Journal Entry Week of 2/20/11

Game 1
1. Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munchen
2. Inter= Ceaser; Bayern= Kraft
3. Inter= 4-3-2-1; Bayern= 4-5-1
4. Kraft did incredible. He made save after save, and did very well in goal. His preformance this game was excellent.
5. It was an awesome game, there was good movements by both teams. Bayern just happened to put one away and move the ball around more.
6. 1-0 Bayern
7. I think my favorite player would be Kraft because of how well he played. There wasn't a second he wasn't making a save then right back up for the next shot.
8. As a person who kind of likes Bayern Munich, it's really awesome to hear that after this big win they are back into the top 10 in the World Power Rankings. That's a big shake-up for the rankings, but exciting too. This team has a lot of world class players.

Game 2
1. Arsenal vs. Stoke City
2. Arsenal= Szczesny; Stoke City= Begovic
3. Arsenal= 4-3-2-1; Stoke= 4-4-2
4. Begovic did terrible. He got scored on near post, which is the goalkeeper's number one place to not get scored on. He could have saved that goal easily too. However, Szczesny did quite well and posted the shut-out. Begovic seemed to be a little flustered and was not very controlled throughout the game.
5. Arsenal definitely had the better movement compared to Stoke City. They moved the ball around well and passed precisely.
6. 1-0 Arsenal
7. Arsenal's Squillaci has to be my favorite man of the match because he put away a goal, even if it was a goalkeeper's mistake.
8. Arsenal's Captain, Fabregas will not be able to play again Birmingham in the Carling Cup final. I'm curios as to see if this makes a difference in Arsenal's play for the final match.


Live Games
Chelsea vs. FC Copenhagen @ 2:45
Overall, the game was an easy win for Chelsea, which I think they needed. In the 17th minute, Anelka put a goal away, which was much needed as well. He has been needing some confidence, and did well on the breakaway against Copenhagen's goalkeeper. Much did not happen in the match, Chelsea had many opportunities to score like Skylar said in her report, but they also controlled the game really well. It was in a way, a good confidence booster for the team since they are playing poorly these days. Also, there was a second goal also scored by Anelka. He played well this game. Good solid win for Chelsea.