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[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=294608.msg4389422#msg4389422 date=1250778777]Didn't the same Burnley rape Wenger's team last season?[/quote]very funny
Wenger's 2nd string side in the Milk cup?
randall, hoyte,wilshere, merida and co!
I will be ashamed if we lose 3 points to Burnley in the league!

chamotex:
And that was to a much weakened Burnley team cos obviously they've improved their squad in the summer.

Yep, the squad was improved in the summer
Kaka, Ronaldinho and Messi now ply their trade at Burnley
Consolation 101
and Sauron is the Lecturer!

Emperoh:
We have better penalty takers than[b] carrick[/b]. Ando was there, Rooney, Giggs even park woulda done better though he was shyte through out the first half!

Word has it that carrick has never missed and that his penalties are top draw.
But really, Man u shouldn't be depending on penalties to beat the likes of Burnley
You should beat them with Kiko, Rafael,Gibson and co

Check this out!Culled from the net
See what Fleet street is saying about Arsenal after just two games!
I always say one should form an opinion based on what one sees
Not one Analyst on TV or newspapers who may not even know up to half of what you know about footie!
Silly people!


Fleet Street has pulled off an impressive trick. Having written off Arsenal before the season, they have now hit on the wheeze of writing sensational stories insisting that there's no crisis at the Emirates following their wins at Everton and Celtic and that everyone has been very silly in predicting failure for the Gunners. This lot are more crafty than a particularly cunning fox.

'In the space of four days, the threatened early-season crisis at Arsenal has not so much been distanced as banished altogether,' begins Oliver Kay in The Times. 'Far from staring into the abyss after awkward assignments in two of British football's most fearsome citadels, Arsène Wenger's young team appeared last night to have come of age after becoming the first English side to win at Celtic Park since Nottingham Forest in 1983.

'Much of the praise should go to Gallas and his impressive new central defensive partner, Thomas Vermaelen, as well as to Denilson and Alexandre Song, who are showing more maturity in midfield, but a special mention should also go to Cesc Fàbregas, whose commitment to the Arsenal cause is beyond question.'


Shaun Custis in The Sun follows suit.


'FAIR to say Arsenal have stuck a very large sock in the mouths of the doubters. Arsenal will not mess up from here and the message to their rivals is crystal clear. Write us off at your peril.'


Hmm. Just remind us, who did that pre-season writing?

Matt Barlow in The Daily Mail also continues the urgent revision.


'At Everton on Saturday they destroyed their opponents in a manner we have long associated with Wenger's teams. But here came proof that they now also possess the ability to tough things out and defend a lead, yet it would be unfair to say they won ugly when some of their football against a determined Celtic was such a joy to watch.


'This was some result, the kind that might just force Sir Alex Ferguson to think again after all but dismissing Arsenal as a threat to his Manchester United side when he named only Chelsea and Liverpool as challengers to the champions.'


With Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Alex Song in midfield, Arsenal are using a new system this season and The Guardian's David Hytner says it passed an important test in Glasgow.


'As tests go, this could be marked down as a big one for Wenger's young team and, more precisely, his new-look formation. How would it bear up in the bear pit, on a night when one of Arsenal's major goals of the season could conceivably be said to have been on the line?


'The answer brought comfort to Wenger. Thomas Vermaelen and William Gallas stood tall at the heart of the defence while in midfield, Arsenal could boast the game's outstanding player in Alex Song, as well as the driving force that is Cesc Fábregas.


'Song was outstanding, his strength, smart positioning and interceptions helping to stem Celtic raids and launch those of his own team. As Wenger seeks his version of total football through midfield and attack, the importance of Song's role cannot be overestimated.'


Indeed not. We've been lauding Song for some time and still can't fathom his FA Cup semi-final omission (or Fleet Street's collective inability to question Wenger about the decision). But there's an odd line in Hytner's commentary that also deserves mentioning: 'It was somewhat mystifying that the Spaniard should shower and change afterwards in approximately 60 seconds and wait for the team bus with a face like thunder.'


No idea why, or indeed how it is possible for anyone to shower and change in less than a minute.


Moving on, there's more praise from Sam Wallace in The Independent for Arsenal before he also produces some reasonably-thoughtful commentary on the defeated home side.


'Trouble in Paradise. "You should have gone to see U2" was the chant from the away end that accompanied Celtic's fans who trudged out before the final whistle. But for all Arsenal's finesse it would be wrong for the visitors to lord it over Scottish football. Celtic were the victims of a wealthier club, one that can afford better, slicker players as well as a manager any team in Europe would covet.


'There were some reasonable performances from Celtic, especially Aiden McGeady in the first half who was at the head of a counter-attack that required a drastic saving tackle from Vermaelen.


'The team may struggle to reach the achievements immortalised in the Lisbon banners that hang around the stadium but the fans at Celtic Park always make a night of it. There can be no other stadium in Europe where the noise and excitement goes up when the naff Uefa Champions League anthem is played. The Arsenal fans who grumble to their seats one minute before kick off at the Emirates could learn a lesson.


'In fact, last night Arsenal's fans showed unprecedented levels of enthusiasm for the verbal jousting that usually passes them by at the Emirates.'

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=294608.msg4387464#msg4387464 date=1250762155]VDS + Vida + Rio is what we need.

Take the equivalent out of any club in the EPL and they will struggle.[/quote]@Sauron
You see what I have been saying about Arsenal for some time.
Any team will struggle if your TOP players are injured.
They are 'Game changers'.
When the chips are down, they stand up to be counted!

Glen Johnson's overhead kick

The 'Beast' stops Carrick's penalty!

Rooney!!!
Pele!!!

Nothing is won in August.
In fact, it will be foolish to predict anything now.
But Manure has got to be winning games against the likes of Burnley.
Come on
Manure batters the bottom teams, that's what has been crowning them has league champions.
It will be a bit difficult if u fail to get the maximum points from Burnley and co.

where did 4 minutes come frm?

lets see the injury time the ref will conjure!

5 odd minutes left!!!!!!

10 odd minutes left!!!

SAF don mad
He brings on the Geriatric one
To come and do what

Come on SAF
Throw Kiko in

Owen off
Since he's on pay as u go
I reckon the manc accountants should pay him £200

I told u guys during pre season that Owen was useless!!!!

expect the hair dryer treatment!

This can't be Manure playing!!!

so far, its Bikey vs manure

Where's Barba?

@ ahonohai
Abeg, that song dey pain chavs.
I no dey ooh

@Poster
Just wondering!
how will they enforce this ban

tkb417:
But on a serious note
this Arsenal team is different from the last few years o

Right on that one.
The arsenal team of last year would have lost at Parkhead.
We pressed Celtic high up on the field and switch roles with amazing ease.
I am loving this 4-2-3-1, that also evolves to a 4-3-3 at times!

tkb417:
Those boiz don dey perform and lest i forget, Asharvin and Vermaleen will make a lot of difference
solid solid players

Arshavin I knew every well would perform, but Verm , I had my doubts.
Did u see that 70 yard sprint to top that cross when Celtic counter-attacked in the 1st half?
I was on my feet applauding!
Verm's a Gem
He's paid back the 10m quid we used to sign him in 2 games!!!!!!!!!!

tkb417:
now i envy u guys
e be like say the trophylessness will end this year o

Too early to say!
But, if we get two important additions we crave for and stay just 30-40% injury free,
we will compete and win something!

Hmmmn
Nightmare at Parkhead!

FBS:
The truth is that they won and if I remember correctly y'all said they can never win at ParkHead.

Well, they did.

Congrats to you Arses.

@FBS
I have heard too many dippy comments on this thread to not even bother anymore!
*Arsenal can never afford ARSHAVIN*
*Vermalen is a useless buy*
*Fabregas is leaving for Milan on Monday 17/08/09*(All the haterz that believed that story must be idiots)
*We can never beat Celtic at Parkhead because manure, Barca and Milan had been beaten there before*
*Arsenal always start the EPL well*(08/09 season, we hasd lost 5 matches before Xmas, in fact I think, before December,how is that a great strat?)
I am hoping for much thrash talk like:
*Nugent and Kanu will  both score braces at the Emirates on Saturday*
Nonsense

Meanwhile I love AW's comments on the Everton game, saying one game means nothing!
That he's been long enough in management to know.
Good, means, we are still gonna buy
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
We will still have some additions to this squad before August 31.
Go GUNNERS!

FBS:
Who and where is the NL football pundit that said The Arses can never win at ParkHead?

He's crawled back to his hole

Game over
See u at the emirates next week!

The Parkhheads have seen enuff
Poor souls!

where are the haterz?
Just like they disappeared after the 2nd goal against Everton

Clichy's cross
Now he should be crossing like that
UCL, here we come!!!!

Diabolical is coming in for Guess who
Arshavin
Hope AA23 isnt injured

chic2pimp:
kai goonerz una dey disappoint oooo. If dat man united dem go already score 3 goals.

SSSSHHHHHHHHHH
Last time, manure lost

Did u see that from Gallas?

Walahi, if na Kolo or Silvestre, na own goal