Sunday, December 10, 2006

Preview Chelsea - Arsenal

By Richard Clarke

One man’s problem is another man’s opportunity.

While many would regard Arsenal’s trip to Chelsea on Sunday as injury-hit and ill-timed, Arsène Wenger believes the Stamford Bridge excursion has come right on cue.

His side might be without three of their most experienced players but, make no mistake, the Frenchman is still actively pursuing the Premiership title. Having taken three points off leaders Manchester United at Old Trafford, the Arsenal manager argues pulling off the same trick against the second place team would kick-start their long-range pursuit of England’s top prize.

"I think it is a very good circumstance for us,” said Wenger at his pre-match press conference on Friday. “It is a relief for the team to qualify for the Champions League [Knockout Stage] and we responded well last week with a good win over Tottenham.

"The morale in the squad is very high and I feel we can go there and beat them.

“I want to win the Premiership and it is a good chance on Sunday to reduce the gap between us and Chelsea. It is up to us to do it.

”It is always difficult to win there but I would give everything for us to do it and go on to win the title.

”It looks crazy, but the next game is Chelsea and it is a good opportunity for us. Man United are still a long way away but we have done well in the big games until now. This is an opportunity for us to show we have the character and the quality. I trust my players to deliver something special on Sunday.”

Thierry Henry (sciatic nerve) will be out for at least another week while Kolo Toure is suspended. William Gallas (thigh) failed a fitness test on Friday morning but Johan Djourou has recovered from his hamstring strain and will take his place alongside Philippe Senderos at centre back. Gael Clichy and Emmanuel Eboue will complete arguably the youngest backline Wenger has ever fielded in a game of this magnitude.

The manager admits that his emphasis on youth has temporarily hampered his team title ambitions. In their stead, Chelsea have scooped back-to-back Premiership crowns. The Arsenal manager acknowledges that, in the starkness of the Premiership table, Jose Mourinho’s side have stolen a march on their North London neighbour. But, he adds, Arsenal are on the rise again.

“Chelsea have become better in recent years,” he said. “It is a side that has been slowly growing and maturing. All their players are between 26 and 32 so they know how to handle big games and be efficient.

“Three or four years ago it was a young side with Lampard and Terry but they are better now. They have also had an injection of good players and they have a good manager. That has made a difference.

”You can only go with the table and think that we have regressed a little bit in comparison but we have rebuilt now and we have huge potential.

“We got to the Final of the Champions League without losing a game and we had a good run after Christmas. That is why I feel the team is ready to take off again.”

Sunday would be the perfect time for the youngsters to spread their wings.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

New list in my hate Mike Dean and Bolton

in the first list b4 i very hate Bolton with their tactics and Now Newly list of my hate is Mike Dean
I HATE YOU

Monday, November 20, 2006

Prediction score Arsenal 2-0 Humburg

Match Score
Hlep 38"
Henry 52"

Yellow card
Fabregas
Silva
Toure

i hope some of my prediction will be right :P

Preview Arsenal - Humburg Gallas out Silva in



Today macht is important for the Gunners because if we win over Humburg we will take 80% chance to get the ticket to 16 team round with last report from Arsenal.com
we will out of William Gallas but Gilberto Silva , Freddie Ljungberg,Van persie and two young center back Philippe Senderos and Johan Djourou are vying to get into first squad

the report from Asenal.com here

By Richard Clarke

William Gallas injured his thigh in the last few seconds of training on Monday and will be out for “a few weeks”.

The French defender was practising free-kicks ahead of the crucial Champions League game with Hamburg. He suffered the injury in the process of striking the ball.

Arsène Wenger admitted the 29-year-old’s absence was “a blow”. Fit-again Philippe Senderos and Johan Djourou are vying to fill in against the German side.

Apart from that, the manager reported only good news in Monday’s pre-match press conference. Gilberto will be in the squad after his trip home to Brazil for family reasons while Robin van Persie has recovered surprisingly quickly after a foot injury forced him off at half time on Saturday. Freddie Ljungberg will be in the squad but Wenger indicated he may leave him on the bench after six weeks out.

“We lost William Gallas with the final shot of training,” said the Arsenal manager. “He has pulled a thigh muscle and will be out for a few weeks. It is a blow because he stabilises our defence but at the same time it is a good chance for a young player to come in and show he is good enough.

“Robin van Persie’s injury is not serious at all and Gilberto is back in the squad. He has returned from Brazil. He had a family problem but it is sorted out. I have to decide yet but I think he will start.”

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Final Score : Arsenal 1 - 1 Newcastle



Henry's Freekick had help us from the hell
with good play but no goal today Henry come into 2nd half and his freekick can help the gunner back to the game agian but still on the small road to get the trophy because Man u and Chelsea still get 3 point in their hands

Macht Report from Arsenal.com

By Adam Clark

Full-time - Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle - It was a frantic finale at Emirates Stadium but Arsenal just couldn't beat the magnificent Given for a second time. Kieron Dyer opened the scoring with a sublime finish on the half hour mark but Thierry Henry upped Arsenal's tempo after the break and it was he who curled in a wonderful free-kick to level the game. Wenger's men pushed forward in search of a winner but Newcastle's goalkeeper produced a heroic performance to deny them all three points.

92 mins - Adebayor misses a golden chance to win it for Arsenal. The Togo striker was left unmarked at the back post but headed straight into the ground to give Given his easiest save of the afternoon.

87 mins - Hleb cross from the byline and Adebayor is one of a cluster of players who somehow bundle the ball wide from inside the six-yard box. It's been an enthralling few minutes here at Emirates Stadium.

85 mins - Again Henry carves out a chance. This time he tries to curl the ball up and over given but the keeper turns away brilliantly. Arsenal have met a truly magnificant goalkeeper this afternoon.

84 mins - Henry bursts into the box and attempts to play the ball across the box. His clipped pass is deflected goalwards by Scott Parker however and cannons off Given's post and out of play.

83 mins - Fabregas takes aim from 25-yards but his shot deflects off Craig Moore and rolls agonisingly wide.

80 mins - Henry tries an acrobatic overhead kick from the edge of the box but it drifts harmlessly wide. The captain's introduction has certainly added a much-need spark to Arsenal's play.

75 mins - Is a point enough? Henry's goal has brought Emirates Stadium to life but Arsenal have just 15 minutes to find a winner.

70 mins - GOAL! - Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle - A free-kick is given after Steven Taylor brings down Henry just outside the box. Arsenal's captain takes one step before curling the ball over the wall and in off the underside of the bar. Another great Henry goal.

64 mins - Henry has taken Arsenal up a gear since replacing Van Persie at half-time and now Wenger has turned to Theo Walcott to save the match and arguably out title challenge. The young speedster replaces Julio Baptista.

59 mins - This time it's Fabregas who tests Given but again the the Irish stopper is alert to claw away.

57 mins - Gael Clichy slips the ball through toThierry Henry on the left-hand side of the box and although the Frenchman finds himself at a tight angle he brings a magnificent diving save from Given.

54 mins - There's definitely more urgency from the home side since the interval but Newcastle are defending doggedly. At the other end Dyer provides a scare, shooting marginally wide from just outside the box.

46 mins - An early chance falls the way of Adebayor but Given does well to palm away his driven effort.

Half-time - Arsenal are behind at the break. We've not seen the effervescent football we know Wenger's side can produce but they looked comfortable from the kick off. That was until Kieron Dyer, the Magpies' forgotten man, produced a low, curling finish of the highest quality to give the visitors a shock lead. The Gunners boss will undoubtedly want more from his side when play resumes.

44 mins - Now Arsenal have stepped it up. Van Persie turns equisitely in the Newcastle area before attempting to curl the ball beyond Given from close range. The technique is a joy to watch but unfortunately for the Dutchman the ball drifts the wrong side of the post.

42 mins - Adebayor climbs well but sends a bullet-header over the bar.

40 mins - Arsenal have not reacted to the goal with any great urgency. Obviously time is on their side but an equaliser before half-time would surely give them Wenger's men the psychological edge after the break.

30 mins - GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Newcastle - Not for the first time this season Arsenal have fallen behind at Emirates Stadium. The ball was pumped up-field and Nolberto Solano nodded the ball into the path of Kieron Dyer. The midfielder burst towards the edge of the box before turning Emmanuel Eboue onto his weaker foot and placing a sublime shot to the left of Jens Lehmann.

30 mins - Van Persie curls a dipping free-kick inches over Given's bar but referee Mr Atkinson orders a re-take following some pushing in the box. The Dutchman crosses into the middle this time but Newcastle clear.

23 mins - Arsenal come close. The classy Fabregas plays a well-worked one-two with Hleb but sees his first-time drive fly inches over the bar. It was a great move and hopefully it will prove a catalyst.

19 mins - Fabregas blasts another long-range effort over the bar. Newcastle have done well to restrict the Gunners to speculative shots from distance.

14 mins - Emmanuel Adebayor has done a lot of early running but the Gunners are yet to produce a clear opportunity to open the scoring. Arsène Wenger's side will be disappointed not to have made more of some early set pieces.

9 mins - The ball falls for Alexander Hleb 20-yards out but he drags his shot wide of the upright.

7 mins - Arsenal have been patient in their build-up play so far. They've yet to test Shay Given in the Newcastle goal but their having the best of the possession.

2 mins - We've kicked off and the two sides are feeling their way into the game. Not a flying start but it's early days.

Welcome to Emirates Stadium for this afternoon’s Premiership clash with Newcastle United.

Arsène Wenger has been forced to make a change in midfield with Brazilian Gilberto returning to his homeland for family reasons. Julio Baptista is the man to benefit and comes in for his first Arsenal start.

Captain Thierry Henry is named on the bench so Emmanuel Adebayor joins Robin van Persie in attack. Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann also returns after missing last Sunday's win over Liverpool with a throat infection.

5 min Before Kick off Arsenal - Newcastle : Prediction

With the last from of Arsenal
and the come back of Trio then i predict the score tonight
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle
by Henry and Hlep
we will take a look about my prediction :P
Enjoy the macth

Friday, November 17, 2006

Next Match 11/18/06 Arsenal - Newcastle Review



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The Saturday 15.00 11/18/2006
Big match come agian in Emirates Stadium
After victory over Liverpool last week The Gunner will be back on Emirates to play with Newcastle agian

last update from Arsenal.com about the team

Arsène Wenger will welcome back three players to his squad for the visit of Newcastle on Saturday - but Gilberto will be missing.
The Brazilian midfielder has returned to his country for “family reasons” and, according to his manager, has an 80 per cent chance of missing the match at Emirates Stadium.
On the upside, Julio Baptista is available after six weeks out with a hamstring injury and Jens Lehmann is back despite missing international duty on Wednesday with a throat infection. Freddie Ljungberg had recovered from his calf injury and was due to figure for Sweden in midweek before he went down with a late case of food poisoning. But the midfielder called on Thursday morning to reassure the manager he’ll be OK to play.
“It looks quite good,” Wenger told Arsenal TV Online on Thursday. “We have quite a good choice. Nobody has come back from the internationals with any trouble. We have Julio Baptista back in the squad and Freddie Ljungberg is available too. We have had him on the phone and he says he is perfectly alright. Jens Lehmann is available again.
“But I believe we have a family problem with Gilberto. He has had to go back to Brazil. We hope he will be back in time [for Saturday] but we are not completely sure. He had to pull out of the Brazil squad this week and I’d say there is an 80 per cent chance he’ll miss the Newcastle game.”


Head to head
P 157 W 59 D 33 L 65

Last Five meeting

PL, 10-12-05
Newcastle Utd 1-0 Arsenal

PL, 14-08-05
Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle Utd

PL, 23-01-05
Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle Utd

PL, 29-12-04
Newcastle Utd 0-1 Arsenal

PL, 11-04-04
Newcastle Utd 0-0 Arsenal