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Jeeez,missed my first Arsenal match in 4 years. . .

God bless you still Nic

More on injuries,things are not getting any better at all. . . or so it seems. . . .

Arsenal pair William Gallas and Andrey Arshavin have both been ruled out for three weeks.

The two players sustained injuries in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Barcelona on Wednesday, and both have calf strains that will keep them out for much of April.

"At the moment, we are like an army who have come back from a big battle," Wenger told the club's official website, after Cesc Fabregas was earlier ruled out for the remainder of the season.

"We have some bruises but we need to recover and then go to the next battle. Who will be available for the next one? I have to wait 24 hours more.

"William had a recurrence of his calf strain. That is at least three weeks. The next one is Arshavin - calf strain, three weeks.

"Gael Clichy is struggling with a back problem. He might need a breather as well. I don't know yet, we will assess that tomorrow. Denilson has a groin problem, we will assess that too.
"The first three are out, Clichy and Denilson are ‘possibles' to play at the weekend."

Looking for the positives, Wenger is hoping to welcome back a couple of fresh faces for the weekend's Premier League tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

"We have Silvestre and Campbell available," he said.

"Then of course there is Rosicky and Eduardo. Vela is coming back too."

One moment it seemed like we were having men back and have enough in our ammo,suddenly it seems all down-hill,injury list wise that is.Ludicrous!

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=400313.msg5812665#msg5812665 date=1270141254]Rooney wasn't touched? I thunk Gomez stepped on his toes and as he reacted. . . .he twisted his own ankle when he landed .[/quote]I have seen players come out unscathed after summersaulting and "landing" worse than Rooney in reaction to a mere nudge,hence the word freak.

Didn't Terry recover instantly have been wreck-balled by Diaby?And now Fab is out of the season by that seeminly innocuous challenge.It's ludicrous i tell ya.

Without a doubt, our league is the toughest.
38 tough games over a season with FA Cup + Carling Cup + UCL.
Besides, the bottom sides don't just roll-over like Xerez, Hertha Berlin, Hannover96, Livorno and Grenoble
Stoke and Blackburn kick the hell out of top players - rendering most of them useless before the end of the season.

Well that's still up for debate. . . i think it's more of the English set-up and tradition(robust challenges that borders on assault and brawling sometimes) than anything.Any neutral will tell you the fact Man U have copped the EPL 3 times in a row and still challenging for the fourth is a pointer to less competitiveness in the league.And for real,didn't we say that of the French league when it was Lyon's birth right

These things could be so ridiculuous,guess it is the season for freaky injuries.

Rooney copped one by twisting an ankle when he wasn't even touched,and Cesc "cracked" a bone via the most innocuous of all challenges,or so it seems.

Now let me just enjoy the rest of the season with less tension abeg

follypimpi:
Well we have Merida who i think should play against wolves.

That one still dey Arsenal?

As per Fab,is it stress fracture like Verm's case we are talking about or something worse?

Dude is f&***king legend._{bite me V3}

Arshavin has been less impactful of late  so "resting" for 2 weeks(possibly to return against the Spuds) is not a big loss.Let's hope Nasri,Eboue and Rosicky stay injury free till his return.And i just hope he uses this time-out to get his scoring boots back. . .

Our midfield was non-existent yesterday as it seems all of them,especially Diaby were more interested in wtchin Xavi string together passes rather than close them down.

I think we should play a 4-5-1 at the Nou-camp,with one of the mid-fielder operating as a pseudo second striker when we try to catch them on a counter.That person must be Walcott with his pace.

Back to the prem,Wolves are building up the momentum at the moment(their match against Westham and Villa is a pointer to this fact) and i hope the lads wouldn't be distracted with the Nou camp assignment._{I can bet McCarthy wouldn't play the same team he played at OT,oloshi}

Vela,Eduardo,Traore,Silvestre should all play a part in this game too as it seems we are stripped to the barest in just one match.

2 .0

Ibrahim again.This is MAULING

Infact i still see an Arsenal player getting red carded.

Now we will go gung-ho and get mauled.


Great save by Valdes

akinalabi:
Evra and Sir Alex conspired to mess up my birthday.

They surely have to make amends at OT.

But why were Bayern celebrating like they have won the trophy?

Any team will celebrate been bailed at the death like that.

Evra reminded me of Clichy in the game against Birm @ St Andrews in 08;taking your eyes of the ball and been unaware of your "surrounding" in the eighteen is a NO-NO,especially with hard pressing players like Olic and Tevez around.

Can Man U come out unscathed of a double match up against Chelsea and Bayern with 4 days with the possibility of Rooney not being involved in one or both of the matches?Fingers crossed

BTW,i'm at sea over the decision to remove Park

chic2pimp:
Nah Van Bommel got that mark because he played well.
Van Bommel might not have eaten Fletcher but he was simply the better player of the two on the night.
Although I can understand the word 'Eat' cuz that's what y'all use.

It is so funny how much difference that late goal by Olic made in people's rating.Forget about man to man comparison(Bommel/Fletcher) and look at Fletcher's over-all game,he was one of the best performer in a surprisingly dire United set-up.That dude has to be the most under-praised United player this term.He has add a creativity and flair to his game and seems to be iproving with each game.

I also believe Man United will go through.
It just won't be the foregone conclusion many peeps thought it would

The game comes at the heel of a Man U/Chelsea game and that makes it the more interesting. . .
Something tells me it MAY be decided via penalty.My fingers are crossed.

Krayola:
haha
I told u English defenders are soft on Rooney.

U no well.But for Evra's generosity and Neville's senility. . .

Omo olojo ibi gangan da sef?

I have never been this "jumpy" all my life. . .

DK,i take back my words.Congrats for the time. . at least for now

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=421277.msg5799408#msg5799408 date=1269981860]The score-line is still respectable. . . .
We will go through at Old Trafford.

But what happened to Wazza? Can it be metatarsal again?
It will be a let off for Chelsea if Wazza breaks leg o.

It's not metatarsal. . . . . .It's a twisted ankle. . .
He will be back in 3 weeks.[/quote]I will be happy if it is as i do not want that dude missing WC.

Man U just did an Arsenal tonight,you scored early,got enough chances to finish off your opponent and were dilly-dallying.I pray this wouldn't come back to hurt them real bad as they will be without Rooney at the OT and Arjen may be back.

Jeeeezz,Rooney's meta tarsal again?

Fact is Man U is killing Bayern without even setting into the 2nd gear.

Even Bolton troubled Man U pass this now

This Bayern munich team is useless.

And what was Scholes trying to do there,render that German player d.ickless?

I see Man U killing this team with enough counter-attacking football.

Seems it will be a mauling.

Bwahahahahahahhahahahaha

Never asked this before but gast do it now. . . . . Yaya kasua

Krayola:
It is true. English defenders are soft. They don't want to lost their only hope of making the quarter finals of the world cup. He should come and try that nonsense in Espana.  

Kray,u dey joke right?When your Spanish league can boast of an Eduardo and a Ramsey please get back.

Sometimes,i wonder what end some of us are trying to get to with your fickle analysis and comparison.The same Rooney some are arguing can't cope against Serie defenders tore AC Milan defenders a new one some weeks back.

Messi with all his exploits in La liga can only look back at a goal against English oppositions in ten tries.But does that indicate a certain form of blot in his career?NO

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=400313.msg5793233#msg5793233 date=1269909868]@Kay-pumpin
If breaking Silvestre's legs is what it takes to advance to the semis then please hand me the baseball bat[/quote] I wonder why it must be Silvestre's name you mentioned   How about Mrs.Silvestre catches him with another woman and does one better than Mrs.Tiger Woods  

Make God sha help us tommorrow.

Just when i thought i am the only one who is Ladygagaphobic

@ 40 boi

The last time you gave us these guide-lines,we ended with 3 points and a broken foot

Talk of peppery rabbit foot huh ?

Siena(An auto whiz-kid pa)
Sultaan(same as Siena and he's such a live-saver too)
Ibime(very objective observer of many issues plus he's very versatile)
Bamsyle(where is he these days?very articulate and passionate about his hip-hop)
El Dee(such a witty kid)
Busy-body(a list without my incendiary wife is no list,sarcasm personified)
Cristalz(can't fault her passion for her team and love the way she holds her own in the EPL matches and issues thread)
Inspired M(a synonym for a cat with 9 lives)
Kathyekiti(a stroll to the health section will convince and not confuse you of her immense and positive contributions to various lives on here and beyond)
Sauron(enigmatic )

To those with accusations of bum-kissing,i think you should try some too,it heals aggression and rabble-rousing.

I was wondering if Ritchie's still alive

The club is asking fans to come in early and get dressed in red and white again? I hate these matches where we get all "pumped" up jare,it ends up been an anti-climax   I hope this time it swings in our favour sha.A 4-0 mauling of Barca in a match they didn't turn up is the kind of anti-climax i wouldn't mind.

Jeeez,i am still trying to see any positive side to our game against them.Plus we are a momentum team and i am scared that last minute screw up by AL may have done an unquantifiable damage to the team's tempo.

I can't even psyche myself up for the game.Unto your hand Oh Lord do i surrender my team ._{A slip by Messi on his way to the bathroom isn't much to ask for now} 

You will definately get your money back,happened to me countless times and got full re-fund under 48hours.

The ONLY scenario where your fear will be genuine is when you have a compromised ATM card,as i experienced in December.Was in my room and i got a text alert for #60,000 debit from account.Suffice to state the same card was in my wallet during the time the text came in.

Liverpool's dispplay this afernoon has been breath-taking.

A wonder goal by Torres followed by a fortuitous-goal by Johnson.Where did they keep this kinda performace all season long?

Why are people always going on and on about Kray's support for Arsenal?  Barca was my second team till 2006

Jeeez,i am still trying to smart out of the pain this match has caused.The EPL title was my only hope until today's loss as the UCL is too much of a mountaneous barrier in my opinion.I am looking at all Man U's fixture and still wondering where they will drop points,seems it the scummies title for the umpteenth time.

I've been listening to this for over a month now and i am yet to get bored.Feels like i am listening to John Legend doing justice to a naija song.

Nosa rocks!

Isn't it obvious Chelsea is a better team without Drogba?His absence brings about the needed flair to make CA's tactics work.i.e no lobbing and thrusting of the ball to a tact-less lone striker who either gets lucky with his first touch and create something,or messes up big time when not given space and time to take that all important second touch.

You only need to look at Chelsea's performances when he was away for the ACN.

When that ball went in,i felt so sick i could have had a seizure.I think we are out now as it is difficult to see where the twist can come again to swing things in our favour.

Al saved us last week and marred our chance of a shot at the title with his indeciveness when it matterd most.But then you had to look at the begging chances we lost after the first goal,the one from Arshavin and Nasri been the most glaring.

I think it is a straight fight between Chelsea and Man U now unless of course God is a gooner.