Arsenal Season Review 2010 2011

We've been here before... more than once. A post-mortem of Arsenal's 2010-11 season reveals too many off-days in a campaign of wildly fluctuating standards. The past six seasons have consistent themes: start full of promise, end with  self-implosion and disappointment. Few teams can match the Gunners for innate ability, but even fewer and there's Arsene Wenger's conundrum. How does he lift the curse of Groundhog Day at The Emirates? And with so many first-teamers looking towards the exits at N5 - at the time of press both Cesc Fobregas and Samir Nasri follow the already deported Gael Clichy - the French manager is under even more pressure to find a remedy after six years without o trophy.

Werder Breme 100 Jaar

  

 

Intercontinental Cup 1978 Boca Juniors Borussia Mönchengladbach

The 1977 Intercontinental Cup actually took place in 1978 and saw Boca Juniors take on European Cup runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach after champions Liverpool had declined to take part. La Bombonera hosted the first leg on 21 March, the Germans coming away with a 2-2 draw to leave Boca with an uphill task in the second leg. The home side went ahead after 16 minutes through Ernesto Mastrángelo only to see Borussia hit back straightaway with goals from Hannes (24') and Bonhof (29'). Substitute Jorge Ribolzi notched the equaliser just after the break to complete the scoring on an ultimately disappointing night for Boca. In the return leg in Germany on 1 August, the Argentines produced a magnificent first-half performance to turn the tie on its head. Goals from Darío Felman (2'), Mastrángelo (33') and Carlos Salinas (35') gave them a decisive 3-0 lead. Keeper Hugo Gatti and the xeneize defence then stood firm in the face of a German onslaught to give the Buenos Aires side their first intercontinental title. 

Full Members' Cup 1988 1989 Everton Nottingham Forest Finale

 

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FOCUS ON : Michel Platini N° 10

Michel Platini, qui a rendu célèbre le numéro 10 de l'équipe de France bien avant qu'il soit porté par Zinédine Zidane, compte parmi les plus grands joueurs de ces trente dernières années. Vainqueur de la Coupe de France 1978 avec l'AS Nancy, il devient Champion de France avec les verts de Saint-Étienne en 1982. Il s'impose cependant comme un géant du foot après son départ de France pour l'Italie. Avec la Juventus de Turin, le milieu de terrain remporte tous les titres : Champion d'Italie en 1984 et 85, Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Italie  en 1983 et de la Coupe des Clubs Champions l'année suivante, il remporte la même année la Coupe Intercontinentale des clubs. Il est élu meilleur joueur européen en 1983, 1984 et 1985. Malgré un titre de Champion d'Europe des Nations  en 1984, son parcours à la tête de l'équipe de France ne sera jamais récompensé.

Scottish League 1974 1975 "The Old Firm" Celtic Rangers , Kenny in Glasgow

15 September 1974
Celtic Park,
Glasgow

 There can be no mistaking the poise and style of a soccer thoroughbred. He is the player who relies solely on pure skill to beat his opponent... he is a superstar every other club would like to have in their first-team. In Kenny Dalglish, Celtic have one of the greatest prospects to be seen in Scottish soccer for many years. Dalglish is the golden boy of Parkhead. His smooth, controlled pace, allied to his devastating finishing in and around the penalty-box, makes him a player for the other teams to fear and rival managers to envy. If Jock Stein had to value Dalglish's sterling work for Celtic on today's transfer market it would start at around the £200,000 mark. Dalglish doesn't want to leave Parkhead and Stein will never let him go because there is no doubt he will be the leading tight behind Celtic's challenge for honours on the domestic and European scene for years to come. But there is one worrying feature of Dalglish's play ... one feature that makes him Celtic's £200,000 problem boy. At the start of every season Kenny kicks-off in true superstar style. He chases around in midfield, helps out in defence and always seems to find the time to pop-up in the danger-areas to belt in a couple of goats. However, Kenny hasn't as yet been able to sustain this sort of form throughout a season. Obviously it could be stated that he takes far too much out of himself earlier on, but the answer may not just be as simple as that...

Bundesliga 1990 1991 Koln Kaiserlautern Decisive Game

C1 1975 1976 St Etienne Psv Eindhoven

D’une manière générale, les habitués de la Coupe d’Europe préfèrent jouer le match-aller à l’extérieur, surtout dans les derniers tours qualificatifs, quand l’adversaire est de grande valeur. Saint- Etienne n’échappe pas à la régie et fait un peu la moue en apprenant qu’il devra d’abord recevoir P.S. V. Eindhoven avant d’aller en Hollande le 14 avril 1976. Mais Curkovic rassure ses coéquipiers : « En Coupe d’Europe, c’est presque iné¬ vitablement la meilleure équipe qui se qualifie, quel que soit l’ordre des matches.» P.S.V. Eindhoven n’est pas encore entré dans le club des Grands Européens, non plus que Saint-Etienne.

Coupe de l'UEFA 2003 2004 Liverpool Marseille Aller Retour

 25 mars 2004, stade Vélodrome. 57 000 supporters assistaient au succès de l'OM contre Liverpool (2-1) dans l'enceinte du boulevard Michelet en huitième de finale retour de la coupe UEFA. Ce soir-là, un certain Didier Drogba égalisait sur penalty avant la pause (36e). Son 28e but de la saison. Abdoulaye Meïté inscrivait le deuxième but de l'OM de la tête sur corner (58e), synonyme de victoire et de qualification pour les quarts de finale de la coupe UEFA. 

Hambourg SV 1981 1982

 Deutscher Meister 1982

 

 

DFB Pokal 1981 1982 Bayern Nuremberg Finale

 1 Mai 1982

Waldstadion Frankfurt

 

 

League Cup 1984 1985 Norwich Sunderland Finale