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Post by webm@ster on Jul 31, 2011 15:23:21 GMT -5
After receiving a hero's return at Arsenal, Thierry Henry exposed his former team's defensive deficiencies in helping the New York Red Bulls win the preseason Emirates Cup with a 1-1 draw Sunday. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wanted Henry to play for the Gunners in the last five minutes, but the Frenchman instead played a key part in Red Bull's late equalizer. "I wanted him to play the last five minutes for us and he was desperate to do it," Wenger said. "The referee stubbornly turned it down." Wenger also tried to convince referee Kevin Friend at half time when Arsenal was leading after Robin van Persie's header. "He said the rules are adamantly against it because one given player can't play for two teams in the same game," Wenger said. Instead, Arsenal crumbled just like 24 hours earlier when a 2-0 lead was thrown away against Boca Juniors to draw 2-2. Henry threaded the ball through to Roy Miller, whose cross was bundled into his own goal by Arsenal's Kyle Bartley in the 84th. The draw ensured that the Red Bulls, who have won just one of their last nine Major League Soccer matches, captured the Emirates Cup. Hans Backe's side topped the four-team standings after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Saturday. So while Arsenal was booed off the pitch - despite only losing out on a preseason trophy -- the 33-year-old Henry was cheered by the home fans. "They say great clubs never die, it looks like great players never die as well, because Thierry showed us today he is still top quality with his feet and with his head," Wenger said. "He has still shown class for the goal, his pass was fantastic ... Overall he was the only dangerous player in their team." But Henry's return served as a reminder that Arsenal has not captured a trophy since the French striker left the club in 2007 after eight years when he won the Premier League twice. Now Arsenal can't even win the trophy it created. "You have to put the (boos) into perspective," Wenger said. "I can understand it but I don't think we need to put any extra pressure on us now." Arsenal's quest for a first Premier League title since 2004 begins in two weeks against Newcastle. Read more: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/07/31/red.bulls.arsenal.ap/index.html#ixzz1TiTqbDuh |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Jul 31, 2011 15:28:41 GMT -5
i really like soccer, and am growing to love it but switching teams in the same game? that's weird.
and another thing, games should never be called 'friendlies'.
aloha!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2011 15:31:00 GMT -5
Swapping at the end is ludicrous, ref was right to refuse
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Jul 31, 2011 16:05:37 GMT -5
Swapping at the end is ludicrous, ref was right to refuse  It's a preseason and meaningless game. Ref should have lightened up. |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Jul 31, 2011 16:18:13 GMT -5
Swapping at the end is ludicrous, ref was right to refuse It's a preseason and meaningless game. Ref should have lightened up. pull it together, dummy. i appreciate your undying loyalty but come on..... EPL 2011-12 4.... 5. Arsenal aloha! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2011 4:11:41 GMT -5
Swapping at the end is ludicrous, ref was right to refuse It's a preseason and meaningless game. Ref should have lightened up. It would be disrespectful to Red Bulls fans if he did that |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 1, 2011 10:11:57 GMT -5
It's a preseason and meaningless game. Ref should have lightened up. It would be disrespectful to Red Bulls fans if he did that Not really. I think most would have understood. He served 8 years at Arsenal, becoming their record goal scorer. He left on good terms, and is regarded as a proper legend. He still loves the club. I don't think any fan would begrudge him playing the final few minutes in a meaningless game for the team he has a strong connection to. It would have been seen as a nice gesture. Lets be honest, the only reason why NY Redbulls were invited was to get Thierry Henry back to Arsenal in the first place |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Aug 1, 2011 10:42:07 GMT -5
It would be disrespectful to Red Bulls fans if he did that Not really. I think most would have understood. He served 8 years at Arsenal, becoming their record goal scorer. He left on good terms, and is regarded as a proper legend. He still loves the club. I don't think any fan would begrudge him playing the final few minutes in a meaningless game for the team he has a strong connection to. It would have been seen as a nice gesture. Lets be honest, the only reason why NY Redbulls were invited was to get Thierry Henry back to Arsenal in the first place you can't switch sides during war unless you're a traitor. think about it. aloha! |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 1, 2011 11:50:57 GMT -5
Not really. I think most would have understood. He served 8 years at Arsenal, becoming their record goal scorer. He left on good terms, and is regarded as a proper legend. He still loves the club. I don't think any fan would begrudge him playing the final few minutes in a meaningless game for the team he has a strong connection to. It would have been seen as a nice gesture. Lets be honest, the only reason why NY Redbulls were invited was to get Thierry Henry back to Arsenal in the first place you can't switch sides during war unless you're a traitor. think about it. aloha! It wasn't war. It was two allies training. So stick that in your analogy pipe and smoke it. |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Aug 1, 2011 14:43:15 GMT -5
you can't switch sides during war unless you're a traitor. think about it. aloha! It wasn't war. It was two allies training. So stick that in your analogy pipe and smoke it. training? i thought they were playing a game. you need to pull it together. aloha! |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 1, 2011 15:46:34 GMT -5
It wasn't war. It was two allies training. So stick that in your analogy pipe and smoke it. training? i thought they were playing a game. you need to pull it together. aloha! We were. It was a training game. |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Aug 1, 2011 15:53:51 GMT -5
training? i thought they were playing a game. you need to pull it together. aloha! We were. It was a training game. games are played to be won. think about it. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 1, 2011 16:53:58 GMT -5
We were. It was a training game. games are played to be won. think about it. But this one was tied. Think about that.  |
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Post by Officer Jim Kurring on Aug 1, 2011 19:38:51 GMT -5
games are played to be won. think about it. But this one was tied. Think about that. tying is another of my problems with soccer, no tying ever. i get the whole aggregate system but no tying. and you better hope i never get involved in soccer. for instance if i play your Arsenal, the first thing my team is gonna do is go after Fabregas and Van Persie, and they won't be 'diving', they'll be playing the rest of the game with a concussion and bloodied if they can even play at all. that's how you play. soccer diving pussies. aloha! |
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