Ruud Missed !!!

BKtje

:eek:

Twas a decent game, nothing special. Djemba looked good for Man U and Howard was fairly good.
Arsenal's new keeper, Lehman, was also fairly good.

Game wasn't dirty but Jeffers got sent off and campbell and cole were lucky to stay on the pitch. (perhaps scholes too tho i think that was more miss timed)

Still can't believe Ruud missed.
First bit of silver ware for Man u

Big Ears

ya great stretch from lehmann to stop it. bad miss from pires i thought it was obvious which way howard wad going Henry scored an incredible free kick from 35 yards

cournioni

Well I wouldn't call that a miss tbh. It was a very good save from Lehmann.

smemon

campbell and cole shouldve been sent off, typical arsenal always getting worked up over nothing. lashing out for a fair challenge. jeffers had no reason to kick out, neville won the ball cleanly.

howard made a good save in the last minute of normal time, came off the line one on one with pires and managed to slide in and clear. did well in shoot-out too.

leahmann looks doogy as far as i can see. flapped at high balls, ball went through him for one peno, dancing on the line leaving ridiculous room for players to score. taylor is a much better keeper i think.

djemba was solid, looks a decent buy, bit dissapointed not to see bellion on but hey, we won without really pushing hard. arsenal definately have had the wind taken out of their sails. cole was all over the place, vieira was quiet, bergkamp was invisible, not a good start for arsenal me thinks.

however it its still a friendly, a competitive one so i can still be proved wrong. maybe arsenal are saving themselves for the league.

AthAnRi

It was a good opurtunity to see the new boys. Howard was pretty impressive, very commanding and will breed confidence into the UTD defence.

As for Ar$e Winger, He was quoted today in the pars to have said that Jay Jay Okocha should have been sent off for His tackle on Freddy Lujnberg. Amazingly though he didn'y see Ashley Cole or Sol Campbells off the ball Incideents. How Ashely Cole didn't at least get sent off for that incident is unreal, The ref was looking straight at him. Same with Campbell. If it was Keano or Viera that did it they would have walked. Typical that the English Internationals walk away scott free

There really is nothing between the two teams but I think that Utds signings during the week may tip the balance in there favour.

Ronan|Raven

Howard did seem rather impressive in goal, he seems to be a more of a commanding figure than Barthez from what I saw. Yer man Djemba Djemba wasnt bad either he seems like a good young prospect for UTD. I found it interesting the suggestion from Andy Gray that the penalties with all the officials they have at games now should be taken at either end of the ground in correspondance to the shooting teams fans. Would be a good idea imho then you wouldnt have managers and people after the game complaining about how it was unfair that they had to take the penalties at the oppositions end etc.

therecklessone

He also forgot that if it went that far, the keepers would have to run the length of the field to take their peno, then back down other end to save one...

Nowt wrong with the traditional way of doing it.

p.pete

Originally posted by AthAnRi
Typical that the English Internationals walk away scott free

Yep, Neville should definitely have been sent off (although his merits as an international are a little weak)

cournioni

Originally posted by p.pete
Yep, Neville should definitely have been sent off (although his merits as an international are a little weak)

For what exactly. :rolleyes:

yop

Was an ok match. Arsenals defence still looks very dodgy, very impressed with Djemba and Howard. United look hungry and Keanes run back and tackle of Viera shows that the man is still a class act.

Ref was brutal, what the hell is it with Ashley Cole, the lad is a muppet, should have walked, Campbell should have gone, Djemba is a dirty player and his foot was too high.
And as for Jeffers! what else would u expect from that flute :rolleyes:

StickyMcGinty

Originally posted by yop


Djemba is a dirty player and his foot was too high.
:

he left his foot high on purpose. i was shocked to see united were actually playing with much more pace without Dodgy Beckham. Arsenal were never in 5th gear though, taking Henry off at half time!

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by yop
And as for Jeffers! what else would u expect from that flute :rolleyes:

the dirty little bastard should be fined 3 weeks wages for that. it was a pre-season game FFS and now he has a 3 match ban :mad: :mad:

AthAnRi

It makes no difference to Arsenal that Jeffers is Suspended for 3 matches. The only difference is that now he will have to sit in the stand instead of on the bench.

gandalf

Well it makes it harder to sell the little tosser as well.

Gandalf.

BKtje

Well I wouldn't call that a miss tbh. It was a very good save from Lehmann.

AH yer it was a great save but it wasn't as much in the corner as Ruud usually sticks em.

Yep, Neville should definitely have been sent off (although his merits as an international are a little weak)

Not sure for what exactly. (as Pornapster said)

I think Ashley Coles booking in the first 90 secs was a little harsh too, probably why he stayed on the field.

Dr. Dre

Ashley Cole is a twat, always has been.
Jeffers can now add petulent to his list of credentials, along with the likes of "talentless sh1t" "whinger" etc..

I thought Keane had a fantastic game yesterday, there's a lot of pace & stamina left in those old legs yet.

smemon

jeffers, cole and bergkamp are the arsenal bad boys. vieira to an extent but he's a gifted footballer, and he usually plays the ball instead of the man.

cole and jeffers have been brought up in the arsenal school of diving and wreckless tackles. liverpool have one too where gerrard and carragher were trained.

arsenal should be fined by the fa and warned over these stupid red cards. more than 5 a season in the league and your deducted 5 points, that should be the law.

p.pete

Originally posted by smemon
cole and jeffers have been brought up in the arsenal school of diving and wreckless tackles

ROFL, where did RVN go to school?

smemon

v. nistlerooy went to the school of clinical finishing and going down under CONTACT from other players.

jeffers is trained to go down under invisible tackles. cole leaps up in the air and pulls his foot back when he gets tackled.

if jeffers would spend more time on his feet than on the ground he might score more goals. 80goals in 2 seasons means your doing something right.

gandalf

OK as an Arsenal fan I agree with all the abuse Jeffers gets. He is a cheating little scumbag and should be sold asap (LOL 40 goals a season from him, maybe in the 1st division!!!). Cole is normally not that bad. Bergkamp is god and can do no wrong (ok I am biased )

Van Nistleknob reminds me of a certain Teutonic player with his Klinsmann like skills

Gandalf.

eyerer

excellent free kick from henry
was impressed with keanes tackle on viera and when he closed down on pires to put him under pressure for his shot
cole & campbell should've been goned, and in a friendly, tsk

was suprised when nistle missed from 3 yards out on the end of a cross

i'd say united look stronger, they looked more likely to score and more secure at the back
but it was a friendly with henry off at half time

the arse's keeper looks dodgy

p.pete

Two penalties missed in a week - I tell ye there will be no golden boots this season if that keeps up:D

The Muppet

On The evidence against chelsea ie no shots from play on goal in the complete second half there will be no golden boots at anfield this year either.

At least Ruud could hit the target from the spot and didnt need assistance from the officials to unfairly give him a second chance.:D

marct

UbahOne

Full on.

p.pete

Originally posted by The Muppet
At least Ruud could hit the target from the spot and didnt need assistance from the officials to unfairly give him a second chance.:D

Still, that's two tamely struck pennos from RVN in a week - God knows how he relies on them (and the officials who award them) to get his high tally.

Generally Owen wouldn't be the best at pennos, I'm not sure why he takes them. The fact that he manages to get so many goals in a season is amazing - particularly given the well documented poor supply that he receives.

The Muppet

ppete

The fact that he manages to get so many goals in a season is amazing

Must agree with you ppete. Also amazing the fact that two saved pennos from ruud generates a post of its own. Just goes to show how strange an occurance ruud not scoring is.:D Never mind he is still getting shots on target and scoring from play so id say hes not too worried.

BKtje

They were timid by his standards but still not too badly struck. Especially the one against Arsenal.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Originally posted by The Muppet
ppete


Must agree with you ppete. Also amazing the fact that two saved pennos from ruud generates a post of its own. Just goes to show how strange an occurance ruud not scoring is.:D Never mind he is still getting shots on target and scoring from play so id say hes not too worried.

He would not have earned golden boot last year if it wasn't for all of the penalties he got. BTW when he was scoring his penalties, there was numerous posts all about it.

UbahOne

Hes such a good player everyone is in shock he missed a peno. The best striker in the Premiership and one of the best in the world will get better.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Well you should know....

... Most of the post was deleted for some reason. Like I said already, without all of his penalties last season he would not have gotten the golden boot, he missed none of them last year and won the golden boot by a goal. He has missed one already in the league this season.

Can you see any connection yet ?? Where is that penny, oh look, it must have fallen on the floor, did anybody hear that ?

So how about a friendly bet on your man Ruud not to get the golden boot ????

UbahOne

And you shouldn't...

RasTa

Them penos were both brillant saves , not like that Pires piece of piss. Keepers have the right side penos worked out now. I dunno who's going to get golden boot this season dont really care to much Henry can get golden boot we will have the league again thanks very much

Gangsta

HAlf of RVN's goals in the premiership were by penalties, misses those and definetely no golden boot for "Van the Man". I must say that smemon is being very biased about man u, they're a very dirty team and get away with it as they have so much influence (Fergie also said the same thing about R. Carlos and Real Madrid). Djemba shud have been carded and I'm glad to see the ref was at least fair to Sol on that occassion as most hate him. Also Phily shud have been walkin with Jeffers down the tunnel, he won the ball but wudnt let go of Jeffers' legs so shud have also been sent off. And why take Henry off and leave him lukin like The Emperor in Star Wars wit that towel on his head and then talkin to the enemy that is Fergie?

UbahOne

Well Sol was charged for kicking Djemba and rightly so...hes a ****en tank with no brain.

The Muppet

the ref was at least fair to Sol on that occassion as most hate him

Whats Fair about the ref ignoring violent conduct. If the ref was being fair and doing his job properly Arsenal would have finished the charity shield with 8 players on the pitch as Cole should also have walked for his assault on ollie. I am not condoning Djemba Djembas high foot he should also have been punished for that but as the cliche goes 2 wrongs dont make a right.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Originally posted by UbahOne
Well Sol was charged for kicking Djemba and rightly so...hes a ****en tank with no brain.

You should probably read the rules of the soccer forum. If you are gonna be a fool that's fair enough but as the rule state...

From the Soccer Charter
Outbursts of personal abuse/racism etc, be it directed at other board members or at Sports people will not be tolerated.

And I agree about the Neville thing, he was definitely hanging outta Jeffers legs a good while before Jeffers tried to kick him off.

BKtje

HAlf of RVN's goals in the premiership were by penalties, misses those and definetely no golden boot for "Van the Man".

You make it sound like he's going to go miss every penalty (or a large proportion). This is simly not going to happen.

they're a very dirty team

Err so thats why they had the least (or one of the least) disciplinary points last season?

and get away with it as they have so much influence

Theres only so much the ref's can ignore :rolleyes:.
Man U are not a dirty team, when was the last time you saw one of Man U players swing a kick at someone. Keane still has his odd moment but compared to some other teams they are downright pansies.

Djemba shud have been carded

Perhaps, he did seem to leave his foot hanging.

as most hate him

As he is a very very very VERY dirty player. WTF you expect? People strongly dislike Keane, one of those reasons is (was) cos he's a dirty player.

Also Phily shud have been walkin with Jeffers down the tunnel, he won the ball but wudnt let go of Jeffers' legs so shud have also been sent off.

Last time i checked, holding onto someones leg is not a sending off (or really a boobkable) offence. Kicking out however is. take off your ABU glasses please.

And why take Henry off and leave him lukin like The Emperor in Star Wars wit that towel on his head and then talkin to the enemy that is Fergie?

Cos it was a friendly and although Fergie is from a rival club, he is not the enemy. Just a rival. Nothing wrong with speaking to rivals now is there? Football is agame ffs and not life or death. Sooner people realise this the better.

:rolleyes:

Exactly what came into my head after reading your post.

Gangsta

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
You make it sound like he's going to go miss every penalty (or a large proportion). This is simly not going to happen.

Learn how to interperate.

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Err so thats why they had the least (or one of the least) disciplinary points last season?

As I said, they get away with it.

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Theres only so much the ref's can ignore :rolleyes:.
Man U are not a dirty team, when was the last time you saw one of Man U players swing a kick at someone. Keane still has his odd moment but compared to some other teams they are downright pansies.

At the Community shield.

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Perhaps, he did seem to leave his foot hanging.

R u blind?

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
As he is a very very very VERY dirty player. WTF you expect? People strongly dislike Keane, one of those reasons is (was) cos he's a dirty player.

No he isn't, ur the only person I have heard who said he is.

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Last time i checked, holding onto someones leg is not a sending off (or really a boobkable) offence. Kicking out however is. take off your ABU glasses please.

Yes it is bookable and it was stupid to do so as Jeffers' didnt even have the ball. ABU?

Originally posted by B-K-DzR
Cos it was a friendly and although Fergie is from a rival club, he is not the enemy. Just a rival. Nothing wrong with speaking to rivals now is there? Football is agame ffs and not life or death. Sooner people realise this the better.

Just for a laugh u tard, u take everything so seriously and look who's talkin about life and death?

Exactly what came into my head after reading your post.