Saturday, August 29, 2009

Weekend Review - 29 Aug 2009


Manchester United vs Arsenal



"[Owen] still need to prove that he still can score against those top clus and especially those in the European campaign."
-Gary, 29 Aug 2009

Not a convincing win given that the scoreline was still 0-0 at half-time. And Michael Owen finally open his account. He still need to prove that he still can score against those top clubs and especially those in the European campaign.

We are pitted against Wolfsburg, Besiktas and CSKA Moscow. I have a bad feeling about this season's European campaign where Man Utd could cruise easily to the next round but have to shoot their foot 3 times by either drawing or losing to these tricky opponents on their home ground before qualifying. Man Utd will qualify for the next round but will make things difficult for themselves. So the only way is to gain maximum points at home.

And now we are facing one of the Top 4 teams in the Premier League quite early in the season with no bearings to whether it will win the championship this coming May. Liverpool have lost 2 games to Aston Villa and Spurs. I would say it's a good timing to face Arsenal now rather than in Nov or Dec where we have to pick points from those mid-table and relegation-threatened teams to fight for the top spot.

Arsenal started brightly despite the loss of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor. Thomas Vermaelan have settled well in Arsenal from Ajax. Even William Gallas is having a new lease of life by scoring goals from every part of his body except hands, of course.

Man Utd Team News: Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves and Edwin van der Sar are out.

Arsenal Team News: Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasir and Tomas Rosicky are out.

Odds and Analysis: Man Utd giving 0.25 handicap?!?! Shouldnt it be Arsenal giving instead even though they are away? No punt for me as i see either a draw or a potential upset from Arsenal.

Disclaimer: This review is entirely on my own views and opinion. I didn’t point a gun at you to ask you to follow. If you want to bet on this game, do so at your own risk. Pls bet within limits. Good luck.

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