18 posts tagged Arsenal
Arsenal’s Gervinho and Mertesacker doing their best Abed and Troy Barnes impression. (via @lafaitele)
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Arsenal Kits. Brilliant.
We can take no credit in this letter. It’s the sole work of the fictional Jimmy Corkhill from the British soap Brookside. But what a missive it is.
GFOP Chris Swanson did the dirty work for us on Kevin Bacon look-a-like and Arsenal GK Wojciech Szczesny. The cinematic treasure Goal being the key, as it so often is.
In this week’s podcast, Michael and Roger fawn over Clint Dempsey’s hat trick, recap the House of Manchester putting London to the sword and speak with 30 Rock star and soccer lover Judah Friedlander.
According to the Guardian, Arsenal has expressed interest in inviting Robin van Persie’s five-year-old son to join their youth ranks. His name is Shaqueel. Seriously. Please email us if you can shed light on this matter.
For those still unable to comprehend how Arsene summoned Thierry Henry’s statue to life, we have two words for you: Angela Lansbury
Beats by Frimpong. Somehow he thought this new tattoo was a good idea. He writes, “All I need now is an iPod.”
The brilliant folks over at Sports Illustrated have compiled a slideshow of fans and their tattoos. Unsurprising, soccer supporters make up a chunk of the inked.
GFOP Ben writes, “Rog should follow suit with these lovely men and get a Everton tattoo. Michael, too, should Chelsea end up qualifying for the Champions League.”
“The MLS encourage their players to go out to Europe during their off-season for improvement, practice and to have contact with top-level football. That’s why Brek Shea is coming here.”
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger.
Careful there, Arsene, an MLS is always watching.
Former heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (7ft 2) eats meets Arsenal’s Andrei Arshavin (5ft 7).
(via @nickvaluev)
Shield your eyes! Nobody wins when Premier League teams fashion away kits. We discuss these unfortunate designs, the relegation debate, and why the English don’t wear sunglasses in the latest pod. It will be up on Grantland tomorrow (damn you, Baseball!).
Men In Blazers preoccupation with Arsene Wenger’s well-being continues. His ritual weekly letter to Arsenal fans is becoming evermore like a homesick summer camper’s letter home.
Dear Arsenal supporter,
Sunday’s derby was frustrating because I felt we played with the handbrake on, especially in the first half.
We still created four chances playing within ourselves but in the second half we had a go at Tottenham and got it back to 1-1. After that we didn’t push on enough and that allowed them to get back into the game.
We lack a little bit of confidence at the moment and we feel we just need to protect a result when we have one instead of going for it.
Tottenham’s first goal was also a source of frustration because I felt Van der Vaart handled the ball - and that would have been a second yellow card for him. However, I don’t agree with people who say he should have been booked for his celebration. When a player scores there has to be a spontaneous reaction.
