Archive | December, 2006

Arsenal 1 – 0 Girlfriend

I’m going to paint a picture and a tale about how the Arsenal beat my girlfriend. To quote my girlfriend’s sister:
So does Carmen always lose in Carmen vs. Arsenal?
My girlfriend is flying in to see my family on Tuesday. It will be a standard three days of libation and merriment for my family and [...]

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Merry Christmas from Gunnerrific – Video Highlights

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I’ll be enjoying a delicious turkey dinner with mom’s good old out-of-this-world stuffing. I hope you’re doing the same, and I’ll see you tomorrow for Watford.
Here are some English highlights of the Blackburn match for your holiday festivities.

Come on Arsenal!

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Arsenal Thrash Blackburn Despite Bouts of Inconsistency

Well that’s more like it. Arsenal beat Blackburn 6-2 in a thrilling match that shouldn’t be soon forgotten. Despite periods of inconsistency with appalling play the team played extremely well.
Blackburn went up 1-0 inside the first three minutes. This is a trend that is now to be expected. Toure was called for [...]

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The Best of Arsenal from Around the Web

Gunnerblog should really be praised for what was a brilliant write-up for yesterday’s Liverpool-Arsenal clash. We managed a 37 goal win over the bumbling Liverpool side.
Lehmann’s world cup note sold for about a million euros. That’s just as insane as he is! Meanwhile, negotiation talks will start soon about his future. I hope [...]

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Arsenal’s Growing Pains

I’ll start by calling Portsmouth a disaster. Yes, we pulled off a draw after going down by two. But, we went down by two. It’s completely unacceptable for The Arsenal to go down by two goals after 47 minutes, at home, against Portsmouth. If it were yesteryear and the team of 03-04 were [...]

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The Real Reason Cesc, Hleb, and VP Were Benched

Confidence. Yup, just flat-out confidence. But it wasn’t an action that was meant to put confidence in the players that were started… It was a ploy to boost Hleb, Van Persie, and Cesc’s mental state more than anything else.
Imagine being one of these young players and finding out you are benched. The [...]

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Arsene Tortures With Late Substitutes

It was a thrilling last minute win at Wigan last evening to move us into third position on the league table. Adebayor worked hard throughout the game and was rewarded with a spot-on pass from Fabregas in the 88th. He trapped the ball deftly and slotted home a perfect shot through the legs [...]

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A Gunner in Texas – Flamini Stand Reaction Video

First, I’d like to show you the brilliance that is the PinoyGooner. Here’s some mad gooners in the stands just after the goal.

The great state of Texas’ very own FC Dallas has hired former gunner Steve Morrow as head coach. I’m not sure how he found his way all the way to Texas but it’s [...]

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Arsenal Rise to the Challenge

Arsenal left Stamford bridge with one point after upsetting Chelsea in a thrilling match. Arsenal were first to go up from a great strike by Flamini off a Hleb cross. Essien returned the favor minutes later with a long and bendy shot that Lehmann had little chance to stop. The finish to [...]

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Chelsea Battle Imminent – U.S. Steps Back

U.S. Soccer has really done it once again by not signing Klinsmann. Instead, they nominate a temporary coach from the MLS in Bob Bradley. Hardly comparable, although he is a fine MLS coach. But that’s not at all what our national team needs. This article does a pretty good job of summing [...]

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