Many predict Arsenal to struggle to keep their top four place this season. The loss of Thierry Henry is obviously massive, but in Robin Van Persie they have a potential replacement, who is only going to get better with regular first team football.
Arsene Wenger will be hoping for more goals from his attacking midfielders this season, and will expect Alexander Hleb and Tomas Rosicky to contribute at least 8-10 goals each over the campaign.
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Monday, 13 August 2007
Crush PSP Review - Published 09/08/07
If Super Paper Mario is reminiscent of our favourite Italian plumber on a good acid trip, then Crush is the polar opposite, representing an altogether darker forage into the sub-conscious. It becomes so twisted at times, that you half expect your game to be interrupted by a large Samoan attorney telling you that: ‘you took too much man’. And this is from a developer most famous for the Playstation 2 karaoke extravaganza, Singstar.
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Capcom Puzzle World PSP Review - Published 07/08/07
Never ones to miss an opportunity to re-release an old favourite, Capcom Puzzle World sees the company delve into their past to bring us some of those puzzle game classics from their archives. Or, at least, that is what you would expect such an expansively named collection to offer. In reality, it only offers five games, three of which are from the Buster Bros series and only one of which could probably be defined as a classic. Considering that their previous PSP retro collection – Capcom Classics Remixed – included over twenty games, the annoyance is building up before the PSP has even been switched on.
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The Last Word On The Copa America - Published 25/07/07
So the Copa America is over, done, finito; no more long range goals; no more sublime skills; and no more dodgy refereeing decisions. For many, the scantily clad South American girls in the crowd will also be sorely missed.
It was unfortunate that after a tournament of open play and goals galore, pragmatism came out on top in the final. From the moment Brazil took the lead within the opening five minutes, the pattern had been set for the rest of the game. Dunga’s team sat back and defended their lead in numbers, with counter attacks offering their only attacking input into the game. Argentina succumbed twice on the break, leaving Brazil to lift the trophy for the eighth time in their history.
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It was unfortunate that after a tournament of open play and goals galore, pragmatism came out on top in the final. From the moment Brazil took the lead within the opening five minutes, the pattern had been set for the rest of the game. Dunga’s team sat back and defended their lead in numbers, with counter attacks offering their only attacking input into the game. Argentina succumbed twice on the break, leaving Brazil to lift the trophy for the eighth time in their history.
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Puzzle Quest PSP Review - Published 19/07/07
Just imagine if success or failure in everything you do in life came down to defeating a puzzle. You want to learn a new language, you must beat the puzzle; win a game of football, beat the puzzle; have a successful relationship with a woman… well actually that is in a way a puzzle so scrap that one, but you get the general picture.
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Previewing The Copa America - Published 26/06/07
Today, fourteen South American sides, along with two American invitees descend on Venezuela for the 42nd Copa America. Nine stadiums, mainly situated in the north of the country, play host to the tournament for the first time; running through to the final on July 15.
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Missing The Forest For The Trees - Published 05/06/07
“What can I say? I'm in shock at this point, I must say. I'm definitely in shock”
Those were the first words uttered by Dario Franchitti after finally winning the prestigious Indianapolis 500 last Sunday. The Scotsman, who has been racing stateside since 1997, held off late challenges from Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves to win the rain shortened race in his fifth attempt.
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Those were the first words uttered by Dario Franchitti after finally winning the prestigious Indianapolis 500 last Sunday. The Scotsman, who has been racing stateside since 1997, held off late challenges from Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves to win the rain shortened race in his fifth attempt.
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NBA2K7 PS3 Review - Published 22/05/07
In the seven years that have passed since its debut on the Sega Dreamcast, the NBA2K series of games has built up a strong reputation as the best basketball simulation around. Along the way it has overtaken EA’s NBA Live and brushed aside Sony and Microsoft’s efforts at their own basketball games. However, as seems to be the case with any long-running sports franchise, the game has hit a bit of an innovation brick wall in the last couple of years. With the additional power of the PlayStation 3 at their disposal, the gauntlet was thrown down for Visual Concepts to take the game beyond what was possible in the last generation.
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This Old House - Published 10/05/07
Whilst watching the first leg of the UEFA Cup Semi-Final between Osasuna and Sevilla, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the atmosphere created within the small Estadio Reyno de Navarra stadium. Just under twenty thousand fans were packed into the venue, creating a hostile atmosphere which largely contributed to the home team’s one-nil success. In the midst of many recent moves to new stadiums by eminent English clubs, I couldn’t help but wonder if the same atmosphere is being lost within the English game.
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Do or Die - Published 05/04/07
Outside of the main media focus, rightly centred on Kimi Raikonnen’s win on his Ferrari debut, and the brilliant performance of the rookie Lewis Hamilton, the most enduring image from the Australian Grand Prix a few weeks back was a visibly disappointed Felipe Massa standing in the Ferrari garage watching qualifying unfold after his Ferrari broke down in the first session, leaving him floundering near the back of the field for the opening race of the season.
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The Long Winding Mountain Road - Published 03/04/07
Whilst I assume many have seen Martin Palermo’s spectacular goal from behind the half way line for Boca against Independiente a couple of weeks ago, you may have missed within the celebrations a sight that will have been much more refreshing to fans, Juan Riquelme with a smile on his face. Seeing him on the soccer field at all was nice, considering he hadn’t played for Villarreal since early December due to his much publicised falling out with the chairman. But here he is, back at Boca Juniors; the club he supported as a boy and whom he represented so brilliantly for eight years before his move to Europe with Barcelona in 2002. It may initially only be a loan move until the end of the season, but all the signs appear to point to him wanting to leave Villarreal and return to Argentina for good in the summer. So, why has such a talented player returned to Argentina so prematurely after only five years plying his trade in Europe?
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