses even though they aren't up to it at all. The squad needs reinforcements, but thanks to Vermaelen and previous signings being 'unknowns' until they get to Arsenal, Wenger seems to prefer to stick with people that simply aren't good enough because they're at the club longer. There is not a single fuckin' doubt that we need reinforcements, and if the boss does not recognise this and most importantly, take action, then we're really doomed for next season.

Every fuckin season, we always harp on the next season being better. Every damn fuckin season, there is an excuse. Injuries, injuries, injuries. Always injuries. You'd expect that those who get their chances when the first XI is out to take their chances, but apparently they behave as though they will walk into the team anyway. The whole issue about injuries is that it's not a new issue at all. It's been there since Adam and Eve and if we don't have a squad with good cover, we're always going to suffer. Had Wenger paid Bordeaux the 8 million they wanted for Chamakh, I believe he could have been the player to make the difference. Bendtner crashed his Aston Martin and his groin suffered more than his car. Van Persie has never stayed fit for an entire season. Eduardo is struggling to overcome that horror leg break. Chamakh, would have made a difference, instead of playing Arshavin up front.

In the previous season, we needed midfield reinforcements. Wenger refused to pay 2 million more for Xabi Alonso. Don't need to tell you what he could add to the team.

The truth is, his transfer policy needs to change. The bulk of us still believes in him but that trust isn't going to stay forever. It is not the same as the blind faith he puts in the hands (or legs) or Denilson and Diaby, classic strollers. Or how about the joke of two keepers? I'm still sore over the way he did away with Jens Lehmann. I don't understand why he couldn't do the same with those 2 numbshites. Lehmann cost us 2 points. I don't think I need to count how many Almunia and Flappy have. It's like, the situation is not glaringly obvious enough.

So, the day after the Blackburn game and yet another diabolical performance by Flappy, the media is in full swing. Gigi Buffon seems to be open to a move to England, but his contract doesn't run out for another 3 years. He'll cost money no doubt, but I won't bet on Wenger signing one of the best keepers in the world because he can't make he any better than he is. However, anyone with ambition would not want to come to Arsenal because this is a team of strollers.

I don't blame Arshavin for wanting out. Sometimes I look at the squad and I think about how Fabregas manages to choose to stay over the glitz and glamour of Barcelona. No one's going to remember Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal who didn't win anything. And for Arshavin, he turns 29 soon and it's probably his last chance to win anything in his career now. Even Thierry Henry left for Barcelona and it was with them did he win the European crown. The only thing is, Shava's performances in the team this season really isn't worthy of winning anything either. He's one of the players who can make a difference, and he did it at Zenith when they won the UEFA Cup. He was magical for Russia as well. We all know that if he steps it up and gives his best he has the power to change things but clearly, he doesn't want to take his foot off the brakes either so screaming that he wants to go to Spain is probably the only option left, considering how he enjoys bleating to he media. There is no difference between him and Adebayor really, except that Adebayor is dumber for giving that interview where he blamed the fans for his poor performances to a legit source, the BBC. Shava simply banks on the concept of being 'lost in translation', by bleating to foreign tabloids. My guess is that he's off.

I think we have severe midfield problems, especially when Song and Fabregas do not play. Joe Cole is so not the answer to this one. A combative player that asserts himself and hates to lose is one. Had Ramsey not been out I believe he could have made a difference. He's an ambitious boy, evidently, more ambitious that the double Ds who I believe don't deserve to wear the shirt. Diaby provides glimpses of what he can do, but it seems that when he doesn't suffer niggling injuries here and there to take a break once in a while, he's really shit when playing games on the trot.

All I want now, is for Arsenal to seal 3rd spot. Sp*rs and Citeh play each other, and if Sp*rs don't win that one then we're there. That game is a pretty tricky one to predict. It's almost a cup final. Anyway, after unambitious Citeh watched the Blackburn game, do they regret not attacking our goal as much? It was one of those games where 3 points against Arsenal are handed to you on a platter. Any game against Arsenal is, as long as one of Almunia or Flappy is in goal. If Sp*rs beat Citeh then they're going to rue just that.

P.S. I'm kinda glad that united pretty much only have the Carling Cup. The faggot next door really is damn irritating.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Arsene Wenger, clown in goal, Liverpool, Man City, Sp*rs

A Little Drunken Madness @ 9:24 PM

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

BENDTNER PAID BACK SOME BITCH

HOLA!!

To those who missed the game, it ended 5-0 to the Arsenal.

And you missed a Nicklas Bendtner HATTRICK, first of his entire career.

May many more come.

Everyone was magnificent today. Almunia pulled off the saves that preserved our lead, the full backs bombed forward with purpose and Clichy put in a couple of brilliant crosses even though he can't cross. Vermaelen was excellent as usual and the number of blocks he put in was astounding to say the least. Campbell was a little shaky but his experience shone through anyway. The midfield 3 was an extremely cohesive unit - Song swept up, Diaby supported him, and Nasri brought the ball forward to the front 3. Bendtner led the line very well. His holding up of the ball and lay-up play has improved tremendously where he manages to bring his teammates into it and not give the ball away like before. Arshavin was fantastic and Rosicky on the right added that bit of experience.

1st goal:
brilliant pass by Nasri to Arshavin who was through on goal between the two centre-backs where one decided to tackle his own keeper and Bendtner was there to apply the finish on the loose ball.

2nd goal:
Arshavin taking on the defence after Diaby chased down a ball on the left touchline and a dumb porto defender cleared the ball into the Russian's feet. Bendtner held his position well to be onside for a tap in after Arsha did all the work. (heh)

3rd goal:
Arsenal soaking up some pressure; needed a moment of spark and Nasri provided. Diaby slid the ball to him and Nasri did the rest. Took on 3 defenders, twisted and turned, dropped a shoulder; changed direction; broke free and fired a grand shot at a narrow angle to beat the keeper and go in in-off the post. Brilliant brilliant brilliant goal. My goal of the season so far. And what an easy assist for Diaby. (another heh)

4th goal:
Porto corner. Clichy super headers it away; another dumb porto defender decided that Arshavin is too short to reach it but the little Russian out-heads him and nicks the ball. Eboue made a run ahead and Arshavin hit a sweet weighted diagonal pass for Eboue to run to; with a perfect first touch and a drop of a shoulder, made the keeper commit and then rounded him to finish with his left foot.

5th goal:
Eboue was Eboue and dribbled into the box and got the penalty (legit!!) Bendtner stepped up to convert for his hattrick.

That Eboue substitution was a masterclass. Picking Rosicky ahead of Walcott was another fantastic move. Going into the game needed an early goal Wenger went with experience first and it worked. Got the lead, then bring on the pace and the dribbling of Eboue to stretch the opposition. Extend the lead then bring on Walcott to stretch them even further.

The Porto goalkeeper actually did quite well to keep his team in the game with some super saves but he alone couldn't deny Arsenal. It's bye bye Porto and their team of diving cunts and fans who go home with their frying pans.

A fantastic win and hopefully the momentum will carry on. Fancy the team peaking at this crucial moment. Simply fantastic.

And they did it without Fabregas.

P.S. first game on my MIO. Tell me, why are their constant blips during the game? Bad satellite? -____- Can't help but wonder if it's because it's plugged into a modem instead of a TV box. No matter how good your TV is, the service provider hold all the cards. That part sucks the most because it's horribly out of our hands.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Comrade Eboue, Nicklas Bendtner, Samir Nasri

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:39 AM

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Best Injury News Everrrrrrrrr

Aston Villa tomorrow.

Team news is out. I think the main highlight is Samir Nasri is back. I mean, not too long ago he was supposedly out for 3 weeks. And he's back, waaaaaay ahead of expectations. I think Arsene Wenger's repeated investigations into his team's injury problems have scared everyone fit.

Joining the list of returnees is Nicklas Bendtner. He's been out a long time and he definitely will feature tomorrow, without a doubt. Whether he'll start remains to be seen. Ramsey made his return at the weekend so we do have quite the full squad, on the attacking side of things at least. Nasri returning does make our bench a whole lot more pleasing where we have quality to call upon, quality we can actually depend on. Vela and Walcott at the moment look out of sorts and I don't think their current abilities allow them to come on when the game needs changing and do us a favour. So, welcome back Sammy.

Personally I'd opt for Arshavin-Eduardo-Rosicky as the front 3. They do combine well and the last time they did, 2 out of the 3 of them had goals to their name. I think with every game, dudu's growing into that frontman role and he deserves his place to keep on going. Of course, Bendtner scaring him into action isn't too bad a thing. Let's hope the boss does not play him on the right. He's our tall centre forward and if you ain't gonna sign one, you gotta play him.

And now we finally figured out why Wenger did not feel the need to sign another defensive midfielder. Hoho. Cameroon dropped out of the ACN despite being one of the favourites to win the tournament. The downside is, that yesterday's game wasn't as straightforward as we might have liked. If Egypt has beaten them in normal time then fine, but they were made to play an additional 30 minutes, and even Le Boss has admitted that Song looked a little bit tired. The team will travel back to Cameroon from Angola and then he will make the trip back to London. The earliest he'll reach is right after Villa on Thursday. Considering the amount he has played and the travelling he has to do, Wenger warns that he may not face United on Sunday. I suspect he might anyway, or otherwise be benched. His importance to the team can be seen quite clearly. I hope Cameroon does better at the World Cup. They probably failed so badly at the ACN with so many Gooners rooting for their downfall lol.

So, the back 4 will be restored tomorrow. The ideal, first team back 4, of Clichy-Vermaelen-Gallas-Sagna.

I think for the first time in a long long time, we're going to have most of the first choice players taking the field. In contrast to the team fielded at Stoke, tomorrow's team is going to be a strong one that isn't lacking in experience. Nasri entering the fold could well mean Rosicky playing a little deeper, partner Cesc in the centre of the park with either Denilson or Ramsey holding. (If only we had Song) Cesc and Tomas are the best of buddies off the pitch and it's highly rare that they get to play together in the same team thanks to one of them who gets crocked on a regular basis. (No more, thanks TR7) They're going to have so much fun together. Their understand of each other's runs are second to none.

Here's to a great great game tomorrow. For many, they're going to be starting their day at 4am. For me, I think I'll sleep after the match.

I bring you the only positive from the game at Stoke:

Labels: Alex Song, Andrei Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 11:29 PM

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Tomas scored an important goal. finally!

So. Arsenal are top of the league for the first time in a long long time. And for once, we're the ones who don't have that game in hand because it is all but PLAYED.

And we've got Bolton out of our system as well. 2-0 at the Reebok, now 4-2 at home. Both results, not without toil and determination, more so for the game at home.

Cesc Fabregas described his team as hungry, and boy did they show it.

Not from the start though. I said earlier that Bolton will come at us once more and they did, this time, they were rewarded with 2 goals. 2 early goals. The only difference was that we always looked like scoring and the second goal, was a gift from Denilson.

Then my Tomas scored a beautiful right-footed shot to pull one back just before half time and that was highly important to keep the momentum of the team going. You always knew that the lads were going to come back and win it. Going into the game, I think everyone in the team knew that they needed a 2-goal winning margin to go above Chelsea. At 2-0 down, you got to be able to summon incredible mental strength and belief to go for 4 goals. Regardless of opposition, pulling back 2 to level terms is difficult enough. Tonight, the lads did 4.

The common misconception about Arsenal is that the team is young and inexperienced. Yes, the team is young. But they've been playing with each other for a long long time and I wouldn't be surprised if part of their belief was built on coming back from 2-0 down at the Reebok 2 seasons ago to win 3-2.

Post match reactions are going to hinge on the Gallas foul on Mark Davis in the build up to Cesc's equaliser. It was a poor foul and shouldn't have happened, but if we're honest, even if we didn't get our equaliser then, it was all the more coming. If that goal was a difference between a Bolton win or draw then I guess it should be open to more debate but we won, hands down.

What teams need to know is that when you play Arsenal, the last thing you should do is to rest on your laurels. Even if you have a 2 goal lead. We'll come right back at you.

And Vermaelen ended his recent goal drought (heh) to make it 3-2 from a corner. He showed real determination to get that in and Arshavin made it 4-2 and sent us to the summit of the premier league. It was more than the icing on the cake. It was everything. Arsene Wenger's 2 signings who made a difference with their goals and their performance.

It's the FA Cup weekend coming up so we should be sitting at the top for a while longer. Heh.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Thomas Vermaelen, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:49 AM

Monday, January 18, 2010

Barca Boys Bring the Beatin. Round 1 to Arsenal.

That sure was a tough game.

Arsenal beat Bolton at the Reebok 2-0. Ever since Sam Allardyce left, it seems that Bolton as our bogey team has since passed. Actually, it has passed since that 3-2 comeback win 2 seasons ago in the pouring rain, when Cesc scored the winner.

We came away with the points, but it didn't come easy.

Evidently though, it was Arsenal with the shooting boots on. (Thank God for that)

Cesc got us the early goal. I love early goals. In Arsenal terms, early goals means goals in the first half, not in the first 20 minutes. He was magnificent throughout the game and that was probably the reason why he was getting fouled like nobody's business. Nasty stuff really, from Bolton. He should have had 2 penalties as well.

Eduardo did pretty well today, despite not getting a goal to his name. Both goals were a result of his assists and he is growing into this role. He was always dangerous when the crosses were coming in and that isn't easy especially when you're often the only one in the penalty area. Crossing was much better today, and it was down to Rosicky. He adds so much more to the team and he seems to be like the only one in the team who can put in decent crosses.

Traore was getting owned on the left side by South Korean winger Lee Chung-yong, probably because Arshavin wasn't really supporting him. I suppose that's the difference between playing centre forward and on the wings. You have defensive duties as a winger, even though we all know that Arshavin does what he does best, goal side of the pitch. Clichy then came on and he brought more defensive stability on the left side. A good comeback from him after being out for so long.

Latest injury news see Ramsey and Nasri joining the list. This isn't good because we're wearing really thin in midfield. Diaby sure does look like a 90-minute player now and he definitely is Wenger's starter, making him and Fabregas 2 out of 3 in midfield. Song is the third but he's away so there's a chance for Eastmond and Fran Merida, who did very well to get on the scoresheet. I'd imagine Merida to play higher up in the pitch with Rosicky dropping deeper in the centre of the park. The only problem is, Mr Tomas Rosicky cannot be trusted to stay fit just yet. I'm so thankful he's back, but I feel like it's all borrowed time. Need to get that feeling out.

I think Wenger will sign someone. He knows his team and he has ambitions too. And of course, Sol Campbell and Galindo do not count. We really need someone who can slot right into the team and make an instant impact. Time is running out. We may have beaten Bolton, with another game against them still to come, but I don't think we are able to match Chelsea like for like. That run of games against the big teams is going to shape the title race drastically and might put us out of it so we need reinforcements for this crucial period.

Bolton again on Thursday morning. Owen Coyle hasn't had a chance to bring any of his teams to the Emirates. Make no mistake - they're going to come at us as they did last night.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Cesc Fabregas, Eduardo Da Silva, Tomas Rosicky, transfer window hoo-ha

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:57 AM

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Rosicky. Yay.

The above left midfielder has signed a new Arsenal deal.

It has been a long time coming, yet I'm still surprised.

It's our manager really. He puts faith in his players and make them want to repay him. It seems like all about repayment huh.

I'm happy the deal has been inked. What's left is to hope against all hope that Tomas will make a big contribution in this second half of the season. He has goals in him too and is a model pro and has experience. When he is playing Cesc sparkles that little bit more because he has his buddy on the pitch and their telepathic waves are second to none. Well Cesc is building that kind of understanding with Mr Arshavin too.

Speaking of Arsha, he's going to be on the front cover of the February issue of Arsenal Magazine giving an interview about his first year at Arsenal. Pansing, the company that imports foreign magazines, have significantly lowered their prices. I got my Jan issue for $12.50 which is like 5 bucks less than usual. For once, prices are going down. I don't know the reason why, but it is welcomed.

I've more or less devoured the Jan issue and it's Alex Song on the cover and his cover story gives a few insights on how the players develop. He went on loan to Charlton and I suppose, that really helped with his development. There is a difference when you play regularly as opposed to coming on as a second half substitute. I hope little Jack will be able to go on loan because I think that is the last hurdle he has to cross before staking his claim on the first team.

Bolton in 2 days time. There's a lot going on with Owen Coyle and him taking over as manager at Bolton. If that is the case, it sure does make the 2 upcoming Bolton games more tricky ties. So far, he has masterminded a few upsets against Arsenal and he is a good manager.

Till then.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:49 PM

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Christmas, from Arsene Wenger. Presents come later.

Robin Van Persie has undergone a successful surgery and will be back in April, the soonest. And when the season is reaching it's end, it doesn't make much sense to rush the player back so Wenger already knows ahead of the January transfer window that he has to plan the rest of the season without his star striker.

In the Christmas mood, Van Persie is like a present. Not a present you can open. But a present that could potentially surprise you, if he is fit earlier than expected. So we'll just assume he's out till May and then if he's able to make a comeback then we'll celebrate like there's no tomorrow, or something.

Hmm.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. The Emirates in snow again. This time, the sky makes a different sort of backdrop. Last season's was pretty darn awesome. With the amazing snow and the clear night sky as the backdrop, Andrei Arshavin arrived and gave his first interview.

This time, the sky's a lot gloomier.

What is a whole lot exciting is, who will be giving his first interview in January in the snow?

There's a long list of names but I suspect, the one who makes it to Arsenal isn't on the list everyone expects Arsene Wenger to possess. I think we'll snag a relative unknown or an unpolished gem ready to shine on the Premier League stage. You saw the magic of Arshavin. You're still watching the magic of Arshavin.

And while all the Christmas events were cancelled at the Emirates, the webchat with the boss still went on and boy, did he answer some really good questions. We're really in the market for a striker and even if he is cup-tied for the Champion's league, he's still someone we'll go for. We all saw the impact Arshavin made. He helped us to a top 4 finish. This time though, it could be a whole lot different. If we keep up at the top of the table (esp by beating Villa on Sunday), come the new year, the new recruit could actually help us challenge for the title. That sure is a better looking prospect than Arshavin coming over to simply aid Champion's League qualification. What better than to sign for a club and then win the league in your first season?

It has got to be a exciting prospect for anyone who's interested in coming. That much said, we need to beat Villa at the weekend. If we lose or just scratch a point, then we'll be behind again. We got to keep snapping at Chelsea's heels and apply genuine pressure in order to be considered contenders. It's been a roller coaster ride this season and we started it well, just to stumble when Robin got injured. Some days we were in the title race, other days we were simply written off.

Whoever comes in January would have a big influence on the rest of our season.

It rarely gets this exciting when it comes to Arsene Wenger and the transfer window but this time, we can expect something to happen. Not sure if it'll be like Arshavin where it was ding-dong the entire month right up till the end, when the snow managed to extend the window a little bit longer. That is simply hilarious yet painful from a fan's point of view. I remember following BBC's minute-by-minute coverage on the last day.

In team news, Samir Nasri has escaped a 3-match ban for the stamp. That's good news because we need all hands on deck right now. He is feisty to say the least. You can't discount a player's passion for the game but he needs to be a little smarter because such actions may have gotten him sent off and condemning your team to 10 men doesn't help their game at all.

Junichi out.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Arsene Wenger, Robin Van Persie, Samir Nasri

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:23 AM

Monday, December 14, 2009

From Russia with Love. You too Glen Johnson.

AWESOME STUFF AT ANFIELD.

Captain Fabulous and the Verminator gave the post match interview and finally, Arsene Wenger threw the fit we all know he is capable of.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY because it worked.

The first half was piss-poor. As the boss put it, we weren't winning the 50-50s and the commitment level wasn't there for a big game like this. He quite rightly blasted the dudes and they woke up at half time.

I'm just wondering about the thickness of the walls of the Anfield dressing room. Did Glen Johnson get frightened into submission?

Heh.

That own goal came out of no where but it's down to the pressing and getting in behind the defence. Walcott put good pressure on the defence and I think he might prosper better as the lone front man instead of on the wings. The defenders would be more aware to his presence and that might result in openings for the rest of the attack.

Or an own goal by his fellow Englishman. It's kinda funny when you look at it from a different angle. Walcott plays on the English right wing while Johnson at right back. Aren't they supposed to link up well? They did good today. Fabio will only be proud of one though.

After that it was all Arsenal. Wenger got through to them and they pushed on with more purpose while Liverpool simply wore away. Must have been trying to show Xabi Alonso how much they missed him while he yawned away.

When Diaby came on I thought we might throw it away but it didn't happen. Somehow. Him being tall and being able to exert a physical presence isn't really significant to me because he is Diaby. Yup. And now, since returning from injury, he's going to slot right back into the midfield won't he? And our weak link is back. Boo.

Song and Vermaelen did fantastic today. I have no higher praise. Song was there to nullify any Liverpool attack and got stuck in really well. he didn't make lame challenges like Mascherano just for the sake of breaking our rhythm. He wanted the balls to jam start our attack and that's pure commitment. Mascherano had a good game though, right until he got a yellow card and then he gets a little more cautious. Of course, Denilson gave him a kick in the butt cheek. That must have been painful. Removing Mascherano helped us on quite a bit since there isn't that little prick to frustrate our attack.

Between Song and Mascherano, I'd take Song any day.

The Verminator took responsibility for every set piece, as at Stoke last weekend. He took it upon himself to clear the damn ball from danger and did really well. I couldn't count how many balls he got to and kept out. Another showing of pure commitment.

He must have realised that he can't trust the one behind him to come out to punch any shit without looking for protection from referees that aren't always given. Damn you Almunia.

Traore did really well today as well. He dealt well when up against Torres and held his ground. Starting to make that left back slot his own now when the front two are out. He's an asset to the team and is taking his chances well. Clichy coming back will be a boost too, and knowing that there are capable players who are fighting for that spot should make him a better player.

You have no idea how much I miss Jens Lehmann. He made Almunia work for that no. 1 shirt. It is no coincidence that his best season happened with Jens piling the pressure.

Damn you Almunia again. He gets shittier and shittier with every damn game.

So, all in all, a great win. I honestly didn't think we would turn it around. To be fair, Liverpool made it easy. Finally, a win against a big 4 team. After losing to Man Utd and Chelsea, we needed to beat Liverpool. The implications of a loss today would have been massive. We would be further from the league leaders and not making the most out of slips from Chelsea and Man Utd.

And Arshavin. He does love scoring at Anfield. What a goal to win the game. I'd imagine him enjoying this one better than last season's 4 because we won. That's a team player for you. I love how he left Reina rooted while his shot went in with power. Amazing stuff.

Arsene Wenger lost his temper at the right time.

Labels: Abou Diaby, Alex Song, Andrei Arshavin, Liverpool, Theo Walcott, Thomas Vermaelen

A Little Drunken Madness @ 2:07 AM

Sunday, December 6, 2009

3 points, a clean sheet. I like it simple.

I am all about vulgarities. And I've had complaints. Oh bother.

This time though, it's vulgar for a good cause.

FUCK ME, ARSENAL KEPT A FUCKING CLEAN SHEET.

In my previous post it was rather gloomy. But yay, I was right. Desire. Desire is all it takes. Nevermind the height disadvantage. Desire. It gets you there.

Rory Delap came at us at every opportunity with ling throws to get balls into the box. If the boys learnt well from last season's game at the Britannia Stadium, it was to always go for the first ball. The way Stoke gets the ball into the net is built on a Stoke player winning the first ball and then flicking it anywhere in the sea of players for another teammate to stab it in.

And everyone all back defending that nasty throw-in went for it.

DESIRE. THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.

We took 3 points. That's all that matters now. Wenger has been talking up Arshavin and trying to get him focused on Arsenal instead of him missing out at the world cup and what a response that was. Eduardo suffered a set back just before the game, and it allowed Arshavin to slot into that lone striker role and he has done immensely well today. Who knew, that Robin's replacement, wasn't another striker but Arshavin. I don't quite know what he is. An attacking midfielder? He's just brilliant running at defenders. He has the pace and the intelligence and he had several chances for one-on-ones with the keeper, only to be denied by his first touch or his delaying of the shot.

When he didn't screw it up though, it resulted in a goal. That chance that became the goal was arguably the hardest of all the chances that were presented to him all night. He once again exhibited his zero backlift to fire the shot into the bottom corner. Brilliant.

Thomas Sorenson did pretty well in goal but was pretty powerless to avoid defeat. With Robin out, it sure looks like we've lost a penalty taker as well. Kudos to Cesc though. A penalty miss like that could destroy a person's confidence but he still manage to carry the team and get stronger and stronger. He never gave up and neither did the team and the second goal duly arrived, save for us who should have been 3-0 up at half time.

Vela came on for Rosicky and I hope it wasn't for an injury because I would most seriously flip. Vela did really well and when Fuller came on for Stoke, he was causing some problems and at one point, Traore looked to have too much on his plate and Vela came right back and swooped in a brilliant tackle to take the ball and then get back on his feat. Lovely.

Ramsey came on for Eboue who was struggling a bit and to be honest, I didn't think he would have featured as much if Eboue could continue. If we do lose Eboue though, it'll be a great shame. He was doing a really good job and is maturing a lot as a player. He was good going forward and provided good cover at the back too, providing support to Sagna, who too had a good game. I can't help but think that Eboue and Sagna link up really well, probably from their off-field relationship.

Ramsey stole the night at the end with his very well taken goal. He's always looking to score and he has and it was a fantastic strike to say the least. He's such a hottie.

If Rosicky, Eboue and Traore have injury concerns, this probably sucks a lot. Gallas looked to be struggling too. I hope the official site didn't put a hex on Rosa and Gallas by announcing that their contract extensions are imminent.

Midweek, it's Olympiacos and since we're all but assured top spot, it should be a Carling Cup team out there. They've got much to prove, especially after the defeat to Man City. Last chance for first team action before they get shipped out on loan.

All in all, a good shift put in by the boys. Desire beats the lack in height. Brilliance over brute force.

Labels: Aaron Ramsey, Andrei Arshavin, Carlos Vela, Emmanuel Eboue

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:00 AM

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Next Game is coming!!

It's funny how the next game is coming, yet much hype is still coming from the Sp*rs game.

It's even funnier when there are people out there with common misconceptions about derby rivalries. Sure, we do not live anywhere near Ashburton Grove, in the thick of the action but we sure as hell understand the importance of a big game like that.

It's kinda like before, when it was Man Utd vs Arsenal, and living next door is my devil brother.

But yes, we all grow up as the years pass by and it translates into mutual respect.

I don't think that will ever happen with Sp*rs because they will never match Arsenal's level.

But in Derbies, what makes it exciting is how lousy players (Sp*rs shites) can find it in their engines to step up their game just because it's Arsenal. Not that they managed that sort of gear shift last Saturday. In fact, they didn't. It was kinda like a walkover, but evidently, ol Harry didn't agree. He only harped on the goalless 42 minutes. That's all. It was like a desperate attempt to search for posivites from a match that had none for his team.

So yes, the boss says that Cesc would never be able to score that Sp*rs goal had he been 2 years younger.

Yup, I concur.

Injury news consists of Clichy being out with a possible stress fracture to his back. Once again, it's a matter of weeks. The boss reiterated that Bendy's injury is quite severe but it's just 1 month. Not a matter of months. The good news is, we seem to have a lot of back up in the left back position and I'd love to see Gibbsy play more. He's growing on me. His goofy smile especially. I feel so old.

The other good news is, Rosicky is back. Like HA HA HA. OMFG. Most unbelievable piece of news for the day really. Now I figured that being a negative arse when it comes to Rosicky helps a great deal. At least you're not looking for him to come back when the boss says it's a 'matter of days'. If you expect weeks or months then when he comes back in less, REJOICE!

When it comes to Champion's League press conferences, I am rather intrigued at how they pick who the bring along. Do they draw from a hat? Or does the boss decide?

It's Diaby this time, and he talked about why Wenger was frustrated during the Sp*rs game. I mean. It was simply because of youuuuu. Lol.

Maybe that's why he was chosen.

And probably to shut the fans up for giving him stick when the boss thinks he has a whole host of attibutes that can make valuable contributions to the game. Apparently he has a good attacking instinct from the deep positions and needs to find the balance between attacking and defending, somewhat similar to what Robin said about himself here.

I hope Diaby shuts me up. I really need him to. He has the boss's backing and all but he really needs to step it up all the time and not when he feels like it.

I shall end off with Arsha. He's soooo happy at Arsenal.

♥♥♥♥♥

I need to parade my arsha jersey more often. It's gorgeous and downright $ sucking.

Labels: Abou Diaby, Andrei Arshavin, Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, Gael Clichy, Kieran Gibbs, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:59 AM

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Cesc Loves Tomas and that's all that matters

SEE. I KNEW IT.

Cesc's best buddy everrrr is Tomas Rosicky.

"He takes me to his Czech restaurant, it’s not very good."

I love these 2. Their understanding with each other is superb. I love all their link-up play. More please.

According to young guns, Nasri and Fabianski are due to complete the final stages of their rehabilitation at the end of the month in a reserves friendly.

At this point, I don't think anyone remembers who Fabianski is. Mannone has been excellent so far, from an Arsenal career with no cleans sheets, to one with 3 in a row, including a man-of-the-match performance.

Headache there eh?

In midfield we can start analysing who goes where when all are fit and when Nasri comes back, with Walcott expected to feature tomorrow night, that's a very welcomed huge headache.

May it long continue. Will we finally have a season without crocked players?

I shall stop right here in order not to jinx it further.

That much said, I don't know what Wenger has in store for Sammy. Last season he slotted into that defensive midfield position. With Song going for the ACN, I assume it could be either Diaby or Denilson filling in. I think Nasri might be in the mix as well. Whatever it is, in a 4-3-3, you can have midfielders everywhere. Who needs strikers?

Mr Low Gravity with excellent backlift has been backed by Wenger to be like Ronaldo and Messi. Uhuh. He's really happily married with 2 beautiful children. I don't think Ronaldo will ever have offspring he knows of. Messi on the other hand, is definitely a better player to emulate. How come I only remember him sulking when Chelsea made like 5 players mark him in the UCL semis?

Arsha will make them bite his dust while he dinks a defender and scores the goal.

No football tonight, no Arsenal at least. Sp*rs will play Bolton tonight, not like anyone cares, unless they lose of course. Blackburn and us tomorrow, with a 7.30pm kickoff. Splendid. I shall savour every last game I get to watch in my room before the tyrant of all tyrants hijack even my BPL coverage and leave me with nothing.

And I've just called Starhub to check when my cable plan will be over and it has already been overrrrrrrrr. This means that I can cancel the damned buggers in May 2010.

After which I will decide if I'm going to subscribe to the bloody MIO. I swear I will deface the bloody box until I don't see the word 'MIO'.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Singtel the cunt telco, Starhub the loser telco, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 8:35 PM

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

A Good Dominant Win However Late it Came

The game was like a dream. Yup. Not that it was a dream win or anything, but I was drifting in and out of sleep while slamming my fists against the table when Cesc hit the bar etc etc, i.e. when the ball did not roll into the back of the net.

So basically I was in sleep mode with my ears open for the second half at least, only waking when I heard 'GOAL'. I was thinking that this could be like the game against CSKA Moscow where we squandered chances to score and to win but like the Boss says, this team is growing and maturing.

On a different day, it would be 0-0.

It's funny how our young keeper puts in his career best performance in the weekend before just for us to face another keeper in the next game who probably had his own career best performance, until of course, 12 minutes from time.

We are no Fulham though, and Van Persie and Arshavin stuck 2 past him for us to win comfortably. I am grateful. So grateful. Because this result could be soooo different on another day.

I got my wish. Wenger fielded Arshavin, Cesc and Rosicky from the start. They didn't really click well but from an unbiased point of view, Rosicky adds so much to the team. Him short passes and little dinks where magical. He's the little Mozart. Literally. A pity there was no end product. I would have told everyone on the pitch not to pass the ball to him because Rosicky never ever scores the first goal. He only adds the shiok value. I would have put money on him scoring the second or the third. He did of course, score the first goal in a game before. That was against Liverpool in the FA cup match, during the season we played them 3 games in a row, in the league, the cup, and the Carling Cup.

Olympiacos defended with everyone behind the ball but they were toothless in their attack. If their strategy was to draw us into their half and then counter attack, it obviously didn't work. Most of the action was happening on the left side where Arshavin and Clichy were doing really well getting in behind the defence and sending the crosses in. In my dreams, I saw Arsha took a touch with his right foot and then used his amazing backlift from absolutely nothing to fire in a shot.

And it wasn't a dream. It actually happened. The unfortunate part was that it was straight at the keeper. It's amazing how he can put in a shot from completely nothing. We have 2 such players. RVP is a different type though. He like to aim for the corner of the goal and hence, if we ever kept track, he's the one who hits the post the most in Arsenal history.

HEH.

So a good game of dominance, with end product, however late. Diaby still irritates me. Eboue makes good runs but whenever we hope for something good to happen, it doesn't. I have to start wishing the worst so that he'll surprise me with a spectacular.

School later!! I make use of my phone's wi-fi to read Arseblogger during tea break. It actually wakes me up quite a bit.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Robin Van Persie, Tomas Rosicky

A Little Drunken Madness @ 11:36 AM

Friday, September 11, 2009

Full fledged injury update - many casualties reported.

So hi! My face is swollen from you know what but anyway, I'm already back at work. Because I'm too nice and too understanding.

It's the last day of the school holidays I think. A mother wants to spend time with her kids.

I'm so pro family.

I guess when the international break is overrr, it's when we start getting happy just to become utterly bogged down with injury news, what else. We finally get official confirmation ofDjourou's injury, effectively ruling him out for 6-8 months. They might as well just say till the end of the season or there's possible retirement in sights.

Someone who isn't retiring like we all feared, is Tomas Rosicky, who played 56 minutes of competitive football for his country. Oh my little Mozart. Are you back for good?

Is God being fair or just being a bitch? Rosa is possibly back, then Arshavin is out for the next 3 games.

A downright bitch I'd say, but not to God but to Guus Hiddink.

Mother fucker.

Whore.

And Wenger did not fail to diss him for fielding Arsha.

In the same article, Wenger also mentioned that Theo has been rid of his injury but is not fully fit yet. Right.

Dumbfuck Englishmen booed Eduardo at Wembley. They have complete and utter disregard of the laws of KARMA. Someday when they grow old they'll lose a leg or break a leg beyond repair and whadoesitmatter? They have the welfare state to take care of all their problems. Bankrupt the UK.

Doesn't it feel sometimes, that angmohs are really dumb too? Besides the typical Singaporean who are pretty much caught up comparing who is better in bed. You should go read the Asiaone forums. They're pretty hilarious and completely unfounded. Day in day out it's all about the same thing - angmohs vs asians' ability in bed. It's as though Singaporeans don't get enough sex so they have to talk about it online. If you haven't bedded an angmoh, then how would you know who's better? And I'm not sure there's an international standard for good sex. I give you an A+++ today. :DD

SO, leaving the best for last, Wenger, who will forever and ever defend his players, past or present, has declared Adebayor to not have 'moneybags' as his middle name here.

Um seriously. Isn't this like the biggest joke of the world?

Except that it's not laugh-worthy after a while.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Eduardo Da Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor, Johan Djourou

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:45 AM

Sunday, August 23, 2009

A Whole Lotta Love on a Sunday Morning~

There is an article on Arsha, paparazzi style here.

I don't particularly like it, since the interviewer has written his tactics all out in the article, on how to get Andrei to open up and start talking. Prolly ran out of things to say or Arsha was just plain uninterested.

It's just that maybe we've found the reason why Mr Arshavin hasn't performed to his high expectations yet.

He brought his daughter over from Russia! When he first came over he brought his son only. Now his lil girl (15 months old) is here too and they're both energy filled and keeping him up all night.

There are quite a few dudes at Arsenal he can take daddying tips from. Father-of-two Alex Song for example...

And soon to be father-of-two Van Persie.

I feel like a stalker when I siff for details on their personal lives.

My newly converted Arse fan is quite retarded. Everytime I bring someone to the Liz they simply can't wear the damn jersey there. Must make use of the wonderful toilet at the Liz. The only reason why this person got her jersey so fast is because it was a gift for her 21st birthday by her really extremely thoughtful Liverpool fan friend.

Why retarded?

Alex Song, last name being Song, should be Korean and not Cameroonian. I thought Song is Chinese.

And John Utaka is supposed to be Japanese.

Younes Kaboul should be from Afganistan. I sort of second that.

Robin should be from the Batcave then. Makes total sense.

And for a little sunday joy:

Group hug!!!

Diaby has became more GARANG with hair.I will try to ignore Gibbsy's leg muscles. He's like a photocopy of Gael. Same haircut, same head shape, same left foot, same build, etc etc.. And just as cute.

Arseblogger likes to call him the lovechild of Clichy and Cashley. He takes after Clichy more. Thank God.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Gael Clichy, Kieran Gibbs, one of my many theories

A Little Drunken Madness @ 11:05 AM

Sunday, August 2, 2009

I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight

It's a good thing I didn't die after I saw Rosicky play.

If it was OMG ROSICKY, then it's OMFG ARSHAVIN!

I am speechless beyond all reasons. I screamed WTF! at his second goal. Never in my life have I seen a goal like that. What a goal.

Anyway, it's the same story over and over. We score and then we give the team a very fantastic chance to reply and it does seem that a one goal lead will never be good enough for Arsenal. Need I remind you about Sp*rs and Liverpool, those 2 heart-breaking games where the defence was just beyond being in shambles but being utterly non-existent.

An impossible angle goal from Arsha and it's waaaaaay nicer than Adebayor's against West Ham some time back. Ade's was tyco. Arsha is class, although his reaction to it was probably because he thought it was tyco. Yes. ahaha. Whatever. Ade had the boing to the ball. Arsha's went straight in.

Dudu seems to like riding Arshavin. Have they became BFFs? I liked how he messed up his hair. Might piss Arsha's Yulia off since she airflew their Russian hairstylist in to do his hair because London has a lack of good ones. Whoever shaved Cesc's head should be shot.

Whoever advised Theo to keep a moustache should be shot too.

The night is still young, and Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers is on Disney Channel. Lol. And the brother wants me to give up the kids channels.

NO SIRRRR.

I still enjoy watching Bananas in Pajamas.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Emmanuel Adebayor

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:15 AM

Saturday, July 18, 2009

28 Days to kick off

What am amazingly long hiatus, one that is set to continue, unnanounced, much.

But yeah, it gets boring having to analyse transfer nonsense when it's really, just pure nonsense.

What's new is that Adebayor should be off to Man City and we should get a good deal of $ from that to buy our much needed midfield enforcer.

What BBC reports keep emphasising is that if Ade makes the move, Citeh would have bought 3 players from the top 6 clubs. Should have included that Man U didn't get a cent for Tevez. Anyway, they still have a lot more rotting in the bank from the Ronaldo transfer. A pity Benzema snubbed them. At this point, it doesn't really matter to consider if Arsenal stood a chance too, had Wenger been aware of his availability.

Other than all this, pre-season is officially starting today with the routine friendly match at Underhill.

Tomas Rosicky is set to play.

After being out for such a long time.

I got the 2008/09 season review already and it made me so pissed watching it. It is without a doubt, compiled by a gooner which makes it more infuriating. I mean, they even showed Adebayor kissing the badge after scoring the meaningless penalty in the Emirates Cup. And then there was the way Stoke City injured all our players in the game they won 2-1. Followed by all the draws and the misery. I couldn't get past the first half of the season because I was too pissed to continue on, granted, when I reach the month of January Andrei appears. Never did I realise how huge that glimmer of hope was. If he never came it could be a whole different ending to the season.

That was one hugely intelligent piece of transfer dealing. And he's the one player who turned our entire season around.

What remains to be seen now is how he will impact the club from start to finish, in every competition. Arsha's a winner and he will be a star. Adebayor can leave and we would not be short in the attacking department. With the absence of the Adebayor kind of striker, Arsha can be then deployed in free role behind the striker, a striker who bothers working hard to get the ball while being intelligent enough to stay onside and be in the right place to receive a sneaky pass to break the offside trap etc etc. We have poachers like that who want to play for the Arsenal.

All we need now to to get that midfield general to partner Cesc and everything else will fall into their places.

At the beginning of the season review they show you all the players who have departed and it really was a good indication of how huge a step backwards it was for the club. Hleb we all celebrated his departure. Even if he has been with us last season, it would be no different. Flamini was the most painful, and Gilberto would have been the difference. An older head and a accomplished player. Our fortunes would be so different.

It is as though transfer dealings is a game of roulette. Sign the right player (including contract renewals, evidently) and leg go of the right player and it can make or break your season.

It is interesting to note how many centre backs we have at the club now since no one has departed with the addition of Thomas Vermaelen.

This time, letting go of the right player means Silvestre. I don't think he'll be very happy to be on the bench since it is clear that even Alex Song is ahead of him for that central defensive spot. The fans do not like him and Arsene Wenger could well be defiant once more and keep him.

So, till more happening news. I totally am going to be away for the bulk of August with at least 3 trips out of town and another routine one, to my favourite Hong Kong. I'll get my jerseys and training kits on the cheap once again. A pity I haven't found anywhere that does shirt printing too. If you had to ask if I were buying fake jerseys you ought to receive a smack on the head, a real hard one. There is no point in fake kits. Might as well get a plain white Tee and spray paint Arsenal across the chest area and wear it out. Save me all the trouble while the world will know of my allegiance.

Now to pray that the typhoons continue to be absent.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Emmanuel Adebayor, Tomas Rosicky, transfer window hoo-ha

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:53 AM

Friday, June 26, 2009

June is Ending with a lot happening

A lot going on in the non-footballing world. Something huge happened and even google thought it was under attack.

Goodbye Mr Jackson, RIP.

The world really cares.

It's funny how everyone was so caught up with the scandalous Iranian elections before and when a pop icon passes on he takes centre stage from a major political crisis.

Entertainment>>>>politics.

Then there's football and we have our own energy generator in the form of rumour mills, like the great windmills of Holland.

Then captain Cesc comes to the rescue and sets the mills on 'pause' mode.

You see, he's not powerful enough to completely destroy those immaculate structures. No one is. Not everyone is Setanta.

And he's Espana. We all know deep down some day that he'll be returning to his motherland. It's just a matter of when.

For now though, he's with Arsenal, he loves the Arsenal and he wants to win things with the squad he leads out of the tunnel.

Then there's Sp*rs, who probably are dying to show up on our radar. You see, they want Arsenal target Bassong. It's quite funny because I don't see him coming to Arsenal. We have Vermaelen. And Newcastle's defence last term was diabolical on all accounts and they can't point all fingers at Colloccini because a defensive partnership is made up of 2. Good luck Sp*rs anyway. We've got the Va Va Verm so you can have Bassong on a platter.

Sp*rs who, hate Arsenal the most simply because they can't catch up to where we are. Hell, they didn't make the Europa league either. We'll see how far they'll go next term when they have full concentration on the league, and most definitely, the Carling Cup.

Right here you have some statistics. They're interesting to say the least. Sp*rs hatred and Chelsea hatred are on par with each other. I don't know about the Chelsea part but we all know that Cuntey Cunt is a major contributing factor. Other than that, I suppose the rest of the team are a bunch of cuntbags as well so that we know.

Personally, I don't really rank my hatred. How do you hate something less when you hate it all the same? Doesn't make sense. They probably should distinguish between hatred and dislike.

I dislike Stoke but I don't hate them. I hate Hull City. I hate Manchester United, Liverpool, Sp*rs. I dislike Sp*rs because I am too lazy to hate them. They kinda make good the position of Clown of the league. Never seem to fail to come up with several jokes. They are indeed a joke, like starting almost every campaign at the bottom of the table, sort of battling relegation for a teeny little while until new manager comes in and gets them a top 10 finish.

There's a bit of football tonight. Gibbs and Walcott will be in action for the U21s. Gibbs would most certainly start at left back but there should be some doubts about Theo since Stuart Pearce is a cuntbag. Some funny Swedish Blackburn dude I've never heard of or saw the need to take note of has went to the papers to public diss Theo. I thought that was funny. Some nobody from a stinkin team has a big mouth.

And finally, someone with immense intelligence. Arshavin has ditched his agent and now represents himself. Dennis Lachter is probably one of the cuntiest agents after Kia Joorabchian.

Labels: all things not football-related, Andrei Arshavin, Cesc Fabregas, dying from the lack of Arsenal football, Sp*rs, Thomas Vermaelen, transfer window hoo-ha

A Little Drunken Madness @ 6:20 PM

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Football Finance should be a subject in school

Fallout 3 is a freaky game to play in the dead of the night.

Or that's just me.

Anyway. The Daily Mail has people who do their jobs actually, despite the contrary. They published the full Michael Owen brochure.

lol.

Like I said, the only person who'll buy into that piece of rubbish is Phil Brown. Owen's lactlustre performance for Newcastle did them no favours in their relegation fight and I'm sure the purpose of his agent to release such a document is to attract big clubs with big money to throw and not lowly Hull City, who should have been relegated anyway. How will he be motivated to play for the likes of Hull when he couldn't for Newcastle, a much bigger club?

I have one theory.

If Newcastle had survived then he would have to stay, won't he?

No excuses about them not being in the top flight, no excuses on his pay package either.

This happens when people stop being the professionals that they were.

There is a list containing the 50 highest salary earners in football and it's just shameful, at least to me.

I didn't know Arsha was the highest paid at Arsenal. He's the only gunner on the list. Gallas didn't make it and Cesc didn't either. Cashley's on it and we all know why. Anyhow, it's not difficult to see why Chelsea is heavily in debt. Abramovic has a money printing machine stashed somewhere to finance all the loans to the club. Someday if he pulls out or decides to sell the club and buy a boat instead because the boat is less of a cunt, the there goes Chelsea.

And Cuntley Cunt.

Wenger says no one's leaving. That's a little hard to believe and if that's the case then it is unclear who is first choice centrebacks don't you think? I suspect a centre back will leave at least, and if the right offer comes in for Adebayor he's gone too. The silver inning of this article is that Wenger has at least 1 or 2 more targets in mind. Yeah baby.

Just when I thought doing nothing was fantastic I got bored of doing nothing and hence I'm going to start doing something and get ma freak on.

I think daily/frequent updates might dwindle but I don't think I am popular enough to cause some big uproar, of sorts.

Heh.

Toodles.

Labels: A tag for cunts, Andrei Arshavin, Arsene Wenger, Emmanuel Adebayor, Hull City

A Little Drunken Madness @ 5:57 PM

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Verm ma new BB

...and he says all the right things, at exactly the right time...

Impressive.

Arsha's first interview was funny because he didn't completely understand the questions and there was talk about Sp*rs. Plus, he accent blows you away ahaha.

Verm on the other hand is just impressive all around. You get the feeling he's really into his football and only strives for the best.

How many other vacations is Arsene Wenger going to wreck? heh.

The one story which stands out all the time is the Manuel Almunia one. He was on his honeymoon (!!) when he got the call. He rushed straight to London for a medical. Look where he is now.

It doesn't take a lot for me to fall in love with the Arsenal boys does it?

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, Arsene Wenger, Manuel Almunia, Thomas Vermaelen

A Little Drunken Madness @ 10:26 PM

An Injury Free Arsenal Will Never Exist

After a while, you'll figure out that football ain't all about winning trophies. Completely. It's utter bullshit to Gooners who only desire trophies. Always the talk about winning trophies. Hell, even Thomas Vermaelen said:

"I just want to assure the Arsenal fans that I will give everything for this Club and I hope we can enjoy winning some trophies together next season"

Always the trophy talk. And then at the club with a trophy cabinet possibly full, people are just not happy because either it's too easy or it just sucks to play for Manchester United. I suppose for these people, money comes before trophies. Maybe Tevez might cross over to Citeh and realise that it's shit over there because you can't even win away games let alone trophies.

So it's byebye Tevez and Ronaldo. Ronaldo who hasn't exactly completed his move yet. I already predicted he'll fail his medical when they pick up herpes on their STD detection scanner, of course, if it exists.

I think it's still too early to write off Man Utd. I wonder if Ferg is fuming though, and then thinking about an early retirement heh heh.

On the Arsenal side of things, I really wonder what number Verm is gonna take. If it's '6' then Senderos is definitely off. Kolo's been linked heavily with Citeh and frankly, I have no idea how that will turn out. Now that we're all appeased with a new signing, what's to follow is not another signing but a departure. That's probably the part I hate most, save for old man Silvestre and probably the clown Eboue. Did you know he makes records in Ivory Coast? If his football career doesn't work out he has a plan B. That's quite rare in football I see.

I don't think he'll quit Arsenal if nobody comes for him and I don't see anyone making a move.

It's been rather quiet on the Adebayor front and this fellow just pisses me off on football manager. You can run around dancing when he scores for Arsenal but the goal will just be ruled for offside.

Another part of the game that is somewhat true.

Then it's quite difficult not to go touch the FM editor application and tweak things a little. What did I do? I erased every damned injury on all Arsenal players (Fab, Diaby, Dudu, Bischoff, ROSICKY) and set their injury proneness to like 2/20.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A FULLY FIT ARSENAL SQUAD.

Which exists only in a computer game. Rosa's injury proneness is like 16/20. Might as well make it 20/20.

Anyway the point is, with everyone fully fit, it's difficult to pick the first 11. There is quite a bit of depth in the squad and one that we will never enjoy in real life.

That is just saddening. We're not short on quality, we're just short on luck with injuries.

Which made me realise that Arshavin never got injured big time throughout his season. Besides the stitches he had to get from the Blackburn game and his lack of fitness when he first came. Let's hope next season will continue this way. He really changed the second half of Arsenal's season and it's still a dream to know that he'll be here for a long long time. Still feels like we got him on loan only!!

Filling in for football is my dramas. It's been forever since I watched a Singapore one but who can miss out on a Fann Wong one ahaha. (to many people's dismay I know) Being dragged out on week nights means missing episodes and guess what? Tudou has people (i.e. Singaporeans) who uploaded the series to the web. I am amazed beyond words. Chinese of the world watch Singapore dramas?

They'll always be fed with one consistent feature of Singapore shows:

sure confirm guarantee plus chop someone will act siao*.

*siao = crazy

No one really knows that the truly crazy ones are those who seem normal and live among us.

Labels: Andrei Arshavin, dying from the lack of Arsenal football, Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure, Man Utd, Thomas Vermaelen, transfer window hoo-ha

A Little Drunken Madness @ 1:37 AM