EPL: Arsenal Vs Aston Villa
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Arsenal v Aston Villa
Barclays Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Kick-off: 03.00pm(uk) , 11.00pm(sg) -
We have to win this one. 2-0 for me.
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Can the gunners drop more points this week please...
Lets hope Young, Agbonlahor & Laursen can score...
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Can the gunners drop more points this week please...
Lets hope Young, Agbonlahor & Laursen can score...
Ok..provided Man utd lose to fulham too.
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this could be a starting of winning streak for the Gunners to the end of their season!
Go Go Gunners! win the remaining 11 games for BPL!
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arsenal must win. man u 2 close already
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The easier a match seems , the more deceiving it is ... 2-2 draw again my predictions ...
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Fabregas: THANKS, YOU ACTUALLY FIRED US UP
THEY were well written off at the start of the EPL season.
But the Gunners have proved all wrong, so far.
And Cesc Fabregas maintains these critics actually 'fired us up' for the campaign.
The Gunners will look to put a terrible week behind them when top-six hopefuls Aston Villa come to Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
While thoughts of the whole squad are with injured striker Eduardo, set to be out for the best part of a year following his fractured leg and dislocated ankle, focus is centred on ensuring a season which has promised so much ends on a high.
Despite the disappointment of their last-gasp draw at Birmingham last Saturday, Arsenal are nevertheless three points clear of Manchester United at the top of the table.
Their Champions League ambitions are not yet finished as the tie against AC Milan remains delicately poised following a goalless first leg.
Having so much left to play for at this stage of the campaign is in marked contrast to how many pundits had predicted life would pan out for Arsene Wenger's young Gunners in the wake of last summer's departure of talisman captain Thierry Henry to Barcelona.
Fabregas, though, believes the squad used those negative vibes to their own advantage.
Speaking in the March issue of the Official Arsenal Magazine, in an interview conducted ahead of last weekend's game, the Spaniard recalled: 'It is true that people were taking us out of the top four at the start of the season, even placing us in the middle of the table.
ADDED PRESSURE
'I don't think it added pressure, in fact it probably helped us more because we wanted to show everyone what we could do. It fired us up.'
Fabregas continued: 'We knew we had the quality, we know what we can do. The important thing is always not what others believe, but what you yourself believe.
'If we don't do well then people can say what they want - but if we do well, then that will be for everyone inside for the club and for the fans. That is who we are playing for, no-one else.
'You want to win all the time and last season it was difficult. Each morning when you wake up and go to training, if you are in third or fourth position, it is not the same.
'Now every morning when we come into training we feel ready to fight for the title, to take on the big teams, the big players, and that is why I really love being a footballer. It is for these moments.'
Fabregas believes the Gunners can draw strength from their position ahead of the chasing pack, but warned they 'would be stupid' to believe the title was already in the bag.
'We should take inspiration from being top. We have to try to keep the gap, and keep playing in the same way,' he said.
'We are not thinking it's all over, we would be very stupid to do that. We have to keep working hard and keep believing we can do it.
'If we can win the title it would be amazing considering the age of the team. It would be unbelievable.
'For me to win the league at 20 years old, playing every game, that would be something unforgettable.'
Wenger must now look to another regular strike partner for leading marksman Emmanuel Adebayor, with young Dane Nicklas Bendtner having come off the bench at St Andrews.
Arsenal could see their attacking options boosted next month by the return to fitness of Dutch forward Robin van Persie.
However, the Arsenal manager indicated he would not rush van Persie - who has endured an injury-plagued campaign - back into action too soon, although he could be included for next week's trip to Milan if all goes well with his rehabilitation.
Another player hoping to make his return at the San Siro is defender Kolo Toure.
Only just back from the African Nations Cup, the centre-half suffered a calf injury during the first leg against the Italian side at Emirates Stadium on 20 Feb.
Wenger said: 'I could be a bit short for Saturday against Aston Villa, however against Milan, fingers crossed, I will be fine.'
PA Sport
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Originally posted by felirox:
Ok..provided Man utd lose to fulham too.
Ok lah... Like that Arsenal draw lah and Man u win ok... I give and take a bit nvm...
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Ok lah... Like that Arsenal draw lah and Man u win ok... I give and take a bit nvm...
ok. with Ronaldo n Rooney both sidelined with injuries for 6 months. -
man U players owaz dive one... idiots lo.. arsenal mus win tis season, cannot let cheat bug win!
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Ok lah... Like that Arsenal draw lah and Man u win ok... I give and take a bit nvm...Dont want la. We gave you to trash us already and proceed to the nxt round of FA cup. Greedy ah.
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must remember what King Leonidas said '' give them nothing, but take from them everything! ''
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Look like remaining game away to ManU and Chelsea will determine the end result. At the moment, home to Villa and boro r the match to watch. Rest of the games they should collect all 3 pts. This 3 pts clear is reserve for 12 Apr, if by then level on pts, gunner need to win the rest of the games.
It's a 50-50 chance for both side, advantage is still with ManU.
So gunner cannot play like the last game giving cheap goal in the last min of the game.
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Hope Walcott, which is highly likely that he will be in the starting line up today, seizes this chance to shine again..Adebayor partnering Bendtner is crap
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Honestly, Villa no matter how good form they are in, always lose to Arsenal but can trouble Chelsea... Hope there is a change for a while...
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Gunners seem to forget about AC Milan already and going with a full strength team against Villa here... United rest Ronaldo, Rooney, Vidic and Anderson...
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what an nice own goal
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yeah. unfortunate for senderos.
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Originally posted by klaha:
what an nice own goal
ya~ senderous wasted a grt chance and make amends by scoring a goal... in wrong half -
Villa losing too many important players...
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Agbonlowhore is causing our defence problem
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Fabregas,fuck it. he should just rammed it not curled it.
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/me vomit blood!
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Originally posted by felirox:
Fabregas,fuck it. he should just rammed it not curled it.
i'm disappointed in him already.
only walcott is playing his heart out. the rest of the players esp midfielders r sleeping.
knn! somehow i feel Lehmann should be the goalie!
let's hope we can come back for second half!