Category Archives: 2008-09 season

Barcelona – Champions of Europe

Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the finals of Champions League in Rome…Iniesta masterminded the midfiled with excellent support from Xavi and played rings around the United players. Messi played in the centre of attack flanked by Henry on the … Continue reading

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And some more stats from season 2008-09

From Sky sports here

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More opta stats from the Guardian

courtesy Guardian/Opta 942 – The final goal tally was the second lowest in Premier League history. 14 – Manchester United set a new record of 14 consecutive clean sheets between November 2008 and February 2009. 167 – There have been … Continue reading

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Manchester United vs Arsenal: Stats before the match

Some pre-match stats from Opta Manchester United have won their last seven league games, scoring at least twice in each match. The last 15 Premier League games between United and Arsenal have seen five wins each and five draws.  Arsenal … Continue reading

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Chelsea beat us fair and square and next years CL entry

I do not think we can complain about the 4-1 loss to Chelsea at home…our biggest loss this season and that too coming after 20 unbeaten games in the premier league. We had our chances and Walcott missed a number … Continue reading

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Arsenal beat Newcastle

In a weekend where the top two teams in the league lost points,Arsenal made good with 3 goals and 3 points against Newcastle. Goals came from Bendtner,Diaby and Nasri with Martins scoring one in the first half 45 seconds from … Continue reading

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TV Rights for Premier League & Spuds preview

Arsenal travel to White Hart Lane on Sunday with a team that looks light on the midfield with Nasri, Denilson, Song and Eboue…My god if we cme back with a win with this team we should be blessed…Arshavin most probably … Continue reading

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2008-09 Season: Contenders – II

Liverpool Having finished the league without any honours, Liverpool will once again start their campaign in the hope that they will be able to challenge for the Premiership. Rafa’s primary target was to get Gareth Barry from Villa but the … Continue reading

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Season 2008-09: Contenders – I

Manchester United With both the domestic and the European titles under their belt, they would be brimming with confidence this time around. They would ideally be looking at retaining both the titles and in doing so become eligible to be … Continue reading

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Walcott, Vela, Ramsey & Wilshere

Here are four guys who might feature in a few matches this season for the Arsenal first team. It is good to see so many youngsters get a chance and Wenger would have seen something in them to put them … Continue reading

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