Matchday 3 Premier League thread scores inside

mike65

Sat 28th August 2010
Blackburn v Arsenal
Blackpool v Fulham
Chelsea v Stoke City
Tottenham v Wigan Athletic
Wolves v Newcastle Draw
Man Utd v West Ham Utd

Sun 29th August 2010
Bolton v Birmingham
Liverpool v WBA
Sunderland v Manchester City
Aston Villa v Everton Draw

Pepe LeFrits

Arsenal: Almunia - Sagna - Koscielny - Vermaelen - Clichy - Song - Diaby - Cesc - Theo - RVP - Arshavin

Chamakh and Rosicky dropped to the bench - I'm extremely surprised. No Djourou!

Subs: Fabianksi, Gibbs, Wilshere, Eboue, Rosicky, Chamakh, Vela.

Frisbee

Suprised at that alright. Rosicky deserved to retain his place as did Chamakh.

IvySlayer

Finally, new graphics on GSS. Doesn't look chunky anymore!

shano_88

Cmons the gunners. Big test today in ewood.

Frisbee

The head on Song, obviously taking a leaf out of Sagnas book...

Anyone notice Sky graphics showing Blackburn to be employing the seldom used 4-2-3 formation? :P

patrickc

looks like a good starting 11 for us, have 10 squid on a 1-3 and something small on walcott to score first..

Cmon the Gunners

shano_88

sacramento wrote: »

Anyone notice Sky graphics showing Blackburn to be employing the seldom used 4-2-3 formation? :P

Its a bold strategy!

patrickc

Almunia caught it wow!!

Frisbee

Jayzus how did that stay out, neither the defender or Robinson had a clue about that.

amacachi

Looks like it'll be one of those days. :pac: Probably won't be watching much of this, damn F1 is on.

patrickc

jaisis Arsenal cmon the feck, what side are ye playing in at all.

Raskolnikov

Arsenal do not look remotely convincing defending set-pieces.

Samba should have buried that.

amacachi

What a goal.

mike65

Walcott scores, Blackburn having been denied a corner kick.

Frisbee

Get in!

patrickc

what a goal THeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

thats bet number 1 in !!

Minstrel27

THEOOOOOOOO

Absolute class goal. Arsenal doing what they do best there, that's coming from a Man Utd supporter.

IvySlayer

Nice goal/cross.

eagle eye

So sick, so undeserved. Blackburn have been by far the better team.

Frisbee

eagle eye wrote: »

So sick, so undeserved. Blackburn have been by far the better team.

They've booted more long balls into the box. Wouldn't say they've been better, don't think they've strung more than 3 passes together yet.

IvySlayer

Go on Diouf

patrickc

good goal but thats going to be their only one...

eagle eye

Frisbee wrote: »

They've booted more long balls into the box. Wouldn't say they've been better, don't think they've strung more than 3 passes together yet.

GTFO we were by far the better team before that goal which came on the break. We have strung lots of passes together but our style is more direct, so stuff your football snobbery where the sun don't shine.

Theres the deserved equaliser.

Frisbee

Good move, pathetic defending from Kosc on the outside.

Raskolnikov

Horrible defending from Arsenal.

ShooterSF

The One!! Wooo. Fergie sign him up.. oh wait.

Manu players scoring against Arsenal even when Manu aren't playing. Sorry patrickc but at least your bet is still on.

Frisbee

eagle eye wrote: »

GTFO we were by far the better team before that goal which came on the break. We have strung lots of passes together but our style is more direct, so stuff your football snobbery where the sun don't shine.

Theres the deserved equaliser.

Football snobbery?

I just prefer to see teams actually try and play football rather then just hump the ball into the box at every possible opportunity.

Yes that was a deserved equaliser as it's the first decent passage of play you've put together. Before that though Blackburn were poor and relying on throw-ins and punts from Robinson.

IvySlayer

Lol @ Song

How long had he had that?

mike65

Van Persie already in trouble

eagle eye

Frisbee wrote: »

Football snobbery?

I just prefer to see teams actually try and play football rather then just hump the ball into the box at every possible opportunity.

Yes that was a deserved equaliser as it's the first decent passage of play you've put together. Before that though Blackburn were poor and relying on throw-ins and punts from Robinson.

We play direct football. Its still football. Those who talk about tippy tappy passing are talking about a certain type of football.

The object of the game is to win and you play the game the way that gives you the best chance to do that.

It comes across as football snobbery when people suggest that we don't play football because thats rubbish.

Frisbee

Frisbee wrote: »

Football snobbery?

I just prefer to see teams actually try and play football rather then just hump the ball into the box at every possible opportunity.

Yes that was a deserved equaliser as it's the first decent passage of play you've put together. Before that though Blackburn were poor and relying on throw-ins and punts from Robinson.

That is a style of football, I have to say I agree to a certain extent that you are employing a sort of football snobbery there. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't football.

I'm enjoying this game, chances happening at both ends.

IvySlayer

Van Persie down.

Arsenal fans panic mode on!

iMuse

FFS he is made of glass

eagle eye

Not happy to see Van Persie go off, I'm more worried about Chamakh.

Raskolnikov

koscielny having a 'mare.

Frisbee

eagle eye wrote: »

We play direct football. Its still football. Those who talk about tippy tappy passing are talking about a certain type of football.

The object of the game is to win and you play the game the way that gives you the best chance to do that.

It comes across as football snobbery when people suggest that we don't play football because thats rubbish.

sacramento wrote: »

That is a style of football, I have to say I agree to a certain extent that you are employing a sort of football snobbery there. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't football.

I'm enjoying this game, chances happening at both ends.

Both fair points. tbf though there's a lot less skill required in humping a ball 60 yards and hoping you get the right deflection or just having bigger players than the other team as opposed to playing the game with passing and on the deck.

It's a sad state of affairs that teams who try to play football such as West Brom, Wigan, West Ham etc will be relegated while the anti-football of Blackburn and Stoke will remain in the EPL.

It's a results based game though so it's always going to happen.

Minstrel27

IvySlayer wrote: »

Arsenal fans panic mode on!

Panic mode? I expect it now.

eagle eye

eagle eye wrote: »

Not happy to see Van Persie go off, I'm more worried about Chamakh.

I think he could be a very good player for you guys. He just needs a few goals under his belt for some of that tasty "strikers confidence".

Frisbee

Frisbee wrote: »

Both fair points. tbf though there's a lot less skill required in humping a ball 60 yards and hoping you get the right deflection or just having bigger players than the other team as opposed to playing the game with passing and on the deck.

It's a sad state of affairs that teams who try to play football such as West Brom, Wigan, West Ham etc will be relegated while the anti-football of Blackburn and Stoke will remain in the EPL.

It's a results based game though so it's always going to happen.

Being a supporter of Arsenal doesn't give you the right to look down on other less fortunate teams.
As I said before, their style of play is not anti-football, it is a style of football, you just don't like it and I get that.

*Edit for relevance: I like Pederson's hair.

Peyton Manning

sacramento wrote: »

I think he could be a very good player for you guys. He just needs a few goals under his belt for some of that tasty "strikers confidence".

That's true, but eagle eye will still be worried, sitting there in his Arsenal Van Persie jersey, being the huge Gooner that he is

Raskolnikov

Walcott has been surprisingly good so far.

Frisbee

sacramento wrote: »

Being a supporter of Arsenal doesn't give you the right to look down on other less fortunate teams.

Being a supporter of Arsenal has nothing to do with it. Being a football supporter does though.

Fabregas shouldn't be playing today, he's nowhere near ready.

eagle eye

Frisbee wrote: »

Both fair points. tbf though there's a lot less skill required in humping a ball 60 yards and hoping you get the right deflection or just having bigger players than the other team as opposed to playing the game with passing and on the deck.

It's a sad state of affairs that teams who try to play football such as West Brom, Wigan, West Ham etc will be relegated while the anti-football of Blackburn and Stoke will remain in the EPL.

It's a results based game though so it's always going to happen.

Wait, we are not parking the bus. Thats what anti-football is. You really haven't a clue.

How many times have you seen El Hadj Diouf with the ball in your half of the pitch where he has gotten the ball delivered on the ground to him? About ten or twelve times so far.

What you are talking about is having teams play into the hands of Arsenal and the likes by playing football that suits your style which would be madness.

Get off your high horse and understand that to win the league you have to be able to beat all types of football not expect the opposition to play into your hands.

Frisbee

eagle eye wrote: »

Get off your high horse and understand that to win the league you have to be able to beat all types of football not expect the opposition to play into your hands.

I'm not expecting that. I'm merely saying Blackburn's brand of football has to be the worst to watch in the league from a fans perspective.

shano_88

Good first half of football. I still think Arsenal will come away with the points but they need to up it a bit especially Fabregas and Arshavin, Both have been slopy. Its amazing watching the contrast in style between the two teams!

eagle eye

Frisbee wrote: »

I'm not expecting that. I'm merely saying Blackburn's brand of football has to be the worst to watch in the league from a fans perspective.

Outside the top 8 the football is not much different no matter what club you talk about.

You get the odd team that play exciting football but they invariably get relegated. That fact of the matter is that any team playing that way is going to get hockeyed by a better team so its bad management to set up and play like that.

We do keep the ball down and beat teams on the ground when the manager knows we are good enough to do that but he is not stupid enough to try it against the big teams.