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| Tuesdays match could be the end of Cesc | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 1 2009, 10:31 AM (463 Views) | |
| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:31 AM Post #1 |
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At every turn another red shirt was making a run, clipping balls across the surface at Old Trafford as Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez took the Champions League semi-final to another level. Cesc Fabregas dreams of being involved with an Arsenal team as good as this, sitting alongside players who can pop the ball across the pitch at the same speed as he does with Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta with Spain. Fabregas watched them on TV at Arsenal’s team hotel on Tuesday, pulling the strings for Barcelona against Chelsea at the Nou Camp, each taking 120 touches and completing 80 passes apiece. He was puffing his cheeks out again at Old Trafford, an isolated figure caught between defence and attack, seeing the ball so rarely that he sat off and enviously watched Manchester United tear this young Arsenal team apart for 70 dizzying minutes. ![]() Overwhelmed: Carrick (left) gets the better of Fabregas in the Old Trafford midfield battle on a night when Arsenal were very much second best To keep him beyond the summer — when both Barcelona and Real Madrid may step up attempts to entice him back to Spain — Arsenal need to raise their game at the Emirates on Tuesday, to show one of the most accomplished midfielders in the world that they are the future, not the past. There were signs after the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea that this young Arsenal team were too far behind the top teams in their development, seemingly confirmed at Old Trafford, where they came up short against a United side who were given too much time on the ball. ‘United are an amazing side, they have a lot of experienced players and they know how to play the game,’ admitted a shell-shocked Fabregas. ‘They started really strongly and that was a problem for us. ‘There were moments in the game when we passed the ball a lot and combined very well, but we are not clinical enough in front of goal. That’s where we have to improve because we definitely know now that we have to score to get to the final.’ ![]() Shell-shocked: Fabregas was stifled by the likes of Darren Fletcher (centre), cutting a frustrated figure in Manchester Suddenly it seems a long way off after a one-sided first leg, chasing shadows as United's midfield trio of Anderson, Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher took a grip on the game, powering their way past the shaky figures of Alex Song and Abou Diaby in the centre. Fabregas was detached, supposedly playing off Emmanuel Adebayor, one of a number of Arsenal players needing reminders before Tuesday’s second leg. Arsenal’s best player was even nutmegged by Tevez in the first half, a humiliation for any professional, let alone one with the talent of Fabregas. He was a lost soul, confirming that he can make an impact against second-rate Premier League teams like Middlesbrough in his new role playing off the striker, but against teams with United’s class he prefers to be in the thick of the action. Not just for himself, but for the team, who rely on his breaking runs from the centre of midfield, the raking diagonal balls into the path of Andrey Arshavin, Samir Nasri or Theo Walcott and the nippiness that takes him deep into opposition territory. He was nullified by a team who are old hands at snuffing out top-quality opposition. United have pace all over the pitch, along with the physically imposing presence of Ronaldo and Rooney, Carrick and Anderson, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, partnerships that thrive at the Theatre of Dreams. Ronaldo is capable of scoring an outrageous goal at the Emirates, as he almost did when he attempted to repeat his 30-yard strike against Porto on Wednesday, clipping the top of Manuel Almunia’s crossbar with a long-range effort. Ronaldo said: ‘I’m very confident we will be in the final but we know we could and should have scored more goals against Arsenal. ‘Almunia made a few great saves but I still believe we can go to Arsenal and score a goal or two. An away goal would make it very difficult for them. We respect Arsenal, they keep the ball very well, but they didn’t create any clear chances against us.’ ![]() Red menace: Ronaldo tormented Kieran Gibbs at Old Trafford - and the United star is capable of scoring at the Emirates United were beaten by Arsenal in the Premier League, losing 2-1 at the Emirates last November, but Sir Alex Ferguson’s team have a habit of stepping up a gear in the final stages of the season. They dragged Arsenal all over the pitch on Wednesday, leaving them bewildered but still in with a chance of turning the tie back in their favour after Almunia came to their rescue. ‘We were surprised by how well they played but some of our players looked lost at the beginning,’ admitted Arsenal’s keeper. ‘For the first 25 minutes we switched off, we didn’t keep the ball as we should have done and know how to. Sometimes your head doesn’t respond to your desire. ‘Maybe Manchester United are stronger than us but this is the only trophy we have left this season and we have to show our desire to win it. ‘We will see if we have it on Tuesday but Arsenal know how to play football. If you don’t play in these games then you are lost.’ Not only that, they may also be about to lose their best player |
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May 1 2009, 10:37 AM Post #2 |
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Time for you to put up or shut up Cesc. If you don't win us this game fvck off back to Spain. |
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| Phil | May 1 2009, 10:37 AM Post #3 |
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LOL DAG.. bit harsh.. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:38 AM Post #4 |
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Wow strong words DAG Without Cesc we are doomed mate |
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May 1 2009, 10:39 AM Post #5 |
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We've lost better players before mate. This is Arsenal, and don't you forget it. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:40 AM Post #6 |
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Yes but Cesc is our leader and he is one of the best young players in the world so without him we have no world class players. In the past we had world class players all over the pitch now they are just little kids. |
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| KOL | May 1 2009, 10:41 AM Post #7 |
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"Not only that, they may also be about to lose their best player" Didn't know we were about to lose Arshavin. As far as Cesc goes, he needs to step it up, he was quite possibly the worst player on the pitch at OT. No man is bigger then the club itself, Cesc. |
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May 1 2009, 10:41 AM Post #8 |
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If we replaced Cesc with Blaise Matuidi and another CM, and got in 2 top CBs we would be a better team. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:43 AM Post #9 |
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Blaise Matuidi offers nothing creatively and every midfield in the premierleague would steam roll us. Denilson Diaby Song =Pathetic |
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May 1 2009, 10:44 AM Post #10 |
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Creativity in the center of the park is overrated, although it is useful. Matuidi does have a nice pass on him mate. If Cesc leaves I want to play 2 midfield destroyers in the middle. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:46 AM Post #11 |
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If Cesc goes we have to bring in Fernando Gago or Sulley Muntari is we are to have any hope of surviving at the top level. |
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May 1 2009, 10:48 AM Post #12 |
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Matuidi shits on both those players. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:52 AM Post #13 |
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Anyway lets hope Cesc stays |
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May 1 2009, 10:53 AM Post #14 |
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Like I said, either he wins us tis game or he fvcks off. |
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| Homer | May 1 2009, 10:53 AM Post #15 |
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He is up against Anderson and Scholes/Fletcher so he is up against it.Personally I cant see us doing it. |
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