Probably as bad as it could have got for Arsenal »
If Arsenal were hoping for an easy draw in the Champions League they were sorely disappointed, in fact looking at the draw that Manchester United got Arsene Wenger can be forgiven for suspecting “hot balls” were in play. Of course that is not the case but looking at both English sides draws one has to have sympathy for Arsenal, to get [...]
Chelsea man of the match: The ball boy »
Chelsea have been dumped out of the Champions League this evening by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan and the performance by Chelsea can best be described as embarrassingly poor. In fact if you had to choose a Chelsea man of the match the ball boys would pick up that award as they were the only Chelsea personnel that did their jobs [...]
Mourinho ready to dump Chelsea out of Champions League »
Having taken a 2-1 narrow lead at home in the 1st leg, Inter Milan’s Jose Mourinho comes back to Stamford Bridge as an opponent now with one thing on his mind, and that is to finish what he had started 2 weeks ago and get his side into the final 8 at the expense of his former club Chelsea. Inter’s Samuel Eto’o says his manager is [...]
Real Madrid boss given dreaded vote of confidence »
The Real Madrid hierarchy moved very quickly to cool speculation over the position of head coach Manuel Pellegrini following last nights elimination from the Champions League. The Spanish press, especially the Madrid based media outlets, will rip in to Pellegrini and his superstar players thus explaining the clubs preemptive vote of confidence [...]
Real Madrid go crashing out of the Champions League »
The Beatles sang that money can’t buy you love, although this also seems to apply to winning the Champions League if Real Madrid are anything to go by. The Spanish giants may have spent nearly £250 million in the transfer market last summer, bringing the likes of Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema to the Bernabeu, although they were [...]
Bendtner forgets the hat trick says its time to move »
Nicklas Bendtner played the leading role in Arsenal’s 5-0 emphatic win over FC Porto last night. The Dane scored a brace to put his side 2-0 ahead before half-time, before he completed his hat-trick in the 2nd half, but he reckons he can forget about it now and start thinking about the upcoming games. "Every time I play a game I put it [...]
AC Milan believe that if they stop Rooney they will »
AC Milan come to Old Trafford tonight with one thought in their minds, and that is to overturn the 2-3 deficit they conceded at the San Siro. Dutch veteran midfielder Clarence Seedorf believes it’s like playing the final, while Ronaldinho reckons Rooney can be stopped from finding the net. "If we are to win at Old Trafford and [...]
Arsenal have what it takes to win the Champions League »
The Gunners proved on Wednesday night that they are far from being a one-man team, thrashing Porto 5-0 and going through 6-2 on aggregate. It was an unthinkable scoreline before the match, especially with captain Cesc Fabregas ruled out with a hamstring injury incurred during last Saturday’s game against Burnley. With Robin Van Persie, Aaron [...]
Ancelotti respects Inter but has no interest in them »
Carlo Ancelotti the Chelsea manager has made it clear that while he respects Inter he is simply not interested in them or what goes on in their dressing room. He expects a severe battle with the Milanese outfit this evening and accepts that Chelsea will need to be 100% to get a result but also insists that Inter will need to be 100% as well if [...]
Wenger saves his temper for private »
Arsene Wenger did not fall in to the trap of castigating his goalie Lukasz Fabianski in public but his words left us in no doubt that the Polish International did indeed get a right mouthful in the dressing room. Speaking after the game Wenger said "I do not want to come out individually on Lukasz's performance, and judge him in front of [...]
Beckham happy as Milan claim they dominated Man Utd »
Former Man Utd and legendary England winger David Beckham revealed he fairly enjoyed playing against his old teammates last night, but the current AC Milan player suggested the result could have been a better one had his side taken their chances better. "I think we played really well in the first half," said Becks talking to Sky Sports. "We [...]
Wenger knows exactly what he wants out of tonights »
With Arsenal having failed to win in either of their previous 2 visits to Portugal, and with a shortage in frontline personnel, Arsene Wenger sees fit to admit a clean sheet is most important and will be what his side is going for tonight. "The minimum requirement is not to lose the game and be out of the tie," he declared. "A clean [...]
