Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City

Manchester City 3
Carlos Tevez (33), Javier Garrido (69), Carlos Tevez (86)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0

Two goals from Carlos Tevez and a Javier Garrido free-kick earned Manchester City their first away win in four months - and their second victory in three days under new boss Roberto Mancini - against Wolves at Molineux. Tevez continued his hot scoring streak with his seventh and eighth goals in his last seven appearances and his 11th of the campaign. Substitute Garrido, frozen out of the first team picture by previous City boss Mark Hughes, netted the decisive second midway through the second period.

It was the first away win in eight league games for City since the 1-0 success at Portsmouth in late August and moved them level on points with fifth-placed Aston Villa. City always looked the more threatening once Mancini had reverted to a 4-4-2 formation midway through the opening period. Craig Bellamy was a constant menace to the Wolves rearguard alongside Tevez and, with more clinical finishing, City could have doubled their final tally. Wolves showed plenty of endeavour and rattled the visitors in the opening quarter of the game but they lacked quality in the final third despite the physical threat of Chris Iwelumo.

Wolves leading scorer Kevin Doyle had the first effort on goal but the club's record signing dragged his 20-yard shot well wide of Shay Given's goal. The first semblance of a chance fell to Wolves with Iwelumo the creator. The Scottish international headed a cross from Michael Mancienne into the path of Andrew Surman 15 yards out but he failed to keep his shot down. Mancini looked concerned at his side's lack of cohesion and reverted to a 4-4-2 formation with Bellamy playing down the middle alongside Tevez. It appeared to reap its rewards with City immediately looking more comfortable when going forward.

But Bellamy was guilty of a dreadful miss just after the half hour mark. Stephen Ireland's first time centre was picked up by Tevez who did well to get to the byline and turn the ball back across the box. Bellamy was the first to react and the goal was gaping but from eight yards out he shot over the bar. But the Wales forward made amends by creating the opening goal for Tevez after 33 minutes. He cut in from the left and picked out Tevez whose first-time shot took a deflection off Christophe Berra on its way past Marcus Hahnemann. Wolves tried to retaliate and Pablo Zabaleta became the first player to be yellow carded for a foul on Ronald Zubar. Tevez then showed his worth in a defensive capacity when deflecting George Elokobi's header wide from a Kevin Foley corner.

Berra did not return after the interval after landing on his head following a clash with with Bellamy and was replaced by Richard Stearman. Bellamy should have doubled City's lead after he beat the offside trap to race onto a pass from Martin Petrov but his shot flew wide of the far post. Wolves responded and Iwelumo shot over when well placed after taking a pass from Surman in his stride. Mancini made his first change with Garrido replacing Stephen Ireland who appeared to have taken a knock and went straight down the players' tunnel. Shay Given was finally called into action just after the hour mark when blocking a shot from Doyle with his legs after the striker had robbed Toure, and shortly after Foley was booked after bringing down City midfielder Gareth Barry. Mancienne was also booked for a foul on the England player and it led to Garrido doubling their lead. He curled his free-kick around the defensive wall and past a flat-footed Hahnemann.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy was incensed because he felt Bellamy should have been given offside in the move immediately before the free-kick awarded against Mancienne. Hahnemann's frustration boiled over and he was also booked after hurling the ball in the direction of a referee's assistant. The bookings were coming thick and fast with Tevez cautioned after not retreating at a free-kick. Tevez should have made it 3-0 but chipped his shot wide after good play by Bellamy created the opening, but City substitute Robinho, who replaced Petrov, teed up Tevez to score his second goal of the game with three minutes remaining. Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini praised the performance of his players after successive wins over Stoke and Wolves. "I thought that the players were fantastic," Mancini told Sky Sports. "After Saturday's match we've had only two days but the players were fantastic.

I am very happy for them because we played very well.'' Mancini praised his whole team but was particularly impressed by Bellamy and Tevez. "All the players (impressed me). I think that today Craig, Carlos and the whole team played very well," he said. "It's important the team must concentrate during the game. For me it is fantastic, English football. In Italy it is impossible to play two games in three days.''

Roque Santa Cruz ( 14 )

The Best Striker Manchester City Has right now.IT's one of the Buys Of the Season By Mark Hughes,It was simply a Master-Stroke by Mark Hughes in Getting Roque Santa Cruz to play for Manchester City FC

Brittany Murphy's Private Christmas Eve Funeral

Brittany Murphy's family says words can't express the devastation they felt as they laid the 32-year-old actress to rest at a private Christmas Eve funeral.

The service began Thursday afternoon and Stretched into the evening as a christian minister and rabbi presided and guest sand "Amazing Grace" at the grave site at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.

Her Husband Simon Monjack, talked about their relationship and called her his best friend and soul mate. Her closest friends and her cousin also recalled their favourite memories of her.

Murphy died Sunday after collapsing at her Hollywood Hills home. Authorities continue to investigate the death but do not suspect foul play.

An Autopsy performed Monday was inconclusive and the Coroner's office is awaiting results of toxicology and tissue test before determining an Offical cause of Death.

My blog has gone through a revamp

hi mates, here you have it, my blog! it's been through a revamp and its finally up and running now..there'll be issues about soccer,celebrities,bollywood and hollywood,latest singapore news and the happenings in my life,the ups and downs.it'll be all here.Keep enjoying reading the post and do share your views with me.

take care mates,

Love,

Rashy Cruz

Roque Santa Cruz's double

Manchester City 4
Santa Cruz(4,69), Tevez(12,pen), Bellamy(35)

Sunderland 3
Mensah(16), Henderson(24), Jones(62)



MANCHESTER CITY came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with Sunderland for what seems certain to be the epitaph to Mark Hughes' time in charge. Roque Santa Cruz scored twice for the host, with Carlos Tevez and Craig Bellamy also on target.

But Hughes now looks set to be sacked, paving the way for Roberto Mancini to revive the fortunes of a club who have spent $398million on new players since their Abu Dhabi owners took control 18 months ago. City could not have made a better start as Tevez delayed his pass to Bellamy just long enough to send the Welshman racing into the box.

INNOCUOUS

Bellamy quickly squared to Santa Cruz, who gleefully tapped in from close range, at a stroke justifying the decision to axe Robinho and Emmanuel Adebayor. And there was even better to follow after 11 minutes when Bellamy galloped into a very similiar position, checked inside and was bundled over by Nyron Nosworthy.

It was an innocuous challenge but a foul nonetheless and referee Andre Marriner immediately pointed to the spot. Tevez had to wait an interminable length of time before he could take the spot-kick as George McCartney got into a tugging match with Santa Cruz. But the Argentina International kept his cool and drilled home the second.

However, City being the club they are, there was a self-inflicted blow to come. Micah Richards had just tumbled to the ground clutching an injury that required extensive treatment when Andy reid curled over a cross from the right. Kolo Toure completely lost John Mensah, who rose unchallenged on the edge of the six-yard area and steered his header into the far corner. Although he tried, it soon became apparent Richards could not continue so Zabaleta was introduced. It was not long before the Argentina star conceded a corner which almost resuted in a Sunderland equaliser as Jordan Henderson found himself on his own at the far post and turned an effort towards goal that Shay Given did brilliantly to keep out.

Again Henderson caused problems and after some shoddy defending, in which Kolo Toure completely missed the ball as he was attempting to clear, the Sunderland man drove home the equaliser.

EXPERTLY

The next time City pushed forward, they regained the lead as Zabaleta found Shaun Wright-Phillips with a quickly taken throw-in. Santa Cruz allowed Wright-Phillips' low cross to run on to Bellamy, who expertly curled a shot into the far corner. Bellamy played a one-two with Barry and hared off down the left wing before crossing for Tevez, whose shot brought an excellent save our of Marton Fulop. He was the man who made the clearance as Reid again caused the City defence some anxiety with a curling free-kick into the box. It was not long before City's defensive frailities came to the fore again as Henderson charged into the box, completely unmarked to collect Nosworthy's pass. Kenwyne Jones got in front of Kompany at the near post and turn Henderson's cross home from close range. But City were not finished. And when Zabaleta cross to the far post, the visitors were appealing in vain for offside as Barry squared for Santa Cruz to tap the Blues in front for a third time.

Nosworthy was booked for an awful challenge on Kompany and Henderson got sent off in stoppage time for an elbow on Barry.

Indian rojak and malaysia trip:)

Today my day started out well though,firstly had breakfast with the most important people in my life,My elder brother & sis in law, who are here from perth for the christmas and new year period..its been after very long that i'm actually sitting down with my brother and having breakfast.after which we had some discussion abt my trip to perth next year and abt their malaysia trip later in the day to see my cousins who are living there.

@ ard 11.30am,my sis in law needed to meet a girl by the name of amrath,who's sister is based in perth with her hubby,to pass her some gifts that was sent through my sis in law,and me being me i simply had to follow cos my elder bro didnt feel like taking the trip down to the train station due to his laziness:)haha,god!she was ok looking actually,but kinda tall lol!:) sat at macdonalds and the ladies had their usual chats..but that was a hush hush thingy cos sis in law,elder bro and me had to head down to toa payoh central to get some stuff and also have our lunch before they depart from home ard 2pm for their malaysia trip. Elder bro's ankle was hurting,so we headed down to guardian to get some salonpas and an ankle brace for him,i too had gotten a pair of warm hazel contact lenses with my sis in law who got a pair for herself too:) we then had indian rojak,sis in law's and elder bro's fav dish!they really enjoyed it by the look of their faces haha:) i had my norm nasi goreng without veggies!!

we then headed back home and it was time for them to get ready to leave..i couldn't join them cos i didn't want to apply for no pay leave plus my workplace are having shortages of man during this holiday period so yup,wish i could have joined them..it'll be worth alot of fun though!!anywayz it was time to say gdbye to them @2.15 and i'll see them back in singapore on the 22nd,which is 4 days away!!can't wait to spend more quality time with them in the next two weeks:)

Manchester City Vs Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers 3
(Ivan Klasnic 11, Gary Cahill 43, Ivan Klasnic 53)

Manchester City 3
(Tevez 28, Micah Richards 45, Tevez 77)




Tevez double rescues point


Carlos Tevez came to ten-man Manchester City's rescue at the Reebok stadium by securing a point with 13 minutes remaining of a rousing encounter.

It was his second goal of the game and his eighth of the Season after Craig Bellamy had been sent off for two yellow cards. Tevez is now on a roll but the disappointing fact for City was that they fail to build on the splendid victory against Chelsea last weekend.

It was their eight draw in nine league games- yet it could have been worse. The match took a dramtic turn in the 77th minute when ten-man City again pegged back Bolton's lead. Ireland won the ball 20 yards out and released Tevez, who fired a shot into the corner for his Second goal of the game. Subsitute Robinho then went close for City in the 88th minute, his effort going the wrong side of Jaaskelainen's post as a thrilling match finished all squared.



More Epl Results:Chelsea 3- Everton 3,Stoke 2- Wigan 2,Totthenam 0- Wolves 1,Man Utd 0- Aston Villa 1, Birmingham 1- West Ham 0, Burnley 1-Fulham 1, Hull City 0- Blackburn 0, Sunderland 1- Portsmouth 1

Premier League News

Man City lose Bellamy and Weiss to swine flu


Manchester City face an anxious wait to discover the extent of a swine flu scare that threatens to spread through the squad. Striker Craig Bellamy has already been diagnosed with the virus but seems to be over the worst of it. And now Vladimir Weiss, who came off the bench to score against Arsenal in the Carling Cup last week, was sent home before reporting for last weekend's game with Chelsea after being contracting H1N1.

It is the second time this season that Chelsea have played a club enveloped by swine flu concerns following their game against Blackburn Rovers in October. Despite fears the virus could spread to their squad, Chelsea so far have no concerns. Several staff members at Eastlands have also been showing symptoms while other members of the playing squad have reported similar complaints.

Manchester City assistant boss Mark Bowen told the Manchester Evening News: "There is a little bit of it creeping into the camp. Players come in every day with sniffles, coughs and colds and the doctor has to determine whether it is the onset of something more serious.

"It is his decision whether they have to be sent home.''

Bellamy is a major a doubt for Saturday's local clash with Bolton Wanderers, and City boss Mark Hughes will be hoping he does not lose any more high profile players.

Wayne Bridge is already out for four to six weeks after he suffered medial ligament against Chelsea. Hughes has the option of using either Joleon Lescott at full-back and pairing Kolo Toure with Nedum Onuoha, or veteran Brazilian Sylvinho could come in for his first Premier League start after leaving Barcelona in the summer.

Fav Bollywood Actors/Actress

Rashy Cruz Fav Bollywood Actors & Actress


Karisma Kapoor

Karisma kapoor has been my fav actress for a very long time,13 years to be exact. she's gorgeous,knows how to act,chooses the right movies and never fails to entertain the audience.Really her departure from tinseltown due to her marriage is a big loss. Younger sister Kareena is step to take over her shoes,but by the way it looks Karisma will always be the Queen of Bollywood and of cos my Heart")


Manisha Lamba

Manisha is a new actress who's winning my support over.she's gd-looking and has a body to die for.she's choosing gd movies and her acting skills are there but she needs to polish it a bit more.For now my eyes are on this Beauty")








Salman Khan


Salman has been and will always be my fav actor. His acting is superb but only for roles he chooses and thinks that will be gd. He hasn't won any award except for the "Best supporting actor" for his role in the Mega-hit movie Kuch kuch hota hai, starring opp Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.

Salman is often label as the Bad boy of Bollywood and Often describe as a violent natured person, but in fact he's the most charitable person in India.Supoorting the cancer stricken children and also has his own foundation call"Being Human" where proceeds of shows and performance done by him goes to this foundation to help children that have cancer. He's an avid painter too and his paintings have been bought by fellow actors. The proceeds of these painting go to "Being Human" his charity foundation.

Currently the 45 year-old is dating Fellow actress Katrina Kaif even though both have denied it only saying that they're gd friends. His Best Pal is none other than the Original bad boy Sanjay Dutt. Being in the industrty for 25 years now, salman is often known as the Heart-throb of bollywood where girls scream upon hearing his name. Working hard and being India's no 2 actor, salman has never worked with any big name director nor producer.
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To survive for 25 years is really a remarkable thing considered the only star name not to have worked with any big director. Salman was also voted by people's magazine as the World's 7th most gd-looking people in 1999

Movie Reviews

Main Aur Mrs Khanna

We love drama. That's the staple diet of Bollywood films. Even television shows, till a few months ago, relied too heavily on dramatic moments and twists-n-turns, especially the saas-bahu shows. Of late, the reality shows rely on drama to boost the TRPs.

MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA, directed by debutante Prem Soni, could've been an interesting story had the drama quotient been a bit stronger. What comes across is too simple and ordinary.

Actually, the problem lies in its writing. It wouldn't be erroneous to say that Prem Soni, the director is letdown by Prem Soni, the writer. The writing gyrates from interesting to ordinary to unconvincing and that bogs the film down. The inconsistency is evident all through. Final words? This Mr. and Mrs. Khanna won't live happily ever after!

Raina [Kareena Kapoor], Samir [Salman Khan] and Akash [Sohail Khan] are three people whose lives get entwined at an international airport. Samir has to decide whether he wants to stay in the same city [Melbourne] that gave him so much and then took away everything or fly away to a new city [Singapore], to a new life.

Raina has to decide whether her love and loyalty for her husband Samir, who left her to pursue success, is more justified than her faith and trust in her new-found friend, while Akash has to decide whether what he feels for a married woman is lust or true love and whether he's justified in trying to win her at all costs, even at the cost of her marriage.

Now let's analyse…
MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA makes a promising start. The cracks in the relationship are evident when the husband starts facing problems on the professional front. He tries to re-locate to Singapore, but decides to send his wife to Delhi, to his parents' home. Convincing!


The wife decides to stay back in Melbourne and suddenly meets an 'angel' [Sohail Khan] and a friend's friend [Mahek Chahal], who gets her a job at the airport [within hours of meeting her] and a few scenes later, Mrs. Khanna shifts into a palatial mansion. Wowwwww! How can she afford a palace-like home in Melbourne from the salary that she gets, while working in a shop at the airport? Not convincing! he wife and angel become friends. The angel is well aware of her marital status, yet loves her dearly. The woman trusts him as a friend. Convincing! The husband re-surfaces [very quickly]. He's now settled in Singapore, has even bought a house there, he returns to Melbourne to fetch his wife back. Complications arise when the marriage registration letter surfaces. Not convincing!

The question is, why didn't the wife confide in her husband about it? That she had to do it for the work permit? Of course, she states subsequently that she didn't want to complicate things further, but didn't she ever realise that the truth would be out sooner or later?

Also, when the husband is in Singapore, there's scant or zilch communication between the couple, which looks so unreal. There's just one sequence of the wife calling her husband, but the husband isn't responding to the call. Again, not convincing!

The ending is interesting, but the surprise appearance of Deepika Padukone looks forced in the script. Perhaps, it was incorporated so that Sohail doesn't come across as a loser. Strangely, Deepika's name is also Raina [also Kareena's name in the film] and she too was in a relationship with a Samir [also Salman's name], which looks fake.

Prem Soni has handled a few scenes well, but the writing is ineffectual. Dialogue, also by Prem, are wonderful at places. Sajid-Wajid's music is tuneful. 'Don't Say Alvida' and 'Rabba' are melodious compositions. The cinematography is striking. The locales of Melbourne give the film a perfect romantic setting. Salman handles his part with maturity, but it's a Kareena show all the way. She is remarkable and delivers a winning performance yet again. Sohail contributes to some light moments. Yash Tonk is alright. Mahek Chahal is perfect. Nauheed Cyrusi doesn't get any scope.



The film has several star appearances: Deepika Padukone, Preity Zinta [okay], Dino Morea [hardly there for a few minutes] and Bappil Lahiri [yes, the veteran music composer has a proper role in the film].

On the whole, MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA is weak in merits. At the box-office, the BLUE wave, followed by another strong opposition in ALL THE BEST will sideline MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA completely. It's a non-starter!

As much as i love salman khan,but after watching this movie i can't help it but give it a bad rating.

Rashy Cruz movie rating: 1 star

Movie Reviews

WANTED This is for fans and foes of Salman Khan... Fans, rejoice, Salman is back with a vengeance with WANTED. This is his deadliest performance to date. Yes, you read it right! Foes, sorry, you won't be able to lash out at him or pick on him or launch a vicious tirade this time. The spate of flops should come to a grinding halt with WANTED. Let's get this straight. WANTED rides on Salman Khan's star power. He may not be the best actor in town, but in a film like WANTED, in a role that seems like an extension of his personality, you can't think of anyone else enacting this role with flourish. A remake of POKIRI [made in Telugu and Tamil versions], WANTED is a full on masala film. Recall the successful potboilers of yore. Recall how the good guy would reduce 10 hoodlums to pulp in a fraction of seconds. Recall how heroism prevailed in the end, no matter how adverse the circumstances were or how powerful the villains would be. Recall those movies in which logic took a backseat since the focus was on entertainment... You relive those moments as reel after reel of WANTED unfolds. A departure from candyfloss movies and diabetic-sweet characters that most Hindi movies boast of, WANTED takes you back to those days when popular cinema reigned supreme, when the sole motive of the film-maker was to entertain. The daring hero and his herogiri, the naïve girlfriend, the corrupt cop, the dreaded don, the don's moll, the fist-clinching henchmen... WANTED is for those who seek unabashed entertainment and relish masala films. Damn the indomitable critics, pseudo intellectuals and connoisseurs of parallel cinema, this one's not for them. WANTED is for the aam junta.Radhe [Salman Khan] is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai [Prakash Raj], the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single-handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies in the process. He's astounded when the young and pretty Jahnvi [Ayesha Takia Azmi] professes her liking for him. Inspector Talpade's [Mahesh Manjrekar] lustful eyes fall on Jahnvi. He doesn't know that Jahnvi has developed a soft corner for Radhe.Whether it's the Golden Gang or Data Pawle's Gang, everybody wants the biggest piece of the lucrative cake that is Mumbai and the only way to get it is to eliminate whoever gets in the way. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, Commissioner Ashraf Khan [Govind Namdeo] vows to make the city crime free. Director Prabhu Dheva serves a hardcore masala fare that's not inventive or path-breaking by any standard, but the execution of several scenes as also of stunts takes the graph of the film Northward. In fact, if at all there's any film that competes with GHAJINI as far as raw appeal goes, it's WANTED. Every action/stunt/chase here is choreographed with aplomb. Watch out for the action sequence at the interval point or the penultimate half-an-hour. The climax is sure to send scores of action lovers in frenzy, as Salman bashes the evil forces black and blue. It wouldn't be erroneous to state that the climax is worth the price of the ticket, samosa, sandwich, popcorn, nachos and cola put together. Not that this 18 reeler abounds in mindless action. As mentioned earlier, this one's a hardcore masala film and the narrative has its share of light moments and romantic sequences. Even the bad man here makes you laugh intermittently [when he's not spewing venom], especially in the sequence when the Commissioner of Police holds him captive in the middle of the sea. Even the romance between Salman and Ayesha charms its way into your heart. It's very likable. But WANTED is not without its share of flaws. The film stands on a thin storyline and the viewer can guess what's in store next, which means that there's not much novelty in the plot. Besides, WANTED could've done without a song or two, thereby keeping its length in check. Director Prabhu Dheva has presented Salman like never before. Most actors have drifted away from roles that hold tremendous mass appeal, that cater to the desi audience, like they did in the 1980s. SRK did it in OM SHANTI OM, Aamir Khan did it in GHAJINI and Salman does it so effortlessly in WANTED. The screenplay [Shiraz Ahmed] may not be foolproof, but it has its share of shining moments. Dialogues are clapworthy, especially those delivered by Salman. Sajid-Wajid's music is of a mixed variety. 'Jalwa' is the best of the lot and the star presence of Anil Kapoor, Govinda and also Prabhu Dheva in this track will send the viewers into raptures. The remaining tracks oscillate between good and strictly okay. This review would be incomplete without the invaluable contribution by the action director. It deserves brownie points. Cinematography too is top notch. Salman is like a ferocious lion who roars with all his might. The show belongs to the actor, who scorches the screen every time he displays the manic anger. Without doubt, Salman gives the power to WANTED. It's his best work to date. Ayesha Takia Azmi is very good and the pairing with Salman looks wonderful. Vinod Khanna is sidelined. He deserved more footage. Mahesh Manjrekar is excellent. He's only getting better with every film. Prakash Raj is first-rate. The accomplished actor adds yet another feather to his cap. Govind Namdeo is perfect. Mahek Chahal radiates oomph. Aseem Merchant is alright. Raju Mavani is effective. Inder Kumar and Sajid are okay. Manoj Pahwa tries hard to make you laugh. Prateeksha Lonkar is as usual. On the whole, WANTED rides on Salman, Salman and only Salman Khan's star power. A masala film that's aimed at the masses, WANTED is backed by tremendous hype and hoopla, which will result in the film taking an earth-shattering start at the ticket window. The Idd celebrations in the coming days will only enhance the business of the film, which means that the film will have a solid Week 1. The holidays in Week 2 should also be bountiful, thereby ensuring a strong place in the 'Hit' category.

Rashy Cruz Movie Rating: 5 Stars

Manchester City FC

I'm having lotsa faith in Man City breaking into the top 4 this season.firstly of their never say die attitude which can be seen whenever they are a goal down,they'll be attacking from wherever they can to win the game. Secondly Shay Given has shown why he's the Premiership best goalkeeper with his excellents skills of ball stopping.The former Newcastle custodian seems to be enjoying a new lease of life at Eastlands, and insisted that he wants to end his career at the city of manchester.

Kolo Toure is in fine form performing just the way he used to at Arsenal,Bridge is doing well and Micah richards seems to have found the confidence back in him.Stephen Ireland is joy to watch together with Shaun wright-phillips at the flanks,Tevez shows the world what Man Utd missed out with his goal scoring abilities,Adebayor being regarded the best buy of this season for Man City.Roque Santa Cruz doesn't get much playing time but when he goes on the pitch he does wonder just the way he did in Bayern Munich and Blackburn. Once again people don't be surprise if Manchester City break into the top 4.that's my call.


Rashy Cruz

Given saves the day for Manchester City

Manchester City 2
(Adebayor 37,Tevez 56)

Chelsea 1
(Adebayor 7 (og)



Manchester City goalkeeper Shay given saved a late penalty from Frank lampard as Manchester City beat Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 at Eastlands.

Chelsea took an early lead after Adebayor put through his own net but the City striker made amends with a 37th min strike to make it 1-1. A Carlos Tevez freekick gave City the lead after the break, but when nedum onuoha hacked down Didier Drogba in the penalty area it looked like Chelsea would take a share of the spoils. However Given saved lampard's 83rd minute spot kick as City ended a run of seven consecutive draws.


--Rashy Cruz

Carling Cup Review

Who won the game for City?

Pretty much everyone else. Carlos Tevez was absolutely immense. This was a real return to form for the Argentine striker. He chased every ball, ran at defenders and his goal juz after the break was superb. Shaun wright-phillips scored the second, but his greatest contribution came from the flanks, where he repeatedly roasted Troare and fought for every inch of the right flank.

Craig Bellamy's tricks caused all kinds of problems on the left and Stephen Ireland showed some of the form that won him the club's Player of the Year award last season.

More of these and City might finally pick up a win in the Premeirship.


--Rashy Cruz

This is a bad week to be an arsenal fan

Manchester City 3
(Tevez 50,Wright-Phillips 69,Weiss 89)
Arsenal 0

WELL,it was a bad week to be an Arsenal fan.In the great scheme of things,defeat in the Carling Cup was no disaster for a team which wasn't at its strongest.
Had it not been for Arsene Wenger's poor sportmanship at the final whistle,we'd probably think nothing of it.this is very much a second string side made up of fringe players and rookies and they were soundly bbeaten by an expensively assembled team of internationals.Where's the surprise?
There were many similarities between Sunday's defeat to Chelsea and this emphatic reverse.Arsenal's reserves are no bigger than their first team and the lack of physical strength is still very apparent.

Aggressive

Manchester City were aggressive,adventurous and eager to push forward. Young Craig Eastmond, deployed in the defensive midfield role, had a torrid time trying to the stem the blue flow.

When the likes of Carlos Tevez, Adebayor, Bellamy and Wright-Phillips are charging in on your penalty area, you want better defenders than Armand Traore and Mikael Silvestre to save you.
City were excellent, especially in the second half, and they fully deserved to go through to the semi-finals.
Some of the home supporters have been critical of Mark Hughes, patience being a commodity in short supply to the former United hero. But you can see the direction in which he is trying to take City. You can see the passion and the spirit. You can see the shape and the ideas.
Most of all, you can see the pairing of pace and power in full effect, a combination that neither Arsenal's first team nor their reserve team seems to enjoy these days.

--Rashy Cruz

Singapore News: Officer Wanted Sexual Favours

A National Environtment Support Officer persistently wanted to meet the mother of an underaged smoker in private and even texted her for sex,a district court heard. The complainant,a woman in her 40s,reported Koh Hui Chong to the authority and a trap was laid when he turned up at her flat on May 6 last year.

The 43-year-old admitted to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau Officers he had contacted the woman with the intention if having sex with her.He even brought along three condoms.He had hoped that if the complainant had sex with him,he would then not take any form of action against her teenage son for smoking and littering.

Koh,who pleaded guilty to trying to get Sexual favours from the boy's mother is expected to be sentenced soon.He faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years.



*rashy cruz*-this is one of the cases that caught my attention as i was going through the news.there are more and more officers regardless of the organization they work in asking for sexual favours.some are high ranking officers who are married for years and have a stable and happy life.its really sad to know that such ****ed up officers do exist.i really hope this idiot mentioned-above gets a heavy sentence and hope others who are doing it will see this as an example and stop before its too late.

Tevez Assured Not To Be Used As Super-Sub

Carlos Tevez has been assured he will not be used as an impact player at Manchester City. Tevez put in an impressive performance when he stepped off the bench in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool at the weekend and was involved in Stephen Ireland's goal at Anfield,but he has struggled to find the target himself.

However first team coach Eddie Niedzwiecki has dismissed the notion of the former Manchester United forward spending too much time on the bench and insisted he should not be considered a super-sub."To label him in that way is completely wrong",he told the club's official website. We had a specific game-plan and Carlos made such an impression when he came on."Because of the players we have and the size of the squad,there will be times when the boss has to leave out certain individuals or play a different system".That's the flexibility we want.

"Carlos had just been away with Argentina,where there was a lot of emotion surronding the national team,but he showed real desire when he came on and changed what had gone on."He gave the team the trigger,and it was carlos closing down the full-back that led to the second goal.He chased a lost cause and won the ball back in the corner"."Carlos is playing with a smile on his face and loves to express himself on the pitch.

I'm sure we'll soon see him knocking the goals in like the talent we know he is.

Final Score For Manchester City Vs Hull City

What was supposed to be Man City's First win in games turned out to be their 7th consective draw after Hull City's Jimmy Bullard converted the spot kick to give the visitors the goal they needed badly in the 81st minute.Man City's Wright-Phillips Scoring the only goal for the home side.In all fairness i think Man City didnt have a gd game and they tend to be frantic and under-pressure during the last few minutes of the game as i notice this trend for quite sometime.
Man City play excellent football and its a joy to watch them attack but their defensive record isnt that joyous to know.I had wished for Roque Santa Cruz to start but he didnt and only came on for Adebayor in the 67th minute which wasnt enough for him to make an impact.City had 3 forwards playing in Tevez,Robinho and Adebayor but that wasnt enough to penetrate through the Hull's Defence..
I hope Mark Hughes does look into this and Make a proper game plan as we're trying to reach our target of finishing among the top 4 and secure a Champions League Slot.So far the records still gd at Eastlands not having lost a game yet and lets hope this Sunday clash against Leaders Chelsea will spell a win for Manchester City.

Final Score-Man City 1-1 Hull City

Man City Vs Hull City

28/11/09-11pm(SG Time)Epl Match:Hull city will face Man City at the eastlands tonight.Man City having drawn their last 6 games will be hoping to knack a win and 3 points from this game.Hull city away form is horrible having conceded 17 goals and scoring 4.But their confidence is back after the hard fought 3-2 win over Everton.Robinho is back from injury and will be hoping to be on the scoresheet ever since being out in august.Adebayor or Tevez will start opposite him but i wish it was my fav player Roque Santa Cruz.Mark Hughes is still keeping quiet abt his first 11 for tonight's game.Can Geovanni and co. keep Man city at bay and win this,or will it be a goalfest for Man City tonight?Recording their first win in 7 games?Man city home form is brilliant having won and drew at home and not losing a game.

Man city fans including myself will be wishing for a goalfest tonight!!

Rashy Cruz Prediction for Man City Vs Hull City:Man City 3-0 Hull City