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December 2, 2009

It’s Your Better-Late-Than-Never Carling Cup Open Thread!

Mmmm beer... Yuck Carling.

Mmmm beer… Yuck Carling.

Yup, a little slow on this one.

Blackburn currently lead Chelsea 1-0 on a Nikola Kalinic goal in the ninth minute, Arsenal and Citeh are tied nil-nil at the break.

Have fun commenting about Blackburn’s late collapse and Citeh’s competent 2-0 win below.

Lineups…

Manchester City: Given; Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge; Wright-Phillips. Ireland, Barry, Bellamy; Tevez, Adebayor
Subs: Taylor, Kompany, Onuoha, Weiss, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Robinho

Arsenal: Fabianski; Eboue, Song, Silvestre, Traore; Eastmond, Merida, Ramsey, Rosicky, Wilshere; Vela
Subs: Mannone, Bartley, Coquelin, Frimpong, Gilbert, Randall, Watt

Chelsea: Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Zhirkov, Cole, Malouda, Ballack, Deco, Obi Mikel, Kalou
Subs: Turnbull, Hutchinson, Bruma, Matic, Drogba, Kakuta, Borini

Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Chimbonda, Nelson, Samba, Pedersen, Emerton, Nzonzi, McCarthy, Kalinic
Subs: Brown, Givet, Jones, Grella, Van Heerden, Diouf, Hoilett



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81 Comments


  1. Georger

    If City dont win with this team selection against Arsenal’s “kids,” I bet he gets the big ol’ ugly axe.

    Never had Carling, heard nothing but bad things about it though.


  2. Keith

    Ahh, Carling Black Label– the beer that looks like it’s gonna taste awful.


  3. Georger

    New Duff Extra Cold!


  4. Keith

    dammnit, there was supposed to be a link to a picture of CBL


  5. Jape

    City are due a penalty in this one. They are getting slightly knocked around in the box and sooner or later one of them will get called. Bellamy missed and fairly easy chance too. Come on Arsenal Juniors!!


  6. Ryan

    Robinho and Santa Cruz both on the bench. I’d love to see Vlad Weiss get a run out today, but he is to Hughes what Torres is to Bradley.


  7. Ryan

    Firefox tells me that link is not to be trusted Keith.


  8. spectator

    Amazing that Senderos can’t even get a spot on the bench in a Carling Cup match… I’m guessing Wenger has already told him that he can pack up his bags.


  9. Jape

    me too. Is it a picture of CBL or a plot to infect my computer …


  10. Georger

    Carling Black Label, these people who are probably dead now sure look to be enjoying it!


  11. hockalees

    Second half underway…


  12. Jape

    What happened with Senderos. He was occasionally decent and seemed to get some starts here and there, went to Milan and came back a pariah.


  13. Keith

    Yeah, here’s a “safe” one of someone “enjoying” CBL


  14. spectator

    Goal Tevez… Oh well.


  15. Ryan

    If you aren’t a fan of the Carling Cup; Barcelona is about to give a beating to Xerez on ESPN360.


  16. hockalees

    If Traore gets another yellow and a sending off, does he serve it in EPL games?


  17. Jape

    @Georger – is the M on her collar for “manly?”


  18. Keith

    (ed. note: My best man and I drank CBL before my wedding)


  19. Georger

    “If Traore gets another yellow and a sending off, does he serve it in EPL games?”

    Assuming yes because if you get suspended in EPL you serve it in CC (remember Ronaldo last year).


  20. hockalees

    Ugh… my feed is 5 minutes behind… just saw the Tevez goal…


  21. Jape

    What the f**k is it with that corner of the Arsenal goal? The first two Chelski goals and now Tevez all bounce in off the same spot?


  22. Ryan

    Me too hockalees.


  23. Precious Roy

    Mildly upset that Arsenal are on target to lose again if only for the psychological impact on the squad, but, given the line-up how the f**k are Citeh not winning by four?


  24. hockalees

    Chelski just equalizes.


  25. hockalees

    Dammit Ramsey should have scored on that header…


  26. spectator

    Yup, Drogba comes on as a halftime sub and promptly scores the equalizer. Most in-form striker in the world right now? Probably, but just wait until he gets injured at the African Cup of Nations.


  27. hockalees

    Huh. What the hell happened to my feed? Just noticed that I was listening to Martin Tyler in the first half, now a completely different feed for the second.


  28. Keith

    Nice work on the FIFA tactics, Carlo.


  29. Ryan

    Chelskis now winning. Kalou.


  30. Keith

    Sanchez Watt? That can’t be real. . .


  31. spectator

    SWP makes it 2-0 Citeh… My prediction is holding up pretty well, until Arsenal let in another goal that is.


  32. Ryan

    SWP makes it two, after I had been ripping him on Twitter all day.
    I think tomorrow I’ll try the same with Bradley, maybe I really have a touch for it.


  33. Precious Roy

    Don’t the Arse realize that November is over and they can stop losing and getting injured?


  34. whizalen

    @Jape re: Senderos. I think this officially marks the end of his Arsenal career. Whether or not we get any cash for him in January remains to be seen.


  35. hockalees

    Every time Sanchez Watt plays for Arsenal I think of Mrs. Richards in Fawlty Towers.


  36. hockalees

    Blackburn equalize…


  37. whizalen

    do we get replays in this or extra time–>shootouts?


  38. hockalees

    ET and penalties


  39. Jape

    F**k you Bellamy! Get up you f**king dick.


  40. Jape

    Another goal off the bar. Christ. Nice defending on Bellamy as he just runs between two red shirts.

    Here we go again. Arsenal’s seasons tend to flame out pretty quickly every year.


  41. Ryan

    Told ya Weiss was something special.


  42. Precious Roy

    On the plus side, if I go to soccernet’s gamecast, it’s still only 1-0.


  43. spectator

    So that’s zero goals since the RVP injury against teams that are not Standard Liege? Yup, time to buy Wenger. At least there’s only seven fixtures on the calendar until the transfer window (ugh).


  44. jjf3

    C’mon Rovers, find some way not to f**k this up!


  45. whizalen

    @spectator — the problem is that he still won’t address the problems we have through the middle.


  46. whizalen

    I guess that’s unfair, Vermaelen has been a stud.

    But what happens if he gets hurt? F**king Sylvestre?? And personally I don’t think Denilson carries us while Song is gone especially after he and Diaby get hurt again and Song comes back effin’ tired and in need of two weeks off.

    Yes, I’m a little fired up over recent events. Personally I think we should cope better up front without him than we are


  47. Keith

    Ryan, I would love to see, and crush, your Citizens in the final. The irony would be delicious.


  48. Jape

    Arse definitely need some size in the middle up and down the pitch. Up front on corners, crosses and set pieces into the box we are kind’ve a joke right now.


  49. spectator

    @whizalen: Agreed. The most frustrating thing about this team is that they crumple when facing any setbacks. I mean, terrible to lose RVP, terrible when Flamini left, terrible when Eduardo got injured, etc etc. but this team has to find some resilience and get on with it already.


  50. Ryan

    Anyone have a Chelsea stream?


  51. jjf3

    Extra time against 10-man Spartak. C’mon Rovers!!


  52. Precious Roy

    Carlos Vela, he’ll save us! Oh wait, he’s 5-foot-nothing as well.


  53. Keith

    ^ to “La Donna e Mobile”:

    Vela’s a 12-year old! Vela’s a 12-year old! Vela’s a 12-year old! Vela’s a 12-year old!


  54. Keith

    Here’s your draw:

    Manchester Derby at Eastlands
    Chelsea/Rovers v. Villa


  55. Ryan

    Going to be fantastic fun those two semis.


  56. Jape

    Worlds shortest front line. Somehow SWP scored and coming off the pitch he looked pretty tiny.


  57. Jape

    Come to think of it, Tevez and Weiss are both midgets too. WTF!


  58. Keith

    I like our chances absorbing a goal at the Bridge, then whomping Spartak at Villa Park. I’m actually more nervous if Blackburn wins, TBH.

    You’ve got about 120 minutes at OT (plus maybe extra time) to worry about if Citeh come out of Eastlands with a lead, Ryan.


  59. Jape

    Benedict McCarthy!


  60. jjf3

    15 minutes to go…


  61. Keith

    Caroline Cheese jinxed you, jjf:

    2232: Into two minutes of added time at the end of extra time. And David ‘Junior’ Hoilett has another chance to wrap it up, but laughably miscues his shot. If Chelsea score now..

    2233: GOAL Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea


  62. jjf3

    yep, she sure as f**k did…


  63. Keith

    and she’s gloating about it. SMH.

    Chelsea goal: IT’S LIKE I MADE THAT GOAL HAPPEN! (Sorry, Blackburn fans) Incredible scenes. Florent Malouda pumps a free-kick into the box and Paul Robinson flaps at it disastrously, leaving Paulo Ferreira to sweep home from a tight angle.


  64. Keith

    I’d also argue that starting Paul Robinson in goal jinxed you.


  65. Precious Roy

    This football season was designed by God to piss me the hell off. Omnibenevolent my ass.


  66. phil

    Looks to me like Ballack got away with a foul on Robbo.


  67. phil

    McCarthy pwns Hilario for a second time.


  68. Keith

    Robbo got Ballack back. nice.


  69. phil

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! SUCK IT, BALLACK, YOU CHEATING BASTARD


  70. Keith

    crap. Hilario stops Kalinic.


  71. Ryan

    Listening to the PKs on Five Live, the announcer describing how Big Sam is feeling, ” THIS WILL WARM HIS COCKLES!”.


  72. jjf3

    F**K YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  73. Keith

    YES! ROBBO YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD!!!


  74. phil

    AIN’T IT A SHAME ABOUT THE CHELSEA…..


  75. phil

    I really can’t wait to see what happens to Chavs when their core leaves for the Cup of Nations.


  76. phil

    That was really a horrid take by Kakuta. Booted the thing right at Robbo


  77. Precious Roy

    phil: I remember looking at the schedule as was depressed by how easy their matches are during that stretch.


  78. phil

    Even so, PR, this team without Essien and Drogba is a completely different team



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