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Sunday, April 5th, 2009When I did a piece on the last minute defeat suffered by Hull City against Aston Villa some months back, little did I know that the same thing is going to replay itself today. And true to the famed karmic law, Villa also suffered a last minute defeat to Manchester United in a game they [...]
What is this?
Sunday, March 29th, 2009A couple of weeks back, I wrote on our upcoming match against the Mozambicans and I titled it ‘No Excuse’. I made reference to the point that the players have a big role to play in deciding whether Nigeria will be at SA 2010 or not. I specifically appealed to their sense of patriotism and [...]
To the Injured!
Thursday, February 19th, 2009His broken leg was held together only by his skin and the socks he wore. It was a sickening challenge and a most unfortunate injury. Within a flash, the career that took off about five months earlier became threatened and a glorious dream suddenly at risk of death! This is the apt description of what [...]
Arsenal, Arsene and Arshavin!
Monday, February 9th, 2009During the EURO 2008 tournament in Austria and Switzerland last year, a small but highly skillful player emerged on the scene after a series of brilliant displays notably the defeat of the Netherlands. It wasn’t as if he was a nobody; after all, he was very instrumental in helping Zenit St Petersburg qualify for Champions [...]
Who’s at Fault?
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Prior to the arrival of Philippe Scolari to Stamford Bridge, the place was a fortress for almost five years. The last team to beat them at their ground was Arsenal. This remarkable run began under Claudio, the ‘tinker aman’ Ranieri and became a permanent fixture under Jose ’special one’ Mourinho. Even the underrated Avram Grant [...]
The Red Devils!
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
What a total domination! I would never have betted against Chelsea getting at a least a draw from Old Trafford. Over the years, they‘ve been the only team to have gotten the most out of that side from their grand home.
However, today, that was not to be as the Red Devils set the tone [...]
A New Beginning.
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Dear friend, welcome to 2009, a year of UNUSUAL EXPOLITS! Whatever your shortcomings were last year, you are free from them in this new one. I think ‘am beginning to preach!
The year that just went by had its ups and downs just like any other. It was a year of great pain economically for most [...]
Football is Cruel!
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
By and large, Hull City outplayed Aston Villa yesterday but at the end of the day had nothing on the table on the night. Villa went home with three points and they didn’t even need to score a goal to get that; an OG came in handy for them!
I remember vividly the Champions league finals [...]
Is Wenger Really a Visionary?
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
“I had Cristiano Ronaldo at the training ground,” said Wenger at a recent press conference. “I showed him around and I gave him a shirt. It had got his name on the back”.
“But in the end it was a question of the amount of transfer fee between the two clubs. Of course, he has proved [...]
My Grandfather’s Clock
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Gunners gunned down the Blues at the Bridge! This definitely would have made headlines in any sporting paper bearing in mind the poor form of the former since the last three weeks in the Premiership. A team that outplayed Manchester United and winning conveniently in the process but ended losing to Aston Villa at the [...]