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The Final Battle begins. Our whole season probably hinges on this game. The disappointments over the past three weeks have been immense. Exit from the FA Cup, demoralising defeats against Utd and Chelsea and most importantly, being displaced from top of the table to rank outsiders in a matter of three games. While some of us have given up hope, some still hold an ounce of it.

So its time to see if we still need to hold that hope come Wednesday night. A victory in this game is the only way to keep our chances, if any, in the title race alive. If we want to win the title, then we need to go on a 13 game winning streak now and the first of those victories has to come at home against a resurgent Liverpool side.

They are in some kind of form, picking 17 points off the possible 21. They will also look to avenge last season's result at Anfield when Arshavin ended their title hopes and no doubt, they would want to do the same to us. They also need to keep their run going to get that coveted fourth place as Spuds and City have easier games and could overhaul Pool for that fourth place after this round of games.

Off late, Pool have been getting the results via grit, passion and determination rather than qualilty and flamboyance. They have performed admirably in crisis and are not to be taken lightly. We can expect a lot of tough challenges coming in and lots of silly fouls being committed on our players. Pool will not allow us to settle and play our natural game. They will hurry us and look to keep us unsettled all the time.

Though we gave everything against Chelsea, the obvious lack of cutting edge and penetration is a reason to worry. Though all teams might not be as organised as Chelsea, I hope that Arsenal dont carry this into other games. We need to start scoring to get the confidence back.

Of course, to score is to finish, and off late, our finishing has been C-grade. The Pool-buster, Arshavin, has been the prime culprit in missing our better chances over the last two games. What better opposition for him to regain his scoring touch than the team that he scored four against and made himself known all over the country. The fact that he is playing the match in which he has been the hero for two consecutive meetings, is sure to give him a lift and confidence.

Our back four needs to be solid. Though there wont be Torres, Pool have enough firepower to trouble us. The back four needs to play together and not go haywire on every counter attack. Though Pool dont look as dangerous as others on counter attack, they have dangerous crossers in Aurelio, Gerrard, Riera and also Insua and that is something we need to be wary of.

I dont expect to see any change from our team that played Chelsea with the exception of Rosicky starting instead of Walcott. But if I were Wenger, I would be tempted to start Eboue instead of Sagna. Pool's left side - Insua/Aurelio and Riera/Babel - looks weak defensively. Eboue made a nuisance of himself in his cameo appearance at the Bridge. So I would be tempted to start him ahead of Sagna and see how Insua and co cope up with him running at them.

It has been a nightmarish fortnight for us so far and in spite of that, I fancy Arsenal to get the win against Liverpool. Its time for players to turn up and put in a winning performance. I want to see Arshavin running around Emirates with his finger on his lips again. I want to see Cesc jump and do his clenched fist celebration and go into the ballistic crowd shedding tears of joy again. I want to see AW jump out of his seat celebrating again. Its our final chance. Lets make that one final "hopeful" push towards the title. Lets get our winning run started!

Previous Arsenal Result
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Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal (A)
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Previous Liverpool Result
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Liverpool 1-0 Everton
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Arsenal Player to Watch: There could only be one player in this fixture - Andrei Arshavin
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Liverpool Players to Watch: Kuyt, Gerrard
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Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
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Kick Off: Wednesday/Thursday, 11/12th February - 19:45 BST 01:10 IST
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Capacity: 60000

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In next tuesday (tomorrow) Dunga will call the players for the only Friendly before World Cup.

Ronaldinho was not called since last Olympics games.

And Now would Dunga gives another chance?

The draw has been made we have:
Spain
Czech Republic
SCOTLAND
Lithuania
Liechtenstein

Though draw, however the Czechs aren't as strong as they used to be...No more Nedved and Koller or even Poborsky and Galasek, Lithuania we have been there done that got the t-shirt and liechtenstein well we CAN'T drop points against them because no one else will. We probably will though considering we always do against international footballs whipping boys. Spain is our biggest problem. On the positive side we have a decent record agaisnt them and coming to hampden we can beat anyone.

after long times away of brazil, cicinho is back to right back side of São Paulo.

Roma will loan him until 20th August of 2010, Cicinho will use number 23, and try to get a place at next world cup.

Ok, we all know Zidane is better but what I would like to know is who would you prefer in your team, and why?

Zidane or Figo.

Please give an adequate reason and elaborate.

Two young deadly strikers that play for AC Milan and Internazionale respectively.

Who is better, the Brazilian or the Italian?

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I expected to see a topic about this game, but I have to say I'm quite surprised
Are there any CM fans? That's the only game I still play since I was introduced to it
Edit : oops, sorry...I didn't notice the Soccer Management Games subforum

I will show you the pros and cons of a 'good' tactic or a 'bad' one.

I will start with the 4-5-1 formation.

4-5-1 (Four Five One) Formation

A formation which has grown in popularity in recent times, the 4-5-1 is fundamentally defensive, but can be tweaked to provide more of an offensive threat. The essential qualities of the 4-5-1 are a three-man central midfield and a lone striker, typically a target man. By packing the midfield, a technically strong passing side will come unstuck and provide opportunities for counter-attacking football. When on the attack, the 4-5-1 is heavily dependent on the wingers supporting the lone striker.

Perhaps the best illustration of 4-5-1 in full flow is Jose Mourinho’s system. Both as manager of FC Porto and Chelsea, Mourinho founded his sides on strong defensive line-ups and an excellent holding midfielder, while the attack relied on a hard-working front man and a goal-scorer in midfield. At Chelsea, his defensive stalwarts were the captain and central defender John Terry and the holding midfielder Claude Makélélé. Alongside the Frenchman, Frank Lampard provided the bulk of goals from central midfield, ably supported by Joe Cole and Arjen Robben on the wings and Didier Drogba’s efforts up front. The side was extremely successful, picking up back-to-back Premiership titles in 2005 and 2006, building on Mourinho’s previous achievement at Porto in winning the 2004 Champions League trophy.

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Ok so share your thoughts on your best grub holes, best restaurants and such. Mine is hOOters and then places like murphys' bar and grill, lloyds. Mine favourite food is spanish and italian foods.


hOOters is ofcourse a place mainly men prefer and I don't need to say why but I LOVE it!

I think Americans probably have the wider range of places to eat, unlike here in the UK.


Where do you like to go out to eat?

Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which was previously made into a 1968 film starring Frank Sinatra. The film was produced by Lawrence and Charles Gordon, along with Joel Silver.
It stars Bruce Willis as NYPD officer John McClane and Alan Rickman as terrorist thief Hans Gruber.

In my opinion, this is one of the best movies, better than avatar. I don't enjoy the first Die Hard but the rest are amazing.



On Christmas Eve, Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) of the New York City Police Department arrives in Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly Gennaro (Bonnie Bedelia). McClane is driven to the Nakatomi Plaza building by a limo driver named Argyle (De'voreaux White). The company Christmas party is disrupted by the arrival of thirteen terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). The terrorists cut the telephone lines, seal the building exits, and replace the building guard with one of their own. Hans and his group secure the party goers as hostages, but McClane manages to slip into the stairwell of the building. Gruber portrays himself to the police as a terrorist working towards various extremist goals, but it is revealed that they are actually trying to steal $640 million in bearer bonds from the Nakatomi vault. When Nakatomi executive Joseph Takagi (James Shigeta) refuses to reveal the code for one of the vault's seven locks, Gruber executes him. Gruber orders Theo (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), his technical expert, to break through the locks on the vault. Theo reminds Hans that the final lock is powered by circuits that cannot be cut locally. Gruber promises to handle the last lock.
McClane moves through the building, hiding from or killing the terrorists he encounters. He learns more of their motives while acquiring a two-way radio, C4 explosives, and detonators from the body of one terrorist. McClane uses the radio to attract the attention of the LAPD, who send Sergeant Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) to investigate. Gruber sends his men, led by Karl (Alexander Godunov), to kill McClane and retrieve the detonators. Fooled by the impostor guard, Powell is about to leave when McClane drops the corpse of a terrorist onto Powell's police car. McClane explains the situation via the two-way radio as the police, led by Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson (Paul Gleason), arrive. The police send in a SWAT team and an armored vehicle. McClane and Powell are unable to prevent the SWAT team from being ambushed, but McClane manages to kill the terrorists attacking the SWAT team. One of Holly's coworkers, Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner), tries to negotiate with Hans and McClane for the return of the detonators. McClane refuses to return them, and Hans shoots Ellis. The FBI arrive, and take control from the police. They order the power to the building shut down, which deactivates the vault's final lock as Gruber had intended.
Gruber lures the FBI into a trap by giving them a list of demands including a helicopter to transport his men and the hostages from the roof of the building to Los Angeles International Airport. When McClane finds Gruber working on something below the roof, Gruber pretends to be a hostage. They share a smoke and McClane gives Gruber an unloaded gun, but is forced to flee when Gruber calls the other terrorists. As Gruber orders the hostages to the roof he learns from a TV report that Holly is McClane's wife and takes her hostage. Before McClane can warn anyone about the explosives on the roof, he is stopped by Karl. McClane subdues Karl by hanging him by the neck with a chain. McClane scares the hostages away from the roof by shooting a gun into the air. The FBI mistakes him for a terrorist and shoots at him, forcing him to jump off the roof tethered to a fire hose just before the terrorists detonate the C4. He re-enters the building via an office window, making his way to Gruber, who uses Holly as a human shield. McClane pretends to surrender and shoots Hans and the final terrorist after they are distracted. Gruber crashes through a window and grabs Holly's wrist, hanging on to her watch. McClane is able to release the watch, catching Holly while Gruber falls to his death.
McClane and Holly are escorted from the building, meeting Powell in person. Karl's body is brought out on a stretcher when he rises up with a gun and points it at McClane. Karl is shot by Powell before he can open fire, and Argyle comes crashing out the parking garage in the limo, after having detained Theo attempting to escape with the bonds. John and Holly are driven off by Argyle, their relationship renewed by their experiences.