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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: KVB on May 08, 2002, 10:08:05 PM
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As y'all know, Arsenal won The Double in England (Premiership & FA Cup) by defeating Manchester United at their home ground yesterday... a tremendous acheivement which will go down in football history... Arsenal dominated the game from start to finish and didn't allow Man United a single shot on goal... The Gunners' decider came in the 57th minute when Sylvian Wiltord slotted home a Barthez rebound from a Ljungberg shot inside the box... here is my player ratings:
Seaman - Safe as Arsenal's last man... never got put on a test by the Man. United players. 9/10
A. Cole - Awesome as ever at left back... you can see this young man's talent, he's gonna flourish in the World Cup as England's regular left back.. perfect tackles, strong physique, very fast paced... he's got everything. 9/10
Campbell - Showed everybody why he is one of the world's greatest defenders... he was like a road block in Man. United's path... denying them a chance at every attack. Flawless game. 10/10
Keown - Great performance by him as well... a sturdy, secure centre-half, as ever. 8/10
Lauren - Excellent game... inspired offensive runs as well as controlling the right back position... he was simply unbeatable yesteday. 9/10
Ljungberg - Another awesome performance by Freddie... worked his ass off for 90 minutes and was rewarded... he was the sole architect of Wiltord's 57th minute strike, he is now officially a legend... and commited to Arsenal. 10/10
Vieira - He controlled the midfield... won every tackle, won every air battle, won everything... what an majestic player... the world's greatest. 10/10
Edu - Surpisingly good at centre midfield... against such opposition he did a stunning job at the middle of the pitch, very creative, found openings everywhere... an enourmous talent who will hopefully stay at the club. 9/10
Parlour - Like a unstoppable working machine tarnishing Manchester United... he never gave up, always commited and willing to attack as well as help out in defense... superlatives can't describe his performance yesterday. 10/10
Kanu - Good game... showed some brief moments of brilliance, but failed to put a big input on the game... he was good at keeping possesion and distributing the ball...he also hit some good long shots which might as well have hit the net... 7/10
Wiltord - Actually I think he was our worst player... he set off on desperate runs going nowhere, couldn't manage to get past the United defenders... but at least he converted the easy chance presented by Barthez. 7/10
So there it is, Arsenal's third ever The Double... reminiscent of the 1997/98 season, when Arsenal also beat Man. United at Old Trafford and went on to Double glory... this team has been astonishing all season and truly deserved it, especially after all those bitter defeats at last hurdle in earlier seasons which denied us silverware... now, domination is ours.
And to Jay ay Beee: I told you! ;)
Peace
-KVB
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tight shit!!! :D 8)
it would be booring if man united won again.. :P
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That is true ExZit... now look at the majestic, proud Patrick Vieira... he controlled the game, kissed the Arsenal badge several times during the match... he is a true hero, a football legend, the greatest... and best of all, he's gonna stay representing Arsenal, forever.
(http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/soccer/allsportvieiratitle.jpg)
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Well Done Arsenal
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Well Done Arsenal
Yeah.. just to remind you of yesterday... Arsenal... celebrating Premiership victory... at Old Trafford !!!
(http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/soccer/allsportarsenalchampions.jpg)
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Fucks sake I was being nice
But Viera is leaving (did you see his interview after the game?)
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But Viera is leaving (did you see his interview after the game?)
No
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Well Done Arsenal
Big up Jay, big up to Man Utd's players aswell, they took the defeat like world class atheletes and shook our players hands, mutual respect there.
Sadly I think Vieira is leaving, but he's done everything there is too do in England, he wants too further himself and move to Real, he's been a great player for us, so i cant hold it against him, i wish him luck. let's see if Van Bommel can live up to his reputation when we sign him.
Finally, COME ON ARSENAL!!! what a performance, our defence were sublime, Ashley Cole made a step up last night, our midfield were superb aswell, Vieira was imense, Ray and Freddie were brilliant again, and Sylvian Wiltord, him and Lauren are our unsung heroes, two brilliant performances, im proud of Arsenal, i aint been this proud since Anfield '89. Highbury Saturday and down the town hall Sunday for the parade, cant wait.
GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fucks sake I was being nice
But Viera is leaving (did you see his interview after the game?)
Funny that... I just found this news article:
http://www.football365.com/All_News/Premiership_News/story_29716.shtml
It seems Vieira is staying, after all... ;)
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Well we'll see
Good season, I enjoyed it, you can't win everything all of the time
Well done to Arsenal cause they're the best team in England lets hope they don't embarass England in the CL next season
I'm glad it went to Arsenal, cause like United they play good attacking football. It would have been a disaster if Liverpool won
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Well done Arsenal
I dont know about Viera I was shocked when he was kissing the badge I think that he will stay but only for the right money, thats all what its about these days innit
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WOO HOO !! ;D
HURRAY FOR THE GUNNERS !!
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>:( I hate to say it, but Congrats!
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>:( I hate to say it, but Congrats!
<<-- Yea, and I got Nores expression when I say that.
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YESSSS!!! what a night. The atmosphere was brilliant, the team was trememdous and we are now the champs.
We outplayed man u on thier own pitch.
Be prepared for many more years of Arsenal dominance.
on the evidence of man u's performance they were basically SHIT and played like DIRTY BASTARDS
just gettin over the hangover now!
(on a smaller note the game was spoiled by violence outside the ground, but sadly it is starting to become expected again)
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Be prepared for many more years of Arsenal dominance.
Lol that's what you said in '98
And about the violence: As far as I saw it was started by Arsenal
And Keane dominated Viera
You're the better team but Keane was awesome
It was Keane vs Arsenal
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And Keane dominated Viera
Oh come off it, Vieira had a license to roam, Keane couldnt even wind Vieira up properly, Keane was non existent, you really gotta drop that Roy Keane propaganda. You were outplayed in the center of the park, thats why all your attacks started from defence cause Keane couldnt work Vieira...
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And Keane dominated Viera
You're the better team but Keane was awesome
Bullshit.. Vieira dominated the midfield from start to finish... Keane made no impression on the game at all from my point of view... and that's completely honest... just come out of it Jay, you're just jealous of Arsenal's success now...
Peace
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Viera was better than keane
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How could I be jealous of Arsenal's success?
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How could I be jealous of Arsenal's success?
Well... it seems evident that you're jealous because Arsenal won The Double... you said Keane dominated Vieira, which is totally ridicolous... basically a sign of jealousy.
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Well we've done the double three times
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Well we've done the double three times
Alright... now I'm off to find a dope Vieira pic, make it my avatar and write this text under it:
"The #1 player in the world"
;D
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I was about to suggest you did that
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Oh my fucking god the link actually exists
errrrr
Deleting that
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Well we've done the double three times
erm, so have we..... (71,98,2002)
and as for keane dominating vieira, that is one of the funnyest things ive heard for a long time. Vieira was head and shoulders above keane, and is simply a far better player.
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IS THERE ANY MORE ON VIEIRA LEAVING ? ???
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erm, so have we..... (71,98,2002)
and as for keane dominating vieira, that is one of the funnyest things ive heard for a long time. Vieira was head and shoulders above keane, and is simply a far better player.
Errr yeah I know you've done the Double three times
Is it a coincidence that when you won the 98 title Keane was out for the whole season? And you could still only win it by a point.
Don't make me laugh. Keane is head and shoulders in front of Viera. Just look at their records at club level
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Errr yeah I know you've done the Double three times
Is it a coincidence that when you won the 98 title Keane was out for the whole season? And you could still only win it by a point.
Don't make me laugh. Keane is head and shoulders in front of Viera. Just look at their records at club level
As a Spurs-fan and known Arsenal/Man. U hater, I think I'm in a good position to judge this.
Keane got nothing on Vieira, even if KVB overrates him completely.
Even if he got a good collection of medals, doesn't mean that he's automatically a world class player. You'll see him have trouble when opponed to technical skilled players.
But his playing style is perfect in the Premier League, and he fits like a gun in the glove for Man. U
I'd like to see Keane in Spain or Italy, I think he would be very reduced.
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Don't make me laugh. Keane is head and shoulders in front of Viera. Just look at their records at club level
Your comparison is flawed, how old is Keane and how old is Vieira? How many years has Keane played top flight football (i.e, at clubs like united), and how many years has Vieira been in the top flight (i.e Arsenal).
When Vieira gets to Keanes age the comparison would be alot fairer.
I could say how many world cups has Keane won?
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I could say how many world cups has Keane won?
I could say who does Keane play alongside with at international level, and who does Viera
That's like saying Djorkaeff is better than George Best
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I could say who does Keane play alongside with at international level, and who does Viera
That's like saying Djorkaeff is better than George Best
Exactly my point, the two cant be compared, you just proved that, well done ;)