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What hasn't this man done for Arsenal this season!!
He made sure that the FA Cup would be returnig to Highbury after a 4 year vacation with a nice finnish, once again he's porved that he has a nack for scoring against Man United, and he's also left the Champions far behind with a large number of important goals throuhout this season - home and away!
He's also been playing well for Sweden as I understand, but I just don't get why he wasn't even considered as a potential candidate to win the votes of either the Players themselves or the Football Writers, as their 'Premiership Player of the Year'!???
With a season like he's had, even greater than his first few at Arsenal, he must have a strong case to be named as a contender along with team-mate Robert Pires - if not a better placed one!
Surely, if the votes were taking place now, he'd be in after that FA Cup goal.
Wow, I never thought that as a United fan, i'd be able to say so much about a player that I detest so much for several performaces at both Club and International level!
If this is what I think of him then Arsenal fans must be running up the walls with excitement!! And if I can say this as a United boy, then maybe one or two of the White Hart Lane lads has something nice to add too.
All this talk about him but no outside intrest has been recognised from the likes of Barcelona in Spain, or even struggling Fiorentina at the wrong end of Serie A in Italy. But is this the next step for Freddie the Swede??? Will a move to a bigger, success-prone European Giant of a club (like Real Madrid) help Ljungberg improve his game further-more and help him become a star at international level as Sweden's 'Key for Success'??
Surely there's still a lot more to come from one of Sweden's most valuable assets (up there along with Eriksson), but he just needs to know how to realise it and put it to use.
Remember when he first arrived at Arsenal?? I bet he coudln'y believe it when he was given 'Ian Wright's no.8 shirt - we couldn't!
The expectations were high of him, so he knew he had to perform well. And he did - notabley with his first goal (of many to come) againsy Manchester United at Old Traford. I bet no-one thought he'd perform aswell as the legend that is Ian Wright. I bet there'd now be a fierce contest going on between the 2 for the no.8 shirt if old Wrighty was still around.
Publicity and recognition like this is seen as a great thing by many players and fans before it reaches themselves or the player they idolise.
Regular headlines and comments from sources around the world can vastly improve a player's thoughts on himself, but sometimes make them 'big-headed' and see themselves as 'bigger than the other players' - like the big-name 'Prima-Dona' players of today. I fear this may happen to Ljungberg.
He's never really been a player to recieve a lot of attention and praise, like I mentioned earlier. But it happens to every payer who performs well, so it's gotta happen soon for the Swede! When this does arrive he could start to see how big and well-loved he really is, and I think he was starting to notice this in the FA Cup final, as he looked around in amazement as the thousands of Arsenal fans were chanting his name.
I don't think he's the type of player who will break his loyalties with a club to get more money (eg. Sol Campbell), but the thirst for honours and regular success is something that every top footballer experiences.
This may happen soon to Arsenal's Freddie, and with a move elsewhere, he may also get more media and world-wide attention, increasing his Ego while his medal collection grows rapidly too.
Because he is a top footballer (I hate to admit it!) I hope that he doesn't eventually decide to follow his Ego but instead makes all the right descisions for all the right reasons.
Well, maybe it'd be ok if he messed up early for England's sakes this summer, and United's next year! ;D
He made sure that the FA Cup would be returnig to Highbury after a 4 year vacation with a nice finnish, once again he's porved that he has a nack for scoring against Man United, and he's also left the Champions far behind with a large number of important goals throuhout this season - home and away!
He's also been playing well for Sweden as I understand, but I just don't get why he wasn't even considered as a potential candidate to win the votes of either the Players themselves or the Football Writers, as their 'Premiership Player of the Year'!???
With a season like he's had, even greater than his first few at Arsenal, he must have a strong case to be named as a contender along with team-mate Robert Pires - if not a better placed one!
Surely, if the votes were taking place now, he'd be in after that FA Cup goal.
Wow, I never thought that as a United fan, i'd be able to say so much about a player that I detest so much for several performaces at both Club and International level!
If this is what I think of him then Arsenal fans must be running up the walls with excitement!! And if I can say this as a United boy, then maybe one or two of the White Hart Lane lads has something nice to add too.
All this talk about him but no outside intrest has been recognised from the likes of Barcelona in Spain, or even struggling Fiorentina at the wrong end of Serie A in Italy. But is this the next step for Freddie the Swede??? Will a move to a bigger, success-prone European Giant of a club (like Real Madrid) help Ljungberg improve his game further-more and help him become a star at international level as Sweden's 'Key for Success'??
Surely there's still a lot more to come from one of Sweden's most valuable assets (up there along with Eriksson), but he just needs to know how to realise it and put it to use.
Remember when he first arrived at Arsenal?? I bet he coudln'y believe it when he was given 'Ian Wright's no.8 shirt - we couldn't!
The expectations were high of him, so he knew he had to perform well. And he did - notabley with his first goal (of many to come) againsy Manchester United at Old Traford. I bet no-one thought he'd perform aswell as the legend that is Ian Wright. I bet there'd now be a fierce contest going on between the 2 for the no.8 shirt if old Wrighty was still around.
Publicity and recognition like this is seen as a great thing by many players and fans before it reaches themselves or the player they idolise.
Regular headlines and comments from sources around the world can vastly improve a player's thoughts on himself, but sometimes make them 'big-headed' and see themselves as 'bigger than the other players' - like the big-name 'Prima-Dona' players of today. I fear this may happen to Ljungberg.
He's never really been a player to recieve a lot of attention and praise, like I mentioned earlier. But it happens to every payer who performs well, so it's gotta happen soon for the Swede! When this does arrive he could start to see how big and well-loved he really is, and I think he was starting to notice this in the FA Cup final, as he looked around in amazement as the thousands of Arsenal fans were chanting his name.
I don't think he's the type of player who will break his loyalties with a club to get more money (eg. Sol Campbell), but the thirst for honours and regular success is something that every top footballer experiences.
This may happen soon to Arsenal's Freddie, and with a move elsewhere, he may also get more media and world-wide attention, increasing his Ego while his medal collection grows rapidly too.
Because he is a top footballer (I hate to admit it!) I hope that he doesn't eventually decide to follow his Ego but instead makes all the right descisions for all the right reasons.
Well, maybe it'd be ok if he messed up early for England's sakes this summer, and United's next year! ;D
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I saw the incident on tele the other day.
V.Funny.
From the way I saw it Mellberg lunged at Ljungberg, which promted him to jump up and square up to him.(You know that nose-to-nose, outstaring eachother thing that footballers do so well?)
The next thing was that both players had eachothers throats really.
Then they got their handbags out, and pulled eachothers hair.
V.Funny.
From the way I saw it Mellberg lunged at Ljungberg, which promted him to jump up and square up to him.(You know that nose-to-nose, outstaring eachother thing that footballers do so well?)
The next thing was that both players had eachothers throats really.
Then they got their handbags out, and pulled eachothers hair.
As you may have heard, Freddie Ljungberg was envolved in a training ground scrap yesterday, with Villa defender Olaf Mellberg.
Mellberge started it all off with an awful lunge at the Arsenal midfielder, which left the red-haired star red-faced to match!
Apparently, Freddie grabbed him by the throat, but the pair were seperated before a mauling started by Celtic's Henrik Larsson and other Swedish team mates.
No seevere punishment has been dealt and so on-goes their preparations.
But Mellberg was surely asking for it with that kinda challenege!
Why would Ljungberg explode though???
He's not that type of player, he's too quiet. Maybe he just felt it was finally time to left off a little steam?
Is the pressure of the World Cup getting to be too much for him after such an incredible season with Arsenal - leaving all spectators to expect nothing but the best from this player in the World Cup.
Whatever happened to Larsson's 'fire' by the way??
Did he stop scoring for fun or something????
Mellberge started it all off with an awful lunge at the Arsenal midfielder, which left the red-haired star red-faced to match!
Apparently, Freddie grabbed him by the throat, but the pair were seperated before a mauling started by Celtic's Henrik Larsson and other Swedish team mates.
No seevere punishment has been dealt and so on-goes their preparations.
But Mellberg was surely asking for it with that kinda challenege!
Why would Ljungberg explode though???
He's not that type of player, he's too quiet. Maybe he just felt it was finally time to left off a little steam?
Is the pressure of the World Cup getting to be too much for him after such an incredible season with Arsenal - leaving all spectators to expect nothing but the best from this player in the World Cup.
Whatever happened to Larsson's 'fire' by the way??
Did he stop scoring for fun or something????
Such beasts are the stuff of myth and legend! They don't actually exist!
Yes I am.
What???? You thought I was a United fan actually from Manchester!! :O
What???? You thought I was a United fan actually from Manchester!! :O
You're from Bristol?
;-)
;-)
Yeah, i'm from a place called Brishttole in Norway - the country where it's all rain and no shine all year round!
are you from norway solsjaer
Thanks guys. :D
And once again Ljungberg had a big part to play in an Arsenal goal last night, aswell as one or two attacks and good pieces of play down the left wing. He seems to be a tireless player, did you see how he suddenly burst forward for the through-ball and then into a shot!
And once again Ljungberg had a big part to play in an Arsenal goal last night, aswell as one or two attacks and good pieces of play down the left wing. He seems to be a tireless player, did you see how he suddenly burst forward for the through-ball and then into a shot!
well done on winning gad
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