Our players got a 2 match ban for it, I wanna see the same for that c*nt as well.

Take a step back, listen to what you are proposing, and realize that the two things you are saying are in fact one and the same: a dive. You sir have just gone two notches down the ladder.

Anticipating? That's almighty rich.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Aug 30 2009, 11:37 AM

No matter how, keeper job is save the ball. From last nite match, Almunia dint touch the ball at all. If last nite C.ronaldo was the player, i think he will keep spin on the field, then show his painful face. Even im Man Utd fans, but i see his face like that also feel sian, LOL.

That's the problem with the "dive" ruling you see... It's the intent of the player to draw a foul from the opponent... If he successfully baits the keeper / defender, well and good, but if he fails and there's no contact made to the attacker and he tumbles, yes i agree it's a blatant dive... The issue with this ruling that most people have been puzzled about is, how in the world do u judge "intent"... That only the player playing for the foul would know...

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Added on August 30, 2009, 11:49 amThat's the blunt truth unfortunately... Almunia indeed did not get the ball and made contact with Rooney and thus it's a penalty....

Don't get me wrong tho, i'm a Gooner fan as well... Jus trying to see things from a more neutral point of view as i understand that we all feel hard done by the charge against eduardo and we have a penalty awarded against us....

This post has been edited by punditski: Aug 30 2009, 11:54 AM

wat a goal by arshavin ...like him very much...dont deserved to be on the losing side...

Let's celebrate Rooney's achievement so far.

LOL i can't argue with this video tho... He does have quite a record

This post has been edited by punditski: Aug 30 2009, 11:57 AM

Relax man....you seem to be very aggresive lol...

Anyway, Arsenal did a very good job. Arsharvin's goal was a superb one.

Most players dive...but the difference is whether there's contact or not. Eduardo's is a blatant dive...Rooney's had contact. It's Almunia's mistake. He just spread his arms too early. The ball was long past him.

Arsenal really did outperform us but luck is on our side. We also had a superb game but in the end lost out. You guys are lucky to have Arshavin. He's quality.

Well, he' anticipating Almunia to touch him after he push the ball away. If Almunia stay between the post, I dun think Rooney can do anything with the ball. Anyway, anticipating ppl to foul you is normal in football.

No offense ya..,just giving my opinion only.

This post has been edited by O-haiyo: Aug 30 2009, 12:18 PM

damm it lousy arsenal .......how many times u want to dissapoint ur fans.....enough is enough!!!!!!!! pls admitt u r not good enough to claims the best teams in EPL with this kind of performance. I think overall the teams lack of experience and few good player . We definetly need to strengthen the squad. Arsene pls wake up stop dreaming ......with ur current squad u r going nowhere again. Another dissapointment ..........as a fan cannot tahan.


Make so much of money and spend the less in EPL!!!!!! truely english men business worst than chinamen businessmen......
Again 2nd highest income in EPL last season, top 5 highest income in the world .......do u guys know that .....and yet how much they spend????????
dun even u dares to blame de stadium...........more then enough to pay installment afterall...........all goes to director pocket....
As long as this club is still own by this group directors ...arsenal are going nowhere.

yesterday arsenal performance are good but not enough to be the best yet.......and stop blaming about penalties ...if we r really good should have bounce back immediate by scoring 2 or 3 goals .

diving competition = rooney 1 - eboue 0

he anticipated wrong...

I sense flamebait on the way

- I think we are missing another "friendly" member here whenever we lose, right?

In Wenger we trust... Nuff said...

There are true fans like you and there are the rest of the well i'll save that for another day.

Chill up brothers and sisters...

Even though we lost yesterday's match, we haven't lost our faith considering our performance and fight we had put on the match.

Last match has showed that there are plenty of positive expectation what our team can do.

... after all, it is an away game in Old Trafford.

Well said... At least M'sian papers aren't that harsh on us... The Star's back page... "Lucky Devils" LOL...

-they win because penalti and own goal..
-we are without our key player..
-we lose in away game..

The keeper prevented a scoring opportunity, didn't touch the ball and caught hold of rooney's legs , evra didn't even touch eboue.

As long as you're tackling the player and not the ball in the penalty box, it's a huge risk. Thats why more often than not good defenders try to rob the ball of the striker instead of a heavy lunge at the attacker in the box, it's the players job to prevent the penalty.