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Viernes 5 de Marzo del 2010 Hermosillo 0 vs 0 Pumas morelos UdeG 0 vs 1 La piedad Sabado 6 de Marzo del 2010 17:00 Necaxa vs Albinegros ver por internet 19:00 Irapuato vs Correcaminos ver por internet 19:00 Veracruz vs Leon ver por internet 19:00 Dorados vs Merida ver por internet Domingo 7 de Marzo del 2010 12:00 Atlante neza vs Cruz azul [. Click to continue reading...

The Arsenal website doesn't have much to offer today except this piece Diaby has improved tremendously. I must say I completely agree with that article. At the start of the season I didn't think of the lanky Frenchman as anything more than a squad player (My bad! But can you blame me?) Over the last few months an increasingly fit Diaby has impressed on many levels.

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When feasible, Wenger has made changes in every position except in central defence. But the partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen has only been broken up for Carling cup matches and that match against Olympiakos.

Amidst all the talk about this being our worst season in terms of injuries, we have been extremely fortunate that Vermaelen and more importantly Gallas have remained fit enough to play as often as they have.

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Every season without fail, there's always the rumours and transfer stories relating Cesc Fabregas' return to Spain. While I'm sure that none of the Arsenal fans would not want to see that day coming in the next 10 years, it is something that is to be expected. For a player of his calibre and his [... Click to continue reading...

As Arsenal fans, I think that we are blessed. Maybe not so much during the Graham reign but definitely during the Wenger era. From Bergkamp to Vieira to Henry, we've had truly world-class players that would walk right into any team in the world. Players that on their day, defines the outcome of any match. Click to continue reading...

If we win the sequel to yesterday's game against Bolton on Wednesday night by two clear goals we leapfrog Man U and the Chav's to go to the top of the Premiership (but we will have played an extra game) we will not be allowed to forget that, just listen out for it, it will drive you nuts.

We would also go top because we have scored the most goals in the League.

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Bolton 0 Arsenal 2 (Fabregas 28, Merida 78)
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A trip to the Reebok is tough at the best of times, but with the assortment of elbows and studs looking to impress a new manager, today was always going to be doubly so. Without our premier holding midfielder, and denied the presence and bite of Nasri with a late injury, our midfield had a distinctly wobbly feel to it, even with the return of the immense Fabregas.

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1-0 Cesc Fabregas

Fran Merida 2-0

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Ladies and gentleman, we have two American starters blue.Howard; Neville, Baines, Heitinga, Neill, Osman, Fellaini, Cahill, Pienaar, Donovan, Saha Bench: Nash, Bilyaltedinov, Vaughan, Coleman, Duffy, Baxter, MustafiAlmunia; Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Traore, Denilson, Ramsey, Nasri, Diaby, Arshavin, Eduardo Bench: Fabianski, Silvestre, Eastmond, Merida, Emmanuel-Thomas, Rosicky, VelaIf my eyes and Click to continue reading...

... we also need the kind of youthful exuberance and enthusiasm that was shown by Aaron Ramsey following his equalizer at Upton Park. The 19-year old ran straight into the 500 traveling Arsenal supporters followed by Carlos Vela to celebrate his superbly taken equalizer.

Slightly older players like van Persie and Eduardo enthusiastically celebrate goals but not like Ramsey today or, for that matter, Cesc.

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As expected, Arsene made some changes to the starting line up. Interestingly, the defenders got no respite and I doubt if they will at any point this season. Vela, Wilshere and Merida were handed starts along with Silvestre and Fabianski.

Overall the team looked like it should win comfortably as the Hammers didn't really offer any genuine threat.

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By 1970's GoonerIt looked like Wenger's starting team selection was going to back fire on him until class and experience was introduced in the second half. Nasri and especially Diaby put some steel, ball winning and skill in the midfield and everything turned round.Three Arsenal players were underperforming and when Wilshere and Merida were substituted the whole balance of the team was suddenly Click to continue reading...

As predicted there were a few changes to the starting eleven. Fabiasnki in for Almunia, Silvestre in for Traore, Merida for Diaby, Vela for Arshavin and Wilshere for Nasri. Overall the first half was very bitty indeed, a typical blustering cup tie if ever there was. The ref Clattenberg who looks like a prime tosser to me with his primadonna hair cut never got control of the game, allowing far too Click to continue reading...

As predicted there were a few changes to the starting eleven. Fabiasnki in for Almunia, Silvestre in for Traore, Merida for Diaby, Vela for Arshavin and Wilshere for Nasri. Overall the first half was very bitty indeed, a typical blustering cup tie if ever there was. The ref Clattenberg who looks like a prime cock to me with his primadonna hair cut never got control of the game, allowing far Click to continue reading...

Hello everyone. So the Champions League group stage finished up yesterday, and Arsenal comfortably topped their group even though we lost 1-0 yesterday to Olimpiakos. We played almost all youngsters because the match didn't matter and we were looking ahead to Liverpool this weekend. So today I wanted to talk about the possibilities for who we can draw in the next round, and they are as follows:
AC Milan, Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Porto, Lyon, Inter, and Stuttgart. Click to continue reading...

Last night's match turned out a lot differently than I thought it would. OK, so I was pretty sure we'd lose, but I thought we might see the kids gets a spanking and genuinely feared for them. Instead, we were left happy with 1-0, safe in the knowledge that we should have/could have won the game an dthe kids coped more than admirably.

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Lineups are in, and pretty much everyone else in the lineup is young enough to be Mikael Silvestre's illegitimate love child:

Olympiakos: Starters: Nikopolidis, Galitsios, Avraam Papadopoulos, Mellberg, Raul Bravo, Galletti, Dudu, Maresca, Leonardo, Oscar, Mitroglou.

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I know, it's not a Carling Cup match. But we appear to be treating it like a Carling Cup match, so I'm using the "Carling Cup Kids" picture.

Anyway, we travel to Olympiakos tomorrow for the final group stage match. The match is pleasantly anticlimactic. As you'll recall, when the group stage draw was done and the fixtures announced, my general sense was that we got a very good draw, but we needed to be sure and wrap up a spot in the knockout stages by the 5th match, because Greece is always a tough place to play, and we didn't want to be in the situation where we had to go to Athens and win just to get through.

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The win against Stoke put us back with a shout with regards to the league campaign but it came with a price. Four more players joins the 8 already in the medical room. Gallas, Traore, Eboue and Rosicky all suffered injuries following last Saturday's game and will face time on the sidelines. The long list itself is a very scary one.

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I am bemused by some fans who in their anger call for Wenger to have played a stronger team, would you have wanted Cesc to have played? And if he got a similar injury to RVP would you have thought that it was worth it? No, you wouldn't, you would have been calling for Wenger's head.

If Drogba had got had got a similar injury to RVP from playing last night the chavs would have almost certainly have forfeited their chances of winning the CL.

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Firstly, let's remember this was the Carling Cup. For many seasons now it has provided us with a glimpse of Arsenal's future and some very enjoyable nights as young players go out and beat teams older, wiser and more experienced.

Last night they came undone against a team which has cost hundreds of millions to put together.

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Fabianski Eboue Song Silvestre Traore Ramsey Eastmond - Merida Rosicky Vela Wilshere Man City v Arsenal LIVE stream will be at Football-Live.org at 19:45 Click to continue reading...

The Man City boss Mark Hughes is set to name a strong team to play the Arsenal youngsters in this weeks Carling Cup quarter-final match, and insists he will have no problem picking Emanuel Adebayor to face his old club again on Wednesday. Arsene Wenger has already said that he will be making changes for this [. Click to continue reading...

The latest young star to emerge from Arsene Wenger's awesome academy is the 18 year-old striker Sanchez Watt. He made his first-team debut in the Carling Cup against West Brom earlier this season, and marked the occasion with his first goal for the club too.

He followed that up with another good game against Liverpool, and it seems he has done enough for Arsene Wenger to sign him up on a long-term deal, and it has been announced today that both he and Alex Song have committed their futures to Arsenal.

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Well, here we go, let's give this a try. This Interlull hasn't been as kind as the last one. Inner ear problem or Amsterdam? You'd have to be as thick as a Spud to chose the ear thing, but given that there was no choice involved on my part my intelligence levels can in no way be comparable.
And just so you know, despite what Jamrock says, The Verve did lie. Click to continue reading...

Friday has arrived, only one day to get through until we play again.

I am just glad November 5th is now over for another year – I don't like Fireworks!!

Sadly though, nowadays November 5th seems to go on for about a week, so I anticipate more tonight and over the weekend
Few odd bits of gossip around late yesterday evening and early today.

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Maddy's Note: Our man Felipe is back, bringing you a great take on thhe Carling Cup encounter which he was THERE for. Who would expect a team of kids to beat a very experienced and solid Liverpool? One one would say Arsenal were favourites, but I just have to confess I didn't think that way until the kick-off yesterday. Click to continue reading...

What a game! Stunning goals and overall two teams playing well!

Full Highlights

1-0 Merida

1-1 Insua

2-1 Bendtner

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Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

Another great win in the Milk Cup for the Arsenal thanks to two crackers from Merida and Bendtner.

Though fatigue set in at the end, it was another feather in the cap for Wenger's second string. It seems to happen every year, yet every year it still surprises me how much potential there is bubbling under the surface at the club.

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Goals from Fran Merida, a 19 years old former Barcelona trainee, and Nicklas Bendtner were enough to see off Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium last night. Emiliano Insua's spectacular volley could not change the outcome of the game. Arsene Wenger's crop of talented youngsters sends Liverpool out of English League Cup with a 2-1 scoreline. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 (Carling Cup 4th round)

Hello Gooners. Well that was close as well, just like the previous two games. Where was the 3-1 I predicted? As it turns out we didn't need that third goal.

You won't agree but for me Liverpool probably shaded it by virtue of the opportunities they created.

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The journey continues for Wenger and Arsenal as they knock Liverpool out in the fourth round Carling Cup clash at Ashburton Grove. As it often is with the second cup competition in England, Wenger put his faith in the lesser lights of his squad. Silvestre took the armband with Senderos as his centerback partner in front of the returning Fabianski.

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Cavalieri
Degen Skrtel Kyrgiakos Insua
Spearing Plessis
Kuyt Voronin Babel
Ngog
Goals:
Merida 19'
Insua 26'
Bendtner 50'
Any loss is disappointing, especially when the team's already lost six, but this one doesn't sting too bad. Arsenal, with Nasri, Bendtner, and Eduardo in the line-up, didn't exactly play the Super Teens, and probably deserved their victory. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 at The Emirates to knock us out of The Carling Cup tonight.
A goal by youngster Merida on 19mins was cancelled out by Emeliano Ensua stunning volley on 26mins.
This left the sides level on half-time in an open and lively encounter.
Nicolas Bendtner scored a Torres-style goal on 50mins to give Arsenal the lead again and even though Liverpool came at them in waves, they could not find the breakthrough they deserved. Click to continue reading...

Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Fabianski, Gibbs, Silvestre, Senderos, Gilbert, Eastmond, Nasri, Ramsey, Merida, Eduardo, Bendtner. Subs: Szczesny (Gesundheit!), Bartley, Coquelin, Frimpong, Randall, Sunu, Watt.

Liverpool: Starters: Cavalieri, Degen, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Kuyt, Spearing, Plessis, Babel, Voronin, Ngog.

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Tonights Liverpool team to face Arsenal in the Carling Cup at the Emirates Stadium: Liverpool: Cavalieri, Degen, Insua, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Plessis, Spearing, Babel, Kuyt, Voronin, Ngog. Subs: Reina, Aquilani, Benayoun, Darby, Dossena, Eccleston, Ayala. Arsenal: Fabianski, Gilbert, Senderos, Silvestre, Gibbs, Eastmond, Bendtner, Nasri, Ramsey, Merida, Eduardo. Click to continue reading...

See, I told you I'm a bit good

Let's face it. We all remember Julio Baptista once played for Arsenal on a season long loan from Real Madrid. Jose Antonio Reyes went the other way in the same deal. I don't know about you but for the life of me, I can't remember much of his performance during that season bar for one.

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Wenger got the team wrong last night. But first, it's important to recognise a couple of things.
Firstly, a draw away in Europe is never a bad result. We had six points on the board, now we have seven. So despite Alkmaar's last minute equaliser we're sure to go through. Which is more than can be said for Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Lineups are in, and I was right about everyone except for keeper:

Arsenal: Starters: Mannone, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Eboue, Fabregas, Song, Diaby, Arshavin, van Persie. Subs: Almunia, Silvestre, Gibbs, Ramsey, Wilshere, Vela, Merida.

AZ: Starters: Romero, Moreno, Moisander, Poulsen, Jaliens, Schaars, Mendes da Silva, Martens, Holman, Dembele, El Hamdaoui.

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