http://www.arsenalvision.co.uk/articles ... cleid=1512
[quote]Almunia's legacy.
Saturday August 22nd 2009: Arsenal cruise to a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Portsmouth but suring the game, Manuel Almunia fails to deal with a cross allowing Kaboul to get the away side's consolation goal.
Saturday August 29th 2009: With Arsenal 1-0 and in control at Old Trafford, Manuel Almunia comes charging out of his goal committing a needless foul on Wayne Rooney who not only was running away from goal but allow did not have the ball under control. Manchester United convert the penalty and go on to win the game 2-1. The winner coming through a Diaby own goal from a cross that Almunia could have come out and claimed.
Saturday September 12th 2009: At the end of a cagey first half, an off-target header from Manchester City's Micah Richards hits the post and ricochets off Almunia's back to give the home side a 1-0 lead. Manchester City end the game only having had 3 shots on target but win the match 4-2.
Sunday December 13th 2009: A simple cross into the penalty area sees the Arsenal goalkeeper misjudge the flight of the ball and weakly palm it straight to Dirk Kuyt who makes no mistake in giving Liverpool the lead. Thankfully, Arsenal turn it round and win 2-1.
Wednesday December 16th 2009: With the game at Turf Moor level at 1 a piece, Almunia dives and misses a cross which slides under his body into the path of Steven Fletcher who has an easy finish. The goal is wrongly ruled out for offside much to the relief of the Spaniard.
Saturday 9th January 2010: As Arsenal press for a winner against Everton in the snow, Steven Pienaar suddenly finds himself in the clear and one-on-one with Almunia. The Spaniard makes the decision an easy one for the South African as he flops to the ground allowing the Everton man to delicately chip the ball into the net. The game is ultimately drawn 2-2.
Sunday 31st January 2010: At 0-0 against a very committed and attacking United team, Nani skips through three Arsenal players – none of whom attempt anything resembling a tackle – before chipping a cross to the far post. As the ball is in the air, the 6'4â€
Almunia's legacy
Sorry, but all that evidence is clearly a load of shit, as Wenger said this about our Spanish 'keeper last season.... 
"He’s had a good season and I rate him very highly(
)," Wenger told The Times today.
"He does not get as much support as he deserves but he will if he carries on playing well. With him and Lukasz Fabianski we have two world-class goalkeepers at the club." (World Class??? did he really say that??! )
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2 ... f-the-best
"He’s had a good season and I rate him very highly(
)," Wenger told The Times today."He does not get as much support as he deserves but he will if he carries on playing well. With him and Lukasz Fabianski we have two world-class goalkeepers at the club." (World Class??? did he really say that??!
) http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2 ... f-the-best
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Disney World? PC World? Maybe he could fix your curry-stained laptop!?g88ner wrote:Sorry, but all that evidence is clearly a load of shit, as Wenger said this about our Spanish 'keeper last season....
"He’s had a good season and I rate him very highly(
"He does not get as much support as he deserves but he will if he carries on playing well. With him and Lukasz Fabianski we have two world-class goalkeepers at the club." (World Class??? did he really say that??!
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2 ... f-the-best
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To be fair, I agree with that & have felt sorry for Almunia at times this season for the reason that it’s not a lack of effort on his part, just his own God-given shiteness. But that shiteness has reached a level now where, rational or not, even though it’s 100% more Wenger’s fault for picking him I cant help but despise them both equally for the fact he’s on the pitch.REBEL GOONER wrote:not his fault he's not good enough, its the person who bought him and plays him. plays him every week
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When I did the Denilson (Pereira Neves) thread I looked at Almunia's record as well which is embarrasing. He came from Celta Vigo but not as there number one. No!REBEL GOONER wrote:not his fault he's not good enough, its the person who bought him and plays him. plays him every week
He was loaned out 3 times each year at Celta all to lower division clubs. On one of the loanees stint he was the loan clubs number 3!
The 3rd year he was loaned out again lower division club and actually played. 24 whole games!
After that season....AW bought him!
I could understand if he a good player at a shit club and was setting La liga a lite at Celta....but he wasn't.
mrgnu1958 wrote:well if we dont buy a goalie in the next 75 minutes then sling Flapianski in.
Apparently his awful performance against Stoke has been forgotten already??
Call Sczezney back from his loan. Flappyhandski is fucking rubbish. Almunia is almost as bad. Mannone was shit, just got lucky when the ball hit him in the face a few times.
It shouldn't come to this....
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Coz Wenger's got two world class one's. *sighs*projoe wrote:why are we not signing begovic for 3m, hes a good keeper
Interestingly, I checked out skysports and the Chavs are interested in him. So from I don't know much about him but he'll now be worth £5M+ and therefore missed the boat.
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