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Post by Annie on Dec 8, 2006 16:01:40 GMT 3
All of this just makes me extremely sad... Andrey doesn't deserve this crap...he's done enough in his career to be respected for the man that he is... hang in there tesoro!!! Things can only get better  |
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Post by avalon on Dec 9, 2006 9:17:56 GMT 3
Melbourne Victory 0 - Sydney United 0.  [Melbourne still on top and about to take out the minor premiership though ;D] ps You hear Guus is heading back to Australia in 2008?   |
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Post by Annie on Dec 11, 2006 11:03:06 GMT 3
Well well.. we had two derbies last weekend and both were rather amusing London Derby: Arsenal 1 - Chelsea 1. Great result for Arsenal as Bia said "all things considered", the amount of times Chelsea hit the post especially in the last 2 minutes, was amusing. Essien scored a magnificent goal to level, was a true beauty and for the first time I saw Jose do a happy dance, was hysterical LMAO ;D And even though Chelsea still has to lose a match at Stamford Bridge while being managed by Mourinho, top of the Premiership is looking further and further away with Mancester United winning their derby against Manchester City 3:1. Man U has 44 points now and Chelsea 36 even though the Blues have played a match less... Andrey didn't do anything outstanding as is the norm these days but didn't play badly at all. Lehman and him had a nasty collision but my tesoro seems to be fine ;D ;D ;D  Rome derby was absolutely hysterical. Lazio thrashed Roma 3:0 and Totti was not a happy chappy last night  But I must say it was a very amusing game Other Serie A weekend results: AC Milan 0 - 0 Torino this is becoming annoying Atalanta 3 - 2 Messina Cagliari 0 - 0 Parma Catania 1 - 0 Udinese Chievo 0 - 1 Fiorentina Empoli 0 - 3 Inter Milan Sampdoria 0 - 0 Siena |
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Post by Annie on Dec 11, 2006 12:50:34 GMT 3
Arsenal boost United by holding Chelsea
By Trevor Huggins
LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Arsenal dealt Chelsea's title hopes a blow by holding the champions to a pulsating 1-1 draw on Sunday that boosted the chances of Premier League leaders Manchester United.
Arsenal's French midfielder Mathieu Flamini looked to have rifled in a 78th minute matchwinner, only for Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien to smash home a stunning 30-metre piledriver in the 86th minute at Stamford Bridge.
The real winners on the day were United, who beat Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday and are now eight points ahead of second-placed Chelsea after playing a game more.
United lead with 44 points from 17 games, Chelsea have 36 from 16, followed by Portsmouth and Liverpool on 28. Arsenal moved up to sixth on 26 points from 16 games.
Though the result was a setback for Jose Mourinho's side, they came desperately close to suffering a first home league defeat since February 2004, when they lost to Arsenal.
However, they could also have snatched victory in injury time when Essien and Frank Lampard both hit the woodwork.
"We were losing at home with five minutes to go and had an incredible reaction and should have won it," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho told Sky Sports.
Arsenal, who had lost their last three away league games, packed their midfield in an effort to combat the physical presence of the champions.
Chelsea left back Ashley Cole, facing his old club for the first time since an acrimonious August transfer, was booed by Arsenal fans and cheered loudly by the home crowd every time he touched the ball.
LITTLE RESTRAINT
Arsenal, though entertaining going forward, had let-offs when Frank Lampard struck a post and Essien had an effort cleared off the line by Cesc Fabregas.
Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann and Didier Drogba were booked after an almost comical shoving match, while Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho tried to add more bite by sending on wingers Arjen Robben and Shaun Wright-Phillips for Geremi and Shevchenko.
Robben and Lampard nearly made Arsenal's Swiss defender Philippe Senderos pay for a wayward crossfield pass, forcing Lehmann into a series of desperate blocks.
But Arsenal struck against the run of play, after a patient build-up, Alexandr Hleb squared for Flamini, whose shot from the edge of the box which Hilario got a hand to but could not stop.
The lead lasted only eight minutes though. Lampard laid the ball off in midfield for Essien and instead of hoisting the ball into the area, he smashed it first time into the top left corner past a helpless Lehmann.
Injury time produced more drama as Essien, from point-blank range, struck the underside of the bar and Lampard hit the post after Lehmann spilled the ball into his path.
Mourinho accepted that Arsenal were the better side in the first half but said he was surprised by their negative approach.
"Everyone saw who tried to win the game," he said. "I accept the draw but it was a bit of a surprise that a team 15 points behind the leader came here not to win, to go for the draw, it's almost saying we don't want to win the Premiership. "We had a lot of chances, even in the first half when we didn't play well. We had big chances before they scored, we then showed a good emotional reaction, got an unbelievable goal, and then had great chances in the last minute."
Asked how United manager Alex Ferguson would have greeted the result he said: "I think he must be happy now, he can say we've dropped two points but if he thinks it's over he is in trouble."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defended his tactics. "We came here with a very young team and played some good football," he said.
"We had a very young defence and I wanted to give them a bit of protection today against a team who have a lot of physical strength through the middle.
"We tried to win the game and nearly did that. I knew the final part of the game would be difficult for us physically but when you get so close to winning of course you want to keep it going.
Updated on Sunday, Dec 10,
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Post by iman on Dec 12, 2006 2:27:21 GMT 3
alan pardew has been sacked as west hams manager!! its sad as last season they did so well:( THE RACE TO SUCCEED PARDEW 7/4 Alan Curbishley 6/1 Sven-Goran Eriksson 7/1 George Graham 14/1 Glenn Hoddle, David O'Leary, Iain Dowie Sven next job?  ? could be interesting!!!! |
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Post by Annie on Dec 12, 2006 11:09:57 GMT 3
Sven? ?? really? hmmmm interesting indeed |
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Post by bia2209 on Dec 13, 2006 16:43:29 GMT 3
Ladies and Gentleman..becasue the English Premiership Calendar is weird we have two matches tonight. Lucky for me and Annie our both favs will be playing. Chelsea v Newcastle and Arsenal v Wigan Unfortunately for me and Annie neither of us have coverage of the game we want. She has Arsenal live and Chelsea delayed. I also have Chelsea delayed but no Arsenal   |
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Post by Annie on Dec 13, 2006 16:54:51 GMT 3
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Post by bia2209 on Dec 13, 2006 17:48:27 GMT 3
Keep overloading on all those Sheva pics and you'll be dead before you know it. From combination of Shevanitis and the Andriy anti biotics that have kept you alive till now LMAO
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Post by iman on Dec 14, 2006 2:29:09 GMT 3
well drogba and sheva were on the bench as subs today against newcastle but they sure made up for it when they came on........does it again for chealsea 1:nil to chelsea
and Arsenal 1: Wigan 0
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Post by Annie on Dec 14, 2006 11:13:06 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Dec 15, 2006 14:52:18 GMT 3
Can this draw get any better? ? Under the circumstances not bad at all ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Annie on Dec 15, 2006 15:48:17 GMT 3
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Post by Mariana on Dec 17, 2006 16:02:50 GMT 3
Porto will play against Chelsea in the next round of Champions League I didn't like the draw because we will play again against our ex-coach and our ex-players Chelsea is a really strong team but two years ago, Porto won the game in Dragão Stadium so I hope we can do the same and pass the round |
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Post by Annie on Dec 18, 2006 14:24:19 GMT 3
Well well well.... Chelsea JUST beat Everton yesterday being away 3:2, so that was ;D ;D ;D ;D tesoro was on the bench until the 70th minute  but at least I caught some glimpses of my dearest Sheva... but the best present was to follow: Man United lost to WestHam yesterday ;D ;D ;D ;D the lead is getting tighter...oooooooo I loooooove the intrigue ;D ;D ;D |
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[Melbourne still on top and about to take out the minor premiership though ;D]
But I must say it was a very amusing game 
? could be interesting!!!!
but at least I caught some glimpses of my dearest Sheva...