Archive for February, 2010

What a way to start off the match between Arsenal and Porto. Disaster right from the outset almost killed us.

Give me a heart attack why don’t you Arsenal.

Porto drew first blood in one of the dumbest plays I have ever seen. Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski should be shot and quartered for giving up such a cheap goal. Porto sniper Varala fired one of the easiest balls to defend. Jeez, my grandmother could have stopped that shot. She has been dead since 1976.

No, Fabianski lets the ball roll right off his hands and into the back of the next. El dumbo dude.  At the 11^th minute Porto is up 1-0.

I don’t how this goal will be recorded. It could be an own goal by Fabianski or a goal for Varala. We will find out later. However, you score it Fabianski needs his head and hands examined.

I thought here we go again. Not so, fast bucko. Arsenal gets a reprieve.

Fabregas fired a great corner kick near the left post. Rosicky was camped near the right post. The ball went through the goal crease off a deflection. Rosicky one timed the header pass to mate Sol Campbell. Buda Bing. Buda boom. Campbell used his noggin to ram this sucker into the back of the net in the 18^th minute.

We are tied at one all.

Thank God for small favors.

We are at half. It is one all.

Arsene Wenger needs to crawl up Fabianski’s butt and tear him a new one for letting in such a cheap goal.

The guys didn’t quit. We fought back to get the equalizer.

This is huge.

This shows what we are made of.

Arsenal has done it again. Another stupid play by the Gunners has given Porto a 2-1 lead in the 51^st minute. Sol Campbell makes a back pass to keeper Fabianski. This is a no-no. Fabianski flips on the ground. Fabianski turns his back on the play. Porto quickly takes the free kick. Radamel Falco slips the ball into the back of the open net.

Sol Campbell and Fabianski need to shot at dusk for dumb play.

Now do you see what I mean when I say Arsenal is like my loveable Philadelphia Eagles. We find a way to screw up a wet dream.

Way to snatch defeat from jaws of victory guys.

The pain is finally over. Porto wins 2-1 over Arsenal.

It could be worse. It could have been 3-0 or 3-1.

The good news is that we scored the all-important away goal.

The bad news is this. We really need to work on the comedy of errors we committed on the defensive end of the pitch.

The Gunners made the Keystone Cops look a ballet company.

The Gunners Rocky Horror Picture Show will continue at Emirates in two weeks.

Let’s hope we can put the screws down on the defense.

Two goals are all we need and it is on to the quarterfinals.

Please what ever you do don’t, and I repeat don’t give up a goal at home.

I know, as soon as I say it will happen.

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Just when it looked like Man U was dead in the water, the Red Devils raised up like the Phoenix from the ashes of their own self-destruction. Man U pulled a rabbit out of their hat and scored a huge 3-2 come from behind win over AC Milan.

This was a huge win baby. These three away goals will surely kill AC Milan’s chances of advancing in the Champions League but anything is possible. So don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

Super Brasilian head case Ronaldinho served notice that AC Milan was not going to take any crap from the boys from Old Trafford.

Ronaldinho knocked home a brilliant free kick from mate David Beckham in the 3^rd minute.

Beckham nailed the free kick right to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho one timed the shot. It went wham bam right off of Man U defender Michael Carrick. Red Devils keeper Edwin van der Sar never had a chance.

AC Milan kept up the pressure on the fragile Man U defense.

Man U was able to keep the mounting pressure at bay until lady luck shown on the boys from Old Trafford.

Darren Fletcher fired a wicked low cross into the AC Milan goal crease. Paul Scholes stuck his leg out. Buda Bing Buda boom, it was all knotted at one all in the 36^th minute.

Man U was thoroughly out played in the first half.

Enter the second half and oh, what a relief it is.

The Rooney man, Wayne Rooney hit for the daily double to end AC Milan’s hopes of winning in their house.

Valencia whipped a cross into the goal area. Wayne Rooney showed some serious hops, He out leaped AC Milan defender Daniele Bonera. Rooney’s header went flying past the helpless keeper Dida to give Man U a 2-1 lead in the 65^th minute.

Rooney ripped the twines in the 74^th minute to take the starch out of AC Milan.

Rooney’s goal was the result of a sublime counter attack by Man U. Zoom-zoom Darren Fletcher goes flying down the other end of the pitch. Rooney gained the needed separation from Milan defense. And just like that, it was 3-1 Man U.

AC Milan scores a cosmetic goal in the 85^thminute by Clarence Seedorf.

The final score Man U 3 and AC Milan 2.

This was the first goal Man U has scored at AC Milan in many a moon.

Now what did I say about the fake Ronaldo being a wimp when it comes to nut cutting time. He didn’t show up against the French side Lyon.

Cristiano Ronaldo miss fired all match long. 

Jeez maybe he should join the masons.

Real Madrid lost to Lyon 1-0 on French soil.
Jean Makoun fired home the only goal of the match in the 47^th minute.

Now let’s hope Arsenal scores against Porto on Wednesday.

We need the goals guys.

Go get em Gunners.

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Carnavel is underway in Brasil. Vasco and Fluminense battled it out on Saturday in the semifinals of the Taça Guanabara.

Due to Carnavel, Flamengo-Botafogo semi final match will take place on Ash Wednesday February 17^th.

Both Po-de-Arroz and Gigante da Colina battled tooth and nail to a nil-nil draw. It came to the dreaded PK shootout. When the dust settled Vasco defeated Fluminense 6-5.

The first round the PK shootout both sides were a perfect five for five.

Enter the sudden death PK shootout round. Up steps Nilton for Vasco. He calmly nails the PK.

Po-de-Arroz sent Alan for the do of die try. Make it and Fluminense sends the PK to the next round. Miss this baby and Po-de-Arroz goes home. Alan’s shot goes clang off the crossbar.

Vasco is on the finals of the Taça Guanabara.

Either Flamengo or Botafogo awaits Gigante da Colina in the finals.

Flamenguistas will be in full throat on Wednesday at Maracana.

Adriano and the guys need to put pedal to the metal. Love and Petkovic need attack and rip the twines early and often.

Rubro-Negro cannot afford to have any defensive brain farts.
Flamengo cannot give up easy goals.

Bruno needs to be sharp.

Mengao cannot play the famous Oh Lay “D”.

Let’s send Botafogo packing.

This should be a battle royal.

Sao Paulo had a close call with Ituano. Tricolor keeper Rogeiro Ceni nailed the PK in the 16^th minute to lift Sao Paulo to a hard fought 1-0 win in the Campeonato de Paulista.

Santos came from behind to nip Rio Claro 2-1.

Portuguesa and Corinthians tied at one all.

Santos sits atop the table with 19 points. Botafogo-Sao Paulo is in second place with 17 points. Esporte Clube Santo Andrea is third with 15 points. Corinthians is fourth with 15 points. Sao Paulo is fifth 14 points.

In the Clausura, Velez Sarsfield, Independiente, Colon de Santa Fe, and Godoy all have eight points. Velez is in first with a plus four-goal difference. Independiente is plus three. Colon is third with plus two. Godoy is fourth with a plus two as well.

Velez hung on to first place with a nil-nil draw with San Lorenzo.

Independiente defeated Estudiantes 3-2. Nestor Silvera’s strike in the 44^th minute sealed the deal for Independiente.

Boca Juniors took on the chin in a nil-nil tie with bottom feeder Atletico Tucuman.

River Plate lost to Colon de Santa Fe 1-0.

Esteban Fuentes nailed the PK in the 43^rd for the only tally of the match.

It sure looks like a long season for both River and Boca.

Boca is in tenth place with five points.

River Plate is in 14^th place with four points.

Yes, I know only four points separate the top fourteen places but the top teams are beating the teams they should while Boca tied with bottom feeder Tucuman.

River had four points entering into Sunday’s match with Colon. Colon de Santa Fe had five.

Colon flat out beat River. River Plate gave up a dumb penalty.

River had a chance to make game of it but two of River’s players were given the heave-hoe for committing stupid fouls in the second half. 

This just about sums up River Plate’s play, the last two seasons dumb and dumber.

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Another one of those crazy things happened on the way to the forum proclamations in the FA cup on Sunday. Yes indeed Aston Villa and Crystal Palace tied at two all.

Palace is on the verge of bankruptcy. Palace went into administration. They were deducted ten points. This deduction sent them to almost the rear end of the League Championship table. 

On top of that, the players and managers were not sure if they would have a job at weeks end.

The unthinkable happened. Crystal Palace pulled a miracle out of their hat with a hard fought two all tie Aston Villa.

The heroes of the match were Johannes Ertl and Darren Ambrose. Both men ripped the twines to send Villa back home for a do over.

The money earned from the do over will go to pay off Crystal Palace’s 30 million dollar debut.

The Eagles two all tie with Villa is one of the great feel good stories of the FA Cup. Crystal Palace last played in the EPL 2004-05 season.

The Eagles had a great chance to advance to the quarterfinals when Darren Ambrose’s sniper laser shot from thirty yards out beat Villa keeper Brad Friedel dead to rights.

Villa had other thoughts. Stiliyan Petrov swooped down on the Eagles “D”. He scored in the 87^th minute to save Villa’s bacon.

Villa manager knew this baby against Villa would be a nutcracker. So, Martin O’Neil started his best players.

Bolton and Tottenham tied at one all.

Fulham shut out Notts County 4-0.

Spurs were outplayed for 80% of the match but they had a golden opportunity to win this baby in the 72^nd minute. Instead, it was choke city by Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone. He fired a perfect shot into the belly of Wanderers keeper Jussel Jaaskelainen.

Give me break Tommy me boy. You wear the choke collar perfect. I mean my main man you telegraphed the shot from a mile away.

Jermain Defoe should have taken the PK but he wore the choke collar a week earlier.

Not to give Defoe too much grief for he was the one who nailed the equalizer in the 61^st minute.

This goal saved the Spurs hide from getting the early heave-hoe. Now it is back Spurs house at White Hart Lane for a do over.

Do overs are great aren’t they.

All in all, it was crazy FA Cup weekend.

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There were no major shockers on this fine Saturday. Yes, Stoke City and Man City tied one all but that was about it.

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Chelsea took care of business. The Blues killed Cardiff 4-1. The Blues scored the opening salvo. Didier Drogba was the recipient of a beautifully placed long ball from mate John Obi Mikel. Drogba took this puppy in stride. He deeked once. Cardiff keeper David Marshall went for the fake. Drogba left him in the dust. Whamo bamo it was 1-0 Chelsea in the 2^nd minute.

Cardiff didn’t give up and melt under Chelsea’s superior forces. Cardiff hung in there. They tied this baby up in the 34^th minute. Michael Chopra faked the Blues defender Alex out of his jock. Chopra ripped the header home to tie this sucker up at one all.

After that, you can kiss this baby bye-bye. Chelsea said enough is enough. The Blues turned on the Afro burners. Chelsea scorched Cardiff for three goals to win going away 4-1.

Ballack, 51^st minute, Daniel Sturridge, 69^th minute, and Salomon Kalou, 86^th minute each scored for the Chelsea juggernaut.

So much for the speculation by the media idiots, that Chelsea was just playing out the string.

Derby gave Birmingham all they could before Blues scored the match winner in injury time to escape with 2-1 win.

Liam Ridgewell nailed home the rebound winner for Birmingham. Mate Kevin Phillips initial shot went clang off the post.

Derby almost found the equalizer when Robbie Savage fired a pile driver at the net. Blues keeper Joe Hart managed to get his paw on the ball and tip it over the crossbar.

Whew, that was close.

Savage missed it by just that much.

On to the next round for Blues instead of the infamous, do over.

Portsmouth blew the doors off of Southampton 4-1. Pompey advanced to the quarterfinals. This may be the only bright spot in an other wise dismal season for Portsmouth.

Pompey is on the verge of bankruptcy and getting the heave-hoe from the EPL.

City was in total control of the match against Stoke City. Shawn Wright Phillips gave City the 1-0 lead in the 11^th minute.

Stoke City used one of the best-known attack weapons to wreak havoc on Man City. City discovered the deadly results of what happens when Rory Delap’s long ball throw in collides with mate’s Ricardo Fuller goal scoring ability.

The result was a death-defying goal in the 57^th minute.

This baby ended in a one all draw.  

Reading and West Brom tied at two all.

Saturdays results saw Chelsea and Birmingham advance while Reading-West Brom, Stoke City-Man City have a do over.

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The EPL has a break in the in the action this weekend. The FA Cup will now take center stage on Saturday and Sunday. This is the oldest championship in the world. The FA Cup began play in 1871-72.

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This break will give my team Arsenal time to heal some of the walking wounded before we get back into action next week. Man U will get a chance to heal some of their hurting guys as well too. Thank God for small favors.

The Gunners have two hot dates next week. The first is on Wednesday February 17^th. We have a classic encounter with FC Porto in the knockout stage of the Champions League. The first leg will take place at Porto’s house in Estadio do Dragao.

Man U battles AC Milan in one of those titanic epic battles on Tuesday February 16^th at Milan’s house in Giuseppe Meazza. You can bet both sides will throw the kitchen sink at each other.

In Brasil the semi finals of Carioca Guanabara takes on Saturday and Ash Wednesday. Saturday we find Fluminense batting Vasco. On Ash Wednesday, Flamengo has a hot date with Botafogo. This should be an all out war between Rubro-Negro and Botafogo. Us Flamenguistas will be in full throat.

Adriano and the guys need to step it up a notch and kick some major butt. We need to strike early and often. The Emperor, Vagner Love, and Petkovic need to rip the twines.

Chelsea has a hot fifth round date with Cardiff on Saturday. The Blues will be missing some key players. John Terry was given time off to try and fix his marriage. Good luck bucko after being caught with your drawers down with another woman. Play nice Bobby. I know but I can’t help myself.  John Terry comes from the womanizer school of Tiger Woods, Joe Namath, John Kennedy, and Wilt Chamberlain. Compared to those guys John Terry is a piker. He needs more practice.

Ashley Cole will miss the Cardiff match due to the fractured ankle he sustained in the Everton match. Keeper Petre Cech and striker Nicolas Anelka will not make the trip either.

The Blues head man Carlo Ancelotti emphatically insists he is taking FA Cup seriously.

We will see.

Man City battles Stoke City, Southampton-Portsmouth, Reading- West Brom, and Derby-Birmingham are the other FA Cup match ups on Saturday.

On Sunday Tottenham-Bolton, Crystal Palace-Aston Villa, and Fulham-Notts County will duke it out.

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South America’s oldest futebol championship, The Copa Libertadores began this week. The Copa was established in 1960. 

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It is really strange not to have Argentina’s two top clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate not playing in this elite championship.

The reason for neither River nor Boca participating is very simple. They both stunk the joint out in the Apertura.

Boca Juniors has won six Copa titles. River Plate has won two.

Argentinos side Independiente have won the most titles with seven. Their last title came in 1984. Whew, this is a title less streak of twenty-six years.

Sao Paulo opened up Group Two play of Copa by shutting out Mexican side Monterrey 2-0.

Washington hit the daily double. These two lightening quick strikes stopped Monterrey dead in their tracks

Washington knocked home a deadly cross from mate Jorge Wagner in the 12^th minute.

Monterrey keeper Ortiz Perez never had a prayer to stop the shot.

Washington again was on the receiving end of a great pass by mate Wagner in the 76^th minute.

Tricolor’s Hernanes set up the second goal with a curling corner kick into the box. Monterrey complete misplayed the ball.

The down side to the win was this. Monterrey sent their second unit against Tricolor. The final score should have been worse.

The battle between hated futebol rivals Brasileiro Cruzeiro and Argentinos Velez Sarsfield turned into a crazy bitter contest. Raposa player Gilberto was given the heave-hoe in the second minute of the match.

Gilberto tried to stop Velez defender Seba Dominguez with his leg. The ref said no-no buddy you are outta here.

Cruzeiro took it on the chin in a 2-0 loss to Velez.

The match took place in Buenos Aires.

Was this one of those typical homer calls? I sure hope not but I can tell you this. The Brasileiro faithful are really upset with this type of BS calls.

Santiago Silva took advantage of the situation. He ripped the header into the back of the net in the 5^th minute.

Martinez nailed a wicked shot in the 77^thminute to put Cruzeiro out of their misery.

Game, set, and match to Velez 2-0.

The EPL guys are off this weekend.

I love it. We now have a real horse race for the title. Six points separate the top three teams Chelsea, Man U, and Arsenal.

Liverpool and Man City are with in striking distance of the title. Both sides have 44 points. The Reds and City trail league leader Chelsea by fourteen points.

However, a lot of crazy things have to happen for either Liverpool or City to challenge for the title.

There are fourteen matches left in the season. The wheels have to completely come off the Chelsea wagon as well as Man U and Arsenal.

Pigs will fly before this happens.

Arsenal will win the title this year.

Mark my words.

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We will find out how the race for the top spots will shake out after Wednesday’s play in the EPL.

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On Tuesday Man City took care of business by shutting out Bolton 2-0. Tevez ripped the twines in the 31^st minute on a well-placed PK. Adebayor netted a goal in the 73^rd minute.

This win keeps City in touch for the race for the final Champions League slot.

City has 44 points.

Let’s get to the good stuff.  Man U and Aston Villa are tied one all at half. Villa found the back of the net first in the 19^th minute. The Red Devils “D” fell asleep on a corner kick. Man U miss played an easy ball that allowed Villa’s Carlos Cuellar to noodle home the winner.

The Red Devils found the answer in the 23^rd minute. Nani fired a wicked crossing ball into the box. Giggs gathered that puppy in from just outside the left post. Giggs fired. Whamo, bamo, the ball slams off of Villa defender James Collins. It’s in the back of the net. Own goal by Collins. It’s all knotted at one all.

Nani makes a really stupid move in the 29^th minute. He makes a dumb challenge on a ball in the Villa offensive end of the pitch. Nani attacked the ball low with studs up and the ref gave him the heave-hoe.

I think it should have been a yellow but I can see why the ref gave him the red.

This could be the match changer. Time will tell.

There are forty-five minutes left.

Chelsea and Bolton are one all at the half. The Blues have had a ton of trouble on the road.

Liverpool and my Gunners are tied zero-zero at the break.

Arsenal’s Bendtner had the best scoring opportunity of the match in the 26^th minute. He just could not pull the trigger. This could come back and bit us in the butt. We will see.

Finally we scored. After several near misses and bad finishing skills, Abou Diaby nailed the header in the 72^nd minute. Rosicky set up the goal with sublime cross.

Arsenal is up 1-0.

Man U and Aston Villa are still deadlocked at one all. The Red Devils have had most of the possession in the second half. Man U just missed on at least three scoring chances. All of them were by Wayne Rooney.

Not bad for being a man down.

Chelsea and Everton are tied at one all as well.

It is all over but the shouting. Man U hangs on to tie Aston Villa at Villa Park one all.

This is a huge result. The Red Devils were able to take it to Villa throughout most of the second half.

Yes, it is all over. Arsenal beats Liverpool 1-0.

A huge way to garoto to the guys at Arsenal.

This was a huge three points.

Everton went ahead of Chelsea 2-1 in the 75^th minute. Louis Saha rifled a shot dead center of the box. This shot ripped the twines.

Saha has hit for the daily double for the Wanderers. Louis Saha scored in the 33^rd minute. He had a chance for the hat trick but Saha missed a gimmie PK in the 45^th minute.

Landon Donovan was clearly tackled in the box.

I hope you doubting Gunners fans like apples.

Chelsea lost on the road to Bolton 2-1.

How do you like them apples?

Ain’t it great.

It is still a race for the EPL title after all. All you Gunners nay sayers who were saying it was all over are flat out wrong.

Especially you Frank Lampard who said Arsenal, you are dead in the water.

Not so, fast bucko.

Tottenham lost to Wolves 1-0.

West Ham shut out Birmingham 2-0.

The smoke has cleared.

Chelsea is still first place with 58 points. Man U is second with 57. Arsenal is third with 52. Both Liverpool and Man City have 44 points but the Reds have a better goal difference than City. Liverpool is in fourth place with a plus 16 while City is in fifth place with a plus 15.

Spurs are sixth with 43 points.

Oh what a crazy day.

You gotta love it.

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Hey Everyone! My name is John, and I work with Bobby sometimes. This is just a brief announcement about Bobby’s Blog getting moved soon.

The new blog will be located at DeFutebol.Net. I am not posting the link so you will visit the site, it isn’t really done yet. It will be in the next few days. Just wanted to give a quick heads up.

If things go right, the transfer should be seamless, and hopefully will just forward automatically from here.

The Argentina Clausura has three matches under their belt. From the perspective of this observer, there are two surprises.

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I thought Boca Juniors would come out breathing like a house on fire instead Los Xeneizes have with played with the explosiveness of a pop gun.

Boca had their clocks, shirts, and tails handed to them by Newell’s Old Boys on Saturday. Newell’s destroyed Los Xeneizes 4-2.

Newell’s Old Boy jumped all over Boca. Newell’s scored the first three goals of the match. Before Los Xeneizes could turn around it was 3-0. In rapid succession, Newell’s scored in the 2^nd, 15^th, 18^th minute of the match. Juan Insaurralde ripped the twines in the 2^nd minute.  Jorge Achucarro tickled the twines in the 15^th minute. Three minutes later, 18^th minute, Mauro Formica hit pay dirt.

Boca made it close with a couple of cosmetic goals in the 34^th minute and 86^th minute. Martin Palermo nailed the PK in the 34^th minute to cut the lead to 3-1.

Lucas Viatri hit the winner in the 86^th minute to make it close.

Newell’s put this sucker away in the 90^th minute. Lucas Bernardi left fly with a wicked shot that beat the keeper dead to rights.

Newell’s was firmly in control of this match from the outset.

River Plate was coming off a hot 3-2 won over Chacarita Juniors. River Plate defender Paulo Ferrari found the Midas touch scoring twice in the win.  However, Sunday was a different story for River Plate. River Plate reverted to their old ways and tied nil-nil with Rosario Central.

Godoy Cruz started out the season with two straight wins but this came crashing down in flames on Sunday. Godoy and Independiente kissed their sister nada-nada.

All is not lost for Godoy for they are in second place with seven points.

Velez Sarsfield has seven points as well but Velez has a better goal difference. Velez is a plus four while Godoy is a plus two.

Defending champ Banfield is off to a slow start. They have one win, and one tie. Banfield has three points but they do have a game in hand.

Both Boca and River have identical records of 1-1-1. River and Boca each have three points. Boca is in ninth place while River is in eleventh.

Boca is even Steven in goal difference while Boca is a minus one.

There is big news coming out of Brasil. Dunga has named the squad for Brasil’s final tune up against Ireland on March 2^nd before World Cup play begins for real in June. Dunga did not include Ronaldinho. Dunga has come under fire from the locals as well as the press for not including him.

This is a good move. This clown Ronaldinho was a good player. Yes, he still exhibits some of the scoring flair that made him one of the best players in the world but he is still a head case. Ronaldinho’s inclusion to the squad will kill the team’s chemistry.

He is still not a team player.

Good for Dunga not succumbing to the pressure to use this idiot.

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