MiG16 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 you may all say its cos Im biased BUT he didnt hold the ball for THAT long that newcastle needed to harass him for it in the first place Ive seen various other goalies hold on to the ball for a few seconds longer, especially when they feel they are being pressured by opponents striker being in too close a vicinity before they do their goal kick only times Ive seen goalies get carded (yellow) for above is when theres something like less than 10 minutes of the game left. and their team is leading. then yes, that can be seen as stalling. at the recent Arsenal game, I do not agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 It is very annoying when the goalie or any one else refuses to give the ball back. Best to let the referee give them a yellow card and presumably add on 30 seconds or whatever at the end. Nolan could easily have got sent off for headlock. Arsenal goalie would have been much better off giving a kick in the arse to centre back for conceding such a stupid penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 grrrrrr http://www.totalfootballmadness.com/2011/02/10/real-madrid-ready-to-break-bank-for-cesc-fabregas/ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3407190/Real-Madrid-set-for-54million-summer-swoop-for-Cesc-Fabregas.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 grrrrrr http://www.totalfoot...-cesc-fabregas/ http://www.thesun.co...c-Fabregas.html Probably just paper talk, nothing else migsy. I'd be very surprised if a Catalan like Fabregas would play for Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 grrrrrr http://www.totalfoot...-cesc-fabregas/ http://www.thesun.co...c-Fabregas.html Probably just paper talk, nothing else migsy. I'd be very surprised if a Catalan like Fabregas would play for Madrid. Let's hope not though eh carmine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 grrrrrr http://www.totalfoot...-cesc-fabregas/ http://www.thesun.co...c-Fabregas.html Probably just paper talk, nothing else migsy. I'd be very surprised if a Catalan like Fabregas would play for Madrid. Let's hope not though eh carmine? He's probably made an agreement with Arsenal and Barca and will be flying back home at the end of the season, which, the way Arsenal are playing will be in late March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 still gutted about the draw with newcastle but we have not given up. far from. unlike chelsea's boss (am I allowed to say that, or does that get me in trouble?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 still gutted about the draw with newcastle but we have not given up. far from. unlike chelsea's boss (am I allowed to say that, or does that get me in trouble?) Not at all. After recent results this is now a fun thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 ManU leading at the moment need them to lose!! PS. ohhh wait, city just scored PPS. ohh and BLAH!!! manU won!! we play wolves shortly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 van Persie has just scored his second goal of the evening now leading 2 nil against wolves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then Short of the last paragraph I agree totally. Fantastic player but £50m you're having a laugh surely..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then You are ofcourse right santi, Arsene loves french blokes and theres no doubting Benzema's young and fit. For a swop deal involving Benzema plus cash for Fabregas you should snap their hands off. I still have a problem believing a Catalan like Fabregas would go to play for Madrid. Just can't see it. I'd also loathe to see Benzema in an Arsenal shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then You are ofcourse right santi, Arsene loves french blokes and theres no doubting Benzema's young and fit. For a swop deal involving Benzema plus cash for Fabregas you should snap their hands off. I still have a problem believing a Catalan like Fabregas would go to play for Madrid. Just can't see it. I'd also loathe to see Benzema in an Arsenal shirt. Sometimes I wonder if Arsene's absolute ambition is to have the entire French national squad sourced out of The Emirates. Then all he needs to do is persuade Theo and Jack to apply for French citizenship .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then You are ofcourse right santi, Arsene loves french blokes and theres no doubting Benzema's young and fit. For a swop deal involving Benzema plus cash for Fabregas you should snap their hands off. I still have a problem believing a Catalan like Fabregas would go to play for Madrid. Just can't see it. I'd also loathe to see Benzema in an Arsenal shirt. Sometimes I wonder if Arsene's absolute ambition is to have the entire French national squad sourced out of The Emirates. Then all he needs to do is persuade Theo and Jack to apply for French citizenship .... I like that idea. Yeah can we have Wilshere though? He'd do well alongside Charlie Adam.....Brazil here we come...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 you guys have too much time on your hands havent u got Chelsea or some others to harass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 you guys have too much time on your hands havent u got Chelsea or some others to harass? Have you read the latest cat n paste from Seapok...aka Comical Ali...? Hilarious stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 havent ventured on to that thread (or any of the other teams) for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then You are ofcourse right santi, Arsene loves french blokes and theres no doubting Benzema's young and fit. For a swop deal involving Benzema plus cash for Fabregas you should snap their hands off. I still have a problem believing a Catalan like Fabregas would go to play for Madrid. Just can't see it. I'd also loathe to see Benzema in an Arsenal shirt. Sometimes I wonder if Arsene's absolute ambition is to have the entire French national squad sourced out of The Emirates. Then all he needs to do is persuade Theo and Jack to apply for French citizenship .... i know what you mean. Saying that, i think Benzema is a fantastic striker. Maybe that "foreigner" Fabregas might be off soon to so another frenchie can come in to take his place. What with all the talk about him going, i think that Nasri has been the more influential player for you this season and looks like he would be a good fit to take Cesc's mantle. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Can't see Fab signing for Chelsea, whatever the money. Why stick around in damp and cold West London when your alternatives are to stay in the bosom of your family in North London (in the damp and cold) or the much warmer climes of Spain. I couldn't understand why Barca would be interested anyway - an unnecessary luxury to own both of the best strategic play-makers in football. Fab has probably understood this for some time. If Madrid wants, Madrid gets I would guess. £50m + buys an awful lot of talent to put alongside Wilshere. I could see Arse being tempted by a Benzema-enriched deal. He likes his bit of french. If Rooney can flip from home-town red to hated-town red it should be a breeze for a Catalan to stop lisping. However, 50-50 says he doesn't care for the money and sticks with Arsenal (assuming of course we do not bomb out of CL qualification). He's young enough to do another couple of years and still be at the top of his game. Iniesta is 3 years older and may be waning by then You are ofcourse right santi, Arsene loves french blokes and theres no doubting Benzema's young and fit. For a swop deal involving Benzema plus cash for Fabregas you should snap their hands off. I still have a problem believing a Catalan like Fabregas would go to play for Madrid. Just can't see it. I'd also loathe to see Benzema in an Arsenal shirt. Sometimes I wonder if Arsene's absolute ambition is to have the entire French national squad sourced out of The Emirates. Then all he needs to do is persuade Theo and Jack to apply for French citizenship .... i know what you mean. Saying that, i think Benzema is a fantastic striker. Maybe that "foreigner" Fabregas might be off soon to so another frenchie can come in to take his place. What with all the talk about him going, i think that Nasri has been the more influential player for you this season and looks like he would be a good fit to take Cesc's mantle. Thoughts? Don't really like to deal with the Arse but .....given last night's performance we'll sell you Palacios...£35m for cash...alright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Champions league vs Barca in a couple of hours.... 'I' am nervous but happy to see the boss isnt http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-history-will-not-matter-tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfish Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 all or nothing tonight me thinks Mig ! got to get a good advantage going into the second leg, have a feeling though that a Barca away goal might be our undoing. still not the end of the world if that be the case, at least then it will give us more time to concentrate on more realistic goals this season. be good to see a great game though from two of the most attacking teams in Europe. the way football should be played, even if it doesn't win you the champions league. sorry honest answer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 all or nothing tonight me thinks Mig ! got to get a good advantage going into the second leg, have a feeling though that a Barca away goal might be our undoing. still not the end of the world if that be the case, at least then it will give us more time to concentrate on more realistic goals this season. be good to see a great game though from two of the most attacking teams in Europe. the way football should be played, even if it doesn't win you the champions league. sorry honest answer ! Realistic goal= Carling Cup Leave the big comps for better teams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfish Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) all or nothing tonight me thinks Mig ! got to get a good advantage going into the second leg, have a feeling though that a Barca away goal might be our undoing. still not the end of the world if that be the case, at least then it will give us more time to concentrate on more realistic goals this season. be good to see a great game though from two of the most attacking teams in Europe. the way football should be played, even if it doesn't win you the champions league. sorry honest answer ! Realistic goal= Carling Cup Leave the big comps for better teams! had the feeling that kind of response wouldn't take long to find its way onto the Arsenal thread. yes, well played last night ! happy now? Edited February 16, 2011 by tigerfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 all or nothing tonight me thinks Mig ! got to get a good advantage going into the second leg, have a feeling though that a Barca away goal might be our undoing. still not the end of the world if that be the case, at least then it will give us more time to concentrate on more realistic goals this season. be good to see a great game though from two of the most attacking teams in Europe. the way football should be played, even if it doesn't win you the champions league. sorry honest answer ! Realistic goal= Carling Cup Leave the big comps for better teams! had the feeling that kind of response wouldn't take long to find its way onto the Arsenal thread. yes, well played last night ! happy now? In all seriousness your defence is what's worrying.....I can maybe see a repeat of last year...2-2 wasn't it? Or even better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 defence (lack thereof) has certainly been our undoing for quite sometime now all I will have to do is not take MY eyes off the ball! I feel like if I blink, we might give the ball away (but for now...have to make sure I dont fall asleep in the next 30 minutes or so!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Well you need a win really to be in with a realistic chance in the second leg. Certainly you're good enough to score a couple. I'd love to see Barca out of the competition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Cracking game I have to admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I was thinking halfway through the second half how similar in style you both play and that Barca are simply better in every department. But maybe your youth shone through in the end? Anyway you'll be delighted with the win but the reality is you lost an away goal and face the toughest second leg possible. Good luck though it was a magic game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I felt Barcelona began to cruise in the 2nd half and that is dangerous against a team like Arsenal. Messi apart from through ball for Villa's goal and perhaps a dodgy offside decision against him had a poor game by his sky high standards. Pique out for 2nd leg and Puyol maybe still injured. If Arsenal score first it would ask serious questions of Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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