Despite conceding 2 soft goals towards the end, Manchester United being the best club in the world took home all 3 points with a 4-3 win over Hull at Old Trafford. Elsewhere, Chelsea got lucky again with a measly 5-0 win over Sunderland where all of Nicholas Anelka’s 3 goals were ridiculously 5 yards offside. I guess the Russian rouble does help in other areas besides the purchasing of good players. Tottenham’s revival under ‘Arry Redknapp continues as they ended Liverpool’s (surprise surprise) unbeaten run at White Hart Lane. I’m surprised that it’s taken this long for somebody to beat them. Let’s hope it’s a stat of another downward spiral that happens to them every year..hahaha. To cap it all off, Arsenal were undone by the longest throw-in in football as two Rory Delap throw-ins led to a 2-1 win for Stoke. Despite all the promise in the side, Arsenal’s title challenge must surely be over after 11 games unless they score a morale boosting win against Manchester United in this coming weekend’s fixtures.
Great news in Spain as Barcelona beat Malaga 4-1 although it was soured by claims of racist chants against Samuel Eto’o. This problem has been going on for too long in Spain with monkey chants commonplace among the crowds. Even if it’s a minority, it’s an absolute disgrace and the federations responsible should take the necessary measures to ensure that these people never enter a stadium for the rest of their lives. Even better news as Real Madrid draw with Almeria. It won’t be too far-fetched to suggest that they must be still thinking about Cristiano Ronaldo since for the first time in their history they have failed to sign a player they covet. Hope their brilliant run continues.
Will be looking forward to the Asean Football Championships that start on December 5th. I’m really hoping that I can be back for the semi-finals on December 21st where Singapore might be playing (assuming that they win their group). Our national team has always been unpredictable so I guess it’s difficult to make plans for that. We are however, the two-time defending champion and with Raddy still at the helm, we might just nick it again. My other great hope is that Australia could play a World Cup qualifier in Perth instead of the eastern states for a change! Just wishful thinking on my part….
Cheers,
Dan
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