大人鬥細路

車路士 2 - 0 阿仙奴

意料中事。車路士未出力時阿仙奴還打得可以，當車路士一出力就領先了。很輕鬆，上季已經是這樣。杜奧巴好像羸得不好意思，整場比賽打得有風度之餘卻有表現。這令我想起亨利。E，阿仙奴不是早早在四年前已經有一個新亨利嗎?

四年前，聯賽盃決賽，上演了一場大人鬥細路的比賽。雲加信任聯賽盃中一直上陣的小將，派出一支平均年齡少於廿一歲的陣容對抗車路士的正選。當時禾確特首次為阿仙奴入波。即使最後反勝為敗，阿仙奴仍贏得不少的掌聲。

四年過去了，阿仙奴再沒有打入任何賽事的決賽。但雲加堅持對小將的信任則每一季有增無減。主將一個一個的賣走，年輕的球員一個一個的上位變做主力。沒錯，部份的他們的確進步了很多。法比加斯成為世界級球員、基治一度成為高爾離隊後左閘的答案、桑治上季進步神速成為不可或缺的主力，還有開始上力的禾確特、開始懂得進攻的伊保、作用越來越重要的戴亞比等。但是，失敗的例子不是很多嗎?當年正選上陣的賀迪、辛達路斯、查奧爾、 艾拿迪亞等，去了哪裡?

年輕給人的感覺是充滿朝氣，看似只有進步，沒有退步。也有人說阿仙奴是一支活在將來的球隊，球隊有的是潛能，實力嘛?耐心等吧，有一天你會等到的。所以禾確特會是新亨利、戴亞比是新韋拉、辛達路斯是新阿當斯。他們會越來越接近名宿的實力，因為是名宿會有變老的一天。

自找的爆冷

阿仙奴　２－３　西布朗

(From http://soccernet.espn.go.com/)
０－０　Brunt (pen miss 37)

０－１　Odemwingie (50)
０－２　Jara (52)
０－３　Thomas (73)
１－３　Nasri (75)
２－３　Nasri (90)

敗給弱隊永遠不會好受。即使近年阿仙奴的攻力怎樣不銳利，主場落後三比零都是罕見的畫面。對上一次是敗給如日中天的車路士。至於大敗給弱隊吧，大約是高貝利年代連環烏龍球敗給米杜士堡。

黑心的說，這場比賽看了２０分鐘後我希望西布朗入球的。整隊波死氣沉沉，球員不止一次面對面交失波。是他們心不在焉，太過老定，或仍然沉醉於在盃賽淘汰同市死敵？我後悔沒有早早下注下一隊入球於西布朗身上。

冷靜，分是失了。也許阿仙奴球迷可慶幸最後的十幾分鐘拿斯利為他們了挽回了少許的面子。我不擔心這次阿仙奴的敗陣會影響到往後的比賽，因為整場失準的主因是在排陣上。

今天雲加少有的輪換，可能週中的盃賽與下週中的歐聯令他有所顧忌。另外他今年對自己的後備陣容有信心，覺得可以排出相約實力的陣容。可惜，他排陣的功夫根本差得很。

先看中場，桑治、戴亞比本應是一隊很好的防守中場，對西布朗這些較為硬淨的球隊可作四人防線的屏障。但由於雲加收起了週中差不多打足的路斯基及韋舒亞，二人前面只放了一個拿斯利，令中場的優勢雙手拱讓給西布朗。很早已經有人說過拿斯利的創造力來自他的盤球（dribble），而不是傳球（passing）。這樣的三人中場沒有人懂分波，既造不到空位，也令西布朗五人中場容易睹塞阿仙奴的傳球。加上右翼放了一個不是進攻料子的伊保，左翼放了一個疏於走動的艾沙雲，阿仙奴的進攻便死氣沉沉，只靠部份球員的個人能力突破，西布朗很容易防守。部份球員特別是戴亞比的積極性在比賽初段太低，走動太少更突顯法比加斯在陣中（或是有能力接棒的韋舒亞）的重要。我重申，沒有法比加斯的比賽，千萬不要讓陣中四大神獸（桑治、戴亞比、伊保、丹尼臣）一同上陣，這只會握殺了阿仙奴的創造力。（除了丹尼臣，我覺得他們在陣中的角色都很重要，只是不要一起上陣罷了…）

艾蒙尼亞的失誤由雲加不肯重用馬隆尼或舒爾辛尼已經知道會不斷出現（留意我不是說沒有買到舒華沙），失第二球時牛油手見怪不怪，失第三球沒有飛撲也部份因為上半場的十二碼加黃牌。反而四名法國防線的統籌問題更顯眼，有網友笑指他們像是溝通不良。開季以來亦有很多意識上的不恰當令為己隊製造很多麻煩，例如高斯爾尼的解圍落點永遠清不遠。惟有寄望今年華美倫身體健康吧。

最尾雲加一口氣把所有攻擊球員放上場只是孤注一擲，奈何卡路士韋拿任左翼只自斷一臂，而隊友的走位又沒有互相配合，很多時沒有人去搶第二點（Second ball）。要在西布朗身上追三球是本身的問題多於時間的問題。

Email to Banks from Liverpool Fans

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Dear Sirs,

If your company agrees a ￡280million refinancing deal with Tom Hicks to retain his share in Liverpool Football Club, then the only return that you will see on your investment is bad publicity and a severe backlash from Liverpool supporters worldwide.

As you are aware, Hicks is trying to refinance his debt to the Royal Bank of Scotland before October 6th so that he can continue his disastrous ownership of Liverpool Football Club.

You are facing an energized, well-informed mass of Liverpool fans from around the world. We are tapped into a constant stream of information on the ownership situation. Every day, dozens of web forums buzz with the latest news. Protest marches, newspaper ads, boycotts and billboards are organized. Every move Hicks makes is scrutinized. And every associate of his is warned.

Refinancing is our nightmare scenario. Anybody who helps Tom Hicks refinance will become our primary target.  Just ask the Blackstone Group / GSO Capital Partners who received approximately 7,000 emails in the space of a few days from disgruntled Liverpool fans following refinancing talks with Hicks.  They soon saw sense and ended negotiations with Hicks after Liverpool supporters bombarded them with emails and phone calls.

The Sun Newspaper is another organisation who have felt the wrath of Liverpool fans following their disgraceful coverage of the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989.  The boycott of the newspaper by Liverpool fans is said to have cost News International an estimated ￡10 million a year.

If you join Tom Hicks in raping and pillaging Liverpool Football Club, then you will be making a very powerful enemy.

You have been warned.

Yours faithfully,
 Michael Leung

KOP FAITHFUL

Spiderman & Batman

Previosuly I thought Newcastle's Jonas Gutierrez's goal celebration with the spiderman's mask was already remarkable. Until today I found a French goalkeeper Janot wore a full set of Spiderman kit in a league game.



Well, with spiderman at the goaline, I think the only player who can compete with him is - Batman, from Paraguay.

Be careful of Karl Henry? (Revised)

Fulham rocked as Zamora suffers broken leg

It is horrible to see another broken leg in the premier league yesterday. Get well soon Bobby Zamora. Who made the tackle? Karl Henry, who was highlighted by MOTD last fixture who win many battles (actually foul on) Joey Barton of Newcastle. That is Joey Barton, can you think of any other player can do this?


(He is the no.8 player)

It also remind me about another bad tacke on Rosicky last season. Late tackle and never gonna get the ball.



Let's also look at the stats. last year from the offical website we found that actually he is not a very dirty player.

Fouls (60) - The 10th most foul commited player last season - Kevin Davies had 103 times and Tim Cahill has 73 times.
Yellow cars (6) - Not a big number in the rank 50th to 65th. Bolton's Fabrice Muamba booked 11 times and 6 players booked 10 times.

And his record throughout his career? Just only one red card against Rosicky.

Arsene Wenger gave very bad comments on Martin Taylor and Ryan Shawcross, who breaks the legs of his playesr Eduardo and Ramsey respectively. So what did Mark Hughes said after the loss of his beloved stirker for 4 months? No complaints on their play.

Hughes rues Zamora injury after Wolves win

While Fulham's fans gave full vent to their anger at Wolves's physical approach—which earned six yellow cards and one red—Hughes had no complaints about Mick McCarthy's tactics.

"Wolves were competitive as you'd expect. Mick McCarthy sets his teams up to compete for every ball," he said.

"The Premier League is competitive and I've had similar criticism in the past. Sometimes it's warranted and sometimes it isn't.

"Maybe today some of the fouls were made to break up our momentum and maybe at times were a little bit cynical. That's why the crowd was getting frustrated.

"I'd never criticise any team for trying to be competitive against us - that's part and parcel of the Premier League."

I agree. This is the style of premier league.