OK no TGIF for two weeks due to International duties, and I thought that today I would discuss
non Arsenal matters on and off the field. The most obvious topic that gets me hot under the collar
is what I perceive to be FA bias towards SAF. Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Man U. Now I have in the
past called the FA the Ferguson Association for they seem totally unable to act with any kind of
authority against him.
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OK no TGIF for two weeks due to International duties, and I thought that today I would discuss
non Arsenal matters on and off the field. The most obvious topic that gets me hot under the collar
is what I perceive to be FA bias towards SAF. Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Man U. Now I have in the
past called the FA the Ferguson Association for they seem totally unable to act with any kind of
authority against him.
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Serie A Talk: Mazzarri Takes on Napoli job
I just wanted to let everyone know that my first article at Serie A Talk is out, it is about the
dilemma of Italian football club Napoli, and the managerial problems they have had.
If the link at the top doesn't work, go to http://www.
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Interesting article from Graham Spiers on the Times website following the Old Firm match on Sunday.
Spiersy is wrestling with a dilemma: Should he report the sectarian abuse he heard from a Rangers
fan at Ibrox on Sunday?He's in two minds:"But journalists getting involved? It is one thing for
someone in my position to report it and comment on it, but quite another to wade in and become an
active
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"I had high hopes indeed of luring Ruud Van Nistelrooy away from the Bernabeu..."Woke up early (5am: sleep is for losers, I believe), as usual. Showered, applied bronzing
moisturiser, put on dressing gown Egyptian cotton, monogrammed with my initials and grabbed a power
shake Big Sam got me into them before changing into my Ciro Citterio suit (those bloody Italians
know how to dress!
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There is always an element of subjectivity in any analysis or judgement, particularly so, perhaps,
in matters of the heart. And football.Along with the Corrs dilemma, the other seminal
philososphical debate of the modern era is if you had a straight choice between Arsenal winning the
Champions League and the Premier League - which would you choose?
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Antonio Cassano has reinvented himself. Not only has he changed his physical approach by losing
weight, he has changed his mental approach too, becoming not only more mature, but also a leader.
He is now someone who visits hospitals and gives signed shirts to sick children. He is now someone
who can carry a team on his back, provide assists for his teammates, and entertain the crowd.
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Aging keeper may be about to call it a day.
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Edwin van der Sar has revealed that he will make his mind up over his future in
December.
The soon-to-be 39-year-old is currently on the sidelines nursing a hand injury but admits that
the time to call it a day is getting ever closer.
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Too much of a good thing, this maybe the dilemma that is rattling themind of REAL MADRID Coach
Pellegrini as he figures out how tobalance & create a clock working team. The observations &
theexperience up till now show a potential dependence on midfielderXabi Alonso as "Director of the
Orchestra" & a lack of a stable ongoingtactical set up in the team's line-ups.
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Diego Maradona is in an unfamiliar position. The former World Cup winning soccer legend and
current coach of Argentina is currently out of a World Cup birth by one single position in the
rankings and one single point overall.  Argentina is not completely out of it yet, but with
another loss coming up in October they will likely be done.
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Anfield Talk 15 September @ 12:13 PM EST
Rafa Benitez asked his players to do their talking on the pitch and Yossi Benayoun responded
brilliantly at Anfield on Saturday.
The Israeli was excellent against Burnley and fully deserved his hat-trick.
Ryan Babel could learn a lot from Benayoun.
Rather than moan about not being in the side every week, Benayoun knuckled down and was determined
to take his chance.
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Anfield Talk 13 September @ 11:02 AM EST
Rafa Benitez is confident that Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano will be fit for the start of
Liverpool's Champions League campaign.
Mascherano was missing as his side demolished Burnley 4-0 at Anfield, with his replacement Yossi
Benayoun scoring the third hat-trick of his Liverpool career.
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Dirty Tackle 08 September @ 04:06 AM EST
Fabio Capello has a decision to make. Stick with his preferred strike partnership of Wayne
Rooney and Emile Heskey, or bench the latter and start Jermain Defoe, who scored once again after
replacing Heskey in the second half of the Slovenia match. Although even Heskey himself thinks
Defoe should probably start, Capello seems to be struggling with the dilemma.
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Last week's biggest headline was the announcement that Chelsea have been handed a transfer ban.
The Blues are accused of illegally tapping up former Lens youngster Gael Kakuta, and the ruling has
sparked controversy all around the world of football. Manchester United appear to be the next club
on the chopping block as French club Le Havre are accusing the Premiership champions of tapping up
16 year old Paul Pogba.
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First off, Kickette has some shots of the children in some interesting get-ups. Love the hat and
sunglasses.
Also, I hear David Beckham has his kids watch BBC on television so they'll appreciate their
heritage and language.
Sadly, more BBC means more fire-breathing Gordon Ramsay on TV.
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Bangkok Glass' style of play is similar to what we saw by their fellow Thai side - TTM Samut Sakorn
on last Friday.
Glass Rabbit fans... Wondering we would get to see the famed Glass Rabbit cheerleaders anytime
soon?
Patient is the key in orchestrating any attacking play, a logic never seems to adapt by many of the
local clubs who would prefer that "kamikaze" style of football (kick and rush before allowing your
opponents to hit you hard when at vulnerability).
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Fantasy EPL 14 August @ 07:01 PM EST
So, as a native of the Philadelphia area here in the US I'm confronted with something of a dilemma.
Growing up in Philadelphia you are generally brought up with a healthy (and some would say
unhealthy) bit of mania for the local professional sports teams across all major American sports.
As a kid who played just about every sport available growing up and growing up in an era (late 70s
and early 80s) when all of the local teams were challenging for championships I formed life-long
attachments to my teams - the Phillies in baseball (that's the defending World Series champion
Phillies I might add); the 76ers in basketball; the Flyers in hockey; and the Eagles in football
(our version).
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Off the Post 13 August @ 04:31 AM EST
Cheeky finish from the Carling Cup The old strikers' dilemma. You're one-on-one with the keeper: do
you chip him, go round him or try and place the ball into the net? Swansea's Stephen 'House-elf'
Dobbie found an interested solution to the problem in Tuesday night's Carling Cup clash with
Brighton.
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I've had a dilemma for a while now. I believe to deliver a blog which people will read regularly
you have to be consistent with your posting days and times (as well as actually having half decent
content and a writing style that people can actually understand).
I originally chose to to go for a morning 'edition' but this was a rather stupid idea as I start
work at 5.
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Gary Neville was sent home from Asia, Wes Brown was taken off through injury against Boca
Juniors and Nemanja Vidic hasn't had any pre-season.
Sir Alex Ferguson reveals that Wes and Gary are looking alright but we're going to have to wait
longer too see Vidic. He also reckons that Edwin Van der Sar could be out for longer than the eight
weeks that were first predicted.
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Arsenal wins the more or less meaningless Emirates Cup with a dominant performance against
Rangers. Jack Wilshere puts in a man of the match performance with 2 goals, and Arsenal controlled
the match from start to finish. More importantly, this is 2 good performances in 2 days, both
coming against clubs in the Champions League.
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Gary Smith faces a selection dilemma today of the kind all coaches want. Too many
players to choose from for tonight's home game against defending MLS champions, the Columbus Crew.
Despite losing new French defender, Julien Baudet, out for up to six weeks following the broken
bones in his arm sustained last week, Smith has a pretty full squad to pick from.
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It's the great Arsenal defence clearance.Â
After Eboue was linked with Fiorentina and the Italians expecting to make a move this week, we
anxiously await to hear the fait of Phillipe Senderos. Wenger has stated that the Swiss
centre-back has several offer s and the final decision will be made by Senderos.
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Soccer Pie 21 July @ 11:25 AM EST
Italians still insist that Aleksandar Kolarov is Juventus' first pick, when it
comes to the position of the left back. The biggest Italian club made up the team that should be
number one favourites for the title, but flanks are the weakest links.
The solution for the right side is obviously Martin Caceres from Barcelona,
while Fabio Groso was in charge of the left side, but sports director Seko has already stated that
he is no longer in club plans for the future.
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EPL Talk 08 July @ 06:50 AM EST
We're just weeks away from the start of the 2009-2010 Premier League season, and the excitement
and suspense is already building (Fulham today played the first friendly of the season involving an
English team down under today). But this upcoming football season will be unlike any other because
of the Twitter effect, the impact that the social media tool will have on the way we follow the
world's most popular sports league.
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These days, the A-League average (salary) is more than $100,000 — a marked increase
in a few short years on the sort of wages that were offered (and often not paid by bankrupt clubs)
in the old National Soccer League.
Michael Lynch writing in The Age looks at where the A-League can source their next players from.
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For the first time ever I had to queue to get into an Sleague game. Unfortunately the punters
weren't here for the East Coast Derby. What pulled these people from valuable mall time was the
prospect of seeing local legends Sheikh Hailkul and Glenn Ong in a charity kick around before the
Sleague match.
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What the US proved yesterday was that if you take your chances,(2 for the US) and work your tail
off,combine it with grit and intelligence (Keeping numbers behind the ball playing off the
counter,stayting compact) sprinkle in some emergency defending you can create a guts and glory
result that many teams who have faced Spain have failed to achieve.
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Soccerblog 17 June @ 12:21 AM EST
The horns are causing the dilemma actually.If you are watching the games on ESPN you will hear
the overenthusiastic horn players in the crowds producing an irritating incessant humming noise
that just goes on and on without a break.My long suffering elocution teacher would have said that
it reminded her of the "hum of innumerable bees"
It's a ghastly sound effect.
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Soccer Pie 15 June @ 09:38 AM EST
Kun Aguero, who is being tracked by a number of big European clubs, has made
the headlines once again, but this time for all the wrong reasons. The reports in Argentina are
suggesting that Atletico Madrid striker is in danger of being dropped from the national
team, since Maradona believes that the player is cheating on his pregnant daughter
Giannina.
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With the football season over and transfer rumours the only football related entertainment at
present, I was relieved to get out to the cinema last night and watch the well publicised Eric
Cantona film, Looking For Eric. I wasn't expecting a classic, I was just looking forward
to seeing a bit of the great man and some clips of his great goals.
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[Editor's Note: Anders Wollek will be providing coverage from South Africa throughout the
Confederations Cup. This is real, people.]
There is no easy way to get to South Africa. No matter how you slice it, it's a difficult
journey. When I boarded the plane, my immediate dilemma revolved around my plan of attack to combat
jet lag would I sleep at the beginning of the flight?
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The boy from Tuggeranong United is having the ride of his life.
Not only has he played in most of the World Cup Qualifiers as the Socceroos qualified for South
Africa....how good will it be to see a Canberran strutting the stage at the World Cup, ....but he's
got one foot in the Serie A.
(Time for a Valeri statue at Canberra Stadium.
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