Arsenal v Sunderland

Missing Post Count · Post by **Missing Post Count** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:44 pm

2-2 after 52 minutes

Sunderland were trailing 0-2 at once stage

sparts · Post by **sparts** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:50 pm

great game so far, arsenal's first 20 was awesome! had a two goals ruled out one of which should of been advantage but didnt matter as the resulting free kick was brilliantly blasted home by van persie. their second disallowed goal would of made it 3 nil inside 30 mins and would of killed the game and replays show there was no offside. where did the right back for arsenal come from and how old is he?its the first ive really seen of him and ive been pretty impressed

Missing Post Count · Post by **Missing Post Count** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:19 pm

Arsenal 3-2 up with ten to go. Damn!

liverpool_08 · Post by **liverpool_08** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:20 pm

who are the other scorers apart from van persie?

10 · Post by 10 » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:23 pm

RVP x 2
Senderos

pires7 · Post by **pires7** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:34 pm

What a cracker of a game!
Walcott the difference in the end, splitting the defence!

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:54 pm

pires7 wrote:What a cracker of a game!
Walcott the difference in the end, splitting the defence!

agree, was so unlucky not to score. what about TOURE's strike!!!! what a ripper smacked the post.

Sparts our right back is Bacary Sagna from Auxerre. Awesome purchase by Wenger has been playing really well. Hleb played solidly tonight imo so calm and quick on the ball. THEO definitely made the difference though.
Credit to sunderland for coming back and making 2-0 even though the game should've been over after 30 mins but that shows how dangerous 2-0 scoreline is. Stokes nearly equalised for Sunderland after coming on but Almunia made a great save. Sunderland had there chances but so did we.

Was a great game to watch and credit to Sunderland for not coming and sitting back but actually playing some really nice football, passing and holding the ball up extremely well.

2 points clear with a game in hand. Good just before the international break as well. bring on Bolton.

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:59 pm

didnt watch the match ..
who made the assists for that 3 goals ??

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm

ronaldo07 wrote:didnt watch the match ..
who made the assists for that 3 goals ??

walcott, cesc won the free kick but didn't get the assist and RVP took the corner but no assist for him. what are they doing!!!!! stupid fantasy

Chelsea007 · Post by **Chelsea007** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm

anyone have problems trying to watch the 5 Live and Active games after this game,ive tried to activate the games but i press the active button and shows me foxsports news shit....Not impressed been playin around trying to get it to activate but no luck and Reading V Derby isnt to interesting.

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:02 pm

Chelsea007 wrote:anyone have problems trying to watch the 5 Live and Active games after this game,ive tried to activate the games but i press the active button and shows me foxsports news cabernet....Not impressed been playin around trying to get it to activate but no luck and Reading V Derby isnt to interesting.

the other games start in 25 mins!!!

reading and derby was an earlier kick off

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:08 pm

Rigoni 10 wrote:
ronaldo07 wrote:didnt watch the match ..
who made the assists for that 3 goals ??
walcott, cesc won the free kick but didn't get the assist and RVP took the corner but no assist for him. what are they doing!!!!! stupid fantasy

im glad with no assist from cesc

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:12 pm

ronaldo07 wrote:
Rigoni 10 wrote:
ronaldo07 wrote:didnt watch the match ..
who made the assists for that 3 goals ??
walcott, cesc won the free kick but didn't get the assist and RVP took the corner but no assist for him. what are they doing!!!!! stupid fantasy

im glad with no assist from cesc

i need Cesc to get that assist cause i put him (c) instead of RVP

BAD MOVE!!! rvp will get 3 point bonus i think as well

Rocky10 · Post by **Rocky10** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:35 pm

An awesome game to watch.

Van Persies first goal...

Well what can i say...

Speechless

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:35 am

Van Per Sie is a gun player !!!!!!!

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:44 am

how boring, another title challenge coming down between ManUSA and a London club!

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:46 am

LFTWNG11 wrote:how boring, another title challenge coming down between ManUSA and a London club!

as expected from supporting liverpool

Lilly Whites · Post by **Lilly Whites** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:50 am

Arsenal are playing some real football at the moment

and it looks like man united are back to playing some of their best.

Arsenal vs Man Utd will be game of the year this year..

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:59 am

nachoman wrote:
LFTWNG11 wrote:how boring, another title challenge coming down between ManUSA and a London club!
as expected from supporting liverpool

well what else can i say?!?! wathcing Pool last night, you know they are going to drop off eventually... week back from internationals is our defining moment, we lose to either Everton and Arsenal and our season is finished, struggling in CL wont help Rafa keep his job!

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:58 am

Forza Roma wrote:Arsenal are playing some real football at the moment

and it looks like man united are back to playing some of their best.

Arsenal vs Man Utd will be game of the year this year..

only 3 weeks away!! can't wait

ze_camel · Post by **ze_camel** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:18 pm

watched the game and i am an arsenal supporter, but they are playing some great football....

to be 2-0 up within the first 20 mins and getting f-k in the arse by the linesman calling it offside when it wasnt...
thats what made sunderland get back into the game.

RVP what a strike son.

Judge Judy · Post by **Judge Judy** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:24 pm

even Diaby's goal after the whistle was blown

i wonder if flamini will get done on video review for the alleged stamp on whoever it was

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:53 pm

ibax wrote:even Diaby's goal after the whistle was blown

i wonder if flamini will get done on video review for the alleged stamp on whoever it was

that was a corker. I expected RVP to score from there. World Cup 06 vs Ivory Coast, similar strike. Was a brilliant hit. I still can't believe the linesman. I think we were too quick for him

if Flamini gets done, would be disappointing for him considering how well he is playing. Will be a good opportunity for Gilberto too come back in and played well for us

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:57 pm

Wenger: 'We have to stay humble and hardworking'

On letting Sunderland back into the match...
"Yes, the game looked after 15 minutes to be easy and maybe we convinced ourselves of that as well. But Sunderland made it after difficult for us. I feel afterward that a bit of our mental focus went and then you lose three or four per-cent, and at that level of course you pay for it. We had less urgency in our decision-making, we gave them more room to express themselves defensively and we paid for it. At the end of the day it was a good lesson for us, maturing, because they came back to 2-2 but again we found the resources that still shows there is something in the team that is really strong."

On Walcott's introduction...
"Yes, I felt that we needed some pace to go in behind them, you know? We gave them too much of the ball and that made it easier for them. Theo gave us something that was certainly determined today."

On losing a two goal cushion...
"It was very frustrating and for the players as well, it looked too easy after 2-0, and you know that when you have experience in football that 2-1 is the biggest change psychologically for anybody. At 2-1 a team who has already lost the game thinks 'Oh,we have a chance', and the team that has already won the game thinks 'Oh, we can drop points again'. The first goal for Sunderland gave them a lot of confidence."

On Diaby's disallowed goal...
"Frankly, it was the third goal. I don't know how he could disallow that goal and certainly that would have changed the game completely because at 3-0 it would have been a different game. But you can only live with the decisions that are made and in the end we found the third goal. It always looked like it was coming, but when you hit the post once or twice and you don't score, you never know. And they looked as well, in all fairness, always good going forward."

On title talk...
"It's too early to say that but what is a good sign is when you are 2-0 up, they come back to 2-2, you win it again - that means there is a great strength and resilience in the team, and you don't panic. It's too early in the season, I hope you ask me that question in January. The potential is there to be very good but the competition at that level in the Premier League - you have seen today, we played against Sunderland who is down in the league - we still had problems so we have to keep very humble and hardworking for each other."

On McShane's red card...
"McShane gave a few good kicks today, but he's a very aggressive player. It looked to me a red card."

On Gilberto starting on the bench...
"I have a strong relationship with Gilberto, I spoke with him about that, I have a huge respect for him, you know? At the moment it is frustrating for him - incidentally it is his birthday today. He is an important player in the group, he is an important player in the team. As I said, it is a selection problem at the moment but he will come back into the side, I don't worry about that."

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:02 pm

GP W D L GS GA W D L GS GA W D L GS GA GD P
1 Arsenal 8 7 1 0 19 6 5 0 0 14 4 2 1 0 5 2 13 22
2 Man Utd 9 6 2 1 11 2 4 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 3 2 9 20
3 Man City 9 6 1 2 14 7 5 0 0 9 2 1 1 2 5 5 7 19
4 Liverpool 8 4 4 0 14 4 1 3 0 9 3 3 1 0 5 1 10 16
---------------------------------------------------------------
5 Portsmouth 9 4 3 2 17 12 2 2 0 11 6 2 1 2 6 6 5 15
6 Blackburn 8 4 3 1 9 6 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 5 3 3 15
7 Chelsea 9 4 3 2 8 8 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 2 4 6 0 15
8 Aston Villa 8 4 2 2 12 8 4 0 1 8 3 0 2 1 4 5 4 14
9 Newcastle 8 4 2 2 13 10 3 1 0 7 3 1 1 2 6 7 3 14
10 Everton 9 4 1 4 12 11 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 3 7 8 1 13
11 West Ham 8 3 1 4 9 8 1 1 2 4 4 2 0 2 5 4 1 10
12 Reading 9 3 1 5 10 18 3 0 2 5 6 0 1 3 5 12 -8 10
13 Birmingham 9 2 2 5 8 12 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 5 8 -4 8
14 Wigan 9 2 2 5 8 12 2 1 1 5 2 0 1 4 3 10 -4 8
15 Middlesbrough 9 2 2 5 10 16 1 2 1 7 6 1 0 4 3 10 -6 8
16 Sunderland 9 2 2 5 10 16 2 0 2 4 5 0 2 3 6 11 -6 8
17 Tottenham 9 1 4 4 16 18 1 1 2 10 10 0 3 2 6 8 -2 7
------------------------------------------------------------------
18 Fulham 9 1 4 4 12 16 1 2 2 9 11 0 2 2 3 5 -4 7
19 Bolton 9 1 2 6 9 14 1 1 3 6 7 0 1 3 3 7 -5 5
20 Derby 9 1 2 6 5 22 1 2 1 5 5 0 0 5 0 17 -17 5

-Man City are looking really good. The confidence they are getting from these wins i think may help them stay in the top 4. I can't believe how close it is from 4th to 10th. If liverpool lose next week they could fall to 10th. Man City, USA and Arsenal have made a little gap but i expect that to close in the next couple of weeks with big games to be played

El Pocho Lavezzi · Post by **El Pocho Lavezzi** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:06 pm

great game to watch as a neutral

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:13 pm

On McShane's red card...
"McShane gave a few good kicks today, but he's a very aggressive player. It looked to me a red card."

GOLD

From the " i didnt see the incident " man

Le King · Post by **Le King** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:34 pm

this game showed me y arsenal will struggle in the long run... 2 nil up in 20 mins, shoulda finished the game off and won 4+nil...yet 2 play a top team, watched there game but didnt look 2 impressive, the young players will struggle vs the liks of chelsea, pool and man utd. defence is pretty shyte

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:04 pm

nachoman wrote:On McShane's red card...
"McShane gave a few good kicks today, but he's a very aggressive player. It looked to me a red card."

GOLD

From the " i didnt see the incident " man

LMFAO now it's GOLD !!

delfino_1936 · Post by **delfino_1936** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:06 pm

MUFCBOY wrote:this game showed me y arsenal will struggle in the long run... 2 nil up in 20 mins, shoulda finished the game off and won 4+nil...yet 2 play a top team, watched there game but didnt look 2 impressive, the young players will struggle vs the liks of chelsea, pool and man utd. defence is pretty cabernet