Comments on: Beach balls, Golden Balls, Ballon d’Or, oh my (balls)

By: Mia

Mia — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:05:53 +0000

No problem, LRV!

By: LRV

LRV — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:09:08 +0000

@Mia: I think I owe you an apology. Because I use to know a guy whose nickname was Mia, I just assumed that you were a man and may have refered to you as such in some of my comment. I only realised my error of assumption when I read in one of Tim’s comments that you are a woman. Forgive me for my wrong assumption. I have been meaning to apologise since Sunday.

By: Mia

Mia — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:30:38 +0000

Probably you couldn’t find it in L’Equipe because it’s quite old. At least, I read it, or something very like it, ages ago. Maybe it’s just being translated now because of Wenger’s birthday?

By: Yan

Yan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:43:31 +0000

@ctpa, I certainly prefer Samir over diaby at the DM spot. How R the hammers doing anyway?

By: ctpa

ctpa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:24:25 +0000

I hope we put AZ Alkmaar to the sword early. For the record, I do not like Ronald Koeman after the disaster he perpetrated at Valencia.

By: ctpa

ctpa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:17:42 +0000

Wenger gave an interview in L’Equipe that I couldn’t find. Here is an excerpt from Fox Soccer:

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/10237378/%27Freedom%27-kept-Wenger-at-Emirates

I would have been shocked if he had gone to Real Madrid from my reading of the man. Real Madrid is the antithesis of what Wenger stands for.

By: arsesession

arsesession — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:44:33 +0000

@Mia, Jens fate was cast with his being red carded so early in the Champions League Final against Barca.

Almunia’s fate: the dyke started to crack with Bentley’s goal. Since, there have been a series of similar ‘lack of concentration’ goals given up.

These are not correctible on the training ground.

Great opportunity for Fabianski, Mannone, Szczesny OR another.

By: arsesession

arsesession — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:14:43 +0000

@ctpa, Excellent points, yes lets discuss about Benitez player selections – that didn’t pan out!

AND THROUGH IN THE ALONZO FIASCO; he was so stubborn; dragged out the situation so long that when he realized he was going to lose Alonso, he was caught short of time to find suitable replacement OR leverage REAL’S desire to pay more money.

Add to this that he has not really won the fans over in their support of HIM.

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:03:00 +0000

Hope Vela gets at least 20 mins. Koeman watched the Blackburn game and is expecting to face Van Persie, Arshavin and Rosicky up front, but Vela he won’t have seen ever. I’m not expecting it to be a particularly tough game so it’s an opportunity for the kids – Wilshere and Merida have travelled – to show what they can do. Touch wood, fingers crossed.

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:12:39 +0000

I hadn’t thought of him, but he may do? I was mainly thinking of Steven Hunt, players of that ilk, who’ve caused more than a few season-long injuries.