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When this genius talks you had better listen.................. Mourinho in new dig at Wenger and Arsenal: You cannot win Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has had a dig at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and his team. Arsenal have not won a trophy since the 2005 FA Cup and Mourinho believes that run will continue given the strength of rivals Chelsea and Manchester United, as well as the new threat posed by Manchester City. "I don't think Arsenal can win," he told Sky Sports News HD. "Year after year it looks like they will but no. It's always the same type of comment, 'It's a young team, it will be next season'. Wenger has just signed a new contract keeping him at Arsenal until 2014 and Mourinho said: "It's fantastic for him. I remember we played them in a Carling Cup Final [in 2007] with a team of young boys but they are no longer a team of the youngsters. They are now a team of 25, 26, 27-year-olds. "Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Gael Clichy, Alex Song, Bacary Sagna - they're not a team of kids any more, they're of an age to win things but I don't think they will do it. "I believe Chelsea, Manchester United [can win the title] and, of course, Manchester City because they have a great squad. That's it." IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Mwenza......Mourinho has always been on Wenger's case, can't understand his obsession with him. He always has something to say about Arsenal which is very strange coming from a La Liga manager.
Mourinho has won trophies with Porto, Chelsea and Inter but he has always felt that he doesn't quite get the respect he deserves from his success unlike someone like Wenger who is so comfortable where he is despite not winning anything for 5 years.
The man is under pressure. Its brewing inside and needs
to let off steam by having a go at a man he perceive to despise him. And he is vindicated by the total absence of a response which hurts him even more. Wenger will continue to ignore him and that will infuriate Mourinho further.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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As usual Jose is taking attention of his team who are about to begin their La liga campaign this weekend by throwing barbs at Wenger.
I also agree that Jose craves the status Wenger and SAF hold in the premier league. Dont know whether with his arrogance he may achieve that though.
Suppose, just suppose that Real are drawn with Arsenal in the champions league.....that would be interesting!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2009 Posts: 2,863
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winston wrote:
Suppose, just suppose that Real are drawn with Arsenal in the champions league.....that would be interesting!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!! Please don't go there. The Barcelona memories are still too fresh. And of coz the memories are not nostalgic to many people. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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Ric dees wrote:@Njunge
True, unfortunately for Man U, rumor has it Ferdinand may never fully recover though lets wait and see, Evans now is the recognized full back for that position and he will be tormented to kingdom come, there is the never tiring Tevez to come, Super Mario, Drogba, Torrez,Pavlyuchenko just to name a few and Fergie knows he has his work cut out.
Seems to me this is the end of the road for Rio Ferdinand. We recall how at the start of last season he experienced similar problems! Evans will fill-in but should not try the kungu-fu kick he did on Drogba last season. A red card would really expose man-U's lack of depth at the back!
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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mwenza wrote:winston wrote:
Suppose, just suppose that Real are drawn with Arsenal in the champions league.....that would be interesting!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!! Please don't go there. The Barcelona memories are still too fresh. Be wary of murphy's rule: the worst will happen at the worst possible time (or something like that) 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2009 Posts: 2,863
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winston wrote:Ric dees wrote:@Njunge
True, unfortunately for Man U, rumor has it Ferdinand may never fully recover though lets wait and see, Evans now is the recognized full back for that position and he will be tormented to kingdom come, there is the never tiring Tevez to come, Super Mario, Drogba, Torrez,Pavlyuchenko just to name a few and Fergie knows he has his work cut out.
Seems to me this is the end of the road for Rio Ferdinand. We recall how at the start of last season he experienced similar problems! Evans will fill-in but should not try the kungu-fu kick he did on Drogba last season. A red card would really expose man-U's lack of depth at the back! @Winston...............Man-U have another small defender called Smalling. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2009 Posts: 2,863
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winston wrote:mwenza wrote:winston wrote:
Suppose, just suppose that Real are drawn with Arsenal in the champions league.....that would be interesting!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!! Please don't go there. The Barcelona memories are still too fresh. Be wary of murphy's rule: the worst will happen at the worst possible time (or something like that) Not when CR7 will be in town and Aluminium in goal. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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When SAF ranted at silly points being dropped and why Nani not Giggs took that damned penalty, I wondered why he would 'break' Nani's spirit so early in the season. But then I came across an extract from Carlo Ancelotti's book and he says how SAF treated him after the loss last season:
Carlo On ... Fergie's tantrums:
Our success at Old Trafford was the one that got us the League title, even though in the end Ray Wilkins and I were forced to drink to our victory alone.
As is the tradition, a few minutes after the final whistle we went to Sir Alex's room to drink the usual glass of wine. We walked in and silence reigned. He sat there starting at a television screen; the set was tuned to a horse race, his greatest love.
We were strictly relegated to the background. We stood awkwardly for a while without saying a word, uncertain what to do, and finally did what we had come to do. We drank a glass of wine, to our own health. Bye-bye.
Even though I won the three games I played against him that season, I still consider Ferguson to be a master of soccer, an example I have always looked up to.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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mwenza wrote:winston wrote:mwenza wrote:winston wrote:
Suppose, just suppose that Real are drawn with Arsenal in the champions league.....that would be interesting!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!! Please don't go there. The Barcelona memories are still too fresh. Be wary of murphy's rule: the worst will happen at the worst possible time (or something like that) Not when CR7 will be in town and Aluminium in goal. Now that will be real cause to visit a juju man 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2009 Posts: 2,863
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winston wrote:When SAF ranted at silly points being dropped and why Nani not Giggs took that damned penalty, I wondered why he would 'break' Nani's spirit so early in the season. But then I came across an extract from Carlo Ancelotti's book and he says how SAF treated him after the loss last season:
Carlo On ... Fergie's tantrums:
Our success at Old Trafford was the one that got us the League title, even though in the end Ray Wilkins and I were forced to drink to our victory alone.
As is the tradition, a few minutes after the final whistle we went to Sir Alex's room to drink the usual glass of wine. We walked in and silence reigned. He sat there starting at a television screen; the set was tuned to a horse race, his greatest love.
We were strictly relegated to the background. We stood awkwardly for a while without saying a word, uncertain what to do, and finally did what we had come to do. We drank a glass of wine, to our own health. Bye-bye.
Even though I won the three games I played against him that season, I still consider Ferguson to be a master of soccer, an example I have always looked up to.
I guess SAF was upset by that Drogba "goal" and the asst ref who failed to spot the clear offside. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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mwenza wrote:
I guess SAF was upset by that Drogba "goal" and the asst ref who failed to spot the clear offside.
Good guess! I just wonder when will man u learn to accept defeat without giving excuses?
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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@Mwenza...true that and knowing that the title just slipped away.
@Radio...me thinks that given the value of a win in the EPL (Moneywise and pridewise) the FA/EPL should have been at the forefront of goal-line technology, video refereeing etc. Otherwise referees mistakes will continue to cost some teams points.
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radio wrote:mwenza wrote:
I guess SAF was upset by that Drogba "goal" and the asst ref who failed to spot the clear offside.
Good guess! I just wonder when will man u learn to accept defeat without giving excuses? @radio..........When your team does not play well and end up being hit, then you can't offer a reason, you can only offer an excuse for the defeat. Conversely, when your team is beaten courtesy of a goal scored from a clear offside position, then......................... That is the difference my brother. Anybody who didnt see how Drogba's "goal" was scored, then they didnt watch that match. This is not an excuse but merely a statement of fact. Its that simple. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2009 Posts: 2,863
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winston wrote:@Mwenza...true that and knowing that the title just slipped away.
@Radio...me thinks that given the value of a win in the EPL (Moneywise and pridewise) the FA/EPL should have been at the forefront of goal-line technology, video refereeing etc. Otherwise referees mistakes will continue to cost some teams points. I agree 100%. IF YOU EXPECT ME TO POST ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT ASENO, YOU MAY AS WELL SIT ON A PIN
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Mwenza....Macheda's goal was a clear handball, maybe we should review that as well.
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I thought we are in a new season.or maybe we should go back to 1986 worlcup where maradona scored the hand of god. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt...
-Mark Twain
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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See this interesting article on who is the most vital cog in each of the top teams on a chelsea fan website. Whats your take?
Who would you take away from Chelsea competitors in order to weaken them?! This is how I (the author, not me!) think taking away one player will hurt the oppoents the most.
Manchester United. Edwin van der Sar. Rooney scored free-flowing last year, not so much now. Scholes is starting this season fantastically, but he is 36. United do not have a good enough back-up goalkeeper and without van der Sar`s experience and quality they will be much easier to score against. Do not underestimate how important he is for their overall defensive play, not only standing in goal.
Manchester City: Joe Hart has been absolutely amazingly good so far, but take away Carlos Tevez and they lose their heart and lungs. The others have to show they are a team before they are individually important.
Arsenal: Cesc Fabregas is a question mark so far this season, is his heart in London anymore? Still the player Arsenal will miss the most when the league settles and Arsenal will need to grit and fight with the better teams.
Tottenham. Gareth Bale is the main reason why Tottenham are where they are today. It was not until he started to click for Tottenham they started winning regurlarly last season. Modric will probably get a lot of votes, but to me Bale epitomises the change in Tottenham.
Everton. I will go with Tim Cahill. He can do it all. Mikel Arteta is a better player, maybe so is Marouane Fellaini, but Cahill has for such a long time been the backbone of the team.
Liverpool. They must be known as Steven Gerrard FC. Torres is Torres and when playing is vital, but Liverpool is Gerrard and to some extent Carragher. A poor Gerrard (last season) is the difference between a top placed Liverpool and even missing Europe all together. Few teams depend as much on one single player.
Offcourse being a chelsea fan website the writer did not offer who is chelsea's most vital cog!
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/14/2010 Posts: 806 Location: Nairobi
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@smano...fungua roho yako! @all - Am a little bit unsure of arsenal playing Blackburn away this weekend. All the others have easy home games (Manu face West Ham, Chelsea face stoke city and Liverpool face westbrom) and should register comfortable wins. And it seems west ham forgot to bribe someone...as after Man-u this weekend, the next game will be Chelsea 
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