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Man Shitty and Anti-football go hand-in-hand

In what was deemed to be a top-of-the-table clash between two of English football's current front-runners, it turned out to be a faux pas of sorts. Pundits, punters & general public like you and me, all had huge expectations from the game.

Guess what? Sagna joined twitter! All you technophobes are probably rolling your eyes... well pick them up off the floor already and listen up. Having any of our players on twitter is great because we get to hear directly from them about their lives, their matches, and all the other behind the scene goodies.

Arsene Wenger has talked a lot about tackling. Invariably the discussion gets hijacked by clueless hacks and pundits who convert that into an Arsenal V Rest of the League debate and take pride in highlighting one or two poor tackles by Arsenal players.

According to a number of morons who have the privilege of influencing public opinion, Arsenal are just as bad as any other team when it comes to tackling.

Arsenal vs Manchester City Emirates Stadium, London- January 5, 2011 Final score :- Arsenal 0-0 Man City Both Arsenal and Manchester City failed to catch up with Manchester United at the top of the table as they played out a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium. The match ended with a red card each for [.

Arsenal beat Leeds 3-1 to move to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie were the Arsenal scorers, and the Gunners will now play Huddlesfield on Jan. 30 at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal got off to a dream start when Nasri scored his 14th goal of the season after only five minutes.

This was Arsene Wenger's description of our performance.

We had both a good result and a good performance. We had quality in our attitude, spirit and focus.

Yes, in the end of the day it is the result that matters but on this day, we got all the concoction right.

This was Arsene Wenger's description of our performance.

We had both a good result and a good performance. We had quality in our attitude, spirit and focus.

Yes, in the end of the day it is the result that matters but on this day, we got all the concoction right.

Morning to you, the end of another working week. Unless you've got to do blogging at the weekend which, I suspect, many of you don't. Not that I'm complaining. The internet is a 24 hour truck stop and I'm merely the chunky-legged waitress who has seen it all. Watch where you put your hands, mister, and don't complain that there's ash in your soup.

Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna is having one of his best seasons at Arsenal but speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the right back admitted the last two seasons were very disappointing. Named in the PFA Team of ...

Arsenal were left frustrated as Manchester City parked the bus at the Emirates and took a goalless draw back up North to stay second.

There is usually plenty of needle when these two meet thanks to the Emmanuel Adebayor connection, but the Togolese striker was nowhere near the Emirates tonight.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Bacary Sagna's straight red against Manchester City was harsh adding how he's yet to take a decision on a possible appeal. The Frenchman was sent off together with Pablo Zabaleta after ...

The agonizing miss

Arsenal failed to keep up pace with Manchester United as we can only managed a draw against fellow title contender, Manchester City at home. It was two points drop rather than a point gained. A fact that is apparent in the zero shots on target that City could mustered and the totally negative tactics which Roberto Mancini brought to the Grove.

You have to love living in the internet age. Never have we been more connected with people around the world and never have we been able to have such immediate access to information. Of course this means that we also have the ability to share our thoughts in real time and let our opinions be known to so many more people.

You have to love living in the internet age. Never have we been more connected with people around the world and never have we been able to have such immediate access to information. Of course this means that we also have the ability to share our thoughts in real time and let our opinions be known to so many more people.

Right then, hopefully we've managed to put the tedium of Man City behind us now. I know quite a few people justified their approach yesterday with sensible, logical arguments, and that's what's brilliant about football. It's a game of opinion and if we all thought the same way then it'd be very boring indeed.

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First things first, although the score was the same, this was clearly a very different match from when we played City at home last year - we created chances, and it was only through luck that City didn't concede in the first half.
And of course turning up and playing like that is boring, and one can make any number of heavy-handed jokes about what an expensive bus it was to park, but the bottom line is, they came away with a draw.

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A couple of other stories going on today, after the jump:

First, Bacary Sagna has admitted to feeling "hatred" for Pablo Zabaleta after the incident last week which saw both men red-carded. Sagna is quoted as saying:

"I have been having to take kicks from opponents for a good many weeks without referees cracking down on them.

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A couple of other stories going on today, after the jump:

First, Bacary Sagna has admitted to feeling "hatred" for Pablo Zabaleta after the incident last week which saw both men red-carded. Sagna is quoted as saying:

"I have been having to take kicks from opponents for a good many weeks without referees cracking down on them.

A short interview with Bacary Sagna. Enjoy!

Here's the links:

• Who has the best youth system? [Behind The Goal Post]
• Villa go for Makoun [ESPN]
• Charlie Adam [SI]
• Gossip [Yorkshire Post]
• Transfer talk [Telegraph]
• Attendance talk [Offside Rule]
• Becks to watch from sideline [Yahoo]

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If 2 can't handle him, surely Upson is no challenge for RvP

Let's just jump straight into the team news. Arsene Wenger will be without Lukasz Fabianski, Sebastien Squillaci, Bacary Sagna and Manuel Almunia for various reasons. Those that were rested for the cup games will likely play from the start, that being Samir Nasri and Robin Van Persie.

Bacary Sagna has been on a roll this season. Save for the recent red card against Manchester City, which in all fairness was well deserved, he's been consistently good, if not great. Like Clichy on our left, Sagna's speed adds a great deal of opportunity on our right flank. In addition, his crosses and offensive skill have gotten better with time but without sacrificing his defensive capabilities.

Arsenal beat Leeds 3-1 to move to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie were the Arsenal scorers, and the Gunners will now play Huddlesfield on Jan. 30 at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal got off to a dream start when Nasri scored his 14th goal of the season after only five minutes.

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Arsenal produced a clinical performance at Championship side Leeds winning 3-1 to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round. The Gunners were impressive throughout and took an early lead when Samir Nasri slotted in from Andrey Arshavin's pass.

After a three-game suspension, Arsenal full back Bacary Sagna made his comeback against Leeds United in the FA Cup and was one of the best players for the Gunners on the pitch. Speaking to Arsenal TV ...

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After a couple of poor results against Leeds and Ipswich, the performances against West Ham and Leeds second time around were much more like it. Even Arshavin - who has been pilloried recently, though not by me - worked hard, and I can't help but feel the next goal is just round the corner.

No way like the old way, something for the old timers

The last time we played a cup final it was 2005, Patrick Vieira's last kick for Arsenal was to win the FA Cup for us. 2011 will be the year when Arsenal will once again contest in that stage of any competition. Whether this will be the stepping stone for us to achieve more and once again fill up the trophy cabinet still remains to be seen.

Good morning all,

we now know our Carling Cup final opponents. There is to be no catharsis for the misery inflicted on us by Trevor Brooking and his stooping headering ways back in 1980 as West Ham, 3-1 up at half-time, went out 4-3 in extra time to Birmingham.

Won't that be fun? Those smashers of Crozilians, stampers of Sagna, managed by a man who looks like a some kind of bellowing ginger testicle and with fans who still sing the name of a man who ruined another's career.