Vishwanath Srinivasan

10 favorite Arsenal moments of this decade – Part 1

vsrinivasan — Sat, 01 May 2010 05:23:20 +0000

Ok this isn’t one moment but about one player: Mathieu Flamini – One person who left Arsenal for money but still a player I respect. The way he played as a make shift defender for almost an entire season and got us to the final of the Champions League in 2006 and is something I absolutely love him for.

You know you made a mistake moving to Milan, Arsenal fans call you Flamoney but to me you will always be the legend who defended his heart out at the Bernabeu and stopped, what was the probably the best attack at that time, Real Madrid from scoring. [Which also made Arsenal the 1st english team to beat Madrid on their own patch]

9. Reyes Debut at Highbury

The arrival of a certain Jose Antonio Reyes at Highbury.
Was a dream debut season and was an integral part of the “Arsenal football”, and as all say “Pity, the english weather didn’t suit him”

8. Walcott Run vs. Liverpool

The Theo Walcott run.
We were 6 minutes away from the semi final and another champions league season ended just like that a minute later, anyway quoting Mumbai Mirror:
“I will always support Arsenal till I die. I may not win trophies but when young Theo Walcott runs 80 yards through five players and makes an inch perfect pass for the forward to convert then I am transported into a new footballing realm of dreams and aesthetics. That moment will be enough for me to last a whole season”

3 Idiots Review

vsrinivasan — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:58:03 +0000

1. Mr Aamir Khan sticking your tongue out and rolling your eyes does not make you look 20 years younger. Havent seen a more irritating character on screen for some time now.
2. The movie is funny and realistic in parts [I say realistic because although DCH was so damn brilliant I could never relate to a mercedes benz drive to goa]
3. Has lame lame jokes like “how does a motor start” and “student to proff: you dont know my name, I ll write for however long and put my paper in the bunch so u never know”. The whole theater laughing makes you want to kill yourself here.
4. Omi as Chatur was good and funny, Kareena was excellent in her brief role – very reminiscent of her jab we met performance, Sharman Joshi & Boman Irani were good too.
5. Anyone who has seen Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayutha Ezuthu, Anbe Sivam or Minnale cannot help but think of how Madhavan was wasted in that pointless role. But then again he and Aamir should NOT be playing college students in the 1st place.

Overall decent one time watch for engineers “for nostalgia’s sake”: 7/10. Non engineers better avoid – It is far from funny, entertaining, gripping or anything you would look for in a movie.

Liverpool don’t need trophies

vsrinivasan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:01:42 +0000

Firstly this statement is not from a delusion-ed Liverpool fan, But by Mr. Rafa Benitez himself.

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, the Spaniard said: “I don’t agree when people say that you have to win trophies,” he explained.
“I always say you have to be there, you have to be close, you have to create a group of players who can fight for trophies.

Read the article here.

DENIAL. This is what happens when you win 18 trophies and then go trophyless for 18 years.

I think he is a fantastic manger and Liverpool have indeed improved a lot since he took over 5 years back, but making such statements could mean only two things:
1. He needs more English lessons (reasonable as it is not his “1st language”)
2. He has given up on this season after the Fulham defeat (wayy too early)- Which sucks because if Man City and Tottenham have hopes of making it to the top 4, Liverpool have a more than decent chance of winning the league.

I am just wondering if he says such things in press releases, what his team talk would be like. While at it he should have also said “Liverpool dont need Torres, We have Voronin to score goals”

image courtesy: thisislondon.co.uk