Seaman DoubtsSzczesny's Ability to Win Starting Role Back
Arsenal legend David Seaman isn't sure whether goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has what it takes to win back his position in coach Arsene Wenger's starting line-up.
From Highbury to the Emirates, Arsenal's rich tradition hasingrained itselfin both Gunners supporters' minds as well at the entire football world. What fan of the Premier League could forget "The Invincibles" side of 2003-04 season or Thierry Henry's flick to himself followed by a wonder strike against Manchester United in 2000?
The 16th of September, 1999 marked a landmark occasion for Arsenal FC as they kicked their first
ball in Europe's elite club competition, drawing 1-1 against French club RC Lens, with Marc
Overmars writing himself into the history books, scoring the Gunners first ever goal.
For 15 of the next 16 seasons the north London club would grace the Champions League and are now
preparing for their 14th consecutive continental campaign.
The 16th of September, 1999 marked a landmark occasion for Arsenal FC as they kicked their first
ball in Europe's elite club competition, drawing 1-1 against French club RC Lens, with Marc
Overmars writing himself into the history books, scoring the Gunners first ever goal.
For 15 of the next 16 seasons the north London club would grace the Champions League and are now
preparing for their 14th consecutive continental campaign.
Arsenal and England legendary goalkeeper David Seaman recently answered several questions from EPL
Talk, including some of his most memorable goalkeeping jerseys he wore, what positions he played
other than goalkeeper, how the way he watches games...
Ducky's Note: On of our readers' thoughts on how England fared at the
Euros. It all seems so long ago now...
Looking back on England's performance at Euro 2012, there were plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
Prior to the tournament, England had not been considered by the pundits or the bookmakers as
serious contenders for the trophy, given the number of injuries sustained by key players, the
suspension of star striker Wayne Rooney, and the fact that Roy Hodgson had only a few weeks in the
job to prepare the players.
The universe demands that every young player serious about a successful career with the big boys
have their moment first; the one tabloid writers can reference as the time they burst onto the
scene, almost in ignorance to the wider picture, forgetting that they are where they are not
solely because of this moment, but because of the hard work that preceded it.
It's certainly not everyday that a 3000 capacity ground welcomes three FA Cup winners and six
internationals to the wage bill, but that's what happened yesterday. Non-league Wembley FC – who
play in the Combined Counties Football League – were the lucky recipients of a mid-1990s
nostalgia trip yesterday with former Arsenal trio Ray Parlour, [.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made history back in February of 2005 when he became the first
English Premier League manager to field a starting 11 that didn't include one English player. The
reason for this appears to be necessitated by injuries to some of his top players at the time such
as Sol Campbell, Justin Hoyte, and Ashley Cole.
Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield so that's another three points for the Gunners. We're
closing that gap on Spurs, who are now just four points ahead of us. They do have a game in hand
but they play Manchester United tomorrow at their ground so hopefully United can do the business
and get the three points so that the four-point gap can be made official.
The first FA Cup final held outside England saw two of the competition's most successful clubs
square off at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, as Liverpool and Arsenal, both near the top of
all-time FA Cup winners, met in Wales in 2001. After the League Cup victory over Birmingham in
February, and with a UEFA Cup Final date set just four days later, it was a chance for Liverpool to
achieve something remarkable.
OTP not only likes to have a good laugh at monumental bloopers, we like to deconstruct the
inadvertent art and beauty that goes in to them. Even before Jamie Carragher was born, own goals
were a key construct of the game and can be assessed on their technical difficulty, match-context
and aesthetic quality.
Wembley FC play in the English Combined Counties League which is eight divisions below the
top-flight have not only gone Stateside thanks to the help of sponsors Budweiser but they have also
signed several former Premier League stars in a bid for FA Cup glory or at least qualify for the
first round proper at least.
You will have heard of the name, but many people may not realise that non-league club Wembley FC
are actually backed by lager giants Budweiser. The American company has donated large funds and
signed former players such as David Seaman, Graeme Le Saux, Martin Keown, Ray Parlour and Claudio
Caniggia. The promotion is linked to [.
June 26th Pen-Oh-No Shootout by Off The Post on Mixcloud So, as Andrea Pirlo, his magnificent mane
of hair and an assortment of tight-shirted compatriots saunter into the semi-finals of Euro 2012,
it's time for the OTP Podcast to get the scalpels out and start dissecting another England failure
at a major tournament.
Brian McBride will be returning to competitive soccer as a member of Wembley FC. The club plays in
England's non-league pyramid, but has signed David Seaman, Ray Parlour, Martin Keown, Graeme Le
Saux, and Claudio Caniggia along with McBride for this season's FA Cup. The club is sponsored by
Budweiser and the FA Cup campaign will be the subject of a documentary series called Dream.
Celebrities from A-List to Z-List were crammed into the hallowed stands of Old Trafford like
superstar sardines on Sunday night as the well-meaning yet quite bizarre Soccer Aid came to
town.
England, captained by Robbie Williams' full-time professional mate, Jonathan Wilkes, could call
upon the likes of Teddy Sheringham, Graeme Le Saux, Paddy McGuinness and a few chaps from JLS.
Put pure and simply, this will be a battle. Don't expect anything like pretty soccer pass and
move. Who wants this more is the more likely to win today's match. Going into the tournament, both
teams didn't have the same expectations as they would usually do.
This article titled "BBC v ITV: who is winning the Euro 2012 battle?" was written by Martin
Kelner, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 14th June 2012 11.36 UTC
Shiny new football-themed commercials are part of the joy of big tournaments in my view – the
superannuated ex-stars carrying away wheelbarrow loads of money probably feel the same.
Roy Hodgson admits goalkeeper, Joe Hart, is crucial to England's hopes at Euro 2012, and believes
he can help build confidence in the camp.
Hart played a pivotal role in Manchester City's title triumph, last term, and has been an England
regular over the past couple of years.
He will be between the posts in England's opener against France, in Donetsk, on Monday, and will
need to be at his best to repel a potent frontline.
The likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Stuart Pearce,
David Seaman and Emile Heskey discuss their best moments in the Three Lions.
With this seasons antics of footballers such as Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli causing a big
stir amongst fans and the media, I've decided to look back over the history of the Premier League
to find some other hot-headed footballers with the aim of making a team (or army) of 11.
The players I've chosen are either highly aggressive, highly unpredictable or just a bit
mental.
Lead guitarist and Kasabian song writer Serge Pizzorno scores a wonder goal past former England
number one David Seaman during Robbie Williams charity event Soccer Aid.
The biennial Soccer Aid match benefiting UNICEF was once again held at Old Trafford on Sunday
pitted, pitting England against the Rest of the World. As usual, both teams were comprised of a mix
of celebrities and football legends, but this year one of those celebrities probably regretted
stepping on the pitch with one of those legends.
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For those hoping to see Brian McBride return to the playing field, your wishes have come
true.
McBride will be suiting up for ninth-tier English side Wembley FC during its quest to make a run
at the FA Cup. The team, which is pairing a number of aging, retired, former standouts with its
host of amateurs, is being funded by Budweiser, a lead sponsor of the FA Cup, and is also the
subject of a television documentary that will detail its efforts to pull off a shock cup run.
If you ever find yourself incarcerated in an El-Salvadorian prison and forced to watch ITV's
football coverage, you will see a man in the studio. A man who seethes with contempt at the inane
banality around him, a man whose icy stare at the artificially folksy repartee of Adrian Chiles
could freeze magma.
