Sigh now Diaby had a medial knee ligament injury against Porto and will be out for quite awhile. 

Almunia and Song back. Arshavin, Gallas and Eduardo still out.

no way....he is a fantastic defender...wish wenger would sign him up...that type of player is what we really need...more spirit...he even played for juve when he got a fractured cheek bone or something..wearing a mask...he and vermy would go well together...a fighter..

no way....he is a fantastic defender...wish wenger would sign him up...that type of player is what we really need...more spirit...he even played for juve when he got a fractured cheek bone or something..wearing a mask...he and vermy would go well together...a fighter..

It doesn't matter who is out. As long as Wenger keeps on turning a blind eye to his side's shortcomings, Arsenal can never rediscover their swagger of the old. It was beautiful and powerful during the Henry, Bergkamp era. Now only pretty stuff happens, no steel whatsoever.

Fabregas would have done the same like Porto did with the freekick. Plus, I did not hear Wenger complained when Henry was doing this like nobody's business.

Yeah, regarding the back-pass law, straight from the book under Law 12- Fouls and Misconduct

Indirect Free-Kick
An indirect free-kick is awarded to the opposing team if the goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences
1. controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his possession
2. touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it has touched another player
3. touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
4. touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

First, the pass back to the goalkeeper must be with out a doubt deliberate in the eyes of the referee which most of us know
Second, the goalkeeper must touch the ball with his hands, again pretty straight forward.

The back-pass is only "re-set" if you will is when it touches another player.

Take these scenarios.
1. Goalkeeper belongs to RED team, defender on red team DELIBERATELY passes the ball back to his goalkeeper, the goalkeeper traps the ball at his feet for about 10 seconds, does multiple back-flips, does 20 push-ups next to the ball and has a sleep on the turf (the attacking team are losing 20-0). The goalkeeper wants to finish the match so he decides to flick the ball up with his foot and catch the ball to distribute it off to a team-mate. WHISTLE, BACK-PASS, INDIRECT FREE-KICK.

I would also possibly considering cautioning the goalkeeper, if not for unsporting behaviour and time wasting in the first instance doing the push-ups etc Smile but most likely for purposely trying to find a loop hole in the laws of the game by flicking the ball up with his foot.

2. Goalkeeper belongs to RED team, defender on red team DELIBERATELY passes the ball back to his goalkeeper, the goalkeeper is asleep but the attacking player is on his toes and looks to place a one-touch shot in the bottom corner of the goal. The attacker just gets a toe to it but is too ****y and it goes straight to the goalkeeper and he picks it up. NO BACK PASS, PLAY ON GOALKEEPER

That is how I see it

Sigh now Diaby had a medial knee ligament injury against Porto and will be out for quite awhile. 

Almunia and Song back. Arshavin, Gallas and Eduardo still out.

Second that. With dat kind of killer look, he could scare strikers off

Well at least RVP dont have to face him cos dat fella confirm will be having trauma from dat tackle.

Use all of our remaining funds, get Buffon and Chielini from Juve, Chamakh on free den i guess we had all our weakness covered (i hope)

The ball becomes in play as soon as it is touched, unless the kick was taken from within the kicking team's penalty area, in which case it is in play once it has passed completely out of the penalty area.

The referee signals that a free kick is indirect by raising one arm until the ball has been touched a second time or has gone out of play.

I thought the referee already indicated its an indirect freekick and it can be taken instantly?

If im not mistaken, he carried his hand up, signalling that the free kick can be taken alrdy

Sigh now Diaby had a medial knee ligament injury against Porto and will be out for quite awhile. 

Almunia and Song back. Arshavin, Gallas and Eduardo still out.

Isnt the Villa and Silva rumored going to Man U?