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@ debosky,

control your aggression, mate!!!

flying out of the blocks means going straight for it from the word go.

in 2006/7( after chelsea have won 2 titles on the bounce), man united knew they needed a good start to have at least a genuine challenge.

from the opening day of that season(fulham(5-1), charlton(3-0) and tottenham(1-0), united never looked back.

they led the table from september till may. chelsea never got near them.

that is what i call having a go at it.

can arsenal win the title with what u have seen? no way.

u can quote this comment and refer to it in may 2009. it is over for wenger.

kay_pumpin:
exactly my point.

Just days ago everyone was prasing arsene with unbridled psychophancy.Really i dnt think there is a big deal in us losing this game more so the team did not play badly.There will be days like this and there is still a long way to go.Its just 6 games for cryin out loud.

Is there any positive frm this loss?Yes,The positive being that we will learn frm this to  shed the toga of invicibility @ the emirate that breeds complacency.

Can arsenal recover from this?Yes they will and i see in this bois the urge to start frm the scratch and make things happen

Can arsenal still win the league after this loss?y'all knw that is still xtremely possible because the competition is still wide open.

Let arsene take any positive he can frm this match and work on the down sides.Arsene knws too well not too imbibe any panicky feelin now but revival spirit.

With a bit tiny winy bit of luck the match wlda been rounded off in the first half but these kind of days wdo definately come up in football.Ask Manchester United how it feels to be beaten @ the "theatre of screams" on that day they wore that old jersey and still come back and win the league.

Gunner for life still

united were not beaten by a newly promoted team, thats the difference.

besides, arsenal rarely recovers from a humiliating loss.

losing 1-2 at home to hull is a disgrace.

debosky:
so now losing this game is due to 'not preparing for the season'?  

The stupidity of mancs will not cease to amaze.

that is not his point.

what he is trying to say is simple.

manchester united(english/european champions) added quality to their squad.

chelsea(nearly men), they played in all the finals last season bar fa cup also added quality to their squad.

arsenal(in wenger's wisdom) signed chaffs instead of quality.

one would expect a team without a league title in 4 years to fly off the blocks like man united did in 2006/7 season.

even the most passionate arsenal fan is not convinced now that arsenal can win the title this season.

dayokanu:
UEFA has expanded the Euro cup to 24 teams to accomodate lazy bones like England who couldnt qualify in the 16 team format.

Now we would have weaklings Like Andorra, England, Scotland, Estonia, Luxemburg and other underdogs like that.

UEFA figured that the rate at which The 3 lions are declining, They might even give them a wild card to qualify for major footballing tournaments

as they can't make it on merit.

We needed countries from whom others would pick cheap points and England seem to be the best for this role as major nations make mincemeat of

them at major tournies

http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=883597

i read the link thoroughly and i cannot see where the 24-team european championship is helping england.

england will definitely make the top ten teams in europe so why exaggerate?

croatia eliminated england the last term but england had their revenge last month.

A-40:
Why is it when we are a goal down that Fabregas suddenly remembers he can shoot from outside the 18 yard box i mean didn't they look at the table before the game started[b] frankly the moment Arsene pulled out Walcott i knew the game was up all in all[/b] the loss is another wake up call even though i prefer losses to draw sometimes but against Hull City  

a-40, take heart, mate!!

are u suggesting walcott is now arsenal's saviour?

you had cesc, adebayor, van persie, vela, bendtner, denilson on the pitch and u are blaming this loss on walcott's substitution?

admit, arsenal got schooled by the better side.

@ dayokanu,

i am not sure u watched ronaldo between 1996 and 1998.

ronaldinho's moment of brilliance comes in pockets, ronaldo de lima's brilliance showed throughout the games.

go and watch his video again in barcelona and inter milan.

after maradona and pele, ronaldo de lima has to be the 3rd greatest football player.

ndumart:
@superstan
won't u rate AW? At least he broke a bottle

i have rated him. he got zero.

one thing is sure, arsenal cannot win the league this season.

2 defeats already to bottom sides? disgraceful.

arsenal need an unbeaten run to win.

Cristalz:
I really doubt that

Oga Sagna.  .  .i hail ooo    

miss cristalz, lets get serious for debo's sake.

let us rate arsenal players for today's match.

debo, muki, presido1, lalaboi, uchenna and others, plz let us see your ratings. . . . .

here is mine,


almunia 6(can't be criticised too heavily for either goals)

sagna 5(should be clearing the danger instead of looking at gallas' crotch)

gallas 5(at fault for hull's 2nd goal)

clichy 5(struggled all day, he was not his usual self)

toure 7(didn't disappoint)

fabregas 6(huffing and puffing, nowhere near his usual incisive self)

denilson 5(he has regressed, he is not arsenal quality)

eboue 6(blameless for a shock result)

adebayor 3(provided no threat)

van persie 6(lacked intensity)

walcott 8(arsenal's greatest threat)

bendtner 5(another mediocre player)

vela 5(little impact)

arsene "happy anniversary" wenger 0( he had no plan b).

arsenal fans 10( they showed nerves to boo wenger and his wimps).

debosky:
Look you guys should stop making silly comments about that picture - this is SERIOUS  

serious?

it is only the 2nd loss of the season.

united lost 5 season and won the title.

let us hope u can do it the united way.

the good news is arsenal have stopped drawing. it's either win or lose(4 wins, 2 losses), that is outstanding.

that shows the mark of champions, not!!!!!!

debosky:
@ Stan

Van Persie was tensing his neck to anticipate the ball coming towards him, but Gallas was so clueless  

Take your chances? Granted we didn't but is that new? You rarely can take your chances when you throw away a lead to carelessly!

william gallas fell for the oldest trick in the world.

cousin knew exactly what he was doing when he moved deep to stay as his starting position.

he knew gallas had ageing legs and would struggle to run with him and he guessed right.

gallas' reaction was poor. he was caught napping.

bagoma:
we should have scored at least 3 goals in the match and we should have still won 3-2, inspite of Gallas and Toure.
we lost because we love squandering chances! when you get your chances, take them! regardless of who you think you are playing and how early the match is! How difficult is that to understand
good for wengers 12th anniversary. Nothing speaks to one loudest than defeat!

we should have, we could have, had it been, he must have(that is hindsight analysis).

arsenal were beaten fairly and squarely by a side with tactical/technical nous.

geovanni and cousin(players of the month).

presido1:
See sagna for that pix, what is he looking for between gallas legs?

you have got some good eyes, mate.

sagna is prolly giving gallas a virtual Mouth Gig

debosky:
Just look at the positioning of that consummate idiot Gallas

https://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/510x250/sep_08/gun__1222540655_cousin.jpg

van persie is a clown.

he is ten yards away from the ball and he is nodding the air.

is he a magician?

presido1:
Arse TV i go watch tonight and all through next week.
Walahi i luff arsenal.

i like arsenal fans, they don't settle for less.

did u hear the loud boo whenthe ref blew the final whistle.

they booed wenger and his bunch of incompetent animals.

how can arsenal lose to hull(a newly promoted side) at the emirates?

it wasn't a case of red card or 10 arsenal players playing against hull 11.

wenger should be sacked(arsenal have not shown any genuine title challenge this season).

debosky:
AW was made to eat his words very unceremoniously - praising this stupid defence and then they embarrass him the next game.  

@ HNIC

who cares where Manure is? I am FURIOUS at Gallas right now, he should avoid going out for the next few days because I might just get someone to KILL the idiot  

you will go to prison and gallas will pick his pay check.

gallas tried all he could. when a defender is beaten, he is beaten.

william gallas have no technical ability, he is just rugged and he was beaten by a player with a better tactical awareness.


@ HNIC,

u miss dudu?

arsenal had 4 strikers out.

ade, van persie, vela and mr camel(bendtner). now u miss dudu?

what was his total contribution last season? dudu ko, pupa ni.

HNIC:
I just checked the table now and saw that even if manure wins its outstanding match against fulham they are still behind us!!!!!

they were behind arsenal till february last season and still won.

keep looking at man united and dropping points against cheap teams like hull.

you are yet to play any of the big four and you are looking at man united's position??

a team that lost at home to hull(newly promoted) will lose away to liverpool, chelsea and man united.

this is laughable.

lalaboi:
i had d feeling it was gona be a draw! lol that feeling doubled up! lol

wenger will just be speechless! lol! he will most probably blame d hull players for kicking his players!  all i saw was diving from eboue and co! lol!


truth is, his team are sh**it!!!  

hull played better than arsenal.

they kept the ball well and i think their keeper deserves the man of the match award.

he was on top of adebayor, van persie and mr camel(bendtner).

Cristalz:
Does not work? Doesn't Arsene know anymore?    


Hull of wherever came to the Emirates and trounced you guys like naked chickens  

What a wonderful way to celebrate Wenger's 12th anniversary.  .  .Dom Perignon anyone??  

please pass me some cristal.

arsene wenger's post match reaction is all i need to see now.

he will blame the weather and the time the match was played.

theo walcott, adebayor, van persie, denilson and gallas(they are not good enough).

nazzyon:
The Tigers are ready to take down whoever tries to to stop them.


The Football world must watchout for these guys,

they were outstanding. they kept going even after arsenal scored their flukey goal.

look at geovanni's goal for instance(top drawer). i remember him scoring a similar goal against van der sar when he was in man city.

then came the second goal, gallas was beaten by a grade c striker.

three years ago, arsenal were 90 places above hull fc.

lalaboi:
arsenal is sh**t to d premiership, they are sh**t to d premier league!

everybody sing along with me!!!!!

THEY ARE SH**T TO D PREMIER LEAGUE!!

i can understand man united losing to liverpool(top team).

how do u explain arsenal losing to hull at the emirates??

what a way to celebrate wenger's 12th year anniversary in england??

hull fc(u are the best).

arsenal 1-2 hull fc.

arsenal have lost at home.

it's time to kill the gaynners.

what a way to celebrate wenger's 12th season in the premiership.

we have the best kids, the best club. what a disgrace!!!

arsenal have lost their 2nd league game out of 6.

by permutation, arsenal would lose 12 before may 2008.

sagna is kicking everything in sight!

carlos vela coming in??

wenger is clueless. he should change william gallas.

mystikal:
omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what next?

u will soon say oh your satan!

goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

arsenal will lose at home.

wenger? where are the kids??

they are better than the senior team.

if arsenal don't score till the 89th minute.

expect another 10 min added on time for wenger's boys.

serial cheats.

the goal was flukey.

the pass from walcott got to adebayor who missed, then the ball ricochet to fabregas who also missed before hitting the heel of a hull defender,

was that intended by fabregas? arsenal and their goal mouth scrambles.


geovannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnni

what a goal(goal of the season).

from 35 yards out.

he just created another flukey goal.

walcott's 3 goals against croatia had the blessings of rooney.

he needs a rooney in arsenal to score.

1-0 to the gunners tho.

HNIC:
very soon
a scummie is going to say Almunia dives also.
According to scummie logic,all players dive
but the difference is that when ours(manure player) dive,we come to his defence
but when others dive,they should be labelled as 'better' divers and condemned.
I have not seen a Gunner who has ever commended Eboue's diving antics
But I haven't seen a manure fan reprimand Ronnie for diving.
CR7 is a serial cheat!!!!

the difference is clear.

people get away mauling ronaldo. i remember ballack roughening him up last season at stamford bridge.

i can remember at least 40 times ronaldo has been kicked genuinely with the referee looking the other way.

did he dive today? no. was it a soft penalty? yes. did ronaldo asked for a penalty?? no.

texazzpete:
The newest entrant for the diving event in beijing. . .

https://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1169/adewj5.gif

emmanuel adebayor is african michael phelps.

all he needs here is a diving suit and goggles.

just look at the way he raised his hands up like he was being arrested.

@ everyone.

please watch this fabregas dive(mike phelps will be envious).

it's called kick yourself dive(the best dive ever recorded on tv).

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ukdvoeyr3yY&feature=related

eldee:
Ronaldo did not dive??

ronaldo did not dive.

there was a contact. whether it is enough to bring him down or not is indeterminate.

the rule says a penalty should be given if a defender tackles an opponent in his penalty area.

soft or no soft, the decision has been given.

the same rob styles turned down more than 10 penalty decisions down last season(5 at ewood park) and 5 against newcastle at old trafford.

@Darefestus
Fabreagas a diver, Eduardo??
What was Cistalz saying bout myopia again??

cesc fabregas is a diver so is eduardo.

u need evidence?

possession at the emirates.

arsenal 16%-84% hull(setanta sports)

darefestus:
Which player doesnt dive?They all do,its only a matter of the refs verdict many top players dive and they don't see it as a crime.

Players like-Didier Drogba,Arjen Robben,Robin Van Persie etal,have all been accused of diving at one time or the other,so like i said You sell it to the referee and hope he buys it.

every player out there is a cheat.

kaka(strict christian) cheats. he also tries to get corner kicks/throw ins even when he knows his team/mates kicked the ball out.

it is so annoying when arsenal fans condemn players of other clubs when we all know eboue, fabregas, van persie and eduardo are divers.