Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => Football => Topic started by: desmartinson on December 14, 2013, 14:54:45 PM
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Just have to say that I have just watched one of the best games of English football ,i say that with tongue in cheek , as its all foreign players but that's what we are. early days I know. but the noisy neighbours of old Trafford are singing now, for me, I think Man City or Arsenal as champs. :)
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Great game and IMO should have been another goal for the Gunners.
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totally agree with u des. what a cracking game of football from both sides. man. city looking good. arsenal not to bad either.
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It was indeed a great game. Aresnal are a very good footballing side and came to the Ethiad with the intension to win. All credit to them and their manager in doing so. City have adopted a score as many goals as possible, and never let up. This was Pellegrini's promise. I would expect an Arsenal win in next weeks head to head with Chelsea, which will also hopefully be a good gamme too.
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Great 9 goal thriller for the independant viewer, but not for us poor supporters. Despite the consolation three goals, and the dodgy offside and penalty, yesterday's result hurt. Manchester City were a beast of team, strong, skillful, direct in their play (in both attack and defense) and every player looked like they were up for it.
So yes you could see amongst some of the players that legs were weary from three top games in six days, but that's not an excuse for everyone. Wilshire was terrible gave the ball away so many times and never pushed the team on once. Ozil was remarkable by his complete absence in the game ... where was he. And these two were also part of the defensive problem, neither of them getting back to cover 'their' full backs giving oodles of space to City. And when it come to subs for up front, what did we have Billy Bendtner. And do not get me started on the ill disciplined Sczenny.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Wenger deserves his share of the blame. He didn't buy the 'big' striker to pressure and or replace Giroud as number one in the summer, despite having the money and time to do a deal. He didn't strengthen the squad with another two or three players, no not midfielders that we have in plenty, but a centre half and right back. He also, as many Arsenal supporters were suggesting running up to Wednesdays CL game, should have rested more players, the CL game was mathematically in the bag, and he could have gone to Naples and shut up shop. Anyway the PL is more importasnt us then getting on another round or two in the CL. Ozil was not the player he said he was looking for - and yesterday aside I love the way he plays - and Flamini is a giant again at Arsenal and he fell into our lap!! He was not a Wenger want, in fact for the last two years he has been saying we do not need the traditional Defensive Midfielder. Let's see if he does anything in January to push the team on for the rest of the year.
Wenger Out or he learns to work with others, in particular a Director of Football to make the deals and other administration that Wenger should not be involving himself in. >:( >:(
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Oh yes and quick question for the Manc City bretheren amongst us. I thought the the City of Manchester Stadium held 60,000 supporters, how come the crowd yesterday was just over 47,000? Has it shrunk since the name change to the Etihad, or are City not such a big a club as they like to potray themselves with their Arab Sugar Daddy??
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Wenger out Pete????? perhaps you think a certain David Moyes would do better, you must have watched a different game than I did. ;) ;)
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47.000 is full.
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Strange how you can criticise Wenger for not spending big and then mock clubs with sugar daddies ;D
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Big club, no way, as the song goes "we're not really here."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcE3MQNALg
Tunnel cam at the Etihad good viewing for Arsenal and City supporters alike.
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Strange how you can criticise Wenger for not spending big and then mock clubs with sugar daddies ;D
There's a difference between spending money you have earned and spending money that has been bankrolled by a Sugar Daddy, which in its highest form means clubs buying trophys.
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Kroenke and Usmanov made their money playing football for Arsenal then!