16 September 2009

Eduardo - Head, Shoulder Knees and Toes & An Unexpected Surprise

As noted here different football associations, but when Wenger kicked a plastic water bottle in frustration, rather ludicrously he was sent to the stand. Rooney throws a boot in temper at being subbed last night and it gets an almost jokey comment on the radio.  I have no problem with Rooney throwing a boot down in disgust. Little bit of a show of petulance but understandable and it hurt nobody. However, the contrast in the treatment of the events once more holds up to scrutiny the underlying bias in media.


Exciting and surprising news! Unfinished has had visitors. They came last night from Brazil. If they got here by accident because of Eduardo, I'm sorry if they were disappointed. It wasn't intentional, luring you here under false pretences. There was no intent to deceive - just to keep it on topic :)




Visitante da boa vinda, prezado e honrado de Brasil. Eu não sei o que o trouxe aqui, mas, à excepção de mim mesmo, você é meus muito primeiros visitantes e como tais que eu desejei o concordar muito estes special e cumprimento muito pessoal. Triste, maravilhoso como Google Analytics é, não podem recomendar-me de seus nomes somente sua posição geográfica. Era diferente, mesmo que você permanecesse para apenas um segundo, mim seria somente a satisfeito para granizá-lo pelo nome. Eu desejo-lhe a boa fortuna e visito-a por favor outra vez logo. Obrigado. NoozeHound



Justin is not what he used to be. So many of the feeds advertise one thing, namely tonight's game in Liege, only to show some old game. At one point I was so confused I switched on a stream only to see Theo come on! Somewhat ludicrously as I knew he'd been left at home. It was Arsenal v Man Utd from last year.


Even when I did find a stream I was sweating to say the least. One nil down after two minutes, two nil down after ten. I really hadn't expected that. The second was a penalty, but I'm not sure who gave it away. Vito Manone was mentioned as a worry and so it seemed. The start of the stream was so choppy and interrupted it was hard to follow.


That reminds me, why have ITV gone even more rubbish on football than lasts season. The commentary and coverage might have been below par but at least they covered both the English teams that played on their match-day. There I was checking on ITV4, a previews show then... Nothing. Nada. Zilch. They seem to have done away with the second game in favour of a poxy high-lights show. Well ITV and your sponsors - it cost you at least one viewer tonight and I doubt I'll be tuning into your highlights show.


Putting Supernatural on in the middle of the night hasn't gone down very well with me either.


Back to the game and Nick the Dane laid his claim (hee-hee!) by scoring just before half-time. That was all I needed to calm my nerves and I found the belief that we could do it. The stream dies in half-time but came back and stayed bar the odd slip.


The game was clear enough for me to see that Arsenal were struggling. They weren't playing with their usual swagger and style. It was at this point I identified (I hadn't seen the squad prior) Sagna was missing and that seemed quite apparent. Rosicky was doing well until he was subbed - it's hard to do well after - with Ramsey taking his place.


Liege were defending their goal quite well at this stage and we were limited to Cesc amongst other tryign some shots from around the edge of the box.



The there was some confusion about another substitution. I saw Sagna and Wilshire on the touch-line, then the stream slipped, next I see Song, apparently ten foot off-side, by the Liege back post chesting the ball down and Tommy V sticking it in the back of the net. Lots of complaints from the Liege players, understandably, but the goal stood.


Two all and in slightly more comfortable territory. Sagna was already making a difference! Jack Wilshire was supposed to be coming on as well but didn't make it before the equaliser. He was supposed to be coming for the player that nearly didn't get to play. One Eduardo da Silva. Don't know if it jollied him up, from my far from perfect view he seemed to have had a quiet game, but next thing he's popping up with a deadly patella and nicking the third - fox in the box style.






Going back to the missed substitution and Jack Wilshire got on but didn't quite make it into the picture above! Three points, three goals.  Coming from a truly worrying two goal deficit to end the night top of the group. Still don't like Arsenal playing in white shirts, but dead chuffed for Eduardo to get the winner after the time he must have had of late.


Arse about face, but Eduardo used his heel to let Liege in for their first. Perhaps we should call him Achilles! Just seen the penalty and it looked anything but stone clad, looks like the Liege player went to ground very easily.


Adepoohbah set to get a three game ban for violent conduct - serves the 'orrible **** right at the very least. I sincerely hope he gets another three for whatever they want to call the incendiary charge to celebrate his goal at (not in front) at the Arsenal fans. Harry has pissed me off defending Adbaypoobar and blaming the fans for wanting to riot. That's the trouble with professionals, no emotional involvement. Perhaps Harry should keep quiet about Arsenal fans considering his job. Just a thought.


Welcome to the disappointment.