UCL: Slavia Prague v Arsenal
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finally a shot from sparta
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oh mann..this is horrendous. its as if our players played a game ytd!
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Originally posted by Hello Kitty:boys r toopid.
Attention seeking ? -
wenger looks beri dulan
he must be thinking wtf is all this ! -
1st yellow card to sparta.. start with T
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i think the cold weather made our players difficult to breathe and run.
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underestimation
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The blankets are out ...
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slavia missed a glorious chance there
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a chance for sparta. but it was offside
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wah terrible terrible... AW must really put some sense into these carling cup side.
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i tink i had enuff of this
i go slp le and see highlights tmr
nite guys
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not to be so mean or anything, the first half is a really disappointing one. maybe we are not playing out attacking game, we miss fab, hleb and rosicky.
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we had only one shot.
btw,henry score the first goal for barca against rangers! -
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3rd consecutive draw for the gunners -
Passionate fan i am, but that wasn't good football from the Arsenal side. Though Wenger had some valid reasons to rest key players, but his decision to start some other players were not that great. Eboue, Flamini, Sagna and Adebayor should have started, maybe then the chances to play better would increase. I felt that the lads were not playing the passing game and was abit quite solo-ish. The commentator said that "at the rate the match is going, we might not get a goal until midnight", quite true as there were a few attempts in the whole game! Hope we will see a better game against Reading on Monday.
We got the point, we are onto the Knockout rounds. Hurray?
No Match Of The Match, everyone was playing not up to expectation. But at least Almunia made a decent save to prevent Slavia from scoring. -
this is the most boringggggg match currently this season. our carling cup sides should pull up their socks or else they'll be punished by blackburn at ewood.
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Slavia keeps impeding our attacks by committing too many tactical fouls
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thier style of play today is almost similar to blackburn..only tt blackburn are much rougherOriginally posted by Trump_Card:Slavia keeps impeding our attacks by committing too many tactical fouls -
Arsenal qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite a disappointing draw at Slavia Prague.
Arsene Wenger made eight changes from the side that drew with Manchester United on Saturday for his 100th match as a manager in the Champions League.
But Arsenal were second best to Slavia, Mickael Tavares heading over and the lively Zdenek Senkerik cutting inside and forcing Manuel Almunia to tip over.
Senkerik was again denied by Almunia late on as Arsenal ensured progression.
The Gunners went into the game knowing they only needed a draw to go through and boss Wenger clearly thought the job was already done by picking a much-changed line-up.
They played like a side with little to worry about, as they uncharacteristically gave the ball away and looked content to let Slavia play at their own pace.
Lucikly for Arsenal, the hosts lacked the quality to punish them and more often than not their lack of a cutting edge let them down.
Slavia's first chance came when Daniel Pudil swung over a corner and Tavares was left unmarked six yards out, the Frenchman wastefully heading over.
Lone striker Senkerik looked a threat with his pace and he accelerated sharply to cut in from the right and fire a shot goalwards that Almunia did well to tip over.
The interval brought with it a rainstorm in Prague and the deluge seemed to whet the players' appetite as the game came to life after the break.
Senkerik fell in the box with Lassana Diarra in close attendance, but referee Bertrand Layec waved Slavia's appeals away, before Nicklas Bendtner had a shot blocked by Erich Brabec.
Suddenly the tackles were flying in and the crowd were lifted from their torpor as Slavia attacked with a renewed vigour.
Brabec latched onto a free-kick only to head straight at Almunia, before David Hubacek slammed over from nearly 30 yards.
When a ball over the top caught out the Arsenal defence and sent Senkerik clean through, it seemed certain that the deadlock would be broken.
But as the striker coolly lifted the ball goalwards from 15 yards, he had not banked on Almunia's imposing frame getting in the way as the Spanish stopper raced from his line to deny Slavia once more.
Arsenal brought on Emmanuel Adebayor as they went looking for a late winner they did not deserve, but his header was easily saved by Michal Vorel and both sides had to settle for a point.
The draw extended Arsenal's unbeaten run to 26 games, but it was the first time all season the Gunners have failed to find the net.
Slavia Prague: Vorel, Tavares, Hubacek, Drizd'al, Brabec, Smicer (Kalivoda 64), Svec, Pudil (Jablonsky 89), Suchy, Krajcik, Senkerik (Ivana 77).
Subs Not Used: Vaniak, Gaucho, Sourek, Belaid.
Booked: Tavares, Svec, Krajcik, Pudil.
Arsenal: Almunia, Diarra, Gallas, Song Billong, Clichy, Walcott, Silva, Denilson, Diaby, Eduardo (Eboue 81), Bendtner (Adebayor 77).
Subs Not Used: Lehmann, Sagna, Flamini, Traore, Justin Hoyte.
Booked: Diarra, Denilson.
Att: 18,000.
Ref: Bertrand Layec (France). -
*Almunia pleased with point*
Manuel Almunia was 'very happy' with Arsenal's performance after claiming a 0-0 draw at Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League.
In a dour encounter in torrential rain, Arsenal failed to break down their opponents despite beating them 7-0 at home a fortnight ago.
But Almunia, whose position has come under scrutiny again of late, was pleased to keep a clean sheet and feels the team did well in difficult circumstances.
"I'm very happy with my performance and with the performance of the team," he told the website.
"We're definitely doing very well and that's the most important thing.
"For me, I must keep the level up every game and I am very pleased with my own performance.
"It was very hard, because it was difficult for us with the weather.
"The other team also played well, but the pitch was not very good.
"It was very cold, even more so in the second half with the rain and wind, which made our game more difficult." -
we qualified
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dull draw... but cant expect much wif the line up... gd tat qualified... but the reserves need to learn to squeeze a win in the worst conditions if they wan cup glory...
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expected result from our reserve team.
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yawns~
sian la..