Hughes join in the "moaning" war against Platini

• limpper

  26 Aug 09, 16:05

  Arsenal boss Wenger: Lose to Celtic and we're ZEROES

  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned his players they will all be "ZEROES" if they fail against Champions League opponents Celtic tonight.

  The Frenchman said: "If we drop points against Man United, you can always get them back. We still have 35 games to go. But lose this one and we are zeroes. There IS no way back.

  "That's why it is a more important game than Old Trafford for this club - by far.

  "It's not the financial blow that will matter if Celtic beat us, it's the fact we wouldn't be in the Champions League. You have to see how big this tournament is now.

  "Only two English clubs have played for the last ten years consecutively and even Real Madrid have not made the last 16 for the past five years.

  "So there are no guarantees, not for anybody. You have to fight for what you want. At Celtic we did that, we fought very hard.

  "There's no reason why it will be any different at home. It is not job done, it's job still to be done.

  "We have been in the quarter-final, semi-final and final of the Champions League in recent years, so that means that we are not far away.

  "But it all counts for NOTHING if we do not finish the job we started in Glasgow last week.

  "You have to reach the group stages and then see what we do from there."

• reyes

  26 Aug 09, 16:09

  all thebest!

   

• SomebodyInSG

  26 Aug 09, 19:47

  I would like to see to Nakamura playing in Champs League, but to expect Celtic to go through would be unrealistic and unfair if Arsenal continue to play well. Unfortunate draw really.

• Cries

  26 Aug 09, 22:18

  nakamura not in celtic anymore.

   

  hope arsenal finish it by half time and sub players out. small margin will do. and everyone pls stay fit

• sand king

  27 Aug 09, 06:55

  3-1, congrats!

• knock-knock

  27 Aug 09, 08:05

  wat a dive by eduardo...
• zocoss

  27 Aug 09, 08:07

  Arsenal 3 Celtic 1

  

   

   

  EDUARDO DA SILVA had better not visit Glasgow any time soon. 

  Not unless he has developed a taste for hospital food. 

  Arsenal's Croatian international striker has already spent more than enough time in plaster following his horrific leg break last year. But that would be nothing compared to the damage he would suffer if the angry Celtic fans could get their hands on him. 

  For those travelling supporters will return to Scotland this morning convinced their team have been cheated of the chance to compete with Europe's elite. And who can blame them, after Eduardo's outrageous first-half dive to con Spanish referee Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez? 

  All 2,600 Celtic supporters in the Emirates' away end had a bird's eye view of the appalling act of simulation which led to Arsenal's decisive penalty. 

  Unlike Senor Gonzalez, they could clearly see there was no contact between Eduardo and keeper Artur Boruc before the Brazilian-born lightweight threw himself to the ground. 

  It was so blatant even the infamously myopic Arsene Wenger conceded it was never a penalty. 

  No wonder Boruc went loco when Gonzalez pointed to the spot. It was almost enough to make you feel sorry for our Caledonian chums. Almost. 

  To add insult to injury, it was Eduardo who dusted himself off to send Boruc the wrong way with his unerring 27th-minute penalty. 

  It was a travesty of a goal and one which allowed Celtic to claim they had been the victims of an appalling miscarriage of justice.

• zocoss

  27 Aug 09, 08:47

   

  WENGER BLAMES EDUARDO `DIVE` ON INJURY

  

   

  Arsene Wenger has suggested that Eduardo dived to win a penalty against Celtic because he was 'cautious' after his horrendous injury. 

  The Croat tumbled despite not being touched by Hoops keeper Artur Boruc and converted the spot-kick for Arsenal's first home goal in their 5-1 aggregate win. 

  Wenger admitted it was not a penalty but made excuses for Eduardo because of his horrific broken leg. 

  "Having seen it again on television it doesn't look to be a penalty but we were likely to score the first goal and we always looked in control of the game," said Wenger. 

  "I believe it was not a penalty but I'm not sure if the keeper touched him. Eduardo might be a bit cautious because of the injury that he had. He might have jumped out of the way. 

  "I never asked in my life any player to dive to get a penalty but sometimes the player goes down because there is no way to get out of the way."

• the Bear

  27 Aug 09, 08:52

  wah.. if Arsene "I did not see anything" Wenger says he dived, it must be one hell of a blatant dive...

  if Wenger wants to cool things with the FA and everyone else, he should bench Eduardo no matter how on form he is for a few matches...

• sand king

  27 Aug 09, 09:08

  I thought Eddie was a good guy...

• reyes

  27 Aug 09, 11:22

  i dint see the dive but sometimes a player go down in anticipation of being hit by defenders.

• knock-knock

  27 Aug 09, 11:25

  Originally posted by reyes:

  i dint see the dive but sometimes a player go down in anticipation of being hit by defenders.

  
  you should go watch it then. the way he falls macham tio lorry hit.

• Shao Wei

  27 Aug 09, 11:32

  then sooner later drogba and ronaldo will say i dive to avoid injury

• omgukilledkenny

  27 Aug 09, 11:57

  Highlights

• limpper

  27 Aug 09, 12:10

  well dived

  very real, from the ref's angle, it will be very had not award the pen

• iceFatboy

  27 Aug 09, 14:32

  Originally posted by Shao Wei:

  then sooner later drogba and ronaldo will say i dive to avoid injury

  well, Eduardo, yes, he did suffered a horrific tackle, Ronaldo, given his speed and trickery, but Drobga, a tank-like striker.. nothing much to say..

• gunner77

  27 Aug 09, 14:39

  I was disappointed with Eduardo dive, Its very unfair for the Celtic keeper.

  You could see in the goalkeeper's eyes he was wrongly penalise.

• Pitot

  27 Aug 09, 14:40

  shame on arsenal, always cheating!~

• limpper

  27 Aug 09, 14:45

  not always lar, once in a while

  anw, the keeper got kana yellow card anot?

• Pitot

  27 Aug 09, 14:49

  the original cheating chant was made for arsenal. u can still listen to it once in awhile when an arsenal player dives.

• the Bear

  27 Aug 09, 15:11

  but the tottenham fans are the most hilarious..

  when Ginola and Becks were playing, they used to chant:

  Posh is a real trooper
  she wears a wonderbra
  when she's shagging Becks
  she dreams of Ginola

  

• limpper

  27 Aug 09, 15:20

  Celtic players want Arsenal's Eduardo BANNED

  Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati has demanded a UEFA ban for Arsenal striker Eduardo over the way he won a penalty in last night's Champions League clash.

  "It is not good when a guy does that," Donati said. "Artur pulled away from him and it was not a penalty. Everybody knew it. It is part of football and you can do nothing once the referee gives it. Eduardo said nothing to us - he could say nothing. My idea for life, not just for football, is to be honest but sometimes people are not honest.

  "He could maybe in trouble for it. For me, it is the same as other incidents in the past. You have seen it a few times with the Rangers player and the other player - they were banned. If they UEFA think it is the same situation, he will probably be in trouble."

  Boruc protested vociferously and even confronted Eduardo over his blatant deception. "It was not a penalty," said the simmering Pole afterwards. "I do not remember what I said to him - maybe I should learn more Croatian - but it changed the whole game."

• limpper

  27 Aug 09, 19:23

  Scottish FA join Celtic call to ban Arsenal's Eduardo

  The Scottish FA have jumped into the row over Arsenal striker Eduardo's penalty won against Celtic last night.

  SFA chief executive Gordon Smith has urged UEFA to punish the Croatia international.

  Eduardo won a penalty in the Gunners' 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night after appearing to throw himself to the ground in the area.

  Smith wants UEFA to act retrospectively to punish the Croatia international, in the same way they dealt with Lithuania striker Saulius Mikoliunas, who cheated to earn a spot-kick against Scotland at Hampden Park in September 2007.

  Video evidence was used to sanction Mikoliunas, who was banned for two matches. The SFA recently applied that precedent to punish Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty, who feigned being headbutted by Aberdeen defender Charlie Mulgrew during a Clydesdale Bank Premier League game in May.

  Smith said: "Eduardo is a terrific player who has battled back from a serious injury to resume playing at the highest level.

  "However, last night he showed disrespect to the game by his actions in winning a penalty against Celtic.

  "Since I came into this post, I have raised the issue of simulation time and time again - both here in Scotland and with FIFA and UEFA. I don't think that I have received enough support in my efforts to eradicate what I believe to be one of the most serious threats to the integrity of football. Last night showed exactly why we must take this issue seriously.

  "We have shown the courage to use retrospective punishment when it comes to simulation and I would urge UEFA to do so in this instance. Everything that can be done to stamp it out must be done - starting right now. Last night's incident also brings the whole issue of video evidence to the fore.

  "I see absolutely no reason at all why we cannot use technology to assist referees - particularly in live games. I know that some people say that TV evidence would damage the flow of a game, but I believe the proposal that I put forward to both FIFA and UEFA whereby football would adopt a similar approach to tennis in offering a set number of challenges can work.

  "We need a serious debate on these issues. Everyone in football has a responsibility to set the right example to our youngsters. We can talk all we want about Fair Play campaigns, but taking action would be a much more powerful deterrent and would send the right message to players everywhere."

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  27 Aug 09, 19:30

  Wa see teletext then know he dived to get penalty
  
  next time plz play honest leh....
  
  =.=
  
  nvm good games

• limpper

  27 Aug 09, 20:07

  banning a player for life because of a dive is too much. diving is part of football