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Lets talk about two classic big time rear end kicking’s that two of the top clubs in the EPL administered to Portsmouth and Wigan. The Gunners slaughtered Pompey 4-1. Man U destroyed Wigan 5-0.

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All I can say is. This is about time guys.

A huge way to go garoto goes out to Arsenal and Manchester United.

You gotta love it.

Eduardo led things off for the Gunners in the 27^th minute. Eduardo’s rocket of a free kick went bing, bam, boom, off the wall and into the net. The entire Pompey team was utterly helpless.

Nasri proved he has some zing in his step. Nasri tripped the twines in the 42^nd minute.

I just loved the last two goals by the Wenger guys.

Aaron Ramsey went zip da do da through three Pompey defenders. He let fly with a wicked hot-shot that flat-out beat the keeper Samir Begovic in the 69^th minute.

Song’s goal was one of the best goals I have seen in a long time. The Gunners literally toyed with Portsmouth. Arsenal held possession of the rock for more than two minutes before Song’s header ripped the twines in the 81^st minute.

This build up made the Pompey “D” look like school children.

All in all this was a great match for the Gunners except for slight hiccup when Portsmouth scored on a wonderful goal by Nadir Belhadi in the 74^th minute.

Where has this display of offensive been Man U?

Finally, the boys from Old Trafford woke up and bombarded the nets for five of those bad boys.

Wayne Rooney took it to the rack in the 28^th minute. Wham Bam thank you my dear lady.

The floodgates soon opened and there was no stopping the Red Devils.

Get this Carrick rammed home a shot in the 32^nd minute.

Rafael created just enough space between him and the defender to find the back of the net in the 45^th minute.

The Fat lady is warming up.

Then Berbatov scored. Yep, you heard me right Dimitar Berbatov found the net in the 50^th minute.

Wayne Rooney’s great ball set up the golden opportunity for the Berbatov man.

Antonio Valencia finished off the hit parade in the 75^th minute.

This was all she wrote.

Turn out the lights the party’s over.

Now we have a race for the title. This is gonna be tighter than a par of Don Alvarzoe’s tweezers. Hint Jerry Lewis routine in the 1960’s. 

The EPL is done with until next year. Okay it’s only one day away but who’s counting. So shoot me why don’t ya.

Chelsea is top dog with 45 points. Man U is in second place with 43 points. The Gunners are third 41 points. Spurs are fourth 37 points.

There are eights points of separation between the top four clubs.

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Liverpool’s season was really on the brink of ruin. Liverpool was hoping to come out of Villa Park with at least a tie. Most of the match both sides dueled even Steven. The dying moments Fernando Torres nailed the match winner in the 90^th minute to rescue the Reds season.

Two straight losses for Villa after killing Man U. This is not good.

Before anyone jumps on Villa, least we remember they only had one days rest between matches.

The Reds had a full two days rest.

This is like playing a football game on Sunday. Then turn around, and play again on Tuesday. This is tough baby.

Liverpool has now won two straight.

This was a huge win for the Reds.

Liverpool is now in seventh place with 33 points

The Reds have made a long climb up the table to get near the Champions League zone but now it is very manageable.

Five points separate the Reds from second place Man U. The Red Devils will play on Wednesday against Wigan. This baby is huge for Man U. A win will cut Chelsea’s lead to three points.

The Gunners have a hot date with Portsmouth.

Arsenal needs one of those bad boy wins as well.

I love it. Let’s make a log jam at the top of the table.

Let Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal, and Tottenham duel it out on the pitch.

Bolton had a chance for a big three points against lowly Hull City. The Wanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

Then the match went south for Bolton.

The Tigers picked up a head of steam.

Stephen Hunt ripped the twines in the 71^st and 78^th minute to tie this baby up.

You gotta love it.

Craig Fagan almost pulled a tiger out of his hat late in injury time. He had two point-blank shots that went off the cross bar and post.

The Wanders Steinsson had a great opportunity to win it but he missed it by that much.

All and all these matches were very close and entertaining for the fans. This was not true for the coaches or the players.

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My main man Harry woke up. Redknapp started Jermain Defoe and this paid great dividends for Tottenham. Spurs handled West Ham. Tottenham shut em out 2-0.

Goals by Luka Modric in the 11^th minute and Defoe’s powerful volley off his own miss in the 81^st sealed the deal for Spurs.

I just love Defoe’s goal. This showed what kind of a player this cat is. He is the real deal.

Defoe received a great pass from teammate Aaron Lennon. Defoe dribbled through three West Ham defenders. He angles to the center of the pitch. He was just above the half circle when he stopped and popped. The keeper Robert Green blocked the shot. The rebound came straight back to Defoe. He nailed the one time volley. This was all she wrote baby.

Jermain Defoe also had a hand in the Modric’s goal too.

I don’t get this. Instead of six points, Spurs only wind up with four points.

Harry me boy this is dumb but you’re the manager not me.

This is why they pay you the big bucks.

To make dumb decisions like this I guess.

The Blues almost stubbed their toes but eked out a 2-1 win over Fulham.

Zoltan Green gave the visitors a 1-0 lead after four minutes. Green’s lethal shot flat out beat the keeper Petr Cech.

Drogba found the equalizer in the 73^rd minute. Drogba’s header was deadly.

Two minutes later, the Cottagers succumbed to the pressure when Chris Smalling’s own goal in the 75^th minute saved the Blues hide.

I don’t care what Ancelotti tells us the slump is not over. The Blues were as lucky as sin to win this baby. They played like crap.

It could get worse when Drogba, Kalou, and the rest leave for the Africans Cup in January.

Chelsea is a hurting puppy.

This win gives the Blues only two wins in their last six outings.

This is not good.

Birmingham got by Stoke City 1-0.

Blackburn and Sunderland tied at two all.

The first half was a dud but the second half was full of fireworks. Both the Rovers and the Black Cats put on an offensive display.

Darren Bent had the daily double for Sunderland.

Pederson and Diouf ripped the twines for Blackburn.

You gotta love it.

It looks like the guys at Manchester City will play Mancini. City destroyed Wolverhampton 3-0.

Carlos Tevez had the daily double. This cat can flat out take to the rack. Both of Tevez’s goals showed his real passion and power for the game.

Watch out for City looks like they are ready to make a run at the top four.

City is tied with Villa on points. Both sides each have 35 points But Aston Villa is ahead on goal difference.  Villa has a plus 13-goal difference. City is a plus 12.

Oh baby shuffle the cards and lest see where the chips fall.

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Manchester United and Arsenal got what they wanted. A big time “W” baby. The Gunners and Man U have narrowed the gap between them and league leader Chelsea.

The mighty boys from Old Trafford finally got on the scoreboard by beating lowly Hull City 3-1.

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Man U pressed the attack from the opening bell. The Red Devils received their just rewards in injury time of the first half. Berbatov send the ball into the goal crease. Fletcher gathers the ball and fires another pass into the goalmouth. Giggs whiffs and Rooney nails the winner for a 1-0 Man U lead at the break.

The Tigers scored the equalizer in the 59^th minute.

Wayne Rooney made a horrible backward pass in the box. Hull City’s Jozy Altidore gobbled up the ball. This forced Rafael to tackle him. Craig Fagan nailed the PK to level the match at one all.

Rooney redeemed himself in the 73^rd minute. The Wayne man fired a great ball at the goal. Hull City defender Andy Dawson had only one option. Bamo!  Into the back the net. Man U gets the break they needed. 2-1 The Red Devils are up.

Dimitar Berbatov finally tickled the twines in the 82^nd minute for a 3-1 United lead.

Game, set, and match to the Red Devils.

A much need win. A good win? Yes.

This was a huge road win.

Road wins translate into championships.

Arsenal destroyed Aston Villa 3-0.

Villa was coming off a huge win. Aston Villa destroyed Man U the previous week.

Cesc Fabregas scored two second half goals to lead the Gunners to the utter destruction of Villa.

Abou Diaby scored in the 81^st minute to seal the deal.

This win was huge for Arsene Wenger’s gang. This was a must win. The Gunners couldn’t afford to fall more points behind league leaders Chelsea.

The Blues have had their chances to really put this title race out of reach.

Chelsea has had one win in their last five matches.

This is a total of twelve points lost.

Not good garoto.

Chelsea is in the pole position with 42 points. Man U is second with 40 points. Arsenal is third with 38 points. Villa is in fourth place with 35 points. Spurs are fifth with 34 points.

Eight points separate the top five clubs.

With matches on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week the race for the title will get tighter.

Oh, I just love his stuff.

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Boxing Day in England provided little separation for the clubs at the top of the table. Chelsea’s road woes continued. The Blues and Blues tied at nil-nil.

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The Blues had a tremendous opportunity to separate them from Man U, Arsenal, and Aston Villa but no Chelsea wasted a golden opportunity.

The Blues out shot Blues 30 to 14. Chelsea had only seven shots on goal compared to Birmingham’s two shots on goal.

Chelsea’s mason tendencies are alive and well.

The Blues had 63% possession while Blues had only 37%.

With stats like these, this match should have been a slaughter but it wasn’t.

Birmingham had their chances as well but Blues are happy with the one point.

This is a very disturbing trend for the Stamford Bridge guys.

Chelsea can’t score.

This is bad.

This leaves the door ajar for Man U, Aston Villa, and Arsenal to inch closer to league leaders Chelsea.

You can’t do this. You have to get wins baby.

Road wins are a key. If not you can kiss the title bye-bye.

Tottenham and Fulham tied at zero-zero.

Gomes saved the Spurs bacon in this puppy.

The Cottagers Clint Dempsey, Bobby Zamora, Damien Duff, and Zoltan Gera each had wonderful opportunities to strike for gold but the Brasileiro eraser Heurelho Gomes stopped them cold big time.

The game ball should be awarded to Spurs keeper Gomes for his heroic work in net.

Gomes must have felt like he was a sitting duck on firing range.

Spurs had a great chance to get the full three points by playing Jermain Defoe but no Redknapp decided to bench his top scorer and start Robbie Kean.

On top of that, you wait until the 70^th minute to bring in your money player. Give me a break. Harry me boy you have dung for brains.

This was dumb.

Why did you bench your top scorer?

Are you nuts Redknapp?

He must be.

Fulham killed Man U last weekend. This side is good. Play your big guns. Balls to the wall my main man. Win baby not ties you fool.

This tie may have cost you the title.

We will see.

Chelsea can’t win to save their life. The Blues have one win in their last five matches.

Manchester United has two wins and two losses in their last four encounters.

Yo, Harry, the door is opened.  Bust through it and take control. 

The chances are there. You just have to take them and not sit back and play not to lose. For if, you do this you will surely lose.

The big question I had was this? Will City play for Mancini? The answer is a huge and resounding yes. City shut out Hull City 2-0.

This is a huge win for City and new coach. Mancini.

Martin Petrov and Carlos Tevez ripped the twines for Manchester City.

The table looks like this after the Boxing Day matches. Chelsea is top dog with 42 points. Man U is second with 37 big ones. Arsenal and Aston Villa are third and fourth respectively with 35 points each. This could change when they battle each other on Sunday. Spurs are fifth with 34 points. City is in sixth place with 32 points.

This is it from the far side.

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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Today is Boxing Day in merry old England. We have some huge matches on tap for today and Sunday. These puppies will have a lot say on who will win the EPL title. 

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Spurs have a hot date with Fulham. City takes on Stoke City. Chelsea takes a little trip to St. Andrews to battle Birmingham.

Eight points separate the top five cubs. This is not a huge spread but it does give Chelsea a little room to breath or as I like to call it wiggle room.

This is the advantage of being in the catbird seat.

Spurs need to handle Fulham. Tottenham needs to get a full three points. Jermain Defoe and his buds need to find the back of the net. Spurs need to strike early and often if they want to keep pace with the leaders.

Chelsea and Birmingham should be a classic battle. Blues are currently in seventh spot with 28 points. If the Blues don’t watch out Blues could perform a little bit of the Blues Brothers on em and wind up with three points.

For as good as Chelsea is they are very inconsistent. One match the Blues kick butt and the next they eek out a tie or lose.

Maybe this match could be Blue on Blue.

Drogba and the guys need to perform at a top level.

The dog has the edge.

Birmingham is at home and Chelsea’s road record is just a hair over 500.

For one I am very curious to see how City performs after their manager Mark Hughes was 86^th outta the joint. Mancini is the new dude in City. Lets see how Mancini can motivate the players to perform at high level.

Sure, City had some huge holes but Hughes did a good job at getting the players to play for him.

Will Tevez, Bellamy, and Robinho phone in the match or will they play balls to the wall.

Boxing Day will give us all the answers we need on this subject.

The boys from Old Trafford need to put their past crappy performances behind them and win on the road on Sunday.  Hull City will be a very dangerous opponent. The Tigers are a bottom feeder. Man U are not road warriors this year. Manchester United has four road losses already this year. Another one might stick a fork in the dream of a historic four peat.

Rooney, Berbatov, and the rest of the boys need to come out breathing fire. Goals are a must. Hopefully the leaky “D” will stand up and not let Man U down again.

The Gunners and Aston Villa have a huge battle at Emirates on Sunday. This baby is for all the marbles. Both clubs are tied for third. Arsenal and Villa each have 35 points.

Be prepared for both the Gunners and Villa to throw their best Sunday punches. This baby should be a wild one.

I can’t wait.

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It is Christmas Eve. Jesus is the reason for the season. I know this bugs many folks but it is the truth. Jesus wasn’t really born on December 25^th but this day was selected by the church in 675 A.D. to celebrate our Lord’s birthday.

Jesus was born somewhere between The Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah, and our day atonement for our sins Yom Kippur. These are our two most sacred and high holy days for us Jews. The holy days usually fall between mid September to early October. Jesus birth falls between these two sacred days.

I am a born again Jew or a messianic Jew.

So have Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The boys from Old Trafford, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, and the rest get a much-needed full week break before getting back into action on December 26^th.

This is Boxing Day in England.

I asked an English friend of mine what is Boxing Day. He explained it this way to me. This was the day after Christmas when folks shared the contents of the Christmas Box with the servants. For the servants had to work Christmas day so they were given the day off to visit their families.

There are some huge matches taking place on Boxing Day. Chelsea takes on Birmingham. Spurs battles Fulham.

On Sunday Man U has a hot date with Hull City. Arsenal and Aston Villa have one of those epic conflicts.

These matches many well decide who has the upper hand when we head into the new year.

Chelsea is the top dog with 41 points. Man U is second place with 37 points. Arsenal is in third place with 35 points. Aston Villa is in fourth place with 35 points. The Gunners have a plus 13 compared to Villas plus 8 goal difference.

Spurs are a fifth place with 33 points.

Arsenal will play their make up game with Bolton on January 6^th.

When January 7^th rolls around, we will have a clear understanding how the top of the table will shake down.

My best guess is that we will have a long jam at the top of the table between Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Spurs.

You might even throw into the mix Man City. But lets see how the guys at City respond to their new coach Mancini.

I don’t care what folks say about the players being mercenaries they still will not play for someone they despise or disrespect.

This happens all the time in pro sports.

Just ask the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay, Buffalo Bills, Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Sao Paulo.

It is more than the paychecks to most of these players. It is a matter of pride.

Mancini dropped the hammer when he said “Guys play for me or else. I will bring in some one who will do it my way.” Mancini is not screwing around.

His butt is on the line too.

You have to trust me on this stuff.

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Do want to talk about racehorse style futebol then this is the friendly match for you. Argentina and Catalunyan started out slow as both sides raced up and down the pitch throwing their best Sunday punches at each other. Catalunyan prevailed over Argentina 4-2.

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I just love this style of futebol.

It is in your face run and gun futebol

Diego Maradona was banned from the sidelines due to his crazy profanity laced tirade press conference after Argentina’s 1-0 win over Uruguay to earn one of the automatic berths in 2010 World Cup.

Maradona was feeling the heat for his sides crappy play. Argentinos were clearly stinking the joint out until Maradona and his men received a gift from God.

Ecuador and Uruguay stubbed their toes in the last two matches thus allowed Argentina passage into the World Cup.

From this friendly we have learned this. Catalunyan torched the Argentines “D”. I mean this was horrible.

In defense of Argentina, Argentinos did not use their first team back line. 

Sergio Garcia ripped a header to give the Spanish side a 1-0. His shot flat-out neat the keeper.

The second goal was a masterpiece by Krkic Bojan. He flat-out beat three defenders and fired a low shot bottom left shelf that made the keeper and the entire Argentine back line look silly.

Argentina drew close when Javier Pastore struck for gold to cut the lead to 2-1.

A foul in the box and Sergio Gonzales nailed the PK to make 3-1.

Argentina raced down the pitch to answer with a wicked strike by Angel De Maria to cut the lead to 3-2.

Catalunyan sealed the deal when Moises Hurtado ripped the twines to make 4-2.

All and all this was a fun match to watch.

Are these matches any indication of how will Argentina perform in the World Cup?

No not really for the big guys won’t be playing in them much. The last thing that Argentina or Brasil needs is to have a Messi or Kaka go down with an injury.

The question that remains is this. Will Maradona remain as the Argentinos head man?

For the sake of Argentina futebol, I hope not. I hope the AFA get struck smart and fire Maradona and Grondona.

On a side note, I am glad Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did not permit Fabregas to play in this puppy.

The Gunners have a huge match with Aston Villa.

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Let the fun and games begin in the EPL. Mark Hughes was shown the door by City.  Manchester City’s record was adequate. City won seven games. They lost two but get this City had eight ties. This is more ties than wins.

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Was the sacking justified?

It depends on what side of the fence you sit.

For me, no.

For all this high-priced talent City was very inconsistent. This is an understatement.

The truth is City couldn’t put a team away when they needed to.

All you have to do is look at the eight ties.

City had some huge wins. They flat-out took it to Chelsea. They destroyed Arsenal. City and almost beat Man U. 

But City had trouble finishing off the lower teams.

City tied Burnley, Birmingham, Hull City, Bolton, and Wigan. These are all bottom feeder teams.

Spurs cleaned their clocks 3-0 this past Wednesday and maybe management had seen enough.

Millions of bucks were spent on Tevez, Rohinho, Adebayor, and Barry to bring in a title. Management expected at least more wins than ties and losses.

In defense of Hughes, it takes time for a team to get used to playing with each other. The players must learning how to work within the system.

Sometimes the learning curve is steep.

I know this is coach speak but what it means is this. Let me explain this way. In football the quarterback and the receivers spend hours running pass patterns. They do this so they can develop timing between each other. The QB learns when to throw the ball to the receiver. The receiver knows that when he comes out his break the ball will be there.

Futebol players have this same timing as well.

When new players are added it takes time for them to understand each other futebol wise. Sometimes this is an instant thing while at times this can be a very slow process.

A real futebol man running the operations understands this.

I think this was a quick trigger pulled by upper management. They saw their investment of millions of dollars going south real quick.

Will the hiring of Roberto Mancini propel City into the top four?

You must wait and see.

Will the players play for him?

Will Tevez and the rest of the guys quit playing?

We will find out.

It all comes down to this will the players will play with heart. Will they quit when it gets tough or will they suck it up and find a way to win or to pull out a draw in dire circumstances?

When Mark Hughes played at Man U under Sir Alex Hughes was one tough SOB. Hughes played with heart.

He coached the same way.

Just look at his record.

This cat can flat-out coach a team.

The American idea of the carousel of coaching has arrived in the EPL. Instant success or it’s the highway Bozo.

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The more things change the more they stay the same. Thank you Toby Keith for those wonderful words. Chelsea had chance to separate them from the rest of the pack but no, the Blues eked out a one all tie with bottom feeder West Ham.

Dogs rule again on this fine Sunday.

What did I tell ya?

Trust me on this stuff. God gave me a gift to see this junk very clearly.

Instead of breathing fire, the Blues played like a team on mission to tie or lose. I don’t get this. When you have a chance to stomp on a bottom feeder do it. On paper, Chelsea should won by a gazillion goals. The Blues peppered the net with twenty-four shots. Abet only four those bad boys were on goal.

Still with Drogba, Joe Cole, Kalou, and Malouda in the line up the Blues should have scored more than one goal viva the PK route. But hey maybe Chelsea is following in Man U’s footsteps.

Both the Blues and Red Devils should become masons. Both sides are good at making bricks.

Alessandro Diamanti’s PK winner in the 45^th minute gave the Hammers the early 1-nil lead.

Yes, it was the correct call.

The Trumpets blared. The call to arms. The Calvary charge and Frank Lampard to the rescue. This cat has ice water in his veins. Lampard answered in the 61^st. The crowd is in full throat. The shower of boos and you are a bum are shouted at him. The ball is placed on the spot. The run up. The kick. Goal. This sucker is tied at one all.

This was an iffy call by the ref.

The Hammers Mathew Upson clearly got the ball but the ref said no way baby.

Now the race for the title is tighter than a pair of 1955 Elvis Pressley jeans.

What gives here?

Chelsea, Man U, and Arsenal cannot win on the road.

The road is exactly where the 2009-10 EPL will be won.

Chelsea, Man U, and Arsenal have a combined 14 wins, 10 losses, and 3 draws.

This stinks.

Chelsea is the top dog with 41 points. Man U is in second place with 37 points. Arsenal is third with 36 points. Villa is in fourth place 36 points but Chelsea has a better goal difference. The Gunners are a plus 13 while Aston Villa is a plus 8.

Talk about dogfight?

This took place in the 2009 FIFA World Club Championship 

Argentinean side Estudiantes had super power Barcelona on the ropes but Catalans came up with a brilliant goal by Pedro in the 88^th minute to level this sucker up at one all to send this baby in extra time.

Midnight struck twelve for Cinderella Estudiantes when Lionel Messi’s strike ripped the back of net in 110^th minute to send Barca to the Promised Land.

Barcelona came from behind to beat Estudiantes 2-1.

Estudiantes struck first. Mauro Boselli ripped the twines in the 37^th minute for a 1-0 lead.

Estudiantes should have won.

Instead of taking it to Barca, the Los Pincharratas sat back and let the Catalans control the ball in the second half.

The prevent “D” kept Estudiantes from winning.

I don’t get this. If you have a lead on a great team, you can’t let them have possession of the ball 90% of the time.

All it takes is one mistake. Bam. Kiss this baby bye-bye. And this is exactly what happened

Barca has Messi, Danny Alves, Xavi, and Pedro and these players can find a way to score.

Pedro did.

Messi did.

Game, set, and match to Barca.

Estudiantes gave Barcelona all they could handle and then some.

A great come from behind win for the Catalans.

Now Barca can put to rest they can’t win the big one.

Barca did.

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