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@ Crazykid,

Did u intentionally leave 1999 out of it?
No premiership team has been able to achieve that and u left it out.
Go back and re-modify ur post or i bomb this thread with TNT explosives.

For Bleep Sake,

Wenger is an idiot.
How can a team like Arsenal known to play fluid attacking football suddenly goes defensive with dud formations.
Its like Barca playing 4-5-1, isn't that sick?
Its up to Arsenal fans if they cannot snuff out the 4-5-1 formation on their next matchday.
A team playing at home should be the one trying to score and not trying to be defensive for 90 mins.

I really wanna see Arsenal up there to make this contest lively but they keep disappointing me.
Arsenal V Spurs should be explosive but i hope Wenger wont make same mistakes again.
Henry and Gallas will be greatly missed but Arsenal will do their fans some good if they score as early as possible.
It will be sacrilegious should Spurs record a victory on the new Emirates stadium.
A word is enough for the WISE.

It is only a club like Arsenal where the fans(Loyika and co) and the manager try to force an award on a player.
I am yet to see Fergie, Mourinho or Rafa Benitez forcing an award on their players.
If u are good, u dont need an advertisement to broadcast that u good.
Good players let their class speak for itself.

Had Henry won the UCL with Arsenal he would have been named the player of the year by miles.
Ronaldinho got nominated cos he won a double.
Cannavaro is there cos he won the world cup and he marshalled his defence to conceed the fewest goals possible in a tournament.
Zidane got there cos he single-handedly inspired his team-mates to reach the finals which they lost unfortunately.

Can someone kindly tell me how Henry matches up with the achievements of the 3 players listed above.
The only thing Henry can lay claims to is the EPL golden boot in the whole 2006.
Lets remember Etoo, Luca Toni and Klaas Huntelaar can also lay claims to the awards if golden boot is the yard-stick.
To be frank, Samuel Etoo deservedto be there more than Henry and i am yet to hear Rijkaard disapprove of the list.
I think Wenger should just tape it shut and concentrate on the league rather than crying over a spilt milk.


@ Loyika,
I can't be bothered about FIFA.
They might have been wrong in the past with their choices but i think they got it spot-on this time.
Etoo should have replaced Ronaldinho but i would have been gutted if Henry had been nominated above the 2 Barca maestros.

Cristiano Ronaldo lost out in the young player award at the World Cup.
Can u show me any comments i made or anything Ferguson said as regards to it?
Nobody cares about that in teams like Man Utd or other Premiership teams
There are better things to think about than who won what award or fuckever.
Do u now know why Wenger was called a Viewer?

Henrik Larsson, Henrik Larsson!!!!!!!!

I have mixed feelings over this.
My first choice will always be Fernando Torres.
However, I have the feeling that we fans don't realise how difficult these transfers can be.
Henrik Larsson would be a good stopgap, as Torres wants to remain in Spain until the end of the season.  
Larsson is exactly the kind of player we were missing on the bench last Sunday, someone with intelligence who can come off the bench and turn the game, for the doubters just look at last season's CL match between Barcelona and Chelsea @ Stamford Bridge.
This is good short term move which may allow cash to be spent in other areas.


United have been linked to many strikers such as Daren Bent (No thanks, not with a first touch like that)
Huntelaar from Ajax- too lightweight for the premiership and Spurs will demand stupid money for an inconsistent Defoe.
Yes, I am happy with Henrik as long as we sign Freddy Adu who is all tricks and can develop a football brain to play in an effective 11.
Wow! Where did that come from? This could prove to be a stroke of genius. The perfect guy to have on the bench if we need new ideas for the last 30 minutes.
The shrewder watchers of football will testify that it was Larsson who won the European cup for Barcelona.
Reads the game extremely well and has fantastic positional sense plus lethal in front of goal.
Good backup. Now all Fergie needs to do is persuade Zidane to come out of retirement!
Brilliant move, Sir Alex.

@ Riff-Raff,

U are absoTRUTHly spot-on.
Man United don't suck around like Arsenal does.
Arsenal fans will never understand Henry is a local champion. He is a god in his club but a zero for country or in Europe.
Adebayor or Van Persie would have performed better than Henry at the last UEFA champions league finals.
He was shambolic that night and his crucial misses gave Barca the opportunity to rally back and snatch a victory.

@ Loyika,
This is more than a PDP rally.
Sepp Blatter had no hand in the short-listed names.
Henry does not deserve to be in the short-list as far as his performance in year 2006 is concerned.
He should buckle-up fast this season and see if he can take another crack-shot at it next year.
Henry has been a shadow of himself and his inconsistencies is one of the reasons why Arsenal is on a huge decline.

UCL is not a do or die affair for Man U because United is one of the very few teams to have achieved it in England.
Arsenal and even Chelski are still trying to make themselves known as far as that competition is concerned.
Its the team that wins that history remembers not who got to which stage.
Barcelona is all i can remember about last year's UCL and Man Utd is what i remember in the 1999 edition.
Team Arsenal never flashes on people's mind whenever UEFA title is mentioned. Its a jinx, London clubs cannot win it.
What the Scousers and the Mancs can do Londoners can NEVER do it.

@ Kitaun,

All i can say to u is Arsenal 1-2 Tottenham.
The unwinning run has started again.

Yaks to score is highly impossible.
Rooney to score is as sure as rising of the sun in the east.

Wazza, pls prove this anti-United fans wrong.
Make em swallow their puke and rub shit on their faces.

All y'all crazy-assed pessimistic anti-United fans should please fly off this thread.
What the Bleep is wrong with u guys beefing United? All 'em jealousy n envy will make ma team come even stronger.
When are u negroes want to come to terms that United's defence is the best in the league and Yaks can't do shit.
All the matches United had lost this season are 1-0s from dodgy free-kicks and corner-kicks. Apart from that, the defence has been very solid.
Neumanja Vidic and Gabriel Heinze will put Yakubu and Hasselbaink in the inner pockets of his cargo pants.
That was where Drogba, Shevchenko, Robben, Joe Cole and Ballack stayed on sunday.

United will go to the Riverside and drown the home team.
There's a "catch me if u can" syndrome seizing the whole United squad into making stellar performances week in week out.
Hopefully, the old guards will be back and United should record a convincing victory against Middlesboro.
Forget what Boro did to Chelsea, United's defence ain't weak like Chelski's
Ferguson has vowed to punish all the teams that recorded a victory against his side last season.
Boro wont be an exception and i expect Wazza to score a brace this weekend.

UP UNITED.

Is this the same Bagoma?
I dont think so.

What the Bleep is wrong with Arsenal?
Henry might miss saturday's match against Spurs has he has aggravated his neck injury against Fulham FC.
Is these one of Wenger's ploys to confuse Spurs or what?

Henry should play.
I hope everyone remains fit cos i cant wait to see one of the most exciting London derbies get on the way by 5pm on Saturday.
Arsenal V Spurs.
It should be a classic.
C'mon Henry, shake that injury off.

With all due respect, I really don't appreciate gooners spamming United's thread with cheap insults and abuses.
If u guys got scores to settle please take it to your Emirates stadium.
United fans don't fight one anutha.
Have u ever seen Nuggard and Justkunmi or Bolaoni and Rikkyjen snapping at each other's throat?

Don't take shit personal by gunning for each other's head.
U guys shld quit the yappin and stop fighting especially on Man Utd thread.
Take your WARS to Iraq or Loyika's garden and settle the scores there.
Lordi and Kitty, enough is enough.

@ Kitaun,

Worry more about ur team's decline in the Premiership.
United's got its problems and Fergie is coping well with it.
Who woulda thought United will remain on top of the league with our thin squad?

Everyone keeps getting the erections for Man Utd all of a sudden.
A United team most myopic gooners thought will amount to nuthing because the only player bought in summer was Carrick.
Y;all should keep hating while we keep locking the top spot.
Catch us if u can, Gooners---------------------------------16 points difference and still counting.

Shoot himself in the balls?

U are one bad-ass meanie.
Lemme add to it that such individual should use a 12-gauge shotgun with cupro-nickel laced bullets to bust his own ballz.
Henry, world's best player? I am having a wicked laugh.

@ Loyika,

Thats not the point.
Teams lose but NOT in the manner by which Arsenal is losing.
Arsenal has lost 4 in 14 matches. Chelsea has lost 2 in 15 and United has lost just once in 15.
Barca has lost once in 12 and Madrid has lost 2 in 12. So why are u comparing these teams to ur shitty Arsenal team?
Arsenal has played less matches than everyone in the EPL and has lost more than Man Utd and Chelsea.
I won't stake my bet that Arsenal will finish above Bolton and Spurs this season.
You are only saying this as a fan but if u do some soul-searching u will know this Arsenal team will not achieve anything.

There's no hunger.
Henry has lost the initiatives and some players are not just up to it.
Why don't u guys move to the Scottish league and allow Celtic FC or Rangers to take ur place here in the EPL.
Until all gooners show me a CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT u will be seen here as a toothless barking dog.
All mouthz-No action.

Buncha schmuks.

@ Loyika,

You are just a playa-hater. Why are u hating on Man Utd?
Its true Ferguson has not won the league in 3 years but he has never under-performed like Wenger is doing right now.
How can Arsenal lose to West Ham, Fulham, Bolton and Man City in a space of 14 weeks? Its appaling and i really admire your nerves for coming out here to defend Arsene Wenger's tactics.

What makes u think the present crop of Arsenal players will gel?
Duhhhhhhhhhh, U think other teams will sleep and wait for Arsenal to build up toy-soldiers? I am having a laugh.
You will be surprised at the number of players that will throw in their transfer request should Arsenal not make UEFA champions league.
Wenger needs a miracle and he needs to get it FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST.

Same excuses everyday.
Arsenal is building a team, Arsenal is not yet used to the new Emirates stadium, Opponents line up players behind the ball, Henry is ill,
Wenger has flu and blah blah blah.
When will these excuses stop? It will stop the day George Bush becomes an Oba in Lagos.

Its OFFICIAL: This year's title is a 2-horse race.
Arsenal fell by the way side and more woes awaits em especially in December.
Wenger will be lucky to scrap an UEFA slot this season because he has lost the plot.
No ideas, no luck, shitty players.
The only luck i can wish Arsenal is for 'em to take points off Chelsea.
I will be very happy if they lose all other matches apart from Chelsea's.

ARSENAL is crap.
To y'all gooners---------------------SHAME ON Y'ALL.

P.S.  U can do me a favour by visiting Mukina2 @ King George's hospital. She passed out last night when Fulham scored the 2nd goal that took the game away from Arsenal. Close sources confirmed she's recovering and is responding to treatment.

Senator Bolaoni,

Thanx for the compliments.
We deserve some respect.
Gunners can only bark, they can't bite.

@ Kitaun,
Remain mute till the season ends.
I still have some few application forms if u want to join the RED DEVILS.
There are only 2 left so contact me on 079 20-MAN-UTD.
The forms are being sold on first come-first serve policy so hurry.

The rantings of a loser caged in a sanatorium.

I hate to say this but Arsenal should not be playing in the Premiership.
Maybe the English FA should let Arsenal go to the Scottish league and bring in Celtic FC.
Arsenal lost their easiest London derby and they have Spurs and Chelski coming up in few days time.

I don't want to hear Arsenal fans boast here ever again until they show a[b] CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT[/b].
Losing 2 matches back to back at this stage is suicidal, how can?
Thank God they had Henry(a player who some heads feel shld have won the world player of the year) tonight but he had nuthing to show for 90 minutes.
Arsenal had just 2 shots on goal (including Van Perise's goal.) What a performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ J/K,

This is becoming a habit.
When i saw the team list, i almost gagged to death.
No Heinze, no Vidic, no Scholes, no Saha, no Giggsy got ma temperature running.
United handled everything well and got a resounding victory.

United MARCHES on.
Ferguson is out to crush any opposition as Chelsea is breathing heavily on our necks.
We should shake em off when they face gooners next week.
I just hope Wenger can play for pride and nick some points off Chelski.

I can't believe it will be a 2 horse race after just 15 weeks.
Arsene Wenger, you are a major failure. U have caused gooners so much pain, i think its high time u get sacked like u got dumped in J-league.
How can Arsenal trail United with 16 points after just 15 weeks?
Arsenal fans should be scared as they face Spurs this weekend and Chelski next weekend.
I hope Arsenal won't trail by 21 points by January 1.

Kitaun, Loyika, Mukina2, Nightrider , Vieira, Tosinadeda, Lordimpaq.
Lets start talking about next season. This season has ended even before it started.
What a calamity? U guys would have sleepless nights for weeks after the recent dismal performance.
Arsenal cannot win a game to save the hearts of their fans.
Kiss the title, goodbye.

I'm cock-sure Wenger will come up with anutha excuse.
Its either he says the new stadium is affecting em or his opponents line up their players behind the ball.
He might also say the fixtures are too tight and that was the reason why his team lost.
Duuuuuuuh, Arsenal had 4 days rest----------------------United and Chelsea had just 3 days and they still managed 3 points each.
Wenger, its high time u stop moaning. Stop acting like a WIMP.
Arsenal was outplayed, out-witted and outdone.
Fulham had 7 shots on goal compared to Arsenal's 2.
Just 2 shots on goal in 90 minutes?  This 4-5-1 formation is really working.

@ Lordimpaq,

Change ur team.
Arsenal's not worth supporting.

The Jackal strolls in, grins sheepishly.

United leads, Chelsea leads, Arsenal trails.
EPL is the boooooooooooooooooooooomb.

Fulham 2-0 Arsenal.

Arsenal is DOOMED

Mention those players that have past their peak.


Ryan Giggs is the oldest in the pack and he is 1000000 times better than Hleb.
I will put 20m pounds on Giggs as a manager and tell Hleb to Bleep off if i were to choose btw em 2.

Ronaldo

Robben

Ryan Giggs

Rooney

Joe Cole

Robbie Keane

Shawn Wright Phillips

Boa Morte

Etherington(West Ham)

El-Hadji Diouf

Henri Camara

Benny McCarthy

Craig Bellamy

Dirk Kuyt

Stevie Gerrard

JS Park

Damien Duff

Obafemi Martins

Kanu Nwankwo

Romanus Lua Lua

Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Kitaun,

I can name 20 different players better than Hleb in the EPL.

Alexander Hleb?
U gotta be kidding me.

Who the Bleep is Hleb?
I will choose Oruma as a manger before Hleb.
Arsenal fans always amaze me with their comments.



@J/K
Henry loves being the biggest fish in a small river.
He had the chance to join Barca in the summer but he backed off cos he was scared of the challenges.
Michel Platini even criticised Henry's decision to stay at Arsenal where things dont happen.

@ Justkunmi,

Thanx for hittin the nail on the head.
Henry hasnt won anything for Arsenal.
The 1st time he featured in UEFA finals was last may and he lost.

Had Henry won UEFA in 2003/04 season when Arsenal went unbeaten for a whole season he might have won World best player then.
Unfortunately, Chelsea knocked em out but Henry later went on to win the Prem.
Later that year, Henry did not perform for his country as France was kicked out of EURO 2004 earlier than what people had expected.

2006 was another year Henry could have won it if he had led Arsenal to clinch the UEFA champions on the heels of his EPL golden boot.
I can remember AKOLA(Chelsea Veteran) launching a thread here on Nairaland that this might be Henry's last chance to win the award if he leads Arsenal to European glory but our dear Thierry was even the architect of Arsenal's loss by missin chances after chances.

He is just an unlucky player because things just don't happen for him at the biggest platforms.
he needs to move on and stop sucking on Wenger's cock.
Henry didnt play exceptionally well at the World Cup and Zidanve was the inspiration that pushed France to the finals.
France lost because Zizou copped a red card and as i watched Zizou left the pitch that night i knew he took France's luck out of the pitch.
Henry should tighten his belt this season and re-apply for 2007.

Fernando Torres wants to leave Athletico Madrid.
He reduced his buy-out cluase some weeks after signing his new contracts.
With the right price, Athletico is ready to sell to Man Utd.

@ Kitaun,
JSP is the real deal.
He is an utility player. He can play anywhere in the midfield and even in the attack.
The lad is strong and works like a trojan.
Park is ma kinda player cos he is direct. He runs at defenders and his game play is very unselfish.

Henry did not make this list because he didn't deserve to be there.
Lets analyse schitzo here without being biased?
What did Henry win this year to be in that FIFA's list?

Cannavaro inspired Italy to win the World Cup.
Ronaldinho worked his socks off to lead Barca to the 2nd La Liga title and the UEFA champions league.
Zidane's exploits at Germany 2006 eliminated Brazil and Spain and he single-handedly led France to the finals.

Henry played in the 2 finals of the biggest soccer events in the year.
On both occasions, he did not score and he didn't win any title.
Can someone now tell me why Henry should have been short-listed?

The only thing Henry can lay claims unto is the EPL's golden boots.
If we are to use that as a criteria then Luca Toni, Samuel Etoo and Huntelaar should be short-listed as well.
This is not about any discrimination to the EPL.
Had Arsenal won the UEFA title Henry would have been short-listed but they didn't.
U don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that there's no bigger occasion than the world cup so i think Cannavaro or Zidane might beat Ronaldinho to it this term.

@ Christino,

I can understand where u are coming from but let me break u something proper---------------

The EPL has gone beyond calculating what United got against Arsenal and Chelsea as a real factor to determine who wins the title.
What keeps United on the top spot were the victories recorded in odd places like Bolton and Blackburn.
How many teams will go up North to Bolton and Blackburn and steal 6 points like United did.
These victories kinda cushioned the effect of the loss to Arsenal and the draw with Chelsea and keeps Man U on top.

We all saw what happened to Arsenal at the reebok stadium.
I am interested to see how Chelsea will cope tomorrow.
Arsenal is yet to lose at home and despite beating United at OT and beating Liverpool at home United still leads 'em with a whooping 13 points.
So how has your theory worked?
United has played 3 big teams, won 1 , drew 1 and lost 1.
Chelsea has played 2 big teams, won 1, drew 1. lets see how they cope with the gooners( Chelsea could lose it).

My point is there are no more easy teams in the Prem.
Who woulda thought Boro and Spurs will take 3 points each from Chelsea.
United can go to these places and get maximum points easily and that would cushion the effects of the results u were talking about.
Its a league and anything can happen.
United didnt win on sunday because of the thin personnel on the bench.
Hopefully, Ferguson will sign more quality players in January and beef up the squad.
Chelsea will chase and chase till they lose the steam.
Remember, they r not used to this catching up position.
It will be interesting to see if Mourinho can cope with the pressure.
GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ lalaboi,

No one's hurt.
We have so many idiots like u supporting Chelsea these days because y'all are glory hunters.
4 years ago, i can bet u don't even know a team like Chelsea ever existed.
Do i want to join Chelsea? I will rather join Al-Qaeda.
The whole Chelski organisation reeks of corruption and dirty money.
No wonder Gallas said your team aint got class.

The problem with dim-wits like u is just that half of the things u spew makes no sense.
Low IQ coupled with your down's syndrome is your greatest undoing.
I prefer discussing issues with REAL CHELSEA FANS(Akola and Jackmodu, where y'all @) than Chelski maggots like u.
Why? we don't belong on the same wave-length.
Ya stereotypes think Jose Mourinho is the alpha and omega and thats why u suck his manliness on every occasion.
The gap-teeth in ya mouth is wide enough so Mourinho's cock gotsa fit with his ballz on ya tonsils.
U trying to get noticed, U diseased cunt.

@ Kitaun,
No way in HELL will Defoe wear a United shirt.
Defoe my ass.
They are mere trash and OT faithfuls will call for Fergie's head if he thinks about it, let alone attempt to buy.

HURRAY!!!!!! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!
JS Park and Ole Solskjaer are back in training.
Park might feature in about a week and Ole is grinding a return by fotnight.
The injury ragged team is gradually taking shape.
How we missed the duo against the Soviet Spesnaz.

@ Loyika,
U cannot compare Adu to Defoe.
Defoe is 24 the last time i checked and he cannot get better than he is now.
I dont see him ever winning EPL's golden boot.

Adu the last time i checked is 17.
At 17, the world is at his feet and if he works hard, he can get where Rooney and Ronaldo are right now.
U cannot compare the prospects of Defoe to Adu.

The Patrick Vieira were just speculations.
The media made em all up.
If Fergie really wanted to sign Vieira, he would have gotten him with ease and loads less than 18 milla he paid for Carrick.
Ferguson don't just buy relics and what will Defoe add to United's attack.
Defoe is not even amongt the best 2 strikers at Spurs.
Pls + Pls +Pls, the British press should not force Defoe on us just like they wanted to force Michael Owen on Man Utd when he left Madrid.
The No.10 shirt Ruud lwon at Man Utd should be taken by a striker of his quality and not by a mediocre like Defoe.

@ Loyika,

I disgree with u.
Cesc dispossessed Ronaldo but do u know the number of times he stroked the ball before releasing Adebayor?
C.Ronaldo nearly hacked him down and had he succeeded, that could have easily been the end of that move.
Cesc was able to dance through the defence of United but the Boltons, Chelseas and Blackburns will not allow that kind of move.

Arsenal spends so much time playing tip-tap instead of looking for the shortest move possible to get into opponent's danger area.
They play very well in building up moves but it takes so much time to reach the end product and this gives opponents more time to think and deal with Arsenal's threats.
4-5-1 formation is anutha factor as well as it isolates the top striker.
Don't get me wrong, Arsenal's kinda 4-5-1 is sensational to watch the way Hleb, Rosicky, Clichy and Eboue spring forward with Fabregas on the ball but it does not always work for most teams.

I dont see how it will work against a defensive team like Chelsea.
Arsenal are known to play 4-4-2. They went unbeaten for a whole season playing 4-4-2.
They have won many titles with 4-4-2 so why change now and make it their permanent formation.
4-5-1 can be used when a team is leading and u wanna see games off but it shouldnt be mainstream.
Arsenal faces Fulham in mid-week, do u think its logical to play 4-4-2 against a weaker side like Fulham.
Why not play 4-4-2 in the 1st 30 mins, get 2 or 3 goals and change back when the points are safely secured.
Wenger needs to refresh cos Arsenal is secretly damaging people's hearts with mind-boggling results.

@ Kitaun,

Lets face it-----------------Arsenal can't play rugby.
The only killer/thick skin in the whole Arsenal squad is Gilberto Silva and maybe Gallas.
U guys have missed Patrick Vieira, Martin Keown, Lauren, Edu and even Sol Campbell.
These days what do we have? Cesc, Hleb, Van Persie, Rosicky, Adebayor and stuffs.

All these lads are like maggots compared to the Fayes, Nolans , N'gottys, Dioufs, Zokoras, Edgar Davids.
The only thing Wenger NEVER tells his players is getting the ball QUICKLY to the opponent's danger area.
Arsenal wastes so much time getting the ball forward.
They made em like this exactly in Pro Evolution 6 game on PS 2.
Choose Arsenal as your team on Pro 6 and u would be whooped 20-0 plus loads of casualty on your side.

Cesc touches 3 times and gives to Hleb who romances about 4 times before releasing Adebayor who spends eternity.
This kind of moves allows opponents to settle down and gives them so much time to man-mark the light-weight Arsenal players.
For instance, Look at Saha's goal against Chelsea.
Lampard was dispossessed by Carrick who found Giggs with one touch and Giggsy found Rooney with one touch and Rooney found Saha with a killer pass and Saha executed. The whole moved was less than 6 seconds.

If Arsenal had that kind of opportunity with Gilberto dispossessing Lampard. Berti will find Cesc who will run 2 miles, look left and release Hleb.
Hleb is direct and will run another 12 yards before finding Rosicky who will now find Henry.
Henry will stand akimbo, dress the ball, flick around and find Van Persie. Van Persie will either find the shot at goal or pass back in a full cycle.
Arsenal's move to execute might elapse for 60 seconds.
This is why Arsenal STRUGGLES to score against defensive teams and invite injuries and bullying from teams like Bolton and Blackburn.