Arsenal FC - The Gunners
History of Arsenal
Era 1886-1980
Arsenal was founded in Woolwich area, southeast of the city of London in 1886 under the name Dial Square, then quickly changed their name to Royal Arsenal. In 1891 their name changed to Woolwich Arsenal. In 1913, the club moved to the north, precisely in the area and build Highbury Highbury Stadium, which became their new headquarters. When I moved that location, name their club, the Woolwich Arsenal removed so that only the name remains. In addition, because the location is close to the headquarters of the stadium Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur, would not be surprised if the match Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur is called "North London derby" and is one of the hottest in the London derby.
Arsenal triumph in the first British soccer coach Herbert Chapman preceded by a train on the range in 1925-35 and managed to win some UK domestic competitions (FA Cup, the Premier League title, and the Charity Shield) as well as Arsenal dominated and made the most dominant force in England at that time. In the 1940s-1960s range, Arsenal can only add a little collection of domestic titles. In the early 1970s, Arsenal Arsenal's best performance in Europe the first time that happened in the 1969-70 season, in the event the Fairs Cup (forerunner of the UEFA Cup). Arsenal became champions for the first time at the event and at the same time last Fairs Cup (UEFA Cup replaced the Fairs Cup since the 1971-72 season) after defeating the club RSC Anderlecht 4-3 on aggregate (with a home and away) At that time, the club was coached by Bertie Mee. Throughout the 1980s, Arsenal Arsenal managed to add to the collection with several domestic titles, the League Cup in 1987 and won the Premier League in 1989 through a dramatic match with competitors title, Liverpool. However, Arsenal failed to collect the title of European competition, losing 5-4 on penalties to Valencia in the Cup Winners' Cup competition after the score remained 0-0.
Era 1990-present
In 1991, Arsenal won with Tottenham in the Community Shield after a 0-0 result position (at that time, if the position of the two teams considered the series champion). Arsenal's title fasting will finally disappear from European competition after the 1993-94 season, hands coach George Graham, Arsenal back champions in the European scene, precisely Winners Cup after beating Parma FC by a score of 1-0. In the following season, Arsenal return successfully to the final at the same event, but this time they were beaten by Real Zaragoza 2-1.
The arrival of coach Arsène Wenger to Arsenal in 1996 managed to make Arsenal return victorious and managed to destroy the dominance of Manchester United in the Premier League at the time. Arsenal were brought successfully into the runner-up in the UEFA Cup in 2000 after against Galatasaray on penalties 4-1 after a draw position. At the beginning of the 2003-04 season until the 2004-05 season, Arsenal scored a record 49-match unbeaten run and broke the record belongs to Nottingham Forest FC (42 times), which is the longest unbeaten run in English football history. In the 2005-06 season, Arsenal achievement in the European scene with a Champions League finalists FC Barcelona defeated 2-1 at the Stade de France, Paris.
After reaching the Champions League final in 2006, Arsenal's best performance was reaching the finals in 2007 and 2011 in the League Cup, losing 2-1 to Chelsea and lost by the same score from Birmingham City. Arsenal have not won the trophy since the FA Cup in 2005 obtained.
Arsenal coach Wenger has a policy period in coaching young players who had not qualified and quality players but little known to the player who is able to show Telenta-extraordinary talent as well as targeted by top European clubs. In addition, Arsenal have a policy of awarding a contract to a player who has aged 30 years or older, that not more than one season.
Achievement
Besides unbeaten record as much as 49 times to be the longest in the UK to date, Arsenal also have many other achievements, namely:
Premier League: 13
1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1971, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2004
FA Cup: 10
1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
English League Cup: 2
1987, 1993, and was a finalist in 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007
FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield: 11
1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (joint winner with Tottenham), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
Cup Winners' Cup: 1
1994 and twice was a finalist in 1980 and 1995
UEFA Cup: 1
1971 (when it was still called the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, renamed the UEFA Cup since the 1970-71 season) and once a finalist in 1999-00 season
Champions League: 0
a finalist in the 2005-06 season
Emirates Cup: 2
2007, 2010
Reference:
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.
(FA CUP) Chelsea VS Manchester City Semifinal
It took 20 minutes for Chelsea to come into the game at all, as City completely dominated the opening period. Petr Cech was forced into action very early and made a brilliant save in the 6th minute on a header by Sergio Aguero. The Argentinian forward had another solid chance in the 19th minute, but Branislav Ivanovic came up with an excellent block.
Eden Hazard had Chelsea's first chance of the game in the 23rd minute, following a free kick, when his volley was cleared off the line by Vincent Kompany. Chelsea played much better from that point until the end of the match, but went down 12 minutes later in somewhat unlucky fashion.
City's first goal was scored by Samir Nasri, though the chance would have been wasted if it wasn't for a very fortunate bounce. Yaya Toure started the move with a great run forward and a ball into the center of the pitch for Aguero, who touched it to Nasri. Instead of shooting on goal, Nasri tried to play the ball out wide. Fortunately for him, it deflected back into his path and he made a better decision with his second opportunity, finishing past Cech.
The final minutes of the half saw City create two more great chances, though they failed to capitalize on both of them. Cech slapped a bouncing ball away from Aguero in the 39th minute, though it only went as far as Milner. He had the goal at his mercy, but instead struck the ball into Aguero, who was standing in an offside position. Milner wasted an even better chance -- a four-on-one counter -- in first half stoppage time. With plenty of teammates to pick out, he instead crossed the ball right at Cech. The Chelsea keeper didn't make a great punch and the ball fell to Kompany, but his shot went wide.
Less than two minutes into the second half, City finally capitalized on another chance and doubled their lead. Gareth Barry set up the chance, lobbing a diagonal ball into the box from the right flank. Aguero made a great run to split Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta, getting on the end of the ball and lobbing a header over a cement-shoed Cech.
Chelsea went to a more attacking lineup just after the hour mark, introducing Fernando Torres, and they pulled a goal back very shortly after he came on. Demba Ba was the scorer, finishing off a long ball from David Luiz with an absolutely sensational strike. After the ball bounced in the penalty area, he made a sensational turn and hit an unstoppable scissored half-volley to the far post, giving Chelsea a shot at a comeback.
Despite a number of excellent chances, Chelsea never found their equalizer. Juan Mata had a penalty shout in the 69th minute after the ball fell to him at the end of a counter, but Costel Pantilimon got all of the ball and none of the Spaniard when he went down to claim. Just one minute later, Pantilimon was called into action again after Hazard beat Gael Clichy at the endline and crossed for Ba, who directed his shot right at the City keeper.
In the 81st minute, Chris Foy failed to spot a bit of foul play by Aguero on Luiz. While the two were fighting for the ball, Aguero committed a rather harmless foul while trying to win the ball, then inexplicably jumped up and lunged into Luiz with both feet. Neither Foy or his assistants spotted Aguero's infraction, and it went unpunished.
Torres had a penalty shout in the final minute of regular time for what looked like a shirt tug by Kompany, but Foy waved play on. In the final minute of stoppage time, Hazard hit a screamer over the bar from distance, wasting Chelsea's last chance to snag an equalizer as City hung on for a berth in the FA Cup final.
Team Line-up:
Chelsea: Cech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, David Luiz, Bertrand, Ramires, Mikel (Torres 66 '), Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Ba
Substitutes: Turnbull, Moses, Terry, Benayoun, Ake, Lampard
Manchester City: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Clichy, Kompany, Nastasic, Barry, Milner, Yaya Toure, Nasri (Lescott 87 '), Aguero, Tevez (García 73')
Reserves: Hart, Kolo Toure, Kolarov, Sinclair, Dzeko
Tottenham Hotspur FC
The club's motto is Aud
ere est Facere which is a Latin word that is often translated into English as "To Dare is To Do. Spurs have a fairly old feud with city rivals, Arsenal, and matches between Spurs with Arsenal known by the name of London Derby north.
Founded: 1882At first the team's shirt color is dark blue (navy blue), and then changed again to blue-white, red-blue and golden-brown. Last in the 1899-1900 season, they just change the color of the team to stocking white-dark blue pants, as a tribute to the club Preston North End, England's most successful club in the future.
Address: 748, High Road London N17 0AP England
Phone: (0181) 365 55 000
Fax: 0844 499 5000
Chairman: Daniel Levy
Director: Matthew Collecott & Sir Keith Mills
Stadium: White Hart Lane
In 1888, Tottenham move the cage from Tottenham Marshes to Northumberland Park where the club has begun to wear on the audience tickets. In 1892, after being persuaded by the Royal Arsenal (later Arsenal), they tried to enter the Southern League membership. But rejected when they became the only team among the 23 applicants who did not get a voice vote. They then turned to professional status before Christmas 1895 and was seeking re-apply for admission to the Southern League. The second attempt was finally successful. In 1898 Charles Roberts became chairman of the club who later occupied until 1943.
In 1899, the Spurs build its new headquarters near High Road, Tottenham. The stadium was later named the 'White Hart Lane', Spurs stadium to date.
In 1901, Tottenham won the FA Cup and became the only club outside the league that won the Football League Trophy since established proficiency level. At the victory celebration, the trophy given by the wife of colored ribbon Spurs director Morton Cadman and it eventually became a tradition that has survived until now.
Tottenham had entered as a member of the Football League in the 1908-1909 season, at which time the membership elected through voting. In his first season in division 2, Spurs direct promotion to division 1 after coming out as a runner up. But in division 1, Spurs could only inhabit the bottom of the standings board until then World War I broke out and discontinued activities league (1914-1915).
When the league started back in 1919, the British division was expanded from 20 to 22 teams. Spurs were relegated to division 2 direct promotion at the first attempt by winning the division two seasons from 1919 to 1920. Spurs got a year later and won the FA Cup in his second after beating Wolves 1-0 in the final on 23 April 1921. Spurs then won the league runner-up position in 1922, unfortunately after that they began to sink back into Division 2 until World War II.
Post-World War II Era Arthur Rowe (1949-1955)
At that time the sport of football has become incredibly popular in the UK with thousands of spectators are always packed games every week. In 1949, Arthur Rowe, Tottenham manager at the time, creating a tactic 'Push and Run'. The strategy is after the ball is handed to colleagues, players without the ball ran past the guards to receive the return pass. This makes the game flow faster. The strategy proved successful then the Spurs go on to win the division two seasons from 1949 to 1950. The next year, Tottenham then instantly become unbearable for a division champion (1950-1951). Star players when it was Alf Ramsey, Ronnie Burgess, Ted Ditchburn, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters and Bill Nicholson.
Misfortunes descend Spurs the following season, where injuries plagued throughout the season. Other teams also started cheating ways and more difficult to play Spurs Spurs to defend his title. Spurs just won the runner-up league season 1951-1952. Their achievements began declining steadily until later Arthur Rowe withdrew because of illness in 1955.
Bill NicholsonEra Bill Nicholson (1960-1975)
1960-1961 season, the Spurs are handled by Bill Nicholson. Nicholson first new game has been hinted at danger for his opponents with a 10-4 victory over Everton. Sure enough, the Spurs won the doubles title in the season after winning the league and the FA Cup as well. FA Cup then held again in 1962 and then following the Cup Winners' Cup title in 1963 in the European arena. Key players care Nicholson at the time was Danny Blanchflower, John White, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves and Terry Medwin.
Because it is dominated by players in old age, after the 1964 Spurs started exhaustion age factor key players. Nicholson then build a team with players like Alan Gilzean importing, Mike England, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Joe Kinnear and Cyril Knowles. The result, they then beat Chelsea in the final to win the FA Cup in 1967 and finished 3rd league. Nicholson then added another League Cup titles in 1971 and 1973 and the UEFA Cup in 1972.
Nicholson retreat in the 1974-1975 season due to Spurs' poor start in the league and also a sense of disappointment at fans who rioted over Spurs defeat in the final of the UEFA Cup in 1974. Bill Nicholson during the nearly 16-year deal with the Spurs had offered eight titles, the most successful period of the Spurs until now.
Period 1975-1980
Nicholson could give input to Johnny Giles and Danny Blanchflower was appointed to replace him, but the proposal was rejected Tottenham director and principal officer. They appoint Terry Neil, the former Arsenal player, Spurs to handle. Under Neil, 1974-1975 season, the club was almost relegated even then. Pressure of Spurs fans who have never received it made Neil retired in 1976 and replaced by his assistant, Keith Burkinshaw.
Tottenham fell to Division 2 in the 1976-1977 season after 27 years Spurs are in division one. Sales Pat Jennings, Spurs goalkeeper Northern Irish, to their eternal rivals, Arsenal, surprise fans and prove a fatal mistake. Jennings then continued his career for 8 years at Arsenal, while Tottenham had to wait until 1981 until they get the same quality in Ray Clemence (purchased from Liverpool). Although degraded, the Spurs board seats remain entrusted to the manager Burkinshaw. Tottenham then able to promotion in his first attempt, although the weight. In the summer of 1978, Burkinshaw made a surprise purchase of two players with world champion Argentina team, Osvaldo Ardilles and Ricardo Villa. Transfer of players from Latin America are including a rare thing in the UK at that time.
Period 1980-1990
Spurs won the FA Cup in 1981 by beating Manchester City 3-2, they need to thank Ricky (Ricardo) Villa who makes beautiful solo run goal. In 1982, they returned to maintain FA Cup after QPR in the final strand. 1981-1982 season, including a smooth journey Spurs in all competitions he participated, but they're really not lucky, losing in the final of the League Cup against Liverpool, losing in the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup and only won 4 league position.
Chelsea F.C.
The first successes when Chelsea won the league title in 1955. Some titles from various competitions also were achieved in the decade of the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s. In the last fifteen years period is the best period of success Chelsea; were closed for the first time won the Double winners, Premier League and FA Cup in 2010 and the UEFA Champions League title in 2012.
The main costumes are Chelsea jerseys and royal blue pants with white socks. This combination has been used since the 1960s. Club crest has been changed several times in attempts to modernize and transform imaging. The symbol is now used, which display a ceremonial lion holding a staff, is a modification of the symbol that was used in the 1950s. The average league attendance in 2011-12 season home games as much as 41,478 spectators, the sixth highest number in the Premier League.
History of Chelsea
In 1904 H.A. Mears acquires athletics stadium Stamford Bridge with the aim of transforming into a football stadium. He then planned the establishment of a new football club after the bid given to Fulham to use the stadium was rejected. Considering there has been a club named Fulham, Chelsea name which is a small town adjacent to the stadium selected as the name for the new club. Other names such as Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC could be considered for selection. Chelsea was founded by on March 10, 1905 at a pub The Rising Sun (now The Butcher's Hook restaurant) and was first played in the Football League competition.
John Robertson the Scottish national team player was 28 years old when it was selected concurrently first Chelsea player-manager. A number of players were recruited from a variety of clubs to strengthen the team, as goalkeeper William "Fatty" Foulke from Sheffield United, Jimmy Windridge and Bob McRoberts from Small Heath, and Frank Pearson from Manchester City. Their first match occurred on 2 September 1905, an away game to face Stockport County. Chelsea lost by a score of 0-1. While their first home game was a 4-0 victory in a friendly match against Liverpool. Robertson is also the scorer of the first competitive match as Chelsea in a 1-0 win over Blackpool.
Chelsea suffered a number of promotion-degragasi in Division One and Division Two League after won promotion to Division One in their second season. Their best achievement in the early years was successfully advanced to the 1915 FA Cup final but lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford and when ending the Division One final standings in the top three in 1920. Chelsea has a reputation for bringing the famous players and a large number of spectators, but success is still not up to them in times of World War I and II.
Former Arsenal and England striker Ted Drake became manager in 1952. Drake began to modernize the club both on and off the field. He changed the logo Chelsea pensioner, improve training and coaching a team of young people, and strengthen the depth of the team with the shrewdness to bring a number of players from the lower divisions and amateur leagues to successfully bring Chelsea won their first championship trophy, championship Division One League 1954-55. In the following season, holding UEFA champions league championships between clubs in European Champions Cup, but the disapproval authority the Football League and FA make Chelsea pulled out of the championship before it starts. Chelsea failed to build on the success and only a mid-table dwellers league in the 1950s. Drake was fired in 1961 and replaced by Tommy Docherty who concurrently player-manager.
Chelsea back into the Premier League champions 50 years later, in 2005, the term of office of manager Jose Mourinho (2004-2007), who was the full support of the national oil billionaire Russian owner, Roman Abramovich.
In the same year (2005), Chelsea also won the Carling Cup by beating Liverpool. Later in 2006, Chelsea won the Premier League. And in 2007, Chelsea also won the Carling Cup again after beating Arsenal 2-1 and won the FA Cup after beating Manchester United 1-0 through extra time.
But due to some poor performances early in the competition 2007/2008 coupled with incompatibility with the owner, Jose Mourinho has finally resigned as manager and was replaced by Avram Grant's former Israel national team manager.
Beginning of period coaching Grant, many people are looking at her eye. However, Chelsea's Avram Grant was able to bring to treble the runner-up in the Carling Cup before losing to Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. Followed by a runner-up Premier League under Manchester United and a runner-up in the Champions League after losing 6-5 on penalties to Manchester United. But these achievements are considered not good enough so that Grant had been fired at the end of the season.
In late January 2009, Avram Grant was replaced by Brazilian coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari. However, Scolari was also not able to give a satisfactory performance. So at the end of April 2009 suffered the same fate with Grant. Position vacant Chelsea manager was filled by the time the Russian coach, Guus Hiddink, until the end of the 2008-09 season. At the end of May, before leaving Chelsea, Guus Hiddink provide sweet memories by bringing the FA Cup fifth Chelsea.
Beginning of the 2009-10 season, Chelsea announced as the new manager Carlo Ancelotti, with the contract for 3 seasons. Directly Ancelotti guided Chelsea to win the title with the 2009 Community Shield after beating Manchester United on penalties. Victory in penalty shootout was a first for Chelsea since 1998, when Chelsea face Ipswich Town in the League Cup. At the end of the season, Chelsea won the Premier League and FA Cup, which is the first achievement in the history of Chelsea. Chelsea is also a club that managed to get a record seventh title Double marry the winner. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba managed to get the Golden Boot as the scorers with a notch 29 goals. In the final league match on May 9, 2010, Chelsea embarrass Wigan to score a landslide 8-0 with Drogba scoring 3 goals. Chelsea also scored an absolute 100% winning record against the big four EPL teams (Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal). In the second season, Ancelotti was sacked Chelsea in May 2011 after a 1-0 defeat of Everton in the last game of the 2010-11 season.The Chelsea players celebrated the UEFA Champions League title for the first time in club history
At the start of the 2011-12 season, Andre Villas-Boas was appointed as coach of Chelsea. After some poor results experienced Chelsea, Villas-Boas was fired in March 2012. His assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, a former Chelsea player was appointed as the main coach ad interim. Under the direction of Di Matteo Chelsea showed impressive results successfully won the FA Cup for the seventh time and the UEFA Champions League for the first time in club history-which also became the first London club to win the title.
Achievement
Domestic
league
English Premier Division 1/Liga
Champion (4): 1954-55, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10
Runners-up (4): 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11
Division 2 (now Football League Championship)
Champion (2): 1983-84, 1988-89
Runners-up (5): 1906-07, 1911-12, 1929-30, 1962-63, 1976-77
championship
FA Cup
Champion (7): 1969-70, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
Runners-up (4): 1914-15, 1966-67, 1993-94, 2001-02
English League Cup
Champion (4): 1964-65, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2006-07
Runners-up (2): 1971-72, 2007-08
FA Community Shield
Champion (4): 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009
Runners-up (6): 1970, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012
Full Members Cup
Champion (2): 1985-86, 1989-90
Europe
UEFA Champions League
Champion (1): 2011-2012
Runners-up (1): 2007-08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Champion (2): 1970-71, 1997-98
UEFA Super Cup
Champion (1): 1998
Runners-up (1): 2012
Reference:
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C.