I replayed the video at 0.25 speed and it is possible that:
1) Eduardo was preparing to shoot as he had already laid his planting foot with full momentum before Boruc approaching him. If he were to kick, he would have hit Boruc at his face so he had no choice but to choose not to kick and what after that? He surely would fall naturally and yes he did.

2)If there was a contact, it would surely be Boruc's knee and Eduardo's right leg which was pulling away. But it is difficult to see if there is any contact because the ball was blocking it.

3)He has learnt to be more intelligent now. If he lets the keeper tackles him down easily chances are that he would be injured again. What he did is to avoid injury.

Haha, anyway, things like this can happen in football. Whether intended or not intended, the keeper shouldn't pull off a slide tackle like that because it would give chance to the referee to issue penalty.

The goal really came from nowhere, a totally unexpected one.
Karma maybe, didn't give Arshavin the penalty and he scored an undisputable one for him.

A goal that seals the match, maybe and hopefully.

Decisions are against us obviously. They tackled us countless time but only awarded one yellow card.

Does diving include acting? Fletcher really looked 'innocent' after tackling arshavin without touching the ball. Is it considered ' an intent to deceive the referee? '

What a c*nt.

Hopefully there will be some magical words from Arsene which can transform our midfielders. They seem nervous and hesitate quite frequently.

Song has done well with many crucial tackles and interception.
Denilson look nervous and Eboue does nothing spectacular. Bring on Bendtner for Eboue and Eduardo for Van Persie?

This post has been edited by darksider: Aug 30 2009, 01:16 AM

Hmm... speechless .
A penalty that should be given wasn't given.
A penalty that shouldn't be given was given.
This is football.

We lost it, we deserved it.
Hopefully they can learn something from this match.

Wayne Rooney, did he dive? He fell before Almunia touched him and the ball already went to the field at 50km/h.
An ambiguous penalty was given. A very very clear penalty wasn't given. What can you do more?

Football is pathetic.

This post has been edited by darksider: Aug 30 2009, 02:17 AM

It seems that the world is always against Arsenal. Why so? I've really no idea can someone tell me why?

diaby did great apart for his unlucky own goal.
I guess in such situation , the lads will certainly grow to become a stronger team. It's now all about the mentality. When everyone in the world, including the referee, is against you, you have no other options but to do to your fullest.

Scenario's in today's match is really expected. Those hypocrites would love to see Arsenal topple and now it is the best chance, ie , doing it in a big game. And we see that, penalty not given, decisions against us, yellow card and all sorts of things. What can we expect more from this? Nothing the lads can do about except strengthening their mentality and intent. There is now only an option for the lads which is to win the championship. Otherwise, you can expect how the media will be talking about us again.

It's useless for us to whine even we are treated unfairly. They are obviously against us. We whine we aren't going to get anything. We have to let our actions speak.

I actually feel happy on losing this unfair game. BECAUSE FROM NOW ON, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE!

Arsene was delighted with the goals and he celebrated without knowing it was offside. And his reaction when he knew it was to kick something on the glass. The 4th official then summoned the main referee and he was sent off. He obviously found it ridiculous so he went up to the stage and stood there ,like a winner, haha.

Without Nasri, Rosicky, and Fabregas we could still cope so well.
You see, that's the difference between the current Arsenal and the Arsenal last year.

We've changed. We lost the game because the referee and our players blew it together. Losing 3 points are worth considering how much positive influence will this match bring about.

Good night!

The only thing I can say is that it is our good performance in the midfield that make the devils look 'not at their best'.
Song did well, considering how much dangerous balls has he intercepted.

The only lad that was below par is Eboue and Ramsey.

Since the world is already so obviously against us (Eduardo's case), there is no really no need for AW and Arsenal to whine or do that. What they can do is let the ball speak the words.

Run fast, touch the ball and prepare to jump - Wayne Rooney.

I watched the replay and saw Adebayor purposely increased his leg power and stamped on Van Persie's face while he could just jump away
= . =

At first I thought it was undeliberate, but replay showed it all.

What a c*nt Adebayor.

Cesc got kicked, Van persie got stamped on his face...

Luckily we sold him. A disgrace to beautiful football.

This post has been edited by darksider: Sep 13 2009, 08:52 AM