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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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.
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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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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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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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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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