tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post6465853516537802974..comments2024-02-09T08:07:26.090-08:00Comments on Dodgy At Best: Arsenal Joga Bonito Wednesday: Genesis EditionKanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-81183141349125655442007-06-07T11:43:00.000-07:002007-06-07T11:43:00.000-07:00Moin-I think Robben is great. In the past few yea...Moin-<BR/><BR/>I think Robben is great. In the past few years, he is the one dude on Chelsea that I really fear, and they play so much better when he is on the field, as they lack width and pace without him.<BR/><BR/>I think there is kind of a shortage of players like him out there at the moment, wingers with pace and skill that run at defenders and wreak havoc. CR7 this year for ManUtd was a great example, ever dangerous, and Robben is a similar player. I think more than anything this type of player is what Arsenal lacked this year- they have always had such players under Wenger, be it Overmars, Ljungburg, Pires, etc.- fast and will run at you and around you and score goals. Now Arsenal only have Walcott who is still a few years away- the other dudes they are playing on the wings are all really central midfielders {Rosicky, Hleb, Denlson, Diaby, etc} We sure could use another player like that. But back to Robben, I think he is really good and dangerous and would be a good addition to any team. That being said, he seems to be injury prone. For whatever it's worth, he also is a dead ringer for Patrick McEnroe.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-89295964523158890592007-06-07T07:28:00.000-07:002007-06-07T07:28:00.000-07:00Oh, I should say something about this match too.I ...Oh, I should say something about this match too.<BR/><BR/>I watched this match as live as possible. Since it was "only" the semis, a match that Brazil was expected to win easy, and soccer in 1996 no less. I think NBC only switched to the match after Nigeria made it 3-2. Nevertheless, great stuff. I was convinced that Nigeria would, well, at least get to the semis in 98 and win a WC soon. Seriously, those attacking talents looked unstoppable at times (and they did at times in 98 as well). Shame they could never find any consistency. Also they have a rather... dubious reputation of playing to... interesting results on final days of group matches.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, this also came on the news today, apparently RM is going after Robben:<BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6730295.stm<BR/><BR/>I can see some sense in it, since RM will be needing wingers after Becks, Reyes, and Cassano leave. But I'm not sold on Robben, he never felt consistent to me, nor is he a very good team player (from last World Cup), quite expensive, not to mention he dives too much. But hopefully he'll do better at RM than at Chelsea. What do you think? I assume anything that "weakens" Chelsea is good in your book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-69525365217357522392007-06-07T07:17:00.000-07:002007-06-07T07:17:00.000-07:00It didn't really fly away in the end so much as de...It didn't really fly away in the end so much as decide to perch on a post or something that was just outside the field of play and just behind one of the TV cameras. So basically, the owl surveyed the match from the field level, then tried the goal-cam for a bit, and then finally decided that TV-camera level gave the best view.<BR/><BR/>In other words, the owl was like Roman at Stamford Bridge. Heck, this is Finland, for all we know, the owl probably did own the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-23597084143790673322007-06-06T16:23:00.000-07:002007-06-06T16:23:00.000-07:00Nice dude, thanks. Was already planning on checki...Nice dude, thanks. Was already planning on checking FSWR tonight to see highlights, I'm sure it will be on there.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-84196484124476277742007-06-06T15:36:00.000-07:002007-06-06T15:36:00.000-07:00I remember watching that game - not that big of a ...I remember watching that game - not that big of a fan of the game back then - but I remember the joy of the Nigerians (both on the pitch and in the stands) to this day. A big upset like that always stays with you.<BR/><BR/>Off topic but funny as hell...Be looking for highlights of the Finland vs. Belgium ECQ game played today (recently?). Saw it today when I went home for lunch. In the first half the game was delayed about 7 minutes by the biggest damned owl I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>This thing started circling the stadium (Olympic in Helsinki) kind of like the War Eagle at Jordan-Hare, then landed right in the middle of the action and just SAT there, looking around, not moving anything but his massive head.<BR/><BR/>The referee stops the game, and for the next 6-7 minutes the crowd goes wild (for Finns)as this owl flies back and forth between the goals, perching on the crossbar at each end of the field at least two, probably three times.<BR/><BR/>Finally he got tired of all the attention and flew away - drawing a standing ovation from the crowd. Very cool.<BR/><BR/>As they are wont to do, Fox Soccer Channel will probably replay this game tonight, so see if you can catch it. The game wasn't half bad, either.beast in 'bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562281321749885044noreply@blogger.com