and its aaaarseeeenaaaal...aaarseeeeenaaaal fc! vs. united

[The-Iron-Ghost]

United is headed for a very crappy season... they lack quality and depth and it'll show more and more as time goes by... they are no match for Arsenal...
Arsenal the better side, humiliated ManU... but were just on the wrong side of things today... had the ref done his job properly of course...
Gunner fans don't even see the need to justify the loss... it's self-evident and any unbiased person would know why ManU won undeservedly...
See you all Devil' fans at the end of the season... BELLOW us that is

Yeah UTD have real issues, any real UTD fan will come out and admit that instead of sitting in cloud 9.

They weren't in the game at all, there only chances came when arsenal pushed the whole squad up at the end.

there were two 50-50 penalties and only one give, Mike Dean same referee who was suspended for his involvement in a betting syndicate ruined the game for me to be honest, there was no need to hand out 10 yellow cards seriously? booking stupid things and letting go bigger ones.

I am proud of the way the lads played they deserved to win, i think the return of Cesc and Theo will spark up the lads and we will challenge for that title, with the easy group in CL we will get more time to focus on the EPL

[shayan20]

that was penalty on arshavin but it was 50-50.
man u had 2 great chances to make the game 3-1 or 4-1.

[PouriaAkaBarut]

Even Tho I know we played like shit I am still proud of my team even by playing like shit they still managed to beat one of the most motivated and toughest team in EPL this year . Hopefully we will see how it is going to go in the rest of the season and Specially the second game Vs Arsenal in emirates stadium!

[Farhad-7]

that was penalty on arshavin but it was 50-50.
man u had 2 great chances to make the game 3-1 or 4-1.

that is because Arsenal were pouring ahead with gallas and our wingbacks even and after diaby own goal Man Utd we're playing with 8 men infront of the goal discluding the goalie so Arsenal had to go all out and it was hard so that's where Utd had the chance to make it 3-1 on counters.

[Farhad-7]

funny how no one mentions Van Persie hitting the post and nearly scoring in start of 2nd half

[PouriaAkaBarut]

funny how no one mentions Van Persie hitting the post and nearly scoring in start of 2nd half

Ya but you know it yourself it was clearly offside , Not van perise the first touch with the head i think it was arshivin

[Farhad-7]

Ya but you know it yourself it was clearly offside , Not van perise the first touch with the head i think it was arshivin

? I'm talking about start of 2nd half, not that 94th min incident.

anyways Man Utd are lucky the ref was an idiot, Flecther could have easily been sent off for what he did to Arshavin and Man Utd would have to played 10men for rest of game.

anyways it seems Man Utd fans are so happy thinking with this lucky win, it means they're good enough to win the EPL. LOL at fergie after diaby own goal. I have never seen a coach go that crazy after an own goal. shows how desperate he was.

[Team Melli Fan]

lmfao on the epl review show, they just said that the ref mike dean did a pretty good job...r u fvckin kidding me?
-arshavin shouldve gotten a penalty
-rooneys pen shouldnt have been called
-no reason to send of wenger
-completely biased and was in favor of united

[babak_australia]

lmfao on the epl review show, they just said that the ref mike dean did a pretty good job...r u fvckin kidding me?
-arshavin shouldve gotten a penalty
-rooneys pen shouldnt have been called
-no reason to send of wenger
-completely biased and was in favor of united

Nothing new about Man U getting favouratism. it has happened forever.

Thats why it is so much more special to beat them.

Mike Dein has had it in for Arsenal for a long time and it just showed with his stupid treatment of Wenger and the ease in which he blowed his whistle for the penalty and completely overlooked the penalty for Arshavin.

[raminio05]

guys, lets move on. a loss is a loss. the rooney penalty was iffy (because i don't think that he had a chance to get to the ball), but almunia had a laps of judgment there. And we had another big messup by scoring on ourselves.

Because of the lapses in judgment, we shouldn't be so quick to say that we were the better team.


BTW, i think that the reason that Man U could't get any offense going was because of our lineup in midfield.

All four of those players (Eboue, Song, Diaby, Denilson) have the capability to play as DM's.

[1Heesham1]

guys, lets move on. a loss is a loss. the rooney penalty was iffy (because i don't think that he had a chance to get to the ball), but almunia had a laps of judgment there. And we had another big messup by scoring on ourselves.
Because of the lapses in judgment, we shouldn't be so quick to say that we were the better team.
BTW, i think that the reason that Man U could't get any offense going was because of our lineup in midfield.
All four of those players (Eboue, Song, Diaby, Denilson) have the capability to play as DM's.

[milad]

UEFA Hand Arsenal Striker Eduardo Two-Game Ban For Diving

The Croatian international will be suspended for his simulation at the Emirates last week...

Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva has today been handed a two-game ban after being charged with deceiving the referee in last week's Champions League play-off against Celtic at the Emirates Stadium.

A statement on UEFA's official website confirmed the punishment, reading, "The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body today examined the case of the Arsenal FC player Eduardo 'for deceiving the referee' during the UEFA Champions League play-off second leg match on 26 August against Celtic FC, and has suspended the player for two UEFA club competition matches."

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger had reacted angrily to the news that his player was to be charged last week, calling it a "witchhunt" and hinting that he felt his club and players were being unfairly targeted, and even that the amount of Scottish influence at UEFA had contributed to Eduardo being singled out.

Arsenal will be given an opportunity to appeal, with UEFA's statement continuing, "This decision may be appealed against by the club or player within three working days of the dispatch of the reasoned decision."

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/englan...ban-for-diving

sweet. they finally started giving bans for diving.

[TM4LIFE]

man i hate man u, i hate rooney, and i hate that gum chewing coach of theirs... arsenal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>man u... they shoulda won that by 100-0. dont know why refs jack off to united everytime they play

[raminio05]

A penalty kick shall be awarded if a player commits any of the
aforementioned infringements inside his own penalty area, irrespective
of the position of the ball but provided that it is in play.

A direct free kick shall be awarded to the opposing team if a player
commits any of the following seven infringements in a manner
considered by the referees to be careless, reckless or excessively
forceful:• kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
• tripping or attempting to trip an opponent, either by sliding or by
bending down in front of or behind him,
• jumping on an opponent
• charging an opponent
• striking or attempting to strike an opponent
• tackling an opponent
• pushing an opponent
A direct free kick shall also be awarded to the opposing team if a
player commits any of the following four infringements:
• holding an opponent
• spitting at an opponent
• sliding in an attempt to play the ball while an opponent is playing
it or is about to play it (sliding tackle), except for the goalkeeper
in his own penalty area, provided that he does not endanger the
safety of an opponent
• carrying, striking or throwing the ball with one’s hands or arms,
except for the goalkeeper in his own penalty area
The direct free kick shall be taken from the place where the
infringement occurred, unless the free kick has been awarded to the
defending team in its own penalty area, in which case the free kick
may be taken from any point inside the penalty area.

As you can see, there is room for interpretation here. In your opinion was Almunia careless, reckless, or excessively forcefull?

http://www.fifa.com/mm/51/44/50/futsal_lotg_2008_en.pdf

[raminio05]

UEFA Hand Arsenal Striker Eduardo Two-Game Ban For Diving

The Croatian international will be suspended for his simulation at the Emirates last week...

Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva has today been handed a two-game ban after being charged with deceiving the referee in last week's Champions League play-off against Celtic at the Emirates Stadium.

A statement on UEFA's official website confirmed the punishment, reading, "The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body today examined the case of the Arsenal FC player Eduardo 'for deceiving the referee' during the UEFA Champions League play-off second leg match on 26 August against Celtic FC, and has suspended the player for two UEFA club competition matches."

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger had reacted angrily to the news that his player was to be charged last week, calling it a "witchhunt" and hinting that he felt his club and players were being unfairly targeted, and even that the amount of Scottish influence at UEFA had contributed to Eduardo being singled out.

Arsenal will be given an opportunity to appeal, with UEFA's statement continuing, "This decision may be appealed against by the club or player within three working days of the dispatch of the reasoned decision."

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/englan...ban-for-diving

sweet. they finally started giving bans for diving.

i'm pessimistic about them doing this across the board. If they are consistent with it, I'm all for it.