Yes, what a movie Van Wilder was...starring Ryan Reynolds and the lovely Tara Reid. And gosh, that assistant guy was sure great; especially the scene in which he......
OK, that's enough I guess. As you intellects would have easily guessed, my title refers to Vander Vaart and Van Persie (not some party liasion), both of them having won the first leg of the Champions League(round of 16?). Rivals, they maybe but the quality of the two London sides was sure amazing(if there are any more teams from London I'd recommend renaming EPL to LPL!).
Anyway, let me start off with the Gunners, as it was more recent to me. Firstly, I wasn't sure what was happening at the Emirates. I could see Nasri on the pitch and Van Persie playing upfront with Fabregas in his usual role, frankly it sure was a bonus not to be injured. Things were going as predicted with Villa showing his class, Messi ballet-dancing and Xavi putting in some passing sessions. But things weren't supposed to go as planned(planned by someone called Pep Guard...ever heard of him?) and Arsenal duly changed things round. "Changed things round" would be an overstatement because Barca never really got on the backfoot but I'd have to applaud one Koscielny who decided to show that he really was a defender in younger days. And oh yeah, the little master did steal the show in the heart of midfield(no, not Messi!), Wilshere was sure phenomenal in whatever he did. Kudos to Wenger for sticking with him. All in all it was a game to have defined a 0-0 draw but fate blew it. Second leg should be interesting though. Nice boots Persie!
It looked like a fairytale when the draws were made and Spurs had to go to Sansiro again, but it wasn't to be as Spurs started without Modric and Bale, arguably two of their most influential players. But they weren't even missed as Crouchy made sure there were other things to talk about(like Gattuso). Spurs started out with Piennar on the left instead of Kranjkar but the real threat was Crouch who gave Nesta's partner(something with a Y) a nightmare. Abate had a good outing but I'd loved to match it against Bale. Of course, the fantasy forward pairing of Ibra and Robinho was supposed to deliver something(I heard Balotelli's signing for Milan) but Gallas and Dawson put everything away. Pato did then try to do something but Milan, not having anyone(like one Pirlo) to propel the midfield gave way to the Spurs. Incidentally, Seedorf was taken off and the remaining two center players (Flamini and Gennaro) did create wonders! Second leg is nothing to look forward to. With Bale back and Modric starting, Milan should be blown away.
Ok, that pretty much sums up the main stuff in Europe(nah, I don't cover Europa league, as Ancelotti says, I cover only the top four teams!). So, go say your prayers now and wait for next week fixtures.
Bye,
Vinay
OK, that's enough I guess. As you intellects would have easily guessed, my title refers to Vander Vaart and Van Persie (not some party liasion), both of them having won the first leg of the Champions League(round of 16?). Rivals, they maybe but the quality of the two London sides was sure amazing(if there are any more teams from London I'd recommend renaming EPL to LPL!).
Anyway, let me start off with the Gunners, as it was more recent to me. Firstly, I wasn't sure what was happening at the Emirates. I could see Nasri on the pitch and Van Persie playing upfront with Fabregas in his usual role, frankly it sure was a bonus not to be injured. Things were going as predicted with Villa showing his class, Messi ballet-dancing and Xavi putting in some passing sessions. But things weren't supposed to go as planned(planned by someone called Pep Guard...ever heard of him?) and Arsenal duly changed things round. "Changed things round" would be an overstatement because Barca never really got on the backfoot but I'd have to applaud one Koscielny who decided to show that he really was a defender in younger days. And oh yeah, the little master did steal the show in the heart of midfield(no, not Messi!), Wilshere was sure phenomenal in whatever he did. Kudos to Wenger for sticking with him. All in all it was a game to have defined a 0-0 draw but fate blew it. Second leg should be interesting though. Nice boots Persie!
It looked like a fairytale when the draws were made and Spurs had to go to Sansiro again, but it wasn't to be as Spurs started without Modric and Bale, arguably two of their most influential players. But they weren't even missed as Crouchy made sure there were other things to talk about(like Gattuso). Spurs started out with Piennar on the left instead of Kranjkar but the real threat was Crouch who gave Nesta's partner(something with a Y) a nightmare. Abate had a good outing but I'd loved to match it against Bale. Of course, the fantasy forward pairing of Ibra and Robinho was supposed to deliver something(I heard Balotelli's signing for Milan) but Gallas and Dawson put everything away. Pato did then try to do something but Milan, not having anyone(like one Pirlo) to propel the midfield gave way to the Spurs. Incidentally, Seedorf was taken off and the remaining two center players (Flamini and Gennaro) did create wonders! Second leg is nothing to look forward to. With Bale back and Modric starting, Milan should be blown away.
Ok, that pretty much sums up the main stuff in Europe(nah, I don't cover Europa league, as Ancelotti says, I cover only the top four teams!). So, go say your prayers now and wait for next week fixtures.
Bye,
Vinay
