AW stubbornness cost us dearly

i will keep it simple and direct this time. AW knew injuries kept us away from any title last season, and this summer we had the chance to change the course, but AW denied the opportunity. we could have added 2 or 3 more players but insisted on keeping his injury-prone players and forego adding reinforcements. and now what happens? we ARE lagging behind league leaders. yeah you’re right AW, we are well equipped but that if you count everyone is on the sideline. damn!

Ade scored tonight and he clearly pleased with it, thus he made such lengthy run toward Gooners’ section and showed his new shirt, which of course put everyone on fire. his side of story is well doubted, but it had set bleak mood in the Arsenal camp therefore our hatred toward him, would be much understandable now rather than previous days. his manner tonight was questionable considering he was an Arsenal player several months ago. anyone would have done the same? unlikely. he’s a selfish player indeed

stupid loss

i have been waiting this match for a week and i got this?. what happened on the pitch? i don’t know, maybe the whole squad was possessed by some dark magical creature and cursed us to death. the defeat against ManU last weekend had been a blow for all of us, especially to the players and the same city has punished us one more time. some shit we displayed today and no matter how hard i tried to swallow this bitter loss, it will always come back to me like a gaunt. if i said in the previously that we should leave Ade alone in this match, i changed my mind. after scoring against his old club, he ran toward the visiting fans and showed them his new shirt. what a sore loser. i meant it. this weekend was the worst of all my weekends here and i hated the fact everyone would smile and cheer on Ade’s victorious revenge.

Capello full of praise for the former captain

we all know they had differences a while back, but Capello had apologized for his error and was willing to make amends, but it was already too late for him coz not long after the end of the season, he was fired by Real Madrid and he could have no more power to take Becks away from his new employer. apparently, their destiny is intertwined yet again and they are once again sharing dressing room. some quarters believe his caps were ‘given out’ by Capello and not once he was able to squeeze past through the other RWing-ers and earned his caps based on competitive matches. well, i don’t want to prolong my blog by discussing the rotten issue, and instead i want to quote Capello’s praise on Beckham and his reason on why Becks will always be there. here they go:

Capello said: “We will have to wait and see what happens in the next few months.

“But David Beckham is always with us because, for me, he is an important player.

“He is good in the group, he is good at every moment in training. Some players are important for the position and morale of the group.”

and here’s another good piece from Telegraph and another one

Becks might be in the squad after all

i will not write the news as if it has already been confirmed by the England manager. but according to TimesOnline, Becks might just be an addition to the team after all. what matters for Capello is the state of DB’s fitness. if Becks can secure a loan move to AC Milan next winter, there’s a fat chance he might be chosen in the final 23 players. last time i have posted about interests from European clubs including 3 premier league clubs and they include AC Milan.

after so many years in denial of possible return to premier league, finally DB is considering this option. he has strong bond with his former club, ManU and he wouldn’t have wanted to spend seasons with the opposing team. however, WC dream changes everything. since Capello has taken over, England have been in quite different shape and this is due to his tough methods of coaching. though it is too early to predict England chance in the WC, we can rest assured that England is in good hands. talking about Capello, he is also the one who’s responsible to make a loan move possible several months ago. DB, who was eager to be in the team, had left LA Galaxy in order to make the cut, and eventually he succeeded.

in order to make into the final squad, each player needs to be 100% fit and carry no injury whatsoever, therefore DB needs to make his move on the field really careful if he doesn’t want to be left behind. i believe there are numerous players who want to see him out of the game. good luck BECKS!

DB might be benched

i don’t know how reliable Daily Mail is, but i have no choice but to run it in my blog. some expect DB will start from the bench, yet again, and Capello would go with Lennon instead. is this alarming? not to me. though it is yet to be finalized, Lennon seems has caught Capello’s heart and might go with him in the right wing and let him run into defence line like he usually does. as disappointed as i might be, i still have high hopes DB can make a difference on the field.

i read a comment from an article and it did not sound pleasing. he thought that DB’s career has ended and his absence on Saturday tells us all. i hate to say this; indeed DB is facing tough competition from many players including SWP, Lennon and Walcott to name a few, but it doesn’t stop Capello from choosing him among other RW.he still possesses those magnificent crosses as well as free kicks and England can take advantage from it. why on earth people are busy talking about his absence instead of Rooney attempt to con the ref? why, of course because of he’s an England hope to make to finals!.

the person also said that DB has accustomed to his role as benchwarmer and his caps are basically come from cameo appearances and not as starting player. well, what happens to the word of ‘super sub’ ? those newspapers were the ones who made it all so real and have been branding Lennon as super sub since last WC. substitutes have not always made an impact but they are indeed capable of over turning a result, therefore never ever downplay a substitute role.

anyway, Becks is not ruling out a move to premier league club if necessary in order to remain in Capello’s plan for WC 10. however, even after a loan move he’s still not selected, it doesn’t stop him from supporting his country to win WC10. a rare species he is.

hurray!!! DB is in the defense for E9!

when DB was a captain few years back, he had done more than average captains do. Hargreaves, Seaman were the two most hated players several years back and DB had done enough to defend these two from everyone’s crucifying glance. Seaman was famously known for his error during WC 2002 by letting Ronaldinho free kick went into the back of the net far too easily. and what had the captain done to smooth things up? he defended his goal keeper and urged public not to blame him for the loss. 4 years later, it was Hargreaves’ turn. i still don’t understand why would England fans have been really mean to the English player since he had done nothing to offend them in any way and had always been grateful to be part of the team. well, at times i really don’t understand them more than you do. my sister has a theory though; she said sentiment against an English player who plays abroad is a lot higher than those who choose to play in the premier league. she was right and now i believe her. for some reasons, they booed Hargreaves instead of supporting him. at least, one of them stood out and refused to back down; he was David Beckham. he bravely said to those meaners that every English should support English players and that including Hargreaves. he played for England and everyone should stand behind his back no matter what. i guess captain’s words are much more capable than a PM himself talking to his people. no more ugly words, only little that is, came out from them and Hargreaves felt really gracious to have been defended in such a way that no one else wouldn’t. i bet JT will never dare to say such things; he’s no example to younger players.

today is the same thing like the other day. DB offered his opinion on E9 incident and gladly spat it out. he thinks that the incident has been too much in the discussion forum and need to be put to bed. no one likes to see a dive but it happens in football and certainly E9 isn’t the first one to do it. he has been through a horrific injury and there might have been a possibility that he might have tried to escape from the goal keeper arms instead of making a dive. he’s the man!. i’ve been trying to tell this over and over again but instead of laying it off it seems more people are getting into. that’s the reason i adore and respect this man so much. some people may ridicule me for admiring him, but the facts stand out by themselves. no matter how agonizing Real Madrid treated him in the past, he still hold his head up high and refused commenting on his former club.  i guess that’s why AW admires him; top professional they say and not many these days. GO BECKHAM!

look it’s words of wisdom from Defoe

right then, DB had no part in the friendly against Slovenia, but it doesn’t stop him from being praised by his team mate. last time it was Walcott, now it’s Defoe’s turn. Defoe’s experienced from being overlooked in WC 06 has made him even stronger player and probably as determined as DB to stamp out his critics by working hard and help his team mate to achieve best results. it widely known that DB was badly treated after England defeat to Argentina back in 1998, but his comeback had probably the most talking topic the years after. his achievement is probably the best example for young players and Defoe knows it well.

what is this?

about 2 days ago, i was saying to myself that should any attempt of ‘trick’ to get a penalty from any player from other clubs have been granted by the referee by mistake, we would make it public of our displeasure and bring it to UEFA’s attention of our intention. however, my hope certainly smashed after reading a blog by Arsenal mania which saying that UEFA is not keen to implement a video evidence as their ‘tool’ to punish a player for ‘tricking’ a referee and get a penalty as his reward. what a PATHETIC losers!. pardon my language, apart from this entry i have not stated a strong word before, and this is due to my understanding that some of you might find them offensive and ridiculous. but today was a such a different time from yesterday. UEFA has crossed the line and proving time and time again that it has failed to clear any doubts among doubters that it is credible enough to rule European football under its wing. its inconsistencies have brought us at the exact same spot where AW has made a clear statement that Ryan Babbel was diving and his penalty should have been annulled; and this was happened under their nose. we should have made it harder for Liverpool to win the match, but that’s not the point. did UEFA intervene the referee’s decision and punish Babble for a dive? no it did not.

Arsenal have been robbed and it is only right for us to go against this decision. thank God, Arsenal boards are backing up AW to a very great distant. UEFA seems failed to see the fact that Arsenal had 2 away goals advantage and there was no way Celtic could have been better in position to challenge Arsenal’s result. when this issue has been brought up by UEFA itself, i was thinking why on earth did they act in such haste and pace?. there is a fact that Scotland have an influence somehow to the football governing body and the recent decision is thought to have been passed after considering Arsenal’s opposition at that time was Celtic, a Scottish club. i will possibly comment this later on. till next post

David Beckham

he is such an inspiring figure indeed and this time, i have a written proof to back up my words and they are real y’know. anyway, i’m looking forward to see him playing at Wembley during 2 international matches for England. they will face Croatia next week and everyone is anxious to see whether or not England can make it through this time. back in 2007, England lost to Croatia had closed down any hope to for them to play in the biggest tournament in Europe which was, EURO 2008. and now, different coach same squad facing the same enemy, Croatia. will they make a difference? we’ll see.

i am half certain that David Beckham will only be playing in the dying minutes and not starting as some people have suggested. this is due to fiery rivalry between him and a much younger player, Lennon. Lennon is currently favorite to replace Walcott in the right wing; with his demon pace, he will attract Capello’s attention for sure; nevertheless, David B need not to worry because his experience is still much needed to the team itself.

Becks scores

God, again, entertains me whenever i am down. still struggling to learn the reality of Arsenal loss last week, i was in a very grave mood. however, upon learning David Beckham was included in England 24 list of players to play 2 matches next week, i became less grouchy. few minutes ago, some newspapers brought a delightful news for me. David Beckham scored a winning goal for LA Galaxy in super classico against Chivas USA and now sit comfortably in the 2nd place. this wasn’t an ordinary goal, but one and only from Becks. i know he has scored many beautiful goals before but this one came from a delicate angle in which before went into the net, took a slight touch from the side post. a good one indeed. GO BECKS!

David Beckham is in

a few days ago i posted a very extreme writing claiming Becks might not be picked by Capello for 2 upcoming matches for England this week and the following. this is not a cynical thought as some of you might have said, but a very reasonable doubt that was basically relied on previous Capello’s statements. whenever possible, press would bring up the question that Capello has made very clear from the start of his reign; David Beckham can only be considered once he has secured a loan deal next winter, and if he fails to do so David Beckham can say good bye to his 4th WC appearance. sounds very ironic but the truth is, i agree with him. it’s obvious to us, that MLS level is far too slow compared to other leagues in Europe. their playtime each year is limited to only 7 months and that is already included with other cup competitions. if you compare to Europe, they have more matches in a season and that alone could reach 35 games excluding European competitions.

while playing with MLS, Becks gained nothing than popularity in the Hollywood; but in football sense, he’s trailing far behind his former colleague, Ryan Giggs. though they came from the same academy, both went into separate ways 6 years ago when Becks had to endure Fergie’s wrath and sold to Real Madrid while Giggs enjoyed some good moments with ManU. he’s 35 now, but still play a large part in ManU matches both in premier league and European championship. his fitness and agility, though not as good as he might have been, are the main reasons Fergie keeps him in the Old Trafford for another year. had Beckham had not suffered relationship breakdown with the coach, would he have been in a very different situation than he currently is? probably yes. but instead of mending his soon-to-end career, he took a very shocking turn by accepting MLS team’s offer, LA Galaxy, and join them for 5 years deal and moved to California soon after his contract with Real Madrid expired. i know, it is far too late for him to go back on his words, but i believe he can still sort things out before WC 10 starts. it is unclear whether he would be back to Galaxy after his loan deal expire or, continue with his supposed loaned club, but that’s for other discussion. meanwhile, David Beckham is on the squad list for matches against, Slovenia and Croatia at Wembley this weekend and Wednesday, respectively. like i said earlier, i had a huge doubt David would be chosen to join the rest of the team, but eventually he is included.

will he get the chance to start this Saturday? i’m not sure. since it will be a friendly match, Capello might opt him out and replace with youngster, Lennon, who hasn’t impressed as much as he does in a club level, but will be chosen anyway. there are variety of formations Capello could choose from but i think he would go for, 4-3-3. with Ferdinand out injured, his place will mostly likely be taken by Lescott. the midfield pack will be as follow: Barry, Lennon, Lampard. the last time Heskey played, was the worse match ever for him, and i’m guessing he will not be given a chance as starter this time but instead Capello would go for cracking Defoe to partner Rooney upfront. well, we still short one player aren’t we? Gerrard will roaming just behind these two, i supposed. with this formation i’m guessing, again, that England could end up leading by one or two goal just before half time. after half time, we might see some changes going on in the England camp. Becks could earn his 114th cap by coming from the bench and replace either Lennon or Barry. will Capello converting his formation to 4-4-2? possibly. Barry would be replaced in the second half and Carrick will fill in his shoes partnering with Lampard in the centre. while on the flank, SWP and Beckham might replace Stew-G and Lennon respectively. possibly in the 50th minute Capello would change his firearms and replace his striker duo with Peter Crouch and Carlton Cole who has impressed me as well as others in the last match against Holland. will England reveal as winners? let’s hope so because they will face their most frightening nightmare next Wednesday, Croatia that is. i will discuss it as soon as the match against Slovenia ended.

harsh for us

we played surprisingly well tonight and did not deserve the loss. well, many ManU fans would argue that their team came strong and conquered ‘school boys’ once again. but it wasn’t school boys they were facing at Old Trafford, but a bunch of mature boys who are ready to take the world by storm. Arsenal made it 1-0 for the visitor in the first half and made it look like one of those scored by great players; well he is by the way. just before the cracking goal, A23 made one shot and only inches away from getting into the back of the net. i can’t tell more as the the dawn is already welcoming. i’m off now but will be back soon to discuss ManU game. till then

this is it

today will be the day when all football lovers tune in to watch the most waited match in premier league. when it comes to Arsenal and ManU rivalry, there’s no doubt people will line up answering a question who will win tonight’s match; very few would say it’d be Arsenal and for those who said it, they must be Gooners. most media will obviously courting ManU to triumph the North London club if not, they won’t get a chance to cover ManU’s future matches. no matter how bitter their words are, i believe Arsenal still hold a very serious threat to ManU, and if they aren’t why would Fergie came out and demand improvement from his squad?. i can’t wait to watch it and keep counting down the hours as my fasting is about to end as well. i’m waiting my baked spaghetti to be ready and hopefully, i have enough space to have supper later on.

ManU vs. Arsenal game will always draw attention and this time it has its own trademark. few days ago, E9 has been dubbed as a cheater after UEFA charged him over alleged dive. what makes me angry is the fact they’ve done it in a prompt way. hours after receiving demand for investigation by the SFA, UEFA conducted an investigation which eventually, punished E9 for diving and cheating the referee, therefore he’s eligible to be punished as many as 2 match ban. outrageous i must say. have they done this before? no, but they claimed it won’t be the last case. AW was right after all, the decision will back fire eventually; it leaves an open door to challenge every referee decision on the pitch and bring it to the European governing body to be examined. and if let’s say, there will be another incident involving similar to E9’s in the near future, the Gunners will be the first to ask UEFA to take a look into it.

and as for the game, i believe AW would slot in Diaby to replace C4 in the middle while Song and Denilson will resume their role as DM. the front line will comprise of RVP, A23 and B52. i prefer W14 though, as he is much mobile than B52, but he’s out injured and we don’t have a proper replacement readied; B52 it is then. seeing R7 (no Ronaldonald please) in friendly matches, clearly reminds me of his best seasons a while back ago, and without him playing for us against ManU, it’ll be a total disappointment. his creativity and boldness are different compared to other players. though he is fit and might take a part, the coach decided that it’ll be far too early for him to return and by preserving him, it’ll do much good rather than bad to the player himself.

Ronaldonald has gone and so has Tevez, but ManU still posses some dangerous threat among their current players. Rooney, Nani and Berba are only a few of them. the remaining threat is always lie in the midfield; Giggs and Scholes will always be the X factor for United’s game. their experience is far too great to be brushed aside and let it rot in the dark. we can never control the football outcome unless, we’re all the almighty God, but we can always try our best to win anything by giving more to the team. God bless Arsenal, may you will prevail as the winners tonight

the draw

champs league group is already out and people are busy with their views on whether top seed clubs will once again reveal as champions or underdogs will take over this time?. as for ManU, they will face tough teams this year, though those teams aren’t one of top flying clubs in Europe, they do posses threat time and time again. i remember when Porto FC ousted ManU from the final and became European champions, no one had been clever enough to predict the winners would have been the Portuguese side. ManU, the title holders, will face CSKA Moskow (Russia), Besiktas (Turkey), Vfl Wolsburg (Germany) in group A.

i must say, among other groups Milan and Real Madrid will probably draw so much attention from football lovers all around the world. it is because they were drawn in the same group which is in Group C. Kaka has once played for AC Milan and this time they will meet up again in a very grave manner. do or die; Kaka has always been Milan favorites and selling him would have been like cutting off the other arm of one’s body. though it sounds really ugly, Milan had made him available for Madrid and sold him off to the Spanish side for a record fee of 60 million, before it was broken by Ronaldonald’s fee of 80 something million. since the beginning of the summer, Real Madrid have been busy keeping up to date and bought 3 star players into the squad; and they are: Kaka from AC Milan, Ronaldonald from ManU and Karim Benzema from Olympique Lyonnais. have they brought enough? nope, they added one major signing few weeks ago from Liverpool, Xabi Alonso. among those players, only Ronaldonald is thought to be the greatest impact for Les Merengues apart from Kaka. as i mentioned, Kaka will come face to face with his former club for champs league spot and he’ll do it with as much passion as he had done with Milan. unlike their Spanish counterpart, AC Milan have yet to make breakthrough by singing major players needed to bolster their defensive area. indeed, Klass Jan Huntelaar is no doubt one of the best striker but he’s untested in champs league arena. will Milan make it through and grab the #1 spot? we’ll have to see. seeing big names in the dressing room of Real Madrid is indeed casting doubt over Leonardo’s men, but like any other football match before, don’t ever take anything for granted.

Chelsea bound?

Glenn Hoddle seems suggesting that David Beckham may still be Chelsea bound after so many news suggesting otherwise. Beckham has delicate relationship with premier league as well as ManU and he has refused to be drawn out into this entangled web which has over shadowed his performance for LA Galaxy. Milan have professed their desire to loan him up once winter transfer is open. while heading back to premier league is still possible, he will most likely return to San Siro anyway. both he and Galliani have confirmed this from weeks ago and by going to Europe, Becks might get a chance to play for England in the WC next year, if he stays fit that is. let’s hope he will play for AC Milan and then England.

Champs League draw has been revealed

it’s official now and Arsenal will make its first appearance for champs league on the 16th of September against Standard Liege, the Belgian side. from number of years, i have always thought Arsenal to be the most unluckiest English club on earth by drawing against bitter rivals including Real Madrid and AC Milan, though they have come and squashed these two in previous encounters, the same thing might not happen this year as both clubs have strengthened the team while Arsenal have not. however, last night draw surprised me as we have not even one giant club to be our rivals for the group stage. i am not saying we are clear favorites and will definitely win all matches, but we do have much better chance holding against these clubs rather than facing Juventus, Inter and so forth. what was Wenger reaction after the draw last night? well, Arsenal official website have yet to announced anything, but it won’t be long. UEFA official website has made public the result from last night draw and i will comment on it in my later post. until then….

Becks might not make it

despite his work rate, Becks might not get a call from England national coach, Fabio Capello. because of his own foolishness, Capello might just make up his mind and go with Lennon instead. why now? like i said it is caused by his own mistake. a couple of weeks ago, Beckham was red carded during a match against Seattle Sounders (i think that’s how they spell it), thus it earned him 1 straight ban from coming into the field, in other words he is prohibited from playing 1 game for his club. come September 5, England will face Croatia at Wembley as part of qualification match for WC. if you really paying attention to it, it won’t be long from now and Beckham hasn’t been playing for a week though he has made a comeback against D.C United. what was in Capello’s mind when Becks served his 1 match ban? could Becks still play a part in his squad next month? one will never know but i hope he will.

on the surface,Croatia seem to be harmless and soft as pie, but the truth is they can crush England like a fly just like the way they had done back in Euro qualification match 08. with Edu back in the stage, England backline will face much steeper battle with the Croatians. though England are in a much better position and are favorites to qualify among the Group dwellers, there’s no such guarantee England could not slip up this time and of course, Ukraine will be pleased to see they break.

it could be a turning point for The English side as they need to get positive result before coming to Ukraine the following month. like people say “make or break”

now what?

yesterday, i’ve written an interesting comment on my own twitter. i said something like this “AW wouldn’t buy unless 1 or 2 players are to be added to the current injured list”; and now, both Ramsey and Diaby will be out for ManUtd match. should we push the panic button? i guess this is the right time. Wenger has been stubborn to death for sticking to his injury prone players and refusing to add more depths. way before Diaby, Ramsey and Cesc incident, most fans have been sounding their displeasure and asks Wenger to add 2 players in the defensive area, but he has been saying over and over again that he’s satisfied with the squad and won’t be adding more. i guess, he suffers from headache and lack of sleep now considering the growing injury list. i admit that i’m a bit angered by the coach decision and silently blame him for not be prepared to face such thing. he’s said in the interview that injury was the one which kept Arsenal from winning any title last season and he’s repeating the same mistake again this season. does he ever learn?.

ManU will be our rivals this weekend and facing them without our most experienced players would be like taming gigantic towers. it doesn’t mean we’ll certainly lose the battle, but we could just extract only a draw from the Old Trafford and that’s not good. with Chelsea, TotSpur, and ManC right in our tails we can’t afford to lose or draw against ManU. one single mistake could damage our chance to win premier league title and they will celebrate on this. it’s only 2 days away from the match and we’ve already lost half of the squad; there’s no way we can purchase someone in the market during the weekday with only 2 days away from the match. there’s no choice but to play with current players. will we lose or will we triumph? only God knows though i hope the latter.

my message to the coach, please reinforce now or we’ll be the laughing stock once again

what?

this is saddening. a West Ham player was stabbed and injured badly from the attack. police have arrested 2 suspects, both still in a young age, and will continue investigating the cause of the action. while his mother doing quite okay, Davenport is said to be in critical condition. he might have lost so much blood and possibly doctors are trying everything they can to stabilize him. neighbors said commotion was heard early in the morning and saw a lot of blood, which most likely belonged to Davenport. they also said, Davenport was stabbed several times before the criminals left the scene. hopefully everything is going to be okay and he’ll recover soon so that he can continue doing what he loves best which is playing football.

Cesc injured?

this is not a confirmed news, but AW highlighted that the club captain, Cesc Fabregas might be absent for Wednesday’s match against Celtic due to hamstring injury. they still have no idea the extent of the injury but he may be sidelined for 3 weeks at worst. let’s hope it’s nothing but cram or any other minor injury. visiting Old Trafford without him could be as well as lifting 100 tons with our bare hands. i’m not saying Arsenal will lose and ManU get the 3 points they want so bad, but more than several times the captain has helped the team with creativity that no other player can conjure up. indeed, Arshavin still intact but we need a lot more muscle in the centre in which Denilson and Song cannot provide just yet. i pray Cesc will be fit this weekend. he can rest up for 6 days. get well soon Cesc