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Nicklas Bendtner a £15m target for Bayern Munich

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[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=415723.msg5731778#msg5731778 date=1269100849]Same history tells us defending Champions struggled to get past the round of 16 until Man Utd broke that jinx only last season.
Everyone expected Milan to be eliminated that season. All the Defending Champions went down the same way in the same round of 16 games and that includes Barcelona(06/07), Liverpool(05/06)  Porto(04/05), Real Madrid(02/03), AC Milan(TWICE--03/04 and 07/08).[/quote]Hehehehehhehehe. . . the match should have just been "skipped" by UEFA going by your statement.Infact any match that involves the champion of UCL in the 2nd round should have been tagged a formality.

By same token,we can confidently says everyone "expects" Messi not score against Arsenal since he's yet to score against an English opposition at the knock-out stage  

I fail to see where this confidence is coming from.  . . . . . Any team that boasts Nicolas Bendtner and Manuel Almunia on their books at any point in their history, ever, for any reason including under duress from Her Majesty's Police and as the Royal Family themselves as well as the MI-5 should really think twice about preaching to the rest about sexy football they intended to deploy to beat Pep Guardiola's team.

Haven't they been beaten by A.Madrid and held by Almeria already this season in the league?Or didn't Rubin Khazan beat them at Nou Camp?And please don't come with it's a freak "result" response because i am sure if Rubi had met Barca at the KO stage,Barca will be OUT by now 

Plus the difference between Almunia and Valdes is MARGINAL with V.Ice shading it .Valdes in EPL will be conceeding at average of 6 goals per game.

Debo save yourself the hassles,are you arguing to have a "i told you so moment"?Know that no matter what you say or posit,the JOB will ONLY be done by the lads on the pitch then you can come back and have a laugh(i pray we can have one).

Meanwhile,my hope is on agent Henry and his hat-tricks of own goals before he joins the rest of the team in celebration.

duduspace:
I think its largely in Eduardo's head, physically he is very okay. It did take Diaby about 2 seasons to finally become what we knew he could become though so there is hope for Eduardo yet, it seems we atimes don't recognize the psychological effects of such career threatning injuries on players.
Eduardo also seems to be suffering from our formation change, he is at his best in the box and works well in a 2 striker formation which we are not playing now, at present he is a good squad member to have lets all keep believing he'll put his wobbles behind him soon.
Ramsey was lucky in that it was a clean break fracture, I believe he might be back quicker than we all expect as his young age also helps. Diaby and Eduardo also suffered extensive soft tissue damage with their injuries as it happened at the joints, Ramsey might be back between 5 to 6 months.

It's a combination of many things with Eduardo(the tactical switch of the team inclusive).He seeminly was on his way back and seemed to hit the wall immediately after the "diving" incident and its attendant tablid outcry.He's on a steady decline now obviously and i am cool with his bit-involvement in our games.



Hopefully he goes to Birmingham next week,cop a HAT-TRICK and have a turn around from there on.

The negative side of the Vermaleen card is i would have want Sol rested for the Birm game as we play Barca just 3 days later but there is just no way we can do it now.Can Sol play against Birm and Barca within 3 days or are we a "stressed player " away from seeing Silvestre play against Messi et al?

duduspace:
Stop press:
I heard on the news that Arsene confirmed today that Ramsey is already working unaided, he was already supporting his weight on his leg within a week of his surgery after some new procedure which didn't require him being put in a cast.

Great news.

Was joking with a fellow gooner today that i have learnt about physiotherapy related issues from my darling club than i learnt throughout my days in the university acquiring my Anatomy Bsc hons.

One word. . . great character.Last season today's match would definately have ended in a draw.Shows how much the team has grown together.

The key mean today were Song(such a gem) and Denilson(had such a great time doing the simple things and closing the space in the midfield,need to "bulk up" though).

The tactics we employed in the second half is the type i want to see us use against Barca at the Nou;solid defending,quick passing and counter-attack.

For those in doubt about Vermaleen's one match ban inspite of getting a straight red card,here is the clarification:

(c) PLAYERS SENT OFF UNDER LAW 12 (4) and (5)
A Player who is dismissed from the Field of Play for denying a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by physical means or by handling the ball, will be suspended automatically from all approved First Team matches commencing forthwith, until such time as his Club's First Team has completed its next match in an approved Competition.APPLICABLE IN VERMALEEN'S CASE

As against

e) PLAYERS SENT OFF UNDER LAW 12 (1), (2) and (3)
A Player who is dismissed from the Field of play for Violent Conduct, Serious Foul Play or spitting at an opponent or any other person, whether he has previously been cautioned in the match or not, will be suspended automatically from playing football in any match including non-First Team matches commencing forthwith and until such time as his Club's First Team has completed its next three matches in approved Competitions.APPLICABLE IN CASES LIKE SHAWCROSS'

This is hoping Torres tears Vidic and Ferdinand a new one tommorow while Samba smashes Terry's face on Waayne's behalf

Its either we bring in Sagna or Walcott for Nasri.He's been dire

Silvestre should be brought in with Diaby to replace Nasri and Denilson respectively.Our midfield has been so porous.Song was doing a wonderful job before the red so he should be allowed to continue.

Come on you Gunners

OMD,Cole is in

(c) PLAYERS SENT OFF UNDER LAW 12 (4) and (5)
A Player who is dismissed from the Field of Play for denying a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by physical means or by handling the ball, will be suspended automatically from all approved First Team matches commencing forthwith, until such time as his Club's First Team has completed its next match in an approved Competition

HNIC:
First red card of the seasonI am still stunned
Imagine
Shawcross breaks a leg-3 games suspension
TV5 body checks someone in the box-3 games suspension
Unbelievable!!!!!!

Calm down bro,this is nothing to do with Shawcross,the question is,is Vermaleen the last man when the foul was commited?

If the ref feels Vermaleen is the last man,then DEFINATELY it is a straight red.There was no challenge though and i felt it was more a clash of bodies.

The lads have proved they are fighters so i hope we can work something out.

No Vermaleen against Birm,Wolves and maybe Tottenham if they don't qualify for the FA CUP S/F.

Diaby should come in for Nasri now while Eboue "works" their left flank.We can still WIN.

Perhaps there will be no argument between El and Eldee if the actual defination of slang is not "lost" on one of them. It's synonymous to someone looking
up to the sky after been asked what's up?

To understand the "ginger your swagger" phrase(which i actually detest myself),is to come to terms with the fact that ginger is a form of spice in Nigeria while  swagger equals style.In essence,you are been told to spice up your style in whatever term or way you can.

Unless going around in circles equals orgas.m,this very argument is actually heading no where and should be stopped.

Back to the topic:

Klever J--------Igboro ti daru

Series of excruciatingly impossible actions posited by Jah Bless in jor:Mi o le fi Ayefele se striker o(similar to turning C.Reeves to a football striker ),mi o le fi ejo se belt(who can?),mi o le fi eja kika se bangle,mi o fi syringe gun yan et al. . .  .hilarious 

Da Grin-----Jor ooooo

"Agent Titi" some weeks ago:

I’m a fan. I’ll be an Arsenal fan until I die and if you ask me how that makes me feel about the possibility that Barcelona might meet Arsenal in the next round of the Champions League should we both qualify, I have to say I find the idea unthinkable. It’s always the same on the day of a Champions League draw. Until I see that Arsenal have been paired with another team, I can’t breathe. Proud though I am to be a Barcelona player, I dread the thought of having to oppose Arsenal. I would hate it. I pray for it not to happen.

Just score 3 own goals and jubilate the last one with the rest of the team is all i ask Henry.

The only way to VICTORY against Barca is if we can add some element of 'English game" to our game.And can we get our major players(Cesc,Song,Diaby and Vermaleen) fit by the time this game comes up?I feel we may be on our way out of the tourney already but who knows,football ain't mathematics. . . .

I am not so optimistic really.

streetwize:
yeh eldee thankz alot. . . ill work on the delivery
and yah that lines supposd to be a thousand and hundred. . . dint hav nuff time to say it. . . lol. .

and that's as 2013 becomes 1 in the face of mayans. .

Could barely pick up what you were saying until i read the lyrics here.You packed more punches than Pacquiao.

An improved delivery and breath-control and you are at a go!

Nice one mate.

debosky:
One small problem - Chelski is no Man Utd as the San Siro result showed.

If there is one thing the San Siro match showed,it is the FACT that Inter Milan is there for the taking.Chelsea were unlucky to lose and were even denied a stone-wall penalty.The match tonight will be an anti-climax and confirmed Mourhino as a mere rabble-rouser.

Inter will be beaten.

3.1 to be precise.This Inter team is so average and Mourhno is just taking his team's flaws off the spotlight with his antics.

One thing though,someone should please tell Drogba to spend more time on his feet as he will definately be "hacked" and he should not generate some unnecesary added time with his turf-hugging.

Though most discover late,the grass is not always greener at the other side.

If Javalove is tactless,unbridled and profane in his approach,RM is more puerile in this his attempt.I mean why lend credibility to a non-entity.Do you know how many "stars" gets insulted on twitters et al everyday? I mean,you just move ahead and ignore this kind of shenanigan.

Javalove,you need a lot of growing up to do too.Can you channel your "energy" to helping out in Haiti if programming don tire you?

Tada. . . the perma-tanned geezer is GONE.

Hull City make Phil Brown the 33rd exit of the season

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1254902/THE-2009-10-managerial-merry-round-Full-list-departures-season.html#ixzz0iN8ohzaD

Dr Kitaun:
I cant agree more.

Plus u sound more like a closet gooner these days?

Hahahaahaha,and you sound like Nateev is using your ID cos of this accusation.How u dey Doki?You take on our title chances?

Today's officiating was laughable but it is great to cop the 3 points regardless.We have to give it to the lads,some of us act like we didn't know some of them had a match on Tuesday and the Hull players were fresher of the block.

BTW,thank God Sagna's leg wasn't stuck in the turf when Boateng's kung-fu kick caught his knee.It would have been excruciating listening to he his not that kind of player ish yet again.

8 more games to go,Come on you Red and White Army!

@Busybody(my own sexiest NL chick )

About the other girl,why do i feel she is part of a big plan to keep the OP on her toes.Thing is,while the world accuses the female gender of being the more sensitive and emotional sex,the male gender practices a more grotesque form of "jealousy" that culminates in all sort of insecurities.What makes you feel he is not coming up with the story of a "saviour lady" to make the OP feels he's also got someone as an option as the dude feels the OP is bothering him for marriage cos she's got someone else making a proposal.(Damn i hope i am making sense)

I may be wrong but i feel if the man has wanted out,he would have long done it.He is 32 for crying out loud.

It still boils down to what the OP makes out of her man,let her do some mind and soul searching and come to a conclusion.8 years of being with this man is enough to know who he is and what he wants from life.

I think 8 years is enough time for you to know who he is and what he wants from life,and from you.I do not want to believe someone who has been straight forward and faithful as you stated is a complete "write off"(thus can't advise you to leave him just like that) so you need to sit down and ask yourself some simple questions:

1)Does he come across as someone who wants to settle down with you?
2)From what you know of him,does he have anything specifically against the institution called "marriage"?
3)Is his "problem" financial(some just get pissed off with the whole fanfare attached to marriage in Nigeria) or psychological(check family history)?

BTW,him telling you to get on with your life if you see another person who is ready to settle down with you could be his own way of "venting" his insecurities as i am sure you inundate him with this marriage gist quite often.

A beef-less music industry,and to a great extent tussle-free human communities is Utopian as humans by nature,are competitive.What is it they say about eyin and ahon(teeth and tongue) having their own form of disagreement. . . .

The history of the music industry in Nigeria(if it can be termed that) is replete with musical tussle and brinkmanship thus your "lately" assertion is a misnomer.
A quick run-down of what it used to be in other genre before the advent of Hip Hop and it's so called beefing.

Sunny Ade and Obey had a running battle.Though not a documented fact,the radio phone-in programme that gave Sunny Ade the juju music genre kingship did not go down well with Obey and his fans.Some of Sunny Ade's songs are classic death-blow too.

Sikiru Ayinde vs Kollington Ayinla(Jeeez Kollington even made a song to insinuate he slept with a certain lady singer first before Barrister did.(2pac can be said to have beaten the Faith Evans line from Kollington)

Ayinla Omowura,Yussuf Olatunji,Shina Peters/Segun Adewale et al ALL had songs laced with musical innuendos that will make this hip-hop beefs seem like child's play.So you can see it is not a recent development at all.

Within family members that share the same blood-line,we do have squabbles,so how possible is a music industry without beef?

In the midst of all these,there are still artiste like Asa,Nneka,Jeremiah Gyang,Cobhams et al whose musical efforts are top-notch so i think there is a balance.

And believe me,these beef sells music.FACT!

Ibime:
Some good performances ke?

Though far between,he had an above average performances against Pompey(H) and Wolverhampton(A) in the league,and Westham @ Upton Park in the FA Cup.

To tommorow's game,i hope the lads are ready for the "fighters" tommorrow,and i mean that in the real sense of it.To clear your doubt is the link below.

Hull City in chaos as stars Jimmy Bullard and Nicky Barmby accused of public scrap

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1257387/Hull-City-chaos-stars-Jimmy-Bullard-Nicky-Barmby-accused-public-scrap.html#ixzz0i8CoKqkj

Ibime:
You're a joker. . . . this is what happens when you draw conclusion on a player after watching only one game. . . since when did Cesar Delgado fit into the class of Modric et al. . .

I have seen him play a couple of times in Ligue 1 and twice now in the UCL.While i agree it is premature to "hail" him astoundingly at the back of a great performance tonight,i think he's a good player who holds the ball well and release his team-mates with good passes.His contribution was immense tonight.

The whole Lyon is just like a pack of Wolves and i senses RM may be on its way out last week the moment they did not score an away goal.

Lyon just had to score but i have always felt Real will out score,how wrong i am.

Where does that Melgado dude come from please.He's such an intelligent player in the class of Modric et al.

Ibime,

In Wenger's own word just hours ago:

On playing Nasri in the middle more often…
"If I ask him, he will want to play there, don’t worry. So I don’t ask him. He can play there, but when Fabregas comes back, [Nasri] will play wide."

Go re-watch our match against Chelsea last season at the Emirate and you see the reason i am against this issue of drafting Nasri to join Cesc in the middle of the pack.

Song will not turn a Gilberto/Makalele over night.Plus we have too many defensively indisciplined and gung ho players in our back four to pack our midfield with attack-minded players.

Good and experienced display for 'em Bayern dudes.When Robben is fit,he is a beast.

I wish you guys can get Man U or Barca in the Q/F so you can prove your mettle against the bigger boys.

As for me and my club,i know we are getting the winner between Bourdeux and Olympiakos

Good display by the lads tonight.It's good to go into the the end of the season on some sort of confidence and i like the way we are going about our job quietly.

One quick point though,for all the gilt-edged chances that Nik missed on Sat,i love the fact he is at least getting into those "positions".Our eventual dire situation after his removal is a pointer to his contributions.That said,he scored a hat-trick tonight and that is good for his confidence(not the pseudo-confidence he feigned on his way out on Sat ).

Next is Hull and i say let the victory continue lads.

An Arsenal midfield of Cesc and Nasri with Arshavin supporting from the left is starting to look Barcelona-esque, with Arshavin imitating Messi, Cesc imitating Xavi, and Nasri imitating Iniesta. . . . just need to sort out the right wing. . . .I can just imagine how deadly Arsenal would be with someone like Gervinho or Varela on the right wing.

Only in Europe will that midfield formation thrive,but in EPL,we will be so dire defensively and get easily bullied.

debosky:
I don't believe Terry has lost the confidence of the team as yet - the results are making it appear so.

Believe that if Chelski start turning in the results again, all talk about this 'rift' will be long gone. Everyone was hailing Terry after they beat Arsenal because it was a good result. . . .this is simply a case of looking for a scape goat for the abysmal Chelski performances of late.

Terry is one of the flaws of this side, but not the only one.

Joe Cole is definitely one of them - failing to deliver yet again on Saturday.

Debo,

Terry has been dire and his performances,though not the best before teh scandal broke out,has hit an all time low since the gagging order has been lifted.A cursory look at him and it is so obvious dude has "lost" it.His performance at SS for the Milito goal was atrocious,and Tevez's first goal on Sat highlighted everything that is WRONG with him right now.You really believe the Terry of old will allow Tevez to take him to the cleaners like that?

As per his mates losing faith in him,for an insider like Desaily to utter this kind of statement,it is absolutely something close to the truth.

akinalabi:
That is becoming a cliche and it is boring.

Shawcross probably wouldnt have gotten any card if Ramsey's leg was not broken. I know emotions are running high and
everyone is sad about what has happened to a young lad but I really think the tackle is OK for a game of football
for me. If you body check someone and he goes on to fall and break his head, we will say we should ban anyone that
body checks for 3 months. Emotions are running high but we should not analyze based on emotions.

Its really really bad for Ramsey.

What is becoming monotonous is the "he never meant it" and "he's a good boy" line.Check the below:

May 1st 2006 - Abou Diaby has his ankle fractured and dislocated by a challenge from Dan Smith.

Feb 23rd 2008 - Eduardo has his left fibula fractured and sustains an open dislocation of his ankle joint after Martin Taylor's tackle.

Feb 27th 2010 - Aaron Ramsey has his fibula and tibia broken, his leg left hanging in the air, by Ryan Shawcross.

In four years,a team has witnessed career threatening to 3 of his players and the least that can be done is for these kind of incidents to be stamped out of the game.Aren't people punished for man-slaughter?

And like Martin Samuel retorted,how can so many broken legs be a coincidence?

Nice initiave FBS.

I will be in South Africa for the world cup and will drop one or two info and i deem neccesary here for my co-travellers.The fact a stadium is not designated for each group kind of makes it difficult being stagnant in a location during the tourney,but then,there is always a way around it.

Once again,cool initiative.