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[wizrulz]

ARSENAL SQUAD

Almunia, Poom, Hoyte, Senderos, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Traore, Walcott, Diaby, Flamini, Fabregas, Denilson, Aliadiere, Adebayor, Baptista, Hleb, Rosicky, Randall, Connolly.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

What no Henry,I thought he will be in subs for League cup finals.

 

[wizrulz]

What no Henry,I thought he will be in subs for League cup finals.

henry is injured..is having bad foot..he said he was playing with it since two weeks..so need some rest....any ways wenger had already told its YOUNGSTERS cup...so henry is one of older members

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

UEFA has rejected lille's appeal against Giggs' goal,they will investigate their conduct on the pitch(walked off)
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007090044,00.html
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and JT is said to be returning next weekend.
*www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007090031,00.html
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A nice interview with adebayor and henry

IT is The Kids v The Cash at the Millennium Stadium tomorrow.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has used his new wave of players to amazing effect in the Carling Cup — and one of them hoping to impress again is Emmanuel Adebayor.

Ahead of tomorrow’s final against Chelsea, Adebayor and club captain Thierry Henry talked to CHARLIE WYETT.

CW: When are you two heading to Cardiff?
TH: As I am not involved, I will be going on Sunday.
EA: I thought I’d go on Monday!

CW: Thierry, won’t it be difficult for you watching from the stands?
TH: Ever since I have been here, I have hardly played in this competition. I played against Wigan in the semi-finals last year only because we were so short of strikers. I am more than happy for the kids. There is no gutted feeling of not playing.
Obviously, I would rather be on the pitch than off it. Even in training, if I can’t play I am desperate to be out there. But it would not be right if I was out there.
The most important thing is that we bring back the cup. It will be a tough game. Yet even in the league at Chelsea this season we got a draw with a young team. Obviously, Ade is one of the young players who has done so well.

CW: Remember when you first met?
EA: I was playing for Monaco at Chelsea in the Champions League. Thierry, who used to play for Monaco, came to our hotel and we shook hands. He told me to keep doing what I was doing. He was very encouraging.
TH: People compare him to Kanu. They look similar, walk similar. Same shirt number. Same size feet! Everything. But there are also differences. Kanu was more of a short dribbler and Ade covers more ground on the pitch.

CW: You two clearly have a great relationship.
TH: Yes, we get on very well. Some people maybe think it is a recent thing, as we have started to dance after scoring goals. But we have got on well from day one. If I score he comes to me and if I score I go to him to dance.
This started after both of us, along with Kolo Toure, went out one night. Obviously, it was more difficult for Kolo to follow us. We then decided we would do it during games.

CW: Any stick from your other halves?
TH: Not really. My wife says it has been kind of cool. She said it made a change from my moody celebrations!
EA: My mum said ‘You dance at home, outside and now on the football pitch’. I think it is fun, though the most important thing is that you win the game. There is no point scoring, dancing and then losing.

CW: Ade, if you score against Chelsea, will you head towards the Arsenal bench?
EA (grinning): We have a lot of plans. We have yet to put them into practice on the pitch.
TH: Yes, we have a new one coming. But we have to score first.
EA: Hopefully, we will score against Chelsea. I am really looking forward to it. We have great motivation. We are ready for it. It would be great for the club.
TH: Yes, it would be a great achievement to beat Chelsea. But I would like to stress there is a healthy rivalry between the clubs.
Matches between us are never dirty. It is always a nice game. Never horrible. I hope all our young players enjoy the atmosphere, as it is so special. It will be the last cup game, hopefully, before going to Wembley.

CW: Tell us something about your younger players.
TH: The guy who has amazed me is Denilson. I have never seen a player adapt to the English game that quickly. You have less time in England than any other country. He is not big-headed but when he plays it is as though he owns the place.
Cesc Fabregas was like that. It is the sign of a talent. Of course, there is Ade. He is an example of what you can achieve when you work hard. It is nice to see.

CW: Who is the quietest in the dressing room?
TH: Theo Walcott. He is so quiet, you don’t even know he is there.

CW: The loudest?
TH and EA (together): Eboue!!

CW: Worst dancer?
EA: Cesc Fabregas. The worst dancer I have ever seen. Not since I was born have I seen anyone dance like that. We have to give him lessons. He really needs help. Seriously. We have played a lot of games recently, so we have not had time. But we have to get round to it.
TH: There is certainly a good feeling in this dressing room. It is too early to say quite how good we can be. But rarely have I seen quite so many youngsters in the same place.
This team has the capacity to beat anyone. There is a lot of character and you have to give great credit to our African players. In fact, all of the African players in the Premiership.
Where they come from, the pitches are terrible. I don’t know how they deliver a good game. Sometimes, they play qualification games, seven hours on a plane and then have to come straight back. It is not easy. If you don’t perform, oh my . . . .
EA: When you do well with Togo, you are a hero. When you do badly, they get on you. They want to kill your family and to break down
your house.
I had this after the World Cup. We went to the World Cup and they thought I’d score 15 goals in three games. I could only do my best. Don’t get me wrong, I love my country and am proud to play for it. It is just a different world. Very different to playing international football for a European country.
When you go down to eat at the team hotel at 1pm, by 12.50pm all the food is taken. There’s nothing left. But this is Africa. You have to go to a restaurant on your own.

CW: Presumably, you won’t have such problems at Arsenal’s team hotel in Cardiff.
EA: Hopefully not!

Taken by the sun

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

Today Chelsea won the Carling Cup. Not that I support Arsenal but I hate Chel$hit. And the brawl at the end was all started by Chel$hit players. Lampard should also have been sent off. He got off with a warning only..

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^I was not able to watch itBut I heard JT is very badly injured.And what happened in injury time and why

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

^^ A mistimed tackle in midfield on Cesc Fabregas, I guess started it all. This all happened in injury time. JT is badly injured. For that there was already 7 minutes of added time after 90 minutes. This happened around the 4th minute of extra time.

I got mad when that diver from Ivory Coast headed home the winner. After scoring he behaved as if Ivory Coast won the world cup.

 

[iMav]

wat a dog fite .... fabregas shudv got a red .... lampard was gonna get hurt bad .... arsenal was sure of getting some1s head .... and arsene just walked coolly to the centre with no intensions of stopping the fite wat so eva and tht was really cool

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I knew it LAMPARD sucks.

 

[iMav]

lampard tried to come settle the fite instead got a wack frm i think fabregas ....

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

^^serves him right. i always hated lompot when he is in chel$hit colors.

 

[iMav]

y is tht every1 hates chelsea ... i support arsenal but taking a neutral stand ever since roman took over chelsea and chelsea started winning every 1 has started to hate unlike arsenal or man u who in spite winning never had such a uniform set of haters all over the world

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I do not hate chelsea
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*images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2007090447,00.jpg

Arsenal outplayed chelsea,but they managed the victory as always,thats why they are the champions.
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LOL JT was partying with the team after two hours of the injury.That guy really recovers faaast3rd time a serious injury in a month

 

[techtronic]

Man U progress to the next round of FA Cup by beating Reading 3-2 at the Madejski Stadium but it was a spirited fightback by Reading after going down 0-3 in the first 6 minutes

The game should have gone to extra time when the first leg scorer for Reading - Brynjar Gunnarsson hit a terrific strike which hit the goal post in the 93rd Minute

Hats Off to Steve Coppell and his team for showing the spirits

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[Arsenal_Gunners]

^^Reading are playing great football.But United were always the favorites..
I hope Reading does not get relegated next season which has happened with many clubs(read W.HAM and Wigan)
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Reading could have easily won it,if they did not have a shaky start.Arsenal v Reading this saturday will be a heck of a match

 

[vivektheone]

New transfer at Anfield

Liverpool are going to bring in Voronin into Anfield this summer.

I think he is an Ukraine international.

Hope it all works well for Rafa Benitez from then on...

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

^^Yes, I saw that news in the Sportscenter late edition yesterday night on ESPN.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Something for ManUre Fans

*www.boreme.com/media/yr2006/ronaldo-dive.gif

 

[abhijit_reddevil]

^^This will not shift the focus of your ManUre fans and one of the richest clubs of the world from winning the treble this season.8).. Gunners will still be 4th behind Chel$hit and Liverpool in the EPL. and knocked out by PSV in the pre-quarter final of the UCL.8)

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

You will not say this when Liverpool defeats you this saturday