Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 41 yard free kick. For the football-challenged, when the opposing team has a free kick, you get to set up a "wall" of around 5 of your players to cut the angle down and cover about half the goal, leaving the goalkeeper less area to worry about. Apparently Arsenal needed 6 players in their wall, their 'keeper Manual Almunia looking like a poster boy for the "Help I've Fallen and Can't Get Up" commercials. This is him in a rare moment up on his feet:
Granted, I'm sick of all the politically correct "Oh, we respect our opponents and won't be complacent, anyone can beat anyone in football blahblahblah." I've heard it way too many times, and the logic is, you don't want to appear to take beating an inferior opponent for granted if, by some ungodly event, you lose to that team with worse players/less budget/both.
But in Wenger's case, it's talk a lot of shit when you're the inferior team. Can't look bad afterwards....right?
"I am very confident [Arsenal] will produce a magnificent performance and that we will manage [to win].
-J
