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December 8th, 2010 | 
Author: Manchester United and Valencia tied one all in the final match of the group stage.
Anderson’s knocked home the rebound in the 62nd minute to lift the Red Devils to a one all tie after they fell behind 1-0 early in the match.
Pablo put Valencia on top in the 32nd minute.
Anderson was the unlikely hero of the match for Man U.
Park Ji-Sung rocket went flying off of Valencia keeper Vicente Guaita. Guaita blocked the shot.
Shot. Rebound. Score.
Game, set and tie for the mighty boys from Old Trafford.
The faithful at Old Trafford were worried until Anderson’s put back saved the day.
The Wayne man is regaining his old form.
Rooney nearly had a goal in the 36th minute but he missed by that much.
Man U is top dog in Group C.
It is on to the next round for the Red Devils.
Sir Alex had this to say about the Wayne man.
“Absolutely, he did very well again tonight,” the United boss told Sky Sports. “His distribution, his leading of the line and his workrate were outstanding tonight. He’s getting there, and he’s getting there quickly.”
Ferguson had this to say about the Rooney Berbatov tandem- We’ve seen flashes of it. Maybe not as much as against Blackburn, for instance, but Berba tonight could have scored another five. He’s been unlucky not to score tonight.”
Spurs and Twente Enschede tied at three all.
Tottenham is top dog in Group A.
Jermain Defoe hit the daily double for Spurs in the 47th and 59th minutes.
The difference in the match was Twente Enschede’s own goal by Peter Wisgerhof in the 12th minute.
Spurs are on the next round também.
Tottenham can score but they can’t defend worth a crap. Harry me boy Redknapp had this to say about his sides feast on scoring and sieve like “D”- You can’t have it all ways. You either play that way or you play with one striker. We’ve gone for it, we have a go. We look to score and we look to attack teams at every opportunity. We’re open.
“I feel we’ve got to play people who can score and people who can hurt teams and that’s how we’ve approached the games. And, at the end of the day, we’ve finished top of the group.
“You can’t say ‘Well they’ve conceded goals’; we’ve scored more goals than anybody. If you want us to shut up shop, we can do that and come away and be difficult to beat and stick five across midfield. But we don’t; we come away and have a go.”
The EPL is two for two moving on to the next round.
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Rangers stacked the “D” end of the pitch. This forced Man U to fight thru two layers of defenders. This tactic paid off handsomely for Rangers. This earned them a nil-nil draw with the mighty boys from Old Trafford.
Man U played at their house in the opening round of Group play in the Champions League.
Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, and Darren Fletcher were the only regulars who saw action on this night.
Sir Alex used mostly subs in this match.
Man U has a huge match against Liverpool on Sunday at Old Trafford.
The Reds have a history of sticking it the Red Devils.
The bad news was this Antonio Valencia broke his ankle in this puppy. He will miss at least two months or so.
Valencia is an up and coming young star of the Red Devils.
SIDE NOTE:
This bullshit has to stop. Too many players are going down like flies.
There needs to be a players union to stand up and stop FIFA and the futebol clubs from grinding players into the ground and force these idiots to have a sane schedule of matches.
Until the players stand up and stop this crap, this garbage will continue to happen.
Form a players union and force management to reduce the number matches played during a season.
Futebol needs a Curt Flood.
BACK TO THE ACTION:
Man U controlled the match but they couldn’t crack the code.
Tottenham on the other hand jumped to an early two goal lead at Werner Bremen however the home side came back and scored two goals to earn a two all tie with Spurs.
Tottenham was missing two of their key players Jermain Defoe and Luka Modric.
Modric’s leg was not broken.
This is good news for Spurs.
Harry me Boy you are learning about life at the top of the EPL.
Experience is hard teacher. You get the task first and the lesson later.
Spurs should have earned the full three points.
Not on this night for Werner Bremen came back to earn the draw.
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Tags: Antonio Valencia, Champions League, Darren Fletcher, De Futebol Bobby Gee, De Futebol Brasil, Futebol, Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe, Luka Modric, Manchester United, Rangers, Rio Ferdinand, Sir Alex, Tottenham, Wayne Rooney, Werner Bremen | 
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My guys from Arsenal won on the road.
This was a huge 2-1 win over the pesky Blackburn Rovers.
We did good but there were several mix-ups and sloppy “D” that could have cost us the big “W”.
Theo Walcott ripped the twines in the 20th minute to give us Gunners a 1-0 lead.
This baby was the direct result of a great counter attack.
Robin Van Persie took the ball and drove the left sideline.
Persie set up mate Walcott with a beautiful pass. All Theo Walcott had to do was deposit the ball into the back of the net.
Walcott’s rocket literally ripped the twines off the left side of net near the left post.
This was truly a rocket.
Blackburn nailed the equalizer in the 27th minute.
Rovers Hadji Diouf made the Gunners defender Laurent Koscielny look like a schoolgirl.
Wham. Bam. Diouf hands Koscielny his jock.
Hadji hits mate Mame Diouf who jams the ball into the back of the net.
I thought here we go again.
Get a crap tie on the road.
But no! My Gunners picked themselves up by the bootstraps and scored the winner in the 51st minute.
Andrei Arshavin nailed the rebound off a miss by mate Cesc Fabregas to give us the all-important road win.
The bad news is this.
Our top player Robin Van Persie left the match in the 35th minute with an ankle injury.
Headman Arsene Wenger thinks RVP will miss about ten days.
This was a huge road win for the Gunner Nation.
The biggest surprise of the day was when lowly Wigan pulled the upset city match of the day by beating Tottenham 1-0 at Spurs house-White Hart Lane.
What did I tell ya!
Spurs are in above their heads.
Tottenham didn’t play worth a crap.
Spurs key scorer Jermain Defoe is playing with an injured groin.
Peter Crouch isn’t worth a damn.
Sure, Tottenham had most of the possession but the name of the game is to put the ball into the back of the net.
Maybe Spurs should take lessons from my guys in Brasil Flamengo who couldn’t find an acorn with a GPS system.
Welcome to the real big leagues Tottenham.
This is a different animal.
Other than that business as usual in the EPL, Chelsea beat up little sisters of the poor Stoke City 2-0.
Blackpool and Fulham tied two all.
Newcastle and Wolves kissed their sister one all.
Manchester United blasted West Ham 3-0 on Saturday. We’ll talk about that more on Monday.
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On the brink of disaster, Tottenham exploded at White Lane to rout Young Boys 4-0 to advance to the group stage of the Champions league.
This is the first trip for Spurs in the quest of ultimate prize in club futebol-the Champions League.
It looked bleak for Tottenham after they fell behind 3-0 on the road to the Swiss side Young Boys before rallying to score two goals to make the final score a respectable 3-2.
These two away goals were of utmost importance.
Harry Redknapp had his chargers breathing firing at home.
Peter Crouch dented the nets in the 5th minute.
Jermain Defoe added a controversial goal in the 32nd minute.
Defoe controlled the ball with his arm before depositing it in the back of the net.
The Crouch Man added to more markers to complete his hat trick.
Way to go Harry me boy.
The only downer was superman Jermain Defoe needs to go under the knife to repair a torn groin.
This will set the Spurs back.
Defoe is one of the key players for Tottenham.
Let’s see how Spurs will handle the loss of a very good player.
I have a hunch Spurs will drop back to at least mid table.
The loss of Jermain Defoe hurts big time.
Now Harry and his guys will now find out first hand what it is like to juggle Champions League, EPL, Carling Cup, and FA Cup in a season.
Just ask Sir Alex, Wenger, and Carlo Ancelotti about this. These men face this year in and year out.
Welcome to the big time Harry me Boy.
This is not an easy task.
Players will play about 75 matches in a single season and this will lead to lots of wrecks.
Harry me Boy you’ll find out first hand.
You have when Jermain Defoe will miss at least a month or so.
Hats off to Tottenham for getting to the group stage of the Champions League.
Kudos.
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Tags: Champions League, De Futebol, De Futebol Brasil, Futebol, Harry Redknapp, Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, Tottenham, Young Boys |
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Today it is for real. The EPL begins play.
The headline match will be Manchester City and Tottenham. This should be a barnburner. Both sides will be loaded and gunning for bear.
Fasten your seat belts folks. Buckle yourself in and watch a wild and woolly affair.
Spurs have some really good players.
Tottenham’s main man will be Jermain Defoe.
Let’s see if Defoe can duplicate last years scoring pace.
I still think Spurs played way above their heads last year. Tottenham will finish in eighth or nine place.
City on the other hand has the head case Carlos Tevez. Tevez is a great player but he doesn’t want to play for Manchester City.
Tevez and Mancini do not get along.
Let’s see how this friction will translate on the pitch.
City will finish just out of the money.
Tottenham is playing at their house White Hart Lane.
Chelsea opens defense of their title against newly promoted West Brom.
The Blues should win hands down but all you Chelsea fans don’t get too excited.
The Blues are on the down side of forty.
The squad is old and Chelsea may win the crown.
Drogba and the rest are inching towards thirty.
This means they guys will start to break down.
Everton takes on Blackburn.
The Toffees have one of the best keepers in the world Tim Howard.
This will be a good one.
Let the games begin.
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The USA won Group C with a thrilling 1-nil win over Alegria.
Landon Donovan is finally proving he belongs on the world futebol stage.
The Landon Man nailed the match winner in the 91st minute.
The superman in goal Tim Howard set up this goal. Howard blocked a point blank shot. He gobbled up the loose ball. A quick outlet pass by Howard and we were off to the races.
Alegria never knew what hit them.
The USA was off to the races.
Buda bing buda boom the ball is in the back of the Algerian net in a matter moments.
Fast break futebol at its best.
You gotta love it.
Game, set, and match to the USA.
My wife and I stood and cheered at the top of our lungs.
Our neighbors thought we are nuts.
I have the papers to prove I am nuts.
We win the Group and now on to the knockout stage.
The idiot pundits in the USA media have proclaimed Landon Donovan the greatest player in United States history.
NOT!
One brilliant World Cup doesn’t make up for all the times Donovan stunk the joint out.
Read my lips Tim Howard is the only world-class player have.
Time in and time out Howard has saved the USA hide.
Without Howard, we would have lost to England, Alegria, and Slovenia.
Trust me on this.
England finally tickled the twines in a huge 1-0 over Slovenia.
Jermain Defoe saved the English skin when he nailed the match winner in the 23rd minute.
The Aussies defeated Serbia 2-1.
Germany escaped with Ghana 1-0.
After a scoring barrage against a short-handed Australian squad, the Germans have petered out in goal production.
Germany is over rated.
Germany wins Group D.
Ghana and the Aussies tied for second with four points but Ghana had a better goal difference. Ghana was a zero while Australia was a minis three.
In my heart, I would love to see a miracle in South Africa. The USA wins the World Cup. Dreams are great to have.
Do you believe in Miracles?
YES!
1980 Lake Placid, New York.
USA upset the pro Russian hockey team and wins the Gold Medal.
Will this happen again?
If not I want Brasil to win.
I don’t want Argentina to win.
My head tells me that Brasil, Argentina, and Spain are even money to win it all.
The second tier consists of Germany, Netherlands, England, and Portugal.
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There are two days until the World Cup begins. I can’t wait. The idiots at ESPN will broadcast the entire tournament. I would rather watch paint dry then torture myself listening to the clowns at ESPN butcher futebol.
No, thank you I will watch the Spanish Stations instead.
Listening to Alexi Lalas spout his insane comments and idiotic ideas is bad enough on ESPN 2 during the EPL now I have put up with his dribble on greatest futebol stage-The World Cup.
I would rather eat cat shit and live.
It is my blog and I can say what I want.
You don’t like it tough do-do.
Give me a break.
Throw into the mix Tommie Smyth and the rest no wonder the world thinks America futebol is a joke.
The Americans are in the same group as England, Slovenia, and Algeria.
The USA should advance but anything is possible with this team.
Tim Howard needs to play lights out.
The “D” stinks.
Howard is the great eraser.
Landon Donovan finally needs to step up and show what he is made of.
He had a great short run at Everton.
Let’s see if this was a fluke or for real.
We will find out real quick.
England is hurting. The Rooney Man will hopefully be healed of all his nagging injuries.
Wayne Rooney is a world-class futebol player.
He is your typical power forward in the NBA.
You can’t stop him when he gets in the crease.
Frank Lampard, Shawn Wright Phillips, Jermain Defoe, and Jamie Carragher need to step up to the plate and knock it out of the park.
Super defender Rio Ferdinand is out due to injury.
This is not good.
He is the glue that holds the “D” together.
Just ask Sir Alex about that.
I still think the English squad has a better than fifty-fifty chance to win it all.
I am an American with a Brasilian heart.
I married a Brasilian.
I have always rooted for Brasil since I was knee high to a grasshopper.
Dunga and the guys are favorites but they have their work cut out for them.
We will talk about that on Friday.
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It is all going to come down to this. Manchester City and Tottenham will duke it out at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday.
The winner of this match should nail down the final Champions League spot.
Spurs are in the fourth spot with 67 points. City is fifth with 66 points.
Villa and the Reds are dead in the water.
After today’s action there will be one match left in the season.
Spurs Man City match up will be a close encounter of the intense kind.
This sucker is for all the marbles.
Both sides will leave it all on the pitch.
The place will be nuts.
Tevez will come out firing bullets.
Jermain Defoe will be attacking all out balls to the wall.
This should be a classic heavyweight fight.
Spurs and City will throw their best Sunday punches.
In my heart, I would like to Tottenham with this baby.
Chelsea should be crowned champ on Sunday.
This will stop Man U’s historic quest for a four-peat dead.
On Sunday, Brasileiro Campeonato commences on Sunday.
Mengao battles Sao Paulo.
Flamenguista nation will be watching.
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Man U scored in the final moments of injury time to stick a fork in City’s chances of winning a berth in the Champions League.
Scholes header off a great pass from mate Evra was squeezed between the keeper Shay Given and the right post.
Patrice Evra’s assist may have lifted the boys from Old Trafford to a historic four peat.
Man U rose from the dead to beat man City 1-0.
Paul Scholes was the hero but Patrice Evra’s dramatic run up the left side of the pitch coupled with his perfectly placed ball deep into the teeth of the City box gave Man U new life in the EPL title race.
You gotta live it baby.
Scholes is a PT player. This means he is a prime time player baby.
It sure looked like City and the mighty boys from Old Trafford would end up in a nil-nil tie.
Then midnight struck Cinderella was reduced to a fiery rubble.
Tottenham pulled off the daily double.
Spurs flat out took it to Chelsea.
Tottenham beat the Blues 2-1.
The Spurs beat my guys Arsenal last Sunday and then did an encore by possibly killing Chelsea’s title dreams on Saturday.
We will see.
Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale hit for pay dirt to stake the Spurs to a 2-nil lead before John Terry added a cosmetic goal in the 90th minute.
Both Spurs and Man U fans are happy as sin.
Now lets hope my guys will beat up on Wigan later today.
Oh yes baby the race is on.
Chelsea is the top dog with 77 points. Man U is second with 76. Arsenal is third with 71. We have a game in hand. Tottenham is fourth with 64 and Man City is fifth with 62.
Gentlemen start your engines.
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Arsenal did what we needed them to do. The Gunners picked up a huge road win.
Andre Arshavin put us ahead in the 14th minute. Arshavin plowed his way through the Tigers “D”. He muscled a shot right into the teeth of the left corner to give us 1-0 lead.
Yes, the Gunners did struggle.
We had a hard time with the tight Hull City “D”.
Hull City picked up the equalizer in 28th minute.
Sol Campbell made a stupid challenge on Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Jimmy Bullard nailed the PK to level this sucker up at one all.
The Gunners just couldn’t quite get the same rhythm and fluid play that we displayed in the demolition of FC Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Hull City’s George Boateng was given the heave-hoe in the 45th minute.
We had the advantage but Arsenal couldn’t strike for pay dirt until the waning moments of the match.
Nicklas Bendtner struck for gold in the 90th minute to give us the three points.
Whew, that was close.
Denilson fired a wicked shot on goal from thirty yards out. The Tigers keeper Boaz Myhill did his best to keep the shot out of the goal. Shot. Rebound. Score. Bendtner.
Three points for us.
Yes, sir re Bob.
We were not at our best but this just shows how tough the guys are. Arsenal kept at it until we found a way to win.
This is what championship teams do.
Just win bay.
Chelsea started out slow before torching West Ham 4-1.
Didier Drogba hit for the daily double.
Alex led off the hit parade in the 16th minute.
Florent Malouda hit the back of the net in the 77th minute.
Tottenham picked a huge 3-1 home win over Blackburn.
Roman Pavlyuchenko struck twice in the 55th and 85th minutes to lead Spurs to the win.
Jermain Defoe started Tottenham off on the right foot with a dagger to the heart in the 45th minute.
He one timed a header pass from mate Vedran Corluka.
Corluka’s header went through the crease to the eagerly awaiting Defoe.
Defoe was camped at the right post.
Birmingham fell behind to Everton 2-0 before rallying for a two all draw.
Cameron Jerome drew Blues close with a strike in the 26th minute.
Craig Gardner scored his first Birmingham goal in the 51st minute to give Blues a hard earned draw.
Stoke City and Aston Villa kissed their sister nil-nil.
Wolves defeated Burnley 2-1.
The race for the top spot looks like this.
Chelsea is in the catbird seat with 42 points. Arsenal is second with 42 points as well.
Chelsea has a plus 42 while we have a plus 38. Man U is in third place with 63 points.
The Red Devils and Fulham hook at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Blues have a game in hand.
Tottenham is in fourth place with 52 points.
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