Archive for January, 2010

Whew, we can all breath a little bit easier. Yes, I did say we. I am a closet Arsenal fan. There I said it. Arsenal staged a furious comeback to beat Bolton 4-2. The Gunners fell behind in the first twenty-eight minutes 2-0.

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The first goal in the 7^th minute was the result of an utterly disgusting defensive display. The entire back line dropped their drawers and said here take an easy goal Wanderers. Gary Cahill fired a point blank shot from right in front of the open goal to give Bolton a 1-0 lead.

A dumb penalty in the 28^th minute by Arsenal’s Denilson gave Bolton a quick 2-0 lead. Mathew Taylor calmly nailed the PK.

Jeez just slap me in the face. It is wake me up time. We better get our butts in gear for Bolton came to play. The Wanderers weren’t just going to roll over and play dead.

Arsenal cut the lead in half just before the break.

Tomas Rosicky nailed a winner in the 43^rd minute.

It was 2-1 at the break.

Buda Bing Buda boom Arsenal’s Fabregas scored the equalizer in the 52^nd minute. Fabregas took the ball. He flat out beat three Bolton defenders. This power move by Cesc Fabregas forced the keeper to cut the angle. Then bam, score. We’re knotted up at two all.

Fabregas’s move was a little dipsy do-dunk-a-roo.

Thomas Vermaelen put the Gunners ahead on a wicked strike from dead center of the box in the 65^th minute.

This made it 3-2 Arsenal.

The fat lady was warming up.

Arshavin put the final nail in Bolton’s coffin in the 85^th minute. Shot. Block. Save. Kick out. Shot. Save. Shot. Score by Arshavin. Turn out the lights the party’s over.

The Gunners showed a ton of guts grinding out a hard fought 4-2 win.

There was no quit in this dog today.

Sure, it wasn’t pretty but anytime a team falls behind early and then fights back to win this is a good sign.

The Gunners had a hard time defending early on but they didn’t hang their heads and quit. Arsenal pressed on, gritted their teeth, pulled up their shorts, and whacked out a huge win.

The Gunners sit atop the table with 48 points.

Chelsea has a game in hand. The Blues are in second place with 48 points. Man U drops to third with 47.

Liverpool defeated Spurs 2-0 a Anfield.

This was huge win for the Reds.

For Tottenham on the other hand this loss may have put a dent in their dream of winning the title and holding on to Champions League spot.

Dirk Kuyt hit the daily double for Liverpool.

The win puts the Reds in sixth place with 37 points.

Spurs are in fourth with 38 points.

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Revenge is sweet. Manchester City knocked off Man U 2-1 in the first leg of the Carling Cup semifinal. This was a hotly contested match.  Both sides had great scoring chances but it all came down to the Argentine superman Carlos Tevez and the keeper Shay Given.

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Given was the MVP of the match. Sure Tevez scored both City goals but Given turned away one point blank shot by Giggs and three great chances by the Rooney man in the dying moments of the match.

Ryan Giggs drew first blood in the 17^th minute. Giggs nailed a perfect point blank shot to give Man U a 1-0 lead. Valencia set up the goal with a great strike that the keeper Given blocked. Rebound. Score.

It looked like Man U was going to hang on get the all-important away win but no the Red Devils defender Rafael tugged on Ralph Bellamy’s jersey. The ref called a PK. But upon further review, it looked like the Rafael jersey grab was clearly outside the box.

Tevez stared down keeper Van der Sar. Van der Sar used the stalling tactic to upset Tevez. For his effort, Van de Sar was given a yellow card for stalling. This tactic didn’t work. Tevez rammed home the equalizer in the 42^nd minute.

Tevez nailed the match winner in the 65^th minute. Tevez used his noggin to rip the back of nets to give City a hard earned 2-1 win over hated foe Man U.

This goal was set up when Kompany’s curling ball connected with Tevez’s head.

The only fireworks of the match happened after Tevez went bananas after scoring twice against his old club Manchester United.

Tevez rubbed Sir Alex’s nose in it. I would have too. Tevez said with his actions to Ferguson, “ Hey dude I am not good enough for you. Let me show you how good I am. Up yours buddy. How about two goals and a dagger in the heart. It cat crap and live Bozo.”

All City needs is win at Old Trafford and they are on to the Carling Cup Finals.

If city wins the Carling Cup, this will be their first domestic title since 1981.

I will give City a warning. The return trip to Old Trafford will be a war. Man U will be gunning for you.

Old Trafford may turn into a blood bath like those old water polo matches between the Russians and Hungry in the 1950’s. The blood was sure flowing.

You gotta love it.

I have one question Sir Alex. When you use Rooney as the long striker Man U can’t score. I am not you but how about using a second or third striker up front to give Rooney some help. The Rooney man can’t carry the entire load by himself.

But hey, this is why they pay you the big bucks.

I love when the dog beats the big cat in town. City is the little sister of the poor when compared to Man U.

Maybe now the tables have turned.

We will find out when the return leg is played.

Will this Carling Cup win by City have any implications in the EPL title race?

Time will tell.

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We are back. Flamenguista futebol kicked off on Sunday. All us Flamenguistas are very happy. Mengao won the 2009 Campeonato and now lets make it a two peat.

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Rubro-Negro started off the Copa Rio with a hard earned 3-2 win over Duque de Caxias. Mengao fell behind before securing the victory in the 84^th minute. Newcomer Fernando nailed the header off a great corner kick to seal the deal for Mengao.

Rubro-Negro had some serious defensive lapses that allowed Caxias to almost steal this baby in the first round of the Copa Rio.

Duque de Caxias flat out beat the Mengao “D” in the 15^th minute. Flamengo allowed a free ball into the box. Several Mengao defenders surrounded Maurinho. Still he managed to a get a weak shot off. Rebound off of the keeper Bruno. One timer by Maurinho. Goal. Caxias leads 1-0.

This lead stood until the 50^th minute.  Flamengo played a great ball to the left of the box. A great centering pass skittered past the crease into the waiting arms of Kleberson. He one timed the shot past the helpless keeper to this baby up at one all. 

Fierro gave Rubro-Negro the lead in the 52^nd minute. He flat out beat the keeper with a shot that squeezed just inside the right post.

Duque de Caxias tied it up when John received a centering pass right in front of the goal. He was camped in front the net. John sidestepped a Flamengo defender. He fired. Bruno never had a chance.

This sucker was tied up at two in the 69^th minute.

John could have made his lunch, ate it, and drank a coke if he wanted.

Still a win is a win but this is not a good start to the season.

This type of crappy play could come back and bite Flamengo in the butt if they are not careful.

All and all this is an okay start for Flamengo considering this is the first competition of the year. Mengao just started training about two weeks ago.

Yes, I know I am being hard on Rubro-Negro but this is who I am.

Everyone says you have to say positive things about your team all the time. This isn’t me. I am a Philly Kid. Jeez, give me a break. I mean we love our team the Eagles but when they play like crap, we let em know. We fill the joint up. We buy the hot dogs, cokes, hats, and jerseys. 

We spend every Sunday glued to the TV or radio to watch and listen to the games. My dad had season tickets to the Eagles games from 1960-66 before we moved to Atlanta. When we lived in Atlanta, we went to see the Eagles play when they were in town.

Hey, we even boo Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

Only two Philadelphia sports heroes were never booed. They were Doctor “J” and Tommy McDonald.

If Jesus played a sport we would find something wrong with the way he played or didn’t.

You can take the kid outta Philly but you can’t take Philly out of the kid.

Before Mengao can play Vagner Love, his transfer papers must be signed and sent in. The Russian side CSKA has not faxed the papers in as of Monday.

My wife’s team Sao Paulo crashed and burned in the first round of the Campeonato Paulista.

Tricolor had their butts whipped by Portuguesa 3-1.

Sure, Tricolor drew first blood in the 39^th minute but it was all down hill from there. Paraiba fired a rocket from about twenty-five yards out. This shot flat beat the keeper.

From this point on Portuguesa took control of the match and whipped Sao Paulo bad.

Portuguesa scored the next three goals to salt this baby away.

Fabricio knocked a free kick into the box. Whamo Bamo, Heverton nailed the header to tie this guy up at one all in the 54^th minute.

Five minutes later (59^th minute) Tricolor’s Richarlyson tripped Fabricio in the box. This was dumb. Up stepped Marco Antonio. Bingo, he nailed the PK to give Portuguesa a 2-1 lead.

The final nail in the coffin came in injury time (92^nd minute). Heverton flat out beat the keeper on a hard dribble drive into the box.

Heverton flicked the ball past Rogerio Ceni.

Game, set and match to Lusa.

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A great win happened for Arsenal on the way to Reebok Stadium. The Gunners shut out hated foe Bolton 2-0. The return of Cesc Fabregas was huge success. He led Arsenal to a complete and total win.

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Fabregas had his huge hands in both of the Gunners goals.

Yes, there was a very close call for the Gunners in the opening moments of the match when Wanderers Ivan Klasnic drilled home a rebound off of mates Kevin Davies rocket of shot but hold on baby Klasnic was ruled offside. The goal was taken off the board.

Whew baby that was close.

The near deadly mishap woke up Arsenal.

From this point on the Gunners pressed the attack.

A great give and go between Eduardo and Fabregas in the 28^th minute gave the Gunners a 1-0 lead.

Yes, Bolton had their scoring chances but each time the Gunners “D” shut em down.

Fabregas’s took it to the rack.

This drive forced the Bolton “D’ to react. Fabregas created this golden opportunity for mate Fran Merida. Eduardo took the pass and hit Fran Merida. Merida ripped the twines in the 78^th minute to salt this baby away.

This goal was set up by a great defensive play at the other end of the pitch.

Bingo, Arsenal was off and running into the attacking zone.

This is huge for the Gunners.

Aston Villa and West Ham tied nil-nil.

Blackburn shut out Fulham 2-0.

Arsenal and Bolton will have at it again on Wednesday in the Gunners house Emirates.

This should be another battle royal.

Chelsea is a top the leader board with 48 big ones. Man U is second with 47. Arsenal is third with 45. Tottenham is fourth with 38. Man City is fifth 38 points as well but Spurs have a better goal difference. Spurs are a plus 20 while City is a plus 12.

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When you’re hot you’re hot and when you’re not you’re not. So today, I was way off on who would be today’s big winners. Just take the opposite that’s all. This was blow city Saturday for the big boys.

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Chelsea kicked butt and took names against Sunderland. Chelsea clobbered Sunderland 7-2. This sucker was over in 22^nd minute.

Do you want to talk about being on fire the Blues came busting out of the gate. Whoa Nelly.

Nicolas Anelka started off the massacre in the 8^th minute. Bamo it was 1-0 right out of the gate. He took it straight to the rack on a great pass from mate Ballack. Anelka stopped. Popped. Goal. Goodnight Charlie Brown.

Malouda flat out muscled his way through two Black Cat defenders to give the Blues a 2-0 lead in the 17^th minute.

Ashley Cole’s perfect fake me out your jock goal in the 22^nd minute put this sucker out of reach. 

Sunderland keeper Fulop looked stupid trying to stop goal.

Anelka had his daily double in the 65^th minute.

Frank Lampard hit for the daily double as well. He ripped the twines in the 34^th and 90^th minute.

Michael Ballack discovered the back of the net in the 52^nd minute.

All and all this was an impressive performance by the Blues.

Sunderland’s last EPL win came in November against Arsenal.

Manchester United was kept off the scoreboard for the first sixty-four minutes before Dimitar Berbatov’s deflected shot off the Burnley keeper Jensen was nestled safely in the back of the net.

This was about time.

Rooney scored in the 69^th minute for a 2-0 Red Devils lead. Rooney gathered the rebound off the miss. He faked a shot and danced to his right. He pumped once and then let fly. Goal.

Marne Biram Diouf added the icing on the cake in the 90^th minute.

A win is a win but Man U is still lacking offensively. The “D’ played better. Edward Van de Sar was back in goal. This made a huge difference for the Red Devils. This cat is the glue that holds the “D” together. 

There is still heap big trouble in Old Trafford land.

I don’t care what anyone says the mighty boys from Old Trafford struggled against a bottom feeder team at home.

This is not good.

Man U should have won going away against the Clarets.

Liverpool gave up a late goal to Stoke City. The Reds and Stoke City tied at one all. Liverpool took the lead in the 57^th minute. Sotirios Kyrgiakos rammed home a scrambled ball in front of Stoke City’s net.

Stoke found the equalizer in the 90^th minute. Robert Huth nailed it and this goal may have put the final nail in Liverpool’s crappy season.

Rafa Benitez is on the way out.

Hull City’s keeper Myhill must have felt like he was in a shooting gallery. He made save after save to give the Tigers a hard earned nil-nil draw with Tottenham.

These dropped points could bite the Spurs in the butt. Tottenham is surely in the hunt for the title.

Everton flat out took it to Manchester City. The Toffees shut em out 2-0. This was a good old-fashioned butt whooping. Yes, this is what I said. Everton was in control of the match from the 12^th minute on.

Sure, City had their chances but Tim Howard and the guys shut em down.

Steven Pienaar hit for pay dirt in the 36^th minute. This was a deadly free kick from just outside the box.  He hit a perfect shot. The ball was placed between the left post and keepers out stretched hand. Bamo. Match changer.

Just before halftime City defender, Micah Richards grabbed Saha’s jersey to prevent him from taking it to the rack.

I guess Richards thought he was playing football. This was a no-no. It was a good call.

Louis Saha nailed the PK in the 45^th minute.

Turn out the lights the party’s over.

Game, set and match to Everton.

Landon Donovan had another stellar game for the Toffees.

Chelsea sits atop the EPL with 48 big ones. Man U is second with 47. Arsenal is third with 42. The Gunners battle Bolton on Sunday. Tottenham is fourth with 38 points. 

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We will call this nut cutting Saturday and Sunday. This is when we separate the men from the boys. You gotta love it.

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Man U has a must win situation when they battle Burnley at Old Trafford. Revenge will come into play in this baby. The Clarets knocked off mighty Man U to kick off the season.

Will lightening strike twice?

We will find out.

Rooney and his buds better attack early and often. The Red Devils must strike quickly or they will be in for a long day.

I am gonna tell ya. Manchester United needs to flat defend better. The Red Devils better not give up any cheap goals. Rooney needs to score. If the waste of striker Berbatov plays, he better score. Nani and Anderson need to step up their game and rip the twines.

The spark is missing at Old Trafford.

Man U can be had at home.

They already have one home defeat.

Number two could be later today.

Chelsea has a hot date with Sunderland. The Blues will be missing their best player Drogba.

Plus, the Blues will be missing a slew of other players who are playing in the African Nations Cup.

Can you say Swiss cheese time?

Chelsea needs to defeat the Black Cats.

If not look out for Arsenal, Man U, and the rest are hot on the Blues tails.

Spurs have a huge match with Hull City. Jermaine Defoe needs to have a huge match. Defoe has fourteen goals so far in the EPL.

Spurs trail league leader Chelsea by eight points. Tottenham sits in fifth pace with 37 points.

The match with huge EPL title race implications is Arsenal- Bolton on Sunday.

The Gunners need to get a “W” in this baby if they want to either tie for first or second place in the EPL.

Then the Gunners turn around and get the Bolton Wanderers in a return match on Wednesday.
Oh what fun this will be.

Add into the mix Man City and we have a great wide-open race for the title.

I have this sense we will see some huge upsets this weekend.  I think Man U and Chelsea are going down.

Arsenal will win and move into a tie for first in the EPL.

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Cruzeiro eliminated hated rival Parana 1-0 to advance to the next round of the Copa Sao Paulo. The Copa Sao Paulo is set up to give the younger Brasileiros players a chance to strut their stuff.

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The only goal of the match came in the fifth minute. Cruzeiro’s Dudu fired a great corner kick into the box. It was pinball machine time. The ball went around and around until Rodolfo or was it Wesley who put the ball into the back of the net.  Originally, Wesley was given credit but upon further review from officials in the sky, it was deemed Rodolfo hit the back of the net. 

The defeat was hard for Parana. Parana breezed through the group stage. They creamed everyone in sight. Then bamo, Parana faced a tough Cruzeiro team. Can you say voce vai amigo.

This was a very difficult victory for Cruzeiro.  Cruzeiro is unbeaten so far in the Copa Sao Paulo. The young guns are playing very well. You can bet the house the top teams from all over the world are looking at and taking notes on how well these cats perform. 

Four teams from Mineiros were entered in the Copa Sao Paulo. Only one is left standing Cruzeiro.

Up next for Cruzeiro is Inter de Limeira. Limeira defeated Campinas 2-1.

Atletico-MG and Funorte were set packing in the group stage. America lost to Corinthians 2-0 in the second round.

Sao Paulo is on the next round as well. Paulista has three wins and one draw so far in the Copa Sao Paulo.

On Sunday the battle for State of Rio, title will begin.

Flamengo will have one of its best squads in history.

Mengao will have a two-headed monster attack. The Emperor Adriano and Vagner Love will knock the nets silly. Add Obina to the mix and can you say “Oh my God.”

I can’t wait for the new Campeonato to begin.

This will happen in May but until then, we will have the Campeonato de Rio and the Copa Libertadores kicking off pretty soon.

You gotta love it.

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The cold and the snow has not stopped the replay matches between Reading-Liverpool and Newcastle-Plymouth Argyle from taking place in today’s completion of third play in the FA Cup.

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Reading and Liverpool were locked in a deadly death match until the Reds founded a new offensive weapon in Reading defender Ivar Ingimarsson. In the dying moments of the first half the Reds, main man Steven Gerrard fired a rocket into the crease. Reading defender Ingimarsson tipped the ball into his own net to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead.

Liverpool clearly had most of the possession time but the Reds were firing bricks until this mishap or better yet dumb play by the Royals that saved the Reds rear end.

This own goal may have saved the Reds miserable season. We will see. For now the tide of the match has tipped in Liverpool’s favor.

The Magpies are up 2-0 at the break against Plymouth Argyle. Peter Lovenkrands has hit the daily double for Newcastle.

The Magpies are clearly out playing their rival League Championship brethren.

Newcastle is top dog in the Championship.

If the Magpies can continue this pace, they will be headed back to the EPL next season.

Reading on the other hand is near the butt end of the Championship table. Reading was given the heave-hoe in 2007-08.

Last year the Royals just missed making it back to the EPL. Reading lost to Burnley in the semi-final League Championship play off.

The top two teams earn the automatic berth. The other EPL spot is earned in a playoff between teams who finish third through sixth in League Championship.

Peter Lovenkrands just got his hat trick for the Magpies. He ripped the winner from just inside left of the penalty area in the 72^nd minute. 

It is all over but the shouting for Newcastle.

The rout is on baby.

Liverpool is still hanging on to a 1-0 lead over Reading in the other third round match of the FA Cup.

It is all over as Newcastle advanced into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Newcastle blasted Plymouth Argyle 3-0.

You just gotta love this baby. Liverpool’s Yossi Benayoun committed a dumb foul in the box. This resulted in a PK for Reading. Whamo Bamo Gylfi Sigurdesson nailed the PK in the 90^th minute to tie this sucker up at one all.

It is now extra time baby.

What is the old adage? If anything can go wrong, it will. This is surely how the Reds must feel after the dumb foul in the PK area.

What goes around comes around.

One dumb play deserves another.

Readings Shane Long just nailed a header from the right of the PK area to make 2-1 in the 100^th minute.

The folks at Anfield are crapping bricks.

The mighty Reds have lost to League Championship side Reading 2-1.

I can hear the screams all the way here in LA.

The Liverpool fans are not happy campers.

The Reds lost to close to the bottom feeder Reading.

Not a good day at Anfield at all.

Reading scored all three goals. Not a single one scored by Liverpool. This is not good guys for this surely stinks.

Liverpool’s only tally an own goal by Reading.

Reading is headed into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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The third round of the FA Cup is on. These matches should be very entertaining. Two EPL clubs will battle League Championship clubs on this cold day in snowy old England.

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Three matches have bitten the dust due to snow. Accrington Stanley-Gillingham, Brentford–Doncaster, and Notts County-Forrest Green Rovers will be played at a later date.

The two matches I will watch very closely are Birmingham-Nottingham Forrest and Portsmouth-Coventry.
You gotta love it. Nottingham Forrest the home of Robin Hood and his merry band of men who battled the evil sheriff of Nottingham. Enough of this silliness but hey, this is who I am.

This is a tale of two clubs heading in opposite directions. Birmingham is firmly entrenched near the top of the table while Portsmouth is close to getting the heave-hoe.

A win by Portsmouth might save former Chelsea manager Avram Grant from getting the axe.

There are two huge surprises at halftime. Coventry is leading Portsmouth 1-0. Leon Best great twister goal from just inside the top of the box in the 22^nd minute is the difference in this baby so far.

Coventry is taking it to EPL side Portsmouth.

Birmingham is having all kinds of trouble with Nottingham Forrest. We’re tied at nil-nil at the break. It looks likes Robin Hood’s boys are hanging tough.

Portsmouth got their chestnuts saved when Coventry defender Stephen Wright knocked the ball into his own net in the 90^th minute.

This own goal was set up by a great free kick by Pompey’s Fredric Piquionne. He hit a great shot into the box. It was pinball machine time. This resulted in the own goal.

It is Deja vue all over again.

It was one all tie at Portsmouth’s house about a week ago.

Birmingham defeated Nottingham Forrest 1-0.

Barry Ferguson ripped the twines in the 62^nd minute to send Blues into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Queens Park Rangers defeated Sheffield United 3-2.

Bristol City and Cardiff City tied at one all.

Gavin Williams last minute goal (92^nd minute) saved Bristol City’s hide. Now it’s on to replay time for both of these sides.

We are now in extra time between Portsmouth and Coventry.

Portsmouth just scored the match winner in extra time. Aaron Mokoena headed home a great corner kick by Angelos Basinas in the 120^th minute to lift Pompey onto the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Derby and Millwall tied at one all. Enter PK shootout time. Derby wins 5-3 in a wild PK shootout.

This is it from the far side.

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I was very skeptical of Mancini as manager of Manchester City. I thought hiring him would be an unmitigated disaster.  Oh contraire. How wrong was I. However, this is nothing new for the Gee Man.

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Mancini has a great track record wherever he has gone. Roberto Mancini has won three straight Seria A titles with Internazionale-2005-08. He also won the Italian Cup with Lazio in 2004, and Fiorentina in 2001.

Mancini also played for the Italian national team from 1984-94. He earned 34 caps. 

City destroyed Blackburn 4-1.

Carlos Tevez hit for the hat trick. All three of his goals displayed the shear brilliance of this man’s shot making and goal scoring ability.

Imagine if the idiot Argentine headman Maradona would use both Tevez and Messi as strikers instead of depending solely on Messi what kind of havoc this would cause the rest of the world.

I am just the idiot blogger not the coach so don’t pay any attention to what I have to say.

Let Maradona and Grondona ruin Argentine futebol.

I won’t stand in your way.

Have at it guys. This is your team not mine.

Now back to the story.

I just had to say this to get it off my chest.

Tevez rocked the twines in the 7^th minute. A great corner kick triggered off a Keystone Cops “D’ by the Rovers. Shot. Block. Rebound. Tevez’s rocket into the back of the net made it 1-0 City.

City made 2-0 in a flash of eye in the 39^th minute. City’s Benjani made the keeper Paul Robinson look silly. One problem Benjani’s shot went bonk off the left post.  Micah Richards gobbled up the rebound and flicked a great shot into the back of the net.

Tevez made 3-0 in the 49^th minute. Benjani fired a great centering ball near the top of the box. Tevez one timed the winner.

The Rovers finally got on the scoreboard in the 71^st minute. City fell asleep at the wheel thus allowed Morten Pederson to rip the back of the net to cut the City lead to 3-1.

Tevez had an easy walk in goal in the 90^th minute.

City is for real guys.

The rest of the EPL better take notice.

Man U was real stupid to let Tevez take a walk.

Sir Alex should have offered this cat the moon.

Tevez is the real deal.

His hat trick today gave him fifteen goals for the season.

Imagine Rooney and Tevez sharing the pitch. This would be murder.

Shame on you Manchester United for your troubles are of your own making.

Prediction:  Arsenal will win the EPL.

Manchester City will be second.

Chelsea third.

Tottenham fourth.

Manchester United will be fifth.

Let’s see if the Gee Man is right.

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