EPL - Arsenal vs Manchester United - Jan 31

last SG · 2010-01-30T21:53:32+00:00

United - who have played a match more than Chelsea - slowly started to gain the upper hand and Gallas needed to make another timely tackle in the penalty are...

zocoss SG

Sunday, 31 January 2010

Channel 27: 12:00 am - (Live) (Mon)

Premier League Game 24

Van Der Sar, Evra, Rio, Fabio Da Silva, Brown, Anderson, Rafael Da Silva, Park, Carrick, Fletcher, Valencia, Berbatov, Scholes, Scoles, Giggs, Rooney, Neville, Owen, Kuszczak, Obertan, Nani, Evans, Macheda.

Rooney9 SG

wtf so late? need to apply for off in lieu liao leh lol

grandmaster89 SG

Flecther die die must start. Please play 4-4-2 and no more 4-5-1 crap. Rooney can't play as a long striker and we don't have any midifelders capable of driving runs or shots from afar apart from nani and gibson (whom I don't rate highly at all).

sand king SG

Shiokness, monday start school at 1pm!

Ashianamarley SG

this is the game that I do not miss.

I-like-flings(m) SG

hoot ar!!!

grandmaster89 SG

I cannot decide between Nani or Valencia on the right wing ahaha

jgho83 SG

I cannot decide between Nani or Valencia on the right wing ahaha

Nani's best position seems to be on the right... and based on current form, that berth should go to Nani.

ps: Nani was like a hapless chicken all season but he suddenly found the form which at times is breathtaking.

zocoss SG

• 3D version of match to be shown in nine pubs in five cities
• Dedicated 3D channel to be launched in April

The chance to watch Wayne Rooney in 3D is finally here. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Sunday's match between Arsenal and Manchester United will be the world's first live 3D television sports broadcast, Sky said yesterday.

The match at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium will be broadcast at nine pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Dublin as the public's first taste of live 3D football ahead of Sky's dedicated 3D channel launching in April.

On Sunday Sky will transmit two live feeds – one to its traditional Sky Sports customers and another in 3D. Two separate commentary teams, two camera crews and two production teams will produce the simultaneous broadcasts. The former Arsenal centre-forward Alan Smith and the commentator Alan Parry will be the first voices of live 3D sport.

Sky Sports' Darren Long dismissed the suggestion 3D sport was a gimmick and said the extra dimension gives viewers a greater appreciation of the action. "When you watch a golfer putting in 2D it looks flat – it looks easy," he said. "When you see it in 3D you can see every bump and contour on the green and you really appreciate their skill."

zocoss SG

Sol Campbell, Arsenal

Comeback kid Sol Campbell salutes the Arsenal fans

Sol Campbell is set to face English football's mission impossible on Sunday after Thomas Vermaelen's suspected broken leg put the 35-year-old two-time Arsenal defender in line to mark a red-hot Wayne Rooney at the Emirates Stadium.

First-choice centre back Thomas Vermaelen suffered a possible broken leg in Arsenal's 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday, thrusting Campbell into the position of guiding Arsenal through a potentially season-defining run of Premier League games including Manchester United on Sunday, then Chelsea and finally Liverpool in successive league matches.

Campbell first had to negotiate around an hour of Villa's attack after Vermaelen was taken off in the first half at Villa Park. Vermaelen is due for scans on Thursday to determine whether he has a broken fibula, or if the problem is nerve-related.

Of further concern to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is a hamstring tear suffered by striker Eduardo, who himself had been striving to fill the sizable boots of injured star Robin van Persie. Eduardo will miss Sunday's game at the very least, Wenger confirmed on Wednesday.

Only four months ago, Campbell walked out on Notts County after just one match with the League Two side. Now, having made his Arsenal comeback in the FA Cup defeat at Stoke on Sunday, he seems likey to return to the dizzying heights of the Premier League title race.

Should Wenger trust Campbell's 35-year-old legs with the task at hand, the likes of Rooney, who has five goals in two games, and Chelsea's powerhouse marksman Didier Drogba await.

Tsh2005 SG

Arsenal don't stand a chance against ManU at this point in time.ManU is peaking and they'll steamrolled over the Arsenal boys.The tired old lads of Arsenal in defence will be shredded into pieces by the might of Rooney and the gang.

The score would be probably in the region of 3-0 if Manu is merciful.

Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1) SG

speaking of campbell

can he run against rooney ma

?????

Rooney9 SG

remmeber when liverpool playing man united at Anfield, alot of people were writing off liverpool chances. gerrard wasnt even playing and torres just came back from injury, yet liverpool comfortablty beaten united 2-0.

I dun think united is the overwhelming favourites. form book is out of the window. whoever have the hunger and work harder than the other will win the match. fletcher will tackle and challenge fabregas and co all night long to prevent them from playing their passing game. if you let arsenal play their normal passing game, you will be murdered.

I think fergie will play 4-5-1, with 5 midfielders and rooney as the lone striker again.

sand king SG

January 28, 2010

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has not fractured his leg but is doubtful for Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester United, the club have confirmed.

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Thomas Vermaelen has proved a good buy for Wenger

Vermaelen limped off in the first half of the draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday night and afterwards manager Arsène Wenger asid that he feared the centre-back might have broken a bone.

Scans on Thursday showed there was no break, but the leg injury could still sideline Vermaelen in the short term.

"There is no fracture in Thomas' leg but his injury still has to be assessed," Wenger told the club's official website. "There is still a good chance he will not play on Sunday.

"Eduardo has a small, small, small hamstring. He will be out for one week. He will not make Man United but he might make Chelsea.

"However Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song have been in this morning. Eboue has been running outside. They are both in good shape. Tired but in good shape. Both of them are available for Sunday. Unfortunately Abou will not be back this weekend but he could be for Chelsea."

McVay SG

I think fergie will play 4-5-1, with 5 midfielders and rooney as the lone striker again.

True

Fergie will always use 4-5-1 for arsenal one.

zocoss SG

United have not won at Arsenal's home ground in the league since 2005... The best they can hope for is a draw... And without Rio, hopefully they can keep a clean sheet too.

I-like-flings(m) SG

True

Fergie will always use 4-5-1 for arsenal one.

actually... he always do that with big team... dunno why.... and he usually lose when doing that..... Man Utd is all about attacking football... not about draws......knn...always sian 1/2 when he do that

grandmaster89 SG

Very difficult to play 4-4-2 against a strong side because we lack a strong midfield.

To play 4-4-2, you need the following components -

a) 2 strong pacy wingers with the ability to track back and help the full-back to prevent pocket of space forming in United's own half. United doesn't have any left winger capable of doing so. We cannot expect Ryan Giggs to be running up and down.

b) A hardman defensive midfielder who is also capable of spraying passes to distribute the ball. Essentially this is a Flecther + Carrick job. Owen Hargreaves is capable but he is injured.

c) An attacking midfielder playing behind the strikers with excellent vision. He also needs to perforn defensive duties or else the midfield will get over-whelmed. Paul Scholes, at age 35, can no longer be expected to this. He needs a fellow midfielder to help him out hence a 3 man midfield.

Essentially we play 4-5-1 in order to carry our old-man Giggs and Scholes and shore up our weak defence. If we had Fabregas and Hargreaves = 4-4-2 will work well. United midfield isn't as strong as many may think it is. I think we have the weakest central midfield in terms of talent among the Big 4. We are lucky that our 3 CMs complement each other really well.

omgukilledkenny SG

Confirm 4-5-1 de lol.

grandmaster89 SG

Confirm 4-5-1 de lol.

Did you watch the Man City match in mid week - United employed the 4-5-1 brilliantly.

Very European style of playing. Containment football with flecther and carrick making runs into the box while nani pumps in crosses and scholes starts the attack with inch-perfect long passes.