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Reply #160 moist's post
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tol defence derang tak experience, mek-leren salahkan defence lak |
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Nasib baik kelab bimbingan mclaren tu bukan bernama FC Tweety.. |
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Reply #165 edmundo's post
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aku still xpaham knape team 'spurs holland' hired mek laren nehh ..hohoo |
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Reply #166 katana83's post
lepas kene sack dek ingelen, rega dia murah kot... x laku  |
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Reply #168 katana83's post
kalu arini aku cuti kompom aku tgk... apakan daya..kerjaya lebih pnting..  |
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Reply #169 swantiger's post
sama lerrr... x pe janji mng..
but dgr nye midfield smlam kureng.. x dpt control.. almaklum.. debutant maen..
~~naseb lwn team ex- engeling head coach  |
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ada jugak yang meroyan pasal bola ni yek??? |
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Reply #171 katana83's post
bukan meroyan....TERKESIMA...hehehe...
ade sape2 tengok ke? kalo ikut yang aku baca kat arsenal.com, memang 1st half arsenal kene titik...cume quality n class proved to be d difference..
p/s: mclaren leh main best ngan twente sebab xde english player yang besar kepala....ngahahaha... |
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Reply #174 katana83's post
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ha'ah....katanye, denilson n ramsey xdapat control midfield...dem, payah camni... |
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FC Twente 0 - 2 Arsenal
www.arsenal.com
By Richard Clarke at the Gelredome, Arnhem
Although the Twente questions had been searching, Arsenal managed tosmuggle a vital 2-0 victory back from Arnhem on Wednesday night.
Ars鑞e Wenger's weakened side were on the rack for most of thisChampions League third qualification round first leg tie. SteveMcClaren, in his first competitive game since England's defeat toCroatia last November, had asked his team to tear into Arsenal from thefirst whistle and they responded in style.
The visitors were on the back foot for most of the opening period and only really started to look the part when William Gallas turned in Robin van Persie's free-kick in the 63rd minute.
Eight minutes from time, Emmanuel Adebayor added another to give the result a gloss Arsenal's performance did not deserve.
But they do deserve credit for their tenacity determination andprofessionalism on a night when, for once, Wenger's men struggled tofind their rhythm
This was the third time Arsenal have been in the qualifying stages,the third time they have been drawn away first and the third time theyhave brought a significant lead home.
However this was the third time Wenger's men have been in thequalifying stages, the third time they have been drawn away first andthe third time they have won 2-0.
This result has paved the way to the group stages twice before and it should do so again this year.
But this had been by far the toughest test.
Wenger selected the side widely predicted. With nine players absent for one reason or another, he did not have much choice. Aaron Ramsey, just 17, came in for his debut. His 'senior' partner in central midfield was 20-year-old Denilson.
The full list of absentees was Philippe Senderos (hamstring), Kolo Toure (hip), Cesc Fabregas (hamstring), Abou Diaby (thigh), Samir Nasri (knee/thigh), Eduardo (leg), Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Amaury Bischoff(groin) and Alex Song (Olympics participation). As a result Wenger hadto draw on the best of his youngsters. There were two teenagers in thestarting line-up and the average age the Arsenal bench was a littleover 19 years six months.
Twente had been forced to play this game at Vitesse Arnhem'sGelredome due to redevelopment work at their own ground. The move didnothing to dent the atmosphere before kick-off. The teams walked out to'You'll never walk alone' and the opening stages were backed byfeverish drums and bellowing songs from the Twente fans behind Manuel Almunia's goal.
And the home side seemed determined to match that pace early on.
Twente started like a runaway train as they tore into Arsenal in thefirst quarter of an hour. They had little to show for it apart fromRomano Denneboom's header past the far post. But the Dutch side hadshown they were not going to be in awe of their more illustriousopponents during this tie. And the first half would continue in thatvein.
In the 18th minute, Luke Wilkshire robbed Theo Walcottin the centre circle and Theo Janssen sent Eljero Elia clear in theleft-hand channel. Almunia managed to beat the Dutch Under-21international to the ball and Arsenal mopped up the danger. But, yetagain, the pace and sheer brute force of Twente had stretched thevisitors.
By the midway point of the first half, Arsenal had forced a couple of corners but that was about it. They were struggling.
And in the 24th minute, they nearly fell behind. Denneboom ghosted past Denilsonon the edge of the area and hastily hacked a shot over the bar. It wasthe first time Twente had truly prised Arsenal open but the 27-year-oldlost his head and, with it, his chance.
The youth of Wenger's central midfield had been a worry before thegame and certainly Arsenal were rarely retaining the ball for long. Inthe 31st minute Ramsey did send a speculative effort way over the barfrom 30 yards. It was perhaps the first time Twente keeper SanderBoschker had needed even a flutter of concern.
But in the 36th minute the concern was all Arsenal's. Denneboomnudged Marko Arnautovic clear through the middle. However the striker'sfirst touch was heavy and Almunia made the save. You sensed that mighthave been a key moment.
The game was starting to open up and Arsenal immediately went up theother end to create two clear-cut chances for an unlikely lead. FirstVan Persie bodyswerved himself some space on the right of the area butCheick Tiote had to nod away from under his own bar. Then, from thecorner, Boschker spilled Clichy's long-range thunderbolt and Sagnasliced the rebound past the post.
Four minutes from the break, Clichy explicably gave the ball toArnautovic but the 19-year-old Austrian showed his youth by blazing theball horribly wide.
It has been a torrid first half from an Arsenal's perspective.
The signs were better after the restart. Van Persie had an earlydrive blocked and on the hour Eboue went clear for a second only to bebundled off the ball before he could get a shot away.
In between those efforts, Twente had enjoyed plenty of pressure andwere still peppering the Arsenal area. However there were noticeablyfewer alarms for Almunia.
Although Arsenal were improving, it is right to say the visitors'stole' the lead in the 63rd minute. Edson Braffheid hauled down Eboueon the right and Van Persie threaded a free-kick low into the heart ofthe area. It found Gallas at the near post and the captain bundled theball home off his knee.
It was a scruffy but crucial away goal.
The strike left Twente subdued and Arsenal started to exude more confidence.
Eleven minutes from time Elia nudged the ball inside for Arnautovicto prod a shot into the sidenetting. But it would be the home side抯last real effort.
In the 83rd minute, Walcott set up Adebayor to slot in the second from close range.
The goal was testament to Arsenal's self-belief. The performancecould be improved upon but, in difficult circumstances, they had donetheir job.
Despite the second goal, the home crowd kept singing and the home side kept going but, after that, their challenge was spents.
Twente will no doubt take much from this game. As for Arsenal, theresult looks better on paper than it did on the night and perhaps thatis all that matters.
That, and qualification to the group stages of course. |
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New signing expected before Twente return leg
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Post time 14-8-2008 08:51 AM
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