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Georgios Samaras beautiful pass sets up Greece's winner

Soccerblog 19 November @ 07:26 AM EST

Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios Samaras. Although highly touted by Stuart Pearce, he failed to make an impact in the two years while at the club.

When Sven Goran Ericksson was made manager Samaras was confined mostly to the bench.

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Mixed Results For Bryan Robson in Asian Cup Qualification

The Flat Back Four 18 November @ 12:06 PM EST
Bryan Robson's first taste of Asian football came last Saturday when Thailand traveled to Singapore. He came through that test with flying colours as the Thais comprehensively beat the Kallang Roar-deficient Singapore 3-1. That win boosted his credentials as a legitimate national team coach. What was even better that Saturday was that Noh Alam Shah, Singapore's best player would be suspended on Wednesday (today) when Thailand hosts Singapore at the Rajamangala Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Wolves preview + Saturday round-up

Arseblog 07 November @ 03:10 AM EST

Good Saturday to you all. Here is the news.

It looks like Manuel Almunia is back in pole position. Or, he would be if Arsenal was a Forumula 1 team and he'd just come fastest in qualifying, but you know what I mean. A mixture of a chest infection, family tragedy and just plain old poor form meant his start to the season was a bit all over the shop, but it seems as if the manager is ready to put his faith in him again.

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Cassano is not too legit to quit

Dirty Tackle 01 November @ 08:02 PM EST

After disappointing performances in Sampdoria's 5-1 thrashing by Juventus and 0-0 draw with newly promoted giant tripper uppers Bari not to mention the fact that he only has one goal in 10 league matches this season Antonio Cassano was jeered by a section of his home supporters on Sunday and as you might have expected, he has severely overreacted.

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Throwing a 2 goal lead wins you nothing, not even the respect of the fans

Gunners Today 25 October @ 03:30 PM EST

Hello Gooners. West Ham 2 Arsenal 2 it finished. Excuse the rage I'm feeling right now but I'll try not to be downright acidic in my assessment in London Derby Number 2 against the Hammers.

Complacency, CarltonCole and Choking. 3 C's I said we needed to be wary of against the Hammers.

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Complacency and Carlton Cole – 2 of 3 C’s to be wary of vs West Ham – Preview II

Gunners Today 24 October @ 05:26 PM EST

The third C-word to consider is choking. Can you have both 'choking' and 'complacency' in one game. I believe you can. Hello, Gooners wherever in the world you are reading this. As promised this is my second preview-ish post to the game against West Ham. Why two posts BEFORE a game? Special games need special focus.

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