vandervaart

I watched the match earlier on and it's certainly one of the most exciting matches i have viewed so far. Although it's a goal-less draw, both teams had excellent chances, together with fast-flowing attacking football played throughout the game. Unlike Barca vs Chelsea, both teams were not afraid to go foward and go for the bite. I think football teams should follow Arsenal's and Real's example by bringing such quality and attacking football rather than defend deep and try to grind out a result, as in the case of Chelsea, they are killing football! We as spectators want to be entertained and not sit through a dull match.

I think Lehmann played exceptionally well in the match, if not his concentration, Arsenal might have thrown the game away. And all respect goes out to the entire Arsenal team, although they are a young side, they showed determination, going in for every tackle to save the team. It certainly isn't easier to keep 2 clean sheets against Real. And after watching Fabergas play, one can't help but think if he is really just 19 yrs old? I foresee a great future for him ahead. Maybe he'll become the next Joseph Guardiola for Spain.

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[ Last edited by brightlee on 2006-3-10 at 01:30 PM ]

vandervaart

Well. Do you know why most strong teams have a lack of english players? Because they are simply too expensive, especially if they are of an international. Fine, Chelsea might have English players, Terry is a home-grown, Lampard and J.Cole are acquired with a high price tag, then we have Wayne Bridge, who's almost disappeared.

Talk about Man U, Wayne Rooney. Do you know how much he costs? And Man U's own Wes Brown, Kieran Richardson are screw ups anyway. And Rio Ferdinand? Remember that he's the world's most expensive defender. It's all about the money.

Not every club have the money and luck to produce successful home-grown talents. Players like Terry in Chelsea, Carragher and Gerrard in Liverpool, the past era of Beckham, Scholes, Neville brothers in Man U, how many can you get without actually have to pay for them?

So, teams like Arsenal, whom you people criticise have no English players, did not buy players with ridiculous prices. Remember, Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell were injured that day. So i think it's not really fair to Arsenal with such comments.