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Gunners made offer for Mikel Arteta

2008-12-31T03:53:00.000-08:00

Source:Telegraph

Wenger is desperate for midfield cover, especially after an injury to Cesc Fabregas, and the Sun reports that Wenger is confident he can prise Arteta away from Goodison Park. Continue Reading

Arsenal could offer up to 10 million pound for him to play for Gunners.

But I don't think we really need a midfielder,unless he's going to replace Fabregas.A defender or striker would be more suitable for us.We did not have possession problem and we dominate most of our games.

We need to strengthen our attacks,and solidify our defence.

What a relieve!!!!!!!!

2008-12-28T20:03:00.000-08:00

Arsenal 1-0 Portsmouth

Gunners hard struggled for this game just to score a goal,but they finally get their precious three points to keep fighting for the fourth place.Continue Reading For Highlight Video

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Although we get our three points,but we need to improve much more to keep pace with Villa.Our attacks is boring and predictable.We missed couple of chances and fortunately Pompey's counter-attack wasn't really that good.So,the chances of us lost the game is minimal but with our style,we could only get away with a point for the most.

By the way,Portsmouth's target in this game was only a draw I think.Their play was weak,their attack was dead and they also parked a bus in front of their goal.

We must know how to handle these type of trouble to excel in EPL.

Arsenal vs. Portsmouth match preview

2008-12-27T22:20:00.001-08:00

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This match is a must-win match for Gunners who is 10 points away from title race.Our last few match was a frustration for us and Gunners must win this game to get the fourth place,at least for four days when Aston Villa face Hull City next Tuesday.Continue Reading

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Players

All injured players right now can't feature in this game.However,Adebayor is back after one match suspension which is resulted from his red card in Liverpool game.

Technical Details

We must play our attacking game,and reduce Portsmouth's attacking chances to minimum.4-4-1-1 seems to be good for us,based on the Villa's game although we drew the game.But I still think normal 4-4-2 is the best formation for us.But the most important think is we must have the confidence to win the game.We have the skills but psychological and physical wise we are quite behind compared to other big teams our there.

To be frank,if we drop points again this time we will even struggle to just get a miserable 4th place.

Ooops!!!!We dropped points again

2008-12-26T20:53:00.000-08:00

Again,we let go of our two goals lead evaporate to let Aston Villa remain at the 4th spot with their late time equaliser.We drew 2-2 with Villa.Video highlights here

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We should have won the game,get the three points and gain back our 4th place to have at least a small hope for the title race.Now,we will have to strive for only 4th place.

But,our game was slightly better than previous games because our passes were sharper and more accurate yesterday.Our second goal was the example how well our passing game could be.

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal match preview

2008-12-26T06:19:00.000-08:00

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Arsenal vs. Liverpool match preview

2008-12-20T05:46:00.000-08:00

Although Arsenal dropped points last week,it was to be neutralised by other Big Three upset which hold Liverpool,Chelsea and Manchester United to a point.But if Arsenal dropped points again in this game,our title hope will be vanishing and silverwares we can target this season are only UCL and FA Cup.But if we win the game and come up with three points,our title hope is still here and we are still one of the title contenders.Continue Reading

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Players

Samuel Nasri should can play in this match.However,Bendtner and Toure have little chance to feature in this game.Same goes to Eduardo.

Technical Details

Just play our normal game.Our playing style has been known as giant killer and if we play our style the three points will be quite easy to us.

As Liverpool can STILL afford a draw than we do,if the scoreline is equal for both team at 80th minute onwards,I do think they will play more defensively and of course they will try to counter-attack.They have lots of tall players,a great shooter Steven Gerrard.So,their counter-attack will be dangerous.Besides,we are physically disadvantaged so any corners and free-kick will be very dangerous.

But with our fluent passing,we can win this game.We can try to keep the ball on the ground and demonstrate how deadly our passing attack could be.Arsenal's record against Liverpool were quite good and I do think this is related to our playing style.

About the Champions League revenge for us,I don't think that's necessary.We must beat them,regardless of everything.Even we beat Liverpool at that time,we must beat them tomorrow and defeat them in the future.

Arsenal drew AS Roma in knock-out stage

2008-12-19T04:16:00.000-08:00

The first leg will take place at Emirates Stadium on February 24 with the return leg at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome - the venue for this season's Final - on March 11.

Manchester United drew Inter Milan,Liverpool drew Real Madrid and Chelsea drew Juventus.

Eduardo to make comeback tonight

2008-12-16T02:25:00.000-08:00

Source:Tribal Football

Almost 10 months since he was carried from the turf at Birmingham City with his left ankle mangled and horribly distorted, the Croatia international returns to action for Arsenal's reserve side, with a return to the first team finally coming into view.Continue Reading

"It is great news," said Wenger of the forward's imminent return. "The problem for Eduardo is that, even though he is playing a game, we still must get him back to a competitive level. We don't know how much patience he will need but, if patience is needed, we have to take it.

"I still believe we have to give him at least one-and-a-half month's competition before he will be back at the level he was before. But he has a fantastic basis of fitness because he has worked unbelievably hard. I mean unbelievably. So he could still surprise us by being a little bit quicker."

It's really good to see him on action again.Had he been not injured,our title challenge last season could bring us to title.Hopefully he could feature in Liverpool game next week.We needed a striker that able to turn chances into goals and his presence could boost our confidence.

How long the transition period could be??

2008-12-15T07:53:00.000-08:00

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But,how the "positive signs" give any possibility for us to win the title?How these "signs" bring us out from our so called "transition period"?Continue Reading

Standard of teams in BPL have improved leaps and bounds and we are still in transition period.How long the transition period could be??5 years?10 years?Anybody know??It has been 3 years and we are having nothing in our silverware list.

Yes,it's arguable that we didn't really win anything before Wenger arrives here.In fact,back in that time we would be very happy if we qualify to play UEFA Cup.But again,we must strive for improvement.We can't compare with the past.If everyone thinks like that then we are doomed.

Of course,our team have improved based on Boro game.But is it enough to bring us sliverware(s)?What I mean here is silverware,FA Cup,Champions League,EPL title.Beautiful games must be decorated with wins and victories.Without them,no one will remember our beautiful passing game.

For how many times we are complaining how our defence fared badly against smaller teams who loves to park a bus in front of their goal and put one striker in front.Even with such formation,they could eke out a draw or even sometimes a win over us.How ridiculous it could be?

But that problem have existed for 2-3 years and it still happens now. I really can't say a word about them.

We dropped points again

2008-12-13T05:18:00.000-08:00

Middlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal

Ex-Gunners Aliadere disappointed us again with his equaliser at 29th minute.It seems that our title challenge is almost over.Highlight video here

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It seems that our title challenge is almost over,but fortunately Liverpool and Manchester United too dropped points and Scolari can be very happy over this news,since Blues can take this chance to step into first place in EPL.

Talking about the game,the same stories went again this time just like our previous games in Riverside.We attacked,dominated the game but struggled to score and failed to defend against Boro's counter-attacks.

We could lost 2-1,we could win 2-1 but overall Boro really played well against us.We were not creative enough in the game and the fact that both goals were scored by a cross-header showed that both teams were lucky to score a goal in that case.

Our game is not open enough to let the our passes work perfectly and that is why we struggle to score in recent games.Persie seemed to lose his scoring boots and could not show up in critical times for the excepting in Chelsea game.

We must have a player like Steven Gerrard who could save us during critical times.Our leader Fabregas must be good enough to command 11 players including himself and create the winning factor,or confidence to win games.

Middlesbrough vs. Arsenal match preview

2008-12-12T04:14:00.000-08:00

Gunners' recent lost to Porto had made the fans worried and our critics' voice rise again.We once more fear Gunners will suffer from inconsistencies and poor away game record.Moreover,our record in Riverside has not been good in recent years.

But for this game,five Arsenal's first team players will be playing after recovering from their respective injuries.Our leader Cesc Fabregas are among the returnees.Read the article

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Players

Fabregas,Sagna,Clichy,Adebayor and Persie could return for this game.Middlesbrough on the other hand,should have no injuries to report.

Technical Details

Either 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 is workable in this game,depending on the course of the game.There is very high chances of us winning ugly,if we manage to win this game.

I certainly think that Bendtner should feature as a substitute only,for his form as striker is bad and he plays better as a substitute.But I still trust Eboue on this game.Gallas seems to be leaving on January with his current form.He should be stop playing for us but we have no choice because we need some strong and experienced player to stand and defend against violent teams in BPL.

Overall

I really hope that we could get 3 points from this game,as every points lost will put us further from our title that we dreamed for 4 years.Secondly,a win will boost further our confidence to play the remaining tough and tight December schedule.

Arsenal finish second in Group G

2008-12-10T21:51:00.000-08:00

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Porto 2-0 Arsenal

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Game Comments

Despite the game lost,we qualify to knock-out stage.I think there is very little or no disadvantage of finishing second.Even we top the group,we still have the possibility of drawing strong teams like Real Madrid,Inter Milan and Lyon.

About the second game at home if we finish top,it don't really matter if we play our home game well.For example if we managed to win 2-0 at home in first league,and score a goal in second league,we are positioned very well to beat our opponent for they will have to score 4 goals in order to beat us.

So,our home performance is more important in this case.A goal conceded at home could be a disaster.

Talking about the game,we don't need a pundit to see our team playing poorly.A 3 years old kid could see we were in trouble yesterday.We lost the ball easily,we let Porto sprang a very dangerous counter-attack and our attack seemed to be destined to fail.

Let's see what team we draw tomorrow.If we draw Barcelona then it would be a very tough game for us.But we can be rest assured that we will draw a strong team for they are the group leaders.

Porto vs. Arsenal match preview

2008-12-09T05:25:00.000-08:00

Arsenal have qualified to knock-out stage of Champions League.But the main concern here is can we win the Group G?

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All players except Nasri,Walcott,Rosicky and Eduardo will be able to play in this game.Gallas is back to the squad as well.

Technical Details

This will be a tough away game,so 4-5-1 formation should be better since we need to strengthen our defence and midfield area.Again,Eboue should play at right back.Letting him playing in left back like the Wigan's game is like giving chicken to someone who likes duck.

I hope Persie will do well with this formation.Bendtner could replace him if his form is not too good.Bendtner is better with long balls since he's taller,and therefore he has more aerial advantage.

Overall

This game is not really important since we are qualified to knock-out stage already.We don't really need to win this game,a draw is enough to send us to win the Group G.

And it's just for the matter of pride.Even we finish top the group,we won't really draw a weaker team.So,this game is less exciting to watch compared to other games.

But,Arsenal match is certainly worth a full 90 minutes watch.

Premiership analysis

2008-12-08T06:54:00.000-08:00

Here's the current EPL table;

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1	Liverpool	16	11	4	1	24	9	15	37
2	Chelsea	16	11	3	2	35	6	29	36
3	Manchester United	15	9	4	2	27	10	17	31
4	Arsenal	16	9	2	5	28	19	9	29
5	Aston Villa	16	8	4	4	25	18	7	28
6	Hull City	16	7	5	4	24	25	-1	26
7	Portsmouth	16	6	5	5	19	23	-4	23
8	Everton	16	6	4	6	22	25	-3	22
9	Fulham	15	5	5	5	13	12	1	20
10	Bolton Wanderers	16	6	2	8	18	19	-1	20
11	Wigan Athletic	16	5	4	7	18	20	-2	19
12	Middlesbrough	16	5	4	7	16	23	-7	19
13	Stoke City	16	5	4	7	17	27	-10	19
14	Manchester City	16	5	3	8	30	24	6	18
15	West Ham United	15	5	3	7	17	22	-5	18
16	Newcastle United	16	3	7	6	19	24	-5	16
17	Tottenham Hotspur	15	4	3	8	17	21	-4	15
18	Sunderland	16	4	3	9	13	25	-12	15
19	Blackburn Rovers	16	3	4	9	17	31	-14	13
20	W.B.A.	16	3	3	10	12	28	-16	12

All the Big Four team got all their three points,so there were no surprise last weekend.Arsenal and Manchester United both won with a narrow 1-0 margin over Wigan and Sunderland respectively.Liverpool beat Blackburn 3-1,and Chelsea beat Bolton 2-0.

The happiest team last weekend would be Aston Villa who scored an extraordinary a very last minute winning goal after being conceded an equaliser at 90+3rd minute.They also put an impressive BPL record this season by scoring the fastest goal in BPL this season.They won 3-2 against Everton.

Hull City came behind from 1-0 deficit to a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough.Portsmouth held by a draw by West Brom.

Man. City again got held to a point by Fulham.Newcastle drew 2-2 with Stoke City.West Ham on the other hand will face Tottenham at home tonight.

Arsenal 1-0 Wigan

2008-12-06T09:07:00.001-08:00

A hard-fought 3 points at Emirates

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There were concerning signs of a previous lethargy in the opening few minutes. Despite having been beaten 3-0 in the Carling Cup on November 11, Wigan showed admirable ambition.

In the opening minutes a shot from Wilson Palacios was diverted on by Emile Heskey and Almunia had to re-adjust to save low to his left.

Games turn on such incidents and Arsenal would make Wigan pay in the 16th minute, albeit with a touch of good fortune.

Cesc Fabregas prodded a regulation ball forward which seemed to go through Alex Song and his marker Titus Bramble on the edge of the area. Adebayor was waiting just behind them and had the simple job of collecting then stroking a shot past Chris Kirkland. A gift of a goal.

Van Persie nearly added another soon afterwards but Emmerson Boyce blocked his shot. However the Dutchman claimed the Barbados international had nudged him as he burst into the area.

Despite that Arsenal were not at their best. It was not exactly a poor performance just rather flat and lacking in invention.

Just before the half-hour, Almunia had to make another fine save from Antonio Valencia. The Ecuadorian had been flagged offside before he stole in at the far post to meet Ryan Taylor’s free-kick but that the keeper did not know that at the time.

A couple of minutes later Samir Nasri was replaced by Emmanuel Eboue. Earlier the Frenchman had been subject to a clattering challenge from Palacios. As a result, Nasri received treatment, the Honduran received a yellow card.

The change left Arsenal somewhat unbalanced in midfield and that was in keeping with their display. The home side had the goal but they hardly were dominating proceedings.

Two minutes before the break, Adebayor slammed an effort high over the bar. Along with the goal, Van Persie’s blocked shot and an early Nasri drive, that was the sum total their first-half chances. It was hardly the overwhelming Arsenal of old.

However, in injury time they did carve out another clear-cut chance. Denilson raced down the right and cut the ball back for Adebayor. His rasping low shot was touched onto the post by Kirkland. It would have been harsh on Wigan had it gone in.

The visitors started the second half on the front foot. Taylor fizzed a free-kick through a crowded area and then Emile Heskey nodded weakly at Almunia from five yards when he should have scored.

Arsenal were stung and the crowd were becoming restless. The team reacted with Van Persie firing wide and Bacary Sagna’s header forcing Kirkland into action at the near post.

Just before the hour, Wigan claimed a penalty when Toure challenged Henri Camara in the area but referee Steve Bennett was unmoved. Arsenal went up the other end and nearly scored. Denilson won the ball on the right and passed square to Van Persie. The Dutchman won himself a little space and curled a low shot inches past Kirkland’s right-hand post. A wonderful piece of work.

Van Persie was now Arsenal’s main attacking outlet. In the 63rd minute he waltzed around Bramble only to be hauled down by Lee Cattermole on the edge of the area. The 25-year-old took the free-kick himself and fired it just over the bar.

For the first time in the game, Arsenal were exerting real control and in the 65th minute they were nearly rewarded when Denilson hammered a shot against the post from the edge of the area.

However Wigan were not finished. Heskey’s near-post header was diverted wide. The resulting corner fell to Mario Melchiot eight yards out and the veteran defender sent in a powerful shot on the turn. Almunia threw himself at the ball and clawed it away from point-blank range. A stunning stop.

Suddenly the game had found its spark. Adebayor had two excellent chances to get the killer second and, following a scramble from a corner, Sagna volleyed wastefully wide.

However Arsenal were still finding it impossible to keep Wigan at bay. With 16 minutes left, Heskey found Valencia in space of the right and he slashed his shot wide.

By now, Steve Bruce had brought on striker Amr Zaki as he pushed for an equaliser. As dangerous as the visitors were, Arsenal remained the side more likely to score. In the dying minutes a Fabregas corner nearly crept in at the near post.

But, with the score at 1-0, Wigan still had hope and desire. In the 90th minute, Heskey powered a header a few inches over the bar.

The visitors continued to press and Arsenal endured a nerve-jangling three minutes of injury time.

When the whistle came, it was a blessed relief but, from an Arsenal perspective, the points were secure.

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Game Comments

Despite the three points,we didn't put in our real strength.The last 20 minutes showed how weak our team in midfield.Eboue kept making mistakes,and we should be lucky that Wigan did not punish us for that.Had they scored a goal,we will disappoint most people in Emirates.

Fortunately for this time,Ade did take at least 1 chance correct and considered as a goal.

Arsenal vs. Wigan Match Preview

2008-12-05T23:49:00.000-08:00

Arsenal vs. Wigan Match Preview

After a huge psychological boost last week,will Gunners manage to hold their form against non-Big Four teams like Wigan?Read more!

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Players

Gallas abd Eboue could miss the game,and I think they will unlikely to feature in this game.All other players are OK for this game.

Technical Details

Since we are at home,have lots of striking and strikers options available,we could play our usual 4-4-2.Again,we should be more and more careful against their corners and free-kicks.

Wigan could park a bus in front of their goal,so we must keep the game open and we should try one-timer kick instead of dribbling the ball into the net.Chelsea stroke a lot of one-time header and shot and we should be very lucky to concede only one goal.This one-timer kicks and heads is one skills we should master to enhance our football.We can't pass all the time and play only one style of football all the time.We can't eat breads only all the time,right??

Overall

Again,home pressure is here but I really hope Gunners could pick more points against smaller teams and this game must and should a 3 points for us.It's infuriating to see us beat all giant team and yet getting beaten by all small teams.

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2008-12-02T08:34:00.003-08:00

Arsenal 1-0 Wigan

2008-12-02T08:27:00.003-08:00

A hard-fought 3 points at Emirates

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Burnley 2-0 Arsenal

2008-12-02T08:21:00.000-08:00

Our Wonder Kids' adventure ends here

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Unfortunately Arsenal were caught cold after five minutes. Sixty seconds after Bendtner had forced his way into the box only to prod the ball at Jensen's legs, Burnley took the lead. Chris Eagles slung over a low cross from the right flank, Lukasz Fabianski failed to cling on under pressure from Martin Paterson, and McDonald side-footed the rebound into an empty net.

After running riot in their two previous ties, the Arsenal kids were behind for the first time in the competition. This would be a test of their mettle.

They responded well. Five minutes after his first chance, Bendtner latched onto Vela's clever flick and shrugged off the attentions of Steven Caldwell but, once again, his finish lacked conviction and Jensen blocked gratefully. Merida tested the Dane with a dipping volley shortly afterwards but, after a promising spell, Arsenal got careless.

Aaron Ramsey, Randall and Rodgers all lost possession in dangerous areas and Burnley, looking every inch the promotion hopefuls they are, should have taken advantage. With the impressive Eagles offering a lively outlet on the right, Paterson finding space up front and wily old Robbie Blake in support, the hosts carved out a handful of decent chances. Eagles saw his shot deflect into the side-netting, Paterson shot straight at Fabianski and the same man almost snaffled a rebound after Fabianski - uncharacteristically - spilled another effort.

The game could have been over after that spell but, to Arsenal's relief, it wasn't. The visitors set about restoring parity but, not for the first time, found Jensen blocking their path. Just after the half-hour mark the Burnley keeper stood up well to block a fierce shot from Randall after a wonderful flick from Bendtner left the midfielder through on goal in acres of space. Four minutes later Jensen denied Vela in yet another one-on-one. Burnley's hero in their penalty shoot-out at Chelsea was the headline act again.

The attacking philosophy of both teams had made for a watchable first half and that continued after the break. But only one team was taking its chances - and it wasn't Arsenal.

Once again, the hosts scored shortly after the visitors should have done. Merida's jinking run into the box bewildered three defenders but his finish curled just wide of an upright. At the other end, McDonald's own curling shot landed just inside an upright to leave Fabianski beaten again. Arsenal had been caught napping from a quickly-taken throw on the right, giving McDonald the chance to scamper clear of Randall. Ultimately the Burnley man's clinical finishing had made the difference.

Wenger brought on Simpson - scorer of a brace in the previous round - and he was quickly into the action, firing a shot straight at Jensen after the ball had broken for him just inside the box. But gaps were appearing at the other end and Paterson should have put the tie to bed when Blake's cross picked him out at the far post. Paterson couldn't get enough purchase on his header and Fabianski parried before clutching the rebound.

Arsenal's youngsters kept their heads up and continued to play their football, but Burnley kept them at bay. No matter. On the evidence of this season's competition, Arsenal's Carling Cup kids have the potential to become Premier League regulars.

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Game Comments

We did not take our chances well,and obviously we were unlucky yesterday.All our shots just went to goalkeeper's body.The game was quite balanced as well,and Burnley had slight domination in first-half.

In second-half,we played better but again we did not take our chances well.Burnley again exploited our carelessness and punished us with the second goal.Our kids now should be more careful after receiving two McDonald's th-reat.

We can't compare this game with our game against Blues.This game was completely controlled by our youth who are different with our first team.Only three of first team players were there yesterday.

This is not our day.And congratulations to Burnley and I hope they could be promoted to BPL by next season.

Burnley vs. Arsenal match preview

2008-12-02T03:42:00.000-08:00

Another Shock For Gunners

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Both teams beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge,although Burnley made it after penalty shoot-out.And this game will be very interesting for both teams.Burnley looking for a hat-trick London win and Gunners would be surely testing the strength of Burnley.How strong Burnley could be at home?Why they could beat Chelsea?We will know tonight.

Players

Three senior players;Silvestre,Vela and Bendtner will start against Burnley.And I think our kids will fill the rest of the team.I will love to see how our kids fare against a team who beat Blues and Fulham.

Technical Details

Since it would be an away game,our defence must be especially strong.Our opponent will love to employ physical tactics to beat us.We must be very,very careful especially when they get the corner-kick,free kick and all the aerial balls.

I don't hope a situation where we attack a goal with a bus in front of it,failed to get the goals and finally conceded a goal from counter-attack or aerial ball.

Overall

We get a psychological boost from Chelsea game,and same goes to our opponent who love to be giant killers.So,let's sit down and watch the game.

Premiership analysis

2008-12-01T07:53:00.000-08:00

Here's the current EPL table;

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1	Chelsea	15	10	3	2	33	6	27	33
2	Liverpool	14	10	3	1	21	8	13	33
3	M. United	14	8	4	2	26	10	16	28
4	Arsenal	15	8	2	5	27	19	8	26
5	Aston Villa	15	7	4	4	22	16	6	25
6	Hull City	15	6	5	4	22	24	-2	23
7	Everton	15	6	4	5	20	22	-2	22
8	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	18	22	-4	22
9	Bolton Wanderers	15	6	2	7	18	17	1	20
10	Fulham	14	5	4	5	12	11	1	19
11	Wigan Athletic	15	5	4	6	18	19	-1	19
12	Middlesbrough	15	5	4	6	15	21	-6	19
13	Stoke City	15	5	3	7	15	25	-10	18
14	Manchester City	15	5	2	8	29	23	6	17
15	West Ham United	14	5	2	7	17	22	-5	17
16	Tottenham Hotspur	15	4	3	8	17	21	-4	15
17	Newcastle United	15	3	6	6	17	22	-5	15
18	Sunderland	15	4	3	8	13	24	-11	15
19	Blackburn Rovers	15	3	4	8	16	28	-12	13
20	W.B.A.	15	3	2	10	11	27	-16	11

And here's the last week's fixture result;

                             Aston Villa            0-0 Fulham
                            Middlesbrough      0-0 Newcastle
                            Stoke City             1-1 Hull City   
                            Sunderland           1-4 Bolton   
                            Wigan                   2-1 West Bromwich Albion
                            Manchester City   0-1 Man Utd
                            Portsmouth           3-2 Blackburn
                            Tottenham            0-1 Everton    
                            Chelsea                 1-2 Arsenal

We gained back our hope in title race after Persie miraculously scored 2 goals in 3 minutes to make us the second team to win at Stamford Bridge after Liverpool.

Liverpool should be able to get all the three points against Hammers tonight,and we could lose our 4th place anytime since A.Villa is just a point away from us.

Aston Villa dropped points again against Fulham at home,Hull City made a narrow 1-0 win against Stoke.

Roy Keane,manager of Sunderland admits that he could exit Sunderland prior to recent poor performance of his team.And last Saturday's 4-1 lost to Bolton at Stadium of Light further embarrassed his team.

Red Devils too made a narrow 1-0 win against their derby Man. City.However,they paid a heavy price in that match when Ronaldo was sent out and could face 3 matches suspension.

Portsmouth made a comeback from 2-1 deficit to a 2-3 win against Blackburn.

3 minutes changes towards 3 points

2008-11-30T17:38:00.000-08:00

Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal

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in the 14th minute, they would create the clearest chance in the first quarter of the game.

Adebayor had time and space on the right to place his cross to the far post. He found Fabregas, whose shot was kicked away by Petr Cech. As the ball flew out of the area, Gallas narrowly missed the opportunity to turn the ball home.

Fabregas would test the Chelsea keeper again almost immediately but, overall, the visitors’ flurry would be brief.

Almunia had to kick clear as Kalou sprinted through. Then, in the 24th minute, Bosingwa sent over a sharp cross to the near post and Lampard’s bullet header was gratefully clutched by the keeper.

Chelsea were starting to turn the screw. However their opening goal would be more down to Arsenal than the home side.

In fairness, its origins were unlucky. On the half-hour Gallas was harshly adjudged to have fouled Kalou inside the D. Michael Ballack took the free-kick and saw his effort deflected wide for a corner.

Almunia confidently caught Lampard’s effort at the far post but his quick throw towards Nasri on the left was misdirected. Chelsea collected the ball easily and, eventually, Bosingwa sent over a low ball towards the near post that the sliding Djourou turned it into his own net.

Only a superb challenge stopped Anelka from doubling Chelsea’s advantage straight afterwards as Arsenal began to wobble.

In fairness Van Persie forced a fine low save from Cech soon afterwards and then Fabregas fired in another effort from distance. However, Chelsea seemed to be playing with something to spare.

Anelka nearly extended their lead twice in the dying minutes of the half. First when he steered a stumbling header wide then, after Clichy’s error, the striker went clear only to make a hash of his effort.

The start of the second half saw Chelsea nearly extend their lead. In the 51 minute, Kalou tried to feed Anelka but the backtracking Clichy could only tee the ball up for Lampard who swept the ball wide from the edge of the area.

Arsenal needed something inspirational – a piece of skill, a piece of luck, an injustice - anything to lift their game.

And, right on cue, they got it.

On 58 minutes, Chelsea failed to clear their lines and Denilson tapped a pass forward to Van Persie on the edge of the area. The Dutchman looked to be offside – a replay proved he was – but that did not prevent him slamming the ball high in the net.

It was a lifeline and Arsenal grabbed it with both hands and hauled themselves back into the game.

Three minutes after the first goal, Arsenal got a second. Song was fouled by Kalou on the left and Fabregas floated the ball into the area. Adebayor headed it down and Van Persie, running away from goal, reversed a shot through a thicket of legs, beyond Cech’s left hand and into the corner of the net.

An unbelievable comeback that had arrived just when Chelsea seemed set to hammer home their advantage.

Van Persie even attempted to complete a 10-minute hat-trick but his free-kick flew high over the bar.

However, Scolari’s side were far from spent. They would launch an assault on the Arsenal goal in the latter stages.

But it would be based around possession and pot-shots. Almunia was barely troubled and, indeed, Denilson nearly added a third at the death on the break.

Source:Arsenal.com

Comments on this game

It was a shock that we won the game.In the first-half we were completed dominated and our attacks or possession just can't execute.We did have some attack but those kind of attack will not trouble Petr Cech.Chelsea on the other hand,just kept hammering on our goals.

We were lucky that they actually failed to create any goal.It's our small mistake that allowed us to be 1-0 down at 31st minute.

In first 10 minutes in second-half,it become worse.It seemed that we had lost the hope of an equaliser,and what's our target in the game is stop Chelsea from scoring 2nd and 3rd goal.

But just one good play,we equalised the goal and 3 minutes later we were ahead in the game.Scolari will need some good time to accept such a shock.

After these two goals,we were awarded psychological boost now.Our passes worked more beautifully,our players could tackle better and we gained more possession from frustrated Blues.

And then it was our three points at Stamford Bridge.

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2008-11-28T22:52:00.000-08:00

Chelsea vs. Arsenal - Another chaos

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Players

Sagna,Adebayor and Nasri are available for this match after recovering from their respective injuries.Chelsea on the other hand will miss Drogba,Belleti and Carvalho.

Technical Talks

This could be a physical game too,so we must be prepared for that.And we could employ 4-4-2 formation now since our strikers are back in shape.Of course,if we happened to be the defending team like our game against Man. United then we could employ 4-5-1 formation.Midfield is the most important element in football.It's the bridge between strikers and defenders.So we can't lose the midfield.

Psychological wise,we are gaining ground since we beat Dynamo Kyiv and Chelsea drew Bordeux.However,we are still the underdog in this game.So it would be an uphill battle.

Overall

Chelsea's home record under Scolari had not been good as compared to Jose,with their recent lost to Liverpool and Barnley(after penalty shoot-out).But we are the worst in terms of home record among the Big Four.

Let's sit and watch this game,and see what will happen in such an unpredictable game.

Arsenal 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv :The change we need

2008-11-25T21:42:00.000-08:00

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Match comments

Despite our win,we did not really created a lot of chances and Kyiv's defence had been very tight and it's quite a job to find some flaw in their defence.Instead,Kyiv could score a goal from Gallas' mistake.That mistake could easily cost us two or three points to us.

But I think Kyiv's mission at Emirates was just to get a point.It's not easy playing away games in Champions League,with different climate all over Europe.With winter coming close,one can play football in a place below freezing point.

Tomorrow,I will post more about my views about whole Arsenal team.See you tomorrow.