CL Football is Starting!!
Tonight is the first real match of the season and it is the Q3 Champions League qualifier against Croatian club Dinano Zagreb. There are a number of players out tonight, but the youngsters have been looking pretty good in the preseason matches. It will still be tough, but I think the Gunners will pull a 2-1 victory.
Freddie Ljungberg (ankle), Gael Clichy (foot), Philippe Senderos (shoulder), Abou Diaby (ankle) and Lauren (knee). Jens Lehmann is suspended his red in the CL Final against Barca. Theo, Thierry Henry and Cashley Cole (but we all know his real reason) are still getting back to fitness after the WC. Wenger has a lot of respect for Zagreb, but of course picks the Gunners to win it
“From what I have seen, Zagreb are technically very good and they pass the ball out well from the back,” said Wenger. “They are very creative so I expect them to attack a lot on the ground rather than in the air.”
“We have watched them three or four times and I have seen them twice on tape recently. They have players who have played against us before like Jens Nowotny plus a good mixture of Croatian, Brazilian and German players. They have a lot of experience and they seem to be a mature team.”
“I respect Zagreb but I believe in the resolve of my team to repeat the performance of last year. We went to the Final without losing a game. That is no coincidence. We have enough confidence to feel we want to go back to the Final again and win it.”
In the transfer news, there are rumors that Arsenal are going to sign Marseille and French international player Frank Ribery. I’m not really sure where he will fit in and it seems we need more depth in the back 4 rather than the middle, but with Diaby out for awhile it may make sense. Ribery has a lot of hustle, but not always the best at linking up with others or great at putting shots on targets. If the rumors are true though, you have to think that as usual, Arsene knows.
It looks as if Sol Campbell is set to join Pompey on £50,000 per week terms for one year, with an option to re-up for another year. Sol had a medical yesterday and it is down to the signing and announcement now. Good to see Sol went abroad like he said he would when he asked the club to buy out his contract. Meh.
Cashley’s departure will likely be this week as AW wants this all sorted before the weekend. Cole didn’t travel to Zagreb so he won’t be cup tied. Lets just get this over with.
And it was reported yesterday that Crespo has left Chavski to sign for Inter. Glad to see that Argie bastard leave the Prem. The Chavs also lost Joe Cole until December during their match with the MLS all-stars. My buddy Graeme was at that match and proudly wore the only Argyle kit in the whole stadium!! Anyway, even though the Chavs have a full starting XI on the bench, a few losses are good to see (not that I want to see any injuries to players) and hopefully Drogba will leave as well.
Speaking of Argyle and to wrap up the football stories, Plymouth drew with Mick McCarthy’s Wolves on Saturday. Argyle went up 1-0 in the first half, but conceded an own goal after a shot by O’Connell was deflected into the goal just 90 seconds into the second half. Tonight they travel to Colchester. Come on Argyle!!
Freddie Ljungberg (ankle), Gael Clichy (foot), Philippe Senderos (shoulder), Abou Diaby (ankle) and Lauren (knee). Jens Lehmann is suspended his red in the CL Final against Barca. Theo, Thierry Henry and Cashley Cole (but we all know his real reason) are still getting back to fitness after the WC. Wenger has a lot of respect for Zagreb, but of course picks the Gunners to win it
“From what I have seen, Zagreb are technically very good and they pass the ball out well from the back,” said Wenger. “They are very creative so I expect them to attack a lot on the ground rather than in the air.”
“We have watched them three or four times and I have seen them twice on tape recently. They have players who have played against us before like Jens Nowotny plus a good mixture of Croatian, Brazilian and German players. They have a lot of experience and they seem to be a mature team.”
“I respect Zagreb but I believe in the resolve of my team to repeat the performance of last year. We went to the Final without losing a game. That is no coincidence. We have enough confidence to feel we want to go back to the Final again and win it.”
In the transfer news, there are rumors that Arsenal are going to sign Marseille and French international player Frank Ribery. I’m not really sure where he will fit in and it seems we need more depth in the back 4 rather than the middle, but with Diaby out for awhile it may make sense. Ribery has a lot of hustle, but not always the best at linking up with others or great at putting shots on targets. If the rumors are true though, you have to think that as usual, Arsene knows.
It looks as if Sol Campbell is set to join Pompey on £50,000 per week terms for one year, with an option to re-up for another year. Sol had a medical yesterday and it is down to the signing and announcement now. Good to see Sol went abroad like he said he would when he asked the club to buy out his contract. Meh.
Cashley’s departure will likely be this week as AW wants this all sorted before the weekend. Cole didn’t travel to Zagreb so he won’t be cup tied. Lets just get this over with.
And it was reported yesterday that Crespo has left Chavski to sign for Inter. Glad to see that Argie bastard leave the Prem. The Chavs also lost Joe Cole until December during their match with the MLS all-stars. My buddy Graeme was at that match and proudly wore the only Argyle kit in the whole stadium!! Anyway, even though the Chavs have a full starting XI on the bench, a few losses are good to see (not that I want to see any injuries to players) and hopefully Drogba will leave as well.
Speaking of Argyle and to wrap up the football stories, Plymouth drew with Mick McCarthy’s Wolves on Saturday. Argyle went up 1-0 in the first half, but conceded an own goal after a shot by O’Connell was deflected into the goal just 90 seconds into the second half. Tonight they travel to Colchester. Come on Argyle!!
posted by Cameron at 6:44 AM
2 Comments:
We need to find a way to make your entries sound more official. You know, start some propaganda of our own!
"Cole found in sex tryst with hemaphrodite, 2 orangutans." ;)
GG
And, Cam, I believe the official denigrating name for Cole is "Cashly Hole" :)
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