Sparta on thurs. Predictions. I'll say another 2-1.
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2-1 sounds about right.
Interesting that we are being linked with Morten Gamst Pederson.
http://www.lep.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=75&articleid=3107620
A specialist left-wing is needed imo and he looks pretty good.
Interesting that we are being linked with Morten Gamst Pederson.
http://www.lep.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=75&articleid=3107620
A specialist left-wing is needed imo and he looks pretty good.
Ill be coming into work early tomorrow to watch the game. I
normally start work at 6:30 am but i will come in @ 5:30 and miss
my lunch so i can spend 2 hours infront of the big screen. We dont
officially open at the backbencher until 11am but if anyone wants
to stick there noses in and watch the game they are more than
welcome, the entrance by our courtyard will be open.
UberGunner2007-08-15 14:34:02
Ooh I might just take you up on that offer. Doesn't the game start
at 6.45am though?
Coverage according to the online sky guide starts at 6.30 with sky
sport2 covering wigan vs middlesbrough at 6.55am
Sorted.
Arsenal2007-08-15 15:37:31
Arsenal2007-08-15 15:37:31
Hey boys. Great to see a bunch of gooners havin a yarn...
Never noticed the english football threads on here til
today!
I'll be watchin the game tomorrow too... can't wait. And I
like the thought of VP winning the golden boot, he's a real
possibility i reckon. That goal in the Emirates cup was off the
hook.
Spent about an hour watching Van Persie goals on youtube a
while back and it blew me away. Has that guy got one of the most
explosive left feet you've ever seen? And that goal against Inter
was with his right too...
So does anyone get together to watch the arse in town on
weekends or anything? Ubergunner, i assume you work at the
backbencher? Do you guys chuck on prem football during the season?
assuming you're open late enough...
I sometimes head to Courtenay Arms and sometimes stream matches at
home. I'd be keen to watch some matches with a few Gooners though
as most of my friends support other teams.
I didn't know the Arsenal-Sparta Praha game was being televised!
What time and what channel???
Thanks Arsenal.
The Backbencher isn't open at that time of the morning for
premiership games on the weekends. We are on the wrong side of
town and we are usually a ghost town on sat, sun nights by midnight
let alone 3am.During the week I'm usually in at 6.30am and if
Arsenal are playing it will be on the big screen. We have a grumpy
handyman who hates football and pretends to support Chelsea just to
wind me up. He is usually in at some ungodly hour. he is going to
through a wobbly when i show up at 5;30 tomorrow. Later in the
season we will start opening in the mornings for some of the more
interesting premier league and champions league games. and finals.
with yellow fever we may also open by request for any particular
game if there is enough interest. that includes fa cup finals and
big matches. As far as i know there are no wellington based Arsenal
supporters groups.
0-2 to the gunners. I dont think that the phsyical stuff bothers us
that much anymore. I guess the true test will be at blackburn this
weekend. But its good to see we can dish it out as well as take the
abuse. that tackle that crocked the sparta captain was deliberate
and malicious and i loved it . I think
arsenal are quite comfortable waiting for teams to tire then
turning the screws and killing em in the last 10-15 minutes.
Good result in the end, which we deserved. Cesc and Clichy played
excellently, Hleb got better as the game went on and I've been
impressed by Sagna thus far. Our defence looked pretty ordinary
against set pieces (nothing new there) but we held. Song was
shocking.
Was very disappointed with the first half, but as someone else
said, it has become a tradition of ours to wait until they tire and
kill them off with late goals.
I agree about Song, i really don't think he has the goods.
Sell him to spurs?
I liked it that Wenger kept faith with the team on the pitch
and didn't chuck in Bendtner and Walcott (as much as i like
watching them play).
And yes Hleb got better and better. Great first touch for his
goal, second touch a little soft but well placed.
Good that he's got two goals in two games to start the season
- and fabregas with one too. We defnitely need to get our midfield
scoring more, they have the potential. Now we need Rosicky to start
popping a few from 25 yards - we know he can. I thought he was very
quiet in the game, and was the logical substitution. I would love
to see him more central. i wanna see Fabregas, Gilberto and Rosicky
in the middle, with Diaby/Denilson and Flamini rotating in and with
Eboue, Hleb and Walcott rotating as wingers. But somehow i don't
think that'll happen - wenger seems intent on Rosicky playing wide
and floating in.
And yes I thought Sagna and Clichy as the fullbacks were brilliant.
Don't think we'll have any problems in that position this year
barring injuries. Clichy is class, and Sagna appears to have the
goods, although he tended to go down very easily in this mornings
game - is that the french league influence??? Malouda is the same
since he came in.
Well 2-0 even better than i expected. Was greatly impressed by
Sanga and Clichy, not so much Gallas and Toure i thought some of
their defending was quite dodgy. Lehmann had a solid game and Cesc
was all class as per usual.
Sparta were flying in with some of those tackles but Cesc put a stop to that pretty quick.
I got worried everytime Lehmann received the
ball.
I think Clichy look good on attack but his positional play
defensively needs some work. He doesnt seem to be able to
anticipate the runs, most of the time his speed comes to the rescue
but he may be a week link against some of the other speedy wingers
in the premier league.
Who was the guy who played defense for the gunners this morning? He
was black with bleached or dyed hair.
Is he a new signing or has he come up from the reserves?
Is he a new signing or has he come up from the reserves?
Bacary Sagna. New signing from Auxerre. He's made a great start.
What do you think about Eboue on the right side of midfield?
Wasn't that convincing to me. I reckon that if Sagna wasn't
overlapping he wouldn't have looked anywhere near as good.
Yeah Eboue and Sagna work really well together. But Eboue is not a
traditional winger, even though he's attacking minded, so will take
some time to get used to it. It's not like we're blessed with wide
players.
Just finished listening to those. I aways loved the operatic
ones "Jose Antonio, Jose Antonio"
Great win, man is HELB playing good or what. he was always good
with the ball but now he can finish aswell good to see.
Blackburn is going to be a tough game if we can take all 3point
here it will give us a good lead over man u. Gael Clichy will make
the french team in no time if he keeps playing the way he is, his
defence might need a little work but most of the time his pace
makes up for it. Debut goal for silva on monday i reckon
Yes Hleb is improving all the time. Hopefully he keeps scoring...
and Rosicky to chip in with a few 30 yarders eh
I'm hoping for a 3-1 win over Blackburn with Silva, van Persie, and
Rosicky scoring for us, while Nelsen bags his first one for
Blackburn.
Backbencher will have the game on the big screen. same as last
week, we wont be "open" but you are more than welcome to come in
and watch if you want. it is delayed coverage so kickoff is at 9:30
am.
nice henry sig..
yeah i agree, but i do feel arsenal will play as the best team in the prem this season. Come on eduardo against blackburn =]
yeah i agree, but i do feel arsenal will play as the best team in the prem this season. Come on eduardo against blackburn =]
9.30 kick-off!?!?!? D'oh, I'm at school then!
Wag, ive considered it.
Is that a replay? or just a VERY late kick off time?
CelticFC2007-08-19 19:13:27
Its a replay, they actually kick off an hour before the Liverpool
Chelski game.
Sky really need to sort their priorities out, an Arsenal game
should come before a Champions League final, let alone a Liverpool
versus Chelsea match.
They dont have much choice. I think they are doing a great job. Sky
in the uk arnt covering the game live so sky nz have bought the
extra match to air, aswell as the usuall live games.
yeah but considering they were spose to show it and had it
scheduled for sunday mornign 1.40.. i sent in a complaint it pissed
me off its the only arsenal game in august too remember apart from
the sparta prague game at the emirates.
heres a link if you want to watch live footy free on your computer.. some is in aisian but some channels are english hey its great.. i mean all the matches bascially that arnt on sky are on here
http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1549
heres a link if you want to watch live footy free on your computer.. some is in aisian but some channels are english hey its great.. i mean all the matches bascially that arnt on sky are on here
http://www.yellowfever.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1549
Blackburn played uefa cup on thurs. so the game was rescheduled to
sunday afternoon to suit both teams. UberGunner2007-08-19 21:14:00
i felt we lossed it after we took eduardo off, had a good debut =]
hleb wasnt really playing like he has been neither with cesc but
yeah bummer bout lehmanns mistake