[UCL] Arsenal FC vs Porto FC
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Arsenal vs Porto FC
Emirates Stadium
Sg time: 3.45am
Hope we can overcome the defeat last night and beat porto by 1-0.
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Hope wenger doesn't make the same mistakes by playing eboue again... I hope bendtner will start ahead of rvp and nasri will make a return to the starting line-up
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1-1 draw
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arsenal to win 3-0
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Nasri return to squad but Song misses out
By Chris Harris
Samir Nasri is back in the Arsenal squad for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Porto after shrugging off a knee problem.
The French international has not played since suffering the injury while on duty with Les Bleus at the beginning of the month. That halted Nasri in his tracks after a flying start to the campaign but the Arsenal.com Player of the Month for August is finally set for his first game in September.
Arsène Wenger confirmed Nasri's return at his pre-match press conference but revealed that Alex Song (hip) would not be available against Porto despite appearing on the bench for the weekend defeat to Hull City.
"Song has still not recovered," said Wenger. "I had him on the bench on Saturday but he did not feel comfortable and he had a little setback. That shows you that we lost a player through the Carling Cup - once again.
"Nasri is fit and is in the squad. But Abou Diaby, Eduardo and Tomas Rosicky are not back yet."
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i believe its time to win, if they win, gt chance to be top of the table .
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pls drop rvp n adebayor! cos bendtner n vela r proven to have gd chemistry.
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Originally posted by 798:
pls drop rvp n adebayor! cos bendtner n vela r proven to have gd chemistry.
rvp and adebayor scored 2 goals each for this match. mai anyhow drop.
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Arsenal were in impressive attacking vigour on Tuesday evening to secure a 4-0 triumph over Porto in their UEFA Champions League encounter at Emirates Stadium.
Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor both struck braces as Arsene Wenger's side responded from their weekend setback against Hull City to move top of Group G.
Holland international Van Persie opened the scoring with a finish from close range before Adebayor doubled the home team's advantage with a towering header.
Any chance of a Porto comeback was ended just three minutes into the second period when Van Persie stabbed home, and then Adebayor stepped up from the penalty spot to seal the triumph after Nicklas Bendtner was felled in the box.
Nasri
The Gunners were heavily criticised after their Premier League loss to Hull, not least by manager Wenger himself, but the Frenchman resisted the temptation to axe some of his under-performing stars.
French winger Samir Nasri was the only new face, ending a month-long spell in the treatment room to replace Emmanuel Eboue - who was relegated to the bench.
Early on Arsenal threatened, breaking fluidly from their own half, short passing from Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Adebayor saw the ball worked across the area to Theo Walcott.
He was stationed on the right and had time to pick his shot, but a smart save from Da Silva Helton saw the effort palmed to safety.
The reactions of Helton saved Porto once again shortly afterwards when Van Persie attempted a long-range shot, but then it was Arsenal's turn to mop their brows.
Tomas Costa sped down the right wing and delivered a perfect cross to Cristian Rodriguez, whose diving header hit the ground before deflecting off the bar.
But the effort offered only temporary respite for Porto - who saw Van Persie, Walcott and Adebayor miss half-chances.
For all Arsenal's dominance of territory and possession, Porto's speed on the counter meant they could not afford any lapses in concentration.
Lisandro Lopez underlined the point by blasting a beautifully-struck curling shot at the top corner, but a diving Manuel Almunia reacted just in time.
Opener
Arsenal remained on top, however, and their perseverance was rewarded with a 30th-minute goal by Van Persie.
Adebayor and Van Persie combined expertly down the right of the area, creating space for the Togo marksman.
He looked up and delayed his pass to the Dutchman, who prodded the ball home.
The Gunners surged further ahead with five minutes of the half remaining when Adebayor leapt above Jorge Rolando to head Van Persie's corner towards the ground.
The ball bounced awkwardly for Helton and defender Nelson Benitez, who was stationed on the line - the duo could only watch on as it sailed over their heads.
The second half was just three minutes old when Arsenal added to the scoreline with a surprisingly easy third.
Walcott did the initial damage before the ball found its way to Van Persie, who showed strength to fend off Bruno Alves and stab home.
Porto's defence was crumbling, and Walcott should have made it four but missed a sitter from four yards out.
The England forward's pace was proving a constant threat as he marauded down the right wing at will.
Arsenal's fourth arrived when Bendtner, on for Van Persie, was brought down by a clumsy tackle from Freddy Guarin.
Adebayor stepped up and slotted the penalty home to complete an easy night for the Gunners.
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Wenger glad of response
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was pleased his side responded to their weekend setback with a convincing triumph over Porto in the UEFA Champions League.
The Gunners suffered their second Premier League loss of the season last Saturday as Hull City claimed a shock win at Emirates Stadium.
Wenger had intimated that he would make several changes to his side for the game against Porto, but his only alteration came via the inclusion of Samir Nasri in the starting XI.
The Frenchman's team were impressive versus the Portuguese Liga champions as they claimed a 4-0 success, and Wenger was glad his charges repaid his trust.
He told Sky Sports News: "I believe sometimes you have to give a chance to the players that were not completely up for it.
Overconfident
"If you do change one or two, then why not four, five or six. The response was very important. If that had not come then it would have been different.
"It was a convincing 4-0 win. We were shocked after Saturday's defeat and we responded to that with a 4-0 home win over Porto.
"I believe we were focused, disciplined and did not take all our chances. Overall, we would have taken 4-0 before the game.
"But it is only half of the week. The next important half is against Sunderland on Saturday.
Fight
"We have plenty of character. We are maturing and in progress. We are ambitious and confident and sometimes maybe overconfident."
Arsenal captain William Gallas added: "We had a point to prove. Nobody likes to lose and it was very important for us to win tonight.
"Like the boss said, we have to play together and fight together. We did a good job tonight."
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this forum like dying sia -.-
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Performance wasn't bad at all but I feel we need to plug in the gap in midfield esp when going forward to attack ... left some holes at the back when porto organised a quick counter attack ...
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gd rebound...
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Originally posted by thongs:
this forum like dying sia -.-
Ratings dipped to all time low
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Originally posted by Trump_Card:
Ratings dipped to all time low
special interest la... even pool forum also no high rating... -
Originally posted by BrUtUs:
special interest la... even pool forum also no high rating...Only manure's one is higher ... I think we need new active mods for this forum ... Like sgsexforums
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Originally posted by Trump_Card:
Only manure's one is higher ... I think we need new active mods for this forum ... Like sgsexforums
manure got lotsa fans ma..... anything also post... -
Originally posted by Trump_Card:
Only manure's one is higher ... I think we need new active mods for this forum ... Like sgsexforums
with me around as one of the mod, definitely sgsexforum ratings will climb steadily. -
i think we just keep rattling rubbish can liao, bring our forum back up!
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Originally posted by bryanw:
with me around as one of the mod, definitely sgsexforum ratings will climb steadily.Don't talk nonsense, the ratings go up because some new users(despos) open threads looking for sex leh
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Originally posted by Trump_Card:
Don't talk nonsense, the ratings go up because some new users(despos) open threads looking for sex leh
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Originally posted by bryanw:
to a certain extent i agree. but why these ppl choose to post in sgsexforum instead of bar? last time bar used to have all this threads. the reason is cos sgsexforum has taken on a new direction. we have new objectives. besides providing quality sex education, we also encourage ppl to speak up about their sexual experiences fantasy or otherwise and queries about sex. in addition, in order to create a fine balance, we do not lock those threads looking for sex in sgsexforum. not cos we want to drive ratings up but cos we encourage ppl to post without boundaries. and sex box was approved to take on a light hearted direction without inhibitions. so you see, its a delicate balance in sgsexforum."When it comes to this kind of things u very clever la"
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Originally posted by Trump_Card:
"When it comes to this kind of things u very clever la"
did i say something wrong?
i am innocent. we met before i am sure you agree i have a decent face. 
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Originally posted by bryanw:
did i say something wrong? i am innocent. we met before i am sure
you agree i have a decent face. That's what you and gunner77 used to say to each other, isn't it ?
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Originally posted by Trump_Card:
That's what you and gunner77 used to say to each other, isn't it ?
yes. gunner still young need ppl to teach him from right and wrong. this year his o level. he better dont pray pray. -
eh?
im 17 ok