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All posts tagged "Arsenal"

  • Another Wenger Gem

    The arrival of Vermaelen in June for roughly ten million pounds came as a bit of a surprise, and a bit of a letdown for those wanting a six-foot-five giant, with a vertical leap of something like...

    • Posted September 6, 2009
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  • Who Needs Foreigners? The Premier League, That’s Who

    English supporters should be grateful, because foreigners have made the Premier League what it is today and without them, both on the pitch and off, the Premier League would merely be a slightly better version of the...

    • Posted September 6, 2009
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  • An Even Worse Case of Simulation by English Players

    This campaign in the past week has proved to be an even worse case of simulation than any that occurred on the pitch recently and that is England players simulating honesty.

    • Posted September 5, 2009
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  • The UEFA and FIFA Witch-Hunt of England’s ‘Big Four’

    Both of these unfortunate situations are of a piece and are a direct result of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's two-man crusade to rid the Champions League semifinals of English clubs and replace them with three Spanish...

    • Posted September 4, 2009
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  • Damn These International Breaks

    If Cesc was not fit enough to even make the bench for the United match, how is he now fit enough to play two international matches for Spain? Same for Rosicky. Following Theo's double service this past...

    • Posted September 2, 2009
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  • Some Final Thoughts on the Farce at Old Trafford

    I expect this match to have the same galvanizing effect that our trip in 2003/04 had by fostering the "Us vs. the world" attitude so prevalent in many of Arsenal and Wenger's greatest sides and so lacking...

    • Posted August 31, 2009
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  • Why Saturday Was A Fantastic Day To Be A Gooner

    Following the West Ham-Millwall disturbances, I thought I was done watching fat, bald guys falling over on the pitch. But I was mistaken... Arsenal may have been out-refereed but United were outclassed and their supporters' chants of...

    • Posted August 30, 2009
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  • Why This Match Is NOT An “Acid Test”

    Everywhere I turn I seem to hear pundits talking about the trip to United as some sort of an "acid test" for the Arsenal's title credentials.

    • Posted August 28, 2009
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  • British Media Thinks Diving Is REALLY Wrong, NOW…

    It seems that diving now is even more wrong -or wrong enough now to be punished- since it is Arsenal that have seemingly benefited from it and not the darlings up at Old Trafford or Anfield. [FULL...

    • Posted August 27, 2009
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  • Three Questions about the 4-3-3

    For me, there are three main questions which are yet to be answered following the first three matches. Admittedly, none can be answered in a weekend or two and I believe each holds part of the key...

    • Posted August 25, 2009
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