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We are now in an international break so the EPL and the other leagues have a two-week break as the European Countries prepare for the European Championships qualifying rounds.

I hate to sound like a broken record but these matches are ruining the top stars of the world.

Why do you think Wayne Rooney has struggled these past few years?

Rio Ferdinand is always hurt and I will give you three guess and the first two don’t count.

The players need to form a union and stop this insanity.

Cesc Fabregas is coming back from and injury. So is Robin Van Persie.

Kaka just blew out his knee again.

What part of players need a rest don’t these federations get?

Oh yea, I forgot it is all about the Benjamin’s.

Money talks and bullshit walks.

News outta Flamengo is this. The club is making an effort to keep their young star players under a long-term contract.

Williams just signed a new deal- UOL had this to say about it-A diretoria do Flamengo vem se mexendo nos bastidores para renovar os contratos com a base do time profissional e promover a manutenção dos atletas das categorias de base na Gávea. Desta forma, o clube prorrogou o contrato do volante Willians até 2015 e lhe deu um aumento salarial. A assinatura do novo compromisso ocorrerá nesta quinta-feira.

Na verdade, Willians irá rescindir o atual contrato para assinar o novo vínculo, prática comum envolvendo uma reforma contratual quando determinado jogador ainda não está na metade do compromisso em vigência. A diretoria vai aproveitar a suspensão pelo terceiro cartão amarelo para inscrevê-lo novamente na CBF. O goleiro Paulo Victor, reserva nos profissionais, também irá assinar a renovação por cinco anos.

When Flamengo lost keeper Bruno due to murder charges filed against him, Mengao was in a world of hurt.

Rubro-Negro almost was sent packing. Sure, Marcelo Lomba played but he was not the answer so finally Patricia Amorim did the right thing and signed Felipe as the new keeper.

So far, it has worked out well for us Flamenguistas. Felipe has given up eight goals in 13 matches.

Way to go garoto.

Felipe does have a wild side and this was a cause for concern. He likes to wear the Mohican hairstyle however he cut his locks.

Globo Esporte put it this way- Depois da prisão de Bruno em junho de 2010, a camisa 1 ficou guardada no armário da Gávea. Com o número 29, Marcelo Lomba teve a missão de assumir a posição num momento de extrema pressão. Ao fim da temporada, foi anunciada a contratação de Felipe. Na chegada, ele trouxe questionamentos sobre sua conduta fora de campo. Fez questão de dizer que não era santo, mas deu início ao milagre da mudança de imagem. Agora, o goleiro usa os números para enfrentar quem duvidou de seu potencial: é o menos vazado do Campeonato Carioca, com  oito gols sofridos em 13 partidas.

Flamenguista for life.

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The refereeing in the match between Barcelona and Arsenal sucked big time. The referee should be shot. This was the worse display I have even seen in my life. This makes the NBA look tame.

My guys from Arsenal were jobbed big time.

This was a hometown job done on the national stage.

To give RVP a red card for being a second late after a whistle signaled for an offsides call.

Not even Bullet Bob Hayes couldn’t stop that fast.

Give me a freakin break.

This is beyond ridiculous.

 Barcelona played dirty futebol.

There should have been at least two red cards given to Barca players.

The FIFA guys wanted Barcelona to win.

This is a true fact.

Final scored will read 3-1 Barcelona.

Barca wins on aggregate 4-3.

Arsenal was screwed royally big time.

This crap goes on in the bush leagues not in the top leagues and competitions in futebol.

Sure, the Gunners looked timid in the beginning but the goal in the second half made it a close match.

The ref was the turning point in the match.

Settle it on the pitch not by a stupid decision by a ref.

The refs name is Massimo Busacca.

He should never work another match again.

Arsene Wenger needs to scream to high heaven about the hometown job the Gunners received at Barcelona.

Screw getting a fine from FIFA.

Tell the world the truth.

We all saw it on TV.

Bush league baby.

Barca is a bunch of cheaters.

Good players but dirty and cheaters.

The world saw it all.

Shame on you Barca.

Look at this not a single yellow card for Barca.

I like to get kissed while I am being fucked.

Arsenal was fucked big tine.

The fix was in at Barca.

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Let’s make this as simple as possible. I will write this puppy from the eyes of the fan and analyst.

From the out set it looked like Barca was in complete control.

Arsenal was a step slow.

The Gunners couldn’t mount an attack.

It sure looked like Barcelona would win 4-0 or worse.

When Villa scored in the 26^th minute I thought this sucker is over.

RVP missed two really good scoring opportunities in the first half and I knew this was going to be a long match for Arsenal.

The only thing saving Arsenal was the offsides that cancelled the second goal and the Gunners quick counter attack.

We were fortunate to be only down 1-0 at half.

The Gunners showed signs of life in the first half.

One was the outstanding play of keeper Szczesny and the defense of Eboue, Koscielny, and Djourou.

The second was the lightening quick counter attacks staged by Jack Wilshere, Cesc Fabregas, and Robin Van Persie.

Arsenal seemed out of sorts and intimidated by Barcelona and their star power Messi, Pedro, and Villa.

The second half was a different story.

Barca’s passing game and quickness disappeared due to Wenger and the gang pressing the attack and using their quick passing game to disrupt Barcelona’s vaunted attacking style.

Instead of panicking, the Gunners remained calm.

This paid handsome dividends when RVP scored that brilliant short post goal in the 78^th minute.

This goal was the result of the consistent pressure applied by RVP, Jack Wilshere. Cesc Fabregas, and company.

The second was the result of a steal and quick counter attack up the pitch that resulted in the gimmie goal by Andrei Arshavin.

Arshavin had several close calls with the back of the net.

This pressing style and quick counter attacks expose Barca backside “D”.

Camp Nou has great attackers but their “D” is suspect.

During the match, my emotions ran the gamete from despair to joy and every emotion in between.

I was impressed with Barca’s team speed.

Yet, in the second half they seemed a step slow.

Sure Barca had a chance to score the equalizer late but keeper Szczesny and Eboue sniffed out the chance and stopped it cold.

The second leg will be a wild match.

Messi and company will press the attack and force Arsenal to defend.

Barca is good at creating two on one and three on one attacking situations.

Messi, Pedro, and Villa had at four chances in the first half of the match at Emirates.

Barca only connected on one of them.

The Gunners defense will be tested again in spades.

This is FA Cup weekend and we’ll talk about the oldest cup competition on Sunday.

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It sure looked like my guys from Arsenal were going to get blown out by the mighty Barcelona guys.

My heart was in my throat when David Villa blasted a close range bomb that found its mark in the 26^th minute.

Barca had it pedal to the medal.

We had several really good chances but Arsenal couldn’t crack the code.

Instead of quitting the guys took the game by the scruff of the net and pressed the attack.

The dividends paid off handsomely in the second half.

Robin Van Persie found a crease between the keeper’s left hand and the short post.

Whamo bamo the ball finds it destination in the 77^th minute.

The match winner came in the 83^rd minute.

Jack Wilshere set it up with a great pass to mate Cesc Fabregas. Then it was Katie bar the door.

We are off to the races.

Andrei Arshavin nailed it to give Gunner nation a huge 2-1 win over invincible Barcelona.

Game, set, and match to Arsenal.

This was a huge win for us.

Now the Gunners are in the drivers seat for the second leg.

Barca and Arsenal will play March 8^th at Camp Nou.

Arsene Wenger said about the second leg- Tonight’s result gives us a chance to go to Barcelona with belief. We know it will be a very difficult game but we will prepare well. We will be highly focused and we go to win our game. It is a special lift for my team. Our players have shown exceptional strength tonight and togetherness. This will enforce that.

This was Arsene Wenger’s first win against Barcelona.

The headman had this to say about the “W”- I am highly delighted because it was a special football match. The game promised a lot and absolutely fulfilled the promises between two exceptional football teams who always try to play. We were not only strong on the physical side but on the mental side, we kept resilient. We took advantage of one special piece of skill from Van Persie and the goal for the second was after some good build-up play. It was a special night. When we suffered, the fans were still very positive.

Tottenham picked a huge first leg away 1-0 win over AC Milan.

Peter Crouch nailed the match winner in the 80^th minute.

He unleashed a blast from 12 yards out to seal the deal for Harry me Boy Redknapp and his Spurs chargers.

Gunner nation rules.

Gunner for life.

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My guys from Arsenal will take on powerhouse Barcelona at our house Emirates on Wednesday.

This will be balls to the wall match between to very good sides.

Robin Van Persie needs to step up big time.

Jack Wilshere needs to rip the twines as well as Cesc Fabregas.

The “D” needs to play airtight.

The guys can’t afford to have a brain fart and let Messi and his mates have clean looks and shots at the net.

If this happens it will be a long night.

Wenger says his club is ready- The only thing I can say is we are in an ideal condition to face them,” said the Frenchman. “We cannot complain. We have the belief, the confidence and the players available. We are 90 per cent in February and that was not the case last year. I feel we are in an ideal position to face them.”

We just want to show how good we are,” he said. “We want to show the belief we have in our game, in our quality, more than looking at the past.
 

“We have practiced. We are determined, focused and we want to win this competition. We know we face the super-favourites of this competition but the only way to do it is to knock them out.”

Defender Diaby said it is not all about Messi- We need to be focused on the way we defend and not be focused on one man,” the Frenchman told Arsenal.com. “We know that individually he is really good but if we do the job together I think it will be difficult for him. For me, that is the best way to control him and control the game.

 “When you focus on one man it is never a good idea because they have also got Iniesta, Xavi, Villa – so many players. The most important thing is to be well organised defensively and, when we have got the ball, play our game.

 “I watch Barcelona play quite often because I like the way they play, the way they move and obviously they have got the best player in the world.

 “We know that this is a great team but we have a very good side with very good players. We can beat anybody in the world. We just need to be conscious of our qualities and play our game.”

He is so right. The other guys will kill ya tamben.

Alex Song chimed in stating the Chelsea showed hwo to beat Barca- “The reference point for us has to be the Chelsea match from December, when we pressed them very high from the first minute and gave them no room.

“We need to do that to Barcelona – they have a similar style to us and it should be a pleasure for everyone to watch.

“I can’t wait. Everyone’s talking about it, not just here – a lot of my friends have been in touch wanting to come over and watch.

Alex Song said this about RVP- “I’ve always said that Robin is one of the best strikers in the world – he’s had bad injuries but has come back so well.

“When Robin is 100 per cent fit, you know he’s dangerous at any time. He’s scored a lot of goals in the past few weeks and helped the team in other ways; it’s very important to have him fit, because he’s one of the guys who gives you a real chance.”

Let’s see if we can kill the giants from Barca.

Gunner nation rules.

Gunenr for life.

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My guys from Arsenal did what they needed to do at their house winning 2-0 over Wolverhampton.

Robin van Persie hit the daily lotto twice in the win.

Both goals were a thing of beauty.

The first was in the 16^th minute.

RVP nailed a perfect sliding kick that bounced off the right post into the back of the net.

The second happened in the 56^th minute.

This was a perfect counter attack that started with a great defensive play by Alex Song.

RVP and Theo Walcott played a perfect two-man game that left Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessy hung out to dry.

Robin Van Persie hit the back of the net.

Game, set, and match to the Gunners.

RVP has scored nine goals in his last four matches.

This “W” was huge.

Arsene Wenger had this to say about the Jack Wilshere- Jack is a talented player who can defend and attack. He had a very good game. He defends well, he attacks well, he creates, he has assists.”

“He is a very confident lad but he has not scored yet. Cesc was like that for a while,” said Wenger. “I believe he will score soon because he looks very close.

“He has a hesitation some time to shoot himself and chooses to always give the ball. When he is a bit more confident he will score goals.”

Wenger was pleased his chargers didn’t suffer a let down after the fiasco at Newcastle-There was none. In fact it confirmed the quality of our performance at Newcastle, what was not easy to read in the media, because we had an outstanding game as long as it was 11 against 11. It was confirmed today with the number of chances we created, the quality of our play. We were defensively solid and that was important after the four goals we conceded. We create many chances, the only regret is that maybe we didn’t score enough goals. Part of that is down to their goalkeeper – all the goalkeepers look very inspired here at the Emirates. The keeper had an outstanding game.

Wenger added about his guys not thinking about the mid-week tussle against Barcelona- We had to stay focused. For us it is important because [on Wednesday] we play certainly at the moment the best team in the world. It is important to go into the game with psychological confidence and as well in a strong position in the league. We are in a Premier League race, we believe we can do it, we have the hunger, and we can focus on every single competition and that is important. For me it was important we showed the focus today and did not have Barcelona in their mind.

Man U came up big in 2-1 win over cross-town rivals Man City.

The Rooney Man nailed a bicycle in the 78^th minute gave Sir Alex and the Boys a “W” at Old Trafford.

Rooney had this to say after the match- I have seen it again. I was just trying to keep my eye on the ball and to get a good connection. Luckily it went into the top corner.” It is a significant result and almost certainly rules City out of the title race unless a disaster happens.

Man U is top dog with 57 points.

My guys from Arsenal are second 54.

West Brom blew a three-goal lead and tied West Ham three all.

Blackpool and Aston Villa tied one all.

Liverpool and Wigan kissed their sister one-one.

Spurs picked up a huge 2-1 win over Sunderland.

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The idiocy is back again. It is time for International friendly matches. What a bunch of crap. How many players need to have their careers ruin before this BS stops.

This will only stop when the world’s players stand up and form as union.

 I know this all about national pride, picking players for the next World Cup and all of that but please enough is enough.

The World Cup is almost three years away.

Give it a rest.

Let the players Rooney, Robin van Persie, Robinho, and the rest get a real break.

This constant playing 24-7 365 days a year will kill a player.

Look all the injuries over the past years players like Rooney, RVP, Fernando Torres have had.

THIS HAS TO STOP.

It is time to form a players union.

Use as a model The NFL or MLB players union.

These are my thoughts on this cold wintry snowy day.

It is cold folks.

Try a minus 19 with blowing snow.

The basketball game I was to broadcast tonight is cancelled due to the blowing snow.

 Flamenguista and Gunner for life.

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The big boys all won on this very cold day in the states. Some places are as hot as minus one. That’s a heat wave folks. You gotta love it. Not!

My guys from Arsenal fell behind 1-0 on a clearly offside goal by Louis Saha in the 24^th minute.

There was no quit in this dog as my Gunners scored the next two goals to win this sucker 2-1 at our house Emirates.

Andrei Arshavin point blank shot dead center of the box in the 70^th tied this puppy up at one all.

The match winner came in the 77^th minute. Robin Van Persie fired a great skip pass through the goal crease to Laurent Koscielny. Koscielny nailed a tight range header between the keeper Tim Howard and the left post.

Game, set, and match to Arsenal.

This “W” was huge for Gunner nation.

Man U blasted Aston Villa 3-1.

The Wayne man hit the daily double for Sir Alex and the guys.

Rooney’s first of the season.

Nemanja Vidic scored too.

This win kept the Red Devils a top the leader board with 54 points.

My Gunners are in the two spot with 49 points.

Chelsea destroyed Sunderland 4-2.

John Terry, Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou, and Nicolas Anelka ripped the twines for the Blues guys.

Chelsea stays in touch with the leader board in third place with 44 points.

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Finally, we kicked ass and took names. Robin Van Persie had the hat trick. The only bad thing about his performance was a missed gimmie PK in the 71^st minute other than what can ya say.

My Gunners should have put this sucker outta sight by halftime but such was not the case.

What did I say peeper the goal with shots and eventually the goal would come tumbling down.

RVP gave Arsenal the early 1-0 lead in the 21^st minute.

Alex Song made the final pass into the box.

All Robin Van Persie had to do was deposit this baby into the back of the net.

Count em nine passes that set up the goal by RVP.

This was classic futebol.

My guys from Arsenal fired 24 shots on the net.

Ten of them were on goal.

This win gives us 46 points.

Manchester United was total form when they took on Birmingham.

Sir Alex and the guys destroyed the Blues 5-0.

Dimitar Berbatov had a hat trick.

This is Berbatov’s third hat trick of the year.

He tied Ruud Van Nistelrooy for most hat tricks in a season. 

Finally Berbatov is doing was he was supposed to do when he was signed two years ago.

Score!

Ryan Giggs and Nani added their names to the scorer’s sheet também.

This was a total blow out by the Red Devils.

If this were a fight, it would have been stopped in the first round.

Man U came out breathing fire.

The boys from Old Trafford have 48 points.

Dimitar Berbatov now has ripped the twines 17 times.

He is top dog in the chase for the golden boot.

Tottenham and Toons tied one all.

This tie may have cost Spurs a shot at the title.

Tottenham will remain in fourth place with 38 points.

A funny thing happen on the way to to keep pace with Man U for Man City Aston Villa.

Villa defeated City 1-0.

Darren Bent scored the match winner in the 18^th minute.

Man U is top dog with 48 points.

My guys from Arsenal are second with 46.

City is third with 45.

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My guys from Arsenal have a huge match at home against Wigan. Sure, the Latics are just about at the butt end of the table. Actually, Wigan is in 18^th place with 22 points.

We have to go balls to the wall.

Arsenal needs to kick ass and take names.

Fabregas, Robin Van Persie, Samir Nasri, Andrei Arshavin, and the rest need to step up to the plate and pepper the goal with salvo after salvo.

Take no prisoners.

Play tight “D”.

And most of all do not and I repeat do not give up stupid cheap goals.

Then and only then, we will keep pace with leader board.

Samir Nasri is our top goal producer with nine.

Arsene Wenger spoke about injury to Thomas Vermaelen- all quotes www.arsenal.com

It was not a real surgery, it is what you call a procedure. I am not a medical specialist but what they took off is what you call the plantaris tendon. This is a structure that is very rarely injured and they tell me many people do not have one at all. It’s a little tendon next to the Achilles tendon where he had the friction.

No. It is a very light one, he is walking today. The time to be back, if all goes well, they tell me is six weeks. A bit more, a bit less I don’t know. But I count six weeks.

To be back competitively. Two weeks without training and four weeks preparation.

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