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[Broder Salsa]

Bale more Ronaldo-like every week.

Yes yes... Torres also looking more and more Messiesque every week.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Very disciplined performance that. We were very unlucky not to win. Chelsea rely too heavily on counter attacking under Di Matteo. That was the only way they looked like scoring from open play.

 

[norinrad]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

 

[Plasma]

Good result for us, now we just need to pick up three point against Villa.

 

[Ushojax]

Spurs were great second half. Could have scored a hatful. Overall a great draw and a great clean sheet. The only thing Chelsea did that unsettled us was the long ball to Drogba.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Yes yes... Torres also looking more and more Messiesque every week.

In his style I mean.

 

[Sloosha]

Meh, we aren't going to finish in the top 4. Going to win the CL anyway

Spoiler

Europa League here we come

 

[Plasma]

Bleh Koscielny was injured in the warmup, Djourou will take his place.

 

[nemesun]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Gervinho, van Persie. Subs: Fabianski, Andre Santos, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Chamakh, Benayoun.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Petrov, Herd, Albrighton, Ireland, Heskey, Agbonlahor. Subs: Guzan, Bannan, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker, Gardner, Carruthers.

A win is imperative today.

 

[Ushojax]

Bleh Koscielny was injured in the warmup, Djourou will take his place.

The Spurs comeback is on!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Salvadora]

Bleh Koscielny was injured in the warmup, Djourou will take his place.

Fucking hell... Loss imminent.

 

[faridmon]

Watching Bayern Vs Hannover!

Come on Moa!

 

[nemesun]

Bleh Koscielny was injured in the warmup, Djourou will take his place.

Shit. tell me it ain't so!

 

[GQman2121]

Showed up at the 60' of tottenham v Chelsea. Great match IMO. Matas free kick. Damn

Of course because it is currently only a four hour difference between here and England I can't watch the villa match until later.


UTV!!!

It was a terrible game for both sides. Not sure what you were watching.

Cahill Motm says it all.

 

[Arnie]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

Yes there is.

 

[nemesun]

Late change in the Arsenal team as Laurent Koscielny suffers a knee injury in the warm-up. Johan Djourou replaces him.

Fuuuu...

 

[bjaelke]

Watch this before the 3 pm kick offs: Barcelona - Arsenal U11


if it hasn't been posted before..

 

[Salazar]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

Fashionable answer: Bielsa.

 

[Scum]

Oh for fuck sake! I missed the game! >:-(

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

How is it we can never hold our strongest defense for more than a month?

 

[Plasma]

Fucking hell... Loss imminent.

Villa are playing Heskey upfront though so with any luck he'll be able to keep up with him.

 

[Scum]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

He should go back to Spain, like Salazar suggests.

 

[Phoenix Fang]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

Rafa would like to have a word with you.

 

[Salvadora]

How is it we can never hold our strongest defense for more than a month?

Why make it easy?

 

[norinrad]

He should go back to Spain, like Salazar suggests.

Besides Real or Barca, I doubt any club could afford him, unless he's on loan.

 

[Gareth Bale]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

The obvious answer

Spoiler

is Paul Pogba

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Is there actually a manager that can effectively use and get the best out of Torres? It's a shame such a player is slowly wasting away

He was one of the best strikers in the world under one specific manager, and started on his downward spiral when that manager was sacked

 

[Fry]

What the hell was that?1

 

[Clegg]

He was one of the best strikers in the world under one specific manager, and started on his downward spiral when that manager was sacked

Which coincidentally started off that managers downward spiral too.

 

[Scum]

Besides Real or Barca, I doubt any club could afford him, unless he's on loan.

That's pretty much what he should do. Go on loan to Bilbao. Bielsa will look after him.

 

[Salazar]

He was one of the best strikers in the world under one specific manager, and started on his downward spiral when that manager was sacked

I don't want Rafa back in English football. Conspiracy theorising twit.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I really doubt Torres is the same player he was under Benitez. He's lost pace and strength both since them IMO. That was clear before Benitez was even sacked.

Plus, if Torres really is one of the worlds best strikers, that shouldn't be limited to one manager. `

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

He was one of the best strikers in the world under one specific manager, and started on his downward spiral when that manager was sacked

I thought Torres's form started to spiral due to injuries?

As Viva says above, he's physically not the same player anymore.

Or we can just go for the 'Benitez is magic' angle because that makes more sense.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

I don't want Rafa back in English football. Conspiracy theorising twit.

Neither do I, unless he comes back to Liverpool

I thought Torres's form started to spiral due to injuries?

As Viva says above, he's physically not the same player anymore.

Or we can just go for the 'Benitez is magic' angle because that makes more sense.

His goalscoring record and performances were still pretty much exemplary even when returning from injury under Rafa.

 

[Joel Was Right]

Watch this before the 3 pm kick offs: Barcelona - Arsenal U11


if it hasn't been posted before..

:O

They play better football than most professional teams I've seen

 

[Clegg]

Michael Owen Update:

Still injured

 

[Scum]

Arsenal 3 - 1 Aston Villa
Bolton 2 - 3 Blackburn
Liverpool 4 - 2 Wigan
Norwich 2 - 1 Wolves
Sunderland 2 - 2 QPR
Swansea 1 - 1 Everton
Stoke 1 - 3 Man City

 

[Salazar]

Neither do I, unless he comes back to Liverpool

A like for like manager substitution.

 

[Blablurn]

we are very unlucky today :/

 

[bud]

heskey's first victim of the day.

 

[Gareth Bale]

So fucking hot today

 

[Salvadora]

Fucking Djourou injured again.

 

[K1LLER7]

Michael Owen Update:

Still injured

;(

apparently we signed a brazilian midfielder, 17 yr old?

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Neither do I, unless he comes back to Liverpool




His goalscoring record and performances were still pretty much exemplary even when returning from injury under Rafa.

Looks like he scored 9 in 26 under the Hodgson era (when he came back from injury). Not terrible.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Heskey is going to kill someone some day

 

[Vivalaraza]

Watch this before the 3 pm kick offs: Barcelona - Arsenal U11


if it hasn't been posted before..

Wow.

 

[Salvadora]

Have we seriously made a deal with the devil?

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Here we go,Djourou down.

 

[Salazar]

;(

apparently we signed a brazilian midfielder, 17 yr old?

Oui. Lucas Evangelista. And we fucked off one not-up-to-scratch Brazilian (not Anderson), and are having a look at another two.

Or something.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

How did he even get away with that?