Not one for conspiracy theories, but Arsenal are being hung, drawn and quartered in the media for Eduardo’s dive.
Yes, that’s what it was. There are no excuses for what he did. It’s horrible because before the match, Eduardo had an unblemished reputation; it’s annoying as we could have won the game without the need for [...]

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The killjoys will lap this one up – Arsenal absolutely dominated this game and never gave Celtic the faintest glimmer of hope, but one incident will be all that people talk about.
Running onto a pass into the box in the first half, Eduardo caught a glimpse of Celtic keeper Artur Boruc racing off his line [...]

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“Celtic is a more important game for the club than Saturday, by far – because against Celtic, you cannot catch back. Even if we drop points against Man United, you can always catch back. You still have 35 games to go.
If you miss the Celtic game, you have zero. It is a massive game. It [...]

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Before I head off to work in the wee-hours of the morning, I have a little news routine I follow: check the ABC’s site for ‘important news’, check Supersport for South African cricket and rugby news, and check my usual sources for Arsenal news.
Sometime this morning, I remembered Aston Villa were throwing the dice at [...]

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Ho, I do enjoy a good romp in the sunny afternoon at the Emirates. 4-1 read the score and Arsenal now have the sun well and truly shining out of their derrière.
Arsenal’s first home game of the season saw free scarves laid out for the fans in a great little initiative from the board – [...]

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So Wenger refuses to rotate at all and rightly so – Arsenal ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at Parkhead last night, thanks to goals from William Gallas and Gary Caldwell turning Clichy’s cross into his own net.
Celtic predictably came at us early on, but it was to Arsenal’s credit that they calmed the match down [...]

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Amazing how after such a long wait for the football season to come back again, that we’re all of a sudden into the second game of the season – and it’s a big one.
You can say what you want (but it won’t change my mind) about how we should fancy our chances over Celtic after [...]

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