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I think there are some folks here who are disappointed that Messi didnt get a hatrick and Tevez didn't get a brace.
Get off it guys.
You goofed.
This team can only improve.
Lol. . . .The Argies started playing for time towards the end satisfied with a lone goal
and Check out their celebrations.
Abeg,The Eagles played footie

Some pips are just overtly critical
You played against Messi,Higuain,Tevez and co
I saw Shittu bomb forward in a game that had all dem superstars!
Was someone insulting Yak here?
Did u know?
I didn't know Di Maria was on the pitch until he was subbed
Come on,we lost to Argentina not Papua New Guinea

Enyeama for President!!!

Really,If we hadn't conceeded earlier on, it may have ended 0-0.

Let's forget about the Argies and move on
Proud of what I saw!

Oh my,That's the most uncoordinated French teaam I have seen in recent times.
Ribery played to the gallery
Gourcuff was mediocre
Govou was whack
Anelka was isolated.
Only Evra played very well,along with Abidal and Toulalan.
The French are slow starters though but would they go far this time without Zizou?

chidichris:
the news is not confirmed yet.
the only thing that will make the transfer work here is that he is a free agent and wenger likes free things.
if i have my way, i will not allow joe cole to go to arsenal.
anyways, most of the players who go to arsenal do not last as they see the club as a passage to their destination.
the stingy professor will never buy a player in his life. chamakh - free, joe cole - free, campbell - free, i know he is still looking for goalkeeper that is also free and that will end the story at the end of the day, he will look forward to winning trophy.

You write plenty gibberish
That's because you are misinformed
At the time Campbell joined Arsenal from Spurs, he earned upwards of 90k/week
At that time, I am definite, there was no Chelsea player on that kind of salary.
I don't blame peeps like you though, for you the EPL and football generally started in 2005,
There are a few things pre-2005 that you know about

Arsene Wenger in Soweto

Dude wants to break Roger Milla's record
The man na 'Alagba Song'

Quoting a tabloid:
It says Peter Hill-Wood said: we are after Fulham's Goalie,Mark Schwarzer and that Fulham has refused to sell and also that Gallas is set to leave after refusing to sign a one year extension.
The tabloid quoted him as saying 'Players are going to have to learn some time that money doesn't grow on trees."
OMG, Since when did PHW become the Press Secretary
He should shut up!

jalether:
Joe Cole coming to expand the current list of dokita's assistant at the club. (RVP,Eduardo,Djourou).how does that sound.

signing an injury prone and washed up player, confirms wengay's senility.

Yet,You guys were sitting down and negotiating a new contract with an injury prone and washed up player.
Who looks senile now,the Chavs board or Wenger?

I don laugh tire.
This na serious battle!

Dr Kitaun:
How many times did DD do Senderos in ?

Vermalean ko ?

Abeg ! Make we hear word . . .

The reason why Verm was rated high was cos of his high attacking rate and eye for goal. His positioning in crucial games leave much to be desired about him

@Dr Kit
It's TV5's debut season and he was included in Barclay's team of the season.
By all standards,that IS a terrific achievement.
I am not sure if there has ever been a defender from outside England, nominated in his debut season!
Roll back 365 days and everyone thought AW had gone mad for forking out 10m on a defender, that a huge
percentage of Gooners had Never heard off.
Many thought he was gonna be a back up to Toure/Gallas and some even thought he may be deployed to Defensive midfield position.
Even when Toure was sold, a lot of us still thought, a' big name defender' was gonna be bought to partner Gallas.
But Alas,TV5 fitted in like a glove.
There's hardly any footie website that didn't label him as the 'BUY' of the past season.
Not saying he's the best thing since ATM cards, but at 24, he can only get better and DID have a successful first season

In other news
Phillipe Senderos has crossed over to West London to join Fulham.
Byebye Senderos

Emperoh:
HNIC

There is still a lot at stake man!!
A great battle needs its best warriors and gladiators. . . .Essien, Ballack, Mikel and Nani would added a lot of flava

I was out personally to watch Nani and this is very saddening!!
SA had better tell us what they did to these playas!!

Which flavour will Mikel have added?

Come on guys
Apart from all the Michaels at Chelski,the Druglord at Manchester
and Nanny who got injured trying to do overhead kicks for the Paparazzis
there are still loads of players that will make 2010 tick
Messi
CR9
Kaka
Robinho
Rooney
Etoo
Yakubu

Eastbay:
^^^^^
At this rate I won't be surprised.But then I'd prefer it to be Fabregas. . .

Why Fabregas?

Hmmmn . . . .
Heard that, Barcelona has 'slapped a 35milllion euro price tag' on a player that doesn't start, who is out of favour and will surely be on his way out this summer in one way or another,
Isn't that the same amount they first offered to pay for a player who IS playing every week, one of the brightest talents in the game at the back of a terrific season, who they are so desperate to sign, and still has[b] FIVE[/b] years to run on his contract?,
Ridiculous!

@eldee and Slimshay,
I agree with you guys.
Cesc was the best choice after Gallas was stripped and no doubt
He's been a Good Captain both on and off the field and he's a crowd favourite
But. . . . . . . .
Don't u guys find it disturbing that he's always linked to his boyhood club time and time again?
The problem about that, is that he will one day RETURN to the club.
What is the effect of that on other players?
It's not the first time Arsenal captains are linked to other clubs.
Vieira was always linked, so also was Henry.
But A.W was able to fight off these clubs until he was ready to finally 'sell' the player.
Why?
They weren't boyhood clubs.
This Cesc episode is annoying and I doubt if AW and the board can keep him.
Also, after this protracted episode, assuming he doesn't go to Barca, how will it affect him and the team next season?
I have to admit, he has handled it well so far!but really, it hasn't been pretty to swallow as a fan.

eldee:
I think Fab4 is the only person that deserves that armband. . . he practically grew up with us.
He's been there to fight for his team-mates and let's not forget that he leads by example.

Besides, Paddy had his flaws . . . some of his red cards for childish tackles were really bad.
And the famous A.Cole-gate incident too . . .

He was pro-players and in a few cases it did end up anti-Arsenal.

@Eldee
Paddy had his flaws but he WAS a leader.
He stood up for his team mates(which is what any footie player wants)
and he commanded lots of respect.
I remember RVP granting an interview and he looked back at his early days in Arsenal.
He said, he missed a chance once and when he saw Paddy coming towards him, he feared the worst,
but that he only told him to take things easy.
Paddy looked like a gladiator when he stepped on the pitch back then.
Not saying Fab 4 isn't a good captain though, but I yearn for the days when we had fighters on the pitch.
Paddy,Petit,Edu,Pires,Keown etc

eldee:
Dude chill man. . . if it's this one . . . http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=francesc%20fabregas&o=2048#!/Fabregas?ref=ts , then I can assure you that it's just a fan page and Fab4 fans set it up and collected news stories to put there.

Fabregas was/is a good captain, he's proven that already.

I thought so also.
Really, in all this, I haven't heard Fab4 publicly declare that he's leaving Arsenal
Every report says stuff like'It is believed','Quoting a reliable source','it's assummed,' etc
Let's see how this pans out.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=439183.msg6168606#msg6168606 date=1275921419]clearly Wenger does not know the value of the arm-band that is why he has given it to idiots like Senderos,Silvestre and Fabianski in the past[/quote]I am with you on that.
His choice of captains in recent times have been shocking.
Paddy was the last great captain we had and incidentally, the last to lift a trophy!

jalether:
Joe cole "a chelsea reject" to arsenal. are you guys excited or what

How's JC a 'chelsea reject'?
He can only be a reject if u flogged him off to another club or is considered surplur to requirement and transfer listed him.
There was an offer on the table for him which he rejected and Word has it that you guys are still pleading with him to reconsider his stance

The rumours of JC being at the Emirates is looking more and more likely
Not excited though . . . . .
His wages are too much for an injury prone player.
If he joins, well. . . . we hope we get the best from him

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=456848.msg6163579#msg6163579 date=1275839272]Your pessimism is peerless!!!!
I have not seen the Eagles put 5 passes together since 2004.
They have broken that jinx today and you are still not convinced, na wa o.[/quote]Too many reasons to be optimistic.
We still have Utaka and Martins yet to play

snowdrops:
by standing in one place like a tree

Kanu is 62 according to Pompey fans
He's had a shot at goal
Free the guy abeg

Did u see that piece of skill from Uche?
If na messi now or ronaldo, we no go hear word

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=456848.msg6163512#msg6163512 date=1275838753]Nigeria will beat South Korea and Greece and will draw Argentina!!!!
Lagerback has really transformed the SE players.[/quote]I agree 100%
I see some fighting spirit

Kanu's trying to be cute!

nateevs:
Goodness Haruna is a baller. . .

Omo,Haruna dey play ball,I have been following the dude,he will go places

King Kanu enters

mikeansy:
The North Korea attacker is a pure 9.

see finish.

He has an impressive record
Heard commentator say he has 14 in 21

And who there was saying Echejiele get football brain pass T.T?
What a shame!

Ibime:
Shittu is not good against small lithe players. . . . they are too sharp for him. . . .perhaps hes only good against giant African centre-forwards.

Ibime,
For a player that has played in the Reserves all season, e dey try ooooh
Penalty!!!!!!!!
Nsofor scores

Haruna should take it easy
Robocop enters!

snowdrops:
danny shittu is so unsure of himself

Naah, he's been impressive so far