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
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.
Ahh, Carling Black Label– the beer that looks like it’s gonna taste awful.
New Duff Extra Cold!
dammnit, there was supposed to be a link to a picture of CBL
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!!
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.
Firefox tells me that link is not to be trusted Keith.
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.
me too. Is it a picture of CBL or a plot to infect my computer …
Carling Black Label, these people who are probably dead now sure look to be enjoying it!
Second half underway…
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.
Yeah, here’s a “safe” one of someone “enjoying” CBL
Goal Tevez… Oh well.
If you aren’t a fan of the Carling Cup; Barcelona is about to give a beating to Xerez on ESPN360.
If Traore gets another yellow and a sending off, does he serve it in EPL games?
@Georger – is the M on her collar for “manly?”
(ed. note: My best man and I drank CBL before my wedding)
“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).
Ugh… my feed is 5 minutes behind… just saw the Tevez goal…
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?
Me too hockalees.
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?
Chelski just equalizes.
Dammit Ramsey should have scored on that header…
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.
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.
Nice work on the FIFA tactics, Carlo.
Chelskis now winning. Kalou.
Sanchez Watt? That can’t be real. . .
SWP makes it 2-0 Citeh… My prediction is holding up pretty well, until Arsenal let in another goal that is.
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.
Don’t the Arse realize that November is over and they can stop losing and getting injured?
@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.
Every time Sanchez Watt plays for Arsenal I think of Mrs. Richards in Fawlty Towers.
Blackburn equalize…
do we get replays in this or extra time–>shootouts?
ET and penalties
F**k you Bellamy! Get up you f**king dick.
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.
Told ya Weiss was something special.
On the plus side, if I go to soccernet’s gamecast, it’s still only 1-0.
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).
C’mon Rovers, find some way not to f**k this up!
@spectator — the problem is that he still won’t address the problems we have through the middle.
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
Ryan, I would love to see, and crush, your Citizens in the final. The irony would be delicious.
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.
@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.
Anyone have a Chelsea stream?
Extra time against 10-man Spartak. C’mon Rovers!!
Carlos Vela, he’ll save us! Oh wait, he’s 5-foot-nothing as well.
^ 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!
Here’s your draw:
Manchester Derby at Eastlands
Chelsea/Rovers v. Villa
Going to be fantastic fun those two semis.
Worlds shortest front line. Somehow SWP scored and coming off the pitch he looked pretty tiny.
Come to think of it, Tevez and Weiss are both midgets too. WTF!
YES!
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.
Benedict McCarthy!
15 minutes to go…
F**K!!
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
yep, she sure as f**k did…
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.
I’d also argue that starting Paul Robinson in goal jinxed you.
This football season was designed by God to piss me the hell off. Omnibenevolent my ass.
Looks to me like Ballack got away with a foul on Robbo.
McCarthy pwns Hilario for a second time.
Robbo got Ballack back. nice.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! SUCK IT, BALLACK, YOU CHEATING BASTARD
crap. Hilario stops Kalinic.
Dire effort.
Listening to the PKs on Five Live, the announcer describing how Big Sam is feeling, ” THIS WILL WARM HIS COCKLES!”.
F**K YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES! ROBBO YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD!!!
AIN’T IT A SHAME ABOUT THE CHELSEA…..
I really can’t wait to see what happens to Chavs when their core leaves for the Cup of Nations.
That was really a horrid take by Kakuta. Booted the thing right at Robbo
phil: I remember looking at the schedule as was depressed by how easy their matches are during that stretch.
Even so, PR, this team without Essien and Drogba is a completely different team