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Carling Cup Quarter Finals

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    1-0 down but Zokora sent. Come on boys! I'm on my way to the feckin airport so it better not be a cracker and I miss it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Arsenal outplaying Blackburn in every department here


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    2-0 nil Gooners

    Eduardo this time.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Santa Cruz scores

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Arsenal were toying with Blackburn for much of that half. Hope the goal makes it a more interesting second half.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    2-0 Spurs full time. Great performance. Berbatov was majestic and the kid O'Hara in only his second game gave one the best passes I have seen for a long time to set up the second.


    Bennet(ref) had a nightmare performance, completely fvcked up major decisions for both sides:rolleyes:

    Great win for Spurs though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,096 ✭✭✭An Citeog


    Blackburn Arsenal 2-2 after 90 minutes and is going into extra time. Arsenal down to 10 men after Denilson was shown a straight red for a tackle on David Dunn. Very harsh I thought, Blackburn players' reaction got him sent off.

    I probably shouldn't watch this. Got 2 exams tomorrow and there's lots of cramming to be done. Meh, who needs sleep anyway! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    What a fantastic win for Spurs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    What a fantastic win for Spurs.

    Did you watch it WWM? If you didnt watch the highlights tonight because it was a great performance, some magnificent individual performances and lets face it, its not every day we get a clean sheet:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Eduado

    Mike


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Damn work, I missed Eduardo's second goal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Great game. The second half was superb.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    No, Ive only been updating the scores on my phone as I go to work on the train :)
    Any ideas where I can pick up the highlights?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    ITV have the highlights at about 11.05

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,498 ✭✭✭quarryman


    mike65 wrote: »
    Eduado

    Mike

    why do people do this?

    just watch the game!

    i don't think people need to visit a thread on boards to find out what score it is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Arsenal were brilliant tonight, the kids do it again :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    An Citeog wrote: »
    Arsenal down to 10 men after Denilson was shown a straight red for a tackle on David Dunn. Very harsh I thought, Blackburn players' reaction got him sent off.
    His own players especially song didnt help him too much either. He was on a yellow anyway so he was going regardless. It was a 2 footed challenge.

    I didnt see the 1st half but rovers really blew the end of the 2nd half. Santa Cruz scuffed a 6 yard shot and they really couldnt convert their possession. Great cool finish by Eduardo to win it. I must say though, Phillipe Senderos is one of the worst defenders i have ever seen. The man simply cannot read the game


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    I didnt see the 1st half but rovers really blew the end of the 2nd half. Santa Cruz scuffed a 6 yard shot and they really couldnt convert their possession. Great cool finish by Eduardo to win it. I must say though, Phillipe Senderos is one of the worst defenders i have ever seen. The man simply cannot read the game


    Arsenal could have scored more in the first half.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    That was as pleasing a performance as any I've seen from an Arsenal side this season. Brilliant stuff; the first half performance was immense and I was delighted with their resolve to win the game in extra time with a man less after Blackburn had pegged them back.

    I thought Diarra and Bendtner in particular were superb, and Eduardo scored two good goals. The back four did pretty well too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    mike65 wrote: »
    ITV have the highlights at about 11.05

    Mike.

    Not much use in Australia matey :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Ah, ITVdot.com maybe?

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Denilson probably just about deserved to go, as he was on a yellow and the tackle warranted another, but not a straight red. How will the suspension work? Bans in Carling Cup matches carry into all domestic games don't they? So if that's the case he'll miss 3 premiership games, which won't affect him.

    Wenger raised a lot of eyebrows when he signed Diarra in the summer, he was class tonight. Really looked better than he ever did in a Chelsea jersey.

    For Blackburn, Santa Cruz seems the only bright spark for the team at the moment. Pederson is a bit of a mystery, hasn't been able to recapture his form from the last two seasons. McCarthy didn't look himself either when he came on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,530 ✭✭✭Fuzzy_Dunlop


    Great win for Arsenal tonight. Completely dominated the game in the first half and it really should remained 2-0 at half time. Blackburn really came out strong in the second half and when Denilson got sent off(rightly, but as a second yellow imo) i thought the game was over. Fair play the lads for keeping it up and Eduardos finishing was excellent, Diaby and Bendtner, and Song!were also brilliant. Hopefully they can go all the way this year!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    Steve Bennett is a sh1t ref.

    Zokora should never have walked, Malbranque should have, Jenas didn't deserve a booking for "diving", Dunne should have had a peno.

    The BBC London commentators absolutely slated him throughout the game.

    Delighted with the Spurs performance once down to 10 men, showed definite signs of improvement on Saturday away to Pompey but I expected nothing from tonight's game so I'm over the (blue) moon.

    Berbatov was immense, Lennon worked his socks off. Even Kaboul appeared to have a good game...:D

    Top marks to Robbo for the save from Vassell.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Absolutely thoroughly surpised by the kids, never thought they'd turn in a performance this good. Mostly all I've to say is the same as above (Denilson deserved to walk, no place for two footed tackles in the game imo) incredible performance.

    Chalking up an away win albeit at Blackburn is a feat to be proud of, even more so with 10 men. All the time considering Blackburn have conceded < 5 goals at home in all comps this season. If I was to single out one player, it'd be Armand Traore. One word: Immense.

    Spurs - Arsenal hopefull ;) and Toffees - Pool would make tasty two leggers over Jan!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    I reckon we could take Arsenal's youth side this year :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Disappointing defeat but sure we're concentrating on the league anyway. No need for these mickey mouse cup! ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 999 ✭✭✭Noelie


    The two games last night just showed how inconsistent referees are. Denilson sent off, rightly so, Malbranque didn't go and his tackle was worse IMO. Then look at Terry's tackel at the weekend, far worse than Denilsons but nothing is done.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭pd101


    Thought the Blackburn v Arsenal game last night was a great game. For all Blackburns huffing and puffing, Arsenal get one chance and score the winner. Would have liked to have seen Blackburn win.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    cson wrote: »
    All the time considering Blackburn have conceded < 5 goals at home in all comps this season

    Not true, its 15 at home. Theyve conceded 13 (both home and away) in the last 5 games


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