Nah, Steed needs to be moved on - good player, but not one who's going to keep us in the top half of the EPL. Same with Elmohamedy - bags of pace but no brain. If you could combine the two into one player, well - he wouldn't be at Sunderland, that's for sure!

Henderson needs to go out wide. Richardson needs to go wide or go home. We need to find Sessegnon's best position and then use him there. Cattermole needs to sort out his temper - but most of all we need a genuine partnership up front.

Waitakere go ahead in ASB Premiership grand final through Lucas in tenth minute.

18 minutes in : WU 1 - 0 ACFC

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GOAL! Waitakere United 1-1 Auckland City - HOGG is away again he clips in another beautiful cross and Aaron SCOTT turns the ball into his own net! Auckland City are level! Disaster for Waitakere and SCOTT!

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GOAL! Waitakere United 2-1 Auckland City - Sensational curved pass by Aaron SCOTT finds Dakota LUCAS in space - LUCAS tries a cheeky lob, SPOONLEY parries into the air and LUCAS follows through with a pinpoint header that leaves Ivan VICELICH stranded on the line!

Any additional info about this Dakota Lucas? Age, etc?

A bit here. Having seen him play, he's just really really fast.


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GOAL! Waitakere United 2-2 Auckland City - A terrible mix-up between Neil EMBLEN and Andy RALPH and that allows Manel EXPOSITO to nab an equaliser.

Wow, he's pretty young. Would he be worth trialling for a youth spot at the Nix?

I'm not sure. He can run fast which suits Waitakere's counter-attacking style but I don't know how much else he can do.

Still locked up at 2-2 with ten to go.

Crowd: 3500

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GOAL! Waitakere United 3 - 2 Auckland City Michael GWYTHER gets on the edge of a scrambled LUCAS crossand turns the ball into the net to make it 3-2!!!

It wouldn't be completely out of the question to be throwing Gyan in as lone striker, but putting Sessegnon in behind. Pushing Richardson and Henderson out wide left and right and having Muntari and Cattermole holding the midfield together.

I don't mind watching Henderson play, he was the only real x-factor for Sunderland against us. I'd be interested to see how he'd go in a 'bigger' team.

Arsenal Line-Up: Almunia, Clichy, Squillaci, Koscieslny, Eboue, Diaby, Wilshere, Fabregas, Arshavin, Nasri, RVP

Blackpool: Kingson, Crainey, Southern, Evatt, Taylor-Fletcher, Baptiste, Varney, Cathcart, Adam, Campbell, Puncheon

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 10/4/2011 09:54:57 PM

DIABY. \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/ \:d/

This is the first game since May 09 that Cesc, RvP, Nasri and Arshavin have all started together.

In more good news it is Eboue's 10th appearence so he'll get a medal if we win the league :d

That's a great stat. did you per chance win that match?

BREAKING ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
Jens Lehmann will start in goal for the Gunners after an injury to Manuel Almunia in the warm-up.

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so fucking funny.

Defo have to watch it now. Crazy Jens on the loose

At least you know this match won't be dull now :lol:

still showing almunia on the bench? anyone know what the injury is?

Apparently a kneee injury and he's on the bench because we have no other keeper with the squad.

Blackpool: Kingson, Baptiste, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Adam, Southern, Taylor-Fletcher, Puncheon, Campbell, Varney. Subs: Rachubka, Eardley, Ormerod, Phillips, Kornilenko, Reid, Beattie.

Arsenal: Lehmann, Eboue, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy, Diaby, Fabregas, Wilshere, Nasri, van Persie, Arshavin. Subs: Rosicky, Walcott, Ramsey, Gibbs, Chamakh, Bendtner.

He's NOT on the bench. No GK on the bench.

So when Jens gets sent off..... B52 in goals :P

Obviously Almunia's spirit has entered the body of Richard Kingson :lol:

Wow, Arsenal are playing crap. Reminds me of Liverpool on the road.

Good chance for RVP though, should've done better.

Brilliant move and just like that 1-0 Arsenal.

Crikey. That was a bolt from the blue. Great run from Diaby and great ball from RVP, but horrible marking.

Would like to see that RVP offside call again though.

Don't know what Blackpool were doing defensively there :lol: Diaby started that move and had no one tracking him all the way.

Definitely against the run of play that one. RVP wasn't off, it was in line. Can't really complain about the call.

Blackpool need to concentrate and not fall apart

YOU'VE ONLY COME TO SEE EBOUE