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My guys stuck a fork in City’s title hopes. My Gunners defeated the Citizens 1-0. This sucker was huge for Gunner nation. Sure we don’t have any title hopes but this win gives Arsenal the inside track for third place.

The match winner came in the 87^th minute. Mikel Arteta fired home the deathblow. This fatal shot has almost killed City’s chances of winning the EPL.

Arsenal had a several great chances but the woodwork saved the Citizens bacon twice.

Yaya Toure was removed from the match in the 17^th minute when he and Alex Song’s knees clashed. Toure couldn’t continue and this hurt City’s chances.

Mario Balotelli should have been given the heave-hoe early in the match when he went studs up at Song’s knee. Super Mario the head case was given the heave-hoe in the 90^th minute for his second yellow card. 

This mortal loss coupled with Man U’s 2-0 win over QPR puts Sir Alex and the Boys eight points clear of second pace Man City with six matches left.

The win gives my Gunners a two-point lead over Tottenham.

Wenger said this about Arteta’s match winner. All quote taken from www.arsenal.com

“ It was a very well-taken goal. I think it gave us three points that we deserved because we had a consistent domination in the game. I think we had over 60 per cent possession. They had one or two good periods, Man City, but overall after 10 minutes in the second half it was all us.

I always felt the goal would come but it was very tight and in the end you feel it is important not to lose. But we kept going and at home recently we have produced some outstanding performances against any team. I am very happy that we got the win and the team continues to grow in quality.”

The boss man said this about the title race. And is it over? “Not completely. But there are six games to go and Man City are eight points behind so it makes their home game against Manchester United… they cannot afford to drop any points now. Once a team smells the stable they are difficult to catch in the final sprint.”

Will City catch Sir Alex and the Boys? No, I don’t think so, unless they give up, but I don’t think they will.”

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/42862/wenger-reaction

Wayne Rooney nailed a PK in the 15^th minute. This foul in the box resulted in Queen’s Park Rangers Shaun Derry getting the heave-hoe. The red card changed the complexion of the match. From this point on it was balls to wall for the mighty boys from Old Trafford. 

Paul Scholes dialed up a long-range missile in the 68^th minute to seal the deal for Sir Alex and his chargers.

Man U was total control of this sucker from the outset. The Red Devils should have had at least three more goals but a couple of great saves by keeper by Patrick Kenny and the woodwork helped out immensely.

Man U is top dog with 79 points. City is second with 71. My Gunners are third with 61. Spurs are fourth with 59. Chelsea is fifth and Newcastle is sixth. Both sides have 56 points but the Blues are a plus 18 while Toons are a plus six.

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The winless streak by Wigan at Stamford Bridge lives on. The Wig guys haven’t won at Chelsea’s house since 1980. The Blues get a lucky and beat the Latics 2-1.

Chelsea’s first goal by Branislav Ivanovic in the 62^nd minute was clearly offsides. Wigan got the equalizer in the 82^nd minute. Mohamed Diame dialed up a long-range bomb in the 82^nd minute that leveled this sucker at one all. The Blues scored the match winner in the 90^th minute plus three. Juan Mata rammed home the point blank rebound to give Chelsea the all-important three points. Mate Fernando Torres shot went kerr plunk off the left post.

The Chelsea win coupled with Tottenham and Sunderland one all tie creates a logjam for the final two Champions League spots.

Liverpool scored in the final moments on a goal by Luis Suarez gave the Reds a one all tie with Aston Villa.

The race for the two Champions League slots looks like this. Tottenham is in third place with 59 points. My Gunners are fourth with 58 but we have a huge match against City later today. Fifth place sits Chelsea with 56 points. Newcastle is sixth with 56. Chelsea is a plus 18. Toons are a plus six.

The race for the drop zone looks like this. Wigan had a chance to move out of the bye-bye zone but the loss against Chelsea cost em big time. The Wig guys are in 19^th place with 28 points.

Wolves are at the butt end of the table.

Stoke pulled out a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton. This loss buried them with 22 points. Wolves will surely go bye-bye with only six matches left.

Blackburn is one step from safety with 28 points. The Rovers are a minus 24. The Rovers have Queens Park Rangers in their sights. QPR is in 17^th place with 28 points.  The Hoops are a minus 19. QPR battles Man U later today and the Rovers hope they lose by six goals.

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Toons shut out Swansea City 2-0. The victory moved Newcastle into fifth place with 56 points. This win puts a ton of pressure on Chelsea to come up with a win against lowly Wigan later today.

Spurs have a hot date with Sunderland at the Black Cats house. Tottenham is locked in a death fight with my Gunners for third and fourth place.

Arsenal and Man City hook up on Easter Sunday. This sucker will be a war at Emirates. City is fighting to win the title while my guys are fighting for a spot in the Champions League.

The Citizens have been reeling in their last five matches. Man City has won two, lost one and tied two. My Gunners have four out of their last five however our loss to QPR last week may have killed our chances to overtake City for second place.

The top three spots in the EPL earn the automatic berth. Fourth place earns you the right to qualify for the Champions League.

My Gunners, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Newcastle are fighting for three spots. One will be left out in the cold.

Man U takes on QPR at Old Trafford. The Red Devils will play the early match on Sunday so my Gunners and Man City will know the result needed. The needed result is a huge “W” for Gunner nation. Let’s stick a fork in Man City’s chances of winning the EPL.

After this weekend there are six matches left.

Wenger said this about the guy’s big MO heading into the match against Man City.  All quotes taken from www.arsenal.com

“In the last eight games we have won seven, so the momentum should still be there,” he said. “[The QPR result] was an interruption and a disappointment.

“We want to come back to our recent level, that means playing well and therefore winning the game.

“We are in a position now where we want to win our next game and show that it was only an interruption. We have a big game in front of us with two teams who want to win so it promises to be a very exciting match.”

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-we-still-have-our-momentum

We have a slim chance to overtake City but we must play great “D”. Against the Hoops the back line played the famous O Lay “D”. I got em. No you have em. O Lay into the back of the net.

My guys have a point to prove. We can earn a spilt with City. We lost to City 1-0 December 18^th. 

We also have to remember we are in a knock down drag out fight with Chelsea, Newcastle, and Spurs for third place.

This is a must win for Wenger and the boys.

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Manchester United proved why they can’t be counted out. Given up for dead at Christmas break Sir Alex and the Boys have kicked ass and taken names since their horrifying defeat at Old Trafford at the hands of Blackburn.

The Red Devils scored two late goals to defeat the Rovers 2-0 at Ewood Park.

Goals by Antonio Valencia in the 81^st minute and Ashley Young in the 86^th minute gave Man U a five-point lead over City.

Blackburn pressed Sir Alex and the Boys on a few occasions. Great keeping and defending by Man U kept the Rovers off the scoreboard.

The Red Devils are atop the leader board with 76 points. City has 71. The Citizens are a plus 50. Man U is a plus 49. Arsenal is third with 58. Spurs are fourth with 58. Chelsea is fifth with 53. Newcastle is sixth with 53.

At the butt end of the table sits Wolves with 22. Wigan is one step away from whale crap with 28. Blackburn is one-step away from the get outta jail free card with 28. QPR is safe for now with 28.

Goal difference for spots 17-19 is what separates these clubs. The Hoops are a minus 19. The Rovers are a minus 21 while the Wig guys are a minus 26.

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Liverpool is falling off the face of the earth while Tottenham is slowly righting their ship. This is a tale of two sides going in opposite directions. Newcastle kicked the Reds butts 2-0. Spurs on the other hand destroyed Swansea City 3-1.

Emmanuel Adebayor hit the daily lotto twice. Mate Rafael Vander Vaart started Spurs off on the right foot with a blast in the 19^th minute.

This was Tottenham’s first win in their last five matches.

Spurs and my Gunners are level on points with 58 but Arsenal is a plus 21 compared with Tottenham’s plus 20.

Arsenal is third and Spurs are fourth.

Liverpool has dropped three in a row and have lost have six out of their last seven matches.

Cisse led Toons with the daily double.

Newcastle is in sixth place with 53 points.

Toons and the Blues are level on points but Chelsea is a plus 17. Newcastle is only a plus four.

Liverpool has dropped to eighth place.

Later today Blackburn and Man U will duke it out. A win by Sir Alex and the boys will put them five points clear of City.

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This is the skinny the 411. My guys from Arsenal sucked. My Gunners lost to QPR 2-1. City looked dead in the water but the Citizens scored two goals in the 85^th and 86^th minutes to earn a three all tie with Sunderland. The Blues almost blew it against Villa. Aston Villa scored two goals to level this sucker at two all however Chelsea scored two late goals to win 4-2.

Queens Park Rangers opened up the match with a strike in the 22^nd minute. Adel Taarabt strike dead center of the box gave the Hoops the 1-0 lead. Clint Hill assisted on the goal.

Theo Walcott found the equalizer in the 37^th minute. Walcott’s blast from point range leveled this puppy at one all.

QPR scored the match winner in the Samba Dialite in the 66^th minute.

This win may have saved QPR’s season while the loss places my Gunners in the danger zone. With the Blues winning this cut the gap to five points.

Tottenham has a hot date with Swansea City later today. A Spurs win will put them level on points with my guys at 58. We have a plus 21. Spurs are a plus 18. If Tottenham rips the twines for a bunch of goals my Gunners will drop to fourth place.

City’s come from behind tie with the Black Cats keeps them close to Man U. This was the first blemish on the Citizens home record.  Man City was trying to become the second club since 1891-92 to be perfect at home. This means no ties or losses. The Black Cats were last team to do this.

Wigan picked up a huge 2-0 win over Stoke.

Wolves lost to Bolton 3-2.

Wolverhampton is whale dung 22.

The Wig guys and QPR each have 22 points. The Latics are a minus 26 while the Hoops are a minus 19.

QPR can move out of the drop dead zone if Blackburn losses big time to Man U on Monday.

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The boys are back at it again today. Man City has a hot date with Tottenham at City’s house. Both sides have a ton to play for. City is in a knock down drag out battle with Man U for the title. Spurs are locked in a death in a match with my Gunners and Chelsea for third and fourth place in the EPL. The winner of third and fourth place gets a shot at the Champions League.

My Gunners are at the Hoops house today. This is a must win situation for the guys. Queens Park Rangers are in a fight for their very lives. QPR must win this sucker too if they want to avoid getting the heave-hoe.

These nine matches heading down the home stretch are high stakes poker at its best. It’s winner take all and the loser goes home for good.

Wenger said this about what the guys need to do.

“I see us fighting like mad to win the game. That is all I see, I don’t see further,” the Arsenal boss said.

“We are focused on QPR, believe me.

“We know that is always a tricky game for everybody and that is what is important to us.

“After that we focus on the next one and our capability to finish the season in a strong way depends on just how much we focus on every game.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/preview/_/id/318081?cc=5901

There is a possibility my Gunners could catch City. We trail city by 12 points but this means we would have to run the table and the Citizens would have to lose eight out of nine matches for the guys to have a shot at second place.

Wenger said this. All quotes taken from www.arsenal.com

“We will try to give our best,” said the Frenchman. “What we can hope for is to be third. We can be fourth, we can be fifth, we can be sixth – we want to be as high as possible and that depends on our consistency now.”

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-i-see-us-focused-on-qpr-i-don-t-see-further

The race is o for the top and the heave-hoe zone.

Let the games begin.

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Sir Alex and the boys controlled the match from start to finish but it took a goal from the Rooney man in the 42^nd minute to give the Red Devils the 1-0 win over Fulham.

This was Rooney’s 28^th goal of the season.

Man U almost paid for their offensive ineptitude in the 89^th minute when the Cottagers Danny Murphy made a great run into the box. Michael Carrick made sure Murphy didn’t inflict any damage.  Many thought this was a penalty however the zebra said “No way Jose.”

The mighty boys from Old Trafford are three points clear of foe Man City.

Man U sits atop the leader board with 73 points.

The Citizens have 70 points.

Third place belongs to my Gunners with 58 points.

Spurs are fourth with 55.

At the butt end of the table sits Wolves with 22.

Wigan is in 19^th place with 25. QPR is in 18^th place with 25.

The Hoops are a minus 20 while the Latics are a minus 28.

Sitting just above the voce vai zone is Bolton with 26 points.

Blackburn is in 16^th place with 26 points.

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My boo Mengao almost blew it big time against Volta Redonda. Flamengo gave up a goal in the 14^th minute on a shot by Redonda’s Rafael Granja.

“O jogo começou muito estudado. Mesmo com posse de bola maior, o Flamengo não conseguia chegar ao gol do Volta Redonda, que levava perigo nos contra-ataques. E foi justamente num deles que o time da casa abriu o placar. Aos 15min, Julio Cesar deu bom passe na direita para Rafael Granja, que bateu cruzado e venceu o goleiro Felipe graças a um leve desvio em Junior Cesar: 1 a 0.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/estadual-do-rio/pos-jogo/2012/03/24/vagner-love-decide-faz-gol-de-letra-e-flamengo-vira-sobre-o-volta-redonda.htm

The morons played bad defense however David got the equalizer in the 35^th minute. Then to make matters worse the idiots committed a stupid studs up tackle in the 40^th minute. The chief moron was Luiz Antonio Moraes.

It sure looked bad for Rubro-negro. However the guys didn’t give up and scored three second half goals to win 4-2. Vanger Love led the attack with the daily double.

Leonardo Moura added a brilliant strike in the 90^th minute to seal the deal for Flamengo.

Mengao didn’t play Ronaldinho Gaucho. The announcers for Globo radio said that Flamengo is a better club without Gaucho. Gaucho’s play não serve para nada.

The win gives Rubro-negro 12 points.

UOL wrote this- “David Braz e Léo Moura marcaram os outros tentos do time comandado por Joel Santana, enquanto Rafael Granja e Leílton anotaram para os donos da casa. Com o resultado na partida que teve três expulsões (Luiz Antonio, Róbson e João Paulo), o Rubro-Negro segue firme na briga por uma vaga na semifinal do segundo turno do Campeonato Carioca.”

Botafogo is top dog with 13 points. Macaé lost to Americano-RJ 3-1 and Mengao moved into second place on goal difference. Flamengo is a plus five while Macaé is a plus four.

Globo Esporte had this to say about Flamengo’s win. “Só a raça não seria suficiente. Só o oportunismo de Vagner Love não bastaria. O Flamengo precisou unir os dois elementos para, com um jogador a menos em boa parte do jogo, vencer o Volta Redonda por 4 a 2, de virada, no Raulino de Oliveira. O time de Joel Santana alcançou o resultado – fundamental na luta pela classificação – no segundo tempo, disputado todo sem Luiz Antonio, que recebeu o cartão vermelho ainda na etapa inicial.

O resultado permite que o Flamengo respire na Taça Rio. Faltando três rodadas para o término da fase de classificação, o time chega a 12 pontos no Grupo A, na terceira colocação, atrás do Macaé (que enfrenta o Americano neste domingo) por causa do critério de saldo de gols. O próximo compromisso no estadual é contra o Bangu, no domingo, em Macaé. Antes, na quarta-feira, tem Libertadores: duelo com o Olimpia no Paraguai.”

http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/carioca-2012/24-03-2012/volta-redonda-flamengo.html

River Plate and Grimnasia La Plata tied nil-nil. The tie moved Los Millionaires into the top spot in Nacional B for now. River Plate has 49 points. However Instituto de Cordoba has 49 points as well but they will play on Monday against15^th place Desamarados.

The EPL Newcastle defeated West Brom 3-1. Toons and Chelsea both have 50 points but the Blues are a plus 15 compared with Newcastle’s plus two.

Chelsea is in fifth place.

Toons are in sixth. 

Spurs are in fourth place with 55 points.

Eight points separate third thru sixth place.

The top four places in the EPL get a Champions League berth.

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Two early goals propelled my Gunners to a huge 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Kieran Gibbs scored his first EPL goal in the 16^th minute plus a great dribble drive to the rack and a deadly close range strike by Theo Walcott that flat out beat the naked keeper in the 25^th minute spelled doom for Villa.

Mikel Arteta added a close range bomb in the 90^th minute plus three gave us Gunners fans one more final cheer.

This win coupled with Chelsea and Tottenham’s nil-nil draw gave the guys some breathing room.

Arsenal has 58 points.

Tottenham stays in fourth place 55 points.

Chelsea is fifth with 50.

My guys have an eight-point cushion over Chelsea and a scant three points over Spurs.

My Gunners were in control of this sucker from the outset. We were never in any danger. The guys are playing very well.

Wenger said this about my Gunners win. “I felt it was a very dynamic, fluent performance in the first half with top technical quality. It was a controlled performance in the second half, but our fatigue came in a bit because we gave a lot at Everton on Wednesday night.

“We have consistency at the moment, so let’s go home and wait for the next game.”

Wenger told the guys they can’t take anything for granted.

“At the time [we were 17th] I agree it was a dream to be in third, but what you do is you come in and do your job as well as you can, stay positive and work hard. I was optimistic because the attitude of the players was positive every day.

“We have gone through difficult times, we have learned that nothing is guaranteed and we must keep humility and focus to finish the season in a strong, convincing way.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/quotes?id=317958&cc=5901

Wenger said this about Theo Walcott’s goal. All quotes taken from www.arsenal.com

“Theo had a very good performance and scored a great goal. “You have to give him credit for that. But I would like to give credit to the pass from Song, because it is not the first time he has done that. You do not see many defensive midfielders [do that]. If you look at the assists that he has made this season, you will see that his numbers are top in Europe.”

Wenger talked about what has been the difference in the clubs recent performances.

When we did not win games [earlier in the season], I did not feel we played as badly as people said. I feel we have gained a lot of confidence in our play out from the back and that makes a massive difference. The defenders who play out from the back give us a security now and that allows the team to be much more confident.”

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-it-was-a-very-dynamic-fluent-performance-

Wigan scored a stunning 2-1 win over Liverpool.

The Wigs guys scored the match winner in the 63^rd minute. Gary Caldwell rammed home the rock after the Reds equalized in the 47^th minute. Luis Suarez ripped the winner from dead center of the box.

This was Wigan’s first win at Anfield.

Liverpool has lost two in a row and five out of their last six matches.

The win by the Latics lifted them into 19^th place with 25 points.

Wolves lost to Norwich City 2-1.

Everton defeated Swansea City 2-0.

Bolton doubled up Blackburn 2-1.

Sunderland destroyed Queens Park Rangers 3-1.

The big news of the day is this. Man City and Stoke City tied one all. Peter Crouch struck gold for the Potters in the 59^th minute but a Yaya Toure bomb from thirty yards out saved the Citizens day in the 76^th minute.

City and Man U are tied on points with 70 each but City is in first place on goal difference with a plus 50. Sir Alex and the boys are a plus 46.

Man U battles Fulham on Monday.

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