Sunday, November 04, 2007
Blue is the colour
Yeap, Chelsea won!
English football has a new pantomime villain with Anderson, complete with Bo Derek style braids, rants and raves and rolls around guaranteed to have the opposition fans braying for his blood. The game needs people like him in the same way people need FOX News. You know exactly what you're going to get and it challenges your own assumptions. So damned camp you couldn't make it up.
A sublime reverse pass from Saha helped set up United's second goal and was the pass of the match. Disappointing from Arsenal's viewpoint was that while Adebayor worked hard, as he always does, he's not getting the rub of the green in front of goal. Bendtner is champing at the bit in the bench but you get the impression Wenger will stick with the Togo striker for a while yet.
Arsene Wenger will also be looking at Almunia who has an unnerving knack of being caught at the near post. Twice in the Champions League and yesterday he was caught out as Gallas deflected Rooney's effort goalwards. The first thing Brian Clough did when he took Nottingham Forest into the First Division back in the 1970's was sign Peter Shilton reasoning the best keepers win you points. Arsene seems less worried about the guy between the sticks, Lehmann has done a job but he could be on his way in January, while it maybe too soon for Fabianski. Unless of course he's good enough.
Arsenal celebrated like they had won a trophy and why not? United won't be happy with taking the lead twice and ending up with a point and with Chelsea picking up points neither side will be too happy with just a point.
With Carsley and Cahill back Everton have been getting some good results and two goals in the last minute against Birmingham got another three points, putting them a couple of points behind rivals Liverpool. How their fans would love it if they continue their winning ways while the Reds continue to struggle.
Liverpool remain unbeaten but now lie 7th. They are 6 points off the pace and have a decent goal difference, the second best in the division, thanks to that defeat of Derby, but you wonder when they will start winning again. Fulham next weekend perchance? But to talk about Liverpool is to follow the herd and to ignore the great job Mark Hughes is doing at Blackburn. Without flashing the cash in the manner of their more glamourous rivals Rovers have put together an impressive, hard working team built round a consistent keeper, a rock like defence, the terrier like Savage who allows Bentley and Pedersen to play while up front Roque and McCarthy perhaps could score more.
Portsmouth, on the other hand, are buzzing. They thrashed Newcastle 4-1 at St James' and have risen to 4th spot, an unfamiliar but welcome addition to the top 4. Will it last? Probably not but let's enjoy it while it lasts. While others have been getting the headlines Pompey have just played football and given their 'low profile' they operate just under the radar. And winning four straight on the road.
English football has a new pantomime villain with Anderson, complete with Bo Derek style braids, rants and raves and rolls around guaranteed to have the opposition fans braying for his blood. The game needs people like him in the same way people need FOX News. You know exactly what you're going to get and it challenges your own assumptions. So damned camp you couldn't make it up.
A sublime reverse pass from Saha helped set up United's second goal and was the pass of the match. Disappointing from Arsenal's viewpoint was that while Adebayor worked hard, as he always does, he's not getting the rub of the green in front of goal. Bendtner is champing at the bit in the bench but you get the impression Wenger will stick with the Togo striker for a while yet.
Arsene Wenger will also be looking at Almunia who has an unnerving knack of being caught at the near post. Twice in the Champions League and yesterday he was caught out as Gallas deflected Rooney's effort goalwards. The first thing Brian Clough did when he took Nottingham Forest into the First Division back in the 1970's was sign Peter Shilton reasoning the best keepers win you points. Arsene seems less worried about the guy between the sticks, Lehmann has done a job but he could be on his way in January, while it maybe too soon for Fabianski. Unless of course he's good enough.
Arsenal celebrated like they had won a trophy and why not? United won't be happy with taking the lead twice and ending up with a point and with Chelsea picking up points neither side will be too happy with just a point.
With Carsley and Cahill back Everton have been getting some good results and two goals in the last minute against Birmingham got another three points, putting them a couple of points behind rivals Liverpool. How their fans would love it if they continue their winning ways while the Reds continue to struggle.
Liverpool remain unbeaten but now lie 7th. They are 6 points off the pace and have a decent goal difference, the second best in the division, thanks to that defeat of Derby, but you wonder when they will start winning again. Fulham next weekend perchance? But to talk about Liverpool is to follow the herd and to ignore the great job Mark Hughes is doing at Blackburn. Without flashing the cash in the manner of their more glamourous rivals Rovers have put together an impressive, hard working team built round a consistent keeper, a rock like defence, the terrier like Savage who allows Bentley and Pedersen to play while up front Roque and McCarthy perhaps could score more.
Portsmouth, on the other hand, are buzzing. They thrashed Newcastle 4-1 at St James' and have risen to 4th spot, an unfamiliar but welcome addition to the top 4. Will it last? Probably not but let's enjoy it while it lasts. While others have been getting the headlines Pompey have just played football and given their 'low profile' they operate just under the radar. And winning four straight on the road.
# posted by Me @ 7:46 AM 
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ha ha, lets not forget the theatrics of young Didier, the oscar-worthy performance's from Englands very own St. Gerrard,Anderson the new premier villian????, please , give me a break , anyone who puts on a Man Utd shirt is a villian in the EPL...thats why we are champions
wonderful stuff
if you actually read other posts you may see stuff that has a pop at carragher, eboue etc
with anderson i m not even havin a dig, just sayin we need more like him to generate vitriol...adds to the atmosphere
but hey you re man u and the world hates you...
if you actually read other posts you may see stuff that has a pop at carragher, eboue etc
with anderson i m not even havin a dig, just sayin we need more like him to generate vitriol...adds to the atmosphere
but hey you re man u and the world hates you...
that is true, but we all have our crosses to bear. So ,asides from local rivalries,do you not think that the EPL is shaping up for a great season?, it seems to me that by the time april comes around we shall still have 4 teams vieing for the title, and all the pressure that entails, I am sure there will be more villianous activities to come. By the way , I will start to read more of your blog, afterall I only found it yesterday, I am a UTD fan, since I was knee high , now stop annoying me and do your blog!!
welcome on board ed
most of the stuff is about indonesian/singapore stuff but i have the odd rant about english stuff. being arsenal i look forward to some strong words with you!!
i fancy blackburn to do well this season as well as everton...now they have cahill back. chelsea have a soft run of games so they will be adding pressure.
it will be a great season if we, arsenal, win! i find doing neutral these days harder and harder.
love fergies comments at the weekend. think they disguise the fact he was not a happy bunny at dropping 2 points. but tis all a sideshow. on the pitch is where it counts
most of the stuff is about indonesian/singapore stuff but i have the odd rant about english stuff. being arsenal i look forward to some strong words with you!!
i fancy blackburn to do well this season as well as everton...now they have cahill back. chelsea have a soft run of games so they will be adding pressure.
it will be a great season if we, arsenal, win! i find doing neutral these days harder and harder.
love fergies comments at the weekend. think they disguise the fact he was not a happy bunny at dropping 2 points. but tis all a sideshow. on the pitch is where it counts
Arsenal eh?, well, I used to live in NY , where , for a while, I could be found proping one corner of the bar at Nevada Smiths (great bar for watching live footie on 3rd ave and 12th street if you are ever in NYC), so , the last time I was there Arsenal ran away with the title, and the bar became a little more of the southern red than the north west. Not sure if this story relates to anything its just that after moving to Atlanta I dont really come accross many Arsenal fans (or ,sadly, footie fans in general),but now you pop up. Is this a sign?, will Arsenal win the league?, will Arsenal win the league?. Blimey!!
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