VictoriaGooner Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 The good news: Arsenal qualifies for its 17th consecutive Champions League group stage with a tense 1-0 win over Besiktas.The bad news: Arsene Wenger confirms Olivier Giroud will be sidelined for four months.Sanchez had the best match of his young Arsenal career. He had a non stop effort for the entire 90 minutes, with some pizzazz throughout. Ox, Cazorla, Debuchy, Koscielny and Mertesacker were very impressive today. But wow did the bookings fly out of Poneça's pocket today. Great for the club to be back in the UCL group stage. With Giroud being injured for four months, Wenger needs to go out in the next few days to sign a striker. Luckily we have until midnight on September 2 for the transfer window to close.I don't know if anyone saw the highlights of Ludogorets v Steaua second leg match. Ludogrets forced the tie into extra time but in the 119', the Ludogorets keeper Cvorovic gets sent off for a bad tackle (denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity). Because the Bulgarian side used all their subs, their center half Moti volunteered to go between the woodwork. He made a huge save in the the dying moments of extra time. Then in penalty kicks, Moti scores the first PK for Ludogorets and makes 2 huge saves helping the Bulgarian side to a 6-5 PK win and a spot in the group stage. By far that match had so much drama and was a rollercoaster from beginning to end. This is why I love football.http://youtu.be/JneK3pZDZl4 THE SHORT FUSE | ARSEBLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanic Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 UCL group stage draw.Why is Arsenal in Pot A while City is in Pot B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Club coefficients. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Nice to have a Dawson back at Hull City, although Michael will have some way to go before he's regarded as being as ace as big brother Andy.Palermo's Abel Hernandez is also reckoned to be on the verge of swapping pink and black for black and amber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Here are the groups: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 For me, Group E has definite 'cracking match' potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Oh how much the world wanted Malmo to end up in Group F, giving Ibrahimovic a tour of his old clubs.Nice to have a Dawson back at Hull City, although Michael will have some way to go before he's regarded as being as ace as big brother Andy.Good signing for Hull. His pace is almost non existant now, which didn't suit Spurs' high defensive line the past few seasons and would probably have been exposed in Pochettino's pressing system.Hull have also signed a few younger defenders this summer, so his experience will be invaluable in the dressing room and training field as well as on the pitch itself.Sad to see him leave Spurs after watching him play for 9 and a half years, starting off as a wild and unsure 21 year old who needed Ledley King next to him, to being the captain of the club. UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Considering Liverpool were in the third pot, I'll definitely take that draw. Yeah Real are Real but I'd back us to finish ahead of Basle in a way I wouldn't if we'd got a Juve, a Dortmund or a PSG. 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: sorry sweetie, but I don't suck minor-league d CCSLC Post of the day September 3rd 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoriaGooner Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Considering Liverpool were in the third pot, I'll definitely take that draw. Yeah Real are Real but I'd back us to finish ahead of Basle in a way I wouldn't if we'd got a Juve, a Dortmund or a PSG. As for Liverpool supporters and club think they can easily get through to the Round of 16 against Basel, you should ask Man Utd how easy it was for them to get past Basel in the 2011/12 UCL group stage. Baselcame from 2 goals down and drew 3-3 at Old Trafford then in the return leg in December, Basel beat United 2-1 sending them to the UEL Round of 32 and Basel into the UCL Round of 16. Basle has been the strongest clubs in Switzerland for sometime now . Don't count your chickens before their born. Here are the groups: For the UCL group stage draw, Arsenal get paired up with old rivals Dortmund (third time in as many years) with Turkish giants Galatasaray. I think Group D will been very competitive. I agree with Jaffa, Group E will create some cracking matches throughout the fall and early winter. But I think the group to watch will be Group F. I think PSG, Barca and Ajax will push each other the whole way through the group stage. Nothing like last year's group of Arsenal, Dortmund, and Napoli where they all finished with 12 points, but it will be electric. THE SHORT FUSE | ARSEBLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I really like Group C. All teams seem very close quality wise. You can't make out even one team that'll make this Group most likely.Btw. rumours say that Salomon Kalou ist going to join Hertha today or tomorrow. After players like Heitinga, Stocker and Haraguchi (awsome Japanese prospect from Urawa) joined us, this would be the key transfer to make us a Top 7 team in the league. I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK92 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Everton draws close to the worst possible draw, in with Lille, Wolfsburg, and Krasnodar.Although I think the Toffees can take on all these teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinK92 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Legia Hitting back on UEFA for the Celtic forfeit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Xabi Alonso signed a contract at Bayern München! I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 You're greedy for enforcing rules we broke! Waaaah! Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Legia Hitting back on UEFA for the Celtic forfeit: No invective against the Jews? I'm surprised. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GO2HELL Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I love how Legia Warsaw thinks Celtic are the villains here because they refused to comment on Legia breaking rules that UEFA enforce. It's your own damn fault, take responsibility and deal with the consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoriaGooner Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Can you say UEFA sanctions being placed against Legia for their home matches in UEL? Though I do have to say that's some pretty good tifo...here's the entire video of it THE SHORT FUSE | ARSEBLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanic Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Weird how City somehow gets the same teams from last year in their groupAnd it's your fault if you subbed in a banned player, rule breaking has nothing to do with money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Tottenham have reached agreement with Montpellier for the transfer of midfielder Benjamin Stambouli.Looks like Lewis Holtby is going to be allowed to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsketor Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 And Man City loses at home to Stoke City..... Many thanks to Discrimihater for making the sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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